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Kevin Chamberlin will succeed P.J. Benjamin as Amos Hart in the Broadway company of Chicago on June 12th

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

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

The film version of Dreamgirls, which will star Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Usher and Jamie Foxx, will go into production in January of next year

Coverage of the red carpet for the premiere of Wicked in Los Angeles.

R&B diva Beyonce Knowles is in negotiations to co-star in the upcoming film version of the music world saga Dreamgirls

On February 13, New York's historic Town Hall will be the setting for an extraordinary star-studded salute to the endurance and influence of Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre (NFT), for 35 years a seminal force in the Black Arts Movement (BAM).