WANT
WANT TO.
WANT TO. >> THEY'VE GOT SOME INTERESTING
RESEARCH BEHIND IT.
>> I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
YOU'RE THE BEST.
>> ALL RIGHT, NOW, WHAT I'VE
BEEN PROMISING ALL SHOW.
MUSICAL THE COLOR PURPLE BASED
ON ALICE WALKER'S NOVEL, HAD
ITS WORLD PREMIERE IN ATLANTA
IN 2004 BEFORE HEADING TO
BROADWAY AFTER A TONY AWARD
WINNING REVIVAL IN 2018 THE NEW
SHOW HAS ITS PRODUCTION BACK TO
WHERE IT'S BEEN.
HERE TO PERFORM I'M HERE IN OUR
SPOTLIGHT IS THE ONE AND ONLY
PATRICE PACE.
PATRICE PACE. ♪ I'VE GOT MY SISTER.
I CAN FEEL HER NOW.
SHE MAY NOT BE HERE, BUT SHE'S
STILL MINE I KNOW SHE STILL
LOVE ME.
LOVE ME.
LOVE ME. GOT MY CHILDREN, I CAN'T HOLD
THEM NOW.
THEM NOW.
THEM NOW. THEY MAY NOT BE HERE, BUT THEY
STILL MINE.
STILL MINE. I HOPE THEY KNOW I STILL LOVE
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. GOT
THEM. GOT MY HOUSE, IT STILL KEEPS
THE COLD OUT.
GOT MY CHAIR, WHEN MY BODY
CAN'T HOLD OUT.
GOT MY HANDS DOING GOOD LIKE
THEY S' POSED TO, SHOWING MY
HEART TO THE FOLKS THAT I'M
CLOSE TO.
CLOSE TO.
CLOSE TO. GUILTY MY EYES THOUGH THEY
DON'T SEE AS FAR NOW.
THEY SEE MORE ABOUT HOW THINGS
REALLY ARE NOW.
♪ ♪
♪I'M
♪I'M GOING TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH, GONNA HOLD MY HEAD UP,
GONNA PUT MY SHOULDERS BACK AND
LOOK YOU STRAIGHT IN THE EYE.
I'M GONNA FLIRT WITH SOMEBODY
WHEN THEY WALK BY.
I'M GONNA SING OUT, SING OUT.
I BELIEVE I HAVE INSIDE OF ME
EVERYTHING THAT I NEED TO LIVE
A BOUNTIFUL LIFE WITH ALL THE
LOVE ALIVE IN ME I'LL STAND AS
TALL AS THE TALLEST TREE.
AND I'M THANKFUL FOR EVERY DAY
THAT I'M GIVEN, BOTH THE EASY
AND HARD ONES I'M LIVING.
BUT MOST OF ALL I'M THANKFUL
FOR LOVING WHO I REALLY AM.
I'M BEAUTIFUL.
I'M BEAUTIFUL. YES, I'M BEAUTIFUL, AND I'M
HERE ♪ ♪
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[ CHEERS
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> MS. LATRICE, OH, MY
GOODNESS, THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
YOU ARE WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES AT
NIGHT AND I TRY TO SING OR SING
IN THE SHOWER, YOU ARE WHAT I
PRAY THAT I SOUND LIKE AND I
KNOW THAT I'M NOWHERE NEAR, BUT
THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR GIFT
WITH US.
WITH US.
WITH US. >> THANK YOU.
>> INTRODUCE YOUR PIANIST.
>> THIS IS AMANDA, OUR MUSIC.
>> IF FOLKS AREN'T AWARE TELL
PEOPLE ABOUT YOUR ROLE IN THE
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. >>
SHOW. >> MY ROLE IS CELEY AS A YOUNG
GIRL WHO HAS COME THROUGH
EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE,
REALLY HER CHILDHOOD PRETTY
MUCH TAKEN AWAY FROM HER, BUT
THROUGH EVERYTHING SHE WAS
FACED WITH SHE FOUND THAT
STRENGTH AND FOUND THE LOVE TO
KEEP LIVING ANDKEEP EXISTING
AND OVERCOMING EVERY OBSTACLE
SHE WAS FACED WITH,
MOLESTATION, BEING PULLED AWAY
FROM HER SISTER, LOSING HER
CHILDREN, THEY'VE BEEN TAKEN
AWAY FROM HER.
BUT THROUGHOUT ALL OF THAT SHE
FOUND EVEN HERSELF, HER SELF-
CONFIDENCE.
CONFIDENCE. SHE FOUND HER VOICE, YOU KNOW,
SO THAT'S CELIE IN THE COLOR
PURPLE.
PURPLE.
PURPLE. >> AND WE HEAR THAT IN THAT
SONG.
SONG.
SONG. THAT SONG TOOK ME THROUGH SO
MANY EMOTIONS AND I WAS SHAKING
BY THE END OF IT THINKING HOW
DO YOU DO THAT EVERY NIGHT.
I KNOW YOU DO THIS SIX NIGHTS A
WEEK, HOW DO YOU DO THAT EVERY
NIGHT AND YOU REALLY MAKE THE
AUDIENCE FEEL THAT.
THAT'S GOT TO BE EXHAUSTING,
ARE YOU OKAY?
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. IT'S THE STRENGTH OF GOD.
IT'S VERY EXHAUSTING, SO GOING
INTO THE -- DRIVING INTO THE
CITY GOING TO THE THEATER,
LEAVING I'M PRAYING AND ASKING
HIM TO RENEW MY STRENGTH.
IT'S ONLY THROUGH HIM THAT I'M
ABLE TO DO IT CONSISTENTLY
EVERY NIGHT.
EVERY NIGHT. >> WHAT A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE,
I'M SURE.
I'M SURE.
I'M SURE. >> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. >> YOU HAVE YOURSELF AND THEN
YOU GIVE THAT TO THE AUDIENCE.
WHAT A GIFT, WHAT A GIFT.
TO PREPARE FOR THE ROLE, OF
COURSE YOU USE GOD, BUT WAS
THERE LIKE A -- DID YOU READ
THE BOOK, DID YOU WATCH THE
MOVIE?
MOVIE?
MOVIE? >>
MOVIE? >> I WATCHED THE MOVIE.
I HAD SEEN IT ALREADY, BUT I
WATCHED THE MOVIE.
I WATCHED THE ORIGINAL
PRODUCTION, I WATCHED FANTASIA.
I WATCHED CYNTHIA, BUT THEN I
ENDED UP GOING BACK TO ALICE
WALKER.
WALKER.
WALKER. I
WALKER. I STARTED WATCHING HER
INTERVIEWS AND HER LECTURES AT
COLLEGES, BECAUSE SOME EXTENT I
FELT LIKE THIS IS CELIE.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> YOU KNOW, ALICE WALKER IS
SUCH A STRONG WOMAN, AND SO WAS
CELIE.
CELIE.
CELIE. SHE WAS NEVER THE VICTIM WITH
EVERYTHING SHE WENT THROUGH,
SHE NEVER PLAYED THE VICTIM.
SHE CAME OUT TRIUMPHANT, AND
SHE WAS STRONGER, SO THAT WAS
MY PROCESS WITH APPROACHING
CELIE.
CELIE.
CELIE. >>
CELIE. >> I LOVE THAT.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. I
HERE. I HOPE EVERYONE GETS THE CHANCE
TO EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTIFUL
GIFT.
GIFT.
GIFT. >>
GIFT. >> THEY CAN IF THEY GO TO
ACTORS.EXPRESS.COM AND GET YOUR
TICKETS NOW.
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