Dreamgirls Revival Taking Shape - Hudson to Reprise Effie?- Page 4

[kyle.]

Posted: 1/28/07 at 5:48pm

There is a reality show on BET right now called One Night Only. It is about a high school putting on a production of Dreamgirls. I read about it on the Dreamgirls blog a few weeks ago. Anyone seen it?

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/28/07 at 5:53pm

^ It's pretty good. The Deena looked promising.

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 1/28/07 at 6:02pm

its a good show. The effie is talented and so cute

[MovieGuy1031]

Posted: 1/28/07 at 9:05pm

If we had to cast a Dreamgirls revival with only past American Idol contestants, I think it would be as follows:

Deena: Either Vonzell or Tamyra
Lorell: Either LaToya or Trenyce
Effie: J-HUD (duh...) and... hmm... uh...

Updated On: 1/28/07 at 09:05 PM

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 1/28/07 at 9:16pm

i hope this happens

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 1/28/07 at 9:16pm

i hope this happens

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 1/28/07 at 9:56pm

Exactly how old is Capathia Jenkins?

[MTVMANN]

Posted: 1/28/07 at 10:59pm

I would LOVE for her to do the Role. Also, and I'm not expert at all, but I've heard that Jennifer Holliday's "lack of non-Dreamgirls work" wasn't necessarily attributed to the fact that they could only see her as Effie, but more due to something like she wasn't as good of an actress as she needed to be.

At any rate, I don't think that Jennifer Hudson would get "stuck" as Effie, should she do it on Broadway. I would also love to see Anika Noni Rose do "Dreamgirls on Broadway too. Perhaps even as Deena.

[outovfashion07]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 10:05am

I just heared on E yesterday that this is still being worked on and that the 3 women (Beyonce, Anika, and of course J-Hud) would all be offered their roles before anyone else. Any truth to this? I would love to see all of them.

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 10:22am

I give that zero chance of happening. Of course the producers are going to offer it to them first, but do you really think Beyonce Knowles is up to an 8 performance week with a salary cut? They really ought to move Anika Noni Rose up to Deena, bring along Jennifer Hudson, and recast Lorell.

[outovfashion07]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 10:35am

Thats a good idea. Who do you think should play Lorell?

[sidjones09]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 10:42am

"Who do you think should play Lorell?"

Ramona Keller

[NiteOwl]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 10:45am

i don't see anika noni rose as "deena" *at all* ~ she has the wrong look and the wrong voice for the part, she's not the "deena" type.
i want to see new performers in *all* the major roles.
if i wanted to see beyonce, jennifer and anika i could just go to the local cineplex.

[outovfashion07]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 11:44am

You wouldn't want to get to her Jennifer blast out those beautiful songs live?

If they do bring it back, do you guys think that they will imput all the new songs?

[NiteOwl]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 12:07pm

i would settle for seeing jhud in concert singing those beautiful songs.
at this point in her career she shouldn't pigeon hole herself in one role.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 2:24pm

Is Loretta Devine too old to play Effie now?

[uncageg]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 2:33pm

NiteOwl, I agree. I think she should focus on her upcoming CD, do a tour and then go back to acting.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 2:39pm

Loretta Devine is almost 60 years old. Yes, she's too old to play Effie (or any other role in the show) now.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 4:12pm

I love Loretta . . . . that is all!

[TT]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 4:19pm

Jennifer Hudson is good...but she's NO Jennifer Holliday...

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 4:57pm

I really can't see any of these women returning unless it was as a brief concert-style thing.
Honestly, I'm still hoping Anika Noni Rose will be Dorothy in a revival of "The Wiz"

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 5:01pm

Isn't Noni Rose already attatched to the "Porgy and Bess" transfer coming in next season?

[wickedfan]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 5:16pm

Just as long as Anika is attached to SOMETHING soon, I will be happy. It's been too long.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 5:19pm

IF revival happens I'm pretty sure Noni Rose will not be taking part of it; now, it'd be great if they indeed produced the TV film of the show that she was supposed to star in.
She has been rumored for the Porgy & Bess revival but so far no official announcements have been made. I still think she'd make a fab Deena.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 2/7/07 at 5:21pm

Anika needs to keep herself working in films. That is where the money is. She should continue to try to book films while the iron is hot. She can come back to theatre anytime.