#1
Posted: 1/28/04 at 9:40pm
Just wondering...I want to see her.
how long will Brenda Braxton be with "CHICAGO"?
#2
Posted: 1/28/04 at 10:26pm
Brenda is in the company till March 21
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#3
Posted: 1/29/04 at 10:26pm
I saw Brenda in Smokey Joes Cafe, she was great! Is she playing Velma?
I always wondered is she any relation to Toni Braxton?
I always wondered is she any relation to Toni Braxton?
#4
Posted: 1/29/04 at 11:53pm
No relation to Toni Braxton....
She's playing Velma in the Broadway company right now -- fresh of the National Tour. She's amazing!
She's playing Velma in the Broadway company right now -- fresh of the National Tour. She's amazing!
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#5
Posted: 1/30/04 at 1:56am
She sure was great in Smokey Joe's...... a very fine actress.........
#6
Posted: 1/30/04 at 2:35am
I'm seeing Chicago this Sunday (matinee) for the first time. I'm very excited. I'd be more excited to see Norm Lewis but it will be cool to see Gretchen and James.
Call it a regime change...
#7
Posted: 1/30/04 at 2:34pm
Wait -- if you're seeing the show on Sunday (as in the day after tomorrow) you'll be seeing James as Billy, not Norm. Norm doesn't start till Monday.
In any event, have a great time :) :)
In any event, have a great time :) :)
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#8
Posted: 1/30/04 at 3:25pm
Reread what I wrote.. I said I was seeing James but really wanted to see Norm..... but the tickets landed in my lap for Sunday so I'm not refusing :) They are front row too! :)
Call it a regime change...
#9
Posted: 1/30/04 at 4:18pm
Oh you'll enjoy Brenda....I got to see her when the tour came to Wallingford in November....WOW! She's great...what a voice. The bonus was that I got to see Bianca Marroquin with Brenda.
#10
Posted: 1/30/04 at 4:57pm
The way it read (at least to me) was that you were excited to see ALL of them -- meaning you thought they were all going to be in on Sunday. I'll be alright lmao
They're front row? I hate you hahaha jk -- I love the front row. *sniff sniff* I miss the front row. That was what *really* made Chicago an experience for me.
Maggie -- glad to hear you enjoyed Bibi. I was supposed to go up to Wallingford to see the tour, but alas it didn't happen. I *did* wind up going to see the show/harras Bibi when she was on Broadway with Patrick and Reva. Had a fabulous time. Damn she's talented haha.
~Heather
They're front row? I hate you hahaha jk -- I love the front row. *sniff sniff* I miss the front row. That was what *really* made Chicago an experience for me.
Maggie -- glad to hear you enjoyed Bibi. I was supposed to go up to Wallingford to see the tour, but alas it didn't happen. I *did* wind up going to see the show/harras Bibi when she was on Broadway with Patrick and Reva. Had a fabulous time. Damn she's talented haha.
~Heather
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If in Heaven you don't excel, you can always party down in hell...
#11
Posted: 1/30/04 at 7:37pm
Oh I really did enjoy her...the only other Roxie I had seen was Belle Callaway and Bibi (guess that's what her friends call her!)just shocked me at how funny she was....besides having a fabulous voice. She really knows how to get a crowd going!
#12
Posted: 1/30/04 at 8:01pm
Hahhaha lmao -- force of habit; I *always* call her Bibi... most of her other friends do too 
But yeah, she does know how to get the crowd going. There are a few bits she did the first time she was on Broadway which she hasn't done on tour. I've been begging her to start doing them again. When she's dragged off the stage when first arressted, she'd pray in Spanish... or she'd add little exclaimations in Spanish throughout the show (a few in Roxie). Also, at the end of Roxie when Fred Casely would walk over her she'd say "watch your step..."
And her voice.... DAMN. lol the set of pipes on that girl!!!!
But yeah, she does know how to get the crowd going. There are a few bits she did the first time she was on Broadway which she hasn't done on tour. I've been begging her to start doing them again. When she's dragged off the stage when first arressted, she'd pray in Spanish... or she'd add little exclaimations in Spanish throughout the show (a few in Roxie). Also, at the end of Roxie when Fred Casely would walk over her she'd say "watch your step..."
And her voice.... DAMN. lol the set of pipes on that girl!!!!
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#13
Posted: 2/1/04 at 7:05pm
I saw Chicago for the first time today and got to see 6 understudies go on....that was a lot of little white paper squares in my Playbill. Some that stood out was A Saunders was in for Mary Sunshine and Roxane Carrasco was in for Brenda doing Velma Kelly.
Gretchen and Roxane were fine in the roles. James Naughton, Tony or not, bored me as did PJ Benjamin;s Amos. As far as the rest of the ensemble, the only way I can sum it up is this: "Hello, this is the last show of the week, I'd like to phone in my performance please." They were sloppy, not in sync, and several were bumping into one another.
Gregory Butler's body is just insane..wow so hot.... and Shawn Emamjomeh is just damn sexy. Michael Kubala and John Mineo look so out of place with such a young, very in shape, cast.
I thought everyone was playing it safe and probably were vocally tired from the week. I was sitting on the second row and felt zero energy and the pacing seemed terribly slow.
Also, not sure if it was because of the Super Bowl or not, cant imagine it would be since the SuperBowl wasn't until 6...the balcony was almost completely empty. The orchestra was full.
Gretchen and Roxane were fine in the roles. James Naughton, Tony or not, bored me as did PJ Benjamin;s Amos. As far as the rest of the ensemble, the only way I can sum it up is this: "Hello, this is the last show of the week, I'd like to phone in my performance please." They were sloppy, not in sync, and several were bumping into one another.
Gregory Butler's body is just insane..wow so hot.... and Shawn Emamjomeh is just damn sexy. Michael Kubala and John Mineo look so out of place with such a young, very in shape, cast.
I thought everyone was playing it safe and probably were vocally tired from the week. I was sitting on the second row and felt zero energy and the pacing seemed terribly slow.
Also, not sure if it was because of the Super Bowl or not, cant imagine it would be since the SuperBowl wasn't until 6...the balcony was almost completely empty. The orchestra was full.
Call it a regime change...
#14
Posted: 2/1/04 at 8:05pm
Brenda Braxton was the best Velma I saw.. simply amazing! i bet CJR is VERY jealous you got to see Roxane!
#15
Posted: 2/1/04 at 11:42pm
Not jealous -- I've seen her as Velma more times than I can count.... Brenda's been sick -- Rox has been on as Velma all week.
Brenda thought she was well enough to go on Thursday night, but after All That Jazz knew she couldn't continue so Rox went on in her place at CBT. She performed straight through until I Can't Do It Alone, as Velma in her Annie costume!
Glad you got to see Rox as Velma... she kicks ass Then again, I'm quite partial *cough* www.roxanecarrasco.com *cough* hahaha
(*nudge* see icon -- Rox as Anita in WSS)
Brenda thought she was well enough to go on Thursday night, but after All That Jazz knew she couldn't continue so Rox went on in her place at CBT. She performed straight through until I Can't Do It Alone, as Velma in her Annie costume!
Glad you got to see Rox as Velma... she kicks ass
Then again, I'm quite partial *cough* www.roxanecarrasco.com *cough* hahaha(*nudge* see icon -- Rox as Anita in WSS)
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Updated On: 2/1/04 at 11:42 PM
#16
Posted: 2/2/04 at 12:00am
I love her so!
She was so fabulous in SJC
Am I mistaken but didn't she choreograph the new Dreamgirls Tour?
She was so fabulous in SJC
Am I mistaken but didn't she choreograph the new Dreamgirls Tour?
#17
Posted: 2/2/04 at 9:32am
Yes she did, and she's been associated with the show for awhile. She's also a favorite Velma of mine.
#18
Posted: 2/2/04 at 10:40am
Actually it wasn't their last show of the week, they had a 7 pm show yesterday evening. I bet the theater was even emptier by then...
"I cried during the Frug." - MC
#19
Posted: 2/2/04 at 12:15pm
Oh yeah.. every time Michelle Robinson was on stage I laughed cause she looks like a man in drag.... plus I hated her delivery of the "..not chew..POP" speech during Cell Block Tango.
Call it a regime change...
#20
Posted: 2/2/04 at 12:49pm
Really? Her delivery of that monologue is usually a highlight for me...
"I cried during the Frug." - MC
#21
Posted: 2/2/04 at 2:17pm
*gasp* You thought Michelle looked like a man in drag??
I'm not even gonna comment....
I'm not even gonna comment....
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#22
Posted: 2/2/04 at 4:24pm
Whos playing Roxie & Billy?
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#23
Posted: 2/2/04 at 5:01pm
Gretchen Moll was Roxie and James Naughton was Billy. I believe Norm Lewis starts tomorrow as Billy...he will ROCK
Call it a regime change...
#24
Posted: 2/2/04 at 5:12pm
Norm Lewis begins tonight....
Tonight is also the 3,000 performance of the revival of Chicago. The cast will be celebrating with a pre-performance party.
Tonight is also the 3,000 performance of the revival of Chicago. The cast will be celebrating with a pre-performance party.
"You're every gay man's wet dream!" ~ MA
If in Heaven you don't excel, you can always party down in hell...
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