▁week . ▁Le ading ▁up ▁to ▁her ▁first ▁performance ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁play ▁gar ner ed ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 . 5   mill ion ▁in ▁pre - t icket ▁sales . ▁ ▁While ▁playing ▁the ▁role , ▁Bar r ino ▁earned ▁ra ve ▁reviews ▁for ▁her ▁performance . ▁New ▁York ▁Post ▁critic ▁C live ▁Bar nes ▁said , ▁ ▁"... ▁there ▁is ▁some ▁element al ▁quality ▁to ▁Bar r ino ▁that ▁is ▁either ▁great ness ▁or ▁something ▁close ▁to ▁it ." ▁Upon ▁her ▁warm ▁welcome ▁to ▁the ▁stage ▁Bar r ino ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Tony ▁Awards ▁in ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Atlanta ' s ▁Alliance ▁Theater ▁in ▁which ▁The ▁Color ▁Pur ple ▁got ▁its ▁start . ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁an ▁out standing ▁stage ▁debut ▁performance , ▁Bar r ino ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁Theatre ▁World ▁Award ▁and ▁the ▁Best ▁Rep lacement ▁Star ▁Broadway . com ▁Award . ▁Bar r ino ▁was ▁initially ▁scheduled ▁for ▁a ▁limited ▁six - month ▁eng agement ▁ending ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁but ▁had ▁her ▁run ▁extended ▁until ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁Color ▁Pur ple ▁box ▁office ▁saw ▁a ▁thirty - four - mill ion - d ollar ▁jump ▁in ▁sales ▁since ▁Bar r ino ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁show , ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁play ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁doll ar ▁ear ning ▁since ▁its ▁debut ▁in ▁