Dreamgirls has just announced that Nicole Racquel Dennis will lead the cast as Effie White when it begins its UK tour at Bristol in September before visiting venues throughout 2021
In 2015, when Friedman and casting director
Pippa Ailion held open auditions for the London production, Dennis was
there. She didn't get the part. But
Ailion put her up for other jobs — a stint at
Disneyland, Paris, and parts in West End shows such as The Book Of
Mormon. Her real break came when she was as a semi-finalist on BBC's The Voice. A video of a duet she did with Jennifer Hudson of the Dreamgirls' show-stopper And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going has been viewed nearly five million
times.
Dennis understudied the role as the Savoy and played the part a number of times when the lead was off during the latter part of the run. She most recently appeared in the West End as tech-savvy student Alana Beck in Dear Evan Hansen. Her additional West End credits include Waitress, Dreamgirls, and The Book of Mormon.
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