Chicago w/Huey Lewis Tour

[EugLoven]

Posted: 7/31/06 at 11:24pm

CHICAGO begins another tour in San Francisco beginning late October, with Huey Lewis headlining as Billy Flynn.
https://sanfrancisco.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=11233

Did anyone see Lewis in the role on Broadway? How was his performance? I'm eager to see the show, unfortunately having no available opportunity to rush tickets while I was in NYC for a month. Tell me some things about his performance, please!
Updated On: 7/31/06 at 11:24 PM

[JerseyScoundrel]

Posted: 7/31/06 at 11:56pm

He was solid!

[EugLoven]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 12:05am

I'm afraid I'm a product of my generation and cannot place his voice in my head. What does it sound like? More specifically, what are some of his more distinctive on-air songs.

What made his performance solid? I'm excited!

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 12:07am

See Back to the Future. I don't think you're THAT old, Eugene.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 12:12am

Are you taking about his body or his performance, jersey?

[bjh2114]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 8:45am

"He was solid!"

You've got to be kidding, right? He was the single WORST (and I am not just saying this for effect, it's just true) Billy Flynn Chicago has EVER seen. I almost cried when he did Razzle Dazzle cause he practically spoke-sung the whole thing, and missed a ton of notes!

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 8:49am

I enjoyed Huey in the role. He had the swager and the presence needed to pull it off. He was great IMO. Of course I have always liked him He was VERY cool at the stage door.

[mijofly19]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 8:53am

I never saw him in the role, but he did sing on one of the morning shows, and he was the worst Billy Flynn I've ever heard. There is a video here so you can decide for yourself:

http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=520576

[neilberl]

Posted: 8/1/06 at 8:53am

Do we know how long he will be with the tour? Any other roles announced?

[codyjo88]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 3:17pm

Yikes, he looks very stiff and frightened in that video. Here's hoping he can loosen up a bit in SF. I really want to know who's playing Velma and Roxie before I but my tix.

[CJR]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 3:34pm

Huey's alright. And it's not another tour, it's the same tour as it has been; they just took the rest of the summer off.

All I know for other cast members is that Terra MacLeod will be playing Velma

www.terracmacleod.com

[NBC]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 3:40pm

Showing my age...some popular Huey Lewis songs are:

If This is It
The Power of Love
Working for a Living
I Want a New Drug

His voice really isn't right for Chicago, but I've seen worse Billy Flynns.

[Horton]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 3:44pm

Who was worse?

[NBC]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 5:21pm

Off the top of my head, George Hamilton - at the beginning of his run. He did improve over time.

And I thought Huey was better than Patrick Swayze as well.

[CJR]

Posted: 8/17/06 at 7:58am

Okay... As per an email I just received, the tour launches again way before the SF stop in late October. Also, Terra will not be for SF; but she will be playing Velma up until that point

[ErinDillyFan]

Posted: 8/17/06 at 8:58am

That is pretty funny. I think Huey Lewis & the news toured with the band Chicago recently. I was trying to figure out why that was being discussed on this site.
Updated On: 8/17/06 at 08:58 AM

[JerseyScoundrel]

Posted: 9/20/06 at 5:08pm

He is coming back to the Broadway version on November 20th.

[JamesMacon]

Posted: 9/20/06 at 5:28pm

So who will go on between Usher and him? An understudy for like a month?