The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down- Page 2

[PalJoey]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#25

Posted: 7/10/13 at 2:26pm

What is a "jaundice (or 'jaundiced') fundamentalist perspective" anyway?

[ljay889]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#26

Posted: 7/10/13 at 2:26pm

and this show should (finally) be put to bed by the end of summer.

Maybe you should check the grosses. The show is gong no where. It is performing extremely well its age.

[lovebwy]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#27

Posted: 7/10/13 at 2:47pm

Ugh she is an utter disaster on that stage. What a shame. I'm glad Merman and Martin aren't around to see things like this. Come on. That ain't Broadway.

[ljay889]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#28

Posted: 7/10/13 at 2:50pm

I'm glad Merman and Martin aren't around to see things like this. Come on.

LMFAO!!!! K!

[KJisgroovy]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#29

Posted: 7/10/13 at 4:08pm

Jeune Lune shuttered in 2008... so... back to two.

Jesus saves. I spend.

[luvtheEmcee]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#30

Posted: 7/10/13 at 4:21pm

And what does jaundiced fundamentalism, whatever the hell it is, have to do with Chicago, the fire, the theater town OR all of its Tonys? Sheesh.

And no, don't try to explain it to me. I'll help you out by saying that then the point will have been (once again) thoroughly missed.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 7/10/13 at 04:21 PM

[dramamama611]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#31

Posted: 7/10/13 at 4:36pm

Sorry, Musicals, I totally got the allusion BEFORE I opened the thread.

Are you truly suggesting that someone might accidently stumble across this thread, and think: Yes! I must go set the city of Chicago on fire again? Really.


You are making a mountain out of a molehill.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[carolineorchange21]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#32

Posted: 7/10/13 at 5:07pm

Miss Wendy on the Broadway is bringing out the crazy all over up in here. Opinions - glorious opinions!

For me, it's the mark of a free country...

"...ah, gays and their wit. Hell must be a laugh a minute!" -Evie Harris

[jnb9872]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#33

Posted: 7/10/13 at 5:14pm

Suggested alternative titles for this thread:

The worst thing to happen to Chicago since the Billy Goat.
Forget Valentine's Day, this is the worst massacre in Chicago's history.
Say It Ain't So, Wendy.
Many Chicago voters for JFK in 1960 showed more life than Wendy Williams in this video.

That was more fun than watching her. But I will give her (and them) credit for this: as a talentless novice stepping into a prominent Broadway show, she at least fits the archetype of her character more than Christie Brinkley did (and far more than Billy Ray Cyrus.) I'm not saying she's great, good, or even adequate, but they've done worse.

Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#34

Posted: 7/10/13 at 5:25pm

Holy. SH*T. lovebwy, how many freaking times are you going to say "this ain't Broadway."

I literally copy and pasted like 15 different times that you said it in the other thread. We get it. Jesus...

[troynow]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#35

Posted: 7/10/13 at 5:47pm

I just want to add this. I am personally a fan of Wendy Williams. And I don't blame her for her poor vocal ability and poor stage presence.

What I want to know is where do we draw the f_ _king line on celebrities who can even begin to be as good as a chorus person? Where do draw the line?

SHAME ON THE WEISSLERS for allowing this work to suffer. SHAME on Duncan And Benton for calling themselves "CASTING DIRECTORS".

[Liza's Headband]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#36

Posted: 7/10/13 at 5:51pm

I mean, she's terrible. She's awful. But she will be a draw for many who would normally not buy tickets. So you can shame the casting directors and Producers all you want - they're definitely laughing all the way to the bank.

[GavestonPS]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#37

Posted: 7/10/13 at 6:03pm

There is no line drawn when it comes to celebrities. For Christ's sake, they wrote two musicals for Lauren Bacall, who can neither sing nor dance. (And I for one loved APPLAUSE, but the appeal was pure star wattage, not musical skills.)

[Mr Roxy]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#38

Posted: 7/10/13 at 6:43pm

Made Hasselhoff look like Hugh jackman

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[lovebwy]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#39

Posted: 7/10/13 at 7:03pm

At least Betty Bacall had what we call stage presence and star quality, baby. I see none of that here.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#40

Posted: 7/10/13 at 8:15pm

As George Takei would say: "oh myyyyyyy!." Her performance is ....words escape me. It looks stupid to insert her slogan during the the song. She can do it at the beginning, when Mama is introduced. I was lucky to have seen Miss Pedi as Mama. She knocked it out of the ballpark! My heart goes out to the cast members who have to make the best of a bad situation, with non-singers in a Broadway musical. from a "Chicago" fan, Roman

"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)

[Phantom4ever]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#41

Posted: 7/10/13 at 8:53pm

Chicago can be considered one of the best theater cities in the country?

Updated On: 7/10/13 at 08:53 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#42

Posted: 7/10/13 at 9:03pm

Chicago is the best cities for a lot of things. I love the cities of Chicago. All of them.

[jnb9872]

The best thing that could happen to Chicago is to have another fire and burn down#43

Posted: 7/10/13 at 9:12pm

I guess some people really take the Sox/Cubs thing a lot more seriously than I assumed...

Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.