CHICAGO cast changes... (Jerry Springer joining) — Page 3

Kev, do you happen to know what's happened to Donna Marie Asbury. She was not listed as playing her regular role (Solange Sandy is now), but she is listed in the Playbill as "ensemble" and the u/s for Velma and Mama. However, she did not appear in last night's show at all. Is she on vacation?

I doubt it. Sands frame is just so much larger than Jerrys. Also Sands last day was I think yesterday. Tommorows Springers first day

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Is she on vacation?

adamgreer, bingo. Generally, whenever one of the CHICAGO Ensemblers goes on vacation, he/she remains in the playbill but is listed as "Ensemble," as opposed to the name of his/her regular track.

A shame you couldn't have caught Donna Marie on for Amra instead!

Updated On: 8/17/09 at 01:08 PM

I'm glad to see that this show has gotten better. A few months ago, everyone was saying it had gotten really stale...and ever since Samantha Joined, the reviews have been much better. Hopefully Jason will get the chance to play this role for a LONG time...I REALLY like what I've seen of this guy and now that people have said good things about him, I get the feeling that he's knocking them dead (mind you, I haven't seen this guy...so I could be dead wrong).

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I wonder how student rush will be for this. I'm only gonna have one opportunity to see Springer in the role.

Have you (or anyone else) attempted lately? I'm going on the first Tuesday in September, so hopefully people will be back to school/not going on a weekday.

I've heard people say that Chicago has THE easiest rush. Tonight is Jerry's first performance.

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I've heard people say that Chicago has THE easiest rush.

People definitely line up. Some even attempt to cut the line and claim to not understand English. But that's a whole other story....

Caught the matinee today and was pleasantly surprised by Springer. His singing is good but not great, and his acting was very good.

I also need to say that I LOVED Bianca Marroquin as Roxie. Nicole Bridgewater was on as Mama and she was awful.

For those who asked about rush, my friend picked up our tickets a little before 11 this morning and we were in row G.

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I was at Chicago last night as well.
Bianca was wonderful as Roxie, though it wasn't expected after her rendition of Funny Honey, which was...less than fabulous. But she pulled it together for an incredible performance afterward, and was the first to the stagedoor after the show, signing playbills before the vast majority of the audience had even left the theatre.
Amra-Faye was fair, though the only moment where she truly shone was Class. The same goes for Nicole, who was on as Mama.
Jerry was much better than I expected. His singing wasn't incredible, but it wasn't bad either.
For me, the standout performances were those of Raymound as Amos and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.
Even so, the production as a whole seemed stale. The vast majority of the cast just seemed to be phoning it in.

I'm surprised how many of you are actually going to see Jerry. Too bad you guys missed Samantha Harris as Roxie, she was a real treat.

I just saw it this past Sunday for the first time in a couple of years, and I thought it was anything but stale. I was quite impressed.

CHICAGO has its highs and lows when it comes to feeling fresh and fun or stale, phoned in, etc. Much like any long-running show. I look forward to returning next week!