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January 16, 2009 Leona Lewis To Play Mariah On Broadway?
Rumor has it that Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon are looking for several leading ladies who could play the diva herself in a broadway story of her life. They are eying Eva Longoria and Vanessa Hudgens – even the singing sensation Leona Lewis.
“Mariah’s not sure if she’ll star in it herself,” revealed an insider. “If she doesn’t, names being tossed around include High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens and Desperate Housewife Eva Longoria. “But Mariah secretly likes the idea of Leona Lewis playing her. Not only is she exotic, she’s the only one who they reckon would be able to tackle Mariah’s eight-octave vocal range.” Showbiz
We all know that Leona can hit the notes Mariah is known for, but can she truly step into the role as a diva?
AAA
January 16, 2009 at 12:26 am
the British media trying so hard so get Mariah down.WTF?
haley
January 16, 2009 at 9:01 am
yes she can can step into that role, leona is amazing
haley
January 16, 2009 at 9:01 am
plus mariah has 5 octaves not 8
Anonymous
January 16, 2009 at 10:10 am
i DON’T KNOW IF LEONA WILL ACCEPT.
Deshawn
January 16, 2009 at 12:09 pm
No actually Mariah does have 8 octaves. Her song Emotions proves it
Tony
January 16, 2009 at 12:24 pm
DO NOT believe anything the British media writes about Mariah! I call B.S on this one.
jay
January 16, 2009 at 5:33 pm
ARE U SMOKING CRACK?! leonas whistle register ISENT EVEN AS HIGH AS MARIAHS!…leona doesent have as much range as mariah either..
NubianGoddez
January 16, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Only Leona Lewis can pull this off. she has the chops and looks.
Curvaceous
January 16, 2009 at 9:55 pm
UK lies. They better get a trained Broadway singer/actress. I dont see an MC play for ten years, if then. Simon Cowell wants Leona to be the next Mariah.
the art
January 17, 2009 at 7:06 pm
im from the UK and they are desperate to destroy Mariah and replace her with leona, like leona is ever gonna seel 170 million records (highly unlikely). They are sooo making this up!!! Im soo sick of Leona being shoved down our throats in the UK, she is a vocal mimic and brings nothing new to the table as an artist. Plus she has no personality
And Leona doesnt have mariah’s range, mariah has 5 octaves- leona 3. So vocally she couldn’t pull it off.
sara
January 18, 2009 at 3:52 pm
I AGREE WITH jay and the art..she doesent even have the range mariah has…she has HIGH FALSETTO at the most…not HIGH WHISTLE REGISTER, all together..shes a great singer! but vocally she couldent rly pull off being mariah..
Spicy Goddess
February 1, 2009 at 5:05 am
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm… Vanessa Hudgens??? WTF????
Nicole
February 1, 2009 at 3:19 pm
As a HUGE Leona Lewis fan, i dont feel that she is “shoved down our throats”. Its impossible actually, considering she releases one song every 2 or 3 months. However, i can see the argument people have over the whistle register.. Leona can not reach as high as Mariah Carey, but having said that, Mariah cannot reach the power that Leona has behind that incredible voice of hers. Mariah is like 15 years older, so she has had more time to get to the whistle register. In my opinion, Leona is probably the best choice, but i doubt she will accept, she will not have the time, new album is getting recorded and released this year, as well as a perfume, and an autobiography… I think that people will have to realise now, that as great Mariah is, her time is over, and its the age of Leona Lewis, who thoroughly deserves the success and fan base that she has… Well, thats my opinion lol
chris
February 15, 2009 at 8:10 pm
LOL! Leona doesn’t have the range Mariah has. Mariah has the whistle register that Leona will NEVER have. Mariah had the whistle since her teen years and it is too late for Leona to develop it.
Mariah can outsing Leona anyday, anywhere, anytime.
martyn
March 6, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Mariah doesn’t have 8 octave range and never had. She use to have 5 octaves a2 to g#7. Leona has sung d3 to f#6 but hasn’t shown everything. I think leona should not do this as she’ll be remembered as the girl who played mariah and not leona.
JB
July 1, 2009 at 8:35 am
I’m a huge Mariah Carey fan (request obsessed on your local radio stations) and I am a Leona Lewis fan (lls at Vanessa Hudgens), but I really don’t think that a broadway play is necessary. I mean come on.