Oprah On Broadway? 'This Is Really Going To Happen'

Brace yourselves, New York: Oprah is coming to Broadway.

In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Oprah said that she has every intention of acting in a Broadway play once her talk show ends.

"I have a stack of plays in my bag right now that I am reading," she said. "And just this past weekend, I was in New York meeting with producers. We were just talking about what would be the best route to take. But yes, this is really going to happen." She said that an ensemble show would be the best route for her to take.

Of course, Oprah will have to fit a Broadway play into her already busy schedule. On Monday, she admitted that OWN, the network she created, "is not where I want it to be," and said she would be devoting much more of her time to ensuring its success.

Oprah is also not a Broadway--or acting--novice. She was intimately involved in bringing the musical adaptation of "The Color Purple" to the stage, and has acted in movies for nearly 30 years. She is also set to star in an HBO movie, "Ruined."

In her interview with the Tribune, Oprah seemed dead set on making sure she got to Broadway. (And really, what producer would turn her down?)

"This next phase of my life should be pure delight," she said.

Comments

[Koeiseun]

08:01 PM on 05/13/2011

Haven't we all had enough of this womannnnnn

[Brown Trout]

06:29 AM on 05/13/2011

SpiderOprah ???

[Clevelandinwi]

10:17 PM on 05/12/2011

Gonna go away?

[AspenAlways]

10:03 PM on 05/12/2011

How many years is this farewell going to be dragged out.
Go away, already. You are way past your use by date and visually offensive.

[toocoldout]

11:48 AM on 05/13/2011

She's still the #1 talk show in all of America. Nowhere near expired.

[Jamie Lisa Pettus]

04:14 PM on 05/17/2011

Really? You show no respect for the tremendous contribution she has made to the world. I'm not an Opraholic, but I know enough to honor someone who has made the world a better place. If she wants to be on Broadway, let her be on Broadway. It's a free country, and if you don't like her, don't see her show...don't read her books...just don't spread vitriole and bad energy in the universe.

[lea171]

06:22 PM on 05/12/2011

I think she should follow her dream. As much as I loved the movie, the Color Purple, I would go see her if she chose something without a racial theme to it. It's been done over and over again. She has so much more to offer.

[Parade Keegan]

04:40 PM on 05/12/2011

Oprah, if she isn't careful is quickly becoming an example of "jack of all trades and a master of none".

[makemesmile]

02:28 PM on 05/12/2011

I liked Oprah's acting in the movie, "Women Of Brewster's Place". That was a good movie, too. I didn't like the movie, "The Color Purple" at all.

[Vantunow]

12:44 PM on 05/12/2011

Oprah Opera.

[butterworth]

12:09 PM on 05/12/2011

Since Oprah has done so many shows on addiction, it would've been interesting to delve into people like Oprah who are apparently ADDICTED to living their life in front of a camera, or preparing to be in front of a camera. You know, the people who seemingly don't feel alive unless they have attention, and are having themselves reflected back via an audience.

I do think it's a bit weird, and an actual addiction, but it's something our society has deemed it admirable. And of course in Oprah's case, people will always think she is godlike simply because she has amassed a lot of money. Duhhhhhhh she must be perfect because she's a billionaire...

[juhar]

05:07 PM on 05/12/2011

I pray that Oprah's addiction to "living one's life to the fullest," "following your dreams and passions" and always caring for other and the environmental rubs off on everyone.

Only Oprah's critics refer to her as "godlike" and Obama's critics refer to him as "the chosen one." These critics' efforts to diminish the accomplishments and achievements only make the critics seem petty, whiny and so jealous.

[TORAHTID]

08:21 PM on 05/12/2011

Word.

Is it not amazing how people who are consumed with jealousy, cant see themselves?

[Christopher Lee Totten]

09:19 AM on 05/12/2011

she'll only sign
if she can contractually control
the words of NYC theatre critics

[1234j]

09:00 PM on 05/11/2011

Go have fun Oprah!!!

[ZimboChick]

08:24 PM on 05/11/2011

gO O it's r birthday lol! love her

[tyrant510]

06:30 PM on 05/11/2011

love oprah. think she's a very good actress. i wish her well in her broadway endeavor. but who writes this stuff? this site seems to be more prone to hyperbole and misleading headlines/sentences than most of the tabloids.

"[she] has acted in movies for nearly 30 years."

this makes it sound like she's an acting veteran. she's been in a handful of movies, mostly smaller roles, and has lent her voice to some animated films recently. just because her first acting gig was 30 years ago, doesn't mean she's been regularly acting in films for 30 years, which this statement implies. i've gotten used to it in the headlines here, but within the article too? stop being so loose with your words guys. it's lazy.

[toocoldout]

01:30 PM on 05/11/2011

If Oprah's as smart as I think she is, she will turn her pursuit of Broadway into a docu-series on OWN. That way she could indulge in her Broadway dream while creating content for OWN at the same time. It would be a fascinating series to watch all the behind the scenes drama of a billionaire media mogul dancing on stage with a bunching of starving Broadway actors.

[Angrygrrl]

01:27 PM on 05/11/2011

I have nothing but respect for all that she's accomplished for herself and for others...
but B'way...means 7-8 LIVE shows weekly.
No taping.
Verrrrry taxing for even the strongest personalities/talents...can she still take direction?
Color Purple was a loooong time ago.
MHO only.