'I'M HERE' BELTS AT THE READING TABLE. For the movie 'The Color Purple'


Fantasia Barrino did nothing wrong, as evidenced by her singing her heart out during the reading for her new movie. imagine what reality would be like.
The 'American Idol' alum is part of the star-studded cast of 'The Color Purple' - which just hit theaters today. and is generating a lot of Oscar buzz, not to mention a lot of praise praise. for musical performances, including one by Fantasia. In particular, she handled a big number, called "I'm Here". and on Sunday, her teammate Colman Domingo posted a video of their final table being read as a cast member from last year.

Looking at it. it's amazing Fantasia fully embraces the character of Celie and she performs this song with everything she's got - making it a great showcase of her talent. It's safe to say that the other cast members were impressed and cheered her on all the way.


Fantasia has sung this song before. when she played the same role for the Broadway version of "TCP" - and now she's getting to perform it on the big screen - which is quite fun to watch.
The reviews for this film are quite amazing and it is expected to be a big hit at the box office.

Please note, this version of "The Color Purple" is a musical comedy in its own right. so we're sure to see/hear more performances like this -- and the first word is that "TCP" is one of the favorites for Best Picture at next year's Academy Awards because it's so good .