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Dec 20, 2018 · The musical starred Jennifer Holliday as Effie White, Sheryl Lee Ralph as Deena, and Loretta Devine as Lorell—the trio at the center of it all—breakout roles for each.
Jul 13, 2023 · 2K views 7 months ago. Soundboard recording of Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jennifer Holliday, and Loretta Devine as the Dreams performing the musical Dreamgirls' title number. Also featuring Ben...
Mar 26, 2022 · Sheryl Lee Ralph reflects on her starring role as Deena Jones in Dreamgirls, the Broadway musical that led to the film adaptation in 2006. She also talks about how she and her husband have...
Dec 22, 2022 · Sheryl Lee Ralph got her first big break in the 1977 Sidney Poitier film, "A Piece Of The Action." An even bigger break came in 1981 when she starred in the hit Broadway musical...
Oct 27, 2023 · Sheryl Lee Ralph's Dreamgirls Role Shaped Her Destiny as an HIV and LGBTQ+ Activist. Getty Images. Ralph, one of our Advocates of the Year, recently said, "nobody ever mentioned the fact...
Staged with a mostly African-American cast and originally starring Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine, Ben Harney, Cleavant Derricks, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Obba Babatundé, the musical opened on December 20, 1981, at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway.
Dec 19, 2016 · For Sheryl Lee Ralph, who played the glamorous Deena Jones, and Ben Harney, who portrayed her manager and lover, “Dreamgirls” was unforgettable, but Broadway stardom was short-lived.
