Adam Pascal as "Billy Flynn" in "Chicago"?- Page 2

[rorschach37]

Posted: 4/6/13 at 11:46am

Anyone know where the rush seats are located for Chicago? I've never seen it.

[Rentfan931]

Posted: 4/6/13 at 12:06pm

They are usually what is left over within the first couple of rows on the side in the orchestra.

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 4/6/13 at 12:08pm

"Didn't he close Aida, Memphis and Cabaret? I'd be wary of anyone hiring him every again! LOL"

If he closed Aida it was because he was brought back in for a final return, because remember that he also opened it.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/6/13 at 12:16pm

He did close Aida, but yeah, because he was brought back for the final few months as, "hey look original cast member is back!" The closing and his return were announced in the same press release. I remember because I was 17 and didn't know whether to cry or run around my house.

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[random person 112]

Posted: 4/6/13 at 12:38pm

Cabaret was the same thing they announced he was coming in for the final weeks.

[rorschach37]

Posted: 4/6/13 at 12:54pm

Not to mention he wasn't the reason Memphis closed. MEMPHIS was the reason Memphis closed.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/6/13 at 2:16pm

Kind of. Cabaret was already closing. That was announced a while before they announced that Adam was coming in. (I jumped to buy tickets as soon as they made the closing announcement not knowing about Adam, and they ended up being for like, the week before he started -- which would not have happened if they'd been concurrent. 17-year-old me made no such errors. ) It was originally just for a few weeks, the show extended into the first week of 2004 and he stayed.

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 4/6/13 at 3:17pm

Is age really a factor in any role in Chicago (especially this production)? There's really no specification in the text on age. Billy could be 20 or 70. Or any other role, really.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/6/13 at 3:52pm

But don't people always make it a factor even when it isn't really? :)

[LFazin]

Posted: 4/6/13 at 4:35pm

LuvtheEmcee, the dates for Adam's contract are located on the Chicago telecharge page.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/6/13 at 5:12pm

Thanks. Damn. I've waited 14 years for this and I won't even get to see it.

[Vagabond Anarchist]

Posted: 4/9/13 at 12:49am

Was anyone there to see his first performance?

[RippedMan]

Posted: 4/9/13 at 12:55am

Why are all the contracts for Chicago so short? You'd think someone like Pedi would want to stay in it for at least the summer.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/9/13 at 1:06am

Because the show will keep people talking if it's ever a revolving door? Cast changes = publicity.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 4/9/13 at 1:21am

I guess so, just seems like so much trouble.

[loliveve]

Posted: 4/9/13 at 1:23am

I think there are other cast changes for Chicago, too. A few weeks ago, Angel Reda (who is listed as Go-To-Hell Kitty on the website) said it was her put-in week as Velma Kelly. Also, she had just done production shots, so I think she is taking over the role officially soon from Amra... if she hasn't already.

[GardenOfEden]

Posted: 4/9/13 at 3:15am

Adam was good. What you'd expect. Needs to loosen up a bit, but will get there.

Pedi was pretty flawless. She got by far the biggest laughs and applause (even over Velma and Roxy). After seeing Lillias and Carol, who were both excellent, it was great to hear it done in a really brassy "broadway" way.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 4/9/13 at 8:50am

I am happy I'll get to see him in June since I am coming for the Tony Awards

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/9/13 at 10:17am

According to los Interwebs, he only had five days of rehearsal. Damn.

Aggggggh who's going to videotape this thing for me.

[oasisjeff]

Posted: 4/9/13 at 12:41pm

For people planning to see him, he just posted this on Facebook: "FYI I will be out of Chicago from April 21-27th and then on May 10th"

[brettarnett]

Posted: 4/10/13 at 7:20pm

Pedi's wig looks incredibly cheap

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 4/10/13 at 9:38pm

Lolieve...Amra Fay Wright is "Chicago's" Velma till August 2013, according to Telecharge. So, there's not really much of a chance that Angel Reda will fill in for her, unless there's an absence or two along the way. The other Velma understudy is Donna Marie Asbury. from RC in Austin, Texas. P.S. Here's a video of Adam and Christine...by Broadway.com
Adam Pascal and Christine Pedi

[Rentfan931]

Posted: 4/10/13 at 9:50pm

Also, Amra was on vacation a few weeks ago which allowed Angel to go on. Not sure how many more times Amra will be out from now until August. As she is rarely out of the show. And Donna is a fabulous Velma understudy.

[theaternut]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 3:51pm

He is a hottie. I might have to wait till Wendy Williams joins the cast.