The Color Purple (musical)
2015 Broadway revival

The Color Purple (musical)

Section Title: 2015 Broadway revival
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Year	Award Ceremony	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref

2016	Tony Award	Best Revival of a Musical	Won

Best Actress in a Musical	Cynthia Erivo	Won

Best Featured Actress in a Musical	Danielle Brooks	Nominated

Best Direction of a Musical	John Doyle	Nominated

Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Revival of a Musical	Nominated

Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Cynthia Erivo	Won

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	Danielle Brooks	Nominated

Outstanding Director of a Musical	John Doyle	Won

Outstanding Orchestrations	Catherine Jayes and Joseph Joubert	Nominated

Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical	Jane Cox	Nominated

Drama League Award	Outstanding Revival of a Musical	Won

Distinguished Performance	Cynthia Erivo	Nominated

Jennifer Hudson	Nominated

Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Revival of a Musical	Nominated

Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Cynthia Erivo	Won

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	Danielle Brooks	Nominated

Theatre World Award	Cynthia Erivo	Honoree

Danielle Brooks	Honoree

2017	Grammy Award	Best Musical Theater Album	Won

Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program	Cynthia Erivo and the Cast of The Color Purple on Today	Won

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Erivo won the 2016 Tony Award for, Best Actress in a Musical.
Erivo won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, with The Color Purple taking the 2016 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
Erivo won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

final_sentence: Erivo won the 2016 Tony Award for, Best Actress in a Musical.
final_sentence: Erivo won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, with The Color Purple taking the 2016 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
final_sentence: Erivo won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.