The Henry Krieger-Tom Eyen musical hits its 35th anniversary December 20. The show opened in 1981 starring Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Loretta Devine as “The Dreams.”
Flip through the 13 original production photos below:
Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Loretta Devine
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Cleavant Derricks, Loretta Devine, Deborah Burrell, Ben Harney, Obba Babatunde, and Jennifer Holliday
Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Loretta Devine
Sheryl Lee Ralph and Ben Harney
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Sheryl Lee Ralph
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Cast
Loretta Devine, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Jennifer Holliday
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Ben Harney
Cleavant Derricks and Loretta Devine
Jennifer Holliday and Ben Harney
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine, Jennifer Holliday, and Obba Babatunde
Jennifer Holliday
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Jennifer Holliday and the cast of Dreamgirls
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Original cast of Dreamgirls
Ben Harney and Jennifer Holliday in Dreamgirls
Martha Swope