Vanessa Williams
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Nws yog lub xyoo tsis khoom rau ntau tus neeg txawj ntse Vanessa Williams. Thaum Lub Yim Hli, nws tau sau tsib lub hlis ntawm kev ua haujlwm ntawm nws qhov kev ua yeeb yam Broadway tsis ntev los no "POTUS," thiab nws nyuam qhuav kaw lub caij 2 ntawm "Queen of the Universe" rau Paramount +.
Tam sim no, nws tau dav hlau mus rau Nashville los ua nws qhov kev sib tw loj tshaj plaws thiab nyiam ua yeeb yam ntawm theem nrog Nashville Symphony. Nws hais tias tsis muaj dab tsi zoo li kev ua yeeb yam nrog lub suab paj nruag nyob.
"Koj paub, feem ntau ntawm kuv cov ballads, "Save the Best For Last," "Sweetest Days," thiab "Colors of the Wind" (nws ib leeg platinum los ntawm Disney's. Pocahontas uas yeej Oscar, Grammy, thiab Golden Globe rau qhov zoo tshaj plaws Original song) tau kaw nrog kev npaj zoo kawg nkaus thiab tag nrho orchestra. Tab sis thaum koj nyob rau hauv txoj kev nrog cov qhab, koj siv cov synthesizers replicate cov hlua suab. Yog li, nws yeej zoo kawg nkaus kom muaj McCoy tiag tiag nyob ntawd thiab hu nkauj. "
Ib tus kws ua yeeb yam ua yeeb yam ua tiav, nws tau ua yeeb yam hauv theem nrog cov yeeb yam nto moo hauv Asmeskas cov nroog loj tshaj plaws, feem ntau ua yeeb yam ib zaug, lossis ob hmo thaum nws ua yeeb yam Christmas. Nashville yuav cim thawj zaug nws yuav ua peb lub suab paj nruag ua yeeb yam ua ke.
"Nws yog ib qho hnyav hnyav heev," nws hais. “Kuv tsis tau ua peb hnub ua ke ntawm symphony. Kuv zoo siab tias lawv muaj kev ntseeg siab rau kuv, ”nws hais. Tom qab ntawd, tso dag, nws ntxiv, "Kuv vam tias muaj leej twg tshwm sim."
Tsis muaj kev txhawj xeeb nyob ntawd.
Williams, yog ib tus neeg ua yeeb yam ntau yam uas tau muag ntau lab cov ntaub ntawv ua tus hu nkauj, tab sis kuj muaj npe nrov hauv kev ua yeeb yam, yeeb yaj kiab, thiab TV.
Nws txoj haujlwm hauv TV suav nrog kev ua yeeb yam xws li "Ugly Betty" thiab "Cov Poj Niam Xav Tau," thiab tam sim no nws yog tus kws txiav txim plaub ntug ntawm RuPaul's "Queen of the Universe" kev sib tw hu nkauj.
"Peb nyuam qhuav ua tiav lub caij 2 thiab peb muaj tus txiav txim tshiab. Mel B tuaj koom peb vim Leona Lewis muaj menyuam thaum peb tua. (Lwm cov kws txiav txim plaub muaj xws li Michelle Visage thiab Trixie Mattel. Cov yeeb yam yog tuav los ntawm Graham Norton.) Tab sis nws tau muaj kev lom zem heev los txuas ntxiv nrog World of Wonder franchise thiab pom tias lawv tau kov yeej lub ntiaj teb li cas. "
Williams hais tias ib qho khoom plig zoo tshaj plaws uas nws tau muab thoob plaws hauv nws txoj haujlwm yog lub sijhawm ua haujlwm nrog ntau tus neeg txawj ntse, zoo li tus kws sau nkauj Stephen Sondheim, tus thawj coj thiab tus kws sau ntawv James Lapine, thiab Susan Stroman, uas nyuam qhuav coj nws mus rau txhua tus poj niam Broadway comedy. , "POTUS: Los yog, Tom Qab Txhua Tus Dumbass yog Xya Tus Poj Niam Sim Ua Kom Nws Nyob."
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Nws kuj ua tsaug uas tau ua haujlwm nrog ntau cov lus dab neeg.
“Diahann Carroll tau ua si kuv niam. Eartha Kitt tau ua si kuv niam. Cecily Tyson tau ua si kuv niam tais. Kuv tau ntsib Lena Horne. Kuv muaj hmoo tau ua ntau yam hauv ntau thaj chaw. "
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Thiab nrog rau tag nrho nws cov suab paj nruag, TV, thiab zaj duab xis ua tiav, Williams kuj yog tus tsim qauv, sau ntawv, thiab ua lag luam.
Nws txoj kev tsav tsheb yog los ntawm kev xav paub thiab txaus siab los ntsib cov neeg tshiab thiab kev sib koom tes. Nws hais tias koj yeej tsis paub tias lub sijhawm tom ntej yuav tuaj qhov twg.
“Kuv nyuam qhuav ua ib phau ntawv menyuam yaus uas tshwm sim vim kuv tab tom tso kuv tus ntxhais yau mus kawm ntawv qib siab thiab peb tau tsiv nws mus rau hauv nws lub tsev tshiab. Nyob rau ntawm ib tug mixers rau cov niam txiv, ib tug poj niam tuaj rau kuv thiab hais qhia rau nws paub yog hais tias kuv puas xav sau ib phau ntawv. Kuv hais tias, 'Qhov tseeb, kuv muaj lub tswv yim."
Nws cov me nyuam phau ntawv duab "Bubble Kisses" thiab qhia zaj dab neeg ntawm ib tug hluas nkauj uas muaj peev xwm hloov mus ua ib tug mermaid.
Nws thiab nws niam, Helen Williams, kuj tau sau nws phau ntawv keeb kwm hu ua "Koj Tsis Muaj Lub Tswv Yim" hauv 2012. Nws yog New York Times Bestseller.
Williams tab tom ua haujlwm rau qee qhov haujlwm tshiab uas nws cia siab tias yuav tsim tawm rau TV thiab npaj yuav rov qab mus rau hauv lub studio los kaw qee cov suab paj nruag tshiab.
Nws zoo siab tau rov qab los rau hauv Nashville qhov twg ntau ntawm nws qhov kev ntaus loj tshaj plaws tau tsim.
"Feem ntau ntawm kuv hits tau ua tiav hauv Franklin, Tennessee nrog (GRAMMY-winning sau ntawv thiab tsim tawm) Keith Thomas. "Txuag Qhov Zoo Tshaj Plaws Rau Qhov Kawg" tau ua tiav hauv Franklin, "Cov Xim ntawm Cua," thiab lwm yam. Keith Thomas tseem ua rau hits. "
Interestingly, Williams kuj muaj lwm tus, kev sib txuas ntawm tus kheej ntau dua rau Nashville. Lub sijhawm kawg uas nws tau mus xyuas, nws tau nyob hauv nroog rau NBC's "Koj Xav Tias Koj Yog Leej Twg," ib zaj yeeb yaj kiab uas coj nws mus rau Nashville kom nkag siab tob rau hauv nws tsev neeg cov cuab yeej cuab tam.
Ib tug neeg nyob hauv New York, nws paub tias nws muaj kev sib raug zoo nrog Tennessee, tab sis nws xav tsis thoob qhov nws nrhiav tau.
"Lawv tau coj kuv mus rau Lub Tsev Haujlwm Xeev, kom kuv taug kev hauv txoj kev ntev, thiab coj kuv mus rau African Asmeskas tsoo. Lawv taw rau kuv yawm txiv lub npe, William A. Field. Nws yug los ua qhev, kawm ntawv los ntawm nws tus tswv, nws tau los ua tus thawj coj hauv tsev kawm ntawv, tom qab ntawd yog thawj tus neeg sawv cev Dub los ntawm Shelby County tom qab Tsov Rog Tsov Rog.
Nws zoo siab tau rov qab los hauv Nashville thiab tos ntsoov rau peb qhov yeeb yam zoo heev. Nws yuav koom nrog lub suab paj nruag, nrog rau nws lub suab paj nruag ntev, coj los ntawm Tus Thawj Coj Nkauj Rob Mathis. (Cov yeeb yam tau teem rau hnub Thursday, Kaum Hli 20th, Friday, Kaum Hli 21st, thiab Hnub Saturday, Kaum Hli 22nd.)
"Rob thiab kuv tau ua ke txij li xyoo 1996," nws hais. "Nws tau ua txhua yam los ntawm Kennedy Center thiab ua haujlwm nrog Sting, thiab ntau lwm tus. Thiab kuv pab pawg tau ua ke txij li xyoo 1997. Peb tau nyob hauv Nashville nrog Luther Vandross rov qab rau hnub ntawd. Qhov ntawd yog peb thawj zaug ncig ntiaj teb. Lawv tuaj yeem mus tob; Kuv tuaj yeem pov tau dab tsi rau lawv. Lawv yog cov kws ntaus nkauj zoo heev, yog li peb tuaj yeem sib xyaw ua ke, raws li xav tau. "
Nws zoo siab tias lawv txhua tus tuaj koom ua ke ntawm theem rau peb hmo ua ke nrog Music City lub ntiaj teb chav tsev orchestra.
Rau daim pib mus ntsib:
Tau qhov twg los: https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamwindsor/2022/10/20/vanessa-williams-set-to-perform-three-shows-this-week-with-the-nashville-symphony/