Fantasia Barrino News

THE CONTEST HAS CONCLUDED! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED!

Today's the day the Teddy Bears had their picnic! And they brought along all their Broadway-loving friends for another successful and entertaining Broadway Bears auction, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS! To the thrill of bear and fan-boy alike, the 11th Annual event raised over $127,000! Top winners were 'Cyrano de Bergerac,' 'The Lion King' and 'Spamalot.'

The 11th Annual Broadway Bears auction line-up, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on February 17 at 7PM, is here! Each year, 'Broadway Bears: A Costumed Teddy Bear Auction' is a much-anticipated BC/EFA event. These specially-designed bears (often using actual material from their respective Broadway productions, and autographed by the stars) raised $130,000 last year. BC/EFA hopes to reach even higher this winter!

The cast of The Color Purple returned to the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway) after nearly 3-weeks of work-stoppage due to the stagehands' strike.

The Color Purple's Fantasia, who was originally scheduled to play Celie in the hit musical through this October, will now star in the show through January 6th, 2008

The 63rd annual Theatre World Award winners for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut performances during the 2006-2007 theatrical season areas follows:

Tamyra Gray, the popular first season finalist of 'American Idol,' joins the cast of Rent on Tuesday, May 29

A party celebrating the Broadway debut of 'American Idol' star Fantasia Barrino in the hit musical The Color Purple was held at Spotlight Live in Times Square on April 22nd.

Broadway's smash hit musical The Color Purple, now starring Fantasia, had its best 8-show week ever, shattering the house record at the Broadway Theatre, grossing $1,183,722.56 for the week ending April 15, 2007, its 76th week on Broadway.

American Idol' winner Fantasia Barrino made Broadway debut in the starring role of Celie in The Color Purple on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 7pm, at the Broadway Theatre!

American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino will make her Broadway debut in the starring role of Celie in The Color Purple, beginning tonight Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 7pm, at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway).

Following an inspiring live performance on American Idol tonight, Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 8PM EST (8PM PST tape-delayed) on FOX TV, as well as an interview and performance scheduled to air on The Oprah Winfrey Show Wednesday, February 28, 2007 (check local listings), the producers of THE COLOR PURPLE confirm that American Idol Season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino is set to make her Broadway debut in the starring role of Celie beginning Tuesday, April 10, 2007.

Fantasia Barrino may be the latest 'American Idol' veteran to find work on Broadway, if she is cast as Celie in The Color Purple

Click in for reviews of Avenue Q: The Book, The Audrey Hepburn Treasures, Mamma Mia! How Can I Resist You?, The Alchemy of Theatre, We Bombed in New London, Somewhere: The Life of Jerome Robbins, Stop The Show, In Their Company: Portraits of American Playwrights, Fantasia: Life is Not a Fairy Tale and The Entertainment Sourcebook 2007.

The runner-up in 'American Idol' just made her Broadway debut as Penny Pingleton in Hairspray. Next up? Brooklyn on tour. We get the scoop on all that, and more!

American Idol finalist Jennifer Hudson will play Effie in the upcoming film version of Dreamgirls

Danny Glover has been cast as Marty Madison in the upcoming film version of Dreamgirls

Anika Noni Rose has been cast as Lorrell Robinson in the upcoming film version of the musical Dreamgirls