The Color Purple · Musical
Songs in The Color Purple
This page features the songs from The Color Purple. Song cards link to details such as style, context, vocal notes, and audition cut suggestions when available. Explore the list below to access song guides.
Act One
- Huckleberry Pie - Young Celie, Young Nettie
- Mysterious Ways - Celie, Nettie, Ensemble
- Somebody Gonna Love You - Celie
- Our Prayer - Nettie, Celie, Mister, Doris, Darlene, Jarene, Pa
- That Fine Mister - Doris, Darlene, Jarene
- Big Dog - Mister, Celie, Young Harpo, Mister’s Daughters, Male Ensemble
- Lily of the Field - Celie, Nettie, Mister
- Dear God (Sofia) - Celie
- A Tree Named Sofia - Doris, Darlene, Jarene
- Hell No! - Sofia, Celie, Sofia’s Sisters
- *Brown Betty - Harpo, Squeak, Celie, Male Ensemble
- Shug Avery Comin’ to Town - Mister, Celie, Ensemble
- All We’ve Got to Say - Doris, Darlene, Jarene
- Dear God (Shug) - Celie, Shug
- Too Beautiful for Words - Shug
- *Push Da Button - Shug, Harpo, Ensemble
- Uh-Oh! - Sofia, Squeak, Celie, Buster, Female Ensemble
- What About Love? - Celie, Shug
- Act I Finale - Shug, Celie, Nettie
Act Two
- African Homeland - Nettie, Celie, Young Adam, Young Olivia, Ensemble
- The Color Purple - Shug, Celie
- Church Ladies’ Easter - Doris, Darlene, Jarene
- I Curse You Mister - Celie, Mister
- Mister’s Song (Celie’s Curse) - Mister
- Miss Celie’s Pants - Celie, Shug, Sofia, Female Ensemble
- Any Little Thing - Harpo, Sofia
- What About Love? (Reprise) - Celie, Shug
- I’m Here - Celie
- The Color Purple (Reprise) - Celie, Company
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number.