In 1962 Detroit, car salesman Curtis Taylor Jr. meets a Black girl group called "The Dreamettes", consisting of lead singer Effie White and backup singers Deena Jones and … 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 Los Angeles premiere was held on December 11 at the 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 Library, announced that they would pay the … See more

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

Pre-production
In the 1980s and 1990s, several attempts were made to produce a film adaptation of Dreamgirls, a Broadway musical loosely based upon the story of 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