Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread- Page 78

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 8/17/21 at 8:30pm

Thanks for the heads up.  I'm programming my dvr.  

[CJR]

Posted: 8/17/21 at 8:45pm

Bianca Marroquin as Velma. :)

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 8/17/21 at 8:53pm

Other cast, at least for GMA, besides Bianca, include Denny Paschall, Michael Scirrotto, Aubree Brown

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 8/17/21 at 10:14pm

CJR said: "Bianca Marroquin as Velma. :)"  Really?  That would be awesome.  She has a phenomenal voice.  https://youtu.be/F31zoz5jgv4

 

[CJR]

Posted: 8/17/21 at 11:04pm

Indeed :) i heard the chatter a few days ago but was confirmed by Greg Butlers Instagram post today, with Bibi in Velma position for ATJ.

[blaxx]

Posted: 8/17/21 at 11:31pm

CJR said: "Bianca Marroquin as Velma. :)"

Seriously?  That would be amazing.

[JBradshaw]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 2:01am

ACL2006 said: "I wonder if Sharon Moore will return? She's been a long tenured swing for about twenty years."

 

more like 23+ years  

I love me some Sharon. Fierce dancer. She was amazing as Mama and Velma…also one of the nicest ladies. 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J8kWzpAePxk

she’s amazing  

 

[JBradshaw]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 3:00am

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WzvgV4lILSc

Ute! Love!

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 7:08am

Angel Reda posted in her IG a picture of the dancers for Thursday's appearance on Good Morning America.  Bianca Marroquin is indeed in front as "Velma".  I wonder if all of the dancers who will appear on GMA will be in the Broadway company in a few weeks?   Roman in Austin, Texas

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:48am

I believe Bianca played Velma once before (Mexico?).

Updated On: 8/18/21 at 08:48 AM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:50am

Del Rio?

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 11:04am

I don't know why it's taken my almost 24 hours to even realize that Bianca Marroquin is playing Velma. I've seen her dozens of times as Roxie, so I guess my brain just assumed the same when I saw her name. It'll be great to see her in the other role, and bravo to her for taking on the more dance-heavy role after so many years playing the other!

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 11:18am

We shouldn't necessarily assume the cast that's performing on TV is the cast that is reopening the show...maybe they are, but we all know how they cycle through people at the Ambassador. It could just be a group of alums that has been assembled.

[SmokeyLady]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 11:42am

DAME said: "Not sure if this has been mentioned here before. But I was fascinated by the footage of what I imagine was Liza's put in rehearsal for Chicago on the recent Golden Age documentary. Maybe it has been around but I have never seen it before. I thought it was the coolest minutes of the documentary."

Wonderful footage.  I had not seen it before either.

[Nolan LuPone]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 11:50am

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "We shouldn't necessarily assume the cast that's performing on TV is the cast that is reopening the show...maybe they are, but we all know how they cycle through people at the Ambassador. It could just be a group of alums that has been assembled."

Yeah. Correct me if I’m wrong, but this past winter Tina Fey hosted a TV Special showing off broadway performances and Lana Gordon played Velma in a brief performance of “All That Jazz”.

[Owen Parker]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 12:52pm

Tomorrow’s performance on gma is postponed until next week due to the rain According to Michael Scirrotto’s insta Bianca will be playing Velma

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 5:55pm

Bianca will be a fantastic Velma.   She has an amazing soaring voice!

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 6:40pm

FYI, I just discovered that the first 2 rows in the orchestra, which don't appear on the Telecharge website, are available for purchase on the app.

[Lunalaaaaaaaa]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:11pm

A gossip blogger on Instagram posted a tip from someone who gave more hints on the Chicago cast, saying the cast will include "a former Dreamgirl, a beloved Emmy winner, a Brazilian heart throb, and the rising queen of a movie musical." Do we have any ideas?

Updated On: 8/18/21 at 08:11 PM

[sassylash3s]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:14pm

Based on prior rumors in this thread, Lilias White would fit as the former Dreamgirl and Ariana Debose works as a rising queen of a movie musical.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:16pm

Lunalaaaaaaaa said: "A gossip blogger on Instagram posteda tip from someone who gave more hints on the Chicago cast, saying the cast will include

"a former Dreamgirl, - Lillias White

a beloved Emmy winner - Jane Krakowski

a Brazilian heart throb - Bianca Marroquin

,and the rising queen of a movie musical." - ????

 

[sassylash3s]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:20pm

Bianca is Mexican and as far as I can tell Jane Krakowski doesn't actually have an Emmy (although she seems like she should, so perhaps the person who made the hint was mistaken).  I think the term "heartthrob" is typically used to describe men so I assume that hint is about the Billy Flynn.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:20pm

Paulo Szot sounds like the "Brazilian heart throb," since he played Billy shortly before Covid. Bianca Marroquin is Mexican.

I will be amazed if Ariana DeBose decides to do this, but she'd be great.

Jane Krakowski has 5 Emmy nominations but has never won (but perhaps the gossiper has their awards facts mixed up).

Updated On: 8/18/21 at 08:20 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:27pm

Maybe Bianca is doing the GMA spot because whoever is Velma wasn't available? Speculation only. Paulo as Billy makes sense. So:

Velma: Bianca or DeBose
Roxie: Jane Krakowski
Billy: Paulo Szot
Mama: Lillias White

[Lunalaaaaaaaa]

Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:27pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Paulo Szot sounds like the "Brazilian heart throb," since he played Billy shortly before Covid. BiancaMarroquin is Mexican.

I will be amazed if Ariana DeBose decides to do this, but she'd be great.

Jane Krakowski has 5 Emmy nominations but has never won (but perhaps the gossiper has their awards facts mixed up)."

I was thinking the same! Jane is Emmy nominated*. I'd LOVE to see Jane as Roxie.

I was also thinking of Melissa Barrera as the "rising queen of movie musicals". But I believe she will be filming other movies during this time? Ariana De Bose was so wonderful in Prom: The Musical too.