City Center's 24-25 Season: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life — Page 14

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Caissie, Shaina, and Nichelle's performances are growing on me.I'd say Donnell is the only one who really needs to be replaced (or needs a 5-week rehearsal period & better direction). It's a shame that Tiffany Mann doesn't have the low notes for TILL WE REACH, and that they didn't transpose for her, but she sounds great on the ending.

I don't have high expectations for this, but I would love to see a full re-design if it moves to Broadway (with or without the orchestra onstage). It can still be minimalist, it just has to be better than what's on display now.

A lot of the costumes are terribly unflattering. Perhaps they're rentals due to the time & budget limitations of NYCC.

David Rockwell and Linda Cho are two of the best designers working today. They should know better."

You cannot be serious saying the man who designed Pretty Woman and Tootsie is one of the best designers working today. He’s not.

Wonder who will play Ruth & Eileen in WONDERFUL TOWN? With no info and considering the director’s past work, I’m just gonna assume both will be Black actresses.

For Ruth… Alex Newell? Renee Elise Goldsberry? Danielle Brooks? Lilli Cooper? Keke Palmer? Kara Young? If they go in a different direction, Lindsay Mendez would be a fabulous Ruth. It’s a shame Jinkx will be busy this spring.

For Eileen… Denee Benton? Solea Pfeiffer? Shereen Pimentel? Micaela Bennett?

Updated On: 12/1/24 at 09:25 AM

Joining the previously announced Jordan Fisher, Taran Killam, Keala Settle, and Stephanie Styles in URINETOWN are...

🚽 Jenni Barber (Little Becky Two Shoes, Mrs. Millenium)
🚽 Josh Breckenridge (Senator Fipp)
🚽 Yeman Brown (Billy Boy Bill)
🚽 Kevin Cahoon (Old Man Strong/Hot Blades Harry)
🚽 Pearl Scarlett Gold (Little Sally)
🚽 Greg Hildreth (Officer Barrel)
🚽 Jeff Hiller (Mr. McQueen)
🚽 Tiffany Mann (Soupy Sue)
🚽 Daniel Quadrino (Robby the Stockfish)
🚽 Graham Rowat (Ensemble, Officer Lockstock on Feb 14)
🚽 Myra Lucretia Taylor (Josephine Strong)
🚽 Rainn Wilson (Caldwell B. Cladwell)
🚽 John Yi (Tiny Tom)

jacobsnchz14 said: "Joining the previously announced Jordan Fisher, Taran Killam, Keala Settle, and Stephanie Styles in URINETOWN are...

🚽 Jenni Barber (Little Becky Two Shoes, Mrs. Millenium)
🚽 Josh Breckenridge (Senator Fipp)
🚽 Yeman Brown (Billy Boy Bill)
🚽 Kevin Cahoon (Old Man Strong/Hot Blades Harry)
🚽 Pearl Scarlett Gold (Little Sally)
🚽 Greg Hildreth (Officer Barrel)
🚽 Jeff Hiller (Mr. McQueen)
🚽 Tiffany Mann (Soupy Sue)
🚽 Daniel Quadrino (Robby the Stockfish)
🚽 Graham Rowat (Ensemble, Officer Lockstock on Feb 14)
🚽 Myra Lucretia Taylor (Josephine Strong)
🚽 Rainn Wilson (Caldwell B. Cladwell)
🚽 John Yi (Tiny Tom)"

Plus Joshua Grosso and Geena Quintos swings.

Just bought my ticket after seeing that Rainn joined the cast. What a year! Perfektenschlag! 

Jordan Catalano said: "Belsnickel has decided we were good and gifted us Rainn!"

That's because we were admirable,  not impish this entire year! I hope Rainn's bio in Playbill will be written in invisible ink, would be very fitting given the name of the musical, lol!

 

URINETOWN’s orchestration has been expanded to 9 players, per orchestrator Bruce Coughlin!

appears to now be:

• piano/keyboard
• bass & tuba
• drums/percussion
• guitars & banjo
• two reeds
• two trumpets
• trombone

(original orchestration had 5 players)

Updated On: 1/15/25 at 09:42 AM

It really sounds excellent!  Especially the Prelude, which always irked me with such a small band.

RumTumJM said: "Is it true that they are hoping for a Broadway transfer & might even be looking for a theater, already?"

Yes, Joey Parnes and Jason Eagan would be lead producing the transfer, they already raised $300,000 in enchancement money

EDSOSLO858 said: "BoringBoredBoard40 said: "RumTumJM said: "Is it true that they are hoping for a Broadway transfer & might even be looking for a theater, already?"

Yes, Joey Parnes and Jason Eagan would be lead producing the transfer, they already raised $300,000 in enchancement money"

This makes sense. It was Parnes who was the lead producer of director Teddy Bergman’s KPOP, which began its life at Ars Nova (under Eagan’s artistic direction)."

This also might explain the expanded orchestration to meet the musician minimum for a Broadway house. 

Just received a casting update e-mail. Greg Hildreth now taking the role of Lockstock and Christopher Fitzgerald stepping into Barrel.

Taran Killam no longer with the production as he has been impacted by the fires in LA. Hoping him and his family are doing OK!

Chicago seems to have no trouble functioning with a different cast every night, basically, so I’m sure a two-week hiatus for an actor playing Amos should be just fine. Greg was going to be out for that time regardless, since he was playing Officer Barrel originally.