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Production Information


Previews:	December 09, 1981 (10 previews)
Opening:	December 20, 1981
Closing:	August 11, 1985
# Performances:	1521
Theatres:	Imperial Theatre (12/20/1981 - 8/11/1985)
	Imperial Theatre (12/9/1981 - 8/11/1985)
Production Type:	Original Production
Production Status:	Closed
Run Type:	Open Run
Market:	Broadway
Intermissions:	1

Production Staff

Theoni V. Aldredge

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Costume Designer

Ted Azar

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Hair Designer

Michael Bennett

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Choreographer

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Director

Otts Munderloh

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Sound Designer

Tharon Musser

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Lighting Designer

Michael Peters

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Choreographer
(Co-Choreographer)

Yolanda Segovia

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Musical Director

Robin Wagner

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Scenic Designer

Harold Wheeler

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Orchestrator

Original Cast | Replacements

Cheryl Alexander	....	Les Style
	....	Charlene
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "Les Style"
	....	Lorrell Robinson (Understudy)
Phylicia Ayers-Allen	....	Ensemble
	....	Deena Jones (Understudy)
Obba Babatundé	....	C.C. White
Vanessa Bell	....	The Stepp Sisters
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "The Stepp Sisters"
Charles Bernard	....	Little Albert & The Tru-Tones
	....	The James Early Band
	....	The Five Tuxedos
	....	Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones"
	....	One of "The Five Tuxedoes"
	....	One of "The James Early Band"
Paul Binotto	....	Dave & The Sweethearts
	....	Film Executive
	....	Dave
	....	Ensemble
	....	Film Executive
Brenda Braxton	....	Performer (Swing)
Deborah Burrell	....	The Stepp Sisters
	....	Michelle Morris
	....	One of "The Stepp Sisters"
Vondie Curtis-Hall	....	Marty
	....	Curtis Taylor, Jr. (Understudy)
Candy Darling	....	Dave & The Sweethearts
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "The Sweethearts"
Cleavant Derricks	....	James Thunder Early
	....	James Thunder Early
Loretta Devine	....	Lorrell Robinson
	....	Lorrell Robinson
Ronald Dunham	....	Ensemble
Stephanie Eley	....	Dave & The Sweethearts
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "The Sweethearts"
Sheila Ellis	....	Edna Burke
	....	Ensemble
	....	Effie Melody White (Understudy)
Tony Franklin	....	Wayne
	....	C.C. White (Understudy)
Ben Harney	....	Curtis Taylor, Jr.
	....	Curtis Taylor, Jr.
Jennifer Holliday	....	Effie Melody White
	....	Effie Melody White
Tenita Jordan	....	The Stepp Sisters
	....	Les Style
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "Les Style"
	....	One of "The Stepp Sisters"
Linda Lloyd	....	Les Style
	....	Ensemble
	....	Joanne
	....	One of "Les Style"
	....	Michelle Morris (Understudy)
Joe Lynn	....	Jerry (a nightclub owner)
	....	Ensemble
	....	Tiny Joe Dixon
Joe Lynn (i)	....	Tiny Joe Dixon/Jerry
	....	Ensemble
Frank Mastrocola	....	Ensemble
Milton Craig Nealy	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Jerry (Understudy)
	....	Marty (Understudy)
Jamie Patterson	....	Little Albert & The Tru-Tones
	....	The James Early Band
	....	The Five Tuxedos
	....	Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones"
	....	One of "The Five Tuxedoes"
	....	One of "The James Early Band"
Wellington Perkins	....	Little Albert & The Tru-Tones
	....	The James Early Band
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones"
	....	One of "The James Early Band"
Scott Plank	....	The James Early Band
	....	Ensemble
	....	Film Executive
	....	One of "The James Early Band"
	....	Frank (Understudy)
Brenda Pressley	....	The Stepp Sisters
	....	Les Style
	....	Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "Les Style"
	....	One of "The Stepp Sisters"
Sheryl Lee Ralph	....	Deena Jones
	....	Deena Jones
Charles Randolph-Wright	....	Little Albert & The Tru-Tones
	....	The James Early Band
	....	The Five Tuxedos
	....	Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones"
	....	One of "The Five Tuxedoes"
	....	One of "The James Early Band"
Larry Stewart	....	Ensemble
	....	Mr. Morgan
	....	One of "The Five Tuxedoes"
	....	The M.C.
	....	James Thunder Early (Understudy)
Larry Stewart (ii)	....	M.C./Mr. Morgan
	....	The Five Tuxedos
	....	Ensemble
David Thomé	....	Frank (a press agent)
	....	Ensemble
Weyman Thompson	....	Little Albert & The Tru-Tones
	....	The James Early Band
	....	The Five Tuxedos
	....	Ensemble
	....	Film Executive
	....	One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones"
	....	One of "The Five Tuxedoes"
	....	One of "The James Early Band"
	....	Wayne (Understudy)

Richie Abanes	....	Little Albert & The Tru-Tones
	....	The James Early Band
	....	The Five Tuxedos
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones"
	....	One of "The Five Tuxedoes"
	....	One of "The James Early Band"
	....	Dave (Understudy)
Cheryl Alexander	....	Lorrell Robinson
	....	Lorrell Robinson
Khandi Alexander	....	Charlene
Hinton Battle	....	James Thunder Early
Ethel Beatty	....	Joanne
	....	The Stepp Sisters
	....	Les Style
	....	Ensemble
	....	Deena Jones (Understudy)
	....	Michelle Morris (Understudy)
Susan Beaubian	....	Deena Jones
	....	One of "Les Style"
	....	One of "The Stepp Sisters"
	....	Deena Jones (Understudy)
	....	Lorrell Robinson (Understudy)
	....	Michelle Morris (Understudy)
Ray Benson	....	Dave & The Sweethearts
	....	Film Executive
	....	Ensemble
Mary Denise Bentley	....	Les Style
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "Les Style"
Charles Bernard	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Tiny Joe Dixon (Understudy)
Paul Binotto	....	Film Executive
Brenda Braxton	....	Charlene
	....	One of "Les Style"
Linda Leilani Brown	....	Deena Jones
	....	Deena Jones
	....	Deena Jones
Barry Bruce	....	Little Albert & The Tru-Tones
	....	The James Early Band
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones"
	....	One of "The Five Tuxedoes"
	....	One of "The James Early Band"
Deborah Burrell	....	Deena Jones
Teresa Burrell	....	Lorrell Robinson
Terry Burrell	....	Michelle Morris
	....	Michelle Morris
	....	Michelle Morris
	....	The Stepp Sisters
	....	The Stepp Sisters
	....	The Stepp Sisters
	....	Michelle Morris
	....	One of "The Stepp Sisters"
	....	Lorrell Robinson (Understudy)
Lawrence Clayton	....	C.C. White
Bobby Daye	....	Little Albert & The Tru-Tones
	....	The James Early Band
	....	The Five Tuxedos
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones"
	....	One of "The Five Tuxedoes"
	....	One of "The James Early Band"
Cleavant Derricks	....	James Thunder Early
Clinton Derricks-Carroll	....	James Thunder Early
	....	James Thunder Early
Loretta Devine	....	Lorrell Robinson
	....	Lorrell Robinson
Frank di Filia	....	Frank (Understudy)
Tony Franklin	....	C.C. White
	....	Curtis Taylor, Jr. (Understudy)
	....	James Thunder Early (Understudy)
David Alan Grier	....	James Thunder Early
Ben Harney	....	Curtis Taylor, Jr.
	....	Curtis Taylor, Jr.
Nina Hennessey	....	Dave & The Sweethearts
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "The Sweethearts"
Jennifer Holliday	....	Effie Melody White
Rhetta Hughes	....	The Stepp Sisters
	....	Les Style
	....	Ensemble
Adriane Lenox	....	Les Style
	....	Charlene
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "Les Style"
	....	Lorrell Robinson (Understudy)
Carol Logen	....	Dave & The Sweethearts
	....	Ensemble
Julia McGirt	....	Edna Burke
	....	Ensemble
	....	Effie Melody White
	....	Effie Melody White (Understudy)
Hal Miller	....	The James Early Band
	....	Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
	....	Film Executive
	....	Dave (Understudy)
	....	Frank (Understudy)
	....	Jerry (Understudy)
Tim Millett	....	The James Early Band
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "The James Early Band"
Milton Craig Nealy	....	Mr. Morgan (Understudy)
	....	The M.C. (Understudy)
Wellington Perkins	....	Wayne
	....	C.C. White (Understudy)
	....	Mr. Morgan (Understudy)
	....	The M.C. (Understudy)
Richard Poole	....	Dave & The Sweethearts
	....	Film Executive
	....	Ensemble
	....	Dave
Brenda Pressley	....	The Stepp Sisters
	....	Les Style
	....	Ensemble
	....	Michelle Morris
	....	Deena Jones (Understudy)
	....	Effie Melody White (Understudy)
	....	Michelle Morris (Understudy)
Sheryl Lee Ralph	....	Deena Jones
Eric Riley	....	Little Albert & The Tru-Tones
	....	The James Early Band
	....	The Five Tuxedos
	....	Ensemble
	....	Film Executive
	....	One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones"
	....	One of "The Five Tuxedoes"
	....	One of "The James Early Band"
	....	Wayne (Understudy)
Roz Ryan	....	Edna Burke
	....	Effie Melody White
	....	Effie Melody White (Understudy)
Graciela Simpson	....	The Stepp Sisters
	....	Les Style
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "The Stepp Sisters"
Ronald "Smokey" Stevens	....	M.C./Mr. Morgan
	....	The Five Tuxedos
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mr. Morgan
	....	One of "The Five Tuxedoes"
	....	The M.C.
	....	Marty (Understudy)
Lee Summers	....	Mr. Morgan
	....	The M.C.
	....	Marty (Understudy)
Leon Summers, Jr.	....	M.C./Mr. Morgan
	....	The Five Tuxedos
	....	Ensemble
Gina Taylor	....	The Stepp Sisters
	....	The Stepp Sisters
	....	Les Style
	....	Les Style
	....	Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "The Stepp Sisters"
Johnnie Teamer	....	Joanne
	....	Les Style
	....	Ensemble
Weyman Thompson	....	Curtis Taylor, Jr.
	....	Curtis Taylor, Jr.
	....	Curtis Taylor, Jr.
Vanessa Townsell	....	Effie Melody White
Bud Vest	....	Ensemble
	....	Frank
Buddy Vest	....	Frank
	....	The Five Tuxedos
	....	Ensemble
Sean Walker	....	Little Albert & The Tru-Tones
	....	The James Early Band
	....	Ensemble
	....	One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones"
	....	One of "The James Early Band"
David Warren-Gibson	....	Ensemble
	....	Film Executive
	....	Frank (Understudy)
Lillias White	....	Effie Melody White (Understudy)
Allison Williams	....	Edna Burke
	....	Les Style
	....	Ensemble
	....	Joanne
	....	One of "Les Style"
	....	Performer (Swing)

[Full Cast & Staff]

Dreamgirls

(Original Broadway Production, 1981)