Wendy Williams to play Morton in CHICAGO- Page 4

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 6/29/13 at 8:36am

Is she Christie Brinkley "bad"?

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 6/30/13 at 10:40pm

Has anyone else seen her, very recently?

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/30/13 at 11:34pm

I'm sure she'll mention her debut on her show tomorrow. plus I'm sure she'll be tired. she did 2 shows today, has her talk show tomorrow, then a show at 8pm.

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 12:56am

I saw the show Saturday night. It's kinda hard to judge her, it was her second performance.

Can she vocally sing it? No. She "Rex Harrisoned" most of her songs. But she did have a good enough ear to know to not go for notes that she knew she didn't have.

Can she act it? Not sure. She seemed very hesitant to be "Wendy Williams" as Mamma Morton, which is why I assumed she was hired, so she came off as very generic.

Did I enjoy her? Yes. The moments when she was Wendy were terrific and you could see that she was giving it her all. I really loved watching her watch "We both Reached for the Gun".

And to the Wendy fans... she does add in "how you doing"...

""So what's the one conclusion,
I can bring this number too,
When you're good to momma,
Momma's good to....
....How YOU doing....
You, you, yooooouuuuuu"

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 12:59am

"And to the Wendy fans... she does add in "how you doing"...

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 1:09am

Well, that is kinda sorta Mae West/Sophie Tucker.

Do the Weisllers buy these Dames their EQUITY Cards?

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 1:17am

Adding a "How You Doing?" is nothing compared to Patti LaBelle turning it into a new song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFHMZZj8odc

[blaxx]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 1:41am

Adding a "How You Doing?" is nothing compared to Patti LaBelle turning it into a new song.

Totally, I remember the orchestra was always like W.T.F.

[blaxx]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 1:41am

Updated On: 7/1/13 at 01:41 AM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 1:50am

I was hoping Adam would have done "One Song Glory", but I guess he's not as fond of pleasing his fans as Wendy is.

[blaxx]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 1:52am

Even Sofia Vergara did a few of her lines in Spanish. Pascal is just selfish!

[justincharacter]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 11:54am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urQYLdWAD2Q

She talks about her experience and there's a peek of her singing her title song at 3:02. I mean, she's bad, but I don't think she's THAT bad. She doesn't have the stage presence, but then again it was her first performance EVER on the Broadway stage, I think she has the potential to be good. She says that she was so "scared", and she's obviously more comfortable now since she has done 4 shows now. So I'll give her some time...lol

Updated On: 7/1/13 at 11:54 AM

[darreyl102]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 12:15pm

She's no worse then Sofia- But that's not saying much LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20s2AYywNqY

Updated On: 7/1/13 at 12:15 PM

[darreyl102]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 12:21pm

Wendy says she didn't like her wig, so why didn't they change it? I mean, other mama's have had big hair

[theaterfan862]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 12:34pm

I think Wendy will do just fine. She has the personality to pull it off. I will go see her towards the end of her run. The first time I saw Chicago was with Sofia as Mamma and I really loved her performance, she had a lot of charisma. And that video of Patti Labelle was horrible! I cringe every time she sings and she was so wooden and had no stage presence!

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 12:42pm

My god, that wig is awful. CHICAGO has had consistently awful wigs for years now.

[justincharacter]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 12:47pm

I really think GloZell should be the next Mama Morton, LOL. But seriously though...

[Rainbowhigh23]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 1:34pm

"I really think GloZell should be the next Mama Morton, LOL. But seriously though..."

She might do the cinnamon challenge onstage - now THAT would be worth seeing!


When You're Good to Glozelle...

[lovebwy]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 2:04pm

That clip of Wendy Williams on stage makes me weep for what Broadway has become...

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 2:16pm

She looks just as messy as I'd imagined. Can't wait to see her!

I give her a lot of credit for stepping out of her comfort zone even if she looks uncomfortable onstage in that clip. Here's hoping she can overcome that and bring the charisma she brings to her talk show.

And this is hardly the first, last, or even the worst stunt-casting Broadway has seen. Especially in a Weissler show.

Any idea where the rush seats are for this?? Updated On: 7/1/13 at 02:16 PM

[theaterfan862]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 2:31pm

^^^ Totally agree with you Wickedrocks! Wendy is very brave and I will go support her! I would also like to know there the rush seats are located.

[indytallguy]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 2:49pm

It's brave to accept a job for which you're not completely qualified and to be well-compensated for it?

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 3:05pm

Please change that wig!

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 3:12pm

She's such a lovely person!

[theaterfan862]

Posted: 7/1/13 at 3:12pm

Yes it is brave especially if you are gonna be constantly judged and criticized for it. Wendy might not be qualified to played the role but she is trying something new and getting out of her comfort zone. Even though she got this opportunity because she has fame it should not diminish her hard work and her bravery for putting her self out there. This also goes for Christie Brinkley, Sofia Vergara and others who had a dream of being on Broadway and took the opportunity that was given to them.