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Alana Cauthen*

as Effie White

Just coming off of the 20th Anniversary National Tour of RENT, Alana is pleased to be back in NYC and collaborating on brand new works! She is ecstatic to reprise the role of Effie in Dreamgirls! Recent credits include Hairspray (Motormouth Maybelle) at The Downtown Cabaret Theatre, Big River (Alice) at The Old Castle Theatre, Smokey Joe’s Cafe (BJ) and Beehive at Theatre by the Sea. Mommy, in the words of the wise Linda Belcher... Thank you for lovin’ me, Thank you for being there!

*this actor appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

Rachelle Legrand

as Deena Jones

Rachelle is thrilled to play Deena. Rachelle ended 2018 performing at Kings Dominion Theme Park. In April, she will perform on Celebrity Cruise Line's Infinity ship. Credits include Little Shop of Horrors (Crystal), Austin the Unstoppable (Deena), Eleventh Hour (Neil DeGrasse Tyson), Hair (Dionne), Footloose (Wendy Jo), To Be Young Gifted and Black (Lorraine Hansberry), and Black Nativity (Mother Mary). Follow her journey on instagram @mybellerachelle and at RachelleLegrand.com.

Jessica Paige

as Lorrell Robinson

Jessica is back by popular demand to play the role she very well may have been born to play. Love to the creative team for the opportunity. Favorite credits include In The Heights (Nina Rosario), Priscilla Queen Of The Desert (Diva) at Downtown Cabaret Theatre, Hairspray (Dynamite) at Bridgeport Theatre Company, Parade (Iola Stover) at Ridgefield Theatre Barn. Special thanks to my biggest fans Khallid Anthony Graham, Alana Katrice Cauthen and Kaia Paige Braun!

Renee Sutherland

as Michelle Morris/Stepp Sister/Dance Captain

Renee is excited to be doing her first show with Fairfield Center Stage as a Dream! Credits include The Drowsy Chaperone (Kitty), The Wild Party (Mae), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Clopin), Rocky Horror Picture Show (Janet) and A Chorus Line (Bebe.) Renee is thankful to be doing Dreamgirls with her theater family, true friendship can never fake its way to the top.