Brick
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/06
#1Reuters: Beyonce "definitely" wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 9:18pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Grammy Award winning singer and actress Beyonce Knowles has a plan to settle down in a couple of years and have some children with her husband, hip hop mogul Jay-Z, do less touring and -- debut on Broadway.
"It's my ideal job," Knowles told Reuters, while promoting her latest film role in "Obsessed," in which she plays a wife who takes on her husband's stalker.
"I'll be able to go to the theater every day and drop my kids off and maybe make some food -- maybe I'll know how to cook by then -- and then go do what I love and have some normalcy and have a regular schedule."
"I definitely want to do Broadway."
Well, I'll be there.
Beyonce Says "Definitely" Wants Broadway Role
ZONEACE
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#2re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 9:20pmthis bitch.
when ducks grow thumbs then maybe my opinion will change.
#2re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 9:26pmI'm kind of interested.
#3re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 9:30pmI LOVE Beyonce and would go see anything she is in. That being said I hope her voice could handle 8 shows a week.
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#4re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 9:32pmI would love to have her on Broadway, she is one the only pop artists who I truly respect. She is terrific talent and I would rush to the theater to see her.
ZONEACE
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#5re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 9:32pmShe can't handle singing live in concert, how can she handle singing live 8 shows a week.
when ducks grow thumbs then maybe my opinion will change.
#6re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 9:38pmMaybe when Sister Act is ready for Broadway?
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-- Thomas Jefferson
#7re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 9:40pmOOOOOOOO... I would love to see her in Sister Act.
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
Brick
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/06
#8re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 9:43pm
Out of curiosity, ZONEACE, have you seen her live in concert? She sings live. And well.
Now Britney Spears, on the other hand... I'm still wondering how she was going to sing SWEET CHARITY 8 times a week, even if the role isn't vocally challenging. But I digress.
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#9re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 9:44pmI would love for her to do Broadway!
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#10re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 9:58pm
I'd love to see her on Broadway as well. She was great in Dreamgirls. However, she seems to think that Broadway is an easy schedule based on that interview and she is in for a rude awakening.
Updated On: 4/23/09 at 09:58 PM
#11re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 9:59pm
It'd definitely would have to be the right role, she's not one of those performers who can make anything work, but then again, few are. Having said that, she does have immense star power, has acting experience and unlike most film to stage actresses she actually has experience performing live and commanding the stage. I'd definitely see her.
She'd have been a fun Charity Hope Valentine actually. I'd also like to see her in a play she would never do, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#12re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 10:00pmYeah, sure! I'm sure she could handle it.
Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08
#13re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 10:21pm
For years, she's had a very extensive, aggressive international touring schedule. Compared to that, I'd think doing Broadway would be easy for her.
She has an incredible work ethic.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#14re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 10:26pmThe tour schedules are made to fit her needs. Not the case with Broadway. I can only see this working in a very limited run.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#15re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 10:28pmIf Tony Danza, Melanie Griffith and Jerry Springer can all handle it, I'm SURE Beyonce can.
Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08
#16re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 10:38pmRemember that along with those tour dates she also has to deal with a hectic life. She has to travel, sometimes around the world, and deal with her celebrity life. Then she goes to talk shows and press following her. She doesn't have an easy life now, she has to be extremely exhausted all the time. Give her credit for her difficult life, she can do Broadway.
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#17re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 10:42pmI don't think she's a very good actress...
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#18re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 10:49pm
I agree Sporkee.
Updated On: 4/23/09 at 10:49 PM
#19re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 10:53pm
I don't think she's a very good singer, either.
and ever since all the nonsense surrounding her not getting nominated for major awards for Dreamgirls, I'm done with her and her entourage.
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.
-Kad
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#20re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 10:55pm
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#21re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 10:55pmYou don't think she is a good singer?
Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#22re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 11:02pmMy response to this is the same response Velma Kelly has when Roxie Hart announces she's "pregnant".
"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL
#23re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 11:04pmi really want to hate on this, but I'll reserve my judgments. who knows? maybe she'll be great. hope this works out for her.
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CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#24re: Reuters: Beyonce 'definitely' wants to do B'way
Posted: 4/23/09 at 11:13pm
I can't think of one role that I could see her do.
Her speaking voice is so flat and lacks intonation.
Maybe she can sing, I've heard her once or twice when she sounded decent, but that was TV or Movie, so who knows what she really sounds like, Tour sound is also very different than Broadway.
Maybe she could try out HOUSE OF FLOWERS in Pittsburgh?
WHEN PIGS FLY.
Also, has anyone told her how much it pays?
Updated On: 4/23/09 at 11:13 PM