"The Color Purple" might as well be ripped from the headlines of 2017, so prescient is the early 20th-century story of abuse and retribution, redemption and forgiveness. Brimming with potential pop hits for powerful female voices, the musical breaks the bonds of victimization with the declarative "Hell No" and shatters them with the anthemic "I'm Here."
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 01:22PM on November 16, 2017