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The Associated Press via the website for THE COLOR PURPLE reports that the producers of the show are pleased to make a huge announcement about the cast. The legendary eight-time Grammy Award winner Chaka Khan, four-time Grammy Award winner and gospel singer BeBe Winans, and LaKisha Jones will make their Broadway debuts in the smash hit musical starting Wednesday, January 9, 2008, at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway). Chaka Khan will play Sofia opposite BeBe Winans Harpo. Chakas highly anticipated new album, Funk This, was released yesterday, September 25, 2007, and BeBes new album, Cherch, will be released October 30, 2007. LaKisha Jones will play the Church Soloist, who opens the show with the rousing gospel number Mysterious Ways at all evening performances, and Sofia at all matinee performances. Please note: Ms. Jones first performance will be December 19, 2007, and will play the Church Soloist at all [...]

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Elliott Yamin had two band members unable to perform with him at a local show in the Philippines the other day but, according to Inquirer Entertainment, it might have even served to enhance the musical experience. Apparently, Elliott only came to perform at Market! Market! at Fort Bonifacio with a keyboardist, a guitarist, and a percussionist, who ended up forgoing the drums for a shaker and a tambourine.
As the paper notes, "The result, however brief the program, was an amazing acoustic performance of tracks from the artists self-titled album. Yamins band may have been incomplete, but every number was fueled with so much intensity that the audience clearly didnt care."
His vocals were reportedly spot-on for such favorites as "A Song For You," "I’m The Man," and "Wait For You." The only complaint from those watching the show was the desire to see Elliott on a bigger stage and [...]

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