First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

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First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 6/30/14 at 10:57am

A revised version of First Wives Club will open in Chicago next spring prior to a Broadway opening in 2015-16 season:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/news/chi-first-wives-club-musical-to-try-out-in-chicago-20140630,0,3594123.column?fb_action_ids=10152612226198854&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_ref=s%3DshowShareBarUI%3Ap%3Dfacebook-like

Updated On: 6/30/14 at 10:57 AM

First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 6/30/14 at 11:01am

How can you revise perfection?

First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 6/30/14 at 11:15am

I don't know, Jordan, I think it's read-day for a change.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t9mKiPMV_E

Some people paint, some people sew, I meddle.

First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 6/30/14 at 11:24am

In the immortal words of Arte Johnson on Laugh In

"Very interesting". This should be fun.

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First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 6/30/14 at 11:57am

Wow. Interesting that there's a completely new book. Since it's the same composing team as before, I wonder if the score has been improved any.

A large part of me would love to see the old version mounted exactly as it was before in all its hilariously awful glory.

Edit: I just saw where it says the score is a mix of "new numbers and jukebox songs", which makes me wonder if they're going to include 'You Don't Own Me'.

"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!" - Betty Parris to Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller's The Crucible

Updated On: 6/30/14 at 11:57 AM

First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 6/30/14 at 12:01pm

As atrocious as the score was/is, it's the book that was truly wretched.

First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 6/30/14 at 12:17pm

^ At least they realized they needed a new writer for the book. I still don't think the material is very promising.

First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 6/30/14 at 12:43pm

Can't wait to see what kind of D-list talent this show attracts.
You guys remember years and years ago when the producers "announced" their wish list? It included: Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Queen Latifah, Bernadette Peters, and Megan Mullally.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 6/30/14 at 12:44pm

I didn't like this film so I cannot imagine liking the musical. Maybe I'll be proven wrong...we'll see.

#10

First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 6/30/14 at 12:46pm

We'll I know Audra McDonald was part of this past presentation/reading. So who knows.

#11

First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 6/30/14 at 12:50pm

Did anyone notice that per the announcement, the score will include "classics" as well? I bet they're shoehorning in some of Holland-Dozier-Holland's Motown tracks since the FIRST WIVES originals are so anemic.

"Wedding Belles"

#12

First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 6/30/14 at 1:04pm

We certainly are getting a lot of bizarre tryouts in Chicago. The Last Ship (huge buzz and a flaccid result), Amazing Grace (zero publicity or buzz), Ghost Brothers of Darkland County (personally looking forward to this one), First Wives Club (luckily, the general public know nothing of the first production), On Your Feet (not expecting much other than perhaps a few fun songs and hopefully energetic choreography) and N - The Queen of Paris (can't quite figure out what this is supposed to be, but it certainly has an awful title).

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#13

First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 6/30/14 at 1:05pm

"We'll I know Audra McDonald was part of this past presentation/reading. So who knows."

She and Sherie Rene Scott and Lily Taylor were involved in a reading of the film's screenplay for charity. But the idea of those three skipping around a kitchen block belting "I'M RED-DAY FOR CHANGE!!!" makes panty puddin'.

#14

First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 6/30/14 at 2:47pm

I wonder if the score has been improved any.

God I hope not.

#15

First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 7/1/14 at 3:29am

They would be stupid not to have You Don't Own Me in this- i mean, it's pretty iconic from the film and people remember the song and the movie together.

Darreyl with an L!

#16

First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 7/1/14 at 7:50am

If came anywhere near this, the Tony committee would immediately ask her to return all of her Tonys to them..

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#17

First Wives Club pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago

Posted: 7/1/14 at 11:57am

I'm guessing the people behind this musical thought people became interested in the movie and the show again thanks to a quote from this young lady. Thanks a lot Jenny. LOL. Still love you though.

Updated On: 7/1/14 at 11:57 AM

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