#heather headly

[woodsteingirl]

i’m not entirely fond of heather headly as the witch but aughhh damn if she does not slay last midnight…

[chicago-heroes]

Ahh. The Holy Trinity of the cliche shifty high-ranking officials, here to make everyone’s lives hard.

[the-badger-mole]

Down the Road and Back Again Playlist

Song that helped inspire the story (and some of the chapter titles of) Down the Road and Back Again

Water Runs Dry - Boyz II Men

Hit 'em Up Style - Blu Cantrell

Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison

I Sold My Heart to the Junkman - Patti Labelle and the Blue Belles

End of the Road - Boyz II Men

Girl Talk - TLC

Step by Step - Whitney Houston

Call the Law - Outkast

That's What Friends are For - Dionne Warrick

Someone to Love You - Ruff Endz

Let's Just Kiss - The Manhattans

Party Starter - Will Smith

Fantasy - Mariah Carey

Still - Tamia

greatestlove - Musiq Soulchild

Same Script Different Cast - Whitney Houston (ft. Deborah Cox)

He Wasn't Man Enough - Toni Braxton

Family Affair - Mary J Blige

A Song for Mama - Boyz II Men

He Is - Heather Headly

Walked Outta Heaven - Jagged Edge

Who's Lovin' You - Jackson 5

The Point of It All - Anthony Hamilton

[etherealnoir]

I hope Heather Headly gets tapped to play Shug Avery. She was phenomenal on Broadway.

I also hope they let the new movie be as gay as the book was.

[fakeplasticmusic]

Watch "Heather Headley - In My Mind (Official Video)" on YouTube

In My Mind - Heather Headley

"In My Mind," is a single from Heather Headly's 2006 album In My Mind. The song is about the denial of a relationship ending, or perhaps just a way of coping with the ending of a relationship. She sees the new woman he is with playing out the fond memories of the relationship she once had and begins to replay those moments over and over until it brings her to tears. It's hard pill to swallow knowing that someone you were once with has moved on, but even harder to actually see them in their new happy partnership. It is best to remember why the relationship didn't work out rather than be clouded by the good memories, but it is not an easy thing to do by any means. 

[noyin]

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Raps!!

Song: Written in the Stars by Elton John and Tim Rice, ft. Adam Pascal and Heather Headly from the musical Aida

Lyrics: Oh, you are all I ever want/but this I am denied/Sometimes in my darkest thoughts, I wish I never learned/what it is to be in love and have that love returned

[newscultofficial]

Trailer Watch: Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It' is Coming to Netflix This Thanksgiving

CREDIT: David Lee/Netflix

Spike Lee is taking to Netflix to provide viewers with an update of his groundbreaking indie film She’s Gotta Have It. The trailer for the series begins with original footage of Mars Blackmon prior to introducing the new Nola Darling (DeWanda Wise). Her therapist (Heather Headly) gives a brief description of her take on Nola, referring to her as “insatiable.”

As Nola…

[karlursoart77]

me and Connecticut State Troubadour Nekita Waller, Nekita had performed with her band in Torrington’s Coe Park one summer and really liked her set list everything from heather Headly to Aretha franklin and more 

[purestheartfairchild]

Bram’s Playlist

The songs you’ll hear when you’re on Bram’s blog:

Kiss the Boy - Keiynan Lonsdale

Better Than I Know Myself - Adam Lambert

Silver Lining - Jessie J

Born to be Yours - Imagine Dragons

Back at One - Brian McKnight

Love Wil Find A Way - Heather Headly [feat. Kenny Lattimore]

[rico-hyuuga]

"They say if you love something, you've got to let it go....And if it comes back, then it means so much more...Fine if it never does, at least you will know,...That it was something you had to go through to grow."

Heather Headly: Always be your lady

[shaloved30]

I’m gonna make a set at some point but can we just take in how good Heather Headly was looking for the masses this entire series?

[barefootandgolden]

Unpopular Opinion:

I hate that Beyonce is playing Nala. She isn’t a great actress, and she speaks in the same tone in every single role. I was hoping they’d chose Heather Headly. I 100% here for the film.  

[bestofhitsurbanradio]

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[letstalkaboutentertainment]

Aida (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - 2000: A Spoiler Free Review

What’s it about?

A Nubian princess named Aida is captured by Egyptian forces and made a servant in the Pharaoh’s household, none of whom know she is a princess. She befriends Amneris, the Egyptian princess she’s acting as a handmaiden for, connects with the other Nubian servants in the household who believe she’ll lead them to freedom and starts to fall for the Amneris’ financé, Radames, captain of the Egyptian army. Radmes, incidentally, helped capture her people. She’s torn between her loyalty to her people and her feelings for Radmes. It’s loosely based on the Italian opera, “Aida,” by Giuseppe Verdi. It’s also an official Disney Theatrical Productions show, so make of that what you will.

Controversy Acknowledgement (i.e. Is it “problematic” in any way?)

This is one of those shows in which (at least in the Western world and especially during its early years) the Egyptian characters were/are often played by white actors, probably to help visually differentiate them from the Nubians, who are almost always played by black actors, the main-ish four Nubians at least (Aida, Nehebka, Mereb and Amonasro. The ensemble is a bit of a mixed bag.) And that’s a bit of a problem since the Egyptians enslave the Nubians and a show set in ancient Egypt should be a gold mine for PoC actors. I don’t think anyone was thinking about that in 2000 when they were casting for it though. It’s just a common white person thing to cast white people as Egyptians. “The Ten Commadments did it (twice), Cleopatra did it*, so it’s fine if we do it. But the Nubians definitely need to be black, because this is an inclusive show,” is the type of logic I’m sure they were operating under. The seemingly easy solution here is, “just use an all black cast.” BUT, it’s also important to remember that Western perceptions and understandings of race can’t be applied to Egypt. I don’t think it’s too controversial to say that Hamilton style casting (only PoC leads, but white actors can still work the ensemble) would probably better represent modern Egyptian relations to race. 

Was it wrong of them to cast so many white actors in the Broadway productions of this musical? Well, I think so. This show has a lot of short comings in terms of casting and race relations, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the recording. Especially since this show is almost 20 years old. You don’t have to support it financially if you don’t want to. It is absurdly easy to listen to this musical online and avoid buying directly from official sources if you want a physical copy.

* Yeah, yeah the actual Cleopatra VII was Macedonian, I’m talking about literally everyone else in the movie.

Have you seen this show live?

Nope. Never watched a recording either. I’ve read A LOT about it though. (It was my obsession for quite awhile.)

Top 5 Songs

Enchantment Passing Through [Reprise]

The Gods Love Nubia

Not Me

A Step Too Far

My Strongest Suit

What’s your personal opinion on this show and this specific recording?

First of all let me say that choosing a top 5 was supremely difficult for me, but I’m going to stick to this format dammit! (Fortune Favors the Brave came very close to being 5 though, so close.)

Now, this show overall is one of my all time favourite musicals. Aida’s defining trait more than anything else is its great energy. It just feels so lively and engaging all the way through. I think Adam Pascal’s rock and roll voice and Heather Headly’s powerful gospel belting help hold together all the song styles, along with Elton John’s very ‘90s pop song sound™ as a constant undercurrent. You can very much feel Elton John’s style in these songs. I mean, I’m not even that familiar with his work, I know of him mostly from The Lion King and The Road to El Dorado, but it sounds like him and this musical sounds like those movies. So if you watched those two movies a lot as a kid, let me assure you this is the musical for you.

Speaking of assuring you, I also think this is an excellent intro musical for people who want to get into them but can’t afford to actually see shows all the time, just listen to the albums. It’s very easy to follow what’s happening the entire way through. The lyrics are very straight forward and keep you informed. And most importantly for people who aren’t too into musicals, the big exposition dump songs never really take you out of the story because they are almost always executed as the characters having conversations with each other. Thank Tim Rice for that one, he really knows what he’s doing. I also think Tim Rice and Elton John work brilliantly together and I wish they collaborated more outside of this and The Lion King. I’d pay so much money for that.

Would you recommend seeing this show if possible or is the cast album good enough?

...I’m not too sure, actually. I know that no one can compare to Heather Headley (I LOVE her SO MUCH, you don’t even understand) and Adam Pascal. But I also know that the professional productions overall are quite visually appealing. I’d say... I’d probably see this if a high end, major production company put it on (and were more conscious of their casting). But I maybe wouldn’t bother with small local theatre productions if you REALLY FALL IN LOVE with this musical. The cast recording and your imagination should be enough. It’s just that grand.

Where can I listen to this?

Here’s not one, but two YouTube links in case one doesn’t work.

It’s also available on iTunes and physical copies are super easy to find and dirt cheap on Amazon and eBay. Used copies obviously, but if you don’t want to pay iTunes or Amazon for MP3 copies they are legitimately $0.02 + shipping.  

Here’s a link to a link, because I’m absolutely paranoid tumblr’s auto-detection copyright bullshit is gonna get me. I swear it’s legit. 

[goldentckt56-blog]

Heather Headly- in my mind, I felt every word

[senshibri]

Currently the song “ in my mind” by heather headly has been in my head for the past few days..