Queen Latifah Filming Movie, Partying in Atlanta This Week

According to a report this week in Midtown Patch, Queen Latifah was seen enjoying Atlanta's night life around 11 p.m. Monday at Blake's On The Park in Midtown.

The actress and musician, who is in Atlanta filming the movie "Joyful Noise” with co-star Dolly Parton, came to Blake's to watch a drag show. She declined a photo when asked. 

"This is one of our rare days off," Richard Lyons, her personal acting coach, told Midtown Patch editor Amy Wenk. Lyons had accompanied the actress to the popular nightclub, at  227 10th St., near Piedmont Park.

According to the Internet Movie Database, "Joyful Noise" is about two women, played by Parton and Queen Latifah, who have different opinions about how to win a national choir competition. Lyons said filming on the movie would wrap up on Friday. The actress has been staying around the Midtown area during production, he said. 

Queen Latifah dances and sings in "Joyful Noise," so most nights she is "wore out" after working 12 hours days, he said.

Club goers to Blake's Monday night were starstruck when they saw the actress. But out of respect, most people kept their distance. One person gave her a note on a napkin. Others waved from afar. East Atlanta resident Caleb J. Spivak lit Queen Latifah's cigarette.

So is Queen Latifah enjoying her stay in the South?

"Yeah, she does like Atlanta," Lyons said. "It's s a very nice atmosphere."

For more information about Queen Latifah and upcoming appearances, visit http://www.queenlatifah.com.