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Amber Riley dropped in on The Graham Norton Show this week in support of her upcoming West End turn as Effie White in the first ever UK production of the 1980's classic musical, Dreamgirls. Watch the video to catch one of the first glimpses of the production as Ms. Riley slays the iconic ballad, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going".
The London production will open more than three decades after the original Broadway production, which was directed and choreographed byMichael Bennett and starred Jennifer Holliday as 'Effie'. It won six 1982 Tony Awards, for Best Book (Tom Eyen), Best Actor (Ben Harney), Best Actress (Holliday), Best Featured Actor (Cleavant Derricks), Best Lighting Design (Tharon Musser), and Best Choreography (Bennett & Michael Peters).
Bill Condon's 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls featured Jennifer Hudson as 'Effie'.
DREAMGIRLS has music by Henry Krieger and book & lyrics by Tom Eyen. Inspired by R&B music acts in 1960s America, Dreamgirls transports you to a revolutionary time in American music history. The musical charts the tumultuous journey of a young female singing trio, from Chicago, Illinois called 'The Dreams', as they learn the hard lesson that show business is as tough as it is fabulous and features the classic songs "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," "I Am Changing" and "One Night Only."
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