Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread- Page 85

[ACL2006]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2100

Posted: 9/1/21 at 7:21pm

Definitely.

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#2101

Posted: 9/1/21 at 7:54pm

It seems to me that the marketing of the new Velma-Roxie team could be improved.  Maybe, they could take a picture at the Ambassador...inside or outside, with Bianca Marroquin and Ana Villafane wearing their show clothes.  They need to step it up.  

"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)

[Robbie2]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2102

Posted: 9/1/21 at 9:48pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "That MUNY production looks a hell of a lot more interesting than what's playing at the Ambassador –– in both casting (save for Roxie) and design."

Seriously, don't think so! The casting looks dreadful from the video and what is Harrison J. Ghee doing!?

"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new." Sunday in the Park with George

[JBradshaw]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2103

Posted: 9/3/21 at 2:47am

Robbie2 said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "That MUNY production looks a hell of a lot more interesting than what's playing at the Ambassador –– in both casting (save for Roxie) and design."

Seriously, don't think so! The casting looks dreadful from the video and what is Harrison J. Ghee doing!?"

 

bless you Robbie  

I feel the same. ?  I don’t get it  

is Velma a gal, since she’s not a romantic lead, just believe she’s a she?

is Velma “too Wong fooing” it and a lady w an Adam’s apple?

 

or does Velma use they/them pronouns and we can’t ask? 
 

 

 

[ACL2006]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2104

Posted: 9/3/21 at 7:13am

Yeah, I'm not liking those clips from the Muny's production. Looks like everything is over-choreographed.

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.

[Melissa25]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2105

Posted: 9/3/21 at 8:20am

What ever happened to Class?

Adore this version.

[fashionguru_23]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2106

Posted: 9/3/21 at 8:34am

I love Emily Skinner, but that video makes it seem like Mama Morton is also a Middle School Principal. 

[everythingtaboo]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2107

Posted: 9/3/21 at 10:19am

Patti LuPone FANatic said: "It seems to me that the marketing of the new Velma-Roxie team could be improved. Maybe, they could take a picture at the Ambassador...inside or outside, with Bianca Marroquin and Ana Villafane wearing their show clothes. They need to step it up."

Relative to other Broadway returns, they've done more than most anybody so far, with the GMA appearance and at the Empire State Building. I'm willing to bet with all the daytime talk shows returning next week, we'll be seeing a lot more of them, if Barry and Fran have any in the matter. 

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

Updated On: 9/3/21 at 10:19 AM

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2108

Posted: 9/3/21 at 9:36pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Muny-Cancels-Closing-Performances-of-CHICAGO-Due-to-Covid-19-Infections-in-Cast-20210903

"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)

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2109

Posted: 9/3/21 at 10:35pm

JBradshaw said: "bless you Robbie

I feel the same. ? I don’t get it

is Velma a gal, since she’s not a romantic lead, just believe she’s a she?

is Velma “too Wong fooing” it and a lady w an Adam’s apple?

or does Velma use they/them pronouns and we can’t ask?"


Doesn't seem very complicated to "get". J. Harrison Ghee uses they/he pronouns, and they're playing a character who presents as female. Not that the presence of an Adam's Apple matters one bit in a theatre as vast as the Muny (where you also have age-questionable casting such as Adam Heller as Amos, 58-year-old Debbie Reynolds in Unsinkable Molly Brown, and 51-year-old Jennifer Holliday as Effie in Dreamgirls.....and the production seems to be leaning into the Vaudeville performance aspect more than the Walter Bobbie revival.)

[BCfitasafiddle]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2110

Posted: 9/3/21 at 11:14pm

Patti LuPone FANatic said: "https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Muny-Cancels-Closing-Performances-of-CHICAGO-Due-to-Covid-19-Infections-in-Cast-20210903"

That's a real shame.

[Trish2]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2111

Posted: 9/4/21 at 2:18pm

BCfitasafiddle said: "Patti LuPone FANatic said: "https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Muny-Cancels-Closing-Performances-of-CHICAGO-Due-to-Covid-19-Infections-in-Cast-20210903"

That's a real shame."

 

It's more than a real shame--it's discouraging for the return of theatre in general. Granted, those MUNY casts are huge, and they use a lot of local, teenage talent. It must've been difficult to monitor.

 

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2112

Posted: 9/6/21 at 1:06am

Hello all.  My upcoming trip to NYC is getting closer and closer (Sept.17-20).  I haven't been back since 2018.  I've uploaded that NYC Covid app (where you can store a state ID, a vaccination card and a recent Covid test).  I've done the first two and will take a test shortly before my departure.  I am seeing "Chicago" on Fri. Sept. 17th  (with a guest very familiar to the show....if all works out). On Saturday, I see "Wicked" in the evening.  Then on Sun. Sept. 19th, I see "Chicago" twice.  I'll be wearing my mask of course when I'm not eating or drinking.  With regards to the trip, I read with some concern about the uptick in crime in the Times Square area.  Every day, I read the NYT and NY Daily News online editions.  I have always been aware of my surroundings during the 10 times I've visited NYC.  I've never ventured outside of Manhattan and would love to visit Brooklyn.  Are there certain areas of Manhattan (like Bryant Park ) or Brooklyn that I should be extra wary or avoid entirely?  Also, what is the general cooperation with regards to mask wearing and such.  Any helpful advice would be much appreciated.

"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#2113

Posted: 9/6/21 at 4:56pm

On Tuesday, September 7, 2021, the current cast of "Chicago" will make a comback...."I hate that word.  It's a return" to the Ambassador Theatre after so many months away from their home.  

"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: 9/6/21 at 04:56 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2114

Posted: 9/6/21 at 5:01pm

Regarding crime in the city - having been there throughout the entire pandemic and seeing the worst of it, it’s MUCH better now. Maybe if you’re from out of town, use a little extra caution but things really are starting to feel like they’re getting back to “normal” again.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2115

Posted: 9/6/21 at 5:57pm

When I first visited NYC in March 2006, I made plans to meet a very well known New Yorker at the now defunct club "Happy Valley".  All I remember that I got off my subway at 11:30 p.m., near the Parson School of Design.  It was dark of course, but I wasn't really scared.  I walked a short distance to that club and met Michael Musto inside the club.  He was carrying this little writing pad.  I had a chance to also meet Jai Rodriguez of Queer Eye fame.  It never occured to me to ask to take a picture with MM.  (This is a true story...not made up at all.)  I've read some dodgy reports about Bryant Park.  Should I avoid that place?

"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)

[everythingtaboo]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2116

Posted: 9/7/21 at 9:58am

Patti LuPone FANatic said: "When I first visited NYC in March 2006, I made plans to meet a very well known New Yorker at the now defunct club "Happy Valley". All I remember that I got off my subway at 11:30 p.m., near the Parson School of Design. It was dark of course, but I wasn't really scared. I walked a short distance to that club and met Michael Musto inside the club. He was carrying this little writing pad. I had a chance to also meet Jai Rodriguez of Queer Eye fame. It never occured to me to ask to take a picture with MM.(This is a true story...not made up at all.) I've read some dodgy reports about Bryant Park. Should I avoid that place?"

Bryant Park closes at 11pm so don't try to meet Michael Musto there if he asks you to meet him at 11:30pm again.

The level of activity and tourism, while not what it used to be, is still pretty strong at the moment, and with the number of shows coming back by the time you're here, it'll probably feel like normal. You'll probably notice the large number of closed stores, and perhaps a stronger level of homelessness, but if you're as savvy a visitors as you've been on previous trips, you'll be fine. 

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

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2117

Posted: 9/7/21 at 7:01pm

I wouldn't mind meeting up with someone  from BWW.  In all the times I've been to NYC, I've only met one member of this site.  I'm thinking of going to Marie's, if it's not too crowded.  

"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#2118

Posted: 9/7/21 at 7:01pm

I wouldn't mind meeting up with someone  from BWW.  In all the times I've been to NYC, I've only met one member of this site.  I'm thinking of going to Marie's, if it's not too crowded.  

"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#2119

Posted: 9/8/21 at 8:04pm

I had intended to take a guest to see "Chicago" on Friday, Sept, 17th.  So I bought two tickets:  Front Orchestra Row A 110-111.  My guest would have been a former cast member who was part of the show for some 10  years, but business plans in the West Coast made that not possible.  So now, I have an extra ticket.  

"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#2120

Posted: 9/9/21 at 11:15pm

[everythingtaboo]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2121

Posted: 9/9/21 at 11:44pm

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

Updated On: 9/9/21 at 11:44 PM

[everythingtaboo]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2122

Posted: 9/9/21 at 11:47pm

NEW SHOW CURTAIN!!!

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

[BrodyFosse123]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2123

Posted: 9/10/21 at 1:23pm

Interviews with the new cast: Bianca, Ana, Paul and Lillias: 

 

 

 

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Chicago The Musical Appreciation Thread#2124

Posted: 9/10/21 at 11:27pm

https://youtu.be/jPm1ccVt2XQ   Chita Rivera and LIza Minnelli perform "Hot Honey Rag" Chicago 1975.

"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)