the characters of dreamgirls were based on the supremes.
the characters of dreamgirls were based on the supremes.
who are the characters of dreamgirls based on?
the supremes
since the 1980s and 1990s, several different attempts have been made to produce a film adaptation of "dreamgirls", a broadway musical loosely based upon the story of the supremes and motown records, which won six tony awards in 1982. david geffen, the stage musical's co-financier, retained the film rights to "dreamgirls" and turned down many offers to adapt the story for the screen. he cited a need to preserve the integrity of "dreamgirls" stage director michael bennett's work after his death in 1987. that same year, geffen, who ran his warner bros.-associated geffen pictures film production company at the time, began talks with broadway lyricist and producer howard ashman to adapt it as a star vehicle for whitney houston, who was to portray deena. the production ran into problems when houston wanted to sing both deena and effie's songs (particularly "and i am telling you i'm not going"), and the film was eventually abandoned.
dreamgirls (film)
"dreamgirls" received positive reviews from critics. review aggregator website rotten tomatoes shows a 78% rating based on 200 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. the site's consensus states: ""dreamgirls" simple characters and plot hardly detract from the movie's real feats: the electrifying performances and the dazzling musical numbers." metacritic reports a 76 out of 100 rating, based on 37 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". "rolling stone's" peter travers gave the film three and a half stars (out of four) and the number-two position on his "best of 2006" list, stating that "despite transitional bumps, condon does "dreamgirls" proud". david rooney of "variety" reported that the film featured "tremendously exciting musical sequences" and that "after "the phantom of the opera," "rent" and "the producers" botched the transfer from stage to screen, "dreamgirls" gets it right."
dreamgirls (film)