Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread — Page 82

Bianca seems like a no brainer for Velma, because many times her name has come up when discussing who could play roles previously done by Chita Rivera (ie: Aurora, Rosie, an Encores version of Bajour!). Also, seeing as she played Chita in Fosse/Verdon.

I saw Bianca as Roxie with Brenda Braxton as Velma about 15 years ago, and it was an amazing night in the theatre.

Meh.

DAME said: "Jordan Levinson said: "And suddenly, “All That Jazz” bursts again with new life. Great job Bianca!

Can’t wait for initial reports on her Velma on a future 9/14 reopening nights thread."

Meh."

Really? Thought she was great.

Has the performance been posted anywhere? I'd like to see, but was working this AM.

TaffyDavenport said: "BCfitasafiddle said: "Has the performance been posted anywhere? I'd like to see, but was working this AM."

Cast of ‘Chicago’ performs ‘All That Jazz’ live in Times Square | GMA (goodmorningamerica.com)"

Thank you so much! I looked for it on YouTube, but nothing was there yet. I should've thought to check the GMA site first. Thanks again!

I thought it was fine. I'm sure she's gonna be great - she is great. But again I'm confused by this show, more than any other, not being able to stunt the hell out of reopening casting to make it an "event" and something locals (which they're gonna need) are going to want to go back to.

Jordan Catalano said: "I thought it was fine. I'm sure she's gonna be great - she is great. But again I'm confused by this show, more than any other, not being able to stunt the hell out of reopening casting to make it an "event" and something locals (which they're gonna need) are going to want to go back to."

I do wonder if Covid cases rising again are making "bigger names" less likely to commit to a NYC run this fall. Maybe they're worried about being in the city, or Broadway delaying again, or maybe just worried about playing less performances and to less full houses.

everythingtaboo said: I do wonder if Covid cases rising again are making "bigger names" less likely to commit to a NYC run this fall. Maybe they're worried about being in the city, or Broadway delaying again, or maybe just worried about playing less performances and to less full houses."

This is absolutely something that is happening. A lot of casting that was borderline official has fallen through over the last two months because of the delta variant. Putting aside the obvious health concerns, no star wants to be on a project that turns into a Typhoid Mary situation like what happened to Moulin Rouge last year. They don't want to come back until they can really be back, in all ways.

That said, once previews of a new show are over, I've never understood why shows don't list a songs, unless it's something like Passion or Les Mis (almost entirely sung with a lot of interstitial songs) or something involving spoilers. There's the old Marvin Hamlisch anecdote about how the Chorus Line song was originally titled "T!ts and A$s,"

It was lovely to see "Chicago" in Times Square. Bianca Marroquin was amazing. She'll sound even better with a live orchestra. I thought that the presenter didn't do her homework and mention that Bianca was switching from being a longtime Roxie to a new Velma. Also, the Lillias White rehearsal video is awesome too!