Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award- Page 2
Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#25
Posted: 5/21/07 at 5:19pmVirgo, what Drama Desk award would Fantasia win?
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#26
Posted: 5/21/07 at 5:25pm
Unless she's Reba, I can't see Fantasia winning any kind of Drama Desk next year. She's not eligible for any competitive categories for being in The Color Purple.
~Steven
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re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#27
Posted: 5/21/07 at 5:27pm
"Wow, this is kind of surprising, if a bit disappointing. If the latest Celie replacement had not been an American Idol winner, would that actress be given a Theatre World Award?"
Oh come on, so now she won because she's an American Idol winner? Please, have you not read the reviews? Have you not seen the box office? Being an american idol winner doesn't guarantee anything especially for acting. She won because she's great in the role.
"Virgo, what Drama Desk award would Fantasia win?"
She'll probably win the "Special Award" that Reba won, if it's still in existence. Her reviews have been so good, I can see her winning something.
Updated On: 5/21/07 at 05:27 PM
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#28
Posted: 5/21/07 at 5:30pmFoster- Fantasia has been praised as the best Celie yet, so it's not just the american idol factor.
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#29
Posted: 5/21/07 at 5:32pm
Oh come on, so now she won because she's an American Idol winner? Please, have you not read the reviews? Have you not seen the box office? Being an american idol winner doesn't guarantee anything especially for acting. She won because she's great in the role.
What reviews? Critics were invited back? Did I miss something? Someone post a link to the Times review, please.
The box office? I saw THE COLOR PURPLE through a papering service last week, so it can't be raking in TOO much cash if they're giving out freebies. And why would she deserve an award because of a box office boost anyway?
Have you seen Fantasia in THE COLOR PURPLE, Virgo? I found her to be less than servicable in a very challenging role.
-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)
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#30
Posted: 5/21/07 at 5:38pm
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/theater/reviews/18purp.html?ex=1337140800&en=046629439f070806&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/10749
http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/575467.html
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933659.html?categoryid=33&cs=1
just a few.
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re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#31
Posted: 5/21/07 at 5:50pm
Wanna Be, it was papered last week because the critics were there.
Here are a few reviews from Theatre World Award committee members:
Matthew Murray: For the monumental Broadway debut currently in progress at the Broadway doesn’t just transform the winner of season three of American Idol into the most capable, most assured, most innately gifted new stage star to appear in years. It’s also effected a metamorphosis on an entire musical that last year ranked a solid “can miss,” but is now an emphatic “must see."
Michael Sommers: Fantasia's poignant acting looks effortless while her strong, supple vocals land powerfully on the ear. Let's not discount the Tony Award-winning performance by LaChanze as the original Celie, but Fantasia possesses an actuality so convincing it doesn't appear as if she's performing at all but is simply being real.
Linda Winer: a phenomenal stage debut . . . With a startling mixture of subtle delicacy and raw power, she dares us to take our eyes off her. . . . However theater-trained professionals may feel about the invasion of newcomers from TV talent contests, they will have to admit that Fantasia, named for a fantasy, is the real thing.
Updated On: 5/21/07 at 05:50 PM
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re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#32
Posted: 5/21/07 at 5:51pm
"The box office? I saw THE COLOR PURPLE through a papering service last week, and it can't be raking in TOO much cash if they're giving out freebies. And why would she deserve an award because of a box office boost anyway? "
WOW freebies? Nice. When I say box office, I suggest you go to the top of the page under "inside info" and look at the history for TCP for 2007, since she's joined, they have been making more money, I think her first week they broke the broadway theater house record. Anyway, here are a few of the reviews.
I can't believe you haven't seen the reviews.
Clive Barnes - New York Post - Rave
http://www.nypost.com/seven/05182007/entertainment/theater/idol_worship_fitting_for_bways_fantasia_theater_clive_barnes.htm
Matthew Murry - Talkin' Broadway - Rave
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/world/ColorPurple2.html
Michael KUCHWARA - AP - Rave
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/THEATER_COLOR_PURPLE_REVISITED_GENT-?SITE=WIFON&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ - New York Daily News - Rave
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/7586802.html
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#33
Posted: 5/21/07 at 5:51pmThanks, jg4892. I was completely unaware that the critics were invited back. I do wish that Brantley had written the review, though, since he did do the original. Isherwood seems to be pretty fair grounded, putting some blame on the show and giving her credit for pulling something out of hard to work with material. Well, as I said, congratulations to Fantasia. The reviews make sense as a way of reasoning for giving her the Theatre World Award.
-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)
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#34
Posted: 5/21/07 at 5:52pmThe BWW member you'd most like to run over with a ford explorer...
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re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#35
Posted: 5/21/07 at 5:59pm
LOL munk. Yes, I agree.
One person we can cross off the winner list (or else the Color Purple site would have announced it) is NaTasha Williams, who made her Broadway debut as Sophia. I thought she was excellent in the role.
Updated On: 5/21/07 at 05:59 PM
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#36
Posted: 5/21/07 at 6:11pm
I dont know about anyone else, but getting unanimous rave reviews from the Critics carries more weight than one poster on here who cant admit that Fantasia is much more than serviceable in the role.
If the reviews were mixed I could see his point, but not only were they unanimous, they were RAVES.
I think the critics know GREATNESS when they see it. Its too bad the American Idol stygma blinds some of you to whats right in front of your face.
I am so proud of Fantasia for tearing the roof off and proving that you dont have to be a seasoned actor to act well and get props for it.
Im just glad that the Critics have welcomed Fantasia with open arms and didnt have a prejudice against her for where she came from.
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#37
Posted: 5/21/07 at 6:12pmSome of us? Or ONE of us?
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#38
Posted: 5/21/07 at 6:15pm
Yah seriously Monk.
Uh, dream on, nobody on here criticized Fantasia except for Foster, so where is this "Its too bad the American Idol stygma blinds some of you to whats right in front of your face" thing coming from?
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#39
Posted: 5/21/07 at 6:21pmWell, looks like Foster just got told.
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re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#40
Posted: 5/21/07 at 6:22pm
I'm suspecting dream on is on Fantasia's payroll.
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#41
Posted: 5/21/07 at 6:23pmI'm suspecting that your suspicious are wrong.
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re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#42
Posted: 5/21/07 at 6:23pm
Why did I think we'd seen a list of those considered eligible for this already ` a list that did NOT include Fantasia? Or was that just a guess of who would be eligible?
(I'm not bashing her, I'm just wondering if there was a list and she swooped in at the last moment.)
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re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#43
Posted: 5/21/07 at 7:00pm
Nope not on her payroll. Just know talent when I see it.
It was directed at Foster - if you must know - didnt want to totally single him out.
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#44
Posted: 5/21/07 at 9:46pm
That must mean that all of the critics are on her payroll too, I guess? She deserves every single rave that she has received.
She truly is phenomenal is Celie. I LOVE LaChanze, but have to say that Fantasia is better.
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#45
Posted: 5/21/07 at 11:48pm
According to the Theatre World website, here are the winners:
Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple
Eve Best, A Moon for the Misbegotten
Mary Birdsong, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me
Erin Davie, Grey Gardens
Xanthe Elbrick, Coram Boy
Johnny Galecki, The Little Dog Laughed
Jonathan Groff, Spring Awakening
Gavin Lee, Mary Poppins
Lin-Manuel Miranda, In the Heights
Bill Nighy, The Vertical Hour
Stark Sands, Journey's End
Nilaja Sun, No Child...
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#46
Posted: 5/22/07 at 12:03am
You know...the Drama Desk for best replacement in a show produced by a talk show host.
Raul won it for Taboo.
re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#47
Posted: 5/22/07 at 7:07am
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108210.html
Some odd choices for the Theatre World Awards. Of course, Fantasia looks like she is crying in that pic, AS WELL, anyways, Im sure she is great in the role, I thought LaChanze was ok(yet, the most deserving actress for the Tony that year, despite terrible attendance), but maybe Fantasia did embrace this role better, unfortunatly I disliked the show, so I couldn't get through it again.
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re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#48
Posted: 5/22/07 at 8:15am
congratulations to faboo Mary Birdsong!!!!
i'm just *mad* about Mary!!!
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re: Fantasia Wins Theatre World Award#49
Posted: 5/22/07 at 8:31am
"Of course, Fantasia looks like she is crying in that pic, AS WELL, anyways,"
I'm curious, why do you keep knocking her for "crying"? And when did crying become a national offense? Furthermore, she isn't even crying in that picture, that's a smile, as far as I can see. I guess since we can't say the boring and highly overused "how can she play someone else when she couldn't even play herself". Now were just going to nitpick the girl for being able to show "true" emotion. Please let the crying thing rest plus you're being offensive to people who are sensitive and aren't afraid to show emotion when they are happy or sad. I guess the world is full of such fakers that it's hard to accept someone who comes along who is "real". Do you know how some people try to force up tears and would do anything to get them but can't because they are faking it? At least she's showing that she's touched and isn't taking anything for granted.
Really you sound slightly jealous since you've commented on crying and not just commented you are making it out to be a federal offense in that other thread. Is there a rule that you can not be an Award Winning Broadway Actress and cry at the same time? Where's that in the union book? If so, we must get together and dry up every last tear in her body so that she can look like most "phony".
Updated On: 5/22/07 at 08:31 AM
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