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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | act of a musical ⓘ |
| belongsToFranchise | Dreamgirls franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSong |
"Dreamgirls" (reprise)
NERFINISHED
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"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
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personal transformations of the main characters in Dreamgirls ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
changing trends in popular music
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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
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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
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shows the breakup and later reunion of the Dreams ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
concert stages
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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
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Deena Jones’s move toward independence ⓘ Effie White’s professional comeback ⓘ James "Thunder" Early’s decline ⓘ |
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