LaChanze from "The Color Purple" by American Theatre Wing published on 2014-04-28T18:20:14Z Episode 90 The Color Purple's LaChanze talks about The Oprah Effect on that show, as well as her personal identification with the challenges faced by her character Celie; reflects on her fruitful artistic partnerships with director Graciela Daniele and the team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty; and considers the challenges and opportunities she's had on occasion to explore roles originally conceived for causcasian actors. Original air date - February 24, 2006 Running Time - 38:10 Genre theatre
