Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls

Book & Lyrics by Tom Eyer
Music by Henry Krieger 

The winner of six Tony Awards, Dreamgirls is based upon the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts of the 1960’s.  The musical follows the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago, Illinois called "The Dreams", who become music superstars. Dreamgirls is a show about a time in American musical history when what is called rhythm and blues blended with other styles of popular music creating a new American sound. Act One is set in the fabulous sixties-a time when we were still screaming at Elvis and listening to the Beatles, but were dancing to the new beat of countless girl and boy groups like The Supremes, The Marvelettes, The Temptations, James Brown, and others. Dreamgirls is not just about the singing, dancing, and the performing. The play is also about the behind-the-scenes reality of the entertainment industry-the business part of show business that made this cultural phenomenon possible. Act Two shows the creation and the arrival of disco-though the word is never used in the script. The subject matter of this play deals with a musical contribution to America of such importance that only now-two decades after the Broadway run-are we beginning to understand.

 Producing Partners:  Bill & Shari Graham