Heather Headley will push da button in Broadway's The Color Purple, starring Cynthia Erivo! The Tony winner is set to begin performances as Shug Avery on May 10, stepping in for Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson in the John Doyle-helmed musical. Hudson's final performance at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre is scheduled for May 8. “I am humbled to be joining this immensely talented group of actors," said …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PM on April 7, 2016