Jeremy Jordan gets thrown in the deep end in “Joyful Noise,” which opens today. The Broadway vet makes his movie debut in the film and holds his own playing against such icons as Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah. Plus, he plays the love interest of KeKe Palmer, who, at 18, may have more film experience than the other three combined. She certainly has poise, as she shows in this interview.
Palmer, whose rendition of Michael Jackson”s “Man in the Mirror” is one of the film”s musical highlights, and Jordan share a sweet chemistry on screen and their connection was evident during our short interview with them as well.
In the interview above, Jordan, who is headed back to Broadway to star in “Newsies,” talks about sharing a piano bench and a song with Parton, while Palmer confesses that she has sassed her mom, just like her character does with Queen Latifah, who plays her movie mom. The film was a reunion for Palmer and Queen Latifah, who worked together when Palmer was 9 in “Beauty Shop.”