Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread- Page 79
Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1950
Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:31pm
Assuming the following is real, that leaves out Bianca Marroquin and Ana Villafane who were both rumored to be going into it...
Roxie: Jane Krakowski
Velma: Ariana DeBose
Billy: Paulo Szot
Mama: Lillias White
This whole conversation is Amos Hart erasure tho. (I beleive it was already confirmed that R. Lowe is returning as Mary Sunshine)
Broadway Star Joined: 7/16/21
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1951
Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:37pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Assuming the following is real, that leaves out BiancaMarroquin and Ana Villafane who were both rumored to be going into it...
Roxie: Jane Krakowski
Velma: Ariana DeBose
Billy: Paulo Szot
Mama: Lillias White
This whole conversation is Amos Hart erasure tho. (I beleive it was already confirmed that R. Lowe is returning as Mary Sunshine)"
The choreographers confirmed Bianca playing Velma (saying after 20 years of Roxie, she finally gets to step into the role?) Unless she and (hypothetically) Ariana De Bose alternate the role of Velma.
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1952
Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:37pmIt would be on odd scenario since they are only doing 6 shows a week, but would Bianca agree to be the Velma/Roxie standby?
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1953
Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:40pmJane Krakowski not having an Emmy is an actual crime. But if she is playing Roxie I will be buying tickets IMMEDIATELY.
Broadway Star Joined: 7/16/21
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1954
Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:45pm
Lunalaaaaaaaa said: "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."
Could we also consider Dove Cameron for the role of Velma?
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1955
Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:48pm
FWIW, Twitter's Ayanna Prescod (a theatre journalist) confirmed that those hints are the people she's heard about. Also includes a screenshot of the original Deux Moi IG post.
All to be taken with a grain of salt before the announcement. Hopefully we'll find out soon...
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Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1956
Posted: 8/18/21 at 8:57pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "FWIW, Twitter's Ayanna Prescod (a theatre journalist) confirmed that those hints are the people she's heard about.Also includes a screenshot of the originalDeux MoiIG post.
All to be taken with a grain of salt before the announcement. Hopefully we'll find out soon..."
Next thursday! Someone in her comments suggested Michelle Pfeiffer?
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1957
Posted: 8/18/21 at 9:09pm
Lunalaaaaaaaa said: "Lunalaaaaaaaa said:
"Could we also consider Dove Cameron for the role of Velma?"
Dove Cameron as Velma? In what universe would that be good casting?
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Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1958
Posted: 8/18/21 at 9:13pm
TaffyDavenport said: "Lunalaaaaaaaa said: "Lunalaaaaaaaa said:
"Could we also consider Dove Cameron for the role of Velma?"
Dove Cameron as Velma? In what universe would that be good casting?"
"Rising queen of movie musicals"?
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1959
Posted: 8/18/21 at 9:14pm
Lunalaaaaaaaa said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Assuming the following is real, that leaves out BiancaMarroquin and Ana Villafane who were both rumored to be going into it...
Roxie: Jane Krakowski
Velma: Ariana DeBose
Billy: Paulo Szot
Mama: Lillias White
This whole conversation is Amos Hart erasure tho. (I beleive it was already confirmed that R. Lowe is returning as Mary Sunshine)"
The choreographers confirmed Bianca playing Velma (saying after 20 years of Roxie, she finally gets to step into the role?) Unless she and (hypothetically) Ariana De Bose alternate the role of Velma."
Paulo Szot was one of the cast members Andy Cohen blasted for being too old . Along with the rest of the company . Remember this pre pandemic bruhaha?
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/andy-cohen-shades-chicago-erika-jayne-broadway-musical.html/
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1960
Posted: 8/18/21 at 9:17pm
Lunalaaaaaaaa said: "TaffyDavenport said: "Lunalaaaaaaaa said: "Lunalaaaaaaaa said:
"Could we also consider Dove Cameron for the role of Velma?"
Dove Cameron as Velma? In what universe would that be good casting?"
"Rising queen of movie musicals"?"
Has she even been in a movie musical? Regardless, Velma isn't a role she'll be playing anytime soon.
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1961
Posted: 8/18/21 at 9:27pm
All these people saying DeBose or Cameron as Velma… really? Velma is meant for a woman in her late 30s to early 40s. It would make more sense for Krakowski to go on as Velma and DeBose to go on as Roxie.
Updated On: 8/18/21 at 09:27 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1962
Posted: 8/18/21 at 9:40pm
Nolan LuPone said: "All these people saying DeBose or Cameron as Velma… really? Velma is meant for a woman in her late 30s to early 40s. It would make more sense for Krakowski to go on as Velma and DeBose to go on as Roxie."
Please not your suggestion!
Give me a 30 year old who can sing, dance, AND act the crap out of it over someone who's older but miscast. There have been plenty of good Velmas in their 20s/30s, including Catherine Zeta Jones at age 32...
(The Dove Cameron suggestion is deranged; DeBose would be great)
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1963
Posted: 8/18/21 at 9:47pm
I'm just assuming that the Emmy winner is playing Amos.
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1964
Posted: 8/18/21 at 9:53pm
Also, here is Michael Scirrotto's Instagram post from earlier today, which confirms Bianca Marroquin as Velma:
"After 20 years of @biancapamelamarroquin playing Roxie, she finally gets to tackle Velma and add herself to the very short list of women (including Chita) who have played both roles! And she is already FANTASTIC."
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Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1965
Posted: 8/18/21 at 9:59pm
TaffyDavenport said: "I'm just assuming that the Emmy winner is playing Amos."
I'm looking through the Emmy winners of the last 15 years in an attempt to see if any of them would fit Amos, and holy hell Peter Dinklage and Aaron Paul basically traded the Supporting Actor Emmy back and forth for nearly a decade.
Neither of them really fit the type, but I can't say I wouldn't be intrigued by a Dinklage Amos - he is a lot funnier than people realize.
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1966
Posted: 8/18/21 at 10:05pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Nolan LuPone said: "All these people saying DeBose or Cameron as Velma… really? Velma is meant for a woman in her late 30s to early 40s. It would make more sense for Krakowski to go on as Velma and DeBose to go on as Roxie."
Please not your suggestion!
Give me a 30 year old who can sing, dance, AND actthe crap out of it over someone who's older but miscast. There have been plenty of good Velmas in their 20s/30s, including Catherine Zeta Jones at age 32...
(The Dove Cameron suggestion is deranged; DeBose would be great)”
If I had to keep Krakowski as Roxie, then I’d go with Patina Miller for Velma. This is just an elaboration of my dream cast.
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Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1967
Posted: 8/18/21 at 11:18pm
The latest from the DeuxMoi instagram acct:
Another blind item says Krakowski & DeBose are old news, they pulled out a month ago, it is Ana Villafane and Bianca Marroquin as Roxie & Velma, with Lillias White and Paulo Szot.
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1968
Posted: 8/19/21 at 5:59am
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "The latest from the DeuxMoi instagram acct:
Another blind item says Krakowski & DeBose are old news, they pulled out a month ago, it is Ana Villafane and Bianca Marroquin as Roxie & Velma, with Lillias White and Paulo Szot."
Who knows if those rumors were ever true. Just a matter of Chicago announcing the cast now.
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1969
Posted: 8/19/21 at 10:00am
On the other thread, troynow, who has provided accurate intel in the past, is saying Bianca Marroquin, Ana Villafañe, Jaime Camil, and Lilias White. I think this is most likely correct.
Updated On: 8/19/21 at 10:00 AM
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1970
Posted: 8/19/21 at 1:03pm
But Jaime Camil is Mexican isn't he?
To go back to the Emmy winners, there's always the winners in the guest star in a drama and comedy to consider, and often those go to "beloved" actors of a certain age. Could easily see that for an Amos, or even Billy.
Also, don't forget Emmy winners also include Daytime Emmys, so it be one of those people that are close to an EGOT just based on their morning show Broadway performance, or even a streaming show!
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1971
Posted: 8/19/21 at 1:06pmThe follow-up post on Deuxmoi said that the Brazilian/Emmy winner post was wrong.
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Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1972
Posted: 8/20/21 at 8:51pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "FWIW, Twitter's Ayanna Prescod (a theatre journalist) confirmed that those hints are the people she's heard about.Also includes a screenshot of the originalDeux MoiIG post.
All to be taken with a grain of salt before the announcement. Hopefully we'll find out soon..."
She also said that she thinks ticket prices will increase after they announce. While the names being thrown around would be absolutely fantastic, do any of them have "sell out" power? I know I'd jump to see Krakowski, but I don't see her being enough to really drive people out of their way to Chicago. Is it possible we're missing something?
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1973
Posted: 8/20/21 at 9:08pmDoesn’t this show sell a boatload of tix at TKTS? They’re honestly raising prices?
Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#1974
Posted: 8/20/21 at 9:19pm
Ayanna was so stoked about the casting she heard, that she recommended buying tickets before they go up. She was just expressing her enthusiasm, but, in my opinion, there's no way they'll be raising prices, especially if the Bianca, Ana V., Lilias, and Jaime lineup is the correct one, which I believe it is.
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