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Dreamgirls
1960s-1970s

Costume Plot
ENSEMBLE M.C.: Acid olive green 2 piece suit Tiny Joe Dixon: Garish red/blue plaid 2-piece suit, ruffled, shirt, small bow tie Little Albert & The True Tones: Black ski-cloth pants (will repeat), maroon crushed velvet blouson jackets. DREAMGIRLS cont’d. Pg. 2 Stepp Sister’s Managers: Pink suit, pink porkpie hat, white shirt and pink tie Lurkers: Assorted men, 60s street clothes Jimmy’s Blue Band, Little Albert, Tru- Tones become Dancing Band: 2-piece blue sharkskin suits, white shirt, blue ties (for “Fake Your Way”) Stepp Sisters: (first image on stage. Usually included “Michelle”) Hot pink strapless gown in lace with net & spangle fish tail. Silver spangle trim. Miss Edna Burke: Scarlet lace dress (knee length) with copper spangles (usually Effie) Charlene: Copper spandex peddle-pushers – very tight. Cinch belt. Sheer off-the shoulder ruffled blouse. Joanne: Tight turquoise knit sheath dress Dog Act: Chartreuse spandex bodice with red net pom-poms and red sequin trim, short chartreuse net tu-tu with pom-poms, chartreuse satin top hat with red trim. Fire Act/ Contortionist: Red/yellow flame painted unitard with sequin embroidery. Red chiffon cape with gold sequins. DREAMGIRLS cont’d. Pg. 3 ACT I, SCENE 2: ON THE ROAD “Cadillac Car” James Early: Removes tux shirt on stage, adds purple pullover sweater and purple leather jacket Curtis Taylor, Jr. Repeat I-1 C.C. White: Repeat I-1 Marty: Repeat I-1 Wayne: Green pants, dark blue shirt, dark vest Effie: Repeats skit I-1, add blouse Deena: Top of sundress, yellow shorts Lorelle: Repeat peddle pushers, strike poncho, add blue knit blouse ENSEMBLE: Jimmy’s Band Trousers and shirt. Repeat pieces of earlier scene. Dave: White flannel trousers, blue-white vee neck sweater, white shirt, open neck Teen fans: Angora fluffy sweaters, short skirts, pedal pushers and clam diggers Sweethearts: Baby blue sweaters, white chiffon scarf, pleated white skirts ACT I, SCENE 4: Limbo “Cadillac Car”, “Steppin’ to the Bad Side” James Early: Brick red pants Curtis Taylor: Brown pants, dark green shirt, tie DREAMGIRLS cont’d Pg. 4 C.C. White: Grey pants, blue shirt, tie
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