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Oprah Winfrey's Biography

Broadway Producer

Twenty years after she made her movie debut as “Sofia” in The Color Purple, Oprah made her Broadway debut as a producer for the Tony Award®-winning hit musical “The Color Purple,” which opened on December 1, 2005 at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. The show continues to tour throughout the United States.