The Color Purple Broadway Actress Wants Royalties From the Film

On Christmas day The Color Purple musical, which is based on the Broadway production, opened at No.1 at the box office [click here if you missed that].

Now the actress who played Miss Celie on Broadway is demanding royalties for her contributions the the original songs used in the production...

I am getting a lot of DM’s and posts about why I’ve been left out of the press as the original Celie in the @TheColorPurple (musical). I am thrilled for the movie’s success! Happy for all involved. However, I do want my royalty fee for the lyrics I added to “I’M HERE”. 💜

— LaChanze (@laChanze) December 26, 2023