Angelica Ross Is About To Make Broadway History: Today Show

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 9/11/22 at 7:12pm

Who is seeing Angelica tomorrow evening?  https://www.today.com/popculture/popculture/angelica-ross-chicago-roxie-hart-rcna47192?cid=sm_npd_td_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR1w5YeU4k96g3GmbxZpi-uWIXbJ_bjxHEZURuJtWAXvxdIb8NboGQCOCQM

[Malinda5000]

Posted: 9/11/22 at 10:08pm

I’m excited.  I love her.

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 9/12/22 at 3:47pm

I guess Alexandra Billings hasn't been starring in WICKED for years? Also was a lead in a play a few years back

[ACL2006]

Posted: 9/12/22 at 4:46pm

Gotta love the Chicago PR team for not changing the cast page on their website.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 9/12/22 at 5:32pm

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "I guess Alexandra Billings hasn't been starring in WICKED for years? Also was a lead in a play a few years back"

 

It might help if you read the article before criticizing.  They're saying that Angelica is first openly transgender woman to LEAD a Broadway show.  The article also correctly states that others such as Peppermint and L Morgan Lee have appeared in Broadway shows.  

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 9/12/22 at 6:08pm

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "I guess Alexandra Billings hasn't been starring in WICKED for years? Also was a lead in a play a few years back"

The leads in WICKED are the actresses playing Glinda and Elphaba.  All other roles are featured principal roles - they are not leads.  Billings was not a lead actress in WICKED whereas Ross is indeed a lead in CHICAGO.  Had she been cast as Mama Morton, the phrasing would be different.  

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 9/12/22 at 6:09pm

ACL2006 said: "Gotta love the Chicago PR team for not changing the cast page on their website."

This happens though. I've noticed it with other shows when their leads change. It's not just a Chicago thing. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 9/12/22 at 10:06pm

Odd Chicago didn't release any production photos of Ross as Roxie.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/12/22 at 10:07pm

Photographers set up in the orchestra tonight so we’ll get pics very soon. 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 9/12/22 at 10:17pm

ACL2006 said: "Odd Chicago didn't release any production photos of Ross as Roxie."

Production photos aren’t released until a couple of weeks into the run.  VOGUE wanted to release an exclusive with Pamela Anderson, hence the series of photos of her taken by fashion photographer Ellen von Unwerth that CHICAGO used as press photos.  Production photos of Pamela in her actual Roxie costume were released after she was well into her run.  Tonight we’ll get the standard first curtain call photos.  

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/12/22 at 10:27pm

I thought she was quite good tonight. She has a pretty nice singing voice and seeing how you just never know with this show, that was a nice surprise. I think she could use a week or two to get more comfortable in the role because there were a few times she appeared a bit timid but maybe that's only to someone like me who's seen this show 525,600 times. If I were giving notes, it would be that even though she was mic'd, to speak up a little more. There were a couple lines that were dropped because of how low they were spoken but that's an easy fix. 

There was no cartwheel tonight and the dancing seemed a bit "light", so I'm not sure if it's still being worked on or if that's just how it'll be during her run. Again, overall, a successful night for her and I wish her all the best the next couple months. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 9/12/22 at 10:48pm

Jordan Catalano said: "I thought she was quite good tonight. She has a pretty nice singing voice and seeing how you just never know with this show, that was a nice surprise. I think she could use a week or two to get more comfortable in the role because there were a few times she appeared a bit timid but maybe that's only to someone like me who's seen this show 525,600 times. If I were giving notes, it would be that even though she was mic'd, to speak up a little more. There were a couple lines that were dropped because of how low they were spoken but that's an easy fix.

There was no cartwheel tonight and the dancing seemed a bit "light", so I'm not sure if it's still being worked on or if that's just how it'll be during her run. Again, overall, a successful night for her and I wish her all the best the next couple months."

How was Brandon Victor Dixon?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/12/22 at 10:53pm

He was pretty good! Was this his first show, too? 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 9/12/22 at 10:55pm

Jordan Catalano said: "He was pretty good! Was this his first show, too?"

Yes

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/12/22 at 11:06pm

It was a good night. Saw some RPDR girls - Silky & Ra’jah O’Hara which was fun. But the audience was classic drunk tourists. I can do without that again. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 9/12/22 at 11:12pm

Jordan Catalano said: "It was a good night. Saw some RPDR girls - Silky & Ra’jah O’Hara which was fun. But the audience was classic drunk tourists. I can do without that again."

The curse of having only three Broadway shows play on Mondays.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 9/12/22 at 11:20pm

 

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 9/13/22 at 2:42pm

Jordan Catalano said: "It was a good night. Saw some RPDR girls - Silky & Ra’jah O’Hara which was fun. But the audience was classic drunk tourists. I can do without that again."

Ooof I'm sorry. That's no fun  

[ManOfLaMuncha]

Posted: 9/14/22 at 1:03am

Angelica Ross was great on Pose, wish her best of luck.

Please make Jennifer Coolidge the next Roxie, she can do this dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-9yNVGiOpE

Updated On: 9/14/22 at 01:03 AM