Ontd Original: Comparing Broadway's original cast and the Movie/T.V. cast

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Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamgirls

-Dreamgirls opened on Broadway December 20,1981. The original cast included Sheryl Lee Ralph as Deena, Loretta Devine as Lorreal,Jennifer Holliday as Effie and Deborah Burrel plays Michelle(Above) who replaced Effie.

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-The Film "Dreamgirls" debuted December 25,2006 with Beyonce Knowles as Deena, Anika Noni Rose as Lorrel, Jennifer Hudson as Effie,and Sharon Leal as Michelle, Effie's replacement.

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Rent "Take Me or Leave Me"

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-Rent opened on Broadway in 1996 with Indina Menzel as Maureen Johnson and Fredi Walker played her girlfriend Joanne Jefferson.

Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent_(musical)

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-Menzel reprised her role in the 2005 film and Tracie Thoms played Joanne

Hairspray"You Can't stop the beat"

-Hairspray was first a film starring Ricki Lake in 1988. It was made into a Broadway musical in 2002, a movie musical in 2007, and a t.v. musical in 2016.

Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairspray_(musical)

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