To miss Nova Y. Payton singing "(And I Am Telling You) I'm Not Going" would be like skipping Christmas. The gift is delivered midway through Signature Theatre's sizzling revival of "Dreamgirls," and it's not the only present bestowed under the hot lights. Payton has the juiciest role, that of Effie White, the plainest, angriest Dreamgirl, who in being cast out of the group reaps the biggest melodic rewards: the 1981 …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:55PM on November 29, 2012