Dreamgirls

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Ambassador Theatre , (6/28/1987 - 11/29/1987)

First Preview:	Jun 22, 1987	Total Previews:	7
Opening Date:	Jun 28, 1987
Closing Date:	Nov 29, 1987	Total Performances:	177

Category: Musical, Revival, Broadway

Setting: Act I: The early sixties. Act II: The early seventies. Various cities throughout the U.S.

Opening Night Credits
Awards
Songs

Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Marvin A. Krauss and Irving Siders
Originally produced on Broadway by Michael Bennett, Bob Avian, David Geffen and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Book by Tom Eyen; Lyrics by Tom Eyen; Music by Henry Krieger; Music orchestrated by Harold Wheeler; Musical Director: Marc Falcone; Vocal arrangements by Cleavant Derricks
Directed by Michael Bennett; Choreographed by Michael Bennett; Production Supervised by Bob Avian; Co - Choreographer: Michael Peters
Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Sound Design by Otts Munderloh; Hair Styles by Ted Azar
General Manager: Joey Parnes and Marvin A. Krauss Associates, Inc.; Company Manager: Allan Williams
Production Stage Manager: Peter B. Mumford; Stage Manager: Thomas A. Bartlett and Robert B. Gould; Technical Coordinator: Arthur Siccardi
Musical Supervisor: Harold Wheeler; Musical Coordinator: Yolanda Segovia; Assistant Conductor: Jeff Conrad
Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; New York Press Representative: The Fred Nathan Company, Inc.; Press Representative International Tour: Norman Zagier; Dance Captain: Brenda Braxton; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi

Cast

Susan Beaubian	One of "The Stepp Sisters"
	Michelle Morris
Stephen Bourneuf	Dave
	TV Stage Manager
	Ensemble
Yvette Louise Cason	Charlene
	One of "Les Style"
	Ensemble
Tim Cassidy	Frank a press agent
	Ensemble
Robert Clater	One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones"
	One of "The James Early Band"
	One of "The Five Tuxedoes"
	Ensemble
Bobby Daye	One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones"
	One of "The James Early Band"
	One of "The Five Tuxedoes"
	Ensemble
Matthew Dickens	One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones"
	One of "The James Early Band"
	One of "The Five Tuxedoes"
	Film Executive
	Ensemble
Germaine Edwards	One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones"
	One of "The James Early Band"
	One of "The Five Tuxedoes"
	Ensemble
Robert Fowler	One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones"
	One of "The James Early Band"
	Carl a piano player
	One of "The Five Tuxedoes"
	Film Executive
	Ensemble
Alisa Gyse	Deena Jones
Rhetta Hughes	One of "The Stepp Sisters"
	One of "Les Style"
	Ensemble
Roy L. Jones	Marty
Lynda McConnell	Joanne
	One of "Les Style"
	Ensemble
Kevyn Morrow	C.C. White
Milton Craig Nealy	Wayne
	Ensemble
Leonard Piggee	Tiny Joe Dixon
	Jerry a nightclub owner
	Security Guard
	Ensemble
Herbert L. Rawlings, Jr.	James Thunder Early
R. Lachanze Sapp	One of "The Stepp Sisters"
	One of "Les Style"
	Ensemble
Vernon Spencer	The M.C.
	Mr. Morgan
	Ensemble
David Thomé	One of "The James Early Band"
	Dwight a TV Director
	Film Executive
	Ensemble
Weyman Thompson	Curtis Taylor, Jr.
Shirley Tripp	One of "The Sweethearts"
	Ensemble
Loraine Velez	One of "The Stepp Sisters"
	One of "The Sweethearts"
Arnetia Walker	Lorrell Robinson
Fuschia Walker	Edna Burke
	Ensemble
Lillias White	Effie Melody White

Swings: Brenda Braxton (Swing), Phillip Gilmore (Swing), Graciela Simpson (Swing) and Darryl Eric Tribble (Swing)

Understudies: Susan Beaubian (Deena Jones, Lorrell Robinson), Brenda Braxton (Charlene, Edna Burke, Joanne, Lorrell Robinson, One of "The Sweethearts"), Yvette Louise Cason (Effie Melody White), Tim Cassidy (Dave), Robert Clater (Dwight, Wayne), Bobby Daye (C.C. White), Phillip Gilmore (Carl, Dwight, James Thunder Early, Mr. Morgan, Security Guard, TV Stage Manager, The M.C., Tiny Joe Dixon, Wayne), Rhetta Hughes (Lorrell Robinson), Lynda McConnell (Deena Jones, Michelle Morris), Milton Craig Nealy (Curtis Taylor, Jr., James Thunder Early, Jerry, Marty, The M.C.), Leonard Piggee (Marty), R. Lachanze Sapp (Deena Jones, Michelle Morris), Graciela Simpson (Charlene, Edna Burke, Joanne, One of "The Sweethearts"), Vernon Spencer (Jerry, Marty), David Thomé (Frank), Darryl Eric Tribble (Carl, Frank, Security Guard, Tiny Joe Dixon), Arnetia Walker (Effie Melody White) and Fuschia Walker (Effie Melody White)

1988 Tony Award^® Best Revival
	Produced by Marvin A. Krauss and Irving Siders [nominee]
1988 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
	Herbert L. Rawlings, Jr. [nominee]
1988 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival
	Produced by Marvin A. Krauss and Irving Siders [nominee]

music by Henry Krieger; lyrics by Tom Eyen

ACT 1	Sung By
I'm Looking for Something	Stepp Sisters
Goin' Downtown	Little Albert and the Tru-Tones
Takin' the Long Way Home	Tiny Joe Dixon
Move (You're Steppin' on My Heart)	Dreamettes
Fake Your Way to the Top	James Thunder Early and Dreamettes
Fake Your Way to the Top	James Early Band
Cadillac Car	Curtis Taylor, Jr., James Thunder Early, C.C. White, Marty and Company
Cadillac Car (Reprise)	Company
Cadillac Car (Reprise)	Company
Cadillac Car (Reprise)	Dave and Sweethearts
Steppin' to the Bad Side	Curtis Taylor, Jr., C.C. White, James Thunder Early, Wayne, Dreamettes and Company
Party, Party	Company
I Want You Baby	James Thunder Early and Dreamettes
Family	C.C. White, Curtis Taylor, Jr., James Thunder Early, Deena Jones and Lorrell Robinson
Dreamgirls	Dreams
Press Conference	Company
Only the Beginning	Curtis Taylor, Jr., Deena Jones and Effie Melody White
Heavy	Dreams
Heavy (Reprise)	Dreams and Curtis Taylor, Jr.
It's All Over	Curtis Taylor, Jr., Effie Melody White, Deena Jones, Lorrell Robinson, C.C. White, Michelle Morris and James Thunder Early
And I Am Telling You I Am Not Going	Effie Melody White
Love Love You Baby	Dreams
ACT 2	Sung By
"Dreams" Medley	Deena Jones, Dreams and Company
I Am Changing	Effie Melody White
One More Picture Please	Company
When I First Saw You	Curtis Taylor, Jr. and Deena Jones
Got to Be Good Times	Five Tuxedos
Ain't No Party	Lorrell Robinson and James Thunder Early
I Meant You No Harm	James Thunder Early
Quintette	Deena Jones, Lorrell Robinson, C.C. White, Michelle Morris and James Thunder Early
The Rap	James Thunder Early, C.C. White, Marty, Curtis Taylor, Jr., Frank (a press agent), Lorrell Robinson and Company
I Miss You Old Friend	Effie Melody White, Marty, C.C. White and Les Style
One Night Only	Effie Melody White
One Night Only (Reprise)	Deena Jones, Dreams and Company
I'm Somebody	Deena Jones and Dreams
Faith in Myself	Effie Melody White
Hard to Say Goodbye, My Love	Deena Jones and Dreams