Fantasia is NOT Pregnant, Okay???
December 24, 2007 by Jeanne
American Idol winner, Fantasia Barrino, wants everyone to know that she’s not pregnant. Apparently, there were rumors circulating that she was expecting her second child. The father was rumored to be the Atlanta-based rapper, Young Dro. I never heard that! Did you guys hear about it???
Anyway, her spokesperson had the following to say: "Fantasia is not pregnant and the internet rumors are entirely untrue… It is true that she has missed some performances because she has gotten sick from time to time over the nine months, but doing eight shows a week is a lot so she missed a few."
That puts to rest the rumors about whether or not she really did miss shows on Broadway! Well, her run is almost up so she’ll get plenty of time to rest and recover, I guess. Eight shows a week can be quite a lot. Theater buffs, help me out – whenever I’ve gone to see shows like the "Phantom of the Opera" (my absolute favorite – I’ve seen it three times!), I heard that they had to do more than 8 shows a week. Anyone know the deal???
Usually a Broadway show does 6 nights and 2 matinees. They have 1 night off for a life.
It can be very taxing, but the star does not usually take much time off since they are the draw. I think Fantasia could have not yet developed the stamina as a theater performer. She was a chir and night club singer before AI and afterwards she mostly opened for other singers and did not have lengthy or frequent concerts.
Diana, on the other hand had toured as the entire act when she was 12 and had the stamina to perform. She also did not have the starring role – that makes a difference in 2 ways. 1) probably not as many people are coming just to see her and 2) her role was not as physically demanding.
Tamyra is also appearing on Broadway but not in the starring role.
The issue here is that the theater has to refund money when the star is absent. I do not hold this against Fantasia as she has really helped that show get into the black when it was struggling. I think her contract should have been more specific about performances she was to miss. Currently she is contracted to miss one matinee a week, but is generally missing two shows a week.
Broadway is ‘dark’ on Mondays. Off-Broadway is dark on Wednesdays. I do wonder where the story came from about Fantasia. I first read it in the New York Post about a week ago. That she is NO longer with the show- even though her contract was supposed to run to the 2nd week of Jan. It also said that ’she wrecked havoc with ticket sales and fans were very upset with her missing almost 50 performances during the summer and early spring’. Why would anyone make that up???? Fantasia received such incredible reviews that her contract was extended 4 months. So..is she or isn’t she (still in the show???). Per ‘jean’- I don’t think she ‘didn’t have the stamina’ as she had done a year of 8 shows a week before these ‘rumors’ came to light. I do wish Clay Aiken the best with his upcoming Broadway run-I will be in first row March 20th! Clay has incredible energy and I think he will be incredible. I just hope his spring allergies are kept in check–maybe weekly shots will help!!! Clay is going to surprise so many people (not his fans, though-we already know) with his comedic timing and incredible wit—I even heard his ‘British Accent’ is perfection!!!!
Fantasia has stated herself that she did not miss that many shows and about hte pregnacy thing it is so stupid!! I looked on my search page 10000,000 articles on this people please get a life cuz she is surely going on with hers.
man just let that stuff go it aint true so let it be……….and if it was it was we can’t tell ha wat ti di and wat nit to do she got it under contorl ppl be on some other stuff i love ha she can sing she is ma hero