| Lillias White was brilliant |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 12:43 pm EDT 06/28/20 |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 12:42 pm EDT 06/28/20 |
| In reply to: Why was the 1987 revival of DREAMGIRLS such a bust? - EvFoDr 09:50 am EDT 06/28/20 |
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| Jennifer Holliday was great, though I didn't appreciate some fans in the audience whooping and hollering long before she had finished "And I Am Telling You" bringing attention to themselves. Perhaps Holliday was so hyped it was hard to live up to it consistently. She was absolutely incredible on the Tonys, though. I remember being more impressed by her 2nd act number "I Am Changing" in the theater because the hooters and hollerers had somehow diminished the first act for me, though she was very committed no doubt. As for the revival, White wasn't that well-known then, and without all the Holliday hype, she just blew me away. White brought a mixture of strength and poignancy and professionalism to the role. Plus, Michael Bennett's incredible, cinematic staging was a wonder to behold again. |
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It wasn't--177 p is a darned good run . . . - keikekaze 04:54 pm EDT 06/28/20 |
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