Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1426
Posted: 6/3/18 at 8:11pm

from Playbill.com.  The original Broadway production of "Chicago" opened on this date June 3, 1975.  http://www.playbill.com/article/look-back-at-chita-rivera-and-gwen-verdon-in-chicago-on-broadway

"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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"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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Israeli Singer Shiri Maimon To Play Roxie Hart

 

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Joseph London is making his debut as Mary Sunshine in "Chicago", while Ryan Lowe goes on vacation.  

Israeli Singer Shiri Maimon To Play Roxie Hart

 

"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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Here is the West End company of "Chicago" at the semi finals of Britain's Got Talent.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppjyTPLs5VI

"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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Patti LuPone FANatic said: "Here is the West End company of "Chicago" at the semi finals of Britain's Got Talent.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppjyTPLs5VI"

Oh Cuba was painful to listen to. How they signed off on him to re-open the show. They really should let it die now. I can't see it lasting after Cuba leaves unless they can get as big a name, which realistically will have to be an American Import. 

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1432
Posted: 6/5/18 at 2:07pm

Does anyone know who is currently in the cast on tour?

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1433
Posted: 6/5/18 at 4:39pm

The current "Chicago" National Tour Cast:

Velma Kelly:  Terra C

Roxie Hart:  Dylis Croman

Fred Casely:  Michal Kolaczkowski

Sergeant Fogarty:  Adam Vanek

Amos Hart:  Paul Vogt

Liz:  Lauren Gemelli

Annie:  Tiffany Mellard

June:  Laura Oldham

Hunyak:  Celia Mei Rubin

Mona:  Sophie Lee Morris

Matron "Mama" Morton:  Jennifer Fouche

Billy Flynn:  Jeff McCarthy (very funny Billy Flynn)

Mary Sunshine:  D. Ratell

Go-To-Hell-Kitty:  Tanya Haglund

Harry:  Daniel Gutierrez

The Doctor:  Taylor Collins

Aaron:  Colt Adam Weiss

The Judge:  Taylor Collins

The Bailiff:  Deon Ridley

Martin Harrison:  Daniel Gutierrez

Court Clerk:  Deon Ridley

The Jury:  Matthew Winnegge

UNDERSTUDIES:

for Roxie Hart:  Lauren Gemelli, Evelyn Christina Tonn

For Velma Kelly:  Lauren Gemelli, Laura Oldham

For Billy Flynn:  Daniel Gutierrez, Deon Ridley

For Amos Hart:  Matthew Winnegge, Corey Wright

For Matron "Mama" Morton:  Laura Oldham, Evelyn Christina Tonn

For Mary Sunshine:  C. Caballero

For Fred Casely:  Daniel Gutierrez

Dance Captain:  Christophe Caballero

Swings:  Christophe Caballero, Evelyn Christina Tonn, Corey Wright

The tour ends its American run in Minneapolis.  They then move on to Toronto for a while.  I know for a fact that the  Chicago tour stops in Dallas in December, so it will restart at some point in the fall.  

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1434
Posted: 6/5/18 at 4:41pm

Gizmo, I agree with you about Cuba Gooding Jr.  Talk about rough singing.  The other cast members sounded fantastic.

"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#1435
Posted: 6/5/18 at 4:47pm

Martin Kemp is replacing Cuba, not a US import. 

Gizmo6 said: "Patti LuPone FANatic said: "Here is the West End company of "Chicago" at the semi finals of Britain's Got Talent.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppjyTPLs5VI"

Oh Cuba was painful to listen to. How they signed off on him to re-open the show. They really should let it die now. I can't see it lasting after Cuba leaves unless they can get as big a name, which realistically will have to be an American Import.
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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1436
Posted: 6/5/18 at 6:51pm

JBradshaw said: "Martin Kemp is replacing Cuba, not a US import.

Gizmo6 said: "Patti LuPone FANatic said: "Here is the West End company of "Chicago" at the semi finals of Britain's Got Talent.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppjyTPLs5VI"

Oh Cuba was painful to listen to. How they signed off on him to re-open the show. They really should let it die now. I can't see it lasting after Cuba leaves unless they can get as big a name, which realistically will have to be an American Import.
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I just saw that, I think Martin will bring a crowd, he can sing and has theatre credentials. And a large following from a varied career plus he looks dashing and perfect for the role. 

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1437
Posted: 6/6/18 at 6:57pm

Some ensemble replacements. Eddie Bennett briefly returned for two weeks to replace Sam Lips. Denny Paschall now plays "Aaron". And Chicago newcomer Jermaine R. Rembert has replaced James T. Lane(Martin Harrison). Katie Mitchell has returned and has replaced Angel Reda as "Mona".

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour will be starting up in Somerville, NJ on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City, MO(May 29-Jun 3) and is now then touring throughout Japan August & September 2018. Japan schedule: Tokyo(Aug 15-21), Kanagawa(Aug 28-29), Shizuoka(Aug 30), Osaka(Aug 31 - Sept 2).
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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1438
Posted: 6/6/18 at 7:28pm

An Oscar winner does not translate to a good stage performer.  Of all the talent out there they hired who I believe to be AWFUL.  He stunk in A Trip To Bountiful. He can barely sing- community theater all the way and I hope he doesn't wear that hairstyle in the show.  What were they thinking????????????

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1439
Posted: 6/6/18 at 7:55pm
They were thinking “we need a name to open this revival of the revival”. Cuba said yes.
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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1440
Posted: 6/6/18 at 9:29pm

ACL2006 said: "Some ensemble replacements. Eddie Bennett briefly returned for two weeks to replace Sam Lips. Denny Paschall now plays "Aaron". And Chicago newcomer Jermaine R. Rembert has replaced James T. Lane(Martin Harrison). Katie Mitchell has returned and has replaced Angel Reda as "Mona"."

Denny is back? Really? I hope he's back in that cute costume he used to wear. But it's going to be so different, I've seen him in the same role so many times. And I love all the fresh blood in general. 



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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1441
Posted: 6/6/18 at 9:57pm

There are quite a number of Chicago veterans who will be  in "The Cher Show" cast:  Michael Berresse, Sam Lips, Angel Reda and Ryan Worsing. In addition, someone mentioned (the delicious) Charlie Williams and Michael Campayno (whose cleft chin ought to have its own Equity card) j/k.

"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#1442
Posted: 6/7/18 at 6:06pm
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=upZ8enQNbEw

And you people say Cuba’s bad.
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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1443
Posted: 6/15/18 at 8:43pm

https://www.telecharge.com/Broadway/Chicago/Overview  Wow, the current Amos has been extended until January 20, 2019!  The show must like him.

"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: 6/16/18 at 9:56am

JBradshaw said: "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=upZ8enQNbEw

And you people say Cuba’s bad.
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She was just that great at all. But also more uncomfortably, that ensemble is so just...white. I mean, in such a diverse city, and so many other shows being so good about colorblind casting in the West End, why does everyone have to be so white they're almost porcelain? 



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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1445
Posted: 6/21/18 at 11:41pm

This is a recent performance of the cast of Chicago at West End Live 2018.  I noticed during the early part of "All That Jazz", the ensemble was out of sync with the lady playing Velma Kelly.  She's doing her hand movement at the right time, but the ensemble was still in motion and out of sync.    The sound wasn't the best.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faYMexO5Uv0

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Posted: 6/22/18 at 10:58pm

 I'm not sure this has been shown here.  It's a 1975 tv commercial for the (then) new musical "Chicago".  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5_Vw0-Bqpc&index=3&list=RDMMxRikWbT6WG0

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1447
Posted: 6/28/18 at 7:00pm

Both Charlotte and Amra have extended their time until July 8th.    https://www.telecharge.com/Broadway/Chicago/Overview

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1448
Posted: 6/30/18 at 9:15am

Longtime Mary Sunshine standby for Chicago, Jeff Loeffeholz, has passed away. http://www.playbill.com/person/jeff-loeffelholz-vault-0000115872

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1449
Posted: 7/3/18 at 12:48pm

Terra C McLeod is "Velma Kelly" from now until August 5, 2018.  (per Telecharge)

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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1450
Posted: 7/3/18 at 3:08pm

Patti LuPone FANatic said: "Longtime Mary Sunshine standby for Chicago, Jeff Loeffeholz, has passed away.http://www.playbill.com/person/jeff-loeffelholz-vault-0000115872"

 

The news is making it's way around Twitter. I believe he's been out of the show for a month or so, but was never taken out of the Playbill.

 

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