Cleavant Derricks News

Reprise! Broadway's Best presents Damn Yankees through Sunday, November 25 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse.

BroadwayWorld's own James Sims recently caught up with Jason Alexander during rehearsals for Damn Yankees discussing the former 'Seinfeld' alum joining Reprise! as Artistic Director and his vision for the future of the Los Angeles theatre company.

Jason Alexander, new artistic director of Reprise! Broadway's Best, announced that Cleavant Derricks, Meg Gillentine, Amelia McQueen, Ken Page, Ty Taylor, Lillias White and Jackee Harry would head up the cast of Damn Yankees. Damn Yankees will perform Tuesday, November 6 through Sunday, November 25 (opening November 7) at UCLA's Freud Playhouse.

The American Musical Theatre of San Jose presents the West Coast premiere of Brooklyn, the musical…starring American Idol finalist Diana DeGarmo, with Tony Award-winners Melba Moore and Cleavant Derricks.

Casting, as well as a summer schedule, have bene set for the upcoming national tour of Brooklyn, starring Diana DeGarmo

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

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

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

Melba Moore and American Idol finalist Diana DeGarmo will appear in the upcoming national tour of Brooklyn

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

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 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