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Talking sisterhood with the stars who play Aretha Franklinโs sisters in the new show, โGenius: Arethaโ
Read full article: Talking sisterhood with the stars who play Aretha Franklinโs sisters in the new show, โGenius: ArethaโAretha Franklin. It is in celebrating her life that we now get to see her genius come to life in the new series based on her life, โGenius: Arethaโ on National Geographic. Rebecca Naomi Jones and Patrice Covington, who play Aretha Franklinโs sisters on the show, Carolyn and Erma Franklin, spoke with Live In The D Host, Jason Carr about the series. In the process of filming, not only did she learn more about Aretha but about Carolyn and Erma as well. The two actresses also shared their favorite Aretha Franklin song, โUntil You Come Back to Me.โTo see the full interview, watch the video above.
Erivo on near-EGOT status: 'Iโm just going to keep working'
Read full article: Erivo on near-EGOT status: 'Iโm just going to keep working'FILE - Actress Cynthia Erivo poses for a portrait during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 10, 2019. Erivo portrays Aretha Franklin in the National Geographic miniseries Genius: Aretha. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ โThe Color Purpleโ turned into Grammy, Tony and Emmy gold for Cynthia Erivo. The performerโs brilliant performance in the Broadway revival won her the 2016 Tony for best actress in a musical. โI guess I didnโt expect to be this close this soon,โ Erivo told The Associated Press of her almost-EGOT status.