{
  "id": 8265984,
  "title": "‘It’s Time for My Voice’: Jennifer Hudson on Reviving ‘Dreamgirls,’ Booking Tom Cruise for Her Talk Show and Writing Original Music Again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/its-time-for-my-voice-jennifer-hudson-on-reviving-dreamgirls-booking",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/features/jennifer-hudson-dreamgirls-tom-cruise-interview-new-music-1236860402/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jennifer Hudson is changing. Her transformation might not be as dramatic as the one Effie White sings about in the second act of “Dreamgirls,” but the EGOT winner is beginning what she describes as her “next chapter.” It all started in Salt Lake City, on the final stop of her 16-city summer tour with Josh […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}