Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
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#1Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 2:15pm
She just tweeted about it... not much info on link she posted. Wonder if there will be any Dreamgirls dish?!
http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sheryl-lee-ralph/redefining-diva/#review
Gaveston2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/11
#2Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 2:16pm
I think Miss Ralph is quite talented and I loved her in the original DREAMGIRLS.
But if there is NOT a good deal of DREAMGIRLS dish, why would I want to read her book?
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#2Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 2:18pmMaybe to learn about Moesha, her hit song In the Evening or her stint in Millie?! LOL Who knows?!
Gaveston2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/11
#3Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 2:29pm
Thanks for the tips, Deena. You have followed her career better than I.
As I said I loved her in DREAMGIRLS. She was also very good in a concert version of APPLAUSE in LA about 7 years ago.
In between, I don't know what she did. So I guess I do need to read the book...
#4Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 2:30pmWill this debut on the clearance rack or will I have to wait a week?
#5Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 2:54pmI hope there is a chapter on the First Wives Club mess titled, "I'm Readddayyy For Change!"
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#6Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 3:02pmShe's originated two Broadway shows and been a replacement for a third. That ought to be enough material for one chapter. What else is she going to talk about?
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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#8Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 3:11pm
Divas Simply Singing can be another. She does a LOT for AIDS charity.
I for one, look forward to reading it.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#9Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 3:11pmWas she abused by father or boyfriend? That's a chapter. Well at least it worked for Oprah.
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.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#10Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 3:12pmI look forward to the "New Attitude" chapter.
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#11Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 3:25pmWhat about the chapter on Sister Act 2?
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
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#12Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 3:27pmLauryn Hill was in that so thats going to need it's own volume.
#13Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 3:41pmI've read it. It's a life-lessons book more than a tell-all memoir, but the Dreamgirls material is good. Some juicy stuff on Jennifer Holiday. And lovely material on Michael Bennett.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#14Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 4:16pmPlease tell me the chapter is called, "Oh, That Jennifer!".
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#15Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 4:21pmShe was also a regular on the TV series "It's a Living."
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#16Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 4:24pm
AND...please dont forget that she was a regular on Designing Women!
She played Etienne and married Anthony.
"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
#17Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 5:04pmRalph is also married to a Senator.
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.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#18Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 6:44pm... which means she'll choose her words carefully, no doubt ...
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#19Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 7:23pmWhat is this dirt about Holliday and Ross?
Broadway Star Joined: 12/31/69
#20Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 7:40pmPal Joey, How by chance did you get to read it?
#21Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 7:53pmShe's also a hoarder and was intervened by her friend Niecy Nash on "Clean House."
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
#23Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 9:01pmI thought Sheryl Lee Ralph performed in a short-lived 1970's variety show titled "Three Girls Three". Upon doing a Google search, it was not S.L.R., but Debbie Allen, Ellen Foley and Mimi Kennedy. This was a 1977 variety series that lasted 4 episodes. My mistake. from RC in Austin, TExas
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
Updated On: 1/10/12 at 09:01 PM
#24Sherly Lee Ralph's new memoir
Posted: 1/10/12 at 9:12pmI hope there will be a second volume that focuses exclusively on her experience starring in THE FIRST WIVES CLUB.
