
Former American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino stopped by The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C to announce she will reprise her lead role of Celie in the first North American touring production of The Color Purple.
The Kennedy Center released the news last week that Barrino will join the cast for the five-week engagement starting in June.
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‘Tasia looks good minus all those horrid looking tattos.
I saw her on Broadway and she did a really good job. I was surprised ’cause that Lifetime movie gave me a headache.
Fantasia lookin pretty good
She’s lost a good deal of weight. She looks MUCH better than she usually looks!
Look at Fanny…She looks great! I spent some time with her CIAA weekend in Charlotte and she was as nice as nice could be…She will forever have a fan in me. She was just so utterly down to earth.
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TASIA’s back! gon girl do your thing. i never got to see her in the color purple but i’ll hopefully be in new york or cali (depends) in june so i s hould be able to see her!
Love ya Tasia!!
I really wish she would cover up her hood rat tatoos.
@WILLPWR:
I agree with you. Fantasia does look great, but from a male perspective tatoos are so “unlady” like. I know I may start some tension but, ladies, that`s not a good look at all.
I live in London so don’t give a damm about no colour purple tour (they ain’t coming here)
Fanny just needs to hurry up and release a new album! Why didn’t you ask her about the album?
I like hood tattoos
Yeah tattoo’s are a no no on a woman. When I was 16 my mom was gonna allow me to get inked. But now I look back, now 18 and thank God I didn’t damage my temple. Don’t get me wrong it looks ok on certain women but not everyone. It’s cute on Rihanna..
I hope I get to see her this time. Go Fantasia!
I cant wait to see her in the play! I’m about to look for my tickets right now!
I live in Harlem and saw “The Color Purple” 3 times–once with Fantasia. She was great & I also was surprised b/c of her lackluster Lifetime movie performance. Her voice & depth gave me chills! if you can get here people GO SEE HER LIVE!
go fanny
SHE DOES LOOK GREAT. HATE THE TATTOOS. I HAVE 9 & I HATE THE BIG VISIBLE ONES. IF YOU GET INK PUT IT IN SEXY AREAS. ALL DOWN THE LEGS & ARMS ARE NOT CUTE!!! SPEAKING FROM AN EXPERT
Aww look at Tasia, she is so darn cute in those pictures.
Love her but I agree that the tatts are a bit much.
& WILLPWR is still SEXY! lol!
Good for Tasia…. She has a good spirit and deserves the best yes her performance in The Color Purple was AWESOME!
#15 I saw it twice myself…lol…
The show has been touring for well over a year. How is this the first North American touring production of the show? This is her first time on the tour and its first stop in DC but not the first tour.
#9 Please stop hatin’ if she wants to have tatoos she can stop fuckin’ hatin’!!!!!
If you like the tatoos, i love it let them hate!
I saw her on Broadway and loved it, i heard she missed quite a few performances though
Love fantasia and she looks great. I do wish she didn’t have all of those tats but that’s beside the point. My mom saw her on broadway and said she was excellent with that role and her vocals were serious.
That’s a hood rat if I’ve ever seen one.
Its about time she came back out cause she was having some money problems color purple is a good rebound.
awww thats great news! i would love 2 see her cuz i heard she really tears it down.
i hope the bish can read the script
Fantasia looks good. I am happy for her!
She was the best performer in The Color Purple on broadway. She lit up the stage! I may have to c it again.
# 26 I just have to say this and I ” YOUR MAMA IS A HOOD–RAT”.
ARE YOU JEOLOUS DID SHE TAKE YOUR MAN..
excuse me regular people but I get tired or the real HOOD RAT dissing people who are working hard to make…and this lady has a CHILD…
That movie, “The Color Purple” had to be one of the worst assassinations of the image of the black male that I’ve ever seen. Every black male character in the movie was either a child molester, rapist, or incompetent in some manner, while every black female character was “strong”, “oppressed”, “intelligent”, or “revolutionary” in some white jew contrived way. Black men with a brain need to take a look at that flick and see why black women, effeminate black “men”, and white people love it so much. Of course the spearhead is that top witch, Oprah Winfrey.
I CAN”T WAIT!! LOVE YOU FANNY!
Like Fanny, hate her tattoos and ghetto fabulous ways. Guess that’s just the way she is.
@ Judah OMG that was so terrible! SMH….
Fantasia looks absolutely great. This is THE best I have ever seen…. Amazing with weight loss, a nice hair do and braces could do… She looks polished (well excluding tats)…
fANTASIA LOOKS SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL…..LOVIN IT…..
I THINK SHE IS MATURING VERY WELL….SHE’S LOOKING SO LADY LIKE………..GO FANTASIA.
My gosh that woman can really sing.
@26 ur obviously stupid he’s not a hood rat her tats r a personal choice and she looks wonderful I’m sure ur ugly so that’s how u compensate ur insecurities loser no hoot rat beautiful axcomplished singer actor I’m sure she could care less about ur pointless so calld opinion
Fantasia looks stunning Im so happy for her. I hope she has a good run. As for #29 Me : Please let the reading jokes die ,that is so old. Besides you can’t even spell so how you gonna talk about her reading? As someone has already said she is somebody’s mother so dont be calling her out of her name,that is not necessary at all. Can’t somebody post something postive about her without people turning it negative?
maybe its just me, but why do people like her again? as an artist i mean
her voice is definitly unique but incredibly annoying and way too high pitched but maybe thats just me.
I seen her in Bloomingdales in NYC and shes so damn loud and ghetto she was screaming at her friend across the dresshirts depeartment talkin bout “girl people up in fragrances stay tryna sell me suttin!!” very ghetto fabulous
TASIA? WHERE IS THE FFFING NEW ALBUM? SINGLE? SOMETHING? YOU ARE DEPRIVING YOUR FANS!!!
@ 43, I love Fantasia and so does alot of other people.
So what she was talking loud to her friend in Bloomingdales.
Hey Tasia i to am waiting on your next cd.
she killed it on Broadway
**@ SARCASMIC**
I like Fantasia because she is very talented. I understand what you are saying about the voice. She can be a little extra sometimes but that comes from singing in church where you are taught to just put it all out there & I’m not mad @ that because she makes you feel the emotion of what she is singing about. The girl has damn near brought me to tears on more than one occasion. Plus she is very down to earth & approachable..unlike many of these other celebrities that walk around with their noses in the air & act too good to sign autographs or take pics with the fans. Not to mention many people can relate to her because although she’s on broadway & on tv she is still very open & candid about her struggles. Pick up her first CD if you don’t have it & also read her book. You might change your opinion.
I agree with you 100% #43 Sarcasmic.
She can not sing to me. In fact she makes me cringe. I SANGER, lol makes your hair on your arms stand up, not cringe. She yells and in my book that’s not singing. She is annoying, her voice is sooo annoying. I guess she is for the hood because she isn’t a singer in my book. I can’t even listen to any of her songs, I’ve tried. I’ve tried to feel the hype and after how many years? I still don’t get it. NEXT>>
So Tabby, what you’re saying is that all of us who like fantasia are from the hood? Just trying to get this clear before i proceed !