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Some of us have been waiting 25 years for this.

Posted January 2nd, 2007 by bradg

Sometime between today -- Jan 2, 2007 -- and the 2007 Academy Awards I will be declaring Dreamgirls Week at bradfordgibson.net.

Now for those of you who expect this site to be all about technology, business and podcasting... well it's my personal site too and you know that I have made forays into the musical realm before. I still get a significant number of site hits from the Google search string "I want to write a musical".

Before I dip my toe into the Dream Girls water I need your help. If you want to contribute then please get in touch with me. I'm talking to sound gurus like Derek K Miller (see you at Northern Voice 2007), food/wine/cinema critics like Ethan Johnson (whose simple "wow" is high praise indeed) and media divas like Leesa Barnes. This is my open casting call for essays and scholarship on one of the greatest artistic events of our lifetimes. How about some thought being put to:

  • Jennifer Holliday or Jennifer Hudson?
  • The growing symbolism of the Dreamgirls motif, musical and movie
  • Discrimination and defiance: The Dreamgirls in the context of its times
  • Sound and light and Dreamgirls: Astonishment in the jaded age of cinema.
  • Hero, Diva, Effie
  • History and art in the world of Dreamgirls

    • Or if you can't hack the academic stuff, try comparing it to other earthquakes like Saturday Night Fever, Les Miserables or the birth of Jazz. If by some troubled route you know it's big but you just don't like it... well okay, I want to hear about that too.

    And I'm Telling You, Go now and do your research. I am available by way of comment here, the "feedback" menu choice at the web site or GollyGeeMail... thebradcast... then use the at symbol then type in Gmail period com.


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    On January 4th, 2007 Leesa Barnes (not verified) says:

    Unless it's an action, comedy or sci fi film, I very rarely (if ever) spend my money to see films that are of the musical, drama or romantic theme. I just can't stomach them. So, unfortunately, I'll have to bow out of this dialogue because I know I won't be seeing Dream Girls anytime soon.

    But I do hear that Eddie Murphy may get an Oscar nod due to his performance in this film. Not like I'm into rumours or gossip or anything ;)

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