Watch out,Céline Dion—Ariana Grandeis coming for yourTitaniccrown!
Of course, the story of the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic has already been given the stage treatment before, in Maury Yeston’s 1997 Tony-winning best musical,Titanic.So this time, Grande and Corden, 39, turned Cameron’s movie into a jukebox musical.
There were songs like Styx’s “Come Sail Away,” Hall & Oates’ “Rich Girl,” Timbaland’s “The Way I Are,”Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance,” One Direction’s “Steal My Girl,” Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You,” and Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up,” to name a few — each coordinating with the film’s major plot points.
Perhaps the most iconic moment was the romantic “I’m flying, Jack” scene at the boat’s bow — which Grande and Corden reenacted while singing the Foo Fighters’ “Learn to Fly,” natch.
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The whole thing ended in a duet of Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On.”
That song, off theTitanicsoundtrack, dominated the airways for well over a year, selling more than 15 million copies worldwide and taking home a slew of awards including the Oscar for Best Original Song and Grammy for record of the year.
Dion herself even celebrated the 20th anniversary of her smash hit with a performance of the tune at the2017 Billboard Music Awards.
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Meanwhile Grande, who made her Broadway debut in Jason Robert Brown’s 2008 musical13, is gearing up for the release of her fourth albumSweetener.
To help promote it,she’ll be back onThe Late Late ShowWednesday for Carpool Karaoke.
The Late Late Showairs at 12:37 a.m. ET on CBS
source: people.com
