#51
Posted: 1/26/23 at 6:17pm
Does anyone think Jackie Burns would make a good Bobbie? I saw her in If/Then on tour and she was great.
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#52
Posted: 1/26/23 at 6:56pm
fosterfan2 said: "Does anyone think Jackie Burns would make a good Bobbie? I saw her in If/Then on tour and she was great."
I thought this as soon as I posted my Abbie Mueller speculation. Jackie and Carolee Carmello would be a lovely treat.
#53
Posted: 1/26/23 at 7:25pm
I would love to see Alice Ripley as Joanne
#54
Posted: 1/26/23 at 8:08pm
WldKingdomHM said: "I would love to see Alice Ripley as Joanne"
No, but I'll take Carolee as Joanne.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#55
Posted: 1/27/23 at 1:31pm
ACL2006 said: "WldKingdomHM said: "I would love to see Alice Ripley as Joanne"
No, but I'll take Carolee as Joanne."
LMFAO
#56
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Posted: 1/27/23 at 1:40pm
I guess the physical production requires a Bobbie with a slimmer frame, but it would be nice if they could cast a curvier actress, even cooler if not Caucasian. There's really nothing that says it has to be a Caucasian part, is there?
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#57
Posted: 1/27/23 at 2:26pm
Nothing at all. Bobbie is just a single girl turning 35 living in NYC and trying to figure out what she wants.
#58
Posted: 1/27/23 at 2:28pm
I’ve already seen the part played by a black Bobbi in London and it works just fine. The line re: do you know any blacks is quite weird and funny but it works.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#59
Posted: 1/27/23 at 2:31pm
That's a line in the show? Don't remember that. That's kind of cringe.
Touring wise, most of the big road houses have big backstages, so I think the physical production will travel easily, but it's also a big show, so wouldn't be surprised if it gets streamlined a little.
I know Settle would never tour the show but how great would she be.
#60
Posted: 1/27/23 at 2:42pm
The Broadway production relied on extensive automation and the use of lifts both of which often stopped the show. Hope they will be able to figure out an easier way to connect the dots for the tour.
#61
Posted: 1/27/23 at 2:43pm
binau said: "I’ve already seen the part played by a black Bobbi in London and it works just fine. The line re: do you know any blacks is quite weird and funny but it works."
This line was NOT in the show on Broadway.
#62
Posted: 1/27/23 at 2:53pm
….having problems posting an image…
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
Updated On: 1/27/23 at 02:53 PM
#63
Posted: 1/27/23 at 2:55pm
Bill Snibson said: "The Broadway production relied on extensive automation and the use of lifts both of which often stopped the show. Hope they will be able to figure out an easier way to connect the dots for the tour."
I think it was about trying to fit everything into that tiny backstage space. On tour I'd think it would all run much smoother.
#64
Posted: 1/27/23 at 3:03pm
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
Updated On: 1/27/23 at 03:03 PM
#65
Posted: 1/27/23 at 3:07pm
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
Updated On: 1/27/23 at 03:07 PM
#66
Posted: 1/27/23 at 3:26pm
If anyone can recommend an image uploading website I can share a photo with Patti, Jonathan Bailey and Jennifer Saayeng as Bobbi but I’m struggling haha. Either not working or too pixilated.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
Updated On: 1/27/23 at 03:26 PM
#67
Posted: 1/27/23 at 3:56pm
binau said: "If anyone can recommend an image uploading website I can share a photo with Patti, Jonathan Bailey andJennifer Saayeng as Bobbi but I’m struggling haha.Either not working or too pixilated."
More than one Black woman played the role on Broadway and played it beautifully. Save yourself the stress! :)
#68
Posted: 1/27/23 at 4:37pm
everythingtaboo said: "I guess the physical production requires a Bobbie with a slimmer frame, but it would be nice if they could cast a curvier actress, even cooler if not Caucasian. There's really nothing that says it has to be a Caucasian part, is there?
The audience certainly did not think so when we saw Nikki Renée Daniels play the role beautifully when Katrina was out sick.
#69
Posted: 1/27/23 at 4:37pm
I think all the Bobbie understudies on Broadway were women of color (so was her stand in at the end of Act I)- I’m not sure, someone let me know, but the only exception (if she was a Bobbie understudy) was Paige Faure and she was only there briefly. That “blacks” line was definitely not in the Broadway version here. Maybe Nikki Renee would consider a tour if Jeff Kready was also involved so they could take their children, but Brittany Coleman is already leading the Beetlejuice tour.
#70
Posted: 1/27/23 at 4:47pm
I could very realistically see them getting Betty Buckley to play Joanne on tour. Simard, I hear, is attached to an upcoming new musical that'll be out of town this fall.
#71
Posted: 1/27/23 at 4:52pm
Betty Buckley is far too old for Joanne (she reads much older then LuPone). I'd love to see Nikki Rene get this part but even if Jeff joined too I'm not fully convinced these are reasons enough to pull your kids from their schools, routines, lives etc.
#72
Posted: 1/27/23 at 6:41pm
How about Barbara Walsh from the 06 revival? She was just on the road in the Oklahoma tour.
#73
Posted: 1/27/23 at 7:07pm
sarcadam88 said: "How about Barbara Walsh from the 06 revival? She was just on the road in the Oklahoma tour."
Joanneception!
I could use a prince to save me from my prince.
#74
Posted: 1/27/23 at 7:18pm
sarcadam88 said: "How about Barbara Walsh from the 06 revival? She was just on the road in the Oklahoma tour."
How about Barbara alternates cities with Debra Monk, who played Joanne in the Roundabout revival and is the same age as Patti?
Ellen Harvey was a fabulous Joanne in Barrington Stage's production.
Updated On: 1/27/23 at 07:18 PM
#75
Posted: 1/27/23 at 7:19pm
OhHiii said: "Simard, I hear, is attached to an upcoming new musical that'll be out of town this fall."
Knock twice if it's an adaptation of a Robert Zemeckis movie. (And I'm not talking about Back to the Future.)
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