Director: Blitz Bazawule

Writer(s):  Marsha Norman (musical book), Alice Walker (novel); Marcus Gardley (screenplay)

Starring: Halle Bailey, Elizabeth Marvel, Taraji P. Henson, Louis Gossett Jr., Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Danielle Brooks, Corey Hawkins, David Alan Grier, H.E.R., Deon Cole, Fantasia Barrino, Stephen Hill, Ciara, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Tamela J. Mann, Jon Batiste, David Vaughn, Charles Green, Jamaal Avery Jr., L. Warren Young, Adetinpo Thomas, Matt Gulbranson, Emana Rachelle, Morgan Middlebrook, Jessie Jalee, Tiffany Elle Burgess, Chase Steven Anderson, Jeffrey Marcus, Marcia Adams, Aba Arthur, Lucretia Johnson, TahChon Mills, Marvin LaViolette, Terrence J. Smith, Joseph D. Webb, Nathan Rudd, Lance Dixon, Kayla Berry, Nigel Barto, Sammy Soto, Camri Copeland, Amara Ja’Nai Rutledge-Rodriguez, Daisha Hines, Tristan Shufford, Valencia Gamble, Bethany Skye Rutledge, Brad Raymond, Nicholas Drayton, Ailani Flowers, Natavia Holmes, Demia Alejandro, Mone Monroe, Adrian Jstn, Brannu Fulton, Zakiya Boyd, Wyatt Cole, Jessica Ross

Synopsis: Musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s.

Release Date: December 25, 2023 (USA) | Length: Unknown | Genre: Drama, Musical | MPAA Rating: Unknown | Note(s): Original announcement.Produced by Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones, Alice Walker, Sheila Walcott, Mark Anthony Little and Rebecca Walker. I wasn’t able to identify Bethany Skye Rutledge, Zakiya Boyd, Kayla Berry or Ailani Flowers. Release date moved from December 20, 2023 to Christmas Day.