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ew York Times review:
She’s pretty terrific. So terrific that this earnest but mechanical musical is more effective and affecting than it was when it yawned open a year and a half ago at the Broadway Theater.
But in the central role of the downtrodden Celie, whose long trudge to emotional fulfillment the musical traces, Fantasia exudes a sweetness, simplicity and honesty that gives it a core of authentic feeling.
She is, to begin with, more naturally suited to the role than LaChanze, who won a Tony for it last year.
Posted: 5/20/07 at 11:03pm
ew York Times review:
She’s pretty terrific. So terrific that this earnest but mechanical musical is more effective and affecting than it was when it yawned open a year and a half ago at the Broadway Theater.
But in the central role of the downtrodden Celie, whose long trudge to emotional fulfillment the musical traces, Fantasia exudes a sweetness, simplicity and honesty that gives it a core of authentic feeling.
She is, to begin with, more naturally suited to the role than LaChanze, who won a Tony for it last year.
