Further casting to join star Amber Riley in the long-awaited UK musical production of Dreamgirls has been announced. There will be preview performances at the Savoy Theatre from 19th November and Opening Night on 14th December 2016.
American actress and singer Amber Riley will star as Effie White, and she will be joined by Ibinabo Jack as Lorrell Robinson and Liisi LaFontaine as Deena Jones, making up the soulful singing trio ‘The Dreams’.
Ruth Brown and Karen Mav will be alternating the role of Effie White at performances when Amber Riley is not scheduled to perform.
Dreamgirls tells the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago, “The Dreams” and their tumultuous journey to stardom. They find out the hard way that, show business is just as tough as it is fabulous. The musical features classic and much-loved songs including ‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’, ‘I Am Changing’, ‘Listen’ and ‘One Night Only’.
Sonia Friedman, Producer: “It was wonderful to announce our star Amber Riley a few weeks ago. Now, having seen more than 1000 performers audition over many months, I am thrilled that we can reveal most of our Dreamgirls company. It is 35 years since its Broadway premiere, so to finally be the ones to bring it to London with our world-class creative team and incredibly talented, exciting young cast is an honour and privilege. I believe we now have the perfect team to create a sensational production that I hope will be well worth the wait.”
For ticket information, visit Dreamgirlswestend.com
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