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#1625Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 3/31/19 at 10:22pm

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

Gotta love Donna/Evita

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#1626Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 3/31/19 at 10:34pm

This is awesome! I watched CHICAGO recently and Charlotte d'Amboise always squeezed his big muscular chest during her ad lib scene with her boys. Wishing him the best! 

It's rare to have a stable job on Broadway so I'm glad he worked throughout the recession back in 2008 until today at CHICAGO with good steady work earning 6 digits a year! 

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#1627Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 4/1/19 at 7:41pm

FYI, Gary Cooper has replaced Sands as Harry/The Doctor. Also, Dan Gutierrez has been playing The Jury while Scirroti is out with an injury.


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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#1628Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 4/2/19 at 1:00pm

(The very sexy) Barrett Martin posted yesterday that he's taking over JPS' roles:


IG: @barrettmartinnyc
Switching things up almost 3 years in here @chicagomusical 
Honored to share a look with the legendary @jason.sands and #jimmyborstelman



https://www.instagram.com/p/BvvCmtVhZlo/




"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Updated On: 4/2/19 at 01:00 PM

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#1629Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 4/2/19 at 1:40pm

Martin's not listed on their website, Gary Cooper is(as Harry/The Doctor). Interesting.


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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#1630Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 4/2/19 at 4:05pm

Maybe he'll be u/s for him? Don't know. I mean JPS is still on the site, maybe it's not completely current?




"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008

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#1631Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 4/3/19 at 8:19pm

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
 Gary Cooper (yes) is listed as "Judge", "Doctor" and Billy Flynn u/s.  He replaces Jason Patrick Sands who left the show on March 31, 2019.  https://chicagothemusical.com/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)
Updated On: 4/3/19 at 08:19 PM

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#1632Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 4/30/19 at 7:33am

Terra C. MacLeod is with the Broadway company for two weeks filling in while AFW is on vacation. Terra's there until May 12.


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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#1633Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/1/19 at 2:16pm

Donna Marie Asbury just announced that her last day with "Chicago" is Monday, June 3, 2019.  I will miss her fantastic performances!   


"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)

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#1634Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/1/19 at 2:56pm

I remember her saying in an interview that she wanted to hit an anniversary mark(25th?) and she'd retire. Kudos to her!


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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#1635Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/1/19 at 6:59pm

Donna Marie is really leaving? I've seen the show many dozens of times on Broadway (among other cities/countries) and I can't imagine the show without her. With the ensemble getting increasingly younger, unlike when the revival first started, it was nice to have someone who can still steal that song decade after decade.

I guess I'm going to have to go back to the show, hopefully for her final night.




"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008

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#1636Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/1/19 at 11:01pm

Could Mauricio Martinez be the next Billy? He’s hinted that he will be back on the NY stage soon on Instagram- I see Tom is done May 12, he’d be a good fit for the role.

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#1637Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/5/19 at 11:34pm

This is a bit of the Velma Kelly audition process for the West End Chicago.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2433LdMOS7w


"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)

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#1638Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/7/19 at 9:59pm

According to Playbill Vault, Desi Oakley arrives on May 13, 2019 as Roxie Hart.  There is a gap between May 13-26, until Charlotte D'Amboise returns.  I don't know if she's a new Roxie u/s.  


"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)

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#1639Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/8/19 at 1:55pm

An interview with Donna Marie Asbury.  https://www.broadwaybox.com/daily-scoop/five-burning-questions-with-chicago-legend-donna-marie-asbury/?fbclid=IwAR2ioXcDPSkFTiofW0VhkXWV3q6dglLHk2_suUzAOaT5UfAdjtPMAbyfsKw


"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)

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#1640Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/9/19 at 1:56pm

Ryan Silverman will be "Chicago's" next Billy Flynn from May 13, 2019 -- July 14, 2019.  


"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)

theaterlyfe19
#1641Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/9/19 at 2:25pm

CONFIRMED: DESI OAKLEY WILL BE JOINING THE CAST!!

Harpz2006
#1642Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/9/19 at 3:01pm

Based on her instagram, she’s doing three chunks of a couple weeks, with about three weeks between each? Is she covering between stunt casts?

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#1643Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/9/19 at 7:44pm

http://www.playbill.com/article/desi-oakley-to-join-broadway-cast-of-chicago


"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)

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#1644Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/9/19 at 8:13pm

Very odd that she's just a filler. Tell Charlotte to take the summer off and give Oakley a three month run.


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.

Phantom4ever
#1645Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/10/19 at 12:45am

I saw the national tour of Chicago tonight, in Chicago!  I have seen the Broadway production 29 times, so it was fun to compare and contrast the two productions. 

The audience LOVED the show. So much cheering---dare I say MUCH more cheering than the last time I saw Chicago's Hamilton. However, there were some major sound issues. I would say that about 90% of Billy Flynn's lines were not heard, partly because of Eddie George's mumbling and partly because of the poor sound system.  At first I thought maybe it was some weird directorial decision for the tour to have the chorus whisper, but then I realized as the show went on that the sound was not amped up enough for the cavernous Cadillac Palace. Quiet mics, no projected voices and a faulty sound design made quiet a few lines get lost. 

Eddie George was fun to watch because I could tell he absolutely loved being on that stage. Especially during Reached for the Gun. Dylis Croman----my my my WHY is this woman not the permanent Velma on Broadway?  She is so talented!!  

Some tech differences: no elevator for Roxie at the top of the show; she simply walks up the stairs upstage. The stage right ladder swung on a hinge, but the stage left ladder was rolled out and rolled back. Weird, right?  For the courtroom scene, the light rig did not fly in and was instead just a light panel underneath the "jury box" set.  Razzle Dazzle was about 90% new choreography with lots of acrobatic tricks that looked unique to the specific actor's talents. The song did not even start with a chorus boy gliding across the stage on his back to give Billy a baton. Instead, he was on the stage left ladder riding it like a bicycle--very strange but somehow effective. The orchestra was good but definitely not as polished as Broadway's. And yikes the precision during All That Jazz was not there; Velma was always a beat ahead of the chorus and several chorus members were definitely frustrated by it by the looks on their faces. Paul Vogt gave the longest Broadway Cares speech I've ever heard. Not that I'm complaining---it's a worthy cause, but the length of the speech did make quite a few people decide to get up and leave. All in all, a great show and I wish it were in town for more than a week!!!

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#1646Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/11/19 at 11:11am

If you're a fan of "Chicago" and love Donna Marie Asbury, she will play Velma Kelly on Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18th.  Those are probably the last times you'll catch her in that role, before she leaves the show on June 3, 2019.  I wish I could be there!  


"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)

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#1647Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/12/19 at 10:26am

Damn, I really hope there's another last-minute chance to see her as Velma, I'm out of town next weekend.




"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008

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#1648Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/12/19 at 11:33pm

Phantom4ever said: "I saw the national tour of Chicago tonight, in Chicago! I have seen the Broadway production 29 times, so it was fun to compare and contrast the two productions.

The audience LOVED the show. So much cheering---dare I say MUCH more cheering than the last time I saw Chicago's Hamilton. However, there were some major sound issues. I would say that about 90% of Billy Flynn's lines were not heard, partly because of Eddie George's mumbling and partly because of the poor sound system. At first I thought maybe it was some weird directorial decision for the tour to have the chorus whisper, but then I realized as the show went on that the sound was not amped up enough for the cavernous Cadillac Palace. Quiet mics, no projected voices and a faulty sound design made quiet a few lines get lost.

Eddie George was fun to watch because I could tell he absolutely loved being on that stage. Especially during Reached for the Gun. Dylis Croman----my my my WHY is this woman not the permanent Velma on Broadway? She is so talented!!

Some tech differences: no elevator for Roxie at the top of the show; she simply walks up the stairs upstage. The stage right ladder swung on a hinge, but the stage left ladder was rolled out and rolled back. Weird, right? For the courtroom scene, the light rig did not fly in and was instead just a light panel underneath the "jury box" set. Razzle Dazzle was about 90% new choreographywith lots of acrobatic tricks that looked unique to the specific actor's talents. The song did not even start with a chorus boy gliding across the stage on his back to give Billy a baton. Instead, he was on the stage left ladder riding it like a bicycle--very strange but somehow effective. The orchestra was good but definitely not as polished as Broadway's. And yikes the precision during All That Jazz was not there; Velma was always a beat ahead of the chorus and several chorus members were definitely frustrated by it by the looks on their faces. Paul Vogt gave the longest Broadway Cares speech I've ever heard. Not that I'm complaining---it's a worthy cause, but the length of the speech did make quite a few people decide to get up and leave. All in all, a great show and I wish it were in town for more than a week!!!
"

I onced asked Dylis Croman if she'd ever want to play Velma Kelly.  She said she would love to.  


"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)

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#1649Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Posted: 5/13/19 at 5:00pm

This is some classic footage that I have never seen.  From the original  production of "Chicago".  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHpd1KxvnF8


"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)


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