Last night on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon", the whole episode was dedicated to "The Cher Show", featuring Cher and the four leads, Ms. Block, Ms. Wicks, Ms. Diamond and Mr. Spector.  Has there been in anyone's recent memory a late night talk dedicated to a Broadway show like this.  It was very entertaining and would watch more late night talk shows if things like this were done more often.

Though I loved it, it truly felt like one of Cher’s infomercials from the late 80s. It truly was an infomercial for THE CHER SHOW. There were even the TV commercials between breaks.

I enjoyed the whole show a ton, but I’m a huge Cher fan. I thought both performances were great, but especially the I Got You Babe diet which was very sweet. During the interview, all the show’s stars seemed a little timid and in awe, but I guess that’s to be expected when Cher’s right next to you.

Hopefully this’ll have a positive effect on the show’s box office, it deserves to do well and it’s good that Cher and all the stars are working so hard to promote it.

I thought this was a great promo for the show but also for Cher's tour.  It was interesting to hear from Cher that this new tour was basically unexpected after she did Mama Mia 2 and her ABBA songs were so well received.  I wish she would have agreed to a 2-year break while this show fed the masses.  

Did anyone catch how Cher saying she's never heard anyone do a good impression of her? Lolz. I mean she was on the show partially promoting a musical in which three people impersonate her.

darreyl102 said: "Did anyone catch how Cher saying she's never heard anyone do a good impression of her? Lolz. I mean she was on the show partially promoting a musical in which three people impersonate her."

Yes. It felt a little shady. Personally, I still dont think shes the biggest fan of the show but her name is on it. I think years down the road she will say it was a mistake. 

It's really hard to do a show about a single iconic performer. Unless they are dead or its decades after their fame or death. I think Cher and Tina are hard to do because they are known for their distinctive voices, not necessarily their catalogs. They weren't song writers. Carole King wrote songs and they are incredible songs, so that feels different. Jersey Boys had a distinctive vocal style that was beautifully recreated and was an art in and of itself. Cher can't be reproduced. It's a hard sell on so many levels. I think "On Your Feet" really displayed how poorly MSM songs have stood up over time. They really arent good without Gloria singing them. 

I actually think putting Cher next to the actors on TV can hurt the show because it further disinterests people in the show. They're like, "hey there's Cher" and not interested in the show without her. She's still way too dynamic. 

SJB is incredible and deserves the Tony, but the show isn't very good. Entertaining, yes, but with a really clunky and boring book. The grosses are revealing that. 

 

I thought it was mostly well done and should only help the show now. But I do feel it was mostly centered around Cher with bits & pieces to promote the Broadway show & her tour. I also think she doesn't want the show to flop and is pulling out everything she can do to save it. I do see the show lasting until the end of the year at least. We shall see if things pick up.

Having only seen the show twice in previews in Chicago, I am incredibly impressed by how the show has changed and become more spectacular.  I don't feel that you can say that the book is weak, this show is based on the events in someone's life.  By saying the book is weak, you're saying that the person had a less than interesting life.  Cher has always been an idol of mine ever since I was a child and I hope that the show can stay open for as long as she continues to have breath on this planet...

ChgoTheatreGuy said: "I don't feel that you can say that the book is weak, this show is based on the events in someone's life. By saying the book is weak, you're saying that the person had a less than interesting life."

It could also mean that the writers haven't done their best work. If someone's life is interesting, but it looks "less than" onstage, who's at fault?

I noticed that when Cher first came out to join Jarrod Spector for "I've Got You Babe", she was costumed to match the other cast members. It would not surprise me if it's planned for Cher to make "surprise" visits to the Broadway show whenever it's needed (and I can see how it very well could end up being necessary). I think the proof of the pudding will be if she's wearing the same costume she wore on Fallon's show.

I thought Cher's comments about the show, and Impersonations of her were too negative. Then the conversation turned to EGOT status, and the lightbulb went off in my head... 

“I don't feel that you can say that the book is weak, this show is based on the events in someone's life. By saying the book is weak, you're saying that the person had a less than interesting life.”

Not really true.... a weak book is a weak book. Period. That doesn’t mean Cher had a boring life, it means the writer didn’t translate her life into story form very well. It’s all in the execution.


For example- I thought the movie “Lincoln” was incredibly dull. I doubt Lincoln’s life was.

ChgoTheatreGuy said: "Last night on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon", the whole episode was dedicated to "The Cher Show", featuring Cher and the four leads, Ms. Block, Ms. Weaks, Ms. Diamond and Mr. Spector. Has there been in anyone's recent memory a late night talk dedicated to a Broadway show like this. It was very entertaining and would watch more late night talk shows if things like this were done more often."

It's Teal Wicks. Not Weaks.