The Color Purple's New Celie
The Color Purple's New Celie
atlsuperstar
Stand-by Joined: 8/6/06
#1The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/4/07 at 5:57pmNot sure if anyone has heard anything..but I was just wondering who was replacing Fantasia. Alot of names have come across the table...including: Brandi Chavonne Massey, Stephanie Mills, and even Melba Moore. I am so excited to find out who it will be?
#3re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/4/07 at 6:17pmStephanie Mills and Melba Moore will NEVER play Celie.
#4re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/4/07 at 6:18pmHyperbole aside, Melba Moore is reported to be 62 years old and Stephanie Mills 50.
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#5re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/4/07 at 6:23pmMelba and/or Stephanie would never play Celie unless Seth Rudetsky did another Funny Girl style concert version of the show.
atlsuperstar
Stand-by Joined: 8/6/06
#6re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/4/07 at 6:25pmAge is not a issue in the world of theater. Chaka Khan is playing Sophia for gods sake and she is about 80 herself. It's about what you read from the stage. And to my knowledge Melba and Stephanie both are short and look pretty young. Not to mention Lachanze wasn't the youngest cookie in the bunch either.
jake6970
Broadway Star Joined: 9/21/07
atlsuperstar
Stand-by Joined: 8/6/06
#8re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/4/07 at 6:47pmYou are right! Someone just confirmed that Brandi is replacing Fantasia. That is going to be amazing. She's one talented girl!
#9re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/4/07 at 6:52pmChaka is 54. And I could never see Brandi playing the part. Her voice couldn't handle it. She is not that great live from what I have seen.
atlsuperstar
Stand-by Joined: 8/6/06
#10re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/4/07 at 8:11pmWhich Brandi are you speaking of? Brandi Chavonne Massey is amazing live...maybe you are thinking of someone else. "Wicked" (Elphaba), "Caroline or Change" (Radio 1), "J@Hyde" (Lucy), "The Lion King" (Nala). I have seen her in all these roles and the girl has some chops!
#11re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/4/07 at 8:45pmOh yes! Brandi will be wonderful! She has an AMAZING voice!!
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#12re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/4/07 at 8:50pmOhhh, I thought you meant Brandy the pop star at first. Maybe she's who uncageg was thinking of.
#13re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/4/07 at 8:57pm
"Stephanie Mills and Melba Moore will NEVER play Celie. "
As Marc Shaiman wrote:
Because of their race
Just loo at thier face
It's as soft as a babies behind
Because BLACK DON'T CRACK...
RobbieJ
"This is almost as good as the deer thread.
BillyGoatGirl300
"Ugly people shouldn't mate"
AngryDeer
#14re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/4/07 at 10:20pmWhere's Lauryn Hill when you need her !!!!???
#15re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/4/07 at 10:27pm
Stephanie Mills auditioned for the role of Shug Avery when they were casting for the original company of the Broadway production (and was, I believe, seen for it again when the tour was being put together.)
If she were ever to do the show, that's the part she would play.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#16re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/4/07 at 11:35pmMy understanding is that Brandi Chavonne Massey will be replacing Montego Glover as the Celie/Nettie standby. Montego will be playing Nettie full time and continuing to understudy Celie. Zonya Love will be Celie.
#17re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/5/07 at 12:05pm
Brandi Chavonne Massey=brilliant
Brandi "I Wanna Be Down"=abysmal, she can't sing live to save her life
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#18re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/5/07 at 1:44pm
Stephanie Mills today (at 50): 
Chaka Khan today (at 54): 
#19re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/5/07 at 1:59pmTheatre isn't about age? Huh? Chaka's role is a bit more flexible than Celie.
#20re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/5/07 at 2:03pmcarpathia jenkins
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atlsuperstar
Stand-by Joined: 8/6/06
#21re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/5/07 at 3:30pm
Who is Zonya Love?...what has she done?...Montego as Nettie full time...thats not a bad choice.
Updated On: 12/5/07 at 03:30 PM
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#22re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/5/07 at 5:12pm
"Stephanie Mills auditioned for the role of Shug Avery when they were casting for the original company of the Broadway production (and was, I believe, seen for it again when the tour was being put together.)
If she were ever to do the show, that's the part she would play."
Absolutely.
And, actually, B3, I don't mean to nitpick but there's no R in Capathia.
Deycallmemimi2
Chorus Member Joined: 11/28/07
#23re: The Color Purple's New Celie
Posted: 12/5/07 at 7:10pmZonya Love I think is a fresh face, but she does kind of look like Whoopi. I was under the impression that Brandi was going to be the full time Celie, Montego is fulltime Nettie, and Darlesia was going to switch over to the Celie/Nettie cover for a few months.
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