Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread — Page 85

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.

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?

What ever happened to Class?

Adore this version.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

Updated On: 9/6/21 at 04:56 PM

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?

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.

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.

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