“I want people to walk away from 'The Color Purple' thinking ... to that journey is her relationship with another woman, Shug Avery — yet both Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film and Blitz ...

Henson, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., and more, the Oscar-nominated “The Color Purple” makes its streaming ... With the support of sultry singer Shug Avery (Taraji P. Henson) and stand-her-ground ...

Hate on musicals all you like, there remains an artistic reason for this "The Color Purple" singing. The relationship between Celie and Shug Avery, the alluring chanteuse played by Taraji P.