Age: 26

Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana

Currently: Following the sizable footsteps of the the great divas who came before her (Jennifer Holliday, Lillias White, Jennifer Hudson et al.) as Effie White in the sizzling new national tour of Dreamgirls, at New York’s Apollo Theatre through Sunday, December 13.

Becoming a Dream: Having grown up around the music of Motown more ...

And I am telling you…Dreamgirls is back in New York! On the first stop of a highly anticipated national tour, a new production of the beloved 1981 musical is right where it belongs, on the stage of the Apollo Theater in Harlem. On November 22, the show celebrated its NYC opening night, and the huge cast and creative team ...

It's been 22 years since a fully staged production of Dreamgirls has played New York, and from the look of this video, it was worth the wait! Sit back and relish in almost 15 minutes worth of footage from Robert Longbottom's new production of the well-loved musical, including clips of newcomer Moya Angela's stirring "(And I Am ...

Seven performances have been added to the New York run of Dreamgirls at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. The show began previews on November 7, will open on November 22, and is now set to run through December 12, directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom. The production cannot extend further because the Apollo is the first stop on a national ...

The national tour of hit musical Dreamgirls is hitting Harlem’s historic Apollo Theatre—and we are tellin’ you you’ll want to check out photos of the hot new production. The story of a young female singing trio from Chicago, Dreamgirls follows the powerhouse-voiced women and their rocky road to superstardom. Featured in the cast are American Idol finalist ...

She may have played second fiddler to the “David versus David” rivalry on American Idol’s seventh season, but second runner-up Syesha Mercado is confidently taking the spotlight now in a shiny new Dreamgirls, currently kicking off a national tour at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. As Diana Ross doppelganger Deena Jones, the 22-year-old Florida native is making her professional ...

So excited for the new Dreamgirls that you can't stop watching our rehearsal video over and over? We know the feeling! Luckily, there's a new video clip to obsess on: stars Syesha Mercado, Moya Angela and Adrienne Warren strutting their stuff with the show's title song on the ever-campy Wendy Williams Show. The girls are looking so ...

Ladies and gentlemen, the Dreams are back at the Apollo! That’s right—Deena, Effie, Lorrell and all the fabulous songs that made Dreamgirls a Broadway (and Hollywood) sensation are taking to the stage of the legendary Harlem theater starting November 7. This fresh production will play in New York through December 6, prior to taking to the road on ...

The national tour of Dreamgirls premieres at Harlem's historic Apollo Theatre.

Dreamgirls is the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago, and their rocky road to superstardom. The original Broadway production opened December 20, 1981, at the Imperial Theatre and won six 1982 Tony Awards, running for 1,522 performances. Dreamgirls features music by Henry Krieger and ...

The upcoming national tour of Dreamgirls, which starts in November at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, will offer a new diva moment for whichever lucky actress gets cast as lead girl-group singer Deena Jones. “Listen,” an Oscar-nominated song written for the 2006 film version, will be incorporated into the new production, directed and co-choreographed by Robert Longbottom.

Although “Listen” is ...