⭐ THE COLOR PURPLE – UK TOUR – CAST & CREATIVES ANNOUNCED ⭐
Leicester’s Curve theatre and Birmingham Hippodrome have announced the cast & creatives of their co-production of acclaimed musical The Color Purple
The Color Purple is set to tour England and Wales for the first time this autumn thanks to support from Arts Council England’s National Lottery Funding.
Leading the company as the downtrodden but full-hearted heroine Celie is Me’sha Bryan (Romantics Anonymous, Caroline, or Change). The role of glamorous singer Shug Avery will be played by Bree Smith (The Wiz), Aaliyah Zhané (The Comedy of Errors) joins as Celie’s sister Nettie, Harpo will be played by Ahmed Hamad (The Addams Family, The Boy in the Dress) and Squeak will be portrayed by Jimand Allotey, who makes her professional stage debut in the production.
The tour sees several cast members from Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome’s original award-winning production return, including Ako Mitchell as Mister, Anelisa Lamola as Sofia, KM Drew Boateng as Pa, Rosemary Annabella Nkrumah as Darlene and Karen Mavundukure as Doris and Alternate Celie.
The cast also includes Kyle Birch, Kayla Carter, Joshua Clemetson, Esme Laudat, DeeArna McLean, Monifa James, Nathaniel Morrison, Alex Okoampa and Neil Patterson.
The Color Purple will once again be directed by Tinuke Craig, with Lakesha Arie-Angelo as Revival Director. Also resuming their roles on the production team are Musical Supervisor Alex Parker, Orchestrator Martin Higgins, Choreographer Mark Smith, Designer Alex Lowde and Video Designer Joshua Pharo, Sound Designer Tom Marshall and Casting Director Kay Magson CDG, with Ian Oakley as Musical Director, Ricardo Pardo as Associate Designer and Gail Parmel and Iona Waite as Associate Choreographers also joining.
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