Wow! Chicago the Razzle Dazzle Edition.. — Page 2

It really is a must have. I watched it last night and loved it! Probably on of my best purchases of the year (besides the Rent movie soundtrack.) The bonus features are awesome! My favorites are the rehearsal footage and From Stage to Screen. Go out and buy it now!

UGH. Those stupid producer men on the Liza segment. They talk and talk about stuff we already know and get lots of stuff wrong. 1) The revival has not been running for "over 10 years." 2) It was not Chita's idea for Liza to do "My Own Best Friend" as a solo. Did they not read the most obvious source, the "Colored Lights" book? 3) The Dinah Shore segment is great, but it's not the only footage of her in the role as they claim with such certainty.

I didn't read that book. What's the real story then? What are they covering up? And why?

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Updated On: 12/30/05 at 01:35 AM

I like him without his shirt.

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conspiracy?? just read the damn book and you'll understand the error.

OK, I read the book so I can provide you with some info.
John Kander and Fred Ebb wrote the song "My Own Best Friend" as a solo for Roxie at the end of Act II, however, Fosse decided that it would be a duet and since he was the director he had the last word (People on this board have said that the reason Fosse made it a duet for Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera was because Verdon was too weak vocally to handle another solo, this is not discussed in the book). When Verdon got sick and Liza Minnelli replaced her as Roxie Hart, Fred Ebb (a long time friend of Minnelli, almost a father figure) asked her to ask Fosse to let her perform the song as a solo, since Minnelli apparently had a way with Fosse and Chita didn't have problems with not performing the song, then the number was re-conceived as a solo for Roxie.
Read the book though! It's an awesome read! No need to take off the shirt either! (sorry if the commentary offends you coming from a man)

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I just finished watching the special features and, yes, this is a must own. You know you're a Chicago fanatic when you start singing along to the Nowadays track ("and it's good, isn't it...") on the Stage to Screen segment, knowing that it's there mostly so that the people/talking heads behind Chicago can pat themselves on the back for doing such a great job on the stage show and the movie. That's exactly what they should do, imo.


I love Renee Zellweger talking about how much rehearsals for We Both Reached for the Gun freaked her out. That's easily my favorite number in the film.

Updated On: 12/31/05 at 04:30 AM

I bought this last night. I have yet to stick it into my DVD player. Maybe tonight...

Watched this last night. Delightful. All the extra's were great and I really enjoyed the rehearsal footage. Seeing Liza made me all the more excited for the DVD release of "Liza with a Z." and I truly wish another musical role could be found for Catherine Zeta Jones, she has a real zip to her.

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Argh. I get a gift certificate for Barnes and Noble and of course they don't have it.

I shall await the office delivery guy come Tuesday.

He shall be rewarded richly for delivering my Amazon order of this DVD.

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