Fantasia's Performance: RATE IT

I thought she did great but I've seen her do that song on AI, Oprah, Regis and Kelly and now the Tony's. I'd like to see her do something else now, and does she cry at every single performance with that song?

This was my first introduction to Fantasia never having had watched American Idol or seen her anywhere. I was very impressed with her vocal presentation, dramatic presentation and prescence but I must say I did not like the song she sang.I found it unmelodic and uninvolving.

I would like to see her do something else like "im telling you I'm not going." or "You can't stop the beat." or "Brotherhood of Man or something from "Ain't Misbehavin" or something that will show her off to her best advantage. But geesh, that song was abysmal.

Definitley my favorite part of the Awards tonight. I definitley liked last year's better.

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ugh.. Why was she even there?? Her speach impediment annoys me.

I don't care for her at all and don't think she should have been performing in the first place, but I must say that she was quite good.

Oh please, she just stood there, sang an abridged version of the song and moved on. It was actually pretty lackluster and made no sense within the context of the ceremony. I much preferred her performance of the song in the other dozen TV shows she has performed it at.

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WHY DOES "COLOR PURPLE" GET TO PERFORM WHEN SHOWS FROM THIS SEASON ("Legally Blonde") DO NOT? Same goes for "Jersey Boys". They got their moment last year.

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That's what I was going to ask, why was she there?

If you don't know why she was there, then you weren't paying attention to the telecast.

She was brilliant. She deserves a special Tony next year.

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She was there because the theatre in Atlanta (I forgot the exact name) won the Regional Tony Award. This theatre produced "The Color Purple" before it came to Broadway. So to honor them, and advertise for the show, Fantasia sang the song that she has perfected!

Updated On: 6/11/07 at 01:40 AM

LOL at the arm chair critics saying bad stuff about her performance. When you've been praised by the toughest REAL NY critics for this performance LIVE on stage every night, not only singing it but ACTING it, who cares what a few arm chair doubters think, who will never witness it live anyway? Too funny.

jimnysf, perhaps blonde will get to perform next year. But I don't know by then there might be someone else new who takes broadway by storm. But perhaps they can get involved next year in the capacity that Jersey Boy's was involved this year.

Anyway, there are a lot of amazing pictures of this performance all around the web. There is one where she is pointing up to the sky in like a haze. It's wonderful.

I agree, they do always have a "celebrity" performer and this year it was Fantasia. I have no idea why people are still complaining when there have been celebrity singers who've performed and weren't even even in a broadway show at all, let alone be a critically acclaimed Broadway actress to boot. That's Fantasia.



Anyway,

Updated On: 6/11/07 at 01:43 AM

"It was actually pretty lackluster and made no sense within the context of the ceremony"

Because 'The Revolutionary Costume for Today' (which was great) fits right on in!

Fantasia ripped that stage in half tonight. It was more than incredible and I was doubting she was doing as well as people and critics say. If she's doing at least that eight times a week, then she's doing more than a phenomenal job. She was the greatest part of the entire program. Brava Miss Barrino.

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