The Dreams

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The Dreams is the fictional 1960s Motown-style girl group featured in the musical and film "Dreamgirls," inspired by acts like The Supremes.

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Label Occurrences
The Dreams canonical 4
the Dreams 2
The Dreams (fictional group) 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character group
fictional girl group
fictional music group
activePeriodInFiction 1960s
basedOn 1960s Motown girl groups
countryOfOriginInFiction United States of America
surface form: United States
fictionalUniverse Dreamgirls
formerNameInFiction The Dreamettes
genre Motown
R&B
soul
hasMemberInMostNotableLineup Deena Jones
Effie White
Lorrell Robinson
inspiredBy The Supremes
managerInFiction Curtis Taylor Jr.
medium film
stage
narrativeFunction central musical group of Dreamgirls
narrativeThemeAssociation fame and personal sacrifice
friendship and betrayal
music industry politics
notableSongInFiction Dreamgirls (song)
surface form: Dreamgirls

Move (You’re Steppin’ on My Heart)
One Night Only
portrayedIn Dreamgirls
surface form: Dreamgirls (2006 film)

Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway musical)
surface form: Dreamgirls (stage musical)
representsInFiction commercialization of soul music
rise of African-American pop music in the 1960s
styleInFiction Motown-style girl group

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Effie White groupMembership The Dreams
Dreamgirls (song) performer The Dreams
this entity surface form: The Dreams (fictional group)
The Dreamettes evolvesInto The Dreams
Move (You’re Steppin’ on My Heart) performedByGroupInStory The Dreams
this entity surface form: the Dreams
Move (You’re Steppin’ on My Heart) fictionalArtistWithinStory The Dreams
this entity surface form: the Dreams
Deena Jones memberOf The Dreams