The Arts at Mount Vernon Will Present an Encore Performance of Dreamgirls

From the Mount Vernon City School District:

MOUNT VERNON, NY — The Arts at Mount Vernon will present an encore performance of the stage musical Dreamgirls on August 5 and 6 at 7:00 p.m. and August 7 at 3:00 p.m. in Mount Vernon High School’s auditorium. The production was produced and directed by Evelyn Collins, the district’s Director of Arts & Gifted and Talented Education, and features 30 students from Mount Vernon, Thornton, and Mandela/Zollicoffer High Schools as cast and stage crew.

“The spring performance was so well received that we decided to offer the public one more opportunity to catch this outstanding show,” said Director of Arts & Gifted and Talented Education Evelyn Collins. “The students worked very hard and I know they will once again deliver for their audiences.”

Tickets are available at the box office one hour before performances. For more information, email ecollins@mtvernoncsd.org.

Dreamgirls is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. The musical is based upon the show business aspirations and successes of R&B Acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson and others. The plot follows the story of a young female singing trio called "The Dreams," who become music superstars.

Photo: The cast of The Arts at Mount Vernon’s Dreamgirls.

Photo courtesy of the Mount Vernon City School District.