Jennifer Holliday to Sing in Michigan

Tony Award winner Jennifer Holliday, who created the role of Effie in the original Broadway production of Dreamgirls, will bring her powerhouse vocals to the Saugatuck Center for the Arts May 8.

The 7 PM event is a fundraiser to help retain Allegan Counties District Court Judge William Baillargeon.

A native of Houston, Jennifer Holliday made her professional New York theatre debut in 1980 in the revival of Your Arms Too Short to Box With God. That role led to her Tony-winning performance in Dreamgirls, and her rendition of that show's "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" earned the singer-actress her first Grammy Award. She has also appeared on Broadway in the revivals of Grease! and Chicago, and her television credits include "Ellen," "Touched By an Angel" and a recurring role on "ally Mcbeal seasons 1-5 DVD boxset." Holliday earned another Grammy Award for her recording of Duke Ellington's "Come Sunday."