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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1250
Posted: 6/27/17 at 11:20pm

The reason I mentioned Amy Spanger was that she mentioned it in a Broadway.com "Roll Call" segment.  Meaning, she stated that she'd love to return to the role of Roxie Hart.  I would love, love, love to see Katharine McPhee as Roxie or Velma, but that is just wishful thinking on  my part.  How about that actress who did the role of Velma at the Hollywood Bowl a couple of years ago.  Her name escapes me.  

"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1251
Posted: 7/4/17 at 11:01am

Is anyone going to see Ryoko Yonekura?

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1252
Posted: 7/4/17 at 11:24am

Velma at The Hollywood Bowl was Samantha Barks. I don't see her leaving the U.K. to be a replacement in Chicago.

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1253
Posted: 7/4/17 at 12:33pm

Barks will be at 54 Below at the end of the month- amazed it's not sold out yet! 

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Posted: 7/13/17 at 5:27pm

Here is the updated cast schedule for "Chicago", courtesy of Telecharge.  Charlotte D'Amboise is returning as Roxie starting on July 14th.  Lana Gordon is Velma once more beginning on July 24th and Tom Hewitt continues as Billy Flynn until Sept. 10th.   https://www.telecharge.com/Broadway/Chicago/Overview

"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1255
Posted: 7/19/17 at 11:34am
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1256
Posted: 7/19/17 at 12:13pm

Shouldn't the Telecharge update read "Lana" and not "Laura" I did a quick Laura Gordon search on Playbill Vault and couldn't find her.  Either way, I've seen Amra several times, but I want to see Charlotte with a new Velma- still haven't seen Charlotte do this and from the raves I'm looking forward to it!

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1257
Posted: 7/20/17 at 12:50pm

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooftop-cinema-club-manhattan-chicago-2002-tickets-36169368555   A chance to see the film "Chicago" with the cast of "Chicago".  Awesome!

"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1258
Posted: 7/22/17 at 12:55am

@Philly Lana might not be the way to go if you want different than Amra. Their Velma's are rather similar. 

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1259
Posted: 7/24/17 at 11:00am

I love her singing "Don't Rain On My Parade".   The lovely Lana Gordon returns as "Velma Kelly".   http://www.broadwaybox.com/daily-scoop/chicagos-new-star-lana-gordon-can-do-it-all-alone/

"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1260
Posted: 7/27/17 at 1:56pm
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
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Posted: 7/28/17 at 5:51pm

This is a scream!  How did this video escape my surveillance of all things Chicago?   Anyway, you have Walter Bobbie as Velma Kelly and Ben Platt as Hunyak.   I didn't understand what he said, except for 'not guilty."  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL9f_L-s8GQ   They did a pretty good job of the stiff leg stomping formation (for lack of a better description).  

"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
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Posted: 7/28/17 at 5:58pm

FANatic, I love that video! So many of those miscast routines are inspired casting (Ben Platt does a pretty rad Mrs. Lovett too!)

I never posted on this thread before because I'm not too familiar with the production on Broadway now, but I absolutely adore the OBCR and movie. Chita Rivera is one of my all-time faves, and just hearing her sing "I Can't Do It Alone" is a sure way to turn my day around. I also adore "Cell Block Tango" with a burning passion. 

Sorry if this has been brought up here before, but have you read The Girls of Murder City? The novel follows the women who inspired Chicago, along with the female reporter who covered them and wrote the play that the musical was adapted into. A great read, especially for mt fans like ourselves. 

Again, I apologize if this isn't he sort of thing for this thread. I love love love Chicago, and with all of today's Comet drama I just wanted to be able to post something positive :). 

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1263
Posted: 7/29/17 at 7:21pm

How is Lana's Velma? It might be interesting to her paired with Brandy. 

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Posted: 7/29/17 at 7:34pm

CorkySt.Clair said: "FANatic, I love that video! So many of those miscast routines are inspired casting (Ben Platt does a pretty rad Mrs. Lovett too!)

I never posted on this thread before because I'm not too familiar with the production on Broadway now, but I absolutely adore the OBCR and movie. Chita Rivera is one of my all-time faves, and just hearing her sing "I Can't Do It Alone" is a sure way to turn my day around. I also adore "Cell Block Tango" with a burning passion. 

Sorry if this has been brought up here before, but have you read The Girls of Murder City? The novel follows the women who inspired Chicago, along with the female reporter who covered them and wrote the play that the musical was adapted into. A great read, especially for mt fans like ourselves. 

Again, I apologize if this isn't he sort of thing for this thread. I love love love Chicago, and with all of today's Comet drama I just wanted to be able to post something positive :). 


 

Corky, welcome to this thread.  Feel free to discuss Chicago.  The more the merrier.  

 

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"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
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Posted: 7/29/17 at 7:35pm

Ljay, that will be a historic pairing, now that you mention it.

"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1266
Posted: 7/29/17 at 7:39pm

Have two women of color played Velma and Roxie together before?

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Posted: 7/29/17 at 8:01pm
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
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Posted: 7/31/17 at 3:03am

oncemorewithfeeling2 said: "Have two women of color played Velma and Roxie together before?

 

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No. It's a first. 

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1269
Posted: 8/5/17 at 11:52pm

Saw the show tonight with Charlotte as Roxie and Lana Gordon as Velma.  

The show was excellent and the whole ensemble was on fire. It's common for most of the audience to stay to the very end of the music after the show, but tonight it was an especially rock concert-like atmosphere with enthusiasm for the orchestra after the show.  Leslie does such a great job of motivating the audience into a frenzy. 

Lana Gordon. LANA GORDON.  Her Velma was the best Velma I've ever seen, having seen the show 27 times.  First of all, her singing was so much stronger than AFW.  I was really pleasantly surprised by what a great singer she was.  Her comedic timing made her say so many of the lines in a fresh way. I hope she stays in the show for a long time.  

Charlotte, as usual, was fabulous as Roxie.  Tonight she did something I have never seen. In the middle of her Roxie monologue, right before the "fooling around screwing around" lines, she laid down on the stage on her stomach and talked to a girl in the front row saying "well hello to this beautiful girl in the front row! And you have such beautiful braces!  You know you really should not be listening to this. How old are ? 12? Oh ok I guess that is old enough"    The cast was cracking up.  I know that doesn't mean she never does it, but they did like genuinely surprised at the interaction. 

I sat in the front row too and during intermission, I could hear from behind the curtain what I assumed was the dance captain telling the Hunyak understudy where her marks were and what "numbers" on the stage she needs to hit at certain parts of upcoming songs.  It was very interesting. 

Tom Hewitt as Flynn was underwhelming and there were many times where he hesitated saying lines to the point where there was dead air.  It made me very anxious.  I don't know if I read too much into it but when Leslie introduced the cast for the bows, she was noticeably less enthusiastic about saying his name and she looked away as he went past her. His held out note during Reached for the Gun was quivering and it lacked proper support.   

All in all, a great show and it was nice to see the orchestra full and just a few empty sides in the side front mezz

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Posted: 8/6/17 at 7:41am

Wow...27 times!  That is very impressive.  I started a bit late (in 2011).  Anyway, I would love to see Lana as Velma, if I go to NYC in Dec.  It seems that she and AFW are alternating the roles.  Once Charlotte finished her run on Aug. 10th, then there will be an entire week of understudy Roxies, till the newest Roxie arrives on Aug. 17th.  Robyn Hurder seems to be a good Roxie (from the Bryant Park video).  I wonder who they'll get after Aug. 31st?   

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Posted: 8/6/17 at 11:06am

hoping to catch the show on either the 20 or 27. Would love to see this pairing of Brandy & Lana.

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Posted: 8/6/17 at 11:28am

I'm seeing it on the 19th and can't wait to see Lana and Brandy together. I LOVE Lana's Velma. She's probably one of my faves. I have to agree with Phantom4ever about Tom Hewitt, very underwhelming. I'm secretly hoping Bianca comes back very soon, although I don't think that will happen Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread

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Posted: 8/6/17 at 5:58pm

Robyn Hurder reminds me of a young Mae West.  She's very talented.  There are any number of veteran Roxies who are available in the NYC area.  Amy Spanger comes to mind. She hasn't played Roxie in quite some time.

"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)

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