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Oct. 30, 2016 / 10:57 PM

Broadway revival of 'The Color Purple' to close Jan. 8

"The Color Purple" star Cynthia Erivo arrives in the press room after winning a Tony Award at the 70th Annual Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

1 of 3 | "The Color Purple" star Cynthia Erivo arrives in the press room after winning a Tony Award at the 70th Annual Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The Tony Award-winning revival of The Color Purple will play its final performance on Broadway on Jan. 8, producers announced Sunday.

The production will have had 449 regular and 33 preview performances at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre by the time the final curtain drops this winter.

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It won the 2016 Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Musical and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Cynthia Erivo.

A North American tour of The Color Purple will begin next fall.

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