Nettie & Celie] Hey, sister, what you gon' do Going down by the river gonna play with you Papa don't like no screamin' 'round here No lip from the woman when they chug that beer [Celie] (spoken) You all grown up and pretty now It's time for you to get married Have one good year before you get big [Nettie] (spoken) I can't get married, I'm still in school Who that man talkin' to Pa? Celie] (spoken) Girl at church say He lookin' for a new wife to take care of his mean chirren [Nettie] (spoken) Well I see where they get their mean from Look at him, holdin' his whip like he got a horse waitin' somewhere You see any horse? [Celie] (spoken) You don't wanna get married? Nettie] I wanna know how the world goes How far is the moon How the sky changes color Hope I find out soon [Nettie] (spoken) What you want? [Celie] I wanna sit and do nothin' Make you a new dress Hope my babies are happy Someplace god will bless [Pa] (spoken) Celie! Get to work! Nettie] Ain't no need to discuss [Celie] It ain't worth a big fuss [Both] Whatever come to us Is in God's hands When I lay me down to sleep I will say my prayer That God love me so deep He will promise our souls to keep Together I'll say a prayer [Pa] (spoken) Why you wanna know so much about tobacco? [Mister] (spoken) I'm thinkin' 'bout plantin' it Pa] (spoken) You is not Now what you doin' here? [Mister] I wanna marry Nettie She a sweet young girl [Pa] (spoken) She too young [Mister] She's the cutest thing In this whole world Pa] (spoken) She gonna be a teacher [Nettie] Picture me in a schoolhouse With my college degree I can teach all my children To spell Tennessee [Pa] (spoken) You can have Celie, though She too old to be livin' at home [Celie] Maybe I'll have a garden Where birds come to sing Mister] (spoken) I don't want Celie She ugly [Celie] Know a finch from a sparrow Fix a broken wing [Nettie] I wanna hear your birds sing [Celie] Wanna hear your school bell ring [Both] No matter what life bring Us in god's hand Pa] (spoken) Whyn't you quit comin' 'round here Just go marry Shug Avery? [Ensemble] Shug Avery [Nettie] (spoken) Who Shug Avery? [Ensemble] Shug Avery! [Celie] (spoken) She Mister ol' girlfriend Mister] (spoken) Shug Avery not a child-raisin' woman You know that She the queen honeybee [Pa] (spoken) She a low-down ho, is what everybody said You lookin' for a new Shug Avery, you better go to Memphis All we got here is one pretty girl you'll never have And one ugly girl can work like a man [Mister] I really want that girl Pa] (spoken) I told you no! [Celie & Nettie]/[Mister] When I lay me down to sleep/I wanna marry Nettie I will say my prayer/She's a sweet young girl That God love me so deep/She the cutest thing He will promise our souls to keep/In this whole word Together, I'll say a prayer/I really want that girl [Celie] (spoken) You want any kids? Nettie] (spoken) Someday, I guess I know you do [Celie] (spoken) Doctor say I can't have no more kids I think God just want me to take care of you [Nettie] We'll live in big houses [Celie] Put swings in the trees [Nettie] Braid up your gray hair Both] In the cool of the breeze And one day Our children will sing When I lay me down to sleep I will say my prayer That God love me so deep He will promise our souls to keep Together I'll say a prayer I'll say our prayer
Geez, this is a huge treat. thank you! It's fun to see how the show (and audience!) has changed since this performance. I started seeing it in October - last night was #4 and the crowd ROARED throughout. These are amazing reminders! Thank you! Will this be the only performance you'll be uploading? Will later performances be uploaded? Thanks again!
I think the revival changed way too much, cut too many good one-liners ("I don't want Celie, she ugly!), many of which are directly from the movie, and turned it into a different thing, but I still liked it.
These actors and actresses are incredible and so talented but I prefer the original production I don't like how the staging is set up in this and how there's chairs.
This song is beautiful!
Nettie & Celie]
Hey, sister, what you gon' do
Going down by the river gonna play with you
Papa don't like no screamin' 'round here
No lip from the woman when they chug that beer
[Celie] (spoken)
You all grown up and pretty now
It's time for you to get married
Have one good year before you get big
[Nettie] (spoken)
I can't get married, I'm still in school
Who that man talkin' to Pa?
Celie] (spoken)
Girl at church say
He lookin' for a new wife to take care of his mean chirren
[Nettie] (spoken)
Well I see where they get their mean from
Look at him, holdin' his whip like he got a horse waitin' somewhere
You see any horse?
[Celie] (spoken)
You don't wanna get married?
Nettie]
I wanna know how the world goes
How far is the moon
How the sky changes color
Hope I find out soon
[Nettie] (spoken)
What you want?
[Celie]
I wanna sit and do nothin'
Make you a new dress
Hope my babies are happy
Someplace god will bless
[Pa] (spoken)
Celie! Get to work!
Nettie]
Ain't no need to discuss
[Celie]
It ain't worth a big fuss
[Both]
Whatever come to us
Is in God's hands
When I lay me down to sleep
I will say my prayer
That God love me so deep
He will promise our souls to keep
Together
I'll say a prayer
[Pa] (spoken)
Why you wanna know so much about tobacco?
[Mister] (spoken)
I'm thinkin' 'bout plantin' it
Pa] (spoken)
You is not
Now what you doin' here?
[Mister]
I wanna marry Nettie
She a sweet young girl
[Pa] (spoken)
She too young
[Mister]
She's the cutest thing
In this whole world
Pa] (spoken)
She gonna be a teacher
[Nettie]
Picture me in a schoolhouse
With my college degree
I can teach all my children
To spell Tennessee
[Pa] (spoken)
You can have Celie, though
She too old to be livin' at home
[Celie]
Maybe I'll have a garden
Where birds come to sing
Mister] (spoken)
I don't want Celie
She ugly
[Celie]
Know a finch from a sparrow
Fix a broken wing
[Nettie]
I wanna hear your birds sing
[Celie]
Wanna hear your school bell ring
[Both]
No matter what life bring
Us in god's hand
Pa] (spoken)
Whyn't you quit comin' 'round here
Just go marry Shug Avery?
[Ensemble]
Shug Avery
[Nettie] (spoken)
Who Shug Avery?
[Ensemble]
Shug Avery!
[Celie] (spoken)
She Mister ol' girlfriend
Mister] (spoken)
Shug Avery not a child-raisin' woman
You know that
She the queen honeybee
[Pa] (spoken)
She a low-down ho, is what everybody said
You lookin' for a new Shug Avery, you better go to Memphis
All we got here is one pretty girl you'll never have
And one ugly girl can work like a man
[Mister]
I really want that girl
Pa] (spoken)
I told you no!
[Celie & Nettie]/[Mister]
When I lay me down to sleep/I wanna marry Nettie
I will say my prayer/She's a sweet young girl
That God love me so deep/She the cutest thing
He will promise our souls to keep/In this whole word
Together, I'll say a prayer/I really want that girl
[Celie] (spoken)
You want any kids?
Nettie] (spoken)
Someday, I guess
I know you do
[Celie] (spoken)
Doctor say I can't have no more kids
I think God just want me to take care of you
[Nettie]
We'll live in big houses
[Celie]
Put swings in the trees
[Nettie]
Braid up your gray hair
Both]
In the cool of the breeze
And one day
Our children will sing
When I lay me down to sleep
I will say my prayer
That God love me so deep
He will promise our souls to keep
Together
I'll say a prayer
I'll say our prayer
im so upset theyre cutting this from the film
Geez, this is a huge treat. thank you! It's fun to see how the show (and audience!) has changed since this performance. I started seeing it in October - last night was #4 and the crowd ROARED throughout. These are amazing reminders! Thank you! Will this be the only performance you'll be uploading? Will later performances be uploaded? Thanks again!
This is exquisite.
My dream is to see that!!!
You save my life - if you still have the whole thing i would love to see it
THANK YOU FOR THIS! Do you have Miss Celie's Pants?
Christina Andrea YOUR WELCOME BEAUTIFUL :)
Christina Andrea I'm posting it later on today
Would you be able to email the full show? Saw it with Jennifer Holliday and I'd like to be able to see it with Heather
Do you have the full play? This is amazing
I think the revival changed way too much, cut too many good one-liners ("I don't want Celie, she ugly!), many of which are directly from the movie, and turned it into a different thing, but I still liked it.
Love the videos!!! Do you have Miss Celie's pants?
Do you have the full play?
Bye Lover hey ! I can send you a copy but there will be a small fee. Is that okay ? Let know :)
How much?
Color Purple Lover I’m also interested in a copy if you don’t mind
@colorpurplelover8571
Is the copy still available?
Do you have any bre jackson
Chris Sclafani yes I second that
Do you have the full show? Happy to pay :)
This is incredible! Do you have the whole show?
These actors and actresses are incredible and so talented but I prefer the original production I don't like how the staging is set up in this and how there's chairs.