It’s doubly thrilling for any journalist to write about a show whose lead actress is as prodigious as the legendary character she breathes life into.
But there are reasons why it wasn’t easy for us to hide our excitement when we spoke to Cynthia Erivo via Zoom the other week to discuss her eagerly anticipated portrayal of Aretha Franklin in National Geographic Channel’s eight-part series, “Genius: Aretha.”
So far, we’ve seen four episodes of the show, which begins its Monday-to-Thursday run at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on March 22—and they didn’t disappoint.
Moreover, you can’t go wrong with songs like “Respect,” “You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman,” “Chain of Fools,”…
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