Release Year: 2006 Director: Bill Condon Producer: Patricia Whitcher, Patricia Witcher, Laurence Mark Distributor: DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Pictures
synopsis
Effie White, Deena Jones, and Lorrell Robinson - three friends from Chicago - are a promising singing trio called The Dreamettes. Accompanied by their songwriter C.C. White (Effie's brother), they travel to New York to compete in a talent show at the Apollo Theatre.
cast
Anika Noni Rose as Lorrell Robinson Beyonce Knowles as Deena Jones Danny Glover as Marty Madison Eddie Murphy as James 'Thunder' Early Hinton Battle as Wayne Jamie Foxx as Curtis Taylor Jr. Jennifer Hudson as Effie White Keith Robinson as C.C. White Sharon Leal as Michelle Morris