Unexpected Michelle

She became a household name as a member of the Beyoncé-led girl group Destiny’s Child. But with her performance in the title role of The Muny’s 98th season finale of Elton John and Tim Rice’s “Aida,” Michelle Williams proves to be a star in her own right. The role of Aida is a familiar one for Williams. She made her Broadway debut in the role when she replaced Toni Braxton back in 2003. For Monday’s opening night, Williams was met with a rousing applause as she made her final bow. She and the ensemble were worthy of the ovation. ‘Aida’ is a story of forbidden love that manages to grow…

Michelle Williams recently filmed a commercial with current NBA star Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors and former NBA champion Horace Grant for a campaign called “Stand Out” for ‘Foot Locker’. In the commercial, Michelle overhears Draymond and Horace talking about how to stand out and be unique in your own way. The commercial has a funny twist at the end! See for yourself:

Grammy-winning singer Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child fame came to the production of “Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida,” opening Monday at the Muny, with something key. She’d played the title role in the hit musical to acclaim on Broadway in 2003. But the Chicago-area native didn’t want to approach rehearsals wearing that on her sleeves. “I didn’t want to come in like ‘I’ve done this already.’ I wanted to come in fresh. But it did help that I did it before. Some natural blocking came back to me, and that helped the director,” Williams said last week in an interview at the Muny offices during a break from rehearsals.…

Michelle Williams recently took a trip to London to host and perform at the BBC Proms. Before leaving London, she interviewed with BBC Sunday Morning Live. Here’s the interview:

Watch the full BBC Gospel Proms here: Watch full show after the break:

Former Destiny’s Child Michelle Williams joins Matt Baker and Brenda Emmanus to talk about the Late Night Gospel Proms.