Color Purple/Fantasia question

MimiJudith Profile Photo
MimiJudith
#1Color Purple/Fantasia question
Posted: 8/20/07 at 9:16am

I have tickets to see "The Color Purple" on Saturday, August 25. Does anybody know if Fantasia will be in on that day? I hope she's not away on vacation...

Malaijah
#2re: Color Purple/Fantasia question
Posted: 8/20/07 at 9:25am

She doesn't have anymore vaction time scheduled, but she has been sick. I would check with the box office on Thursday.


Conquered:TCP DC W Soon: JB LK LM

MimiJudith Profile Photo
MimiJudith
#2re: Color Purple/Fantasia question
Posted: 8/20/07 at 11:39am

Okay, thank you. I would hate to miss her.

MimiJudith Profile Photo
MimiJudith
#3re: Color Purple/Fantasia question
Posted: 8/23/07 at 2:49pm

I just read on ATC that Fantasia has been out sick all week. Does anyone know about this? I have tix to see the show this Saturday night and I hope she's in!

alfgiotir Profile Photo
alfgiotir
#4re: Color Purple/Fantasia question
Posted: 8/23/07 at 4:16pm

Well I went to go see it yesterday and she was in and she did an AWESOME job. Off-topic but the Broadway Theatre has great sightlines.

Wanna Be A Foster Profile Photo
Wanna Be A Foster
#6re: Color Purple/Fantasia question
Posted: 8/23/07 at 6:47pm

OMG You Guys! She has only missed 38 performances! Give the woman a break! When you're sick, you're sick! Plus, she has a kid and that must keep her quite busy! Gosh!


"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

MovieGuy1031 Profile Photo
MovieGuy1031
#7re: Color Purple/Fantasia question
Posted: 8/23/07 at 6:49pm

Wasn't there talk a while back of re-releasing the cast recording with Fantasia on it?

Is that still to be?


"The nice thing about the rain is that it always stops... eventually."

- Eeyore

jg4892
#8re: Color Purple/Fantasia question
Posted: 8/23/07 at 6:53pm

If Fantasia isn't there, her understudy Montego is AMAZING. Don't ger a refund. Her vocals are different, but strong. More similar to LaChanze's. Her acting is the real star of the show.

alfgiotir Profile Photo
alfgiotir
#9re: Color Purple/Fantasia question
Posted: 8/23/07 at 6:56pm

Wanna be a foster, how do you know it's 38? Just wondering. And there are only aprroximately 32 perf. per month and she has only been on since April. That's a month in total that she has missed.

Wanna Be A Foster Profile Photo
Wanna Be A Foster
#10re: Color Purple/Fantasia question
Posted: 8/23/07 at 7:00pm

In case you couldn't sense the obvious sarcasm in my post, I was making fun of the hardcore 'tasia defenders.


"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

Dirty_Rotten_Guy Profile Photo
Dirty_Rotten_Guy
#11re: Color Purple/Fantasia question
Posted: 8/23/07 at 7:02pm

Well, I'm glad my family and I decided to wait and see Fantasia in the show in October instead of...tomorrow, haha


My 2007/2008 Season: Grey Gardens (7/5) 110 in the Shade (7/6) Mary Poppins (7/7) Xanadu (7/7) Deuce (7/8) Spamalot (7/8) Jersey Boys (8/25) The Year of Magical Thinking (8/25) Mauritius (11/2) Young Frankenstein (11/3) Rock 'N' Roll (11/3) Pygmalion (11/4) Mauritius (11/10) Mauritius (11/21) Mauritius (11/21) Sunday in the Park with George (3/6) South Pacific (3/7) Gypsy (3/8) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (3/9)

jayindapub
#12re: Color Purple/Fantasia question
Posted: 8/24/07 at 11:56am

Fantasia was there for both the Wednesday matinee and evening show! And she was nothing short of amazing.