Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
#1Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 2:08pm
Jennifer Holliday has just been announced for Dreamgirls in August here in Atlanta.
Theater of the Stars
Updated On: 1/10/13 at 02:08 PM
#2Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 2:10pmGirl's gotta eat, and I doubt anyone's knocking down her door with offers to do anything else.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
Wildcard
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
#2Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 2:26pm
What other roles can you see her playing?
Some that come to mind:
• Trix the Aviatrix
• Oda Mae Brown
• Sofia from Color Purple
#3Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 2:26pmLoretta Devine must be rolling her eyes and laughing her ass off.
sally1112
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/13/04
#4Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 2:33pmSomething on Glee or Smash would be cute, but temporary.
#6Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 2:39pmRobbie, how dare you even suggest that! LOL
#7Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 2:41pmI would kill my ninety-year-old grandmother to watch J-Ho bring her sledgehammer-like subtlety to "Lot's Wife".
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#8Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 2:48pm
Well...I wasn't making a value judgment on how she'd be. But it is an age-appropriate role, and a role worthy of a Tony-winning Best Actress.
Perhaps, if given the chance, she'd surprise us all!
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Joined: 12/31/69
#9Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 3:26pmYeah but she'd have to learn a new part. She can play Effie with her eyes closed by this time. I bet she shows up one day before showtime for a walk through, brings her own costumes and a twenty-two page tour rider.
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#10Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 3:27pmShe was doing gospel plays and gay bar performances. I guess she has now come full circle.
Visceral_Fella
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/12
#12Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 3:57pmEven Carol knew when to let go of Dolly.
I know you.
I know you.
I know you.
Visceral_Fella
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/12
#13Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 4:03pmWhat's so unsettling to me is how in denial she see seems to be. She implied before her MUNY performances that she's better in the role now than she was when she was actually age appropriate.
#14Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 4:09pm
Well...I wasn't making a value judgment on how she'd be. But it is an age-appropriate role, and a role worthy of a Tony-winning Best Actress.
How is Caroline an age-appropriate role for Jennifer Holliday? Caroline is referenced in the script as being 39, and Holliday is 52.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Updated On: 1/10/13 at 04:09 PM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#15Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 4:09pmYou mean Effie wasn't a 50-something year old middle aged woman?
#16Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 4:12pmI hope Sandra Church plays Louise in the next GYPSY revival!
Visceral_Fella
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/12
#17Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 4:14pmHey you never know, the breakdown might change seeing as so many theatres want her in the role.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#18Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 4:24pmThe Channing reference was a joke right? She played Dolly until they pried it from her cold, dead fingers.
#19Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 4:29pmWell...yes, she's not 39. But she could pass for a beat-down middle aged maid loooooooong before she could pull off Effie Melody White, right?
#20Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 4:32pm
But you need to feel Caroline's pain, not laugh at her wonky ass faces for 2 hours.
#21Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 4:44pmBut still...I'm not talking about quality of performance. I'm talking about age-appropriateness. I assumed she'd try to take on this role to move away from Effie. I still hope she does.
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#22Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 5:05pmIsn't she thin now, too, so she doesn't even have the appropriate body type anymore?
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
ElphabaGoodman
Broadway Star Joined: 4/2/10
#23Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 5:45pm
I wonder if this is a co-production with Wolf Trap. She will be performing Dreamgirls there about two weeks after the run in Atlanta.
Sure, her portrayal was iconic but I really think it's time to say goodbye to Effie. I actually think it was time to say goodbye to Effie 20 years ago.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#24Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 6:15pm
Weren't any of you paying attention when she sang "And I am telling you, I'm not going?"
To be honest, Jennifer is a terrible actress. Her talent was always gospel belt singing. She should have had Bernadette Peters' agent get her gigs on the concert tour circuit.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
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