I saw the original cast production when I was a child. The performances, live music, set production and costumes. It is when I fell in love with theater.
Gorgeous!! I met Jamie's Dad today at the Broadway Flea Market. Great guy. He let me know this was on RU-vid because I told him how much I love Michael Ball. Both men are amazing in this!! No wonder he's so proud of his boy. Simply beautiful.
How this show didn't win best musical I'll never understand. I mean these performances choreography the scenic choreography direction did I mention the performances the costumes. I had a bit of time and it's still lives on! Someone already said thank you. Mr. bootlegger from 1983. I have just moved to New York then eventually I ended up on Broadway myself. It was because it shows like this, that my black ass was able to be on Broadway and aspire to be!
Oh man, this brings back great memories! I saw the originals and I vividly remember Jennifer Holiday's voice bringing the entire audience to our feet, applauding wildly and the song wasn't even over! 😅 Amazing experience and show. ❤
I just want to hug all of you here and you, dear man, who put this here for us. I saw this cast (or most of it) in January, '80. I was 19 and had come to NYC to study acting with the great and infamous Mira Rostova. I lived in a disgusting 4th floor walk-up in the LOWER East Village, St. Mark's Place and 8th Ave. I had been in Nashville most of my life! I saw this, and my hair stood on end, I am sure! Stunning!!!! Nobody will believe me, but I sat in the audience with my friend and Glen Close. My friend was a close college buddy of Glen Close (who had THAT DAY auditioned for "Barnum"; we talked about her audition in the cab!). "Glenny" was living with Cariou. We had stopped by their apartment to get her for the performance. After the performance, because we had "Glenny" with us, I got to go backstage and meet Lansbury and Cariou. They actually met us later at Jo Allen's. What a night! Thanks for taking me back to a fabulous experience. I can report that to a Nashville boy all of these stars were so kind and generous to me. I also saw this show that spring with Cariou and THE COOL WHIP LADY, Marge Redmond! She was wonderful. Then I saw it with Hearn and Dorothy Louden! Such memories!
I have the privilege to see Miss Jennifer Holliday in Dreamgirls 23 times and never got tired of it. Even one time her voice was so powerful doing I am telling you that she blew the speakers and busted them. We had to wait 45 minutes to have themreplaced and she did I am telling you again for the audience. We gave her a 10 minute standing ovation that she deserved.
