Cassidy Theatre, Parma Heights, Ohio - September 28th - October 14th, 2007
Book and Lyrics by Tom Eyer Music by Henry Krieger
Original Broadway Production Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett
Directed by Geoffrey Short Musical Direction by David Williams
Choreography by Jennifer Glowe Costumes by Lester Currie
Set & Lighting Design by Megan Mohler Sound Design by Eric Simna
Stage Manager Dylan Dwyer
THE "DREAMS" (l. to r.) CARON WYKLE, TRINIDAD SNIDER & AYESHAH DOUGLAS
Book and Lyrics by Tom Eyer Music by Henry Krieger
Original Broadway Production Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett
Directed by Geoffrey Short Musical Direction by David Williams
Choreography by Jennifer Glowe Costumes by Lester Currie
Set & Lighting Design by Megan Mohler Sound Design by Eric Simna
Stage Manager Dylan Dwyer
THE "DREAMS" (l. to r.) CARON WYKLE, TRINIDAD SNIDER & AYESHAH DOUGLAS
|
Trinidad Snider as Deena Jones
Ayeshah Douglas as Effie White Caron Wykle as Lorrell Robinson Kyle Primous* as Curtis Taylor Jr. Carlos Cruz as C.C. White Teddy Rosado as James Thunder Early Tonya Broach as Michelle Morris DeShawn Moses as Marty with Jennifer Ryan Nathan Tolliver Chinetha Hall Aric Calhoun Earl Branch Jennifer Hayek Alice Nelson Meryl Johnson Paul Jordan Jansen DeShawn Moses David Glowe Holly Harris Alex Tepe Chris Bizub Tommy Suleiman Antoine Holly *Member Actor's Equity Association |
 Kyle Primous with (l. to r.) Ayeshah Douglas, Trinidad Snider and Caron Wykle
DREAMGIRLS is a show about a time in American musical history when what is called rhythm and blues blended with other styles of popular music creating a new American sound. Act One is set in the fabulous sixties-a time when we were still screaming at Elvis and listening to the Beatles, but were dancing to the new beat of countless girl and boy groups like The Supremes, The Marvelettes, The Temptations and The Shirelles. DREAMGIRLS is not just about the singing and the dancing and the performing. The play is also about the behind-the-scenes reality of the entertainment industry-the business part of show business that made possible this cultural phenomenon. Act Two shows the creation and the arrival of disco-though the word is never used in the script. The subject matter of this play deals with a musical contribution to America of such importance that only now-two decades later-are we beginning to understand. -Michael Bennett |
|
Click to download article:
|
| ||
|
|
Call-Back: The Dreamgirls Collection Geoff documented the process of producing Dreamgirls in this 11-video series. |
Geoffrey Short
Northeast Ohio Entertainer
Northeast Ohio Entertainer