THE SPIN (Daily Dose of Celebrity News): FANTASIA MISSES 50 SHOWS
TODAY (DEC. 14): Fantasia Misses 50 Shows
THE FACTS:
• Fantasia has missed nearly 50 shows since taking over the role of Celie in Broadway’s The Color Purple.
THE SPIN:
If you’re planning to trek to Broadway to see Fantasia in The Color Purple, good luck: You’re more likely to win big money off a scratch-off ticket than see her on stage. Since the summer kicked off, Fantasia has missed nearly 50 performances. Apparently, she hasn’t been able to keep up with the show’s grueling eight-shows-a-week schedule. These absences have hit the box office hard. Once Fantasia took over the reins, the show started to gross more than a million dollars a week. Now that the American Idol champ has began dropping performances, producers have refunded tens of thousands of dollars worth of tickets. Isn’t Oprah responsible for The Color Purple? Fantasia, watch your back. Forget the eight-year-old little girl you made cry with your absences, if you make Oprah mad, you’ll be crying!
THE FACTS:
• Fantasia has missed nearly 50 shows since taking over the role of Celie in Broadway’s The Color Purple.
THE SPIN:
If you’re planning to trek to Broadway to see Fantasia in The Color Purple, good luck: You’re more likely to win big money off a scratch-off ticket than see her on stage. Since the summer kicked off, Fantasia has missed nearly 50 performances. Apparently, she hasn’t been able to keep up with the show’s grueling eight-shows-a-week schedule. These absences have hit the box office hard. Once Fantasia took over the reins, the show started to gross more than a million dollars a week. Now that the American Idol champ has began dropping performances, producers have refunded tens of thousands of dollars worth of tickets. Isn’t Oprah responsible for The Color Purple? Fantasia, watch your back. Forget the eight-year-old little girl you made cry with your absences, if you make Oprah mad, you’ll be crying!
It's clear...she's not ready to be a star!