Audra to play Aretha Franklin in upcoming biopic?
Audra to play Aretha Franklin in upcoming biopic?
#1Audra to play Aretha Franklin in upcoming biopic?
Posted: 3/27/13 at 10:17am
Here's the article:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Audra-McDonald-to-Play-Aretha-Franklin-in-Upcoming-Biopic-20130327
Do you think this could happen? She certainly has an AMAZING voice, but has she given any indication before that she could do Soul?
Updated On: 3/27/13 at 10:17 AM
#2Audra to play Arethra Franklin in upcoming biopic
Posted: 3/27/13 at 10:28am
Vocally she's all wrong for the role. She'd definitely have to "train" to sing in that style which is light years away from what she's used to singing.
Personally, Jennifer Hudson should be the front runner. She's got the looks and the pipes...
...or they can go with an enormously talented unknown and surround her with box office power houses.
The title of this thread is MISLEADING. She hasn't snagged the role yet.
Updated On: 3/27/13 at 10:28 AM
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#2Audra to play Arethra Franklin in upcoming biopic
Posted: 3/27/13 at 10:35am
Her vocal style is wrong. Audra's is a legit voice, not a belter.
They should go with either Jennifer Hudson or the woman who plays Mercedes on Glee.
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#3Audra to play Aretha Franklin in upcoming biopic?
Posted: 3/27/13 at 10:37am
It was a bit misleading... thanks for pointing it out. Now it has a question mark.
I think I'd also rather have Jennifer, but I can't resist the idea of a major Broadway diva, getting her big break on Hollywood. It's the dreamer in me...
Amber Riley would also be fabulous!
Updated On: 3/27/13 at 10:37 AM
#4Audra to play Aretha Franklin in upcoming biopic
Posted: 3/27/13 at 10:38am*Aretha
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Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#5Audra to play Aretha Franklin in upcoming biopic
Posted: 3/27/13 at 10:39am
Vocally she's all wrong for the role. She'd definitely have to "train" to sing in that style which is light years away from what she's used to singing.
With the vocal problems she was having in Porgy and Bess, I would worry that this would irretrievably negatively alter that gorgeous legit voice she has.
#6Audra to play Aretha Franklin in upcoming biopic
Posted: 3/27/13 at 10:43am
^ Then if she gets the role they should just dub her because I can't fathom Audra getting down on "Rock Steady" with her "gorgeous legit voice" - she would send R&B/Soul and music purists in general howling with laughter from the movie theaters.
Updated On: 3/27/13 at 10:43 AM
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#7Audra to play Aretha Franklin in upcoming biopic
Posted: 3/27/13 at 10:49amIf they want to cast Audra, they should do a biopic of Marian Anderson.
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Wynbish
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#8Audra to play Aretha Franklin in upcoming biopic
Posted: 3/27/13 at 10:50amNow, that's a good idea
#9Audra to play Aretha Franklin in upcoming biopic
Posted: 3/27/13 at 10:55amLove Audra, but this wouldn't be right.
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#10Audra to play Aretha Franklin in upcoming biopic
Posted: 3/27/13 at 1:23pm
Audra belted an E in the Dreamgirls concert she did in 00 ("I have put up with your bitchin', I put up with your nagging, and ALL your screaming, too!"). She rarely goes higher than a C before switching into her "mixed" voice, but she does have the capacity.
Audra's got a big, chesty belt. Aretha's voice (much like Hudson's) is mixed throughout every inch of her range, with this smooth incorporation of her chest voice in every note. Yeah, like y'all, I don't think Audra can be the lead in a biopic about Aretha Franklin.
OrdinaryJukebox
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#11Audra to play Aretha Franklin in upcoming biopic
Posted: 3/27/13 at 1:34pmI adore Audra!! However, her as Aretha ... no. Her voice is ALL kinds of wrong (and not wrong in a bad way).
#12Audra to play Aretha Franklin in upcoming biopic
Posted: 3/27/13 at 1:39pm
Audra belted an E in the Dreamgirls concert she did in 00 ("I have put up with your bitchin', I put up with your nagging, and ALL your screaming, too!"). She rarely goes higher than a C before switching into her "mixed" voice, but she does have the capacity.
Couldn't she barely speak the next day, at least according to Seth Rudetsky?
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