ABC to Rebroadcast Oprah's Dreamgirls Show, 12/22

ABC will once again air Oprah Winfrey's coverage of the Dreamgirls film.

On December 22nd, the station will rebroadcast the November 20th edition of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," which features interviews with stars Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose and Beyonce Knowles, who also performs "Listen."  The song was written for the movie musical, which has been appearing frequently on awards lists.

Dreamgirls, currently playing three concurrent roadshows in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, opens in wide release on December 25th.

Bill Condon directs the Dreamworks-produced film, and adapted the screenplay from the musical's original book by Tom Eyen.  Dreamgirls features lyrics by Eyen and music by Henry Krieger.

"Set in the turbulent early 1960s to mid-70s, Dreamgirls follows the rise of a trio of women -- Effie (Hudson), Deena (Knowles) and Lorrell (Rose) -- who have formed a promising girl group called The Dreamettes.  At a talent competition, they are discovered by an ambitious manager named Curtis Taylor, Jr. (Foxx), who offers them the opportunity of a lifetime: to become the back-up singers for headliner James "Thunder" Early (Murphy).  Curtis gradually takes control of the girls' look and sound, eventually giving them their own shot in the spotlight as The Dreams.  That spotlight, however, begins to narrow in on Deena, finally pushing the less attractive Effie out altogether.  Though the Dreams become a crossover phenomenon, they soon realize that the cost of fame and fortune may be higher than they ever imagined," state press materials.

In the metropolitan area, "The Oprah Winfrey" show airs on ABC on weekdays from 4 to 5 PM ET.  Check local listings.

Visit www.dreamgirlsmovie.com for more information.  Visit www.abc.com for more on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."