Dreamgirls

Drama, Musical

Jamie Foxx	Curtis Taylor, Jr.
Beyoncé Knowles	Deena Jones
Eddie Murphy	James "Thunder" Early
Danny Glover	Marty Madison
Jennifer Hudson	Effie White
Anika Noni Rose	Lorrell Robinson
Keith Robinson	C.C. White
Sharon Leal	Michelle Morris
Hinton Battle	Wayne
Mariah I. Wilson	Magic

Director	Bill Condon
Producer	Jonathan King; Laurence Mark
Writer	Bill Condon; Tom Eyen

Based on the Broadway musical, a trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960's.

Twenty-five years after its Broadway debut, the definitive girl-group musical, earning the most Oscar nods in 2007, finally makes its way to the screen with Bill Condon at the helm and a dream cast that includes Jamie Foxx and Beyoncé Knowles. A trio of women have high hopes for fame but end up paying a high price for it. Eddie Murphy plays James Early (in an Oscar-nominated role), and Jennifer Hudson took home the golden statuette for playing strong but slighted Effie