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London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
#25London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/18/17 at 7:11am
Brave Sir Robin2 said: "Adrienne Warren for Lorrell! She'd slay "Ain't No Party"!
She actually already played Lorrell in the most recent national tour and she did, in fact, slay.
I'm not a big fan of including "Listen." Mainly just because I love the original music and lyrics for Effie and Deena's reunion. "Listen" does make it a bigger moment, though.
LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#26London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/18/17 at 8:50am
Patina Miller strikes me as an Effie voice and personality in a Deena body.
#27London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/18/17 at 9:12am
Patina is a great actress and can totally pull off entire journey of Deena. Adrienne Warren's Lorrell, while it will be exciting, would be a wasted role for her. She's far too talented. I say give her Deena if Patina's unavailable.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#28London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/18/17 at 10:53am
I am not liking the changes this new version has....
The Vogue Sequence is cut
Listen is added as a duet (like the recent Longbottom National Tour)
The opening to Act 2 has been changed once again... to what? Who knows?
There is a weird curtain call with Dreams former selves
#29London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/18/17 at 10:55am
Can we get a Color Purple reunion going? Patrice Covington would be a great Lorrell. Isaiah Johnson as Curtis! Kyle Scatliffe as CC!
Do we think a name will come in for Jimmy Early?
#30London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/18/17 at 10:56am
Also, if you're going to add a song from the movie... Make it Love You I Do!
#31London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/18/17 at 11:00am
It's confirmed
http://www.playbill.com/article/london-dreamgirls-is-broadway-bound
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
Skimbleshanks2
Broadway Star Joined: 2/11/15
#32London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/18/17 at 3:00pm
JENNIFER HUDSON should revive her role...Think of the sales... And the chance to hear her sing AND I AM TELLING you live... Chills....
"See that poster on the wall? Rocky Marciano." - Andy Karl as Rocky in 'ROCKY'
Skimbleshanks2
Broadway Star Joined: 2/11/15
#33London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/18/17 at 3:00pm
double post
"See that poster on the wall? Rocky Marciano." - Andy Karl as Rocky in 'ROCKY'
Updated On: 1/18/17 at 03:00 PM
Skimbleshanks2
Broadway Star Joined: 2/11/15
#34London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/18/17 at 3:00pm
tripe post ugh sorry!!
"See that poster on the wall? Rocky Marciano." - Andy Karl as Rocky in 'ROCKY'
Updated On: 1/18/17 at 03:00 PM
cuz-i-can
Understudy Joined: 2/12/16
#35London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/18/17 at 3:29pm
Skimbleshanks2 said: "JENNIFER HUDSON should revive her role...Think of the sales... And the chance to hear her sing AND I AM TELLING you live... Chills....
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I am one of the biggest Jenifer Hudson ever, and I don't think her reprising the role would be the best idea. Sure it may bring in tickets but I think it would be overkill. She's already done the ultimate performance of the role and won every award under the sun for it. It's cemented in history and I think maybe outside of a special one night only special concert or something, I think it's wise she leaves the character alone. She's had her time with it, and it's time for other women to have their shine with the production. I don't wanna see Hudson end up like Holliday, still hanging onto this part 30 yrs from now for dear life, but I think she's already proven she's beyond that.
cuz-i-can
Understudy Joined: 2/12/16
#36London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/18/17 at 3:35pm
I saw the 2009 tour version of Dreamgirls, and although I didn't care for the production/direction (I felt the led PANELS LOOKED CHEAP AND TOOK AWAY FROM THE BEAUTY OF THE ORIginal production) the talent was second to none. Syesha Mercado and Adrienne Warren were magic and MOYA ANGELA has a voice that could literally rip the roof off of any building. Up until the Color Purple revival I've never heard a more beautiful blend of voices, the whole cast were A game players. I'm looking forward to this revival so I can hopefully see a closer version to the original staging.
cuz-i-can
Understudy Joined: 2/12/16
#37London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/18/17 at 3:41pm
I still stand by my dreamcast afor Keke Palmer as Deena, and Shaniece Williams from the Wiz Live as Lorell to accompany Amber Riley. I think it's perfect casting, the girls are perfect ages, and they have enough popularity together to drive tickets sales through the roof. I so hope somebody involved with the Broadway productions reads this and think its a god idea also, and makes it happen 
#38London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/18/17 at 10:54pm
Saw this in London. Loved it. Amber Riley is incredible.
Not to be confused with Dave19.
sephyr
Leading Actor Joined: 11/21/10
#39London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/19/17 at 3:08am
cuz-i-can said: "I still stand by my dreamcast afor Keke Palmer as Deena, and Shaniece Williams from the Wiz Live as Lorell to accompany Amber Riley. I think it's perfect casting, the girls are perfect ages, and they have enough popularity together to drive tickets sales through the roof. I so hope somebody involved with the Broadway productions reads this and think its a god idea also, and makes it happen
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I agree with this casting and feel it would be a nice balance vocally!!
#40London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/23/17 at 4:37pm
As far as casting goes, the girl playing Deena in the West End (Liisi LaFontaine) is American. I imagine she'll be brought over to open the show in NY along with Amber Riley.
Marisha Wallace, Riley's alternate, is also American.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#41London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/23/17 at 4:48pm
I thought the show was very good, not great, but very good. I'm sure it will come over because there's been lots of hype about it. The guy who played Curtis was the standout for me, but I felt like his costumes wore him. I'd like to see a couple of set/costume changes when it transfers.
Cfried
Broadway Star Joined: 9/15/16
#42London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/28/17 at 6:29pm
I just checked www.dreamgirlsbroadway.com and while nothing is there, I found that the domain is owned by AKA, the marketing company behind the revival. Can't wait to see this and hope it will take the Shubert!
#43London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/29/17 at 2:08am
I really don't see Shubert being available in 2017-2018 season. I guess we'll find out how well the production stands post Midler, or when she even leaves, but it's a huge and I daresay long awaited revival of a beloved musical. It will survive more than a year.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
AngusN
Broadway Star Joined: 3/23/05
#44London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/29/17 at 5:58am
Jordan Catalano said: "Well, maybe Holliday can play Deena."
Haha! In 'The Color Purple', although her face looked like a 40 year old's, her movement and posture was that of a 90 year old.
Cfried
Broadway Star Joined: 9/15/16
#45London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/29/17 at 10:51am
Hello, Dolly's mailer says, "See Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly through January 14th, 2018."
Does this mean the show is a limited run and will close January 2018 or is it just Bette that will be leaving? If it's the latter, I'd think the Shubert would be perfect for Dreamgirls but who knows!
#46London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/29/17 at 11:42am
The problem with Hello Dolly getting replacements after Middler is how well the production itself is received. If it is received well, you can bet that the Grand Dames of Broadway will happily line up to play the role of a lifetime, just as they did for the original production. I would expect Donna Murphy, Patti Lupone, Christine Ebersole, Bernadette Peters, Bebe Neuwirth.....to all be vying to be her replacement.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#47London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/29/17 at 1:18pm
Donna Murphy is already to set to begin playing the role once a week after the Tonys when Bette reduces down to a seven performances per week schedule (I believe it was announced that Donna would be performing the Tuesday night shows), as well as covering Bette's vacations.
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#48London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/29/17 at 3:13pm
Here is Amber and Liisi singing "Listen"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04qyw6j
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#49London's Dreamgirls is eyeing Broadway
Posted: 1/29/17 at 5:24pm
When is the cast recording coming out?
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