Non replica productions of Chicago
Non replica productions of Chicago
batboysings
Stand-by Joined: 5/7/07
#1Non replica productions of Chicago
Posted: 1/19/20 at 11:47am
Has anyone seen any non replica productions of Chicago - maybe a community/non professional production?
How did they stage it?
The Broadway revival production is so iconic in its style that I am struggling to imagine it done differently. Even high school productions on YouTube are done in a similar minimal/black stockings/band on stage kinda way. I'm intrigued to know if there's a very different way to present this show.
inception
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
#2Non replica productions of Chicago
Posted: 1/19/20 at 2:04pm
Well, there's the original production from the 70's.
http://www.playbill.com/article/look-back-at-chita-rivera-and-gwen-verdon-in-chicago-on-broadway
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BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#4Non replica productions of Chicago
Posted: 1/19/20 at 2:22pmThere was a production that played the drury lane theatre in the Chicago area a few years back and I believe it got favorable reviews.
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#5Non replica productions of Chicago
Posted: 1/19/20 at 2:36pmThe Fulton Theater did one in 2018 I believe. Jessica Lee Goldyn and Heather Parcells were Roxie & Velma.
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Plannietink08
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/11
#6Non replica productions of Chicago
Posted: 1/19/20 at 11:11pm
The MUNY production was non-replica
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greensgreens
Broadway Star Joined: 10/14/09
#7Non replica productions of Chicago
Posted: 1/19/20 at 11:11pmTheatre Latte Da did an awesome production last fall in Minneapolis. It was an interesting blend of the movie and the original Fosse staging. They used a speakeasy instead of vaudeville space. It was clever and Roxie was outstanding!
A Director
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/18/07
#8Non replica productions of Chicago
Posted: 1/20/20 at 12:48am
The Chicago revival was done on the cheap. The production is the Encore production on a Broadway stage.
Fan123
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/30/08
#9Non replica productions of Chicago
Posted: 1/20/20 at 3:48am
The 2019 Theatre Magdeburg production in Germany looks to have been pretty different.
https://www.theater-magdeburg.de/en/whats-on/operaoperettamusical/sz-20182019/chicago/
Plannietink08
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/11
#10Non replica productions of Chicago
Posted: 1/20/20 at 4:11am
Fan123 said: "The 2019 Theatre Magdeburg production in Germany looks to have been pretty different.
https://www.theater-magdeburg.de/en/whats-on/operaoperettamusical/sz-20182019/chicago/"
WHAT ON EARTH!? That production looks absolutely bizarre and absolutely fascinating at the same time!
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Fan123
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/30/08
#11Non replica productions of Chicago
Posted: 1/22/20 at 3:23am
^^ I just looked up some further details about that production out of curiosity. Clearly they were given a fair bit of freedom to do something different:
https://musicalzentrale.de/index.php?service=0&subservice=2&details=9443
To quote the Google Translate version of the above review:
"In a spoken intro, [director Ulrich] Wiggers weaves the framework for the plot: the prisons have been privatized and the stories of the inmates offer ideal entertainment potential for the sensational crowd at home in front of the TV, on the tablet or on the smartphone, which then decides interactively about the fate of the inmates."
#12Non replica productions of Chicago
Posted: 1/22/20 at 8:19am
The Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario is presenting Chicago this summer in a non-replica production. Donna Feore is directing and cheorographing. She did a non-replica production of A Chorus Line and West Side Story at the festival in the past. It's interesting to note that in a press release (which I remember reading, and now can't find) it mentioned that Barry Weissler had given permission for the non-replica production...I had no idea he held any of those rights.
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#13Non replica productions of Chicago
Posted: 1/22/20 at 8:49am
Fan123 said: "The 2019 Theatre Magdeburg production in Germany looks to have been pretty different.
https://www.theater-magdeburg.de/en/whats-on/operaoperettamusical/sz-20182019/chicago/"
That production looks ridiculous and fascinating. You gotta love subsidized theatre!
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