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Casting announced for the UK tour of Dreamgirls

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Author: Rhys FreemanPublished 16th Sep 2021

After a dazzling run in London's West End the Dreamgirls are back and are hitting the road on the musical's first ever UK tour. The musical will be opening at the Liverpool Empire Theatre this December.

The Tony-winning musical first opened on Broadway back in 1981, but didn't get it's long-awaited West End premiere until 2016 when the show opened at the Savoy Theatre. The musical is packed with some iconic hits including ‘And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going’, ‘Listen’ and ‘One Night Only'.

Dreamgirls: Cast

Nicole Raquel Dennis as Effie White

Nicole was a finalist on The Voice back in 2019 and blew us all away with her performance of 'And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going' alongside Jennifer Hudson.

Nicole's theatre credits include Dear Evan Hansen (Noël Coward Theatre), Waitress (Adelphi Theatre), The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales Theatre) and Dreamgirls (Savoy Theatre).

Natalie Kassanga as Deena Jones

Natalie's credits include Motown: the Musical (Shaftesbury Theatre), Disney's The Lion King (Lyceum theatre), Dear Evan Hansen (Noël Coward Theatre) and Oliver! (Theatre Royal Drury Lane).

Paige Peddie as Lorrell Robinson

Paige is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music and was the 'Unexpected Star' on Michael McIntyre's Big Show on BBC One in 2018. Her theatre credits include Disney's The Lion King (UK Tour), Equus and Enron (Nottingham Playhouse).

Also in the cast is Dom Hartley-Harris as Curtis Taylor Jr., Brandon Lee Sears as Jimmy Early, Shem Omari James as C.C. White, Jo Servi as Marty and Brianna Ogunbawo as Michelle Morris. Sharlene Hector will be performing the iconic role of Effie White at certain performances.

The cast is completed by Shonah Buwu, Harvey Ebbage, Olivia Foster-Browne, Kellianna Jay, Ryan Kayode, Holly Liburd, Ross Meagrow, Samuel Nicholas, Nicole Nyarambi, Ilana Richardson and Josh Singleton.

Where can I see the UK tour of Dreamgirls?

Following their opening in Liverpool Dreamgirls will then be heading to Bristol, Milton Keynes, Sunderland, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Wimbledon, Nottingham, Norwich, Leeds, Canterbury, Plymouth, Llandudno, Aberdeen, Manchester, Oxford, Glasgow, Blackpool, Southampton, Northampton and Birmingham.

Further dates for 2023 are to be announced.