Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January

[gleek4114]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:08am

Starting 1/16/23 for 8 weeks only.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:14am

Good for her!

[KitKatBoy24]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:15am

Amazing casting! She will be sensational

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:16am

HOLY CRAP. If this is successful then I want Ru Girls as Roxie and Velma, ASAP. 

[JanMaxwellsBag]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:17am

Welp I guess I’m finally gonna see Chicago now. 

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:21am

*deep exhale*

Off to Telecharge we go…!

[gleek4114]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:40am

Part of me wishes she was playing Roxie, but I’ll take what I can get!

[BETTY22]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:43am

Do they have a big enough fan base for all these weeks. Or it it more about the amount of press that will be generated? 

[Quinn Wilson]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:48am

Yes they do

[hayleyann]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:49am

BETTY22 said: "Do they have a big enough fan base for all these weeks. Or it it more about the amount of press that will be generated?"

At 1.5 million Instagram followers, Jinkx probably has a bigger fan base than most Mama Mortons... why does that matter? 

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:56am

See, I love this. Although, I feel like she could pull off Roxie!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 11:04am

I want Jinkx and DeLa as Roxie and Velma.  

[JSquared2]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 11:07am

hayleyann said: "BETTY22 said: "Do they have a big enough fan base for all these weeks. Or it it more about the amount of press that will be generated?"

At 1.5 million Instagram followers, Jinkx probably has a bigger fan base than most Mama Mortons... why does that matter?"

 

False equivalency.  IG costs nothing.  A Broadway ticket costs a lot.  IG followers do not translate into ticket buyers.

 

 

 

[Luminaire2]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 11:34am

JSquared2 said: "hayleyann said: "BETTY22 said: "Do they have a big enough fan base for all these weeks. Or it it more about the amount of press that will be generated?"

At 1.5 million Instagram followers, Jinkx probably has a bigger fan base than most Mama Mortons... why does that matter?"



False equivalency. IG costs nothing. A Broadway ticket costs a lot. IG followers do not translate into ticket buyers.





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okay well, Jinkx is also a famous drag queen who sells out shows in cities all over the world. 

Her IG following isn’t because she’s some social media influencer… 

 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 11:36am

I'd go and see her as Mama. I'd assume Lana will still be Velma. Just a matter of who her Roxie will be.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 12:03pm

Jinkx was an award-winning musical theatre actor before she was a two-time Drag Race winner. This is straight-up good casting. She’s going to be sensational.

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 1:05pm

This coming on the heels of Shangela’s success on DWTS makes me happy for the good Ru girls

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 4:09pm

quizking101 said: "This coming on the heels of Shangela’s success on DWTS makes me happy for the good Ru girls"

How about Jinkx as Velma, Shangela as Roxie and Nina West as Mama?

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 4:16pm

ACL2006 said: "quizking101 said: "This coming on the heels of Shangela’s success on DWTS makes me happy for the good Ru girls"

How about Jinkx as Velma, Shangela as Roxie and Nina West as Mama?"

Switch Jinkx and Shangela and I will bankroll it myself

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 4:18pm

ACL2006 said: "I'd go and see her as Mama. I'd assume Lana will still be Velma. Just a matter of who her Roxie will be."

Either Charlotte or Bianca. They won't bring a new Roxie which would steal the spotlight from Monsoon.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 4:25pm

blaxx said: "ACL2006 said: "I'd go and see her as Mama. I'd assume Lana will still be Velma. Just a matter of who her Roxie will be."

Either Charlotte or Bianca. They won't bring a new Roxie which would steal the spotlight from Monsoon."

Apparently you’ve never seen CHICAGO.  Mama Morton is a supporting role and appears sporadically on stage and only has 2 songs/numbers in the entire musical - one in each Act.  Monsoon won’t be on stage long enough at any given time for anyone to steal the spotlight from her.  Roxie and Velma carry the show - even moreso than Billy Flynn.  

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 4:29pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "blaxx said: "ACL2006 said: "I'd go and see her as Mama. I'd assume Lana will still be Velma. Just a matter of who her Roxie will be."

Either Charlotte or Bianca. They won't bring a new Roxie which would steal the spotlight from Monsoon."

Apparently you’ve never seen CHICAGO. Mama Morton is a supporting role and appears sporadically on stage and only has 2 songs/numbers in the entire musical - one in each Act. Monsoon won’t be on stage long enough at any given time for anyone to steal the spotlight from her. Roxie and Velma carry the show - even moreso than Billy Flynn. "

I've seen it enough to know they won't try a new lead during a stunt casting.

Have YOU seen it?  Either way, prove me wrong love.

[OhHiii]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 4:41pm

Don't feed the trolls, ya'll. 

[JBradshaw]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 5:03pm

Or they could bring Emma or Dylis back as Roxie

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 11/22/22 at 5:19pm

Let’s just say, I’m old enough to have seen Bob Fosse’s original 1975 Broadway production with both Gwen and Chita then Reinking and Nemetz, at least 10 times excluding the many times I second acted the show.  I’ve also seen every cast change for the 1996 Broadway revival up until 2005 and did my first revisit when Pamela Anderson did her short run several months ago.  I know the musical more than 98% of those posting on here.