Musical comedy sets Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' in 1930s Harlem, with a soundtrack of Duke Ellington's greatest hits.

Full of showstopping musical numbers, the Goodman Theatre’s top-tier theatrical production of “The Color Purple” will leave audiences singing its praises. If you’ve somehow missed reading Alice Walker’s masterpiece or seeing either of the two film adaptations, then indulge in the stage musical version of this American literary classic.

This summer is the first time the Goodman Theatre has staged the musical, based on the classic Alice Walker novel.

Arena's 75th season celebrates a significant milestone and the continuation of its commitment to amplifying dynamic work that reflects the voices of its community and country.

Broadway SIX star Brittney Mack will lead the company of a new staging of The Color Purple at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, starring as Celie. Performances will run June 21–July 27, with opening night set for June 30. Lili-Anne Brown is directing the musical, adapted from Alice Walker's Pulitzer-winning novel.

On this edition of The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek catches up with Oscar-winning animator Adam Elliot to talk about his new film MEMOIR OF A SNAIL. The Dueling Critics, Kelly Kleiman and Jonathan Abarbanel, join Gary to review the world premiere EVIL PERFECT. Later in the show, Gary checks in with acclaimed theater director Lili-Anne Brown to look back at her career and chat about an award she recently won. And we’ll hear from best-selling horror author Grady Hendrix.

Lili-Anne Brown, a Chicago native and a veteran of stages in Chicago and across the country, comes to Writers to direct this hot, new play, winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama by celebrated writer Katori Hall (The Mountaintop, P-Valley, Broadway’s Tina: The Tina Turner Musical).