RE: "...did you see the movie version? She has wonderful talent as an actress, if not as a singer."
"Oprah Winfrey is an amazing actress and she was robbed of an Oscar."
"...but Oprah is an AMAZING and truthful actress."
Ummmm, sorry folks, but I have to disagree wholeheartedly. Oprah has to be one of the most mediocre actresses out there. In every performance she gives, I never see a fully developed, authentic, credible character; I see Oprah Winfrey trying to act. And that includes Sofia in TCP and Sethe in Beloved.
As for the show, I've said it before and I'll say it again: I hope they've made wholesale changes (like maybe a complete and utter reconception) to the show since I saw it here in Atlanta. Otherwise...
What I saw here was really not ready for prime time.