Jennifer Holliday

On stage 5 productions, 34 years

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Worked with more than once12 names

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In the literature8 passages

• My top note? Vocally? I always crack on the bridge of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” (the Jennifer Holliday version, not the movie—as if).ebooks/Federle, Tim/Better Nate Than Ever - Tim Federle.txt
• First and foremost among the winners: Jennifer Holliday as Effie Melody White, the lead singer of the Dreamettes who’d be demoted to backup singer when the Dreams were reconfigured.ebooks/Filichia, Peter/Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks - Peter Filichia.txt
• Cast: Obba Babatunde, Cleavant Derricks, Loretta Devine, Ben Harney, Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Deborah Burrellebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
• Dreamgirls. Loretta Devine, Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Cleavant Derricks. (Martha Swope)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
• “When it came to undisciplined, unprofessional behavior … that was Jennifer Holliday in Dreamgirls , which I choreographed [with director Michael Bennett]. The reason they put up with her was that her solo was a standout … not hummable and a hit tune, but she performed the shit out of it. But I wonder if it justified all she put us throug…ebooks/Hadleigh, Boze/Broadway Babylon - Boze Hadleigh.txt
• By that time, Jennifer Holliday was all the rage; she had won the Tony, although Nine had won over Dream girls for Best Musical. They were both wonderful shows, but Dreamgirls was spectacular and a mainstream triumph. There was a feeling that Nine had sort of stolen the Tony. I remember being in a taxi headed to an interview. We pulled up…ebooks/Portantiere, Gerard Alessandrini;Michael/B0030EGEYY EBOK - Gerard Alessandrini;Michael Portantiere.txt

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