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Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
#600Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/1/15 at 8:02am
with Adam Pellegrine (Harry/Martin Harrison)
"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)
#601Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/1/15 at 8:06am
Chicago cast members at the stage door. The smiling fellow on the left is Jacob Keith Watson (Amos Hart). I'm sorry I don't recognize some of the other persons in the photo. The local Playbill didn't include pictures for cast members.
"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)
#602Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/1/15 at 11:54amA younger Amos! Please bring him to Broadway.
#603Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/1/15 at 12:11pmI'm curious as to who u/s each role(s) on the tour. I know Caballero covers Mary Sunshine.
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.
#604Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/1/15 at 12:51pm
Ask and you shall receive. I see that the print may be too small.
Understudies
For Roxie Hart: Robin Masella, Allison McDowell
For Velma Kelly: Allison McDowell, Laura Oldham
For Billy Flynn: Bradley Gibson, Matthew J. Kilgore
For Amos Hart: Chris LeBeau, Tanner Lane
For Matron Mama Morton: Laura Oldham, Sherisse Springer
For Mary Sunshine: C. Caballero
For Fred Casely: Jasond Thomas, Matthew J. Kilgore
Dance Captain: Colt Adam Weiss
"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: 2/1/15 at 12:51 PM
#605Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/2/15 at 6:02am
Here is a repost of the national tour cast. Next stop is Gainsville, Florida and then Clearwater.
Chicago National Tour Cast
"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)
#606Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/2/15 at 7:57pm
Today is the dawn of a new age..... when Carly Hughes begins her run as a new "Velma Kelly" in "Chicago." It's wonderful to have her in the show. Do I hear an amen?
"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: 2/2/15 at 07:57 PM
#607Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/10/15 at 6:19pm
This is Jennifer Nettle's video segment on her time with Chicago. Episode 1: Rehearsals
Hart and Soul: Episode 1
"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)
#608Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/10/15 at 6:21pm
Hart and Soul: with Jennifer Nettles: Episode 2: End of Rehearsals
Hart and Soul: Episode 2
"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)
#609Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/10/15 at 6:21pm
Hart and Soul: with Jennifer Nettles: Episode 2: End of Rehearsals
Hart and Soul: Episode 2
"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)
#610Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/10/15 at 6:23pm
ooops. This is Episode 3.
Episode 3
"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)
#611Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/12/15 at 5:36pm
Here's a clip of Jennifer Nettles performing "Me and My Baby". She seems to dance fairly well. I noticed that the choreography is modified instead of the usual full-out routine. The voice is kind of interesting.
Me and My Baby
"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)
#612Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/12/15 at 7:08pmThe voice is a little too shticky for me, but she's a beautiful Roxie
#613Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/15/15 at 6:20pm
Today is Melissa Rae Mahon's last day with the show. She is currently "Go To Hell Kitty" and one of the three Roxie understudies. Peter Nelson recently returned to the show (as Martin Harrison) after a stint with Cinderella. P.S. Oh, wow.... I didn't realize that this thread had passed the 1 millionth view mark. Awesome! (Here's a little gif in honor of surpassing 1,000,000 views....and counting!)
"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: 2/15/15 at 06:20 PM
broadwayboy223
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/2/14
#614Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/15/15 at 6:31pm
Did anyone see Christine Pedi as Mama? I'm curious
#615Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/15/15 at 8:13pm
Yes I did...she was awesome!
"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)
#616Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/15/15 at 9:53pm
Saw the show yesterday and Jennifer Nettles blew me away. Those that know me know I've seen this show about five dozen times, and Jennifer easily makes her way to one of my Top Five Roxies.
Her staging was adjusted at parts - we lose the cartwheel in the Hot Honey Rag, some of Me and My Baby is simplified a bit, and she's a bit tentative on the ladder in Funny Honey - what she can do, she fully goes for it and looks like she's having a blast doing it. (And looks amazing, her body is banging' right now!)
Of course, she sang fantastically. She definitely works to find places to let her go full out, and when she does it's thrilling. But even with her other numbers, she nails each one easily. And that goes to my greatest surprise - her acting. She's no Meryl, obviously. But having seen the show as many times as I have, it takes a lot to impress me on the acting side, and she found moments in there I haven't laughed at in a long time. I don't know if it's a natural outgrowth from her comfort on stage all these years, or someone's been working her line readings, but either way, she looks to be a gifted, natural comic actress with an enthusiasm that's beyond infectious.
Oh, and the rest? Well, as we all know, Carly Hughes has come in, and the show is so much better for it. The show needed someone strong to equal the dynamic Nettles, and they have it in Hughes. Sexy as all hell, with a bold personality, yet with an underlying simmer of clenched fire, it's a potent package. Like Nettles, she had the audience in her hand from the first moment and she never let it go. She's a breath of fresh air.
In any case, I was truly, truly, impressed. If the Weisslers had any sense, they throw some money and keep Nettles and Hughes around for an extension! But in case they can't, get out and see this crew while you can!!
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
broadwayboy223
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/2/14
#617Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/15/15 at 10:22pm
Any recordings or bootlegs of Christine ? I wanna hear how she handled the role
broadwayboy223
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/2/14
#618Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/15/15 at 10:22pm
Any recordings or bootlegs of Christine ? I wanna hear how she handled the role
#619Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/16/15 at 12:56amNo cartwheel in Hot Honey Rag? Then it ain't Hot Honey Rag!
#620Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/16/15 at 1:52am
Well dear MANY haven't done the cartwheel. Many.
The no cartwheel modification isn't a big deal. It's a simple modification and unless you really know the show it's not noticeable.
Hell Charlotte who's an amazing dancer didn't do the cartwheel at times. Nancy Hess who was the Roxie/Velma standby for the longest time at times didn't do a cartwheel.
Sometimes there's a modification in "I can't do it alone" without a cartwheel at the end for certain Velma's. There are, also, some Velma's that will do a cartwheel at the end like normal and go into a split after (Bebe would do it often esp on special performances, and Terra does it often)
Sandy Duncan at times would do a cartwheel and splits in the Roxie monologue.
The core structure of the dances is always there but things will be tailored to suit the person in the role.
Marilu Henner (who was amazing as Roxie) couldn't physically do the cartwheel due to something with her ankles.
I've seem Velma's dancing in "All that Jazz" changed slightly at times, I've seen "Razzle Dazzle" changed here and there to suit different performers (Usher had a a lot more dance and a slight costume change in that number)
One of my fav times was way back. Ruthie Henshall was only doing 6 shows a week per her doctors orders. Charlotte, after her and Ruthie got raves from the NYTimes, missed constantly. A cast member who is a friend and was a swing at the time said he's never done the show in a months time with Charlotte. A random night I went Ruthie was out (which I knew about) but Charlotte was on. Charlotte never did the show with the Velma standby Nancy. Nancy had hurt her leg and was doing the no cartwheel rag. Charlotte didn't know that. Hot Hiney Rag time Charlotte started to do the cartwheel while Nancy wasn't. It was a Roxie cartwheel Velma no cartwheel at the same time. It was funny.
****im in now way bashing Charlotte for missing a lot of shows. She's one of the best Roxie's and by far her dancing "Me and My Baby" is Spectacular. She does the leaps at the end of the song. I miss the leaps at the end. I'm guessing Nettles doesn't do them.
Pedi was a good Mama. Everything you'd expect from her if you kmow all her previous work. She's also a very nice and wonderful woman.
#621Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/16/15 at 6:27am
I've noticed that David Bushman now has a credit on the Chicago National Tour program:
Recreation of Original Production Choreography by David Bushman. I did notice a dance segment that I hadn't seen before in the opening dance (prior to All That Jazz). It's a sort of an Egyptian walk where 2 or three of the male ensemble walk in a train. (I don't know if that makes sense.) It's a great idea that the show gets a few new dance bits added on, every once in a while.
"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)
#622Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/16/15 at 12:04pmThat's been in the show for a while, esp foreign productions
#623Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/18/15 at 2:17pm
Awesome Chicago casting news: Lara Seibert Young is the newest addition to the cast. She replaces long time veteran Melissa Rae Mahon. Lara has several roles: the newest Go-To-Hell-Kitty.... a Roxie Hart understudy AND a Velma Kelly understudy. She was recently involved with Big Fish and Pippin. Wow!!!! (according to Telecharge) She arrived with the show on February 16, 2015. Finally, the producers are making some awesome casting choices. Far out!
Lara Seibert Young
"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: 2/18/15 at 02:17 PM
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#624Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 2/18/15 at 5:28pm
Lara Seibert is, I believe, the only Caucasian woman to ever play the Leading Player in Pippin on Broadway.
Here is a video of Carly Hughes doing All That Jazz with the cast (rehearsal footage)... Is Gregory Butler back in the cast?
Carly Hughes All That Jazz
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