Aida (The Musical, the Movie)

Senusret I · #1 07-21-2007, 11:38 PM

Rumor has it that Beyonce is to star in the movie version of Aida, the Elton John/Tim Rice musical.

BARF! She better not play Aida!

In the meanwhile, enjoy this very good clip of a high school performance of The Gods Love Nubia.

AKA_Monet · #2 07-21-2007, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Senusret I

Rumor has it that Beyonce is to star in the movie version of Aida, the Elton John/Tim Rice musical.

BARF! She better not play Aida!

In the meanwhile, enjoy this very good clip of a high school performance of The Gods Love Nubia.

Just a question: What's wrong with her and why can't she play Aida? Are you of the opinion she has no talent?

Senusret I · #3 07-21-2007, 11:51 PM

She is vapid, overexposed, and wrong for the part in her appearance.

stagebear · #4 07-21-2007, 11:52 PM

although i'd prefer her not to have the role, you have to understand what the movie & broadway producers are trying to do. they are trying to bring a new generation of broadway audiences. look at all of the musicals made into movies lately: rent, hairspray, dreamgirls, etc.

BabyPiNK_FL · #5 07-22-2007, 12:22 AM

I hate when they do that. If I have to watch Beyonce horse-hair her way through another movie role...it's not that she's not good. She's amazing, but she can't do everything. I'm tired of watching her do everything. And when she does interviews she does this weird thing, looks like a bobble head. Like too much is going on and it's just swollen. Anyways, I'd love to see something like Kelly Rowland is maybe a supporting role and Heather Headley as the lead (cos she has done it already if I'm not mistaken) and she's a great singer. And throw in some J-Hud to make me happier!

stagebear · #6 07-22-2007, 01:13 AM

Heather Headley originated the role on Broadway

Taualumna · #7 07-22-2007, 10:21 AM

The gods must love Beyonce (runs and ducks).....

Will Adam Pascal be in it, or will the Egyptian roles be played by Middle Eastern-looking actors?

jitterbug13 · #8 07-22-2007, 11:52 AM

Personally, I rather see Beyonce than Michelle (who also played it on Broadway). I hope they give her more screen time than they did in Dreamgirls. Heather doesn't have the name recognition.

Didn't Toni Braxton also do Aida on Broadway?

AlphaFrog · #9 07-22-2007, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Senusret I

Rumor has it that Beyonce is to star in the movie version of Aida, the Elton John/Tim Rice musical.

The article you posted says that she's starring in the Opera version, not the musical version. I'm inclined to think you're correct though, since I doubt Beyonce could pull off an Italian Opera. Hell, like you, I'm having doubts she can pull off the musical...and Elton John/Tim Rice music, while catchy and nice is hardly considered difficult repertorie.

ETA: Upon second look at the article, it first says musical, then Opera, so apparently whoever wrote it doesn't know the difference.

Let's see, for starters, one's in English, and the other's in Italian. Moron.

DeltAlum · #10 07-22-2007, 01:12 PM

I saw Adam Pascal and Heather Headley do the show in New York, so several thoughts...all strictly personal opinion.

Beyonce may be too beautiful -- That sounds strange, but it's my gut feeling. Headley, tall and thin, just looks like a Nubian Princess to me. Beyonce looks like a movie star. There's a difference.

I think she can probably sing the role -- but may "oversing" and "overact." This isn't Motown.

Now, to somewhat contridict what I said about Beyonce not "looking" like a Nubian princess, Adam Pascal doesn't look like an Egyptian general, but I don't know how you replace that amazing, sometimes raspy, voice. I saw him in Aida and RENT on Broadway, and sometimes you just forget how someone looks because the performance is so good. For that matter, what does and Egyptian general look like? Does Sherie Rene' Scott look like an Egypitan Princess? On the other-other hand, Pascal is better on stage than in the movies, I think.

Speaking of Sherie Rene' Scott, any word on who plays Amners in the movie. Scott was outstanding in NY.

A little rambling here, but as I recall the NY production, there were a lot of cast members who didn't "look" the parts. As I said before, sometimes you get so lost in the music that you forget that the actors aren't type cast.

Finally, I also saw Hairspray in both NY and here in Denver and will probably go see the movie out of curiosity, but remembering RENT as a movie, I have to keep reminding myself that the two disciplines are much different and not to compare them too closely.

They just ain't the same animal.

(Sensuret, thanks for the link. That really is an outstanding high school production. I'm just a little sad that AIDA was released for high school performance the year after our son graduated. He would have been a great Radames. In fact, he and a young woman from the class ahead of him won the Colorado Thespian Conference duet musical competition with "Written In The Stars.") They could easily have won the national competition, but she was out of the country so they couldn't compete. He won Solo Vocal at the Colorado and national level the years before and after. End of gushing from proud father.)

Taualumna · #11 07-22-2007, 01:37 PM

According to Wikipedia, Christina Aguilera is in talks to play Amneris. If they're going to use big stars, then I guess Adam Pascal is out as Radames....but please, please don't let it be Justin Timberlake