DREAMGIRLS 40th Anniversary

Dreamgirls is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others, the musical follows the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago, Illinois called "The Dreams", who become music superstars.

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Staged with a mostly African-American cast and originally starring Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine, Ben Harney, Cleavant Derricks, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Obba Babatundé, the musical opened on December 20, 1981, at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway. The musical was then nominated for 13 Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Musical, and won six. (Wikipedia)

Dreamgirls - Produced by Michael Bennett, Bob Avian, Geffen Records and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)

Music by Henry Krieger
Book by Tom Eyen
Lyrics by Tom Eyen
Music orchestrated by Harold Wheeler
Musical Director: Yolanda Segovia
Vocal arrangements by Cleavant Derricks

Directed by Michael Bennett
Choreographed by Michael Bennett and Michael Peters
Scenic Design by Robin Wagner
Lighting Design by Tharon Musser
Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge
Production Stage Manager - Jeffrey Hamlin

Jennifer Holliday, Effie Melody White.
Sheryl Lee Ralph: Deena Jones.
Ben Harney, Curtis Taylor Jr.
Obba Babatundé, C.C. White.
Loretta Devine, Lorrell Robinson.
Cleavant Derricks, James “Thunder” Early.
Deborah Burrell, Michelle Morris.
Vondie Curtis-Hall, Marty
Joe Lynn, Tiny Joe Dixon, Jerry
Tony Franklin, Wayne
David Thomé, Frank

MUSIC
"DREAMGIRLS"
"HARD TO SAY GOODBYE"
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album
℗ 1982 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Released on: 2006-01-01
Producer: David Foster
Author: Tom Eyen
Composer: Henry Krieger

OPENING - DECEMBER 20, 1981 * CLOSING - August 11, 1985
1, 521 performances
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamgirls
https://www.playbill.com/production/dreamgirls-imperial-theatre-vault-0000006038

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