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Dreamgirls is Coming Back
Dreamgirls is Coming Back
“Dreamgirls”
A brand new production of “Dreamgirls,” one of
Broadway’s most popular shows, will be the fourth production of the new season
at the CTG/Ahmanson Theatre, February 24 through April 4, 2010. Opening is set
for February 26.
Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, “Dreamgirls” tells
the rags-to-riches story of a 1960s R&B girl group, and the trials and
tribulations that come with fame and fortune.
This new incarnation of
“Dreamgirls” will arrive at the Ahmanson directly from the world famous Apollo
Theater in New York City, where it will open in November 2009.
With music by
Academy Award-nominee Henry Kreiger and lyrics and book by Tony and Grammy
Award-winning Tom Eyen, “Dreamgirls” features unforgettable hits such as one of
the greatest Act One closing numbers in theatre history – “And I Am Telling You
I’m Not Going,” the infectious “One Night Only,” and “Listen,” which was created
for the film adaptation of “Dreamgirls,” received an Academy Award nomination
and will now be incorporated in this new stage version.
“Dreamgirls” is
directed and choreographed by Broadway director and choreographer Robert
Longbottom (who was at the helm of the CTG/Mark Taper Forum and Broadway version
of the new version of “Flower Drum Song”) and co-choreographer Shane Sparks
(from TV’s “So You Think You Can Dance” and MTV’s “America’s Best Dance
Crew”).
Scenic design for “Dreamgirls” will be by Robin Wagner, lighting by
Ken Billington and costumes by William Ivey Long.
“Dreamgirls” is produced
by John Breglio for Vienna Waits Productions.
“Dreamgirls” received 13 Tony
Award nominations including Best Musical when it opened on Broadway in 1981.
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