Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again? (BroadwayWorld.com)

californiasnow

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Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 02:08pm

Jennifer Holliday has just been announced for Dreamgirls in August here in Atlanta.

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Updated On: 1/10/13 at 02:08 PM

AC126748

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Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 02:10pm

Girl'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

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Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 02:26pm

What other roles can you see her playing?

Some that come to mind:
• Trix the Aviatrix
• Oda Mae Brown
• Sofia from Color Purple

Jordan Catalano

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 02:26pm

Loretta Devine must be rolling her eyes and laughing her ass off.

"I think Glee is way too sharp, smart, witty, clever and emotionally confronting for the masses." - Dave19 - "What's next? Snow Black and the 7 Swaggers? Shasquirta and the Beast? 101 Weavematians? Willis in Ghettoland?" - Dave19, in reference to the new ANNIE remake.

sally1112

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 02:33pm

Something on Glee or Smash would be cute, but temporary.

SonofRobbieJ

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Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 02:37pm

No one's letting her play Caroline?

Jordan Catalano

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 02:39pm

Robbie, how dare you even suggest that! LOL

"I think Glee is way too sharp, smart, witty, clever and emotionally confronting for the masses." - Dave19 - "What's next? Snow Black and the 7 Swaggers? Shasquirta and the Beast? 101 Weavematians? Willis in Ghettoland?" - Dave19, in reference to the new ANNIE remake.

AC126748

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Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 02:41pm

I 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

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 02:48pm

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!

JoeKv99

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 03:26pm

Yeah 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.

No good can possibly come from using this vast wasteland of error and deliberate deceit. You should get off of it and warn others away. You should make sure your children and grandchildren know what a corrupt and morally bankrupt institution it truly is.

ArtMan

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 03:27pm

She was doing gospel plays and gay bar performances. I guess she has now come full circle.

Visceral_Fella

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Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 03:53pm

Wow, this is getting ridiculous.

GlindatheGood22

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 03:57pm

Even Carol knew when to let go of Dolly.

A little more bum ba bum bum ba da bum.

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 04:03pm

What'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.

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 04:09pm

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

Jordan Catalano

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 04:09pm

You mean Effie wasn't a 50-something year old middle aged woman?

"I think Glee is way too sharp, smart, witty, clever and emotionally confronting for the masses." - Dave19 - "What's next? Snow Black and the 7 Swaggers? Shasquirta and the Beast? 101 Weavematians? Willis in Ghettoland?" - Dave19, in reference to the new ANNIE remake.

Jordan Catalano

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 04:12pm

I hope Sandra Church plays Louise in the next GYPSY revival!

"I think Glee is way too sharp, smart, witty, clever and emotionally confronting for the masses." - Dave19 - "What's next? Snow Black and the 7 Swaggers? Shasquirta and the Beast? 101 Weavematians? Willis in Ghettoland?" - Dave19, in reference to the new ANNIE remake.

Visceral_Fella

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 04:14pm

Hey you never know, the breakdown might change seeing as so many theatres want her in the role.

JoeKv99

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 04:24pm

The Channing reference was a joke right? She played Dolly until they pried it from her cold, dead fingers.

No good can possibly come from using this vast wasteland of error and deliberate deceit. You should get off of it and warn others away. You should make sure your children and grandchildren know what a corrupt and morally bankrupt institution it truly is.

SonofRobbieJ

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 04:29pm

Well...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?

Jordan Catalano

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 04:32pm

But you need to feel Caroline's pain, not laugh at her wonky ass faces for 2 hours.

"I think Glee is way too sharp, smart, witty, clever and emotionally confronting for the masses." - Dave19 - "What's next? Snow Black and the 7 Swaggers? Shasquirta and the Beast? 101 Weavematians? Willis in Ghettoland?" - Dave19, in reference to the new ANNIE remake.

SonofRobbieJ

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 04:44pm

But 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.

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 05:05pm

Isn'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!

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Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 05:45pm

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.

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Posted: 1/10/13 at 06:15pm

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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Guess who's doing Dreamgirls again?
Posted: 1/10/13 at 06:51pm

"Isn't she thin now, too, so she doesn't even have the appropriate body type anymore?

I guess Shrek is out of the question then?