Dreamgirls

Set in 1960s Detroit, DREAMGIRLS follows the commercial and cultural struggles of the R&B recording industry, through the rise of the Dreamettes from backup singers to headlining international superstars. The trio–Deena, Effie, and Lorrell–soon discover the harsh reality behind the glamour of fame and fortune, as the group’s controlling and shady manager, Curtis Taylor Jr, uses them to help build his musical empire and capture his dream of crossing over from R&B to the pop charts., An entertaining adaptation of the Broadway hit about the ups and downs of a 1960s girl group., Based on the 1981 Tony award-winning Broadway musical, Dreamgirls is a story of dreams, stardom, and the high cost of success in the cutthroat recording industry. In the 1960s, singers Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose), and Deena (Beyoncé Knowles) are discovered at a local talent show by ambitious manager Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx). Named The Dreamettes, the trio is soon offered the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to open for popular singer James Thunder Early (Eddie Murphy). Subsequently propelled into the spotlight as The Dreams, the girls quickly find their bid for the big time taking priority over friendship as Taylor demotes their hefty big-voiced lead singer Effie and puts the softer-voiced looker Deena in front., Set in 1960s Detroit, Dreamgirls follows the commercial and cultural struggles of the R&B recording industry, through the rise of the Dreamettes from backup singers to headlining international superstars. The trio–Deena, Effie, and Lorrell–soon discover the harsh reality behind the glamour of fame and fortune, as the group’s controlling and shady manager uses them to help build his musical empire…, Supremely entertaining adaptation of the Broadway hit about the ups and downs of a 1960s girl group. Jennifer Hudson won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role., Director Bill Condon brings Tom Eyen’s Tony award-winning Broadway musical to the big screen in a tale of dreams, stardom, and the high cost of success in the cutthroat recording industry. The time is the 1960s, and singers Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose), and Deena (Beyoncé Knowles) are about to find out just what it’s like to have their wildest dreams come true. Discovered at a local talent show by ambitious manager Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx), the trio known as “the Dreamettes” is soon offered the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of opening for popular singer James “Thunder” Early (Eddie Murphy). Subsequently molded into an unstoppable hit machine by Taylor and propelled into the spotlight as “the Dreams,” the girls quickly find their bid for the big time taking priority over personal friendship as Taylor edges out the ultra-talented Effie so that the more beautiful Deena can become the face of the group. Now, as the crossover act continues to dominate the airwaves, the small-town girls with big-city dreams slowly begin to realize that the true cost of fame may be higher than any of them ever anticipated., Adaptation of the Broadway hit about the ups and downs of a 1960s girl group. Jennifer Hudson won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role.