"A 'Dreamgirl' conquers her demons" - Jennifer Holliday

[COOOOLkid]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 3:47pm

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-holliday16feb16,1,5685609.story

"At 21, Jennifer Holliday brought Broadway audiences to their feet when she sang as the tortured Effie White in the musical "Dreamgirls," for which she won a Tony Award.

But after every eight-times-a-week performance, the young actress went home to an empty apartment. She had no boyfriend and no room for a social life amid her fame. Food was her friend, and weight became her enemy."


All I have to say is, "wow..."

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 3:54pm

Afterward, Holliday alluded to the makers of the $75-million movie "Dreamgirls," whom she has publicly accused of ripping her legacy away in their drive to put the spotlight on the movie's stars. Holliday is not in the cast of the 2006 film.

"The 'Dreamgirls' movie gave my depression depression," Holliday quipped as laughs erupted from the audience. But "there was no way I was going to stand here today and not sing my song. No way.

"Go get your life back," she said. "I've got my song back."

Interesting...

[luvliza89]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 3:56pm

"Food was her friend, and weight became her enemy."

That sounds like a VH1: Behind the Music tagline.

[HDThoreau2]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 8:56pm

Jennifer Holliday is one of the most dynamic performers in Broadway history. I would love to see her in another show.

[COOOOLkid]

Posted: 2/18/07 at 11:03pm

^ Is that a good thing? lol

Her performance in Chicago was... interesting.

[Joshua488]

Posted: 2/19/07 at 4:31am

Amen, HDThoreau2. A friend and I were joking about casting Jennifer Holliday as the next Sofia in The Color Purple, then we wondered how it would actually be. Terrible, probably, but intriguing nonetheless.

[HDThoreau2]

Posted: 2/19/07 at 9:59am

Jennifer was wonderful in Chicago, I loved it.

Jennifer could play Sofia very well. Also, she would ideal for Motor-Mouth Maybelle.

She is one of the greats!

[HDThoreau2]

Posted: 3/11/07 at 9:15am

God Bless the wonderful Jennifer Holliday.

Updated On: 3/11/07 at 09:15 AM