FURTHER CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR WEST END REVIVAL OF 'DREAMGIRLS'

FURTHER CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR WEST END REVIVAL OF 'DREAMGIRLS'

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SINGER/SONGWRITERS RUTH BROWN AND KAREN MAV WILL ALTERNATE

IN SUPPORTING GLEE STAR AMBER RILEY AS 'EFFIE WHITE'

NEWS | Kyle Pedley

Glee Amber Riley is set to take the London stage by storm later this year as she heads up Sonia Friedman Productions' hugely anticipated revival of Dreamgirls, taking on the coveted role of Effie White, one of musical theatre's big sings. And today it has been announced that X Factor and The Voice alumni Karen Mav and Ruth Brown will step into her shoes on Wednesday evenings when Riley is not schedule to perform.

Sonia Friedman Productions announced today that Ruth Brown and Karen Mav will support Amber Riley in the role of soulful singer ‘Effie White’ in Dreamgirls when the previously confirmed Ms Riley is not scheduled to perform (Wednesday evenings). Amber will star in the role for seven performances per week when the Tony Award-winning musical has its UK premiere at the Savoy Theatre with preview performances from 19 November and Opening Night on Wednesday 14 December 2016.

American actress and singer Amber Riley is best known for her role as ‘Mercedes Jones’ in the Golden Globe Award-winning musical comedy, Glee.

Ruth Brown found fame in the first series of BBC’s The Voice, reaching the semi-finals under the mentorship of Sir Tom Jones. She has since gone on to release her first UK single ‘P.O.P.’ and is soon to debut her new album, Letters of Truth.

Karen Mav was recently a contestant on the 2015 series of ITV’s The X Factor where she wowed TV audiences and judges with her take on Etta James’s ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’ and the Whitney Houston version of the classic ‘I Will Always Love You’.

Glee star Amber Riley (left) will be supported by former X Factor contestant Karen Mav (right)

and The Voice alumni Ruth Brown in playing the role of 'Effie White' in Dreamgirls

Sonia Friedman, Producer of the show, said of the casting:

“This is fantastic news for the production. Casting Amber Riley is of course thrilling as she is the most extraordinary talent to star in our show, but now to be able to announce that Ruth Brown and Karen Mav will be joining the show, to cover Amber and share performances on the night that Amber will not be on is just fantastic.”

As previously announced, Dreamgirls will be Directed and Choreographed by Olivier and Tony Award®-winning Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, Disney’s Aladdin and Something Rotten!). It charts the tumultuous journey of a young female singing trio from Chicago, Illinois called ‘The Dreams’, as they learn the hard lesson that show business is as tough as it is fabulous, and features the classic songs ‘And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going’, ‘I Am Changing’, ‘Listen’ and ‘One Night Only’ .

Dreamgirls begins previews at the Savoy Theatre, London from 19th November, officially opening on Wednesday 14th December 206.

Book your tickets at www,dreagirlswestend.com or by calling the Box Office directly on 0844 871 7687.

At every performance there will be 100 accessibly priced seats, including £20 seats available in advance and £15 day seats available on the day of the performance.

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