In 1962 Detroit, Cadillac salesman Curtis Taylor Jr. meets a Black girl group called "The Dreamettes", consisting of lead singer Effie White and backup singers Deena Jones and Lorrell Robinson, at an R&B amateur talent … See more

Dreamgirls premiered on December 4, 2006, at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City, where it received a standing ovation. The film's See more

To give the story more exposure for the upcoming film release, DreamWorks and the licenser of the original play, The Tams-Witmark Music … See more

• Jamie Foxx as Curtis Taylor Jr.; based upon Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr., Curtis is a slick Cadillac dealer-turned-record executive … See more

Pre-production
In the 1980s and 1990s, several attempts were made to produce a film adaptation of Dreamgirls, … See more

Critical response
On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 79% based … See more

Aside from the overall plot of the film and elements already present in the stage musical, many direct references to The Supremes, Motown, or R&B/soul history in general are included in the film. In one scene, Effie saunters into Curtis' office and discusses Rainbow … See more