The Color Purple Reviews
The New England Theatre Geek- Highly Recommended
"...The musical adaptation of The Color Purple, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, is ablaze at Concord's Umbrella Stage Company. Helmed by director BW Gonzalez, the cast and crew interpret the musical with equal parts pizzaz and solemnity."
The Sleepless Critic- Highly Recommended
"...Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple is a powerful and thought provoking historical drama that examines life’s true meaning, redemption, transformation, and the search for faith and love when all seems lost."
Joyce's Choices- Highly Recommended
"...Head out to Concord, MA to see a very moving production of THE COLOR PURPLE before it closes, presented by The Umbrella Stage Company and one of the best productions I ever seen by this company. At the heart of this Tony Award-winning musical based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, book by Marsha Norman, is a tale of identity, self-realization, love, and healing. Celie, tenderly embodied by Shy'Kira Allen is a young black woman trapped in a cycle of poverty and abusive relationships, in the middle of the Jim Crow south. It takes Allen a bit to grab hold of the character and her climactic song is pitched beyond the comfortable range of her voice. But Allen's grace and gravitas as an actress sustains her performance and her Celie blooms before our very eyes."