![]() ![]() The Dreams make their club debut in the Crystal Room in Cleveland, Ohio, singing their first single, "Dreamgirls". After a fight between Marty and Curtis, Marty quits as Jimmy's manager and Curtis takes over. convinces her to go along with Curtis's plan. Effie is resentful of her change in status within the group. The most crucial of these changes is the establishment of Deena as lead singer, instead of Effie. Curtis attempts to transform Jimmy Early into a Perry Como-esque pop singer, and concentrates on establishing the Dreamettes as their own act, renaming them The Dreams, changing their act to give them a more sophisticated and pop-friendly look and sound. Things become more complicated when Effie begins dating Curtis, and Jimmy, a married man, begins an affair with Lorrell.Ĭurtis replaces him, strongly determined to make his black singers household names. Conflict arises between Marty and Curtis when Curtis moves in on Marty's turf: Jimmy Early. As a result, the record becomes a major pop hit. "Cadillac Car" makes its way up the pop charts, but a cover version by white pop singers, Dave and the Sweethearts, steals the original recording's thunder.Īngered by "Cadillac Car's" cover-version, Curtis, C.C., and Jimmy's producer, Wayne, resort to payola, bribing disc jockeys across the nation to play Jimmy Early and the Dreamettes' next single, "Steppin' to the Bad Side". composes "Cadillac Car" for Jimmy and the Dreamettes, who tour and record the single upon their return. Curtis convinces Jimmy and Marty that they should venture beyond traditional rhythm and blues and soul audiences and aim for the pop market. Though Jimmy Early and the Dreamettes' first performance together is successful, Jimmy is desperate for new material. meet Curtis Taylor, Jr., a used-car salesman who becomes the Dreamettes' manager.Ĭurtis convinces James "Thunder" Early, a popular R&B star, and his manager, Marty, to hire The Dreamettes as backup singers. Unfortunately, they lose the talent show, but backstage, the girls and C.C. For the contest, the Dreamettes sing "Move", a song written by Effie's brother, C.C., who accompanies them to the talent show. The group is composed of full-figured lead singer Effie White and best friends, Deena Jones and Lorrell Robinson. In 1962, The Dreamettes, a hopeful girl group from Chicago, enter the famous Amateur Night talent competition at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. before the four Dreamgirls go their separate ways. However, Effie joins them for the farewell performance. Dreamgirls effie professional#But Effie outmanoeuvres him forīoth a personal and a professional triumph. ![]() Just as theĭreams are falling apart Effie's star is rising as a solo.Ĭurtis tries to undermine her revitalised career by having Deena wants to leave the group to try the movies. His nightclub act has also been slipping and his stardomįading. Taken up with James Early, but he is married and refuses to make the breakįrom his wife. International stardom and a string of chart-topping hits.īut life on top is rocky. Michelle replaces Effie, and the Dreams go on to achieve Loss of her singing slot, and announces that she is not going alongĪnymore. To Deena, Effie erupts in a rage, prompted more by hurt than the But when Curtis' love interest also switches Later, in an attempt to make the act more sultry, he moves Deena At first Curtis falls in love withĮffie, the full-figured lead singer who seems to spark the act. Curtis' connections get the girls hired as a backupĪct to James Thunder Early, a rising pop singing star. Disappointed in their failure to win the contest, theyĪttract the attention of a sly tongued talent agent named Curtis They enter a talent show held in New York's Apollo Little do they know of the hard, competitive world of show business. They start as three talented, close friendsĪnd gradually sharpen their act and rename themselves "The Dreams". Three black singers - Deena, Lorrell, and Effie who began as a groupĬalled the Dreamettes. Imperial Theatre, Broadway - 20 December, 1981 (1522 perfs) Synopsis Music by Henry Krieger Book and Lyrics by Tom Even ![]()
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