Director Bill Condon brings Tom Eyen’s Tony
award-winning Broadway musical to the big screen in a tale of dreams, stardom,
and the high cost of success in the cutthroat recording industry.
The time is
the 1960’s, and singers Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose), and
Deena (Beyonce Knowles) are about to find out just what it’s like to have their
wildest dreams come true.
Discovered at a local talent show by ambitious manager
Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx), the trio known as "The Dreamettes" is soon
offered the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of opening for popular singer James
"Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy).
Subsequently molded into an unstoppable hit
machine by Taylor and propelled into the spotlight as "The Dreams," the girls
quickly find their bid for the big time taking priority over personal friendship
as Taylor edges out the ultra-talented Effie so that the more beautiful Deena
can become the face of the group.
Now, as the crossover act continues to
dominate the airwaves, the small-town girls with big-city dreams slowly begin to
realize that the true cost of fame may be higher than any of them ever
anticipated.
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