Realising the kind of man Curtis really is, Deena finds the courage to leave him. As Curtis makes arrangements to ruin Effie’s career, Effie and Deena reconcile too, and Deena learns that Effie and Curtis share a child. Effie records C.C.’s emotional “One Night Only” ballad, which begins to climb the charts, much to the chagrin of Curtis, who threatens legal action.
apologises to Effie for hijacking her career. and Effie meet at a recording studio, and C.C. to reconcile with Effie, and Jimmy’s set falls apart on stage.Ĭ.C. With Lorrell in tears and Deena attempting to comfort her, Michelle convinces C.C. Whilst waiting to perform at a fundraiser, Deena Jones and the Dreams meet Jimmy Early once more, and Jimmy finds himself locked in another argument with Lorrell. has become annoyed by Curtis’ constant rearrangements of his songs and the tension begins to build. Marty has become her manager and is attempting to help her make a comeback.ĭeena decides that she wants to pursue an acting career, without Curtis as her manager. Effie is back in Chicago and it is revealed that she was missing shows and rehearsals due to being pregnant with Curtis’ child, who she now looks after by herself. is in love with Michelle, although Jimmy has long since disappeared. In Act II, the action moves forward to 1972, where Deena Jones and the Dreams have become the country’s leading pop group. The Dreams leave Effie behind, despite her heartbroken appeal. Lorrell attempts to keep the peace, but the group soon splits and Curtis replaces Effie with Michelle Morris. Over the years, Deena becomes a superstar and The Dreams become a huge pop success, but Effie starts to miss rehearsals, becoming temperamental and suspecting Deena and Curtis of an affair. The Dreams make their debut in Ohio, with Curtis informing Deena that he’s going to make her the star. Renaming the girls The Dreams, Curtis puts Deena as lead singer, due to her more appealing looks and pop vocals. Quickly, Curtis tries to transform Jimmy into a Perry Como-esque singer, whilst establishing the Dreamettes as their own act. Curtis soon replaces Marty as Jimmy’s manager, who also helped write the songs for the group. However, things begin to get slightly more complicated once Effie and Curtis begin dating, and Jimmy and Lorrell begin an illicit affair. Curtis begins to bribe DJs to play Jimmy’s next single, which becomes a major hit. Soon, Curtis persuades Jimmy and the Dreamettes to move away from Rhythm and Blues and over to pop, where they are usurped by white groups. Once Curtis becomes the group’s manager, he convinces James “Thunder” Early to let them be his backing singers, becoming a huge success. Singing a song written by Effie’s brother C.C., the group unfortunately lose the contest, but are met by Curtis Taylor, Jr, a used-car salesman. The Dreamettes feature best friends Effie White, Deena Jones and Lorrell Robinson, with Effie as lead singer. Set in the heart of Chicago in 1962, and widely speculated to be based on the real journey of Diana Ross and the Supremes, Dreamgirls follows a trio of young girls as they enter a talent competition in the hopes of making it big. Add your own Twitter style synopsis (140 characters only!) in the comments box
0 kommentar(er)
