Dreamgirls movie

Based on the Broadway musical, a trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960's.

:This is about the musical. For its movie adaptation, see Dreamgirls (film).Dreamgirls is a Broadway musical, which opened on December 20, 1981 at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway. Staged with a predominantly African-American cast, Dreamgirls won six Tony Awards in 1982. After four years and 1,522 performances, Dreamgirls closed on August 11, 1985.Based upon the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as the The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others,Tom Eyen denied that he had the Supremes in mind when he wrote the book.

"I didn?t grow up with the Supremes, I grew up with the Shirelles. Dreamgirls isn?t about any one group. It?s a cavalcade of black Motown singers, ...all larger than life." retrieved February 27, 2007. Dreamgirls follows the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago, Illinois called "The Dreams", who become music superstars. It features music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. The original Broadway production was directed by Michael Bennett, produced by Bennett, Bob Avian, Geffen Records, and The Shubert Organization, and choreographed by Bennett and Michael Peters.

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Dreamgirls Cast

• Anika Noni Rose
• Beyoncé Knowles
• Danny Glover
• Eddie Murphy
• Hinton Battle
• Jennifer Hudson
• Keith Robinson
• Ken Page
• Loretta Devine
• Mariah I. Wilson
• Michael-Leon Wooley
• Ralph Louis Harris
• Sharon Leal
• Yvette Cason