Members AlexElizabeth Posted May 17, 2011 Members Share Posted May 17, 2011 SID Broadway Star Joins Soap! LaChanze -- a Broadway stage veteran who originated the role of Celie in The Color Purple opposite Renee Elise Goldsberry (ex-Evangeline) and won a Tony Award for her performance -- has been cast on ONE LIFE TO LIVE in the recurring role of Yvette. A show rep says that Yvette will have a "surprising connection to someone in Llanview." Look for LaChanze to first air in June. In other OLTL casting news, Soaps In Depth has learned that daytime newcomer Barret Helms will debut as Baz on Monday, June 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marco Dane Posted May 17, 2011 Members Share Posted May 17, 2011 Sad that OLTL is finally getting new black characters and show is getting canceled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alexisfan07 Posted May 17, 2011 Members Share Posted May 17, 2011 WHOA, she's 49?! Definitely Deanna (and maybe Destiny's) mom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted May 17, 2011 Members Share Posted May 17, 2011 she looks like she's in her 20s. Good black dont crack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alexisfan07 Posted May 17, 2011 Members Share Posted May 17, 2011 Sad While pregnant with her second child, LaChanze's husband, securities trader Calvin Gooding, was killed in the offices of the Cantor Fitzgerald financial services firm located in Tower One of the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted May 17, 2011 Members Share Posted May 17, 2011 For real. I'll have what she's having. LOL! That head shot for the guy playing Baz scares me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted May 17, 2011 Members Share Posted May 17, 2011 this is crazy. This is her at the 2006 Tony Awards when she was 44. She looks so young, so beautiful. She looks more like Deana's sister, not mother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlexElizabeth Posted May 17, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 17, 2011 49???????????? She looks amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Antoyne Posted May 17, 2011 Members Share Posted May 17, 2011 Renee Jones has competition in the Daytime world now as far as not looking anywhere near her age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members reallyhateskateonlost Posted May 17, 2011 Members Share Posted May 17, 2011 Yet more unwanted newbies killing the show...oh wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted May 17, 2011 Members Share Posted May 17, 2011 I remember when Audra McDonald, Lillias White, and Heather Headley appeared on Rosie to promote the Dreamgirls benefit concert and they gave LaChanze a shoutout as this was just after 9/11. I think she was originally in the production and had to pull out when she lost her husband. She is good casting, I hope they do her justice (writers AND scene partners ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eric83 Posted May 17, 2011 Members Share Posted May 17, 2011 She looks great. I dont see why anyone would be mad they have alot of time, I can see RC wrapping up all his pre cancellation stuff through the summer and into the fall. Guess she will be Deanna and Destiny's mom. Do we know about Deanna's dad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 17, 2011 Members Share Posted May 17, 2011 Why put a talented actress in a terrible story with bad actors? Why not have her related to Carla or Ed, or as an aunt to MIA Rachel? This seems like a waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted May 17, 2011 Members Share Posted May 17, 2011 LaChanze :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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