REVIEW: DREAMGIRLS ORIGINAL LONDON CAST RECORDING
And I am telling you that tomorrow (Friday 12 May 2017), the Original London Cast Recording of the musical Dreamgirls is released and you’d better all be goin’ downtown in your cadillac car to get a copy to listen to! Recorded live at London’s Savoy Theatre over four performances, backed by a 14 piece band, […]
LISTEN to the new DREAMGIRLS single – out today
Following celebrated wins at the 2017 Olivier Awards (Best Actress in a Musical for Amber Riley (Effie White) and Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for Adam J Bernard (Jimmy Early)), the highly anticipated Dreamgirls Original London Cast Recording will be released by Sony Masterworks Broadway on Friday 12 May 2017 via […]
Listen up! DREAMGIRLS Original London Cast Recording to be released 12 May 2017
Dreamgirls Original London Cast Recording will be released on Friday 12 May 2017 via Amazon, iTunes, and all usual channels. For all digital pre-orders on Amazon, one track -‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’ – will be made available as an exclusive early digital download on Friday 21 April, three weeks ahead of […]
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD sweeps the board at the OLIVIER AWARDS
Harry Potter And The Cursed child swept the boards at last nights Olivier Awards, taking home 9 of the 11 awards it was nominated for including Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Anthony Boyle), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Noma Dumezweni), Best Actor (Jamie Parker), Virgin Atlantic Best New Play, White Light Award for Best Lighting Design, Best Sound Design, Best Costume […]
REVIEW: DREAMGIRLS (Savoy Theatre) ★★★★
The 1981, Tony Award winning Musical Dreamgirls is probably best known for the 2006 film adaption starring Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson. The show is based on the black girl groups of the sixties like The Supremes, trying to become mainstream artists, in a world dominated by men and white music. The Dreamettes (Effie White, Deena […]
Don’t book tickets to see a star – book tickets to see a show
YET AGAIN, social media is a blaze with unhappy theatre goers who booked tickets to see Glee star Amber Riley in the lead role of Effie White in Dreamgirls, which is in previews at the Savoy Theatre right now, as she has been missing shows and fans are not happy with seeing her understudy when […]
Check out these pictures of the cast of DREAMGIRLS in rehearsals
The long-awaited UK premiere of Dreamgirls has preview performances at the Savoy Theatre from 19 November and Opening Night on Wednesday 14 December 2016. On Monday October 3rd, Sonia Friedman Productions were delighted to assemble the full company for the first day of rehearsals. American actress and singer Amber Riley stars as ‘Effie White’ and […]
Amber Riley performs ‘I Am Changing’ from DREAMGIRLS at the Savoy Theatre
An exclusive new video has been released in advance of the long-awaited UK premiere of Dreamgirls which will have preview performances at the Savoy Theatre from 19 November and Opening Night on Wednesday 14 December 2016. American actress and singer Amber Riley is joined in the video feature by Dreamgirls Director and Choreographer Casey Nicholaw, […]
Further casting announced for DREAMGIRLS at the Savoy Theatre
As previously confirmed, American actress and singer Amber Riley will star as Effie White in Dreamgirls at the Savoy Theatre. Ms Riley will be joined by Ibinabo Jack as Lorrell Robinson and Liisi LaFontaine as Deena Jones, making up the soulful singing trio ‘The Dreams’. Nicholas Bailey will play Marty, Adam J. Bernard will play […]
Reality TV contestants Ruth Brown and Karen Mav to support Amber Riley in DREAM GIRLS
Sonia Friedman Productions announce today that Ruth Brown and Karen Mav will support Amber Riley in the role of soulful singer ‘Effie White’ in Dreamgirls when the previously confirmed Ms Riley is not scheduled to perform (Wednesday evenings). Amber will star in the role for seven performances per week when the Tony Award-winning musical has […]