The Cher Show — Page 14

CukorLover said: "Thank for that insightful report, inlovewithjerryherman! I've been waiting for an astute review!"

I so agree. Very astute. I hope they keep simplifying while retaining the depth they're aiming for. It would also be a shame to let the whole thing be camp (easy to do when the costumes need equal billing) or a surface telling of her life (like SUMMER).

BrodyFosse123 said: "I don't think I will be prepared to sit for 2 and a half hours of limp-wristed, hair flipping, lip licking caricature.

Wrong show, bro. Actresses are playing Cher, not drag queens. Though they infuse their performances with little Cher nuances, they are not doing full-out cliche’d Cher imitations. Same thing when Stephanie J Block played Liza Minnelli in THE BOY FROM OZ — she didn’t play her with all the Liza Minnelli drag queen mannerisms."

My concern is based on what MarloThom posted earlier in this thread, please refer to #4 in his post below:



Ok just got done. A few changes.
1. They added some scene work at the top of the show to establish the three Chers working together.
2. They’ve cut the Hilton scene where they get kicked out. They just reference it before the “I got you babe” number.
3. They have cut “Superstar”.
4. All around all the Chers are hamming it up a little more. More tongues out, more hair flipping, more jaw to the side while singing
5. Stephanie’s wig in act 2 seems bigger.
6. They’ve worked on the ending, all three Chers now sing the final song. It now signals “we’re ending the show”.
Something I noticed tonight, Jarrod sings a lot better than Sonny Bonno ever did.

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Menken Fan said: "Cher = unsurprisingly honest. Not 100% happy with the current state of the show. Nice words for Emily Skinner. At least none of it made her want to gouge her eyes out. High praise.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-ent-cher-interview-0626-story.html"

Cher got the ladies and the parts they play wrong in the interview:

Q. You have three Chers in the show?

A. You can’t have just one, right? Actually, they’re often performing together. They sing and talk to each other. Babe (Micaela Diamond) is me when I met Sonny when I was 16. Star (Stephanie J. Block) comes out with the TV show. Lady (Teal Wicks) takes us to “Believe.”

How refreshing. I love reading her blunt honesty. And I'm pleased she's pushing them to be more honest about her. I agree the sanitized versions of everyone's lives in these biomusicals is obnoxious.

Menken Fan--Do you think if they take Cher's suggestion of adding three songs to the finale ( ala Mama Mia) that it will help the show? Or, is the first Act still not coherent? They open on Thursday!

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I hope so. I was thinking they could have a voiceover saying something like “Live from [insert venue], it’s Cher”, then just have a recreation of her concert events. That would give the audience a high to go out on. I hope they make other small, immediate changes based on her feedback to the creative team. Would be great to get a final product that she approves of 100%. I’m also hoping her good words for the mother character get that role expanded. More Emily Skinner would be terrific. I was thinking they should do more with the TV show segments and have a few celebrity guest stars, all played by Emily....

Updated On: 6/25/18 at 02:25 PM

MadAboutTheBoy said: "We're driving from Kentucky ..."

Run time is 2:40 or thereabouts.

Both of your restaurant choices are excellent.

When heading from the Loop north to Belmont, you may take the red or brown line train. The red line is a subway for about 5 or 6 stops, then above ground as an el for 2 stops. The brown line is all el, and offers better scenery - such as when the train crosses the Chicago River and snakes its way through urban and neighborhood vistas.

Both the red and brown lines connect the Loop to Belmont - aka the Boystown stop. The purple line also connects the two hoods but has a limited schedule.

The Chicago Bagel Authority has some of Chicago's best bagels. There is a shop on Belmont immediately west of the Belmont stop.

Have a great visit.

Updated On: 6/25/18 at 07:23 PM

BalconyClub said: "MadAboutTheBoy said: "We're driving from Kentucky ..."

Run time is 2:40 or thereabouts.

Both of your restaurantchoices are excellent.

When heading from the Loop north to Belmont, you may takethe red or brown line train. The red line is a subway for about 5 or 6 stops, then above ground as an el for 2 stops. The brown line is all el, and offers better scenery - such as when the train crosses the Chicago Riverand snakes its way through urban and neighborhood vistas.

Both the red and brown lines connect the Loop to Belmont - aka the Boystown stop. The purple line also connects the two hoods but has a limited schedule.

The Chicago Bagel Authority has some of Chicago's best bagels. There is a shop on Belmont immediately west of the Belmont stop.

Have a great visit
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Thanks for the information and the rec, BalconyClub! Appreciate it!

Cher's thoughts: It needs work.