. On June 25, 2009, it was officially confirmed that Mercado landed the lead role of Deena Jones in the United States national tour of Dreamgirls . ﻿﻿ Pic Source The tour began at the Apollo Theater on November 7, 2009 ( Bio source ). ﻿﻿﻿﻿ Source ﻿﻿ ﻿﻿ Source ﻿