Watch Taraji P. Henson's show-stopping rendition of "Push Da Button" from The Color Purple movie musical. The video also features appearances by Fantasia Barrino, Colman Domingo, and Corey Hawkins.

Choreographer Fatima Robinson fused hip-hop, dance, African history, tap, jazz and even Jamaican moves as she crafted the musical numbers in “The Color Purple,” but there was one person in particular ...

Shug came back to her when director Blitz Bazawule and producer Oprah Winfrey were casting for Warner Bros.’ big-screen adaptation of The Color Purple, a bold, joyful, musical version that would be ...

Shortly after the Broadway revival's closing, rumors of a filmed version began to float around with the casting of the leads largely speculated to be culled from the stage ensemble. While Barrino and ...

Did you know that the “P” in Taraji P. Henson stands for Prolific? Just kidding. It actually stands for Penda, which in Swahili means “hope/love.” But prolific might actually be too small a word to ...

The director Blitz Bazawule narrates a scene from the musical, featuring the star performing as the dynamo Shug Avery. By Mekado Murphy In “Anatomy of a Scene,” we ask directors to reveal the secrets ...