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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instanceOf act of a musical
belongsToFranchise Dreamgirls franchise NERFINISHED
containsSong "Dreamgirls" (reprise) NERFINISHED
"Hard to Say Goodbye, My Love" NERFINISHED
"I Am Changing" NERFINISHED
"I Meant You No Harm" NERFINISHED
"I Miss You, Old Friend" NERFINISHED
"One Night Only" NERFINISHED
"When I First Saw You" (reprise) NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
hasAudience theatre audiences
hasGenre musical theatre
hasMainCharacter C.C. White NERFINISHED
Curtis Taylor Jr. NERFINISHED
Deena Jones NERFINISHED
Effie White NERFINISHED
James "Thunder" Early NERFINISHED
Lorrell Robinson NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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