LaChanze this friday night.

[imnotthatmart]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 9:53pm

Im so sorry i know how annoying these threads. But i found out yesterday that i finally was seeing The Color Purple this Friday night. I have wanted to see this show since it opened. I have been a hugh La fan for years and I was wondering what are the chances she will be in? Does she normally do Friday nights? I normally dont worry about the stars being out of the shows I'm seeing, but with this show the main reason im seeing it is her.

[Just_John]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 9:55pm

You never know. I'm guessing there's more of a chance of her not being there. But there's no way to tell how she'll be feeling on Friday.

[xM3L24x]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 9:56pm

I hope you get to see her!

[Joshua488]

Posted: 8/30/06 at 10:15pm

Just how often is LaChanze out?

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 8/31/06 at 7:29am

i think often
i didnt get to see her, and all the times i walked by the theatre when i was in nyc, she was always out
anyhow, that might just be me
even if you dont see LaChanze, Kenita (her understudy) is incredible, so no worries!

[OrdinaryJukebox]

Posted: 8/31/06 at 7:49am

I guess I've been lucky. I did the rush seats twice, and both times LaChanze was in, and AMAZING! I really hope you get to see her. That's not to say her standby isn't great, I wouldn't know. Enjoy none the less.

-Vincent

Posted: 9/1/06 at 4:34pm

LaChanze can't hold a candle to Keneisha Miller, so pray she is out because you'll have a much better experience.

[JackiesBroJoe]

Posted: 9/1/06 at 6:26pm

There is nobody in the cast named Keneisha Miller.

[Shirley Hemphill]

Posted: 9/1/06 at 6:46pm

JackiesBroJoe -- is that you in your avatar? Woof. :)

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 9/1/06 at 8:42pm

What's especially sad is that the name "Kenita" is right above his/her post.

[Joshua488]

Posted: 9/1/06 at 8:43pm

I have to agree with Shirley. But that's completely off-topic!!

LaChanze's standby is named KENITA R. Miller.

EDIT: Oops, WickedGeek beat me to it! Updated On: 9/1/06 at 08:43 PM

[mikem]

Posted: 9/4/06 at 12:59pm

Did she end up being in on Friday night?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 9/4/06 at 1:05pm

LaChanze was in for Sunday's performance. She's leaving the first week of November.

[imnotthatmart]

Posted: 9/4/06 at 1:29pm

She was on friday night and Kenita was on as Nettie. Both were incredible! Kenita is so tiny! The show was beautiful.

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 9/4/06 at 3:24pm

She's leaving in November? As in exiting the show? contract up? I cant believe its already been a year since it opened