any word on SPELLING BEE CHICAGO?

[kyle.]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 2:12am

i know they cast their logan in december. does anyone know if casting is complete? when they plan on opening?

[RENTingFAME]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 2:25am

From what I can tell, casting is complete. The only thing we know about opening is "March." Many people have been speculatiing about this, but we can't come up with any more information than that, unfortunately.

[MyMeredithMonster]

Posted: 3/15/06 at 4:13am

So I was just over at the Chicago Spelling Bee website and I'm a bit confused. For Chip, they've listed the character name as Isaac “Chip” Berkowitz instead of Charlito "Chip" Tolentino. Does anyone know why they changed his name?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/15/06 at 4:17am

Maybe he's very not-Asian-looking?

(Then again, David Campbell was playing Chip Tolentino in Melbourne, and he isn't, either...)

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 3/15/06 at 7:57am

What's the Chicago Spelling Bee site?

[liotte]

Posted: 3/15/06 at 9:33am

Starts March 28th, full cast list is up.
Chicago Bee cast list

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 3/15/06 at 9:53am

I am very excited and I hope the marketing is successful.

[MyMeredithMonster]

Posted: 3/15/06 at 9:04pm

Okay, well I guess we'll find out about the changes once it opens. :)

[JACXR71]

Posted: 3/15/06 at 9:26pm

Chip is being played by a friend of mine, Brad Weinstock, who (as his last name suggests) is Jewish. I do think he could pass for Italian, though, if that's the ethnicity of "Tolentino" (though Jose is Filipino, I realize).

Either way, he's going to make a phenomenal Chip, so don't let the new last name deter you. Can't wait!

[MyMeredithMonster]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 3:43am

Thanks for the info! That's interesting actually. I look forward to seeing your friend in it (hopefully they're still there in July).

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 7:29am

Yay! So they are doing a lottery. But when the lottery takes place at Borders, won't it collide with the Wicked lottery?

[Fosse76]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 9:58am

"Yay! So they are doing a lottery. But when the lottery takes place at Borders, won't it collide with the Wicked lottery?"

That's a different Borders. The Drury Lane is at Water Tower Place, which is about a mile away from the Oriental Theatre.

*EDIT

I just looked at ticket prices. WOW! They are really cheap. I'm very surprised. I know they aren't under the Broadway Equity contract, but that hasn't stopped them charging the full price for non-equity shows. I definitely would get VIP tickets to this one (it's still cheaper than what it would cost on Broadway at regular price). Updated On: 3/16/06 at 09:58 AM

[KChenowethfan]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 6:25pm

I have a ticket to see this on April 4, while I am on business in Chicago- so excited.

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 3/16/06 at 6:53pm

ooooh, hahaha I should've read that more closely.