"The Color Purple" takes place in this "peachy" Southern state, & it premiered there before it came to Broadway
The Manhattan Theater Club presents the world premiere of Paul Rudnick's new 
... (Brantley) 'THE COLOR PURPLE' So much plot, so many years, so many ... 
Prize-winning novel about Southern black women finding their inner warriors ... 
Marquis Theater, 1535 Broadway, at 45th Street, (212) 307-4100.