In the mid-2000s, Bob Garrett was invited backstage at a Daryl Hall and John Oates concert in Southern California. Garrett, whose credits include working on Broadway shows like The Color Purple and Sing! and writing songs recorded by Tina Turner, Heart, and others, remembers how he and his creative partner at the time, Christian Taylor, were greeted. “Daryl said, ‘We’ve been waiting for you,’” Garrett recalls. “They really wanted to do a Broadway show.”
That meeting would be the first of many steps in what has become a...
That meeting would be the first of many steps in what has become a...
- 12/12/2023
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
On paper, the starring role in Teen Spirit — the directorial debut from the Handmaid’s Tale and Social Network actor Max Minghella — doesn’t sound much like Elle Fanning. The film follows Violet, the underdog teenage daughter of a Polish immigrant, as she competes on an American Idol-esque singing show. Minghella was looking for an actress who was fluent in Polish, and even more importantly, one who sang.
After hearing about the role, Fanning sent the director a video of herself singing with her friend, the French musician Woodkid, at...
After hearing about the role, Fanning sent the director a video of herself singing with her friend, the French musician Woodkid, at...
- 9/7/2018
- by Daniela Tijerina
- Rollingstone.com
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