Production Info
Previews:
December 9, 1981
(10 previews)
Opening
December 20, 1981
Closing:
August 11, 1985
Length of Run:
1522 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Market:
Broadway
Location:
New York, NY
Credits Highlights
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Director
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Choreography
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Cast
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Charlene
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Joanne
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Marty
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Curtis Taylor, Jr.
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Deena Jones
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M.C./Mr. Morgan
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Tiny Joe Dixon/Jerry
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C.C. White
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Lorrell Robinson
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Effie Melody White
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Musical Numbers
Act One
- I'm Looking for Something .... The Stepp Sisters
- Goin' Downtown .... Little Albert and the Tru-Tones
- Takin' the Long Way Home .... Tiny Joe Dixon
- Move (You're Steppin' on My Heart) .... The Dreamettes
- Fake Your Way to the Top .... Jimmy Early, The Jimmy Early Band and The Dreamettes
- Cadillac Car .... Curtis, Jimmy, C.C., Marty and Company
- Cadillac Car (On the Road) .... Company
- Cadillac Car (Recording Studio) .... Company
- Cadillac Car (Limbo) .... Dave and The Sweethearts
- Steppin' to the Bad Side .... Curtis, C. C., Jimmy, Wayne, The Dreamettes and Company
- Party, Party .... Company
- I Want You Baby .... Jimmy and The Dreamettes
- Family .... C.C., Curtis, Jimmy, Deena and Lorrell
- Dreamgirls .... The Dreams
- Press Conference .... Company
- Only the Beginning .... Curtis, Deena and Effie
- Heavy .... The Dreams
- Heavy (San Fansisco) .... The Dreams and Curtis
- It's All Over .... Curtis, Effie, Deena, Lorrell, C.C., Michelle and Jimmy
- And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going .... Effie
- Love Love You Baby .... The Dreams
Act Two
- Act Two Opening .... Deena Jones and The Dreams
- Press Conference .... Deena Jones and Company
- I Am Changing .... Effie
- One More Picture Please .... Company
- When I First Saw You .... Curtis and Deena
- Got to Be Good Times .... Five Tuxedos
- Ain't No Party .... Lorrell and Jimmy
- I Meant You No Harm .... Jimmy
- Quintette .... Denna, Lorrell, C.C., Michelle and Jimmy
- The Rap .... Jimmy
- The Firing of Jimmy .... Jimmy, C.C., Marty, Curtis, Frank and Lorrell
- I Miss You Old Friend .... Effie, Marty, C.C. and Les Style
- One Night Only .... Effie
- One Night Only .... Deena Jones and The Dreams and Company
- I'm Somebody .... Denna Jones and The Dreams
- Faith in Myself .... Effie
- Hard to Say Goodbye, My Love .... Deena Jones and The Dreams
- Dreamgirls .... Effie, Deena, Lorrell and Michelle
Additional Musical Numbers Lists
These song lists document any changes that the production went through aside from the opening night song list.
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Production Info
Previews:
December 9, 1981
(10 previews)
Opening
December 20, 1981
Closing:
August 11, 1985
Length of Run:
1522 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Market:
Broadway
Location:
New York, NY
Venues
Main Run
Tryout
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Shubert Theatre (Boston, MA)
October 24, 1981 - November 27, 1981 [Three previews starting October 21]
Audio Recordings
Commercial Recordings
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Original Broadway Cast (1981)
Cheryl Alexander , Linda Lloyd , Vondie Curtis-Hall , Ben Harney , Sheryl Lee Ralph
Private Recordings
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Original Broadway Cast (Pre-Broadway) (November 1981)
Cheryl Alexander , Linda Lloyd , Vondie Curtis-Hall , Ben Harney , Sheryl Lee Ralph -
Original Broadway Cast (Opening Night) (December 20, 1981)
Cheryl Alexander , Linda Lloyd , Vondie Curtis-Hall , Vondie Curtis-Hall , Ben Harney -
Original Broadway Cast (1982)
Vondie Curtis-Hall , Ben Harney , Sheryl Lee Ralph , Obba Babatunde , Loretta Devine
Archival Recordings
- No archival audio listed yet.