West End smash-hit Dreamgirls set to come to the Sunderland Empire next year

Theatre-goers will be able to catch performances of the musical at the Sunderland Empire on High Street West from Wednesday, February 23 next year – with tickets on sale from 10am on Tuesday, April 27.

The musical, which is based on the show business aspirations and successes of acts such as James Brown, Jackie Wilson and The Supremes follows the story of a young female singing trio, named Effie, Lorrell and Deena, who are collectively called ‘The Dreams’.

Created by Tom Eyen and Henry Krieger, the show first appeared on Broadway in New York City 35 years ago – with a regular spot on London’s West End since December 2016.

As the tour gets underway, audiences will be treated to classic songs such as ‘And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going’, ‘Listen’ and ‘One Night Only’.

ITV’s The Voice 2019 finalist Nicole Raquel Dennis will play the leading role of Effie White and the production will be directed and choreographed by Olivier and Tony Award winning Casey Nicholaw.

The “West End of the North” is preparing to open its door once again to customers next month, having been closed since March last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The next stage of the Government’s road map out of lockdown, set to go ahead on May 17, will allow indoor theatre performances to reopen.

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