Anika Noni Rose News

Audiences at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France will have a sneak peek of 20 minutes from the upcoming Dreamgirls film on May 19th

John Lithgow has been cast as a new character--a ruthless producer--in the upcoming film version of Dreamgirls

The smash Prince Music Theatre production of Dreamgirls in Philadelphia, which will welcome new cast members on February 7th, may have a commerical future in the wings

The Dreamgirls film now has a fuller creative team, with a production designer, costume designer and others on board

Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's Caroline, or Change will receive a London production at the National Theatre in mid-October; George C. Wolfe will direct

The Dreamgirls film is set to be unveiled in theatres nationwide on December 22nd

Shooting began on Monday, January 9, at the Palace Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, under the direction of Academy Award(R) winner Bill Condon. Filming on 'Dreamgirls' will also be accomplished at Los Angeles Center Studios, as well as on location in and around Los Angeles.

Tony Award-winning lighting designers Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer have joined the creative team of the Dreamgirls film

The Prince Music Theatre's hit production of Dreamgirls will now close on February 26th

Dreamgirls composer Henry Krieger will show up for an informal discussion after the January 10th performance of the musical at the Prince Music Theatre in Philadelphia

The Prince Music Theatre's production of Dreamgirls will play an extra week from January 4th through 15th

DreamWorks Pictures is encouraging productions of Dreamgirls by waiving fees for amateur stagings of the show

American Idol finalist Jennifer Hudson will play Effie in the upcoming film version of Dreamgirls

Anika Noni Rose, Ethan Hawke, Cynthia Nixon and others performed in a benefit for The Public Theater at Esquire Downtown on November 3rd

Ethan Hawke, Cynthia Nixon, Rosie Perez, Billy Porter and Anika Noni Rose will perform at a November 3rd benefit performance for the Public Theater

Danny Glover has been cast as Marty Madison in the upcoming film version of Dreamgirls

Anika Noni Rose has been cast as Lorrell Robinson in the upcoming film version of the musical Dreamgirls

The Goodman Theatre's staging of the musical Purlie has extended its run through October 30th

The film version of Dreamgirls, starring Beyoncé Knowles, Jamie Foxx and Eddie Murphy, will commence shooting in January of 2006 for a December release that year

Jacques C. Smith, Paulette Ivory, E. Faye Butler and Loretta Devine have all been cast in the Broadway-bound revival of Purlie, which will start performances at the Pasadena Playhouse on June 24th