Well, damn.
FANTASIA'S 'PURPLE' FLU - STAR'S ABSENCES BREAK FANS' HEARTS
Basically, Screamtasia couldn't handle the load, missed more time than the person she replaced for missing too much time.
Favorite snip from the article:
Fantasia did show up for work the day the strike hit and sang for disappointed fans outside the theater. News of her impromptu concert reached Sardi's, where a group of Shubert executives were lunching.Said one, acidly: "There's no show, and she's out there singing. Now if we could get her to perform when there is a show, we'd be in business."