Genesius Theatre, a 501 c 3, non-profit community theater located at 153 North 10th Street in Reading PA.
PRESENTS
THE REGIONAL PREMIERE OF
DREAMGIRLS
AUGUST 4 THRU AUGUST 19, 2017
Thirty-five years after the groundbreaking, Michael Bennett, musical wowed Broadway audiences,
Genesius Theatre, proudly presents, the REGIONAL PREMIER of the electrifying, Motown-inspired, six-time Tony Award, and also, Olivier, Grammy and Oscar winning musical, DREAMGIRLS, opening Friday, August 4th and running thru August 19th at
Genesius Theatre, located at 153 North 10th Street in Reading PA.
( Book & Lyrics by Tom Eyen & Music by Henry Krieger).
DREAMGIRLS - This megawatt Broadway crowd-pleaser electrifies the stage with Motown tunes and powerhouse voices. Loosely based on, Diana Ross and the Supremes, the story follows the turbo-charged rise to fame of the Dreams. Dreamgirls celebrates the advent of R&B in the 1960s with a Motown-inspired score, dynamic performances, and a moving look behind-the-scenes of the entertainment business. Experience all the onstage-joy and backstage-drama as an up-and-coming girl-group learns hard lessons about love, trust, and what it takes to make your way to the top!
This modern-day classic sparkles with almost as many awards and accolades as its costumes have sequins. Take a trip back to the seminal music scene of the 1960s, when young women sang their way to musical prominence in a man’s world. Set in the Motown era that brought us powerhouse voices like Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross—and ultimately Destiny’s Child and Beyoncé— Dreamgirls explodes from the stage with legendary songs and timeless appeal.
The
Genesius production features a diverse cast of approximately thirty talented actors, singers and dancers. REGGIE BROWN of “BUNCH OF FUNK” (local R & B band) will play the James Brown-inspired character, James Thunder Early. THE DREAMS - The cast includes two very talented newcomers who hail from Easton, PA & Phillipsburg, NJ, who are making the trip to Berks, for every rehearsal and performance. Kiyanna Cox Jones will portray the tumultuous Effie White and Veronica Cummings is the flirtatious, Lorrell Robinson. Yesenia Mora, is back at Genesius, after her excellent performance as Danielle, in last summer’s mega-hit, In The Heights, in the role of Deena Jones, (loosely based on legendary singer, Dianna Ross)! Susie DeBooth, portrays Michelle Morris, the new back-up singer, who pushes Effie White out of the Dreams. The cast also includes: Nick Freer, as Curtis Taylor, Jr., Calvin Scott, as Marty, DeShaun Williams, as C. C. White, Anthony Disla, as Wayne, and Carroll Woodbridge, as Frank.
DREAMGIRLS – opens Friday, August 4 and runs 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, SHOW TIMES - Wed thru Sat. show time is 7:30 PM, Saturday Matinees at 2:00 PM and Sunday’s at 3:00 PM. PRICE RANGE – Student $17.50, Senior $22.50, Adult $28.50, Premium Seats $30.00 and Deluxe Seats $33.00. --- SPECIAL DISCOUNT NIGHT - Thursday, August 10, ONLY – Student Tickets are $15 and all other seats are $20.00. For Tickets please visit - www.genesiusdifference.org; card fees apply. or call 610-373-9500 Tickets also available at the door.
Show time is 8:00 PM. Tickets are $35/$29 and can be purchased by visiting the State Theatre Box Office, 453 Northampton Street, Easton, by calling 1-800-999-STATE, 610.252.3132 or online at http://statetheatre.org/events/the-purple-xperience. 
