Jennifer Holliday, who claimed instant stardom as Effie White in the 1981 premiere of Dreamgirls, will take over the role of chanteuse Shug Avery in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple beginning October 4. The Tony and Grammy winner will replace Heather Headley, who took over from the celebrated revival’s original Shug, Jennifer Hudson (who, co-incidentally, played Effie in the 2006 film adaptation of Drea…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:00PM on August 24, 2016