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Full cast announced for Dreamgirls UK tour

Full cast announced for Dreamgirls UK tour
Photo credit: Matt Crockett
Written by Lewis Wilson

Full casting has been announced for the first ever UK tour of Dreamgirls! The multi-award winning musical will be opening at the Liverpool Empire Theatre on the 14th December 2021.

The cast

  • Nicole Raquel Dennis as Effie White
  • Natalie Kassanga as Deena Jones
  • Paige Peddie as Lorrell Robinson
  • Sharlene Hector as Alternate Effie White
  • Dom Hartley-Harris as Curtis Taylor Jr
  • Brandon Lee Sears as Jimmy Early
  • Shem Omari James as C.C. White
  • Jo Servi as Marty
  • Brianna Ogunbawo as Michelle Morris/Ensemble

Completing the cast of Ensemble/Swings are Shonah BuwuHarvey Ebbage and Olivia Foster-Browne. Following Kellianna JayRyan Kayode, Holly Liburd and Ross Meagrow. Last but not least, Samuel NicholasNicole NyarambiIlana Richardson and Josh Singleton.

Creative team

Dreamgirls UK tour is Directed and choreographed by Olivier and Tony Award-winner Casey Nicholaw. With set and costume design by Tim Hatley and lighting design by Hugh Vanstone. Sound design by Richard Brooker, hair design by Josh Marquette and music supervision by Nick Finlow.

Dreamgirls has a book and lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger, with additional material by Willie Reale.

Meet the Dreams – Effie, Lorrell and Deena – Three talented young singers in the turbulent 1960s, a revolutionary time in American music history. Join the three friends as they embark upon a musical rollercoaster, through a world of fame, fortune and the ruthless realities of show business. Watch as they test their friendships to the very limit.

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