Gender
Female
Born
Nov 10, 1947
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died
Dec 24, 2019
Los Angeles, California, USA
Composer Lyricist
Relations
Partner of
Prudence Fenton
  • CREDITS
    The Color Purple (Dec 10, 2015 - Jan 08, 2017)
    Musical, Revival
    • Music by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
    • Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
    Hot Feet (Apr 30, 2006 - Jul 23, 2006)
    Musical, Original
    • New songs additional music and lyrics by Cat Gray, Brett Laurence, Bill Meyers, Heru Ptah and Allee Willis; Additional music and lyrics by Philip J. Bailey, Reginald Burke, Valerie Carter, William B. Champlin, Peter Cor, Eduardo Del Barrio, Lorenzo Dunn, David Foster, Garry Glenn, Jay Graydon, James Howard, Jonathan G. Lind, Albert Phillip McKay, Skip Scarborough, Skylark, Charles Stepney, Beloyd Taylor, Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn and Verdine White
    • Additional music and lyrics by Allee Willis; New vocal arrangements by Bill Meyers
    The Color Purple (Dec 01, 2005 - Feb 24, 2008)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
    • Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
    The Color Purple (Oct 07, 2017 - Aug 26, 2018)
    Musical, Revival
    • Music by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
    • Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
    The Color Purple (Apr 17, 2007 - Feb 28, 2010)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
    • Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

     

    Best Original Score

    2006 | Nominee  | The Color Purple
    Music by Allee Willis
    Lyrics by Allee Willis
The Color Purple (Dec 10, 2015 - Jan 08, 2017)
Musical, Revival
  • Music by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
  • Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Hot Feet (Apr 30, 2006 - Jul 23, 2006)
Musical, Original
  • New songs additional music and lyrics by Cat Gray, Brett Laurence, Bill Meyers, Heru Ptah and Allee Willis; Additional music and lyrics by Philip J. Bailey, Reginald Burke, Valerie Carter, William B. Champlin, Peter Cor, Eduardo Del Barrio, Lorenzo Dunn, David Foster, Garry Glenn, Jay Graydon, James Howard, Jonathan G. Lind, Albert Phillip McKay, Skip Scarborough, Skylark, Charles Stepney, Beloyd Taylor, Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn and Verdine White
  • Additional music and lyrics by Allee Willis; New vocal arrangements by Bill Meyers
The Color Purple (Dec 01, 2005 - Feb 24, 2008)
Musical, Original
  • Music by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
  • Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
The Color Purple (Oct 07, 2017 - Aug 26, 2018)
Musical, Revival
  • Music by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
  • Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
The Color Purple (Apr 17, 2007 - Feb 28, 2010)
Musical, Original
  • Music by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
  • Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray

Tony Award®

 

Best Original Score

2006 | Nominee  | The Color Purple
Music by Allee Willis
Lyrics by Allee Willis

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