Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO

[mywonderwa11]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#1

Posted: 1/6/10 at 11:30am

Just one more stunt casting stunt

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[Jon]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#2

Posted: 1/6/10 at 11:40am

To clarify, it's the Michelle Williams from Destiny's Child, not the one from Brokeback Mountain.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#2

Posted: 1/6/10 at 11:43am

Well, it's not like she hasn't done theatre before. I can't imagine her name is really going to amp up ticket sales.

[mywonderwa11]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#3

Posted: 1/6/10 at 11:43am

I didn't even think to clarify that since Michelle Williams (from Destiny's Child) already has a Broadway credit...but, thanks for clarifying.

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[ACL2006]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#4

Posted: 1/6/10 at 12:21pm

she was terrible as Aida, I can only imagine how bad her Roxie will be.

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[mrcacou]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#5

Posted: 1/6/10 at 1:05pm

When doing it in London she was an OK Roxie. Not the best for sure though.

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[muscle23ftl]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#6

Posted: 1/6/10 at 2:44pm

*yawn*

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[rmusic11322]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#7

Posted: 1/6/10 at 2:55pm

Do the producers need more money or are they just playing around with casting? I never saw the show, so I can't judge this.

[MrMidwest]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#8

Posted: 1/6/10 at 3:07pm

Michelle performs 'Roxie'

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[luvtheEmcee]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#9

Posted: 1/6/10 at 3:49pm

Do they really think she's going to sell a significant number of tickets?

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[Will O'Donnell]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#10

Posted: 1/6/10 at 4:07pm

Haha, the first thing I thought was, "The one from 'Brokeback Mountain'"? This sounds...interesting. I'm glad I saw and fell in love w/ the show before all of the stunt casting.

[Mattbrain]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#11

Posted: 1/6/10 at 4:11pm

I am so glad I saw this show without any stunt casting!

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[ACL2006]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#12

Posted: 1/7/10 at 12:45am

^^ the show is always better without any stunt casting in it. Although I've heard Brooke Sheilds(Roxie), Patrick Swayze(Billy) & Jasmine Guy(Velma) were excellent and failed to live up to the usually bad stunt casting Chicago has had.

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.

[Marlothom]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#13

Posted: 1/7/10 at 2:35am

She was fantastic as Shug in The Color Purple tour a few years back. I wish I could see her.

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[Pgenre]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#14

Posted: 1/7/10 at 2:38am

Who?

[IdinaBellFoster]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#15

Posted: 1/7/10 at 2:50am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEVxMd_sAx8


That is a laughable performance.

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Updated On: 1/7/10 at 02:50 AM

[Craww]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#16

Posted: 1/7/10 at 3:02am

LOL, she's gonna be twice as bad as Ashlee and no one will want to admit it because being the boring one in Destiny's Child still gives you more cred than being Ashlee Simpson.

[madbrian]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#17

Posted: 1/7/10 at 6:55am

Good or bad, I think she has enough theater performances, and little enough name recognition, that I wouldn't call this 'stunt casting'.

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[TimesSquareRegular]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#18

Posted: 1/7/10 at 10:05am

Definitely not "stunt casting".

"Stunt casting" would be Amy Fischer or Tonya Harding as Roxie, or Johnny Cochrane as Billy Flynn.

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[Kev]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#19

Posted: 1/7/10 at 11:17am

Although I've heard ...Jasmine Guy(Velma) were excellent and failed to live up to the usually bad stunt casting Chicago has had.

Jasmine Guy can't really be considered stunt casting. When she was chosen to originate the role in the First National Tour (and subsequently take her performance to Broadway and Vegas), CHICAGO needed no buzz and/or and advance in ticket sales, nor did the producers market her as the "star." Guy began in theatre, trained with Alvin Ailey, and had previous Broadway credits to her name. Audiences inevitably recognized her from television but, she had no special marketing campaign because she did have those recognizable credits. Guy received no more star billing and/or publicity than her Roxie, Charlotte d'Amboise, for example.

And yes, Guy was terrific in the role. A completely different take on the character than Neuwirth, who had been playing the role on Broadway at the time.

I wonder if Goodwin will extend her contract again, for Michelle Williams' run. It'd be fun to see an African American Roxie/Velma duo.

[BwayBoundJoe]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#20

Posted: 1/7/10 at 12:19pm

I'd actually come close to seeing Chicago with her in it over a lot of the Roxie's. Not sure why.

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[EVIE]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#21

Posted: 1/7/10 at 4:52pm

Those clips of Aida are just painful!

[ljay889]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#22

Posted: 1/7/10 at 4:53pm

'I wonder if Goodwin will extend her contract again, for Michelle Williams' run. It'd be fun to see an African American Roxie/Velma duo.'

- Exactly my thoughts.

[ACL2006]

Michelle Williams to join cast of CHICAGO#23

Posted: 1/7/10 at 4:55pm

How long is Goodwin's contract?? I thought she signed a 6 month contract(which would keep her until the end of Feb.)?? They haven't announced a replacement yet for Velma so it won't suprise me if she stays during Williams' run.

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.