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'Dreamgirls' revival set to hit Broadway in fall 2026: Details
- Producers revealed plans for a Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning musical Dreamgirls, set to open in New York in fall 2026, featuring new direction and choreography by Camille A. Brown.
- This revival comes after Dreamgirls originally opened on Broadway in 1981, where it enjoyed a successful run lasting close to four years and earned six Tony Awards, including Best Book of a Musical.
- The production is launching a worldwide talent search for the leading trio, holding auditions in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, London, and Paris.
- Camille A. Brown, who has been nominated for a Tony Award five times and made her Broadway directing debut in 2022, will serve as the director and choreographer of the upcoming revival, becoming the first Black woman to hold both roles on Broadway since 1955.
- The revival reflects ongoing enthusiasm for honoring Dreamgirls’ significant cultural influence and enduring legacy since its debut over 40 years ago.
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‘Dreamgirls’ Returning To Broadway For 1st Revival 45 Years After Debut
Photo: Getty Images North America Dreamgirls is headed back to Broadway. On Monday (September 15), producers Sonia Friedman, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and LaChanze announced that the Tony-winning musical would return to Broadway in Fall 2026 for its first-ever revival four decades after its debut, per PEOPLE. Dreamgirls first premiered in 1981 at the Imperial Theatre, highlighting a trio of young Black women navigating fame and heartbreak in the…
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'Dreamgirls' revival set to hit Broadway in fall 2026
The cast of Broadway’s ‘Dreamgirls,’ from left, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Deborah Burrell and Loretta Devine in New York City. (Robin Platzer/IMAGES/Getty Images) Dreamgirls is making its Broadway return. A new revival of the hit 1981 musical is set to debut in New York City in fall 2026, four producers announced in a press release on Monday. The show, which focuses on a young Black female singing trio’s rise to stardom, will be directed and choreograph…
'Dreamgirls' is coming back to Broadway after over 40 years
Fans of Dreamgirls can start preparations to revisit The Crystal Room, as it was just announced the show is coming back to Broadway in the fall of 2026. Five-time Tony nominee Camille A. Brown is taking the reins of the revived Broadway musical, serving as its director and the choreographer. The prolific creative's most recent credits include the Alicia Keys' semi-autobiographical musical Hell's Kitchen and the Audra McDonald-led revival of Gyps…
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