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Jan. 16, 2020 Spencer Pomeroy

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TPAC TO WELCOME THE TOURING PRODUCTION OF "The Color Purple"

The touring production of the 2016 Tony Award® Winning Musical "The Color Purple" makes a stop in Music
City to entertain audiences on the Tennessee Performing Arts Center stage.

What:                 The touring production of the 2016 Tony Award® Winning Musical "The Color Purple"

Who:                     The cast of the national tour of "The Color Purple"

When:                   March 27-29

Where:            The Tennessee Performing Arts Center, 505 Deaderick St. Nashville, TN 37243

The North American Tour of "The Color Purple" brings Alice Walker’s 1983 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and
Academy Award-nominated feature film to stages around the country. With Grammy Award® winning music
and lyrics audiences across the nation are taken on a journey of love, pain and self-discovery with Celie, a
young African American woman battling the racial tensions of rural Georgia. The New York Times called this
production “Exquisite! A joyous celebration of storytelling.” The Tennessee Performing Arts Center welcomes
mature audiences to this production that New York Magazine called “one of the greatest revivals ever.”

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The nonprofit Tennessee Performing Arts Center, located in downtown Nashville, is dedicated to providing
and supporting the presentation of the performing and cultural arts. Founded in 1980, TPAC serves several
hundred thousand audience members each year. Performances include the HCA Healthcare / TriStar Health
Broadway at TPAC series, a variety of special engagements and the productions of three resident artistic
companies – Nashville Ballet, Nashville Opera and Nashville Repertory Theatre. The Tennessee Performing
Arts Center’s mission is to lead with excellence in the performing arts and arts education, creating meaningful
and relevant experiences to enrich lives, strengthen communities and support economic vitality.

TPAC, 505 Deaderick St, Nashville, TN 37243

615-782-4040, www.tpac.org