Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January #1
Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:08am
Starting 1/16/23 for 8 weeks only.
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#3
Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:15am
Amazing casting! She will be sensational
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#4
Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:16am
HOLY CRAP. If this is successful then I want Ru Girls as Roxie and Velma, ASAP.
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#5
Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:17am
Welp I guess I’m finally gonna see Chicago now.
Broadway Star Joined: 10/14/21
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#6
Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:21am
*deep exhale*
Off to Telecharge we go…!
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#7
Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:40am
Part of me wishes she was playing Roxie, but I’ll take what I can get!
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/13
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#8
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?
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#10
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?
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#11
Posted: 11/22/22 at 10:56am
See, I love this. Although, I feel like she could pull off Roxie!
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#12
Posted: 11/22/22 at 11:04am
I want Jinkx and DeLa as Roxie and Velma.
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#13
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.
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#14
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.
"
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…
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#15
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.
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#16
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.
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#17
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
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#18
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?
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#19
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
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#20
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#21
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#22
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.
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#23
Posted: 11/22/22 at 4:41pm
Don't feed the trolls, ya'll.
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#24
Posted: 11/22/22 at 5:03pm
Or they could bring Emma or Dylis back as Roxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
Jinkx Monsoon to Play Mama in CHICAGO this January#25
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. 
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