Dreamgirls Revival Taking Shape - Hudson to Reprise Effie?

i would love to see a full blown revival complete with the mechanical towers and light bridges make it's way back to the great white way.

it would also be great if jennifer hudson got on board to reprise her role especially if she takes home on Oscar for her performance. people would flock to the theatre in droves for a chance to see this girl perform in this show live on stage.

if they don't manage, for whatever reason to get jhud then i hope they choose someone who will do the role justice.

i'm sure this new revival will stick to the original choreography
as it's being sanctioned by the bennett estate. krieger must be beside himself that his music is being revived and re-discovered for a whole new generation!

i hope a NEW broadway cast recording will be considered as well! but my wish is they don't try to interpolate the new songs written for the film. i hope they stick to the original libretto as written.

i hope this happens!!!

GREAT NEWS!

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NOW THATS GREAT CASTING

Although I love Hudson and thought she was a knockout Effie, I really hope she doesn't reprise the role on stage.

Jennifer Holliday's career never got off the ground because no one could see her as anything but Effie. She kept coming back and doing "Dreamgirls" (on tour, in a revival, regionally, etc.,) and it became all she ever was. I don't want to see Hudson fall into that same trap.

If she wants to have any longevity in the industry, she needs to expand her horizons and do projects that are varied. Portraying Effie again (no matter how great it may be) just isn't the right move for her.

The next step Hudson takes is a crucial one, and if she wants to be able to do anything but that type of role, it should be a departure from "Dreamgirls."

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Updated On: 1/26/07 at 06:51 AM

I do LOVE me some Jennifer Hudson (i.e. my signature...), and I would absolutely kill to see her perform Effie on stage... wow, that would be so incredible!!!... but I, too, think that she should move on and create a new role, rather than continue on as Effie and be stuck there forever. People may start to view her as a one-trick pony if she continues on as Ms. White for too long... maybe just a short engagement in the revival of Dreamgirls and then on to something else? I think that would work, and also bring in TONS of ticket sales...

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If this does not happen, I'll be damned.

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If she DOES do it, she just needs to work extra hard on right away going after different roles. She can't rest on this one.

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It's the safe and obvious choice.

She's too young to be making "safe and obvious" career choices just now (if ever). It's the quickest way to join the ranks of the banal.

She surprised everyone with her work in Dreamgirls. Even herself. If she continues to surprise us, the sky's the limit. If she does what everyone expects, people will eventually look the other way.

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if anyone even THINKS Jennifer Hudson would take off 6 months from her brand new hopefully wonderful career to play Effie again they are either dead wrong or think JHud has no sense (or at least a baaaad manager/agent).

I would love to see a stage revival of Dreamgirls. I was too young to see the original production, and would love the opportunity to see this show on Broadway. Hudson would be amazing. I also think they could get some wonderful performers for the other roles.

^^That's even better! We need some more "tall" shows on Broadway.

"She is an American Idol contestant. Of course she's going to have an impulse toward the "safe and obvious." She has been told again and again that that's what sells."


Well, hopefully she has put the Ted Mack Amateur Hour behind her now.

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She wont do it, and she shouldnt...do another film asap, and release an album...make some cash while you can, baby.
Broadway aint goin anywhere.

I believe this is a stunt to attract more investors.

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