"The Color Purple," a musical version of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, is coming to Broadway.

Casting isn't complete, but the show will open Dec. 1 at the Broadway Theatre. Preview performances begin Oct. 25. Walker's book has been adapted by Marsha Norman, author of "'night, Mother," while the score is by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray.

"The Color Purple" will be directed by Gary Griffin, a Chicago-based director best known for his spare, small-scale productions of musicals such as "My Fair Lady" and "Pacific Overtures." Griffin also won acclaim in New York for his concert versions of vintage shows such as "The New Moon" and "Pardon My English." The choreographer is Donald Byrd.

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