Jennifer Holliday to Join Cast of 'The Color Purple'
She will play Shug Avery, a role initially played by Jennifer Hudson.
Today is Sunday, October 4, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Alicia Silverstone Liev Schreiber Don Mayo Russell Simmons Francis J. Cruz Alan Rosenberg Armand Assante Susan Sarandon Clifton Davis Anne Rice Charlton Heston Donald Scott Jan Murray Luis Alberni Damon Runyon Arthur Hopkins Arnold Daly Jackie Burns Lee Blessing Robert Wilson Edmund Lyndeck Agnes Booth Isabell Monk Ken Shelley Luigi Bonino Marilyn Rogers Lewis Brown Brendan Gill