Dreamgirls, which is set to begin filming this fall, may turn out to be another triumph for director Bill Condon (he wrote the screenplay for Chicago, as well as directed the homo-positive Kinsey and Gods and Monsters). It may even pave the way, along with Rent and The Producers (also in production), for a new era of zany musicals that make little tykes go totally light in the loafers. But whatever the merits of the cast or the ingenious rewrites they will need to do on that horrible score, this dream will surely be an absolute nightmare for its chief inspiration, Diana Ross. (more…)