African American Theater Arts Troupe at UC Santa Cruz All Set for ‘Dreamgirls’

African American Theater Arts Troupe at UC Santa Cruz all set for ‘Dreamgirls’

The cast of "Dreamgirls" gets the feel of the UC Santa Cruz MainStage prior to dress rehearsal Tuesday night. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel)Ikem Okoh belts out a number during rehearsal in his role as Curtis Taylor Jr. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel)Jayla Ducre, Nadia Martin, Karia Houston-Escajada and Mahder Aklilu play the Stepp Sisters during dress rehearsal as the Grammy-award-winning "Dreamgirls" is presented by the African Ame…

Dreamgirls at UC Santa Cruz: Don Williams Directs Motown Classic

Just when you thought you couldn’t find any songs to let your mind groove and your feet move, Motown is coming to the UC Santa Cruz Theatre Arts MainStage. Opening on February 20 is the Oscar and Tony award-winning musical, Dreamgirls. Dreamgirls was a 1981 Broadway hit musical, as well as a star-studded 2006 cinematic showcase for Beyoncé and a fresh-faced Jennifer Hudson. This time around it’s directed by teaching professor at UC Santa Cruz’s …