PRE-BROADWAYDreamgirls - 1979 ("One Night Only" Workshop)Nell Carter (Effie Melody White)Dreamgirls - 11/1981 (Tryout - Boston, MA)Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena), Loretta Devine (Lorell), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Cleavant Derricks (James "Thunder" Early), Obba Babatunde (C. C. White), Deborah Burrell (Michelle)Notes: Soundboard recording.BROADWAY (1981-85)Dreamgirls - 12/20/81 (Broadway - Opening Night)Jennifer Holliday (Effie Melody White), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena Jones), Loretta Devine (Lorrell Robinson), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Cleavant Derricks (James "Thunder" Early), Obba Babatundé (C.C. White), Deborah Burrell (Michelle Morris), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Marty Madison), Tony Franklin (Wayne) Notes: Soundboard recording.Dreamgirls - 12/04/82 (Broadway)Jennifer Holliday (Effie Melody White), Linda Lelliani Brown (Deena Jones), Loretta Devine (Lorrell Robinson), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Cleavant Derricks (James "Thunder" Early), Obba Babatundé (C.C. White), Deborah Burrell (Michelle Morris)Notes: Soundboard recording. Jennifer Holliday's final performance.Dreamgirls - 04/23/85 (Broadway)Roz Ryan (Effie Melody White), Deborah Burrell (Deena Jones), Loretta Devine (Lorrell Robinson), Ben Harney (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Terry Burrell (Michelle Morris)
TOURS
First National Tour (1983)Second National Tour (1985-87)
National Tour (2010)
Non-Equity Tour (2013)Dreamgirls - 1983 (First National Tour - Los Angeles, CA)Lillias White* (Effie), Linda Lelliani Brown (Deena), Arnetia Walker (Lorrell), Larry Riley (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Clinton Derricks-Carroll (James "Thunder" Early), Lawerence Taylor (C.C. White), Deborah Burrell (Michelle)
Notes: Soundboard recording.Dreamgirls - 07/1986 (Second National Tour)Sharon Catherine Brown (Effie Melody White), Alisa Gyse (Deena Jones), Arnetia Walker (Lorrell Robinson), Weyman Thompson (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Herbert L Rawlings Jr (James "Thunder" Early), Lawrence Clayton (C.C. White), LueCinda RamSeur (Michelle Morris), Larry Stewart (Marty Madison)Dreamgirls - 2010 (Fourth National Tour)Moya Angela (Effie White), Syesha Mercado (Deena Jones), Chaz Lamar Shepherd (Curtis Taylor Jr.), Chester Gregory (James Thunder Early), Adrienne Warren (Lorrell Robinson), Trevon Davis (C.C. White), Margaret Hoffman (Michelle Morris), Milton Craig Nealy (Marty)Notes: Soundboard recording.Dreamgirls - 2013 (Non-Equity Tour)Charity Dawson (Effie)
BROADWAY REVIVAL (1987)Dreamgirls - 06/28/87 (Broadway Revival - Opening Night)Lillias White (Effie Melody White), Alisa Gyse (Deena Jones), Arnetia Walker (Lorrell Robinson), Weyman Thompson (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Herbert L Rawlings Jr (James "Thunder" Early), Kevyn Morrow (C.C. White), Susan Beaubian (Michelle Morris), Roy L Jones (Marty Madison), Milton Craig Nealy (Wayne)
WEST END (2016-19)Dreamgirls - 05/24/17 (West End - Matinee)Amber Riley (Effie Melody White), Jocasta Almgill* (Deena Jones), Asmeret Ghebremichael (Lorrell Robinson), Joe Aaron Reid (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Adam J Bernard (James "Thunder" Early), Tyrone Huntley (C.C. White), Lily Frazer (Michelle Morris), Nicholas Bailey (Marty Madison)Dreamgirls - 11/19/17 (West End)Amber Riley (Effie Melody White), Liisi LaFontaine (Deena Jones), Asmeret Ghebremichael (Lorrell Robinson), Joe Aaron Reid (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Adam J Bernard (James "Thunder" Early), Joshua Liburd (C.C. White), Lily Frazer (Michelle Morris), Nicholas Bailey (Marty Madison) Notes: Amber Riley, Adam J. Bernard, Joshua Liburd, Lily Frazer, and Nicholas Bailey's final performances.Dreamgirls - 11/30/18 (West End)Moya Angela (alt. Effie White), Brennyn Lark (Deena Jones), Asmeret Ghebremichael (Lorrell Robinson), Ryan Reid (Curtis Taylor Jr.), Tosh Wanogho-Maud (Jimmy Early), Sean Parkins (C.C White), Kirk Patterson* (Marty), Emma Louise Jones* (Michelle Morris)Dreamgirls - 12/10/18 (West End) [NOT FOR TRADE except from master]Marisha Wallace (Effie White), Brennyn Lark (Deena Jones), Asmeret Ghebremichael (Lorrell Robinson), Ryan Reid (Curtis Taylor Jr.), Tosh Wanogho-Maud (Jimmy Early) Dreamgirls - 01/11/19 (West End, Matinee)Nicole Raquel Dennis* (Effie Melody White), Brennyn Lark (Deena Jones), Asmeret Ghebremichael (Lorrell Robinson), Ryan Reid (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Tosh Wanogho-Maud (James "Thunder" Early), Sean Parkins (C.C. White), Kimmy Edwards (Michelle Morris), Delroy Brown (Marty Madison)Notes: Nicole Raquel Dennis's last performance. OTHER PRODUCTIONSDreamgirls - 1988 (North Shore Music Theatre - Beverly, MA)Cheryl Barnes (Effie), Theresa Hayes (Deena), Connie A. Jackson (Lorell), Tony Franklin (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Phillip Gilmore (James Thunder Early), Kevyn Morrow (C. C. White), Linda Lloyd (Michelle)Notes: Soundboard recording. Dreamgirls - 09/24/01 (Actors' Fund Benefit Concert - New York, NY)Lillias White (Effie Melody White), Audra McDonald (Deena Jones), Heather Headley (Lorrell Robinson), Norm Lewis (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Billy Porter (James "Thunder" Early), Leslie Odom Jr, Darius de Haas (C.C. White), Tamara Tunie (Michelle Morris), James Stovall (Marty Madison), Bobby Daye (Wayne), Philip Michael Baskerville, Shoshana Bean, David Benoit, Kate Coffman-Lloyd, Christopher B Davis, Angelo Fraboni, Steve Geary, James Harkness, Brian Stokes Mitchell (Jerry), Patrick Wilson, Brad Oscar, Malcolm Gets, Adrian Bailey (Tiny Joe Dixon), Paul Castree (Dave), Alice Ripley (Sweetheart 1), Emily Skinner (Sweetheart 2), Tomé Cousin (Little Albert and the Tru-Tones/The Five Tuxedoes 1), Bernard Dotson (Little Albert and the Tru-Tones/The Five Tuxedoes 2), André Garner (Little Albert and the Tru-Tones/The Five Tuxedoes 3), Dennis Stowe (Little Albert and the Tru-Tones/The Five Tuxedoes 4), Richard E Waits (Little Albert and the Tru-Tones/The Five Tuxedoes 5), John Bolton, Rosa Curry (Stepp Sister 1), Kyra Da Costa (Stepp Sister 2), Deidre Goodwin (Stepp Sister 3), Aisha de Haas (Les Style 1), Montego Glover (Les Style 2), Adriane Lenox (Les Style 3), Brandi Chavonne Massey (Les Style 4), Edgar Godineaux, Derrick Harris, Adam Hunter, Denis Jones, Audrey Klinger, Darren Lee, Jason Opsahl, Orfeh, Sara Ramirez, T Oliver Reid, Ric Ryder, Lee Summers, Eric Woodall, Virginia Ann WoodruffDreamgirls - 07/23/02 (National Black Arts Festival - Atlanta, GA)Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Alisa Gyse (Deena), Ramona Keller (Lorrell), Ginai Curti (Michelle), Norm Lewis (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Eugene Fleming (James Thunder Early), Joe Wilson Jr. (C.C.), Sondra Bonitto, Conisha Wade, Tracee Beazer, Nikki Renee Daniels, Stacey Harris, Manoly Farrell, Marvin Thornton, Ivory McKay, Andravy, Gary Kimer, Paul Castree, Richard E. WaitsDreamgirls - 08/10/04 (Pittsburgh CLO - Pittsburgh, PA - Opening Night)Frenchie Davis (Effie), Norm Lewis (Curtis Taylor Jr.), Vanita Harbor, Montego Glover, Billy Porter, Ron Kellum, Manoly FarrellDreamgirls - 01/10/06 (The Prince Music Theatre - Philadelphia, PA)Nova Payton (Effie), Chauntee Schuler (Deena), CJay Hardy Phillip (Lorell), Kevyn Morrow (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Eugene Fleming (James Thunder Early), Forrest McClendon (C.C. White), Alexis Sims (Michelle)Dreamgirls - 07/19/07 (Theatre of the Stars - Atlanta, GA)Jennifer Holliday (Effie), Cindy Herron-Braggs (Deena), Brandi Chavonne Massey (Lorrell), Nicole Alesi (Michelle), David Jennings (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Eugene Fleming (James Thunder Early), J. Bernard Calloway (Marty), Destan Owens (C.C.), James Harkness (Wayne)Dreamgirls - 07/21/12 (The Muny - St. Louis, MO)Jennifer Holliday (Effie White), Demetria McKinney (Deena Jones), Jenelle Lynn Randall (Lorrell Robinson), Christopher Jackson (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Milton Craig Nealy (James "Thunder" Early), Tommar Wilson (C.C. White), Karla Mosley (Michelle Morris), Ken Page (Marty Madison)Dreamgirls - 06/25/16 (Dallas Theatre Center - Dallas, TX)Marisha Wallace (Effie Melody White), Alexis Sims (Deena Jones), Kristen Bond (Lorrell Robinson), Derrick Davis (Curtis Taylor, Jr.), Eric LaJuan Summers (James "Thunder" Early), Clinton Greenspan (C.C. White), Traci Elaine Lee (Michelle Morris)