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Title

Dreamgirls / written for the screen and directed by Bill Condon ; photographs by David James ; essays by Martin Gottfried and Cheo Hodari Coker ; edited by Jack Morrissey ; designed by Charles Kreloff.

Publication

New York : Newmarket Press, c2007.

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Additional Authors

• Morrissey, Jack
• Gottfried, Martin
• Coker, Cheo Hodari

Description

192 p. : chiefly col. ill.; 29 cm.

Summary

"The official companion book featuring essays exploring the production of the film, Michael Bennett's legendary Broadway musical, and the historic Motown revolution that inspired both. Illustrated with more than 200 color stills, concept paintings, costume designs, album art, and archival photographs. Twenty-five years after first bringing Broadway audiences to their feet, the Tony Award-winning musical sensation Dreamgirls comes to the big screen, starring Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx (Ray), Beyonce Knowles (Austin Powers in Goldmember), Eddie Murphy (The Nutty Professor, Dr. Dolittle), Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon), Jennifer Hudson (American Idol), and Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose (Broadway's Caroline or Change). Set in the turbulent 1960s to mid-70s, Dreamgirls follows the rise of a trio of women-Deena (Beyonce Knowles), Effie (Jennifer Hudson), and Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose)-who have formed a promising singing group called The Dreamettes. At a talent competition, they are discovered by an ambitious manager named Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx), who offers them the opportunity of a lifetime: to become the back-up singers for headliner James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). Curtis gradually takes control of the girls' look and sound, eventually giving them their own shot in the spotlight as The Dreams. That spotlight, however, begins to narrow in on Deena, finally pushing the less attractive Effie out altogether. Though The Dreams become a crossover phenomenon, they soon realize that the cost of fame and fortune may be higher than they ever imagined. Capturing the extraordinary visual style and power of the movie, the book features more than 200 color stills, drawings, concept paintings, costume designs, storyboards, album art, and archival photos about the cast, music, choreography, costumes, production, set design, and historical foundation for the period when the story occurs."--Publisher's website.

Subject

Dreamgirls (Motion picture)

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- The players -- The movie musical -- Design -- A dream made real -- Credits.

ISBN

• 9781557047373 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 1557047375 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9781557047458
• 1557047456

LCCN

^^2007009872

OCLC

85833412

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library