Curtis Taylor Jr.
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Jan 16, 2007 · Dreamgirls, which won three Golden Globe awards Sunday night, draws its story from Detroit's legendary Motown record label. But for a writer and musician who grew up in Detroit during the 1960s...
Feb 1, 2007 · Although loosely based on The Supremes (above), the movie Dreamgirls is a work of fiction. The real story of the 1960s girl groups, however, changed American music forever.
Plot. In 1962 Detroit, car salesman Curtis Taylor Jr. meets a Black girl group called "The Dreamettes", consisting of lead singer Effie White and backup singers Deena Jones and Lorrell Robinson, at an R&B amateur talent show at the Detroit Theatre.
Feb 20, 2016 · Diana Ross left the Supremes in 1970 to pursue other projects such as film work, in 1972 she starred in her first motion picture, the Motown-produced Lady Sings the Blues. The character of Deena Jones leaves the Dreams in 1972 to pursue a career as an actress.
In Dreamgirls, three African American female singers in the '60s dream of stardom but quickly learn the price of fame. The group dynamic shifts as competition and...
Background. Dreamgirls had its beginnings as a project for Nell Carter. Playwright Tom Eyen and conductor Henry Krieger first worked together on the 1975 musical version of Eyen's play The Dirtiest Show in Town.
Jun 5, 2021 · Diana Ross Refused to Watch ‘Dreamgirls’ When It Came Out: ‘It Is Not Our Story’. Diana Ross was the lead singer of The Supremes for many years. In 2007, the singer shared how she really ...
