Valisia lekae leaving MOTOWN

[troynow]

Posted: 8/3/13 at 5:36pm

Valisia who plays DIANA ROS IS leaving Motown. Power house singer Felica Boswell stepping in. Now I wanna see Motown!

[gchris11]

Posted: 8/3/13 at 5:38pm

YAWN!!!

[Anshel2]

Posted: 8/3/13 at 6:41pm

When?

[Queen of the Night]

Posted: 8/3/13 at 7:45pm

I saw Felicia in the national tour of Memphis. She was awesome! If I was in NYC, I'd go see her in Motown. I'm sure she will rock in this show!

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/3/13 at 11:44pm

why would LeKae leave??

[troynow]

Posted: 8/3/13 at 11:46pm

Well theres the story she is going for a mandatory Poducer imposed six week leave....Meanwhihle they are builing a whole new package for Felisha

[Wynbish]

Posted: 8/3/13 at 11:53pm

Says...

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 8/3/13 at 11:58pm

A mandatory what now?

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 8/3/13 at 11:59pm

Is she being punished for losing the TONY?

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/3/13 at 11:59pm

what's a whole new package?

[justincharacter]

Posted: 8/4/13 at 12:11am

Why are they imposing her to leave?

[Visceral_Fella]

Posted: 8/4/13 at 3:21am

Wow, Felicia Boswell is amazing.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 8/4/13 at 5:18am

How has her attendance been?

Posted: 8/4/13 at 9:09am

how is she leaving before 6 month (or even a year) contracts are up?

[theeatah]

Posted: 8/4/13 at 9:16am

They're casting a powerhouse singer to play Diana Ross? That seems counterintuitive. I guess she'll be toning it down an awful lot.

[Mike Barrett]

Posted: 8/4/13 at 10:34am

I don't get why she's leaving but she was amazing when I saw her the other night. A great talent who will be missed in the show. But on the other hand Felicia Boswell is AMAZING. I just might have to see the show again.

[Visceral_Fella]

Posted: 8/4/13 at 10:42am

They're casting a powerhouse singer to play Diana Ross? That seems counterintuitive. I guess she'll be toning it down an awful lot.

Felicia went on as Deena during the Dreamgirls tour quite a bit. I know Deena and Diana Ross aren't technically the same, but Felicia does have soft parts of her voice. Her "evidence" as Deena is quite good actually. This role is in her type.

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 8/4/13 at 11:00am

Says who? I see no link.

[Visceral_Fella]

Posted: 8/4/13 at 11:09am

Updated On: 8/4/13 at 11:09 AM

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 8/4/13 at 11:15am

Yeah, I was referring to Valisia Lekae leaving Motown.

[Visceral_Fella]

Posted: 8/4/13 at 11:19am

My apologies. This is indeed true though.

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 8/4/13 at 11:24am

Apology accepted. I don't deny what you said true though.

[Visceral_Fella]

Posted: 8/4/13 at 11:29am

Oh, I was referring to Felicia as Diana, it's true. It's happening. :)

EDIT: I have no idea if the reason that was given in this thread is true though. Updated On: 8/4/13 at 11:29 AM

[justincharacter]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 12:34am

Bump. Hm, I just thought about it. Will she be headlining the tour? I recall reading a article where Kevin McCollum, the lead producer, said that Berry Gordy and the rest of the creative team will have a chance to tweak the show while on tour. I can imagine if they want her to start up the tour with the changes, and returning to the Broadway company shortly after the first year. But then again, I'm not sure.

Updated On: 8/9/13 at 12:34 AM

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 1:45am

Why would she leave to do a tour? First, normally a first national doesn't start until at least the next year so Fall 2014 because most houses have announced their upcoming seasons.

Is she just a b*tch to work with?