One Night Only: Dillard to Host Encore Performance of “Dreamgirls” Featuring Special Guest Jennifer Holliday
Pre-Commencement Scholarship Benefit Set for May 9
(New Orleans) Dillard University’s 2013 Pre-Commencement Scholarship Benefit will be a one-night encore performance of the Dillard theater production of Dreamgirls
featuring special guest Jennifer Holliday at 8 p.m. on May 9 in Lawless Memorial Chapel. All proceeds will go toward student scholarships. The show will also serve as a celebration of the completion of the $70 million Advantage Dillard! Capital Campaign.
Holliday’s performance as Effie “Melody” White in the original Broadway production of Dreamgirls earned her a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and her first Grammy Award for Best R&B Female Vocalist. Holliday's recording of the Dreamgirls torch song "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" hit No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart.
Dreamgirls captures the Motown era through the story of a Chicago girl group fighting for love, fame and cultural identity in the midst of showbiz success. The smash-hit Broadway musical debuted in 1981 and became an Oscar-winning film in 2006.
Dillard’s production of Dreamgirls, directed by Troy R. Poplous from Tom Eyen’s original book and Harry Krieger’s timeless music, played to sellout crowds from April 5-14. Dillard Theatre, now in its 77th season, took home the Big Easy Theater Award for Best University Production in March for its 2012 production of Two Trains Running.
In previous years, Dillard’s Pre-Commencement Scholarship Benefit has featured performances by Nancy Wilson, Roberta Flack, the Four Tops, the Chi-Lites, and more.
Tickets for the encore performance of Dreamgirls featuring Jennifer Holliday are $25. To purchase tickets, go to Dillard.edu or visit the university cashier in Rosenwald Hall, room 108E, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
For More Information, Contact:
Mona Duffel Jones
504.816.4024 office
504.812.2535 mobile
mduffeljones@dillard.edu
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