Whoa...ok...didn't realize that when I posted my message that I was going to be called stupid...or that my knowledge was going to be questioned.I am fully supportive of anyone who has the chops to pull this off doing it. Especially when there are people out there who can bring down the house on stage, in church, or hell...even at the bus stop. My point is before just handing it over to a pop diva, why not look for someone else. Nothing wrong with a little undiscovered talent.
That was merely my 2 cents, and what I was going to do about her playing the role of Effie. Now Deena (thank you for the spell check), I can see her playing, and I think I even said that. But being that I have designed costumes for this show (including regionally) 4 times, and worked on the last touring production with Frenchie Davis as Effie, I think I know a thing or two about the show. While her weight isn't a pre-req (I love Margo's point), there are comments about her weight made throughout the first act, including her own line "This dress does nothing for my body", which doesn't necessarily have to imply to weight, but the way that it has been interpreted since its opening, has been about it.
And just to correct it, in the scene where curtis announces Deena is going to sing lead, before effie gets intothe line about her having the voice, curtis notes that "This is a new act, a new sound, a new look if you wanna make it today, you gotta make it on television" to which Effie replies "So Deena’s gonna sing lead ‘cuz u like the way she looks", which implies that yes, curtis is going for a pop sound, but also an audience friendly look.
Updated On: 1/28/05 at 02:46 PM
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