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ARETHA STILL LOOKING FOR LEADING LADIES: Auditions for play ‘The Queen of Soul’ begin next month in Michigan.
*Aretha Franklin is serious about the upcoming stage production that will chronicle her life, and the possibility that it will one day be adapted onto the big screen.
As previously reported, the singing legend is already considering such talents as Fantasia Barrino and Jennifer Hudson to play her on film, but she’s still hoping to get three very different actresses to represent her at different stages in her career; “one as a child age 10, followed by ages 25 to 40, and then a third person a little beyond 40," she says.
But in the meantime, auditions must be held for the stage production, which is scheduled to bow in March of 2008 in her hometown of Detroit. Franklin said she will be involved in the casting process, choosing the performers that will play "key members" from her family as well as Sam Cooke, Dinah Washington and renowned genius pianist, Art Tatum.
Auditions for the musical, based on Aretha's autobiography “From These Roots,” will take place May 1 through May 3, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, 25100 Northwestern Highway (at Evergreen) in Southfield, Michigan.
