I was fortunate enough to see Ms. Rashad in the role of Lena Younger on opening night of A Raisin in the Sun. She was AWESOME. She's so good that she makes you forget that she's Phylicia Rashad. She totally transforms herself. She definitely deserves this honor. Audra McDonald was equally as fantastic. Sanaa Lathan was impressive. Now, Puffy on the other hand.... I swear, I went in with an open mind. I really wanted him to do well, but alas, he was awful. I watched the original A Raisin in the Sun last weekend and it just confirmed that Puffy needs to keep making beats. I mean, he remembered his lines and spoke on cue, but there was no depth to his performance. It was very surface, like he doesn't have a center of pain from which to draw. Sidney Poitier brought so much emotion to the role of Brother. He made you feel the pain of being a downtrodded, broken down, misunderstood black man. In my opinion, Puffy looked like a fool surrounded by a cast of amazingly talented women. So, I say all that to say, gon' head Phylicia.
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