Profile for ChgoTheatreGuy

The trailer for the Netflix's film version of August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", starring Oscar winner Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman is on YouTube.  This film will most definitely be covered in Oscar nominations, Viola's transformation is amazing, and I also believe that Mr. Boseman will get a posthumous nom as well.  The film will open in movie theatres in November and premiere on Netflix a week before Christmas.

Rosie should play Mazeppa and finally get that overacting Tony she's been wanting!...

Imelda had a lot of energy, and ran through the show like a freight train.  At the end, her "Rose's Turn" brought me to tears, she was phenomenal!...

I didn't leave out Bernadette, I said that I had seen two of the three revivals, including Bette and Imelda Staunton.  "Gypsy" is without a doubt my all-time favorite musical...

Growing up as a child and only having the film as a reference, I always dreamed of a revival.  Since then there have been three, I have seen two of them (Tyne Daly and Patti Lupone at Ravinia), three if you count Bette Midler and I can definitely say that the show needs to go away for awhile.  It is a great show and I love it dearly, but I think that there are other shows that deserve a revival before we see "Gypsy" again.

Gaga will NOT be starring in this show on Broadway.  She is touring next summer for her new album, I don't seriously that they will close a Broadway show down because its star is doing her other job that she has.  Rosie is a blowhard and is dying to be back in the spotlight, so she will say anything.  It sounds like a good idea in theory, but not in reality...

Patti Labelle was supposed to have starred in a revival of "House of Flowers" that never materialized...

The Wizard in "WICKED"!

Hearing the first two songs on Barbra Streisand's "Back to Broadway" CD, I felt that the lyrics perfectly described the "delusion" of the Norma Desmond character.  I bought tickets to a performance shortly after the show opened and felt somewhat underwhelmed.  The show seemed to be a live commercial for walking up and down the stairs and how often you can change your clothing and slowly go insane.  I enjoyed most of the staging, but in the end, the show

and "Victor, Victoria"!...

"The First Wives Club" and "The Cher Show" do not count as drag queen musical premieres in Chicago.  I think that "Sugar" would be the definitive version of "Some Like it Hot".  What will the new writers/lyricists bring to this show that the original people didn't?

I remember seeing the film for the first time on television in Cincinnati on a Saturday afternoon as a teen.  I was immediately drawn in by "something" that I hadn't yet figured out about myself.  The language and intensity really made me wonder that if when I got older if I would be as bitter and nasty as the people in the film.  I remembered watching the film almost every time that it came on TV, and then going to see the unedited version at my downtown rep thea

I think that ditching half of the score to the show would be a major plus to the film.  After seeing the stage show numerous times, there are two many songs that were "bathroom break" songs for me.  The biggest issue that I observed was that most people thought that the show was another musical version of "The Wizard of Oz" and would leave at the intermission because they hadn't seen the Tin Man, Scarecrow or Lion.  My biggest worry about the film is cas

Jessica Lange is one of my all-time favorite actresses.  She has said in interviews that she is by no means a singer.  I don't think that she would waste her time in musicals where she would overuse or potentially ruin her voice.  She could be a decent Madame Morrible in "Wicked", but really any other musical would be a waste.  She could potentially play Madame Thernardier in "Les Miserables"...

Damn!  How did I forget about "The Wiz".  Like I said, not every performance is memorable.

I would like to know why Queen Latifah is always to the go-to person for every television musical since "Chicago", "Hairspray" and now this...her performance was fine, but not anything out of the ordinary.  The whole show was just meh...

Jessica would definitely be able to bring the dramatic intensity to Mama Rose, but she would never be able to sing that score.  Is it too early to think about another revival of "A Little Night Music"?...

 

I have been a HUGE fan of Julie Andrews ever since I was a small child, listening to "The Sound of Music" soundtrack when I was at my aunt's house every weekend.  When I finally got to see the film in 70s when it was re-released, I became hooked by how amazing she was.  I loved the film version of "Victor, Victoria" and was thrilled beyond belief when they announced that they would do the pre-Broadway engagement of the musical in Chicago.  I had balcony

Now that Billy Poster is only an Oscar away from becoming an EGOT, does anybody think that he could win an Oscar from playing either the lead or Sportin' Life in a film remake of "Porgy and Bess".  I know that sad story about the making of the original film with Dorothy Dandridge and Sidney Poitier, but there are a lot of African-American actors and actresses that could make this remake amazing!...

Miss Ellie, For your information, I have tried to find information about the show, even going to the website which tells you absolutely nothing about it...I feel that I am a very educated person when it comes to theatre, unfortunately there are times when I am stumped and doing research about proves useless...