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Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984), or simply Fantasia, is a multiple Grammy Award-nominated R&B/soul singer and award-winning Broadway actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the television series American Idol in 2004. Her first album, Free Yourself, was certified double platinum and received four Grammy nominations. Her second album, Fantasia, was certified gold, received three Grammy nominations and featured the 8-week #1 Billboard Hot R&B hit "When I See U." On April 10, 2007, Fantasia made her stage debut as Celie in the Broadway musical, The Color Purple.
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In the 1900-1901 season there were seventy plays or musicals being produced on Broadway. It was the beginning of the boom, and the decades that followed saw that number quadruple. In addition, there were seven Vaudeville houses and six Burlesque theaters presenting their shows to a theater thirsty population of just over three and a half-million inhabitants.
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A Chorus Line tells the story of the Broadway gypsies who bare their souls and put their lives on the line as they audition for an unnamed Broadway musical. The 1975 show won the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Musical. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street)
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The film is an adaptation from the Broadway musical where a trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960’s. Dreamgirls is directed by Bill Condon and will star Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx, and Beyoncé.
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While early–20th-century theater favored strict realism, the post–World War II era on Broadway saw an increase in theatrical diversity. In 1943, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein had joined with choreographer Agnes de Mille to turn an unsuccessful play (‘Green Grow the Lilacs') into ‘Oklahoma!', creating that uniquely American form of theater, the musical comedy.
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[W]here Disney has succeeded on Broadway others have failed. Its rival Warner Bros. challenged Disney's opening of 'Tarzan' last year with its Broadway foray, the Elton John musical 'Lestat.' While Tarzan received mixed reviews but continues on Broadway, 'Lestat' flopped and closed within two months.
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