Fantasia Back on Broadway?

[isingbaritone]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 10:41am

Just was watching Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda, she said she was coming back in October..... I wonder in what show? Chicago?

Updated On: 6/12/13 at 10:41 AM

[broadway guy]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 10:44am

Dear God I hope not.

[Wynbish]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 10:45am

Hell no Barrino! Hell no Barrino!

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 10:46am

She had lousy attendance, but I thought she was pretty terrific in The Color Purple.

[gstrus2]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 10:51am

Cotton Club Parade?

[justincharacter]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 10:54am

I hope it's not Chicago, Mowtown? I bet it's Motown...

Updated On: 6/12/13 at 10:54 AM

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 11:08am

I don't think it's Motown. I'm thinking it will be Cotton Club Parade as well.

[Princeton Returns]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 11:09am

Could she open The Bodyguard is Heather is being difficult committing?

[JRybka1611]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 11:10am

Isn't Amber Riley in this too?

[tazber]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 11:36am

I hope she's learned about deodorant and underwear by now.

Homophobic skank.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 11:44am

Fantasia could never sing The Bodyguard score. Her voice has become so wrecked over the last few years. So that's definitely not it.

CHICAGO or COTTON CLUB PARADE makes the most sense. I know COTTON... is nearing its final stage of the casting process, so I imagine we'll find out soon enough.

[James885]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 12:19pm

This is kind of off topic, but I saw the title of this thread and my mind immediatly went to the Walt Disney film Fantasia. For a second I was shocked, cause I didn't know there had ever been a theatrical production of Fantasia.


Anyways, carry on!

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 12:28pm

Booking my flight to be there for her final performance.

GO HIT IT, FANTASIA!!!!
YOU CAN DO IT 'TASIA!!
TAKE YOUR TIME, GIRL!!!

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 12:34pm

I'll book my month long stay in NYC now in an attempt to see her perform once. Tried 4 times with The Color Purple to no avail. She has no work ethic. NONE.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 12:48pm

Motown doesn't need her. not now at least.

[justincharacter]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 12:58pm

Nala in The Lion King? (To be honest, I can actually see her in this show. Even though they don't need her for ticket sales and what not, it's basically sold out every week)

Updated On: 6/12/13 at 12:58 PM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:03pm

She is actually playing Nala in The Lion King right now- she just hasn't made it to a performance yet.

[broadway guy]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:08pm

"I hope she's learned about deodorant and underwear by now.

Homophobic skank"

HAHA what? Mind filling me in on that?

"GO HIT IT, FANTASIA!!!!
YOU CAN DO IT 'TASIA!!
TAKE YOUR TIME, GIRL!!!"

HAHA that video cracks me up all the time

"Nala in The Lion King?"

Doesn't Nala have to be... ya know what nevermind....

[D2]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:09pm

Joe, I heard she actually arrived for a matinee once, but at 1:00 am, not pm.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:12pm

She got a bad Turkey Club and missed a month's worth of performances. I did see her and Jeremy Piven out for sushi the other night, so maybe she's on the road to recovery.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:18pm

Meaning Fantasia's understudy is back on Broadway?

[broadwaybabytn]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:56pm

Funny, JoeKv99, I saw her at " And Jeremy Piven" the other night.

[TheLadyoftheWood]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 2:33pm

Is this some kind of sick joke, being played on the theater community?

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 3:07pm

The box office staff is sweating I'm sure.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 3:19pm

^ Hopefully not as much as Fanny.