Aretha Franklin Sets Criteria for "Aretha: From These Roots"

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Aretha Franklin's publicist has revealed a little hint regarding what type of person will play the roles in the highly anticipated musical production.

April 25, 2007

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New qualification for Aretha Franklin's musical production "Aretha: From These Roots" have been revealed. As previously reported , there will be an audition in suburban Detroit from May 1-3 to search for the perfect performers playing Aretha and people surrounding her.

Some roles ready to be filled are Aretha's colleagues such as Sam Cooke, Dinah Washington, Smokey Robinson, pianist Art Tatum, suitor Ken Cunningham and also the diva's wardrobe mistress LaRue Mann. For Cunningham's role, Franklin's publicist specifically stated "slim, with a perfect set of teeth, cool and fun" while for Mann they want "sharp features, lots of personality and bubbly."

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The selected people will begin rehearsing this year and the production will premiere in Aretha's hometown in Detroit in March 2008.

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