Chicago 1992 Production

[jv92]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 3:08pm

For those of you who are huge fans of the original production, the site that mustn't be named has clips of the Rob Marshall directed Long Beach production of Chicago that was quite similar to the original. I don't know how similar, but I do know it was. Good luck finding it! Shouldn't be that hard. I don't know how long they've been up, so I could be a little late, but enjoy!

[Flight0017]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 3:45pm

Thanks! I love how the audience applauded when Bebe first appeared in 'All that Jazz'... "Oh look, it's Lilith!"

I love the 'Hot Honey Rag', Bebe is on fire in it

[PersonofInterest]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 4:01pm

Thanks!
It's very fascinating how clearly you can see so much of Rob's vision that ended up in the film. I really love his interpretation of this material. He so masterfully here, and in the film, has such a distinctly original view on the show but never once betrays Fosse's genius and constantly honors him. I think Rob is a genius!

[otis33]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 4:09pm

Thanks for posting! Very fun. I had friends in the ensemble of this production who raved about it - still talk about it. I was out of town at the time and never got to see it, so its nice to get a chance to get a look.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 4:47pm

It was a fabulous production and I have an archive of it (which I should watch again). Ann Reinking did the choreography -- basically recreated Bob Fosse's original for most of the show (a little different from what she did for the 1996 Broadway Revival), but did her own original stuff with the "Hot Honey Rag" (interesting). Rob Marshall directed this, of course, and it was faithful to Bob Fosse's original staging: Roxie sitting on the piano for "Funny Honey", the "babies" in "Me and My Baby", etc.

It starred Juliet Prowse as Roxie and Bebe Neuwirth (in a bob wig) as Velma. Kaye Ballard was Matron "Mama" Morton.

[jv92]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 7:06pm

It was the original set too, although I don't remember those pictures on the center drum doors back in the day. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[GYPSY1527]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 7:35pm

Can someone give a little detail on this production? Like why Juliet Prowse wasn't hired for the Broadway production and why some songs were cut? It looks very interesting...

Updated On: 3/18/07 at 07:35 PM

[Jon]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 7:42pm

Juliet Prowse diet in 1996. The revival was in 1997.
No songs were cut for the 1997 revival. Some dialogue was cut.
Updated On: 3/18/07 at 07:42 PM

[sondheimboy2]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 10:25pm

I adore it for Kaye Ballard as Mama Morton!

To those of you whose Broadway knowledge begins with Rent and ends with Wicked, Kaye Ballard is a phenomonally talented performer who had bad luck picking shows. But that never stopped her from giving anything less than her best, which was pretty damn good!!!