WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
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ADRIANNA HICKS (Celie) is beyond
thrilled to be playing Celie in her first national
tour of The Color Purple! Her credits include
Broadway: Swing (The Color Purple, Revival),
Fortune Teller/ Jasmine’s Attendant (Aladdin)
Regional/International: Deloris cov. (Sister
Act, Germany), Judge/Pilar cov. (Legally
Blonde, Austria), Sarah (Ragtime), Marlena
(Buddy Holly), and a backup singer for Michael
Bublé (Call Me Irresponsible Tour, OK).
Adrianna would like to thank and dedicate this
experience to her family, friends and professors
for their undying love and support. Proverbs
16:3. Instagram:@missadriannahicks Twitter:
@msadriannahicks
CARLA R. STEWART (Shug Avery) is
thrilled to tour as Shug Avery after making her
Broadway debut in the Tony® and Grammy®-
winning revival (Olivia/Church Lady). An
AMDA New York graduate. Recent/favorite
regional credits: First national tour of Ghost the
Musical (Oda Mae Brown), The Wiz (Dorothy),
Rent (Joanne), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Nell). Many
thanks to Irene Cabrera at DDO Agency.
Look What God Has Done! Matthew 5:16. In
loving memory of Anita Stewart-Montgomery
Ruth and O.D. Stewart. Till we meet again.
Instagram: @mzzzruth
CARRIE COMPERE (Sofia). Broadway:
The Color Purple Revival (Sofia/Church
Lady), Holler If You Hear Me (Ensemble).
Off-Broadway: The Lightning Thief: Percy
Jackson, Sistas the Musical. National Tour:
Shrek the Musical (Dragon). Regional: Golden
Apple (Encores), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (TUTS).
TV: “Seven Seconds” (FOX/Netflix), “NYC
22” (CBS), “Gurland on Gurland” (CBS/
Showtime). Special thanks to my amazing
husband Jerry and beautiful children Isaiah
and Pneuma, awesome manager Susan (CBU
Management) and JC Williams Agency. Thank
you Lord for the many blessings. For my
mommy Jeanne! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram:
@carriecompere
GAVIN GREGORY (Mister). Broadway: The
Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess (Crown standby); The
Color Purple. Tour: Kinky Boots (Simon SR.),
The Lion King 1st National. Regional: Man
of La Mancha (Cervantes/Don Quixote), The
Whipping Man (Simon), Ragtime (Coalhouse),
Violet (Flick), 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee (Mitch Mahoney). Love to Steve
Maihack, Justin Huff and Corey L. Slaton.
J. DAUGHTRY (Harpo). Look what God has
done! Broadway: Beautiful – The Carole King
Musical, The Color Purple (Revival). Tour:
Motown the Musical, Born For This. Member
of Anthony Brown and Group Therapy. Alum
of Bethune Cookman University. Thanks to
my Agents at The Mine. Special thanks to my
mother, Sharon, for always supporting me and
encouraging me to keep going!
N’JAMEH CAMARA (Nettie). X: or Betty
Shabazz vs. The Nation (World Premiere),
Julius Caesar (Off Broadway), Up Here (La
Jolla Playhouse), OjO (La Jolla Playhouse),
Marguerite to Maya (An Original One Woman
Show,) Dance of the Holy Ghost (Ubuntu
Theater Project), Mr. Burns (UCSD). MFA
from UC San Diego. Instagram @lady_njay,
njameh.com. For my Lolo.
DARNELL ABRAHAM (Ensemble/
Adam; u/s Grady). Regional credits: Ragtime
(Coalhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse), Ragtime
(Coalhouse, Barrington Stage Co.), Side Show
(Jake, Media Theatre), Festival of the Lion
King (Nakawa, Walt Disney), Porgy and Bess
(Utah Festival Opera), Showboat (Utah Festival
Opera). Thank you to my wife, Telsey + Co,
and Gotham Talent Agency for your support!
Psalm 86:12. darnellabraham.com
AMAR ATKINS (Ensemble/Guard; u/s
Mister, u/s Harpo). National Tour Debut! Amar
is from Atlanta, Ga. and feels blessed to join
The Color Purple family! LSU: MFA (Acting).
Favorite Regional: Rent, Sophisticated
Ladies, The Civil War, SPILL. Thanks to
God, the creative team, Wendy Coleman/
DeRon Williams, Daniel Hoff, Denise and
Benjy Atkinson, this is for you! Instagram:
@AmarAtkins_ amaratkins.com
KYLE E. BAIRD (Ensemble/Bobby/Buster).
Kyle is thrilled to be joining The Color Purple
Family. Previous credits include: Goodspeed
Opera’s Show Boat, Fulton Theatre’s chamber
premiere cast of Ghost the Musical. MSMT’s
Evita, High School Musical, Hairspray, 8
Track. TV: Gotham, Law and Order SVU.
Many thanks to God and family everywhere.
#ItsKyleBaird @Colormekyle
ANGELA BIRCHETT (Ensemble/Church
Lady; u/s Sofia). Broadway: The Color
Purple. Tour/Regional highlights: Dreamgirls,
Once on This Island, Smokey Joe’s Cafe,
Little Shop of Horrors, Hairspray, Ain’t
Misbehavin’. TV: Kevin Can Wait (CBS),
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