Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread- Page 117

[quizking101]

Posted: 5/21/23 at 10:09pm

Fresh off WHITE GIRL IN DANGER, Jennifer Fouché is returning as Mama Morton starting June 5th through August

Updated On: 5/22/23 at 10:09 PM

[GoldenGiggery]

Posted: 5/22/23 at 12:51am

ACL2006 said: "Patti LuPone FANatic said: "https://fb.watch/kypVrl5jJS/ This is a new promotional ad for the show. Nice."

That's a pretty lame promo."

Your commitment to cheap insults and perpetual negativity never ceases to be boring and unwarranted. 

 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 5/22/23 at 1:10am

How is an opinion considered negative? If you consider it negative, that’s YOUR opinion.

And for the record, I also agree it’s a lame promo. Looks like a cheap cruise ship promo playing on the screens of a cruise ship casino to let passengers know they have a production of CHICAGO playing on the 3rd level main stage.  

[Robbie2]

Posted: 5/23/23 at 10:24pm

Patti LuPone FANatic said: "https://fb.watch/kypVrl5jJS/ This is a new promotional ad for the show. Nice."

 

Here's the non edited full version of that. They could have done something better!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni21Im5j270

Nice is not a word to describe that. More like generic done on the cheap per Barry & Fran.

Here's the orginal 1975

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5_Vw0-Bqpc

 

1996 Revival with Ann Reinking & Bebe Neuwirth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CUZZ3ekoAM

[quizking101]

Posted: 6/1/23 at 10:44am

[quizking101]

Posted: 6/1/23 at 10:45am

Fresh off DANCIN’, Dylis Croman is set to return as Roxie for a week starting June 5th. (Per Twitter)

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 6/1/23 at 1:57pm

The lovely and talented Dylis Croman is returning to the Ambassador as Roxie Hart, from June 5-11.  Yay!!  

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 6/1/23 at 2:09pm

… and 110% of those tourists will have zero idea who she is or her association with the whole Fosse franchise. 

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 6/1/23 at 6:42pm

https://www.telecharge.com/Broadway/Chicago/Overview  Charlotte D'Amboise returns as Roxie Hart.  No word yet if the current Velma Kelly will extend.   There are not "that" many Velmas who are available to begin with.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/1/23 at 8:52pm

Kimberly Marable is doing a 6-month contract. She should be there until September.

 

I see the same usuals are back to jumping into the show this summer. Dyls Croman will return for just a week (6/5 - 6/11). Then Ryan Silverman is back as Billy and Evan Harrington as Amos.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 6/1/23 at 9:19pm

ACL2006 said: "Kimberly Marable is doing a 6-month contract. She should be there until September.



I see the same usuals are back to jumping into the show this summer. Dyls Croman will return for just a week (6/5 - 6/11). Then Ryan Silverman is back as Billy and Evan Harrington as Amos."  Wow, that is very rare to have either a Roxie or Velma with a 6 month contract.  Maybe the producers heard our pleas for a new Velma?  

 

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 6/3/23 at 2:57pm

J. London is playing Mary Sunshine for 20 performances, between June 10-25.  

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 6/3/23 at 3:24pm

Patti LuPone FANatic said: "J. London is playing Mary Sunshine for 20 performances, between June 10-25."

These updates are priceless. Who the heck is J. London and what would tourists know him from?  

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/3/23 at 4:25pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "Patti LuPone FANatic said: "J. London is playing Mary Sunshine for 20 performances, between June 10-25."

These updates are priceless. Who the heck is J. London and what would tourists know him from? "

The current Mary Sunshine standby. R. Lowe must be going off on vacation. I'd assume Jayke Workman will be back as the temporary standby.

[quizking101]

Posted: 6/3/23 at 4:25pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "Patti LuPone FANatic said: "J. London is playing Mary Sunshine for 20 performances, between June 10-25."

These updates are priceless. Who the heck is J. London and what would tourists know him from? "

Girl, can you not be a Bitter B*tchy Betty for five seconds?

Not every casting post needs to be about stars coming into the show. Some people, like PLF, like to know who is coming in if they liked someone in the past, or to avoid the show if someone they didn’t like is back.

Personally, I’d find this thread useful to see if Amra comes back because she did such a terrible job at my performance, it nearly soured the whole thing (and that was with Jinkx!)

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/3/23 at 5:52pm

I don't think it's possible to get a name for Mary Sunshine unless they get one of RuPaul's girls to come in. And how many could actually sing the role?

[quizking101]

Posted: 6/3/23 at 6:22pm

ACL2006 said: "I don't think it's possible to get a name for Mary Sunshine unless they get one of RuPaul's girls to come in. And how many could actually sing the role?"

Monet X Change is a classically trained opera singer as is, I believe, Sasha Velour - but wouldn’t getting a known Ru girl in the role take out the “surprise” that Mary Sunshine is really a jacked muscle daddy underneath?

NYC Queen Jasmine Rice LaBeija also sings opera

[JBradshaw]

Posted: 6/4/23 at 2:20am

Mary’s supposed to be a surprise.
No famous drags   

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/4/23 at 9:55am

Plus R Lowe has been in the show FOREVER!! Only takes these few weeks off every year for vacations.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 6/4/23 at 10:01am

BrodyFosse123 said: "Patti LuPone FANatic said: "J. London is playing Mary Sunshine for 20 performances, between June 10-25."

These updates are priceless. Who the heck is J. London and what would tourists know him from? "

Simmer down girl. Pretty sure the people on this board are not tourists, and appreciate updates like this.

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 6/4/23 at 11:29am

The current Amos is leaving the show after just a couple of months. What happened here? Was this just temporary coverage? His arrival announcement sounded like a long-term thing. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/4/23 at 11:46am

Everyone that was announced to be joining in April, excluding Marable, is leaving on June 10. Chicago rarely has any of the leads stay long-term now.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 6/4/23 at 7:53pm

everythingtaboo said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Patti LuPone FANatic said: "J. London is playing Mary Sunshine for 20 performances, between June 10-25."

These updates are priceless. Who the heck is J. London and what would tourists know him from? "

Simmer down girl. Pretty sure the people on this board are not tourists, and appreciate updates like this."

Brody seemingly likes to channel Regina George.

[JBradshaw]

Posted: 6/5/23 at 12:38am

Hush I’m the Regina G. 
 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F4ia4Jjo36c

best Tony performance. 

[Skip23]

Posted: 6/5/23 at 1:00am

BTW - Dylis Croman is on as Roxie all this week.

 

She's faboo.