Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread- Page 139

[Phantom4ever]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3450

Posted: 6/4/25 at 3:26pm

I imagine he will also take the Me and My Baby Specialty.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3451

Posted: 6/13/25 at 10:48pm

I imagine Robyn Hurder will be making a return as Velma Kelly, after a proper rest following SMASH.  

"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)

[ACL2006]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3452

Posted: 6/14/25 at 7:31am

Patti LuPone FANatic said: "I imagine Robyn Hurder will be making a return as Velma Kelly, after a proper rest following SMASH."

possibly. or as others have mentioned, she'd be a good Madeline in Death Becomes Her when Hilty leaves.

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.

[ACL2006]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3453

Posted: 6/16/25 at 11:15am

ACL2006 said: "Knowing Scirrotto's history with the show, he's likely taking the summer off. He's done so the past two years."

Scirrotto's last day was yesterday. He's not returning this time. Lane will still u/s Billy Flynn but not Amos(they already have three covers). Sam Sturm will be a Roxie u/s.

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.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3454

Posted: 6/16/25 at 11:58am

https://playbill.com/article/zach-bravo-james-t-lane-sean-samuels-samantha-sturm-join-chicago-on-broadway-june-16

Who will be playing the role of "The Jury"?

"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)

Updated On: 6/16/25 at 11:58 AM

[ACL2006]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3455

Posted: 6/16/25 at 12:10pm

Patti LuPone FANatic said: "https://playbill.com/article/zach-bravo-james-t-lane-sean-samuels-samantha-sturm-join-chicago-on-broadway-june-16

Who will be playing the role of "The Jury"?"

James T Lane. Whoever plays Harry also plays the Jury.

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.

[MezzA101]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3456

Posted: 6/18/25 at 3:17pm

As the beloved musical turns 50, Bebe Neuwirth, Ashlee Simpson, Michelle Williams, Ariana Madix and others open up on the ever-seductive role.

https://wapo.st/447ktsI

[ACL2006]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3457

Posted: 6/19/25 at 12:04pm

Anyone attend the 50th Anniversary Chicago concert yesterday at 54 Below? All original cast members were there plus several OBC members from the revival and a few current cast members.

It was out together by the organization "Dancers Over 40".

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.

[JSquared2]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3458

Posted: 6/19/25 at 12:07pm

ACL2006 said: "Anyone attend the 50th Anniversary Chicago concert yesterday at 54 Below? All original cast members were there plus several OBCmembers from the revival and a few current cast members.

It was out together by the organization "Dancers Over 40"."

 

"All original cast members" were there?  Must've been a hell of a show -- considering that so many of them are dead.  Was there a seance??  

[ACL2006]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3459

Posted: 6/19/25 at 12:13pm

JSquared2 said: "ACL2006 said: "Anyone attend the 50th Anniversary Chicago concert yesterday at 54 Below? All original cast members were there plus several OBCmembers from the revival and a few current cast members.

It was out together by the organization "Dancers Over 40"."

"All originalcast members" were there? Must've been a hell of a show -- considering that so many of them are dead. Was there a seance??"

Should have stated all living original cast members... I believe 8 were listed and appeared. Surprised Bebe Neuwirth wasn't there.

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.

[MrWilliams1987]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3460

Posted: 6/19/25 at 12:53pm

I think the original Broadway cast album was a classic, and the 2002 movie musical is always a classic starring Catherine Zeta Jones, Queen Latifah, Renee Zellweger, and others. "Cell Block Tango", "All I Care About", and "All That Jazz" were the highlights. Just know, Chicago was a Broadway classic for years to come. 

[ACL2006]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3461

Posted: 6/24/25 at 10:02am

Welp, that was quick. Charlotte is leaving the show this Sunday. She was also out this past weekend but was on last night. Dylis Croman returns Monday.

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.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3462

Posted: 6/24/25 at 3:31pm

When I recently saw the show, I was surprised not to see Rachel Chase in the cast list.  Is she away permanently?  Looking at Playbill, I noticed that Arian Keddell just returned to the show and will resume being an understudy for Marton Mama Morton (along with Samantha Sturm and Celina Nightengale).  I'll miss Rachel Chase, as she often posted on social media.

"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)

[ACL2006]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3463

Posted: 6/24/25 at 3:40pm

Yes, Rachel left the show permanently on June 8.

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.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3464

Posted: 6/30/25 at 4:43pm

Dylis Croman is returning as Roxie from today June 30 ---August 3rd.  

"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)

Updated On: 7/6/25 at 04:43 PM

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3465

Posted: 7/6/25 at 9:46pm

Who is the next Amos Hart?

"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)

[DAME]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3466

Posted: 7/7/25 at 3:08pm

I kid you not; just saw on Tik Tok that Theresa Giudice from Jersey Housewives has been asked to play Morton.

HUSSY POWER! ------ HUSSY POWER!

[ACL2006]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3467

Posted: 7/7/25 at 4:55pm

DAME said: "I kid you not; just saw on Tik Tok that Theresa Giudice from Jersey Housewives has been asked to play Morton."

Geez. Please, no!!

I'm shocked they don't have a name coming in this summer. Their grosses have been terrible lately. Pam Anderson? Ashley Graham again? Or has the well run dry? All of the current leads are there through August 10, so they should have a cast shake up on August 11. And why wasn't James T Lane given Amos again since Greg Hildreth left yesterday? Dumbfounding.

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.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3468

Posted: 7/7/25 at 5:28pm

ACL2006 said: "DAME said: "I kid you not; just saw on Tik Tok that Theresa Giudice from Jersey Housewives has been asked to play Morton."

Geez. Please, no!!

I'm shocked they don't have a name coming in this summer. Their grosses have been terrible lately. Pam Anderson? Ashley Graham again? Or has the well run dry? All of the current leads are there through August 10, so they should have a cast shake up on August 11. And why wasn't James T Lane given Amos again since Greg Hildreth left yesterday? Dumbfounding."

Gosh, they will be scraping the bottom of the barrel if they get that Theresa person.  Maybe Ariana M. can make a return.  I personally would love to see Nick Adams get a try at Billy Flynn.  

"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)

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3469

Posted: 7/7/25 at 8:51pm

Casting Theresa Guidice is an odd choice considering Bravo has pulled Housewives of New Jersey from their programming and are allegedly in the process of rebooting it or replacing with the Rhode Island franchise. It’s not like when they cast Erika Jayne from Beverly Hills while she was actively filming, and you have the nice bump of cross promotion. 

Maybe they hope her time in prison will bring a more believable performance?

In all seriousness…you’re telling me they went from the killings of Pamela Anderson and Jinkx Monsoon to…former reality personalities? Yikes. 

I am big. It’s the REVIVALS that got small.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3470

Posted: 7/9/25 at 1:08pm

J.London is Mary Sunshine for 34 performances starting July 10 until August 3rd.  Usually, Jayke Workman fills in as the Mary Sunshine standby....though it's kind of interesting that Workman is not included in the understudy/standby list in Playbill.

"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)

Updated On: 7/9/25 at 01:08 PM

[ACL2006]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3471

Posted: 7/9/25 at 1:43pm

Workman is not the vacation Mary Sunshine this time. Jayke is involved in another project currently.

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.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3472

Posted: 7/9/25 at 1:51pm

ACL2006 said: "Workman is not the vacation Mary Sunshine this time. Jayke is involved in another project currently."

I vaguely remember that David Bushman might have played the role once, during the summer of 2018. 

"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)

[ACL2006]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3473

Posted: 7/9/25 at 4:15pm

Patti LuPone FANatic said: "ACL2006 said: "Workman is not the vacation Mary Sunshine this time. Jayke is involved in another project currently."

I vaguely remember that David Bushman might have played the role once, during the summer of 2018."

Bushman could end up cover it for a week and a half. Workman would be available starting July 21.

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.

[THDavis]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#3474

Posted: 7/9/25 at 4:24pm

I love Pamela Anderson’s emergence back into the spotlight a bit more and thought her Roxie was a delightful time - one of those endearing yet energetic performances that paid homage to Pamela’s quirky personality as well as stay true to Roxie’s character. I’d love to see her back for a bit with another bigger name as Billy or Mama - a Pamela/Jinx combo would have been a TON of fun while only really bringing up the production.