Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread — Page 108

ACL2006 said: "Really question how this show is still running without any names in it? Who's buying a ticket?"

Tourists who love the 2002 Oscar winning film and are unfamiliar with Broadway and the other shows playing. Pamela Anderson brought back the old CHICAGO fans so her entire run was sold-out at each performance. Once she left, the lack of interest in the show resumed.

Agreed about needing new Velma's. Can it be that hard to find someone who can get the job done in New York City? They need new people so that they can have younger people to swap in and out for the next 10 years. Chicago actually had excitement and energy when it reopened and in the spring with Pamela, but it's back to it's old tricks. No thank you.

I guess this wasn't posted before, here's a profile or Ross including show clips from ABC News. I think she actually fits in quite nicely::

Angelica Ross makes Broadway history as first trans Roxie Hart

gibsons2 said: "Patti LuPone FANatic said: "I'm surprised there hasn't been any video (however brief) of Angelica Ross as Roxie."

Most likely because she's not good at the role and unfortunately can't sing at all... and to add insult to injury, Brandon Victor Dixon is a complete miscast as Billy Flynn. Its not that often you see someone so wrong for a role. I was really looking forward to revisit Chicago during the Broadway week, but I should have saved my money and time."

Not a fan of Chicago, and cant speak to BVD performance, but I caught the 90 minute "Curtain Up" Times Sq bway showcase and i actually thought every single show sounded horrible-- screechy, pitchy, disinterested-- and started to assume it was the recording/mics UNTIL BVD sang "All I Care About Is Love" which was smooth as silk. Wish he was doing more interesting work but he sure can sing the score.

First time seeing Chicago just recently, in my years of attending Broadway. Thought BVD was fine, but has Billy Flynn's costume always been a black suit, bow tie, white boutonnière? That doesn't look convincing as a lawyer, in my opinion. I can understand why he doesn't have a briefcase (no heavy props or tables on set)

In the current cast, thought Charity Dawson (Mama), and Evan Harrington (Amos) were fantastic (really entertaining Mr Cellophane)

Updated On: 10/6/22 at 08:07 AM

This revival of CHICAGO is based on the 1996 Encores! Concert Series production hence the set-less concert-staging and onstage orchestra and black formal/sexy costuming (the original 1975 Broadway production had colorful costumes, sets, etc). Many assume Bob Fosse’s original 1975 Broadway production was all-black, set-less, and stylized like this revival but it was not.

PipingHotPiccolo said: "Wait, do you think that in the good ole days Illinois state convicts wore tiny, lacy black dresses with heels, and reported to a jailhouse matron in a snazzy black pantsuit? None of the show is meant to be costumed to reflect reality."

Yeah that's fair :)

I may have missed a headline, but did they announce who's on for Roxie after Nov 6?
For what it's worth: I was outside the theatre looking at the board on the door a few times this and last week. Last Tuesday or Thursday (Oct 18 or 20 I can't remember) Rachel Schur was on for Roxie. Today, Tue Oct 25, Jessica Ernst was on for Roxie; Celina Nightengale was on for Mama.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Charlotte-dAmboise-Ryan-Silverman-to-Return-to-CHICAGO-in-November-20221026

Jeff Gorti will play the role of Billy Flynn on Thursday, October 27th.

I'm hoping to see Hayley Swindal as Matron Mama Morton on Nov. 21st. My dearest hope is to see Leigh Zimmerman (who I saw in 2011 and 2017) as Velma Kelly.

https://youtu.be/ASg47aDALzI Angel Reda is back in "Chicago" for a short while. She is awesome. I saw her in "The Cher Show" in Chicago and NYC.

Rachel Suhr is on vacation and Charity Angel Dawson(Mama) is out with COVID, so that's likely why Angel was brought in. Celina Nightengale has been playing Mama since last weekend.