Dreamgirls set for Broadway return with worldwide search to find stars | Broadway

The hit musical Dreamgirls will return to Broadway with a world search to search out its new stars.The present originated in New York in 1981 and performed till 1985, successful six Tony awards in addition to two Grammys. The track And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going was additionally a No 1 hit on the R&B chart.The revival is about to start out within the fall of 2026 and shall be directed by the five-time Tony nominee Camille A Brown. Her credit embody the latest revival of for coloured women.The award-winning British producer Sonia Friedman’s firm shall be producing. Her most up-to-date credit embody the stage manufacturing of Stranger Issues and the hit music drama Stereophonic.There shall be a seek for “proficient girls of all sizes and styles”, with auditions going down in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, Miami, London, Toronto, Mexico Metropolis, Amsterdam, Rome and Paris.The unique manufacturing starred Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jennifer Holliday and Loretta Devine. The musical was later changed into successful film starring Beyoncé, Anika Noni Rose and Jennifer Hudson, who gained the perfect supporting actress Oscar for her position.The newest manufacturing was within the West Finish in 2016 and it gained two Olivier awards, together with for star Amber Riley.The story tells of a three-piece lady group and their rise to fame within the Nineteen Sixties and 70s.The present is considered one of many revivals set to hit Broadway within the subsequent yr. Subsequent month, Lea Michele will head up a brand new tackle Chess from Tim Rice with music from Abba’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and the Tony award-winning Ragtime will even see a brand new staging. Subsequent yr, Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels returns, David Auburn’s Proof comes again with Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri and a brand new model of The Rocky Horror Present will even begin on Broadway.