Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen.
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Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others, but closely follows the story of The Supremes as the musical follows the story of a young Black female singing trio from Chicago, Illinois called "The Dreams", who become music superstars. The musical opened on December 20, 1981, at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway.
Translations and adaptations
The musical was adapted into a motion picture from DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures in 2006.
Performance history in South Africa
2011: Presented by Hazel Feldman at the Teatro at Montecasino in Johannesburg.
Sources
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