Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#0Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/18/05 at 10:30pm
http://www.dreamgirls.dreamworks.com/
They will pay for licensing fees for all amateur productions of the show.
#1re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/18/05 at 10:32pm
I'm confused why J Hud dosen't get billed in the credit.
#2re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/18/05 at 10:33pmLovely logo. Very beautiful. And is that Hudson's voice I hear???
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
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timote316
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#4re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/18/05 at 10:38pm
Has she been officially announced by Dreamworks yet?
Updated On: 11/18/05 at 10:38 PM
#5re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/18/05 at 10:38pm
I assume Hudson didn't get top billing b/c she isn't a name....YET :)
Updated On: 11/18/05 at 10:38 PM
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Posted: 11/18/05 at 10:40pmI think it should have an "Introducing Jennifer Hudson" in the credit section.
NYC_or_Bust
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/8/05
#7re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/18/05 at 10:42pm
At least they do have her listed...As time goes..she'll get more publicity and probably better billing....i.e. Rosario Dawson
I think that is a sweet ass idea for them to be covering the licensing costs!
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#8re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/18/05 at 10:42pmtimote look at the site the answer is there, cant get more official then that.
BwayLeadman
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#9re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/18/05 at 10:46pmI can't believe they will pay the royalties for any amateur productions of Dreamgirls.
timote316
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#10re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/18/05 at 10:50pmWow, maybe its time for bed for me. I didn't even see the press release section. Oops.
#11re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/18/05 at 11:51pm
I am so excited for this; not sure how I feel about the poster though...I like the idea of "Introducing Jennifer Hudson" on there but then again anyone who watched AI Season 3 will know who she was; an absolute stand-out performer. Can't wait for Dec. next year!
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#12re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/18/05 at 11:58pmThis is exciting.
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#13re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/19/05 at 12:18am
That poster is Beatiful..
God i want one.
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
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#14re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/19/05 at 12:35amNOW I AM EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#15re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/19/05 at 12:47am
O my goodness, yall, I am crying happy. I have the chills. I can't wait.
So that means I have to ride out a whole year of speculations, gossip, and a lot of immature comments comparing Beyonce with Jennifer Hudson....*shm* ...other then this, I can't wait!
Cries in joy...leaving this thread.
Dreamworks offical statement - Jennifer Hudson
Updated On: 11/19/05 at 12:47 AM
#16re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/19/05 at 1:06amFantastic idea! Kudos to Dreamworks for getting this out there and having amateur productions going around the country. Somebody over there should be marketing The Producers, not Universal.
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
#17re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/19/05 at 9:59am
I guarantee you they didn't have time to add Jennifer's name yet into the front page of this site. Jennifer will be listed in the billing bar, to be sure... but my guess is that they'll give her special credit, rather than fight for her in the billing order. For those of you who haven't suspected, billing order is always a BIG deal in Hollywood.
I'll bet you it will end up something like, "And introducing Jennifer Hudson as Effie" at the very end of the major cast credits.
HOWEVER... what no one has pointed out is that this is the first OFFICIAL listing I've seen that Anika Noni Rose is Lorell. This definitely confirms her for the part.
EDIT: I love the idea that DreamWorks will pay all amateur licensing fees for the stage show in 2006. Very smart. It's a very inexpensive way (comparatively) of generating publicity and buzz around the country. Dreamgirls isn't a show that's produced very often.
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#18re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/19/05 at 10:32amI didn't see David Geffen's name anywhere. Is he not one of the producers?
#19re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/19/05 at 11:00am
Not directly, no. Laurence Mark is producing and Patricia Whitcher is the Exec. Producer at DreamWorks.
According to IMDb, Geffen will be listed as a co-producer. Considering he co-owns DreamWorks, and his direct history with the stage show, you know he'll have his hand in it. He is the one that gave this film project the green-light. Everything will have to be done with his watchful eye.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#20re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/19/05 at 11:06amOh no... Here come many amateur productions of Dreamgirls...
#21re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/19/05 at 11:13am
corsairstw --- That's what I thought too. You'll see many "color blind" productions with spectacle-wearing Effies from coast to coast in 2006. Hey, it's "free" to produce!
If DreamWorks was smart, they'd hire somebody right now to run around the country with a camera and film a bit of each production for a featurette on the DVD.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#22re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/19/05 at 11:56amThis white boy has always wanted to play Effie. Maybe I can get them to pay the fees for it! =)
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#23re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/19/05 at 1:04pmGreat, great GREAT site. Love it.
#24re: Dreamgirls Site is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/19/05 at 2:02pm
Great!!!!!!
Slightly off-topic, but wasn't Jamie Foxx very vocal about how he thought that Fantascia was the perfect Effie? I think I remember reading something on here about that.
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