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Too beautiful for words

Seriously… I cant find the words to describe it, but I went to see The Color Purple on Saturday with Quiana and another friend of ours. It was the third time I have seen it, so I wasn’t really expecting much different… but, LET ME TELL YOU!!... In the past four years or so I have seen too many Broadway shows to count. But NONE of them have affected me the way Fantasia did in The Color Purple. Now, I’ll admit that I am way too jealous a person to give too much credit to a fellow Idol alum. fantasia will tell you that even as she was in the early stages of season three of American IdoI told her jokingly that she “wasn’t allowed” to do any better than 2nd place, because I wanted to be the most successful Idol contestant from NC. And, lo and behold, she goes and wins it!! And now, she has giving a performance SOOO worthy of credit and praise as “Celie” in The Color Purple. I had seen the show twice before with two of the previous “Celie” performers. Yet, Fantasia’s take on the character is fresher and FAR more believable than anyone I have seen. And. that goes for The Color Purple and every other show I have seen on stage. She performs the role so well and so convincingly that she even seems to make the other performers play their roles better than I have seen before. It really was like watching the show for the very first time. And, I don’t hand out compliments very easily. Even if you have not been a fan of Fantasia or her other efforts before, there is NO WAY to not love her in this. I have NO DOUBT that this performance for her will garner her an AMAZING amount of respect and credibility! If you haven’t had a chance to see the show, or haven’t had a chance to see Fantasia in it, don’t walk, RUN to New York to see it! Fantasia finishes her run in January, and when she leaves, I honestly don’t believe the show will ever be the same. I’m telling you.. Don’t miss this!!!

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