The book, “Confessions of a Casting Director” comes out next month. The author, Jen Rudin used to work for Disney and has some interesting stories to tell.
Rudin mentioned that casting for the Disney movie “The Princess In The Frog” was especially difficult:
“Beyoncé expected an offer, but wouldn’t audition and so she didn’t get one,” she tells us. “Tyra Banks, Jennifer Hudson wanted it. Alicia Keys auditioned three times . . . They had to sing, so we made it clear they needed sheet music. Tyra came in with a CD, but it didn’t matter because she was so pretty and nice. It went to Anika Noni Rose, who was the most qualified.”
