Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
#1Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
Posted: 9/26/13 at 9:56pm
Awesome!
Chicago 7000
"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)
#2Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
Posted: 9/26/13 at 10:14pm
This is a video from Broadway.com.
Chicago 7000 Celebration
"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)
yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#2Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
Posted: 9/26/13 at 10:25pmActually I am shocked that this revival played so many more shows than the original. I enjoyed seeing it and thought it was good but never would have dreamed it would run this long. I guess the stunt casting and other marketing things have worked.
#3Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
Posted: 9/26/13 at 10:49pmNow that I've embraced the show (after ignoring it for all those times I went to NYC), I can't imagine Broadway without Chicago. No one can predict the future, but I hope the show runs for many more years. RC in Austin, Texas
"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)
#4Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
Posted: 9/26/13 at 10:50pmNot to mention how cheap it must be to run.
Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.
#5Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
Posted: 9/27/13 at 5:16amWell, it's obviously cheaper to run because of the way the show is built: simple monochromatic sets and skimpy costumes. Also, I get the sense that the Weisslers are also extremely "tight" with a buck...especially when it comes to salaries. I can understand the angst that some people feel about stunt casting and all. But that has helped the show last as long as it has. I can only imagine the number of musicals that have come and gone since the current revival opened. It's mind-boggling. But "Chicago" is...still here.
"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)
#6Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
Posted: 9/27/13 at 2:01pmIt is cool that Broadway World was able to obtain photos of the cast party for the 7000 performance. However, it's kind of strange that the male ensemble (and some of the female ensemble members) are left out of any pictures. To me, that's not cool at all. There are a few pictures where the same person is repeated. Could there not be a group picture of the entire ensemble? Somewhat bemused.
"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)
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#7Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
Posted: 9/27/13 at 2:35pmStill baffled that this outran RENT, which opened the same year. (No hate to Chicago - I love it, but still.)
RozeeRossi
Chorus Member Joined: 5/13/13
#8Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
Posted: 9/27/13 at 4:06pmLooks like this revival is going to pass Cats.
Brian07663NJ
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
#9Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
Posted: 9/27/13 at 4:13pmnot only wow that Chicago is about to pass Cats (and already passed Les Miserables) but that Mamma Mia is going to pass Rent soon too!
evic
Broadway Star Joined: 3/5/04
#10Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
Posted: 9/27/13 at 4:50pmWow- the Weisslers really sprang for a blowout in the basement wig and costume rooom. They probably had the cake donated.
#11Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
Posted: 9/27/13 at 5:50pmI was ok when Chicago passed A Chorus Line. But whenever that trainwreck of show called Mamma Mia! starts to pass shows like Rent, Beauty & the Beast and A Chorus Line, is when I'll get pissed off. Hopefully it won't run much longer after its moved into it's new theater.
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.
#12Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
Posted: 9/27/13 at 10:01pmIt is kind of interesting that Bebe Neuwirth always faithfully attends those special Chicago anniversaries. Yet, Ann Reinking is never around. ??
"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)
#13Congratulations To Chicago For 7000 Perfs...and Counting!
Posted: 9/28/13 at 1:05am
Ann is at home collecting her royalties.
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