Dreamgirls | Recorded Musicals

Workshop (1979) (as One Night Only)

Workshop) {aka One Night Only} (1979)
Nell Carter (Effie)

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Cast: Nell Carter (Effie)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1979; Workshop) {aka One Night Only} [ID2947508]

Pre-Broadway (1981)

Opening: Nov 24, 1981 | Venue: Shubert Theatre (Boston)

Pre-Broadway Cast - Boston (1981)
Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena), Loretta Devine (Lorell), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

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Cast: Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena), Loretta Devine (Lorell), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Cleavant Derricks (James Thunder Early), Obba Babatundé (C. C. White), Deborah Burrell (Michelle)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1981; Pre-Broadway Cast - Boston) [ID2947509]

Original Broadway Production (1981)

Opening: Dec 20, 1981 | Venue: Imperial Theatre (New York)

Original Broadway Cast - Opening [Sound System] (Dec 20, 1981) - Opening
Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena), Loretta Devine (Lorell), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

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Cast: Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena), Loretta Devine (Lorell), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Cleavant Derricks (James Thunder Early), Obba Babatundé (C. C. White), Deborah Burrell (Michelle)
Notes: Remastered

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1981.12.20; Original Broadway Cast - Opening [Sound System]) [ID2947510]
Original Broadway Cast - Opening [Sound System][Raw] (Dec 20, 1981) - Opening
Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena), Loretta Devine (Lorell), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

Full Show Sound System
Cast: Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena), Loretta Devine (Lorell), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Cleavant Derricks (James Thunder Early), Obba Babatundé (C. C. White), Deborah Burrell (Michelle)
Notes: Raw, directly from the original cassette.

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1981.12.20; Original Broadway Cast - Opening [Sound System][Raw]) [ID2947511]
Broadway - Jennifer Holliday (1981/1982)
Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena), Loretta Devine (Lorell), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

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Cast: Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena), Loretta Devine (Lorell), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Cleavant Derricks (James Thunder Early), Obba Babatundé (C. C. White), Deborah Burrell (Michelle)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1982; Broadway - Jennifer Holliday) [ID2947512]
Apr 1982
Jennifer Holliday (Effie Melody White), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena Jones), Loretta Devine (Lorrell Robinson), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor Jr.), Cleavant Derricks (James "Thunder" Early), and more

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Cast: Jennifer Holliday (Effie Melody White), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena Jones), Loretta Devine (Lorrell Robinson), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor Jr.), Cleavant Derricks (James "Thunder" Early), Obba Babatundé (C.C. White), Deborah Burrell (Michelle Morris), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Marty Madison)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1982-04; Broadway) [ID2951289]
Broadway - Holliday's Last [Sound System] (Dec 4, 1982)
Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Linda Lelliani Brown (Deena), Loretta Devine (Lorell), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

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Cast: Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Linda Lelliani Brown (Deena), Loretta Devine (Lorell), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Cleavant Derricks (James Thunder Early), Obba Babatundé (C. C. White), Deborah Burrell (Michelle)
Notes: Remastered. Jennifer Holliday's final performance.

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1982.12.04; Broadway - Holliday's Last [Sound System]) [ID2947513]
Broadway - Holliday's Last [Sound System][Raw] (Dec 4, 1982)
Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Linda Lelliani Brown (Deena), Loretta Devine (Lorell), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

Full Show Sound System
Cast: Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Linda Lelliani Brown (Deena), Loretta Devine (Lorell), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Cleavant Derricks (James Thunder Early), Obba Babatundé (C. C. White), Deborah Burrell (Michelle)
Notes: Raw, directly from the original cassette. Jennifer Holliday's final performance.

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1982.12.04; Broadway - Holliday's Last [Sound System][Raw]) [ID2947514]
Apr 23, 1985
Roz Ryan (Effie Melody White), Deborah Burrell (Deena Jones), Loretta Devine (Lorrell Robinson), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor Jr.), Terry Burrell (Michelle Morris)

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Cast: Roz Ryan (Effie Melody White), Deborah Burrell (Deena Jones), Loretta Devine (Lorrell Robinson), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor Jr.), Terry Burrell (Michelle Morris)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1985-04-23; Broadway | Roz Ryan) [ID2951253]

1st National Tour (1983)

Opening: Mar 20, 1983

1st National Tour - Lillias White (1983)
Lillias White (s/b Effie), Linda Lelliani Brown (Deena), Arnetia Walker (Lorell), Larry Riley (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

Full Show Sound System
Cast: Lillias White (s/b Effie), Linda Lelliani Brown (Deena), Arnetia Walker (Lorell), Larry Riley (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Clinton Derricks-Carrol (James Thunder Early), Lawerence Clayton (C. C. White), Deborah Burrell (Michelle)
Venue: Shubert Theatre (Los Angeles)

Notes: The location is guessed. Jennifer Holliday opened the show in LA. After the LA run, she left and Lillias White took over. Therefore, this could be as a standby or on one of the other two stops on the tour.

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1983; 1st National Tour - Lillias White) [ID2947515]
Broadway - Roz Ryan (Apr 23, 1984)
Roz Ryan (Effie), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena Jones), Loretta Devine (Lorrell), Weyman Thompson (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

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Cast: Roz Ryan (Effie), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena Jones), Loretta Devine (Lorrell), Weyman Thompson (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Cleavant Derricks (James Thunder Early), Lawrence Clayton (C. C. White), Theresa Burrell (Michelle)
Venue: Imperial Theatre (New York)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1984.04.23; Broadway - Roz Ryan) [ID2947516]

International Tour (1985)

Opening: Oct 8, 1985

International Tour - Toronto - Sharon Brown + Bonus (Jul 1986)
Sharon Brown (Effie), Deborah Burrell (Deena), Arnetia Walker (Lorell), Weyman Thompson (Curtis Taylor), Jr.)

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Cast: Sharon Brown (Effie), Deborah Burrell (Deena), Arnetia Walker (Lorell), Weyman Thompson (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Herbert L. Rawlings (James Thunder Early)
Venue: Meridian Hall (Toronto)

Notes: Includes some bonus tracks.

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1986.07; International Tour - Toronto - Sharon Brown + Bonus) [ID2947517]
International Tour - Sharon Brown - Toronto (1987)
Sharon Brown (Effie)

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Cast: Sharon Brown (Effie)
Venue: Meridian Hall (Toronto)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1987; International Tour - Sharon Brown - Toronto) [ID2947518]

International Tour (Broadway Stop) (1987)

Opening: Jun 28, 1987 | Venue: Ambassador Theatre (New York)
Notes: This is often referred to as a "return engagement". It was, however, an extended stop for the international tour.

Broadway - Lillias White - Opening (Jun 28, 1987) - Opening
Lillias White (Effie), Alyse Gyse (Deena), Arnetia Walker (Lorell), Weyman Thompson (Curtis Taylor), Jr.)

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Cast: Lillias White (Effie), Alyse Gyse (Deena), Arnetia Walker (Lorell), Weyman Thompson (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Herbert L. Rawlings (James Thunder Early), Kevyn Morrow (C. C. White)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1987.06.28; Broadway - Lillias White - Opening) [ID2947519]

Regional Tour (1988)

Opening: Jun 13, 1988 Notes: Often listed as the North Shore Music Theatre production. The run at NSMT was a stop on a short tour that also stopped at Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth and Sacramento Music Circus.

North Shore Music Theatre - Cheryl Barnes (Summer 1988)
Cheryl Barnes (Effie), Theresa Hayes (Deena), Connie A. Jackson (Lorell), Tony Franklin (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

Full Show Sound System
Cast: Cheryl Barnes (Effie), Theresa Hayes (Deena), Connie A. Jackson (Lorell), Tony Franklin (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Phillip Gilmore (James Thunder Early), Kevyn Morrow (C. C. White), Linda Lloyd (Michelle)
Venue: North Shore Music Theatre (Beverly, MA)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1988; North Shore Music Theatre - Cheryl Barnes) [ID2947520]

Touring Revival (1997)

Opening: Sep 30, 1997

National Tour (1997) (Jan 13, 1998)
B. J. Crosby (Effie), LaTonya Hall (Deena), Tonya Dixon (Lorell), Brian Everrett Chandler (Curtis Taylor), Jr.)

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Cast: B. J. Crosby (Effie), LaTonya Hall (Deena), Tonya Dixon (Lorell), Brian Everrett Chandler (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Kevin-Anthony (James Thunder Early)
Venue: Mechanic Theatre (Baltimore)

Notes: B.J. Crosby's first performance

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (1998.01.13; National Tour - Baltimore - B.J. Crosby) [ID2947521]

Actor's Fund of America Concert (2001)

Opening: Sep 24, 2001 | Venue: Ford Center for the Performing Arts (New York)

Actor's Fund of America Concert - Lillias White (Sep 24, 2001)
Lillias White (Effie), Audra McDonald (Deena), Heather Headley (Lorell), Norm Lewis (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

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Cast: Lillias White (Effie), Audra McDonald (Deena), Heather Headley (Lorell), Norm Lewis (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Billy Porter (James Thunder Early), Darius deHaas (C. C. White), Tamyra Tunie (Michelle)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (2001.09.24; Actor's Fund of America Concert - Lillias White) [ID2947522]

Theatre of the Stars (2002)

Opening: Jul 19, 2002 | Venue: Fox Theatre (Atlanta)

Theatre of the Stars - Atlanta - Jennifer Holliday (Aug 2002)
Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Alyse Gyse (Deena), Ramona Keller (Lorell), Norm Lewis (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

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Cast: Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Alyse Gyse (Deena), Ramona Keller (Lorell), Norm Lewis (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Eugene Fleming (James Thunder Early), Joe Wilson, Jr. (C. C. White), Ginai Curry (Michelle)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (2002.08; Theatre of the Stars - Atlanta - Jennifer Holliday) [ID2947523]
Theatre of the Stars - Jennifer Holliday (Jul 19, 2007)
Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Cindy Hewon-Braggs (Deena), Brandi Chavonne Massey (Lorrell), David Jennings (Curtis Taylor), Jr.)

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Cast: Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Cindy Hewon-Braggs (Deena), Brandi Chavonne Massey (Lorrell), David Jennings (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Eugene Fleming (James Thunder Early), Destan Owens (C.C. White)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (2007.07.19; Theatre of the Stars - Jennifer Holliday) [ID2947528]

Touring Revival (2004)

Opening: Jan 9, 2004

National Tour - Seattle - Frenchie Davis [Sound System] (Feb 2004)
Frenchie Davis (Effie)

Full Show Sound System
Cast: Frenchie Davis (Effie)
Venue: 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (2004.02; National Tour - Seattle - Frenchie Davis [Sound System]) [ID2947524]

Pittsburgh CLO (2004)

Opening: Aug 10, 2004 | Venue: Benedum Center (Pittsburgh)

Pittsburgh CLO - Frenchie Davis (Aug 10, 2004)
Frenchie Davis (Effie), Vanita Harbor (Deena), Montego Glover (Lorell), Norm Lewis (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

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Cast: Frenchie Davis (Effie), Vanita Harbor (Deena), Montego Glover (Lorell), Norm Lewis (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Billy Porter (James Thunder Early), Ron Kellum (C. C. White), Manoly Farrel (Michelle)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (2004.08.10; Pittsburgh CLO - Frenchie Davis) [ID2947525]

Prince Music Theatre (2005)

Opening: Dec 10, 2005 | Venue: Prince Music Theatre (Philadelphia)

Prince Music Theatre - Nova Payton (Dec 2005)
Nova Payton (Effie), Chauntee Shuler (Deena), CJay Hardy Phillip (Lorell), Kevyn Morrow (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

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Cast: Nova Payton (Effie), Chauntee Shuler (Deena), CJay Hardy Phillip (Lorell), Kevyn Morrow (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Eugene Fleming (James Thunder Early), Forrest McClendon (C. C. White), Alexis Sims (Michelle)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (2005.12; Prince Music Theatre - Nova Payton) [ID2947526]
Prince Music Theatre - Nova Payton (Jan 10, 2006)
Nova Payton (Effie), Chauntee Shuler (Deena), CJay Hardy Phillip (Lorell), Kevyn Morrow (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

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Cast: Nova Payton (Effie), Chauntee Shuler (Deena), CJay Hardy Phillip (Lorell), Kevyn Morrow (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Eugene Fleming (James Thunder Early), Forrest McClendon (C. C. White), Alexis Sims (Michelle)
Notes: This is the complete show, there is an incomplete audio from December, but it isn't this one.

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (2006.01.10; Prince Music Theatre - Nova Payton) [ID2947527]

Touring Revival (2009)

Opening: Nov 23, 2009 | Location: Minneapolis

National Tour - Minneapolis - Moya Angela (Jan 17, 2009)
Moya Angela (Effie Melody White), Syesha Mercado (Deena Jones), Adrienne Warren (Lorrell Robinson), Chaz Lamar Shepherd (Curtis Taylor Jr.), Chester Gregory (James "Thunder" Early)

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Cast: Moya Angela (Effie Melody White), Syesha Mercado (Deena Jones), Adrienne Warren (Lorrell Robinson), Chaz Lamar Shepherd (Curtis Taylor Jr.), Chester Gregory (James "Thunder" Early), Trevon Davis (C.C. White)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (2009.01.17; National Tour - Minneapolis - Moya Angela) [ID2947529]
National Tour - New York - Preview (Nov 11, 2009) - Preview
Moya Angela (Effie), Syesha Mercado (Deena), Adrienne Warren (Lorell), Chaz Lamar Shepherd (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

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Cast: Moya Angela (Effie), Syesha Mercado (Deena), Adrienne Warren (Lorell), Chaz Lamar Shepherd (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Chester Gregory (James Thunder Early), Milton Craig Neely (C. C. White), Margaret Hoffman (Michelle)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (2009.11.11; National Tour - New York - Preview) [ID2947530]
National Tour - New York - Moya Angela (Nov 12, 2009) - Preview
Moya Angela (Effie), Syesha Mercado (Deena), Adrienne Warren (Lorell), Chaz Lamar Shepherd (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

Full Show Audience
Cast: Moya Angela (Effie), Syesha Mercado (Deena), Adrienne Warren (Lorell), Chaz Lamar Shepherd (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Chester Gregory (James Thunder Early), Milton Craig Neely (C. C. White), Margaret Hoffman (Michelle)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (2009.11.12; National Tour - New York - Moya Angela) [ID2947531]
National Tour - New York - Moya Angela (Nov 14, 2009) - Preview
Moya Angela (Effie), Syesha Mercado (Deena), Adrienne Warren (Lorell), Chaz Lamar Shepherd (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), and more

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Cast: Moya Angela (Effie), Syesha Mercado (Deena), Adrienne Warren (Lorell), Chaz Lamar Shepherd (Curtis Taylor), Jr.), Chester Gregory (James Thunder Early), Milton Craig Neely (C. C. White), Margaret Hoffman (Michelle)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (2009.11.14; National Tour - New York - Moya Angela) [ID2947532]
National Tour - Chicago (Jan 19, 2010)
Moya Angela (Effie)

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Cast: Moya Angela (Effie)

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (2010.01.19; National Tour - Chicago) [ID2947533]

Demo Recordings

Composer Demo
Tom Eyen, Henry Kreiger

Songs Only Studio
Cast: Tom Eyen, Henry Kreiger
Notes: 5 Tracks

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Folder Name: Dreamgirls (Composer Demo) [ID2947534]

Productions

Dreamgirls [Eyen/Krieger]