Naomi Ackie and Nafessa Williams stopped by Elle Play a round of Song Association filled with Whitney Houston tracks on Wednesday (December 28th).
Naturally, as the star of a new biopic i want to dance with someone saving (“Saving All My Love For You”), broken (“Where Do Broken Hearts Go”), okay (“It’s Not Right But It’s Okay”), woman (“I’m Every Woman”), man (” All the Man That I Need”), Tonight (“I’m Your Baby Tonight”).
But the two actors are Ray Charles’ “In the Heat of the Night,” Adele’s “One and Only,” Queen’s “Who Wants to Live Forever,” and “So Good” by Destiny’s Child. In the end, they matched his 15-for-13 with the previous score set by Chloe x Halle, Evan Rachel Wood, Daniel Radcliffe, Millie Bobby Brown and Noah Schnapp.
The film, which is now playing in theaters across the country, sees her perform throughout the ’90s, including performing the national anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl and being forced to defend her music for not being “black enough.” Williams, meanwhile, plays longtime friend and assistant Robin Crawford.
i want to dance with someone Stanley Tucci as Clive Davis, Ashton Sanders as Bobby Brown, Tamara Taney as Sissy Houston, Clark Peters as Whitney’s father John Huston, Bria Danielle Singleton as Bobbi Kristina Brown Cast in a role.
Watch Akky and Williams sing and dance in the Whitney-inspired Song Association below.