Chicago the Musical Appreciation Thread- Page 90

[troynow]

Posted: 11/27/21 at 9:02pm

I am frankly stunned it took this long for the show to cancel. I knew on Tuesday that the Roxie and Velma both tested positive. Amra Faye and Dylis both brought in to cover the show.

 

Now 5 days later they announce??? That is a crime to let people come to work and know this! Awful!

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/27/21 at 9:32pm

troynow said: "I am frankly stunned it took this long for the show to cancel. I knew on Tuesday that the Roxie and Velma both tested positive. Amra Faye and Dylis both brought in to cover the show.



Now 5 days later they announce??? That is a crime to let people come to work and know this! Awful!"

The press release stated it was two crew members, not cast members. And why would AFW be brought in from South Africa? Why not just go with the understudies?

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

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

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/CHICAGO-Cancels-Saturday-Evening-Show-Due-to-Positive-Covid-Tests-20211127

[HogansHero]

Posted: 11/27/21 at 10:15pm

ACL2006 said: "The press release stated it was two crew members, not cast members."

Unless you saw something other than the press release that was C&P'd on this and other sites, it said "two people who work at the Ambassador Theatre." That does not suggest that they were crew, or that they were not cast. Do you have some other press release?

I know nothing but if there were in fact two cast members (and no others) who tested positive, the protocol would be to continue with negative test performers if you had them available. To me it is of greater concern if the two employees were front of house employees in which case there is a heck of a lot of contact tracing that needs to be underway. 

If you have some info beyond what I recited, please let us know. 

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 11/27/21 at 10:19pm

She lives in New York and may also be a U.S. citizen.

[troynow]

Posted: 11/27/21 at 10:46pm

Well she was on last night and the matinee today. Alongside Dylis Croman.

 

They have exhausted the understudies as there are too many cases. Same situation Aladdin was in.

 

I’m simply sayin be honest so we all know whats happening.

[phan24]

Posted: 11/27/21 at 11:02pm

I found this photo posted on IG last night, it does look like Amra Faye is on and someone that’s not Anna, assume it’s Dylis as mentioned above, crazy that no one else mentioned it prior to tonight.

 

Updated On: 11/27/21 at 11:02 PM

[troynow]

Posted: 11/27/21 at 11:05pm

Thank you, for posting!

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/27/21 at 11:15pm

Shame this is happening to them; unfortunately, we may be seeing some more of this, given waning vaccine immunity among those who have not received their booster shots, combined with the newly-named omicron variant (more transmissible, but so far not more lethal) that may have already gained a foothold on the United States. 

[HogansHero]

Posted: 11/27/21 at 11:33pm

@Troy, I am not sure what you are suggesting is not honest. This is the precise AEA/League protocol.

@Jordan, again, what happened is what's supposed to happen and it is working so far so good. No epidemiologist knows the characteristics of Omicron yet and it certainly has not gained a foothold yet in the US. Please do not post things you don't know or understand.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/27/21 at 11:39pm

May have gained a foothold, Hogan. Fauci said the exact same thing earlier today. It could already be in the U.S., but nobody knows for sure just yet.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 11/28/21 at 12:14am

I saw what Fauci said. I am just encouraging you not to overstate; it's not helpful to anyone. Right now public health officials are attempting to interdict a foothold. And we don't know about transmissibility or lethality. Scientists feel the vaccine is effective against it, but it requires additional study. 

[Fosse76]

Posted: 11/28/21 at 2:18am

Anyone who tests positive is immediately retested. If the retest confirms the positive result, everyone gets retested. It was a while ago since I last inquired, but I believe all the retesting utilizes a lab PCR and not the rapid PCR. (The Schoenfeld Theatre, to my knowledge, is the only theater that has everyone tested with the more accurate lab pcr test twice weekly and not the rapid test, though that means they are working one or two shows not knowing of they are infected).

[phan24]

Posted: 11/28/21 at 8:52am

And one more photo from Instagram:

 

[troynow]

Posted: 11/29/21 at 12:26am

Hi...

I am simply suggesting and noting, when they had the first 3 cases in the show, they should have cancelled and disclosed to the cast. They did not. Not even in the show reports. 

 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/29/21 at 7:40am

Curious to see if they have a show tonight.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/29/21 at 3:09pm

ACL2006 said: "Curious to see if they have a show tonight."

Chicago will indeed resume Broadway performances tonight. Listed on TKTS like usual. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/29/21 at 3:09pm

[double post]

Updated On: 11/29/21 at 03:09 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/29/21 at 3:24pm

Amra-faye Wright and Dylis we're inserts all last week. Curious if they'll be both in the show tonight.

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 11/29/21 at 4:00pm

Tonight and tomorrow's performances are off. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/29/21 at 4:03pm

Man, PR for the show has been two thumbs down since reopening. I have gotten no social media notification that those performances are cancelled. Same with Saturday night. 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 11/29/21 at 4:07pm

Let’s see if Ana shows up on the red carpet at tonight’s NYC premiere of WEST SIDE STORY.  Boo-yah!

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/29/21 at 5:14pm

This show is really just asking to close.

 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/29/21 at 6:25pm

ACL2006 said: "This show is really just asking to close.

"
Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if it happens in January.

 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 11/29/21 at 6:31pm

Jordan Levinson said: "ACL2006 said: "This show is really just asking to close.

"
Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if it happens in January.
 

Sorry, but CHICAGO's not going anywhere.  They have $10M in SVOG, and that's going to buy them a LOT of time.  In addition, there are no producers beating down the doors to get their show into the Ambassador.