Dreamgirls is headed back to Broadway.

On Monday (September 15), producers Sonia Friedman , Sue Wagner , John Johnson , and LaChanze announced that the Tony-winning musical would return to Broadway in Fall 2026 for its first-ever revival four decades after its debut, per PEOPLE .

Dreamgirls first premiered in 1981 at the Imperial Theatre, highlighting a trio of young Black women navigating fame and heartbreak in the music industry in the 1960s. The original Broadway production starred Jennifer Holliday , Loretta Devine , and Sheryl Lee Ralph and snagged six Tony Awards. In 2006, Dreamgirls hit the big screen as a film adaptation starring Beyoncé , Jamie Foxx , Eddie Murphy , and Jennifer Hudson , who won a Golden Globe and an Oscar for her performance.

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