The musical, about the bumpy road to stardom for an African-American female singing group, recalls the stories of The Supremes and The Shirelle The musical Dreamgirls has a storied history: A Broadway hit in 1981 and a major motion picture in 2006 , it's the story of three African-American female singers from the 1960s starting out as "The Dreamettes" in Chicago, finding their way to New York's Apollo Theatre and then to national stardom. When they become "The Dreams," their stories resemble Pop stars such as The Supremes and The Shirelles; other characters reflect Soul singers James Brown and Jackie Wilson.
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