Dreamgirls
Trio's Broadway story
Dreamgirls is a 1981 Broadway musical, later a 2006 film, following a fictional female singing group loosely based on The Supremes.
The title has become shorthand for glamorous Black female performers in the Motown tradition: She gave a real Dreamgirls performance.
The show's songs, particularly "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," are touchstones of theatrical power.
Manhattan theatrical district
- EffieDiminutive of Euphemia
- DeenaWoman's first name
- CurtisName meaning courteous
- CadillacGM's upscale marque
Beyoncé · Jennifer Hudson · Tony Award · showstopper · Motown · diva · sequins · spotlight
Academy's golden award
- 2006Specific calendar year
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
Jennifer Hudson · Beyoncé · Jamie Foxx · Eddie Murphy · soundtrack · cinematography · premiere · box office
Top court judges, slangily
- girl groupFemale vocal ensemble
- MotownDetroit's soulful moniker
- soulInnermost animating essence
- R&BSoulful pop genre
Diana Ross · harmonies · record label · hits · crossover · lead singer · fame · rivalry
Desire for achievement
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- famePublic recognition, widespread
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- identityWho someone is
exploitation · friendship · heartbreak · resilience · success · loyalty · rivalry · transformation
Broadway
Manhattan theatrical district
Beyoncé · Jennifer Hudson · Cadillac · Tony Award · showstopper · Motown · diva · sequins · spotlight · ensemble
Oscar
Academy's golden award
- 2006Specific calendar year
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
Jennifer Hudson · Beyoncé · Jamie Foxx · Eddie Murphy · Golden Globe · soundtrack · cinematography · premiere · box office · casting
Supremes
Top court judges, slangily
- girl groupFemale vocal ensemble
- MotownDetroit's soulful moniker
- soulInnermost animating essence
R&B · Diana Ross · harmonies · record label · hits · crossover · lead singer · fame · rivalry · recording
ambition
Desire for achievement
identity · exploitation · friendship · heartbreak · resilience · success · loyalty · rivalry · transformation · compromise
- Black TheaterAugust Wilson, Dutchman, black experience, The Color Purple, Tyler Perry
- biopicsbiopic, biopics, Lincoln, Gandhi, biographical drama
- musicalsWicked, Les Miserables, Cats, Chicago, Grease
- Black CinemaDo the Right Thing, Moonlight, Black Panther, Coming to America, Friday
- Jukebox MusicalsJersey Boys, We Will Rock You, American Idiot, Tina, Jagged Little Pill
- Fictional MusiciansGorillaz, The Monkees, Stillwater, School of Rock, Alvin
Dreamgirlsboy band
Male vocal pop ensemble
The Temptations · The Four Tops · Boyz II Men · Jersey Boys · The O'Jays
Dreamgirlsharsh reality
Uncomfortable actual circumstances
nightmare · nobodies · failures · disillusionment · failure
dream, dreamy, dreaming, daydream, dreams, daydreaming, dreamed, dreamland, dreamlike