Effie White is a caracter in Dreamgirls, broadway musical and movie. Effie White, Deena Jones, and Lorrell Robinson are a singing trio called The Dreamettes.
By: Cleo Brown On Friday Evening, November 20th, 2009 I attended a performance of Dreamgirls at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York with my publisher and the founder of HipHopRepublican.com, named Richard Ivory. Richard, who had said that there would be only a handful of people in the audience, made all of the arrangements for the event from securing the tickets to the play to arranging the transportation....
Filed under: News , Theater The best of The Great White Way has come to Harlem USA, and it's proving to be a perfect combination. The new version of the legendary Broadway musical 'Dreamgirls,' which is premiering at the world's famous Apollo Theater, is being extended. Producer John Breglio and the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. announced that audiences will get an additional week to see the brand-new...
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On November 22, 2009, former American Idol contestant, Syesha Mercado, will be embarking on a national tour of the musical, Dreamgirls. Syesha has been cast in the role of Deena, which was brought to the big screen by Beyonce Knowles a couple years ago. Of course, Syesha’s fellow Idol alum, Jennifer Hudson, is probably most associated with the film version since she won an Oscar for her magnificent...
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Jennifer Hudson won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Effie White in the film version of 'Dreamgirls.' Now another "American Idol" star has been cast in the touring company of the musical! Syesha Mercado, the second runner-up on the seventh season, will take on the role of Deena Jones -- played by Beyoncé in the movie -- when the production begins performances at the...
Jennifer Hudson won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Effie White in the film version of 'Dreamgirls.' Now another "American Idol" star has been cast in the touring company of the musical. Syesha Mercado, the second runner-up on the seventh season, will take on the role of Deena Jones, played by Beyoncé in the movie, when the production begins performances at the Apollo...
Mayor Herenton announced that he has decided NOT to resign/retire on July 10 as originally noted, but will resign/retire on July 30. He even sent a letter to Council Chair Myron Lowery, saying so. Except that he later sent an interesting letter of rescission , which you may read here, courtesy of the CA. Do YOU see any date of resignation/retirement there? No, and neither do I. Therefore, citizens...
Hong Ji Min, who plays Effie White, the show’s full-figured, gospel-voiced lead singer, said she struggled to render the deep vocal flavor of the character. Plus-size model is a term internationally applied to a woman who is engaged primarily in modeling garments that are designed and marketed specifically for larger body sizes and types (see plus-size clothing ). These models are also increasingly...
For its annual holiday concert series (Sundays and Mondays through Dec. 22), the Seattle Men's Chorus welcomes guest artist J ennifer Holliday for its first two shows. Her vocal talent reached national prominence when she originated the role of Effie White in the 1981 Broadway prod...
Bouncing back from rejection to achieve musical greatness Jennifer Hudson's life story has in many ways paralleled that of Effie White the character she played in the 2006 film Dreamgirls.
Filed under: BV Buzz , Entertainment Black Voices Blogs : By Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com Jennifer Hudson will probably go done in history as the most successful reality show star of all time. The 27-year-old entertainer won an Oscar for her role as Effie White in 'Dreamgirls,' in... Read more
Jennifer Hudson is cutting it close to the wire. The 2004 "American Idol" contestant has been working on her first album for a year and a half, since a week after she won a best supporting actress Oscar for her motion-picture debut as Effie White in "...
Last night I sat down to watch “Dreamgirls” starring Jennifer Hudson and Beyonce Knowles (among many others). I thought it was a good movie. Jennifer Hudson was fantastic as Effie White and totally deserved the award she got for Best Supporting Actress. I was stumped by Eddie Murphy’s role as Jimmy Early [...]
From the moment Jennifer Hudson made her Oscar-winning debut on screen as Effie White in 2006’s Dreamgirls, fans have been wondering only one thing: When is her album dropping? More than two years in the making, the golden-throated singer’s long-awaited...
You may still think of ‘Effie White’ when you see or hear Jennifer Hudson sing, starting this fall though Jennifer Hudson is taking chances as she’s set to reveal the real “J-Hud” with the release of... Visit Soulfull Vibes for more information
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