UC Santa Cruz celebrates ’60s soul scene with ‘Dreamgirls’

UC Santa Cruz celebrates ’60s soul scene with ‘Dreamgirls’

SANTA CRUZ — In commemoration of Black History Month and UC Santa Cruz’s wide-ranging creative talents, the school’s Department of Performance, Play & Design will be joining forces with the African American Arts Troupe for a production that celebrates the R&B movement of the ’60s. From the dominance of Detroit’s Motown Records to the rise of funk, audiences will see the evolution of soul through that musically fertile decade as depicted in “Drea…