NEW YORK (AP) – A new national tour of 'Dreamgirls' will kick off a year from now at Harlem's Apollo Theater, which is where the opening scene of the musical takes place.

The revival, directed and choreographed by Bobby Longbottom, will premiere in November 2009 at the legendary theatre where many great entertainers including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Sammy Davis, Jr., and James Brown first won acclaim. The show's producers will hold open auditions tomorrow at the theatre to cast the three Dreams.