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The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen

The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen

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#0The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:52pm



Word from sources say that it will include red sequined halter tops, huge amounts of undulation, pigs, sweat, blood, Barbara Cook and a huge staircase full of 40 year old women.

Maybe they'll put her in a side ponytail with a "red" scrunchee symbolizing Fantasia's lost innocence.

I'm really looking forward to this.



...did they really need to let her do something again?




The Fantasia Barrino Story


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Updated On: 5/5/06 at 01:52 PM

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#1re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:01pm

BAAAAAAD idea...


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#2re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:08pm

I officially quit life.


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Danielm
#3re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:11pm

Oh my God! At first I thought this had to be a joke. I'm absolutely horrified.


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otis33
#4re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:25pm

NO!!! I love me some Fantasia, but even I feel the need to mock this.

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#5re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:28pm

While this is sort of horrifying, let's remember that Debbie only choreographed "Carie," she didn't direct it. And she can OCCASIONALLY direct a piece with feeling and subtelty, i.e. PBS'S "The Old Settler" starring Debbie and her sister.

Yero
#6re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:37pm

Shouldn't this be on the Off-Topic Board?


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Danielm
#7re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 3:00pm

Well, Brennan88--I do have to say that Ms. Allen is possibly a better director than choreographer (which is not saying a whole lot) it has as much to do with this just being a bad idea as with Ms. Allen's directing capabilities.


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kyguy78
#8re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 3:02pm

How will she direct Fantasia's freefall into obscurity as possibly the least successful Idol?

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Michael Bennett
#9re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 3:04pm

oh honey, Ruben is by far the least successful idol - and Kelly Clarkson really just broke out about two years ago.

I do hope there is a scene in it, though, when she finds out that Jennifer Hudson has been cast instead of her in DREAMGIRLS. High drama there.

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kyguy78
#10re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 3:09pm

They should probably write that scene with Latoya London involved as well.

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ThePinballWizard
#11re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 4:34pm

I'm sad that Jennifer Holliday won't be playing her mother in this Lifetime movie. She could have sang a song, better yet:

She could be cooking in her kitchen and find out that her daughters' career was going down the drain. She drops her frying pan and busts out in a rendition of And I Am Telling You as she runs out of the house into the snow trying to catch a cab to the record company trying to save her Fantasia's "dying" career...

Hmm...this sounds vaguely familiar...haven't we heard this before?

Maybe Debbie Allen will make a cameo and play LaToya?


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Gothampc
#12re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 4:38pm

I smell a lawsuit from Simon Cowell in the works.


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#13re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 4:40pm

Actually I think Justin might take the cake, when it comes to least successful Idol's (at least in the runner-up category).


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doodlenyc
#14re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 4:41pm

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=896204&boardname=off&dt=32

It is on the off-topic board.

Wiz, we mentioned Jennifer Holliday at the same time...spooky!
Does that mean she is gonna haunt us?


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Yero
#15re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 4:44pm

...
then why are we discussing it in 2 places? There are two different sections for a reason.


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Danielm
#16re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 4:48pm

Oh for Christ's Sake Yero. Just ignore the thread if it bugs you.


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ThePinballWizard
#17re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 7:39pm

Yero,
The Main Point is DEBBIE ALLEN doing something else. I never emphasized FANTASIA in the message.


"Isn't it strange that we spend most of our time learning to do what they put people in asylums for." - Jane Fonda on Acting

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#18re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 11:46pm

she is my all time faveorite from IDOL, girl can sing.

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#19re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 5/5/06 at 11:53pm

girl cannot read


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ljay889
#20re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 7/15/06 at 2:02am

I just saw the trailer on lifetime.

It's a 3 NIGHT preimere. THREE NIGHTS. For Fantasia, 3 NIGHTS? Come on.

Fantasia's acting looks laughable at some of those clips. But come on 3 nights for this? Give me a break.

Marie2
#21re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 7/15/06 at 3:07am

I saw the trailer and also found the brief clips of her acting to be cringe-inducing. The lines she was delivering were pretty cheesy. We'll have to wait and see but I'm already thinking girlfriend should have called up Jennifer Hudson and Diana DeGarmo to get some acting tips.

RentBoy86
#22re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 7/15/06 at 3:24am

Lest we not forget its on Lifetime. No offense to the women on the board, but Lifetime doesn't equal quality.

C is for Company
#23re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 7/15/06 at 3:29am

Yero, we're being very contrary today aren't we?


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#24re: The Fantasia Barrino Story - Directed by Debbie Allen
Posted: 7/15/06 at 9:25am

I just heard that Jennifer Hudson beat out Fantasia for this part too!

Debbie Allen thought Jennifer would make a better Fantasia after all.

Damn, that girl can't catch a break.

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