A Broadway vet and a stage newcomer add luster to Virginia Rep’s “The Color Purple.”
by David Timberline
After she finished singing at her first audition for "The Color Purple," Carolyn Minor-Daughtry recalls hearing someone exclaim, "Yes!" She'd never tried out for a stage musical, but she took that as a good sign. On her way out she met Chase Kniffen, director of the Virginia Repertory Theatre production, who complimented her on her audition.…[ Read more ]