https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PganzzDG55E The announcement of the winner of the search.
After seeing the video, I would like to say that the judges made the right choice. From the audition tape and to the performance in front of the panel, Emma Pittman shined and seemed to have all the dancing, singing and acting requirements. (She has a previous connection with "Chicago" playing the role of Annie.) The panel was very honest in their assessments of each finalist.
I don't know if this has been mentioned here yet, but Ontario's Stratford Festival is doing a new production of Chicago April - November 2020.
Here is what their website says:
"The Festival has secured the rights to the first major production of Kander and Ebb's Chicago outside of New York and London in 30 years! Chicago is a musical for our time. It's about celebrity culture, corruption, lawyers and cynicism. It's about the power of leveraging all your assets to do the wrong thing. And it's filled with incredible music!
Barry Weissler, who controls the rights to Chicago, is a huge fan of the Stratford Festival and because of his enormous faith in director-choreographer Donna Feore, he went out of his way to allow the Festival to do an entirely new production here in Canada.
The hit musical, which holds the record for longest running musical revival on Broadway, will be entirely reimagined by Feore, whose work with musicals on the Festival stage has transformed classics and transfixed audiences. Under her creative guidance, this magnificent production will be created especially for the Festival's thrust stage and unlike any version of the show you may have seen before."
Seven Questions with Ryan Silverman ( current Billy Flynn at the Ambassador Theatre) https://www.broadwaybox.com/daily-scoop/seven-questions-with-chicago-star-ryan-silverman/?fbclid=IwAR1ZzuPHAGtCa9jBYWT5jRpkHdKZqSnssPS986xGfnbRqaZGVOAnPlHjzm4
It is interesting that there is no mention of this non-Equity tour on the main Chicago website.
I'm curious why it's taking so long for the producers to reveal Emma Pittman's start date. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I'll see her on Sun. June 7th.
This playbill article is listing the Chicago Tour through Oct. 2020 S
as equity...
http://www.playbill.com/article/current-and-upcoming-national-tours
Luminaire2 said: "This playbill article is listing the Chicago Tour through Oct. 2020 S
as equity...
http://www.playbill.com/article/current-and-upcoming-national-tours"
I know three people on that tour and they're all non-equity.
I know. I saw that article. It's false advertising. It is most certainly a non-Equity tour being disguied as an AEA production, via Playbill. Not cool.
Patti LuPone FANatic said: "I know. I saw that article. It's false advertising. It is most certainly a non-Equity tour being disguied as an AEA production, via Playbill. Not cool."
It's a replica copy and nothing's scaled back. NETWORKS is producing it, hence why it's not on the Broadway show's website. It is sad that it's not on Networks' website nor do they have a website of its own and the tour starts in two weeks.
ACL2006 said: "Luminaire2 said: "This playbill article is listing the Chicago Tour through Oct. 2020 S
as equity...
http://www.playbill.com/article/current-and-upcoming-national-tours"
I know three people on that tour and they're all non-equity.
"
Someone should get playbill to correct this.
Is it fairly common for a touring show to be advertised as an Equity production, when it is clearly not? The information provided on Playbill is not correct. A veteran tour cast member mentioned on social media that this new production takes away jobs from experienced tour cast members who know the roles inside and out. As for me, I'm looking forward to the next (official) Equity production.
This is a clip of Erika Jayne and her "boys" in a clip on a talk show. I found myself staring at the guy with the open vest, Gary Cooper (who is one of the two Billy Flynn understudies). He looks dreamy-ish. https://www.broadway.com/buzz/198479/watch-chicago-star-erika-jaynes-jazzy-performance-of-roxie/?fbclid=IwAR3-PA8q0QM6xl1Q-UPl0pD-cMDTrvg5CnTEKOcflmtU4Xy48Pu5NaeDG5I
That clip was painful.
... Especially the badly-laid lace front wig.
The non-equity tour has its site up with dates & cast listings.
Chicago on Tour
Well, most of the tour stops are not usual stops along the Cellblock Tour. There are three dates in Alberta, one stop in Palm Springs and Boston. Even if this non equity tour had included a Texas stop, I just couldn't.
ACL2006 said: "The non-equity tour has its site up with dates & cast listings.
Chicago on Tour"
I'm so confused...
They are going to Calgary, which is not part of the Broadway Across Canada Calgary season anywhere, for 2 shows very Non-Equity style.
Then it comes to Vancouver in September as part of the BAC Vancouver season, for a full week.
Are these the same shows?! I have never seen this before.
Does anyone know how easy it has been to get SRO as of late? Is this one of those theaters that is strict on it being 100% sold out?
bekk99 said: "Does anyone know how easy it has been to get SRO as of late? Is this one of those theaters that is strict on it being 100% sold out?"
They only sell SRO when the show is close to sold-out. Rush tickets are typically easy to get though. I think they were $42 back in September.
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Luminaire2 said: "I'm so confused...
They are going to Calgary, which is not part of the Broadway Across Canada Calgary season anywhere, for 2 shows very Non-Equity style.
Then it comes to Vancouver in September as part of the BAC Vancouver season, for a full week.
Are these the same shows?! I have never seen this before."
I'm just guessing that come September, this Non-Eq tour will be complete and the Cell Block (Equity) tour will be back on the road (and the production filling the BAC Vancouver series.)
KMKJ said: "Luminaire2 said:"I'm so confused...
They are going to Calgary, which is not part of the Broadway Across Canada Calgary season anywhere, for 2 shows very Non-Equity style.
Then it comes to Vancouver in September as part of the BAC Vancouver season, for a full week.
Are these the same shows?! I have never seen this before."
I'm just guessing that come September, this Non-Eq tour will be completeand the Cell Block (Equity) tour will be back on the road (and the production filling the BAC Vancouver series.)
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That would be amazing.
I'm guessing that after AFW finishes her most recent long run, we should expect either Terra C or Lana Gordon. One time, I asked Dylis Croman if she'd be interested in the role of Velma Kelly. She mentioned she'd love the opportunity. I'm acquainted with some of the Cellblock tour veterans on social media.
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