Baltimore’s Center Stage revived the award winning musical Dreamgirls, a fictionalized version of the beginnings of a Motown-like recording label. Its depiction of a Supremes style, girl group and the ostracizing of one of its members forms the centerpiece of intersecting storylines with the rise and fall of R&B stars amid a white recording industry. Brought to life by an outstanding cast of singers who also act and dance, the show was two and a half hours of a living, breathing tale of angst, betrayal, love, and the price of fame. The show makes clever use of minimal sets and projections while the splashy costumes and music dazzle the eyes and ears. Without a doubt, the songs are headlined by Dreamgirls and an especially stirring rendition of the signature classic, And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going. This gem plays through December 12.
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