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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
#3400Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 3/11/25 at 7:52pm
ACL2006 said: "onesongglory2 said: "According toTelecharge,Max has extended again:
Max von Essen as Billy Flynn (thru 6/15)"
Good for him. Definitely one of the longest tenured Billy Flynns. Though I thought they'd bring back James T Lane for a few months." He's the new AFW.
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
#3401Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 3/11/25 at 7:55pm
ACL2006 said: "Sophie is there through May 4. Webb is there through May 18. Sadly, Dylkis is there only until March 23. Chicago doesn't appear to have a name lined up, and their recent grosses haven't been good.
- Dylis Croman as Roxie Hart (thru 3/23)
- Sophie Carmen-Jones as Velma Kelly (thru 5/4)
- Max von Essen as Billy Flynn (thru 6/15)
- Rema Webb as Matron "Mama" Morton (thru 5/18)
- Greg Hildreth as Amos Hart (thru 3/30)
- R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine (thru 3/30)
"
I hope this doesn't mean the finis of R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
#3402Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 3/11/25 at 8:10pm
Patti LuPone FANatic said: "ACL2006 said: "Sophie is there through May 4. Webb is there through May 18. Sadly, Dylkis is there only until March 23. Chicago doesn't appear to have a name lined up, and their recent grosses haven't been good.
- Dylis Croman as Roxie Hart (thru 3/23)
- Sophie Carmen-Jones as Velma Kelly (thru 5/4)
- Max von Essen as Billy Flynn (thru 6/15)
- Rema Webb as Matron "Mama" Morton (thru 5/18)
- Greg Hildreth as Amos Hart (thru 3/30)
- R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine (thru 3/30)
"
I hope this doesn't mean the finis of R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine."
Hell will freeze over before R. Lowe finally gives up Mary Sunshine.
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#3403Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 3/11/25 at 8:31pm
I will say that when I saw the show this Sunday, it was a mixed bag. I love this show and the performances of Carmen-Jones and Webb were wonderful. But the show needs another kick in the rear the way it did when Pamela Anderson and Jinkx Monsoon joined the show. The audience was dead and some ensemble members seemed to be sleep walking through the show. I get it's a tough show with a tough weekly schedule to match, but the show seems to have lost the spark that it was able to recapture when Anderson and Monsoon joined.
Updated On: 3/11/25 at 08:31 PM
#3404Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 3/11/25 at 8:40pm
the ensemble needs an overall. some have been there 10+ years. Others joined the show when it reopened from COVID. Tia Altinay, John Michael Fiumara, Chelsea James(swing), and Mikayla Renfrow are the only new ensemble members within the last year.
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.
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