Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple- Page 5

[ILoveMyDictionary]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#100

Posted: 2/15/07 at 6:38pm

This makes me want to not see it.

[dramaqueen2]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#101

Posted: 2/15/07 at 7:04pm

are you kidding me?! wow, just, wow.
now i am definitely not seeing this with her in it.
what is this world coming to?!
rip color purple. =(

hear my song; it was made for the time when you don't know where to go, listen to the song that i sing, you'll be fine..

[HumATune]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#102

Posted: 2/15/07 at 7:55pm

The problem is that her voice is too polarizing. A lot of people find her talented from an object standpoint, but they can’t listen to her voice.

[AC126748]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#103

Posted: 2/15/07 at 7:56pm

V-L-W

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[Luckydave14]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#104

Posted: 2/15/07 at 10:03pm

V-L-W would be an amazing Shug.

[AC126748]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#105

Posted: 2/15/07 at 10:08pm

Damn right!

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[DoReMi]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#106

Posted: 2/15/07 at 10:09pm

If it keeps the show open and people employed, go for it.

[beyondblessed]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#107

Posted: 2/15/07 at 10:25pm

Eww.

Seriously though, how on earth is she going to learn her lines if she can't read? I never understood how she was considered a frontrunner for Dreamgirls either, since she couldn't read the script.

please don't be an ass. There are different types of illiteracy and Fantasia was functional. She could read just not well aloud or with confusing words. It’s somewhat like the different types of dyslexia. Besides that’s like real old news. She’s been getting help since she won AI.

My next point is to tell people to give her a damn chance, your not a casting agent and you don’t see what they see, let them do there job. She might surprise us.

And lastly, did anyone read the damn article. Like seriously, because NOTHING has been confirmed by anyone but E! online. And they left the issue completely open ended so this is perhaps a ton of hoopla over nothing. Calm down and be quiet until we hear news from a true reliable source.

Going to a musical late in its run is like going to a prostitute late in her shift.

[BlueforBroadway]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#108

Posted: 2/15/07 at 10:46pm

No way would I go to this show with Fantasia in it. She screeches, not sings.

Jekyll & Hyde back on Broadway! / Rock of Ages - 5 Tony nominations! Awesome!

[travtrev2]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#109

Posted: 2/15/07 at 10:48pm

ew. i'll probably see it though.

[altoid06]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#110

Posted: 2/15/07 at 10:55pm

I didn't care for her in American Idol, why would I ever go pay to watch her live?

I'm really questioning the choice for her as Celie. She hasn't been very successful. I know she's a household name, but it seems like most people haven't supported her thus far, why would they start now?

Oh well, I guess it could always be worse.

"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song." -- Maya Angelou

[LovinGoodMusicals]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#111

Posted: 2/15/07 at 10:56pm

I hope she doesn't scream throughout the whole show, like she does in every other live performance I've watched. Oh, and let's pray to god she doesn't add a "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" at the end of every freaking lyric. Does she even have a good enough range for this part?

Interesting..to say the least.

Updated On: 2/15/07 at 10:56 PM

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#112

Posted: 2/15/07 at 10:58pm

ew. i'll probably see it though.

That's just the reaction producers are hoping for.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

Updated On: 2/15/07 at 10:58 PM

[Horton]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#113

Posted: 2/15/07 at 11:04pm

How can she read the script?

[millie_dillmount]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#114

Posted: 2/15/07 at 11:27pm

I just read the first post and didn't go through all the thread's pages.

I just think this is funny considering she was spotted at the show, and people said she was there for enjoyment and couldn't possibly be Celie.

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

[ABoyLikeThat]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#115

Posted: 2/15/07 at 11:38pm

She'll definitely boost ticket sales, but only temporarily. Her acting in that Lifetime movie left a lot to be desired, so I don't really have any hope here. The other thing is, has anyone actually watched her performances? She can sing, but she's known for changing things up a lot and doing it her way. I don't see how this can be good for a lead role like Celie. Still, I'll give her the benefit of the doubt. She's going to be on Oprah soon, so I wouldn't doubt that she's been cast.

[Ms.Dr.ToYouMr.]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#116

Posted: 2/15/07 at 11:47pm

You people are funny.

Before De Garmo, J-Hud or Maroulis got in their shows you all panned them, too. Each proved to be way more than adequate and actually quite talented. J-Hud was coached by her director for a long time to pull off the acting.

Fanty is a real nice kid and has a lot of guts. I wish her luck and success!

[BroadwayGirl107]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#117

Posted: 2/16/07 at 12:05am

Fantasia was easily one of the nest people to ever appear on Idol. Unlike pretty much anyone else, she had something BEHIND the voice, she actually knew something about acting a song, and she did it well.

This could actually be really good. I can't get over how narrow-minded the people on this board are...

[munkustrap178]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#118

Posted: 2/16/07 at 12:26am

I hate Fantastia's voice. Absolutely hate it. I think she's AWFUL.

But, if she ends up doing Celie, I might drag my ass back to the Broadway for the Nuremberg trials. I won't be able to resist.

"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

[lawyerman]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#119

Posted: 2/16/07 at 1:16am

ive never seen the color purple.
ive never seen american idol.
ive never heard fantasia sing before.

just googled and found her singing "Summertime" on Am Idol. I dont know about her acting, but the girl can sing, and her voices girlish quality actually reminds me a little bit of LaChanze.

give her a chance?

[defyingravity11]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#120

Posted: 2/16/07 at 3:00am

Why can't they get Paris Bennett to play Celie? I think her voice would fit the score beautifully.

[NiteOwl]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#121

Posted: 2/16/07 at 8:39am

KENITA R. MILLER TO PLAY CELIE, SO YOU CAN ALL CHILL OUT

"I'm only 17 and am running on 6 cups of coffee so, forgive me if things that I post seem spastic." ~ Elphaba 43

[Yankeefan007]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#122

Posted: 2/16/07 at 8:41am

Fantasia is starting in the Spring.

[NiteOwl]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#123

Posted: 2/16/07 at 8:46am

Oh so the bwayworld.com community can hold off their t!t fit until then....

"I'm only 17 and am running on 6 cups of coffee so, forgive me if things that I post seem spastic." ~ Elphaba 43

[BROADWAYBOUND5]

re: Fantasia Is The New Celie In Purple#124

Posted: 2/16/07 at 11:27am

The Color Purple is such an amazing show, I saw it over spring break and loved it!
Half of the reason why it was so good was b/c of LaShanze(sp?)
Fantasia is going to be horrible she can not
sing or act

"Any performer dreams to see her name in lights, but the best performer dreams to make someone else feel the way she did when she first saw a performer..."