STAGE TUBE: BAA Brings DREAMGIRLS to Cincinnati, 6/8 - 6/20

Cincinnati's Procter and Gamble Hall- Aronoff Center for the Arts will present DREAMGIRLS from June 8 through June 20, 2010.

Direct from the world famous Apollo Theatre in New York City is a brand new, sensational stage production of DREAMGIRLS. Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, DREAMGIRLS tells the rags-to-riches story of a 1960s Motown girl group, and the triumphs and tribulations that come with fame and fortune. With music by Academy® Award nominee Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tony® and Grammy®-winning Tom Eyen, DREAMGIRLS features the unforgettable hits: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," "One Night Only" and "Listen." Broadway director and choreographer Robert Longbottom and co-choreographer Shane Sparks (TV's "So You Think You Can Dance"), along with some of Broadway's top designers, re-envision this Tony® and Academy® Award-winning musical so it sparkles like never before.

DREAMGIRLS introduces actress Moya Angela as Effie White and features, as The Dreams, Syesha Mercado as Deena Jones, Adrienne Warren as Lorrell Robinson, and Margaret Hoffman as Michelle Morris with Chaz Lamar Shepherd as Curtis Taylor, Jr., Chester Gregory as James "Thunder" Early, Trevon Davis as C.C. White, Milton Craig Nealy as Marty Madison in a cast of 26 that also features Tallia Brinson, Felicia Boswell, Patrice Covington, Ronald Duncan, Talitha Farrow, Brittney Griffin, James Harkness, Robert Hartwell, Eric Jackson, Chauncey Jenkins, Jared Joseph, Nikki Kimbrough, Brittany Lewis, Douglas Lyons, Kimberly Marable, Jarran Muse, Amaker Smith and Marc Spaulding.

In the following video, director Robert Longbottom, set designer Robin Wagner, composer Henry Krieger, co-choreographer Shane Sparks, and costume designer William Ivey Long talk about the new production.

The Aronoff Center for the Arts is located at 650 Walnut Street Cincinnati, OH. For more information or to order tickets, visit online at broadwayacrossamerica.com.

 

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