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re: Bebe is not the first by any means.

Posted by:	JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 12:42 pm EST 01/17/14
In reply to:	Bebe is not the first by any means. - footlight9 11:18 am EST 01/17/14

It's interesting to me that a single actress would or could play both Effie and Deena. They are rather pointedly supposed to be, not only different physical types, but also different vocal types. Lorrell can probably go either way and I could see a single actress playing both Lorrell and one of the other two. I'd be curious to hear more about this.
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The original DREAMGIRLS ...

Posted by:	Alcindoro 12:56 pm EST 01/20/14
In reply to:	re: Bebe is not the first by any means. - JereNYC 12:42 pm EST 01/17/14

... had a "fat suit" for the gals that understudied Effie. I had a good friend in the OBC who gave me a backstage tour and pointed it out on a rack. I saw the svelte Brenda Pressley wear it when she went on for Holliday, and it was fairly convincing. Brenda was marvelous in the role. I think they lowered the songs a bit, which allowed her to sing them in a rich, Mahalia-style contralto, very different from Holliday but very effective.

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