Oprah Winfrey News

Headed into the February sweep, most syndication strips held back their best episodes in the week ending Jan.

The movie introduced viewers to Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey. 20 years later, the musical took Broadway by storm, pulling in 11 Tony award nominations.

Michael Orland, composer, is set to be the 2012 guest artist at Ben Vereen's Broadway Theatre Project this summer.

But "The Color Purple" became an even bigger hit when director Gary Griffin turned the Alice Walker epic into a stage musical.

Held every Friday, the library presents a free film, starting at 2 p.m. a Feb. 3 - "The Color Purple" featuring Danny Glover, Whoopie Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey.

She led the Today show to great success, but her five-year stint as CBS Evening News anchor was a ratings bust.

Hot property: Pippa Middleton is at the heart of a U.S. TV bidding war to get her first chat show interview Pippa Middleton is the prize in a 300,000 bidding war between two U.S. talk show queens for her first television interview.

Miami Beach - She led the Today show to great success, but her five-year stint as CBS Evening News anchor was a ratings bust.

Media Takeout reports exclusively that Oprah was selected as Beyonce and Jay-Z's baby's godmother, while long-time friend of Jay-Z Tyran Smith was chosen as Blue Ivy's godfather.

How many times have you said to yourself, "Gee, it sure would be nice to throw Ellen DeGeneres a birthday party"? C'mon, it's probably crossed your mind at least once.

The "Project Runway" host and the Grammy-winning singer have four children together and were a staple of every award show red carpet since they started seeing each other.

Katie Couric's new talk show is the highest-profile entry in next year's crowded talkshow field.