Jennifer Hudson’s next chapter: ‘Dreamgirls,’ original music and Tom Cruise

Variety’s Power of Women profile covers Jennifer Hudson’s plans for ‘Dreamgirls’ on Broadway, her return to writing original music and booking Tom Cruise for her talk show. Hudson tells Variety that Cruise agreed to appear so quickly that “it made my head spin.” She recalls him saying he watches her show and watched her on ‘American Idol.’