Six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald (Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune) is among a slew of theater stars who have signed on to appear in the highly anticipated Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The previously announced film, directed by Tony nominee Liesl Tommy (Eclipsed) and starring Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls, The Color Purple) as Franklin, is expected to arriv…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PM on October 18, 2019