Y'know, I really do enjoy Chenoweth but it seems like she is EVERYWHERE recently.
Chenoweth Attached to Springfield Biopic Source: The Hollywood Reporter April 21, 2005
Kristin Chenoweth is attached to star as Dusty Springfield for a Universal Pictures biopic of the soul singer, says The Hollywood Reporter. Jessica Sharzer will write and direct the movie.
Born in Britain as Mary O'Brien in 1939, Springfield became the finest white soul singer of her era, with such hits as "I Only Want to Be With You" and "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself," embodying the 1960s with her beehive hairdo and panda-eye black mascara. In 1969, Springfield released what is widely considered her masterpiece, "Dusty in Memphis," an album that yielded the classic "Son of a Preacher Man" but was a commercial failure.
The singer battled substance abuse and a decline in artistic fortunes that ended only when she dueted with the Pet Shop Boys for 1990's "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" She died in 1999 at age 59 after a long battle with cancer.
The movie will focus primarily on Springfield's life in the '60s, culminating with the making of "Dusty in Memphis."
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I'm not a Kristin hata, but this is ABSURD!!!!!!!!!!!! Please don't tell me she's doing her own singing....please!
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I don't think she can do her own singing. In biopics about recording and singing artists they usually use the originals done by those artists. IE - Angela Basset in "What's Love Got To Do With It" lip-synching to Tina Turner's voice.
But I would really enjoy hearing Kristin sing "Son of a Preacher Man." If Linda Eder can do it, they all can.
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Yeah Kristin Chenoweth is strange casting. The natural choice for star casting would be Gwenyth Paltrow, who's singing voice is actually similar to Dusty Springfield's.
well, at least we know how her performance will turn out. cheno is capable of playing one character and one character only. aside from costuming, there were NO difference between her performances in charlie brown, annie, music man, and wicked......
RE: In biopics about recording and singing artists they usually use the originals done by those artists.
That’s not necessarily true, Schmak; Sissy Spacek, Gary Busey, and Kevin Spacey (ugh!) all did their own singing, and I believe Joaquin Pheonix and Reese Witherspoon are doing their own singing in the upcoming Johnny Cash movie.
Kristin is in the new issue of Blender magazine dressed as Dusty (it’s an article on her ten favorite albums, and “Dusty in Memphis” is one of the ten). She favors her a little in the photo, but pile on some blonde hair and slather some eye makeup on and anyone would favor Dusty.
MichaelBennet, I agree, Gwyneth Paltrow would be ideal casting.
Minnie Driver must be flipping out (she aggressively campaigned for the role). It's not a stretch for the casting when you are putting your own money into it (and your manager's and your former boss') Can't wait to see the rest of the casting.
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If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be an audience.....
Don't be taken in by the guff that critics are killing the theater. Commonly they sin on the side of enthusiasm. Too often they give their blessing to trash...
Tallulah Bankhead
Okay, I completely mis-read the initial post. I thought Kristin was just being considered for the part; I didn't realize she had actually signed for it already (I've seen this on several other websites since reading this).
I'm really curious to see how the filmakers go with this. Kristin sounds nothing like Dusty, but I think it would be less distracting to hear her singing Dusty's songs in her own voice than to hear her lip-synching to Dusty's originals (how on earth would they reconcile Kristin's pipey little speaking voice with Dusty's husky vocals?).
Again, it's a pre-packaged deal with all of her own people involved. It's what we call a Vanity Project. Sort of like when Naomi Campell made an album with her own dough. It's the beginning of the end and absolutely absurd. Just because she *can*, does NOT mean she should. What I truly enjoy about chenoweth, which is akin to watching a slow motion train wreck, is how completely unrealistic and clueless she is about her place in the world, what she looks like, what her strenghts/weaknesses are as a performer, the fact that she's fast approaching 40 and her importance, or rather, lack thereof outside of her musical theater fanbase. I'm starting to realize that she is the worlds greatest used cars salesman.
"Wow! She is everywhere lately. I don't get the casting choice either, but it will be great to see her step out of the cute, ditsy blonde role."
...too bad she doesn't know how to step out of that role...she LIVES that role.
Now, I love Kristin as much as the next guy, but I just don't see this working out. Is this supposed to be a movie that's going to theatres?
Idina: Somehow I got myself to the stage, came out at the end of the show, and I had some kind of closure.
Some guy: You looked great!
Idina: Thanks...I WAS SO HIGH!
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