To critics and audiences, Holliday’s portrayal of Effie White, who is dumped just as the girl group she has fronted is poised for stardom, was the heart and soul of “Dreamgirls.” Her show-stopping rendition of the defiant anthem “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” brought audiences to their feet and became the hit musical’s hallmark. Holliday, who was 21 when the show opened, won a Tony for outstanding actress in a musical. She says her Tony Award-winning legacy, as well as the commemoration of the musical’s 25th anniversary, has been ignored by the filmmakers, presumably to keep the spotlight focused on the movie’s stars. Paramount and DreamWorks declined to address why the most recognizable link to “Dreamgirls” appeared to be passed over. Holliday was particularly heartbroken when friends told her that her version of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going ” plays in one of the film’s trailers. In other words, her voice is being used to sell a production that shut her out. In a Hollywood-style twist of fate, Holliday, 46, has unwittingly become a reflection of her most famous role. - Boston Globe