CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK<br> Pop diva, soul sister By Ann Powers
A predictable matchup of glitz versus guts, 'Dreamgirls' embraces a stereotype it could have broken.
Today is Saturday, September 19, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Stephanie J. Block Carolyn McCormick Rex Smith Twiggy Smith Ernie Sabella Jeremy Irons Dennis Cooney David McCallum William Hickey Rosemary Harris James Lipton Peter Murray Donald Harron Frances Farmer Betty Garde Ernest Truex Lynne Overman Malcolm Duncan Paul Everton Tijuana T. Ricks Ramin Karimloo Patrick Marber Joel Wolfe Karl Held Burt Shevelove Charlie Brown Randy Barcelo Freda Payne Alan Dossor Melvin Stewart Jack Schmidt Sarah L. Delany