I have a Question about the Play Dreamgirls

[beyonceisdeena]

Posted: 6/17/05 at 4:20am

Okay so Im a little young and I dont know the play Dreamgirls. I was wondering does anyone know if there's a DVD of the play. I so want to see this play everyone says its amazing. So could anybody help me out with any info!!

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 6/17/05 at 4:34am

No

No (legal) videos or DVDs of the stage production are publicly available, except at Lincoln Center where you need the Bennett estate's John Breglio's permission to view a tape of the original Broadway cast -- and he won't grant it unless you are affiliated with a professionally licensed production of it.

Get copies of the OBC cast album and then the Actor's Fund recording (which contains the entire show). Between the two, you'll get a good understanding of the score and book.

Bill Condon is in the process of casting the film version of the show (Beyonce and Eddie Murphy are officially cast so far) so I suppose you'll be able to see the film version in a year or so.

As of now, there are no official plans to bring the show (with Bennett's original, ingenious staging) back to Broadway, but hopefully it'll happen sooner than later. Local and regional productions of it pop from time to time, though, so keep an eye out if you're located outside of NYC.

[Marquise]

Posted: 6/17/05 at 5:39am

Margo..do you sleep hun?