I'm still on the fence as to whether to attend this. I've seen two other productions and found the material underwhelming.
Petula Clark gave a U.S. tour in 2000 opposite Lewis Cleale. Clark played Norma as crass and angry, only turning on the glamor during her key songs. Cleale was directed to speak a lot of Joe's lyrics. Both were upstaged by their Max who sang with a booming opera-trained voice.
Hollis Resnik starred in a 2019 Chicago production. It was one of her last roles. She was solid but didn't offer many surprises. My best memories are actually of Billy Rude, a handsome young Joe who the production gleefully objectified.
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