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Robert Townsend Recalls Beyoncé's Audition for ‘Carmen: A Hip Hopera,' Says She Was ‘Really Nervous'

Robert Townsend saw something special in Beyoncé during her very first audition. The acclaimed director recently opened up to Lena Waithe on Legacy Talk about casting the then-19-year-old singer in ...
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Robert Townsend Recalls Beyoncé’s Audition for ‘Carmen: A Hip Hopera,’ Says She Was ‘Really Nervous'

(Photo by Rich Polk/WireImage), (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Robert Townsend saw something special in Beyoncé during her very first audition. “I didn’t know Beyoncé ...