Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread- Page 71

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1750

Posted: 11/6/19 at 7:53pm

By the way, have you seen any of the "Search For Roxie" semifinalists' videos?   My favorite is Megan Meyer.

"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)

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1751

Posted: 11/6/19 at 9:07pm

Catch "Chicago" at Broadway Under the Stars on Mon. November 11, 2019 (a special day for me) at 5:00 p.m.  Location:  At the Shops @Columbus Circle.

"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)

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1752

Posted: 11/14/19 at 7:09pm

Congratulations to "Chicago" for celebrating 23 years on Broadway!   https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Celebrate-CHICAGOs-23rd-Anniversary-With-Some-Of-The-Shows-Standout-Moments-20191114

"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)

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1753

Posted: 11/16/19 at 4:28pm

Never before seen footage of Donna Marie Asbury as Velma Kelly!  She is amazing!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPiwNStec0o

"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)

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1754

Posted: 11/17/19 at 1:29pm

Jessica Ernest Performing "Me and My Baby"   A recent performance at Broadway Under The Stars at the Shops @Columbus Circle.  

"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)

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1755

Posted: 11/17/19 at 2:03pm

Raena White Performs as Matron Mama Morton

"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)

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1756

Posted: 11/21/19 at 7:35pm

Broadway.com's interview with the top 3 Roxie finalists.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZBVGel8j60

"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)

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1757

Posted: 12/10/19 at 6:12pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rhO0MLtQnI  The Search For Roxie:  Episode 4: Roxie Boot Camp

"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)

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1758

Posted: 12/12/19 at 5:48pm

Erika Jayne As Roxie

"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)

[ljay889]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1759

Posted: 12/12/19 at 5:51pm

Such an odd video, as it appears to be more based on the film Roxie. 

[Melissa25]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1760

Posted: 12/12/19 at 6:09pm

CHICAGO will play
August 4 - 16, 2020 at the Hard Rock Casino Atlantic City NJ.

http://hardrockhotelatlanticcity.com/

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1761

Posted: 12/12/19 at 6:17pm

Is that stop an Equity production?

"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#1762

Posted: 12/12/19 at 6:28pm

Patti LuPone FANatic said: "Is that stop an Equity production?"

It should be non-equity. The tour that begins in January is non-equity and Atlantic City usually only gets non-eq tours. The recent tours of Jersey Boys and Kinky Boots that stopped there were non-equity.

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#1763

Posted: 12/12/19 at 6:39pm

ACL, are you curious about seeing Erika Jayne as Roxie?   I'm not really familiar with her, as I don't watch any of the "Real Housewives of _______".  Her voice is not bad, at least in the video.

"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#1764

Posted: 12/12/19 at 7:36pm

Patti LuPone FANatic said: "ACL, are you curious about seeing Erika Jayne as Roxie? I'm not really familiar with her, as I don't watch any of the "Real Housewives of _______". Her voice is not bad, at least in the video."

 

Dear God, NO! Not even if I were offered a free ticket.

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#1765

Posted: 12/15/19 at 9:06pm

https://www.telecharge.com/Broadway/Chicago/Overview   Ryan Silverman is returning as Billy Flynn for a short run on Feb. 1st.  Tom Hewitt's run ends on Jan. 5th. 

"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)

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1766

Posted: 12/21/19 at 10:09am

Paul Szot will be joining the cast of "Chicago" in the role of Billy Flynn:  January 6--January 31, 2020 and March 16 -- May 19, 2020.

"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)

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1767

Posted: 1/6/20 at 10:41pm

https://www.telecharge.com/Broadway/Chicago/Overview

"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#1768

Posted: 1/7/20 at 9:27am

I'm hoping the winner of the Roxie contest will start 3/30 and that they're not paired up with AFW.

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#1769

Posted: 1/7/20 at 9:52pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JAW9wpENzg   Curtain call after the first performance of Erika Jayne and Paul Szot.

"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)

[BrodyFosse123]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1770

Posted: 1/7/20 at 10:32pm

This, amigo, is Erika Jayne:

 

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1771

Posted: 1/10/20 at 5:38pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PganzzDG55E    The announcement of the winner of the search.

"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: 1/10/20 at 05:38 PM

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1772

Posted: 1/10/20 at 5:52pm

After seeing the video, I would like to say that the judges made the right choice.  From the audition tape and to the performance in front of the panel, Emma Pittman shined and seemed to have all the dancing, singing and acting requirements.  (She has a previous connection with "Chicago" playing the role of Annie.)  The panel was very honest in their assessments of each finalist.   

"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)

[inception]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1773

Posted: 1/11/20 at 11:47am

I don't know if this has been mentioned here yet, but Ontario's Stratford Festival is doing a new production of Chicago April - November 2020.
Here is what their website says:

"The Festival has secured the rights to the first major production of Kander and Ebb's Chicago outside of New York and London in 30 years! Chicago is a musical for our time. It's about celebrity culture, corruption, lawyers and cynicism. It's about the power of leveraging all your assets to do the wrong thing. And it's filled with incredible music!

Barry Weissler, who controls the rights to Chicago, is a huge fan of the Stratford Festival and because of his enormous faith in director-choreographer Donna Feore, he went out of his way to allow the Festival to do an entirely new production here in Canada.

The hit musical, which holds the record for longest running musical revival on Broadway, will be entirely reimagined by Feore, whose work with musicals on the Festival stage has transformed classics and transfixed audiences. Under her creative guidance, this magnificent production will be created especially for the Festival's thrust stage and unlike any version of the show you may have seen before."

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[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread#1774

Posted: 1/20/20 at 11:30am

http://www.playbill.com/article/denis-jones-on-making-an-entirely-new-chicago?fbclid=IwAR1t5SIm9ayoB_yUY-HFqUbRyjV7y2n4GPASQKwGosYqxil4eoTM5WwdWXQ   Interesting.

"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)