Jennifer Holliday-Heavy-DREAMGIRLS- part 3

Here's Effie acting every bit the diva on Heavy.Notice Michael Bennets genius the the set changes of this number(going from center stage.....to back stage.....to coming out of another "stage" alltogether.And the lighning fast costum changes. This was all unheard of folks at the time,Michael Bennet was truley revelutionary in his ideas.Nothing short of magic....you can tell by the audiences gasps and screams that they were blown away by the speed at which everything changed, and the sheer effortlessness in which it did.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Broadway;Michael
• Bennet;Imperial
• Theater;80's

[itsalexacarolynn]

why didn't they have this song on the obc album?

[summerholliday44]

beacuse David Geffen wanted the album to sell like a pop record; and thought a double album would'nt have sold as much(and with ALL the songs deleted, it would've been a double)

[melio0892]

you should be thankful your even watching this, its broadway Gold!

[Sox575]

I love the musical and I'm so glad you posted this so those of who didn't see the original can witness the magic!

Oh I would've loved to have seen the Jennifer, Sheryl and Loretta as the Dreams!

[starla22g]

Who recorded this, why couldn't they keep the camera focused on the performances on the stage instead of the sign. Disappointing.

[DamitaJoBoy9]

This show gives me goosbumps. Perfection on broadway.

[singingsince89]

Loretta Devine was the BEST Lorrell

[lf1234]

I just want to take a minute to acknowledge Mr. Ben Harney, who I think has NEVER been beaten as Curtis, in both his explosive, passionate acting and his superb, clear, soulful vocals.

[lf1234]

Does anyone else wish they had written in just one more fight scene to this sequence?

[lf1234]

@fry12341 , technically, the song is in the film, just not the sung-thru dialogue.

[fry12341]

why didnt they put this song in the movie? im sure alot of people were mad at that change

[KAndre2009]

mann in the movie this was my favorite scene and song from the movie soundtrack!! so for me to hear the song in its entirety from the stage play is just great for me lol to really the arguement and all the emotion that really came from all the drama and how it was beginning to effect the performances is just pure gold!! If only I could have seen this play in its hayday to badd im so young lol

[youndatmonkee]

@gerodh I don't know the exact cast, but I know some in the know and it is the 85 cast, Deena can be anyone from Linda Leilani Brown to Deborah Burrell, I am in question as to who was doing Deena in the end, LLB did Deena from mid 84' until pretty late into the run in 85, but I am still not sure I have a recording from 85 and can;t figure it out... Terry was prolly Michelle, Ms. Loretta Devine... Lorrell... Mr. Ben Harney... Curtis and Roz Ryan as Effie... Now these are all wild guesses