Watch Sheryl Lee Ralph Give Jennifer Hudson A 'Dreamgirls' Tutorial

Hot off her Emmy win, Sheryl Lee Ralph dropped by The Jennifer Hudson Show this week to make some Dreamgirls magic.

Long before her time on ABCs Abbott Elementary , Ralph was a hot commodity on Broadway, originating the role of Deena Jones in 1981s Dreamgirls. The musical was also pivotal for Hudson, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Effie White in the movie adaptation in 2007.

On Tuesdays episode of her daytime talk show, Hudson asked Ralph about her audition for Broadway director Michael Bennett as well as working alongside fellow Dreamgirls actors Loretta Devine and Jennifer Holliday, who became stars in their own right.

These women in the room, they were not singers they were sangers, baby, Ralph said. The building was literally levitating off the concrete, thats how wonderful they were.

When the shows creative team requested that Ralph sing something from church, she opted for Ave Maria, which received a muted response.

I think they were thinking something more in the Baptist vein, she quipped. They did not know that I was a little Episcopalian girl. So I sang my little song and I sat down.

Moments later, Ralph requested that Hudson join her for an impromptu performance of the musicals title song, along with a mini-recreation of the original choreography feather boa and all.

Watch Sheryl Lee Ralphs appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show below.

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