BV Buzz blog on BlackVoices.com is reporting that "American Idol" winner Fantasia will get another opportunity to play Celie, the main character in The Color Purple. The show is scheduled to open at The Kennedy Center in D.C. this summer.
You may recall the controversy surrounding Fantasia, who in 2007 starred in the Broadway show but missed almost 50 performances according to the New York Post.
The play is adapted from Alice Walker's novel, which was also a big-screen movie starring Oprah Winfrey, who produced the Broadway play and is supporting this summer's run, which starts in D.C. and will go to Chicago and Atlanta.
The play touches on gospel themes, both scripted and musical. Celie's life is an ongoing spiritual conversation, which in part is captured in diary entries that start with "Dear God.''
