DREAMGIRLS is NOW PLAYING!

NATIONAL TOUR OF THE SMASH HIT MUSICAL DREAMGIRLS IS NOW PLAYING
Producer John Breglio and the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center announced that the national tour of the smash hit musical is now playing through Sunday, Nov. 14, in the Belk Theater. 
ALERT: Due to the high demand for DREAMGIRLS in Charlotte, limited tickets remain for all performances.  For most performances, seats together can still be found in Balcony I. The
performances with the most tickets remaining are Thursday, Friday and Sunday matinee. If you have trouble finding tickets online, please contact the Box Office for assistance at 704-372-1000.
Ticket prices start at $20 and are available at the-Belk Theater box office (130 N. Tryon St.), by visiting BlumenthalCenter.org or by calling 704-372-1000.  Group orders of 20 or more may be placed by calling 704-379-1380.
Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, DREAMGIRLS tells the story of an up-and-coming, 1960s singing girl group, and the triumphs and tribulations that come with fame and fortune. Hopeful talents Deena Jones, Lorrell Robinson and Effie White are performing as The Dreamettes when ambitious agent Curtis Taylor, Jr. discovers them. He lands them a job as backup singers for the soul and rock ‘n’ roll sensation James “Thunder” Early and begins to guide their quickly rising career. However, when the beautiful Deena emerges as the star of the group rather than the full-voiced Effie, the girls are brought to personal and professional crossroads. 
DREAMGIRLS will introduce Moya Angela as Effie White and feature, as The Dreams, Syesha Mercado as Deena Jones, Adrienne Warren as Lorrell Robinson, and Margaret Hoffman as Michelle Morris with Chaz Lamar Shepherd as Curtis Taylor, Jr., Chester Gregory is James “Thunder” Early, Trevon Davis as C.C. White, Milton Craig Nealy as Marty Madison in a cast of 26 that also features Tallia Brinson, Felicia Boswell, Ronald Duncan, Patrice Covington, Talitha Farrow, Brittney Griffin, Robert Hartwell, Eric Jackson, Chauncey Jenkins, Jared Joseph, Nikki Kimbrough, Brittany Lewis, Douglas Lyons, Kimberly Marable, Jarran Muse, Amaker Smith, Marc Spaulding and Terrance Lemar Thomas.
DREAMGIRLS is directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom with co-choreography by Shane Sparks, scenic design by Robin Wagner, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Ken Billington, sound by Acme Sound Partners, and media design by Howard Werner for Lightswitch. DREAMGIRLS features music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen with additional material by Willie Reale. DREAMGIRLS is produced by John Breglio for Vienna Waits Productions.
The original Broadway production of DREAMGIRLS opened December 20, 1981, at the Imperial Theatre and won six Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards in 1982.  It closed on Broadway August 11, 1985, after 1,521 performances. The original Broadway production was directed by Michael Bennett and choreographed by Bennett and Michael Peters. DREAMGIRLS was adapted into a motion picture by DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, and opened in December 2006. The film won two Academy Awards, five Golden Globes, and two Screen Actor’s Guild Awards in 2007 in addition to a Grammy Award for Best Song written for a Motion Picture (“Love You I Do”).  The most popular song from the film, “Listen,” has been incorporated into the new stage version of DREAMGIRLS as a stirring Act II duet for Deena and Effie. This all-new production of DREAMGIRLS premiered at Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater in New York City on November 22, 2009, before embarking on an international tour.
DREAMGIRLS will play Tuesday, Nov. 9 through Sunday, Nov. 14 at the Belk Theater.  Performances are Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 7:00 p.m., with matinees Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. 
For more information, please visit the official DREAMGIRLS website at www.DreamgirlsOnStage.com
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