Act II of Dreamgirls

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Act II of Dreamgirls is the latter half of the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls," depicting the characters’ later careers and personal transformations as the story moves into the 1970s music scene.

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Act II of Dreamgirls canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act of a musical
belongsToFranchise Dreamgirls franchise
containsSong "Dreamgirls" (reprise)
linked to: Dreamgirls (song)

"Hard to Say Goodbye, My Love"
"I Am Changing"
linked to: I Am Changing

"I Meant You No Harm"
"I Miss You, Old Friend"
"One Night Only"
linked to: One Night Only

"When I First Saw You" (reprise)
depicts later careers of the main characters in Dreamgirls
personal transformations of the main characters in Dreamgirls
exploresTheme changing trends in popular music
cost of success
fame
female empowerment
forgiveness
friendship and reconciliation
redemption
focusesOn music industry in the 1970s
follows Act I of Dreamgirls
hasAudience theatre audiences
hasGenre musical theatre
hasMainCharacter C.C. White
Curtis Taylor Jr.
Deena Jones
Effie White
James "Thunder" Early
Lorrell Robinson
hasMedium live stage performance
hasNarrativeFunction resolves the central conflicts of Dreamgirls
shows the breakup and later reunion of the Dreams
hasSetting concert stages
recording studios
television appearances
hasStructure follows intermission in the stage production of Dreamgirls
hasSubject African-American performers in the mainstream music industry
hasTone more mature than Act I of Dreamgirls
hasWorkLanguage English
influencedBy evolution of R&B and pop music in the 1970s
partOf Dreamgirls
portrays transition from classic soul to disco and pop sounds
premieredWith original 1981 Broadway production of Dreamgirls
setInPeriod 1970s
showsCharacterArc C.C. White’s reconciliation with Effie White
Deena Jones’s move toward independence
Effie White’s professional comeback
James "Thunder" Early’s decline

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I Am Changing performedInAct Act II of Dreamgirls