DreamGirls

[smlwonderdst]

I don't think they were required to consult the original cast. I believe it is just a courtesy.

[BlueReign]

Originally Posted by Kamryn

One more thing...wasn't it interesting to see the comparison of Dreamgirls with Destiny's Child? And LeToya (Effie) making a come back?

When was Dreamgirls ever compared to Destiny's Child?

I saw the movie with my daughter and since she is a big Beyonce fanatic I think she was a little disappointed. For me, the highlight was seeing Danny Glover, Eddie Murphy and Jamie all on screen together at once. I also think that Jennifer was created just for this role. Couldn't nobody play this but her!

It was good that this play/movie has a happy feel good ending because the real life story "Effie" character it is somewhat based upon, ends very tragically.

[Kamryn]

Originally Posted by BlueReign

When was Dreamgirls ever compared to Destiny's Child?

I saw the movie with my daughter and since she is a big Beyonce fanatic I think she was a little disappointed. For me, the highlight was seeing Danny Glover, Eddie Murphy and Jamie all on screen together at once. I also think that Jennifer was created just for this role. Couldn't nobody play this but her!

It was good that this play/movie has a happy feel good ending because the real life story "Effie" character it is somewhat based upon, ends very tragically.

They weren't compared in the movie. What I mean is both groups have a lot of similarities with their experiences. For example, Beyonce sang lead when the group took off, a member was dropped from the group, then made a comeback (Effie: Letoya), and the Dreamettes experience with the talent show in the beginning of the movie could be compared to DC's experience with Star Search . Those are just a few. But I didn't mean that they were compared in the movie.

I didn't know that this was actually based on a true story. Wow, interesting.

I loved how similar the movie was to the play. They did an AMAZING job with this. I keep watching the making of clips, they actually had someone sketch every scene. Truly amazing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg32-O-AHyE

Both women can sang their faces off!!!

[1browngirl]

Originally Posted by Kamryn

I didn't know that this was actually based on a true story. Wow, interesting.

The original Broadway show was loosely based on the story of the Supremes.

I checked out Wikipedia yesterday and found out some interesting facts on Dreamgirls - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamgirls

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Kamryn

They weren't compared in the movie. What I mean is both groups have a lot of similarities with their experiences. For example, Beyonce sang lead when the group took off, a member was dropped from the group, then made a comeback (Effie: Letoya), and the Dreamettes experience with the talent show in the beginning of the movie could be compared to DC's experience with Star Search . Those are just a few. But I didn't mean that they were compared in the movie.

I didn't know that this was actually based on a true story. Wow, interesting.

I loved how similar the movie was to the play. They did an AMAZING job with this. I keep watching the making of clips, they actually had someone sketch every scene. Truly amazing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg32-O-AHyE


Both women can sang their faces off!!!

And the new member of Dreamgirls was named Michelle.