She added: "I remember my grandparents would always have it like playing in the background and I was just really excited to be a part of it. It also reminds us how far - to be an all-Black cast - we want to push the heavens for our ancestors and for our generation today."īailey, who makes her leading actress debut as Ariel in The Little Mermaidon May 26, recently told ET that being part of The Color Purple was "an amazing moment for me because it's such a staple film in our community." But it also reminds us that they paved the way for us. "I will say this too - some of the places that we are filming has been heavy, because literally we have slave homes that have been there for years behind us. "It's been hard on set, it's been funny on set, it's been emotional on set, it's been cold, it's been hot," she said. And her experience - personally and professionally - during her time on the Broadway musical from 2006 to 2007 was almost to blame. Mann as First Lady, Halle Bailey as Young Nettie, Ciara as Adult Nettie, Deon Cole as Alfonso and Stephen Hill as Buster.ĮT spoke with Fantasia in April 2022 about diving back into the story of Celie and Sofia and the star admitted she came close to shutting the door on the opportunity. as Ol' Mister, David Alan Grier as Reverend Avery, Tamela J. Henson as Shug Avery, Colman Domingo as Mister, Phylicia Mpasi as Young Celie, Corey Hawkins as Harpo, H.E.R. Danielle Brooks stars alongside her as Sofia, a role that she played on Broadway during the 2015 revival production, which earned her a Tony Award nomination. The cold, wet winter and spring had even seasoned observers wondering where the billowing jacaranda flowers were.Steven Spielberg and Quincy Jones serve as producers alongside Winfrey, a full-circle moment for the trio since Spielberg directed the film adaptation in which Winfrey made her film debut and Jones produced.įantasia Barrino makes her major motion picture debut by reprising the role of adult Celie, which she first portrayed in her Broadway debut in 2007 and won a Theatre World Award for. While some trees in Highland Park, Silver Lake and Santa Monica looked sparse, others in Hollywood, Culver City and Long Beach had more purple - a sign of hope for those on jacaranda watch. Within the last week, jacaranda trees across Los Angeles County have been spotted with everything from barren branches to patchy flower tips to scant purple coloring. 8 in 2010 and as late as July 7 in 2016, says Tim Thibault, curator of woody plant materials. While springtime marks the normal range, the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens has recorded flowering dates as early as Jan.
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Most of the time, jacaranda trees flower between late April and mid-June, and this year it’s looking like more will be blasting “Purple Rain” like a lowrider with a trunk full of subwoofers in the coming weeks. While many trees have yet to explode into full bloom, anxious jacaranda lovers need not worry, say plant experts. Angelenos who adore the flamboyant flowers of jacarandas have been disappointed this spring, as stark branches remained flowerless against an often-gloomy sky.
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