This production began performances on 19th November 2016 and closed on 12th January 2019.
★★★★
A show with tremendous gusto of soul and gaiety of spirit
Daily Telegraph
★★★★
Dreamgirls has soul in all the right places
Sunday Times
This much-anticipated new production will be directed and choreographed by the hugely successful, Tony and Olivier award-winning Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, Aladdin, Something Rotten!).
Featuring the classic songs ‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’, ‘I Am Changing’, ‘One Night Only’ and ‘Listen’, DREAMGIRLS follows the journey of a young female singing group from Chicago and will transport you to a revolutionary time in American music history. The trio ‘The Dreams’, must learn the tough lesson that show business and stardom isn’t always as glamorous as it seems.
In November 2016, after thirty-five years and 13 awards (including six Tony® Awards, 5 Drama Desk Awards and 2 Grammy’s), this new production of DREAMGIRLS finally premieres in the United Kingdom, opening at the Savoy Theatre, Strand, London.
★★★★
Fantastically entertaining ride on a showbiz rollercoaster
The Guardian
CAST
AMBER RILEY played Effie White when the production first opened.
MARISHA WALLACE – Effie White
MOYA ANGELA – Effie White
KAREN MAV – Effie White
ASMERET GHEBREMICHAEL – Lorrell Robinson
BRENNYN LARK – Deena Jones
TOSH WANOGHO-MAUD – Jimmy Early
DURONE STOKES – C.C. White
JOE AARON REID – Curtis Taylor Jr.
DELROY BROWN – Marty
KIMMY EDWARDS – Michelle Morris
MICHAEL AFEMARE – Swing
CALLUM AYLOTT – Ensemble
ASHFORD CAMPBELL – Ensemble
GEORGIA BRADSHAW – Ensemble
JABARI BRAHAM – Swing
SANCHIA CLARKE – Swing
NICOLE DEON – Ensemble
NICOLE DENNIS – Ensemble
RHIANNE DRUMMOND – Swing
ASHLEE IRISH – Swing
EMMA LOUISE JONES – Ensemble
ASHLEY LUKE LLOYD – Ensemble
SAMIRA MIGHTY – Ensemble
JAYDE NELSON – Ensemble
ASTON NEW – Ensemble
SEAN PARKINS – Swing
KIRK PATTERSON – Ensemble
ROHAN PINNOCK-HAMILTON – Ensemble
RYAN REID – Ensemble
ROHAN RICHARDS – Ensemble
JOSHUA ROBINSON – Ensemble
CREATIVES
CASEY NICHOLAW – Director
TOM EYEN – Book and Lyrics
HENRY KRIEGER – Music
TIM HAYLEY – Set Designer
GREGG BARNES – Costume Designer
HUGH VANSTONE – Lighting Designer
RICHARD BROOKER – Sound Designer
JOSH MARQUETTE – Hair Designer
NICK FINLOW – Musical Supervisor
PIPPA AILION CDG AND NATALIE GALLACHER – Casting
HAROLD WHEELER – Orchestrator
WILLIE REALE – Additional Material
MICHAEL BENNETT – Original Broadway Production Director and Choreographer