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Friday, 27 August 2021
ANA VILLAFAÑE joins Chicago cast as from September 14th
The name on everybody’s lips is gonna be… Ana Villafañe! Ana joins the cast of Chicago as Roxie Hart beginning September 14th.
LILIAS WHITE performs WHEN YOU'RE GOOD TO MAMMA in Broadway's rehearsals
Lillias White in rehearsal for "Chicago"
(Photo: c/o RPM)
(Photo: c/o RPM)
It's time to razzle dazzle! The recently announced cast of Chicago, which stars Ana Villafañe as Roxie Hart and Bianca Marroquín as Velma Kelly, is hard at work in rehearsals for the long-running musical's upcoming Broadway return on September 14. Go inside the rehearsal studio as Broadway.com gives you an exclusive look at Tony winner Lillias White performing the show-stopping number "When You're Good to Mama" as she prepares to step back into the shoes of Matron "Mama" Morton. Watch below!
Watch this sneak peek of the Tony Award winner perform "When You're Good to Mama" as she prepares to step into the role of Matron "Mama" Morton when we return to Broadway
Read the news on Broadway Buzz
Wednesday, 25 August 2021
BIANCA MARROQUIN in Broadway 2021
Watch Bianca Marroquín Lead Broadway Cast of Chicago in 'All That Jazz' Live in Times Square
The company of the Tony-winning revival, which resumes at the Ambassador Theatre in September, performed on Good Morning America.
The Broadway company of Chicago, which resumes performances at the Ambassador Theatre September 14, strutted their stuff on the August 25 broadcast of ABC's Good Morning America.
Bianca Marroquín led the company in the John Kander and Fred Ebb classic "All That Jazz" live in Times Square. Watch the performance below.
As previously announced, when performances resume on Broadway, the cast will be led by Ana Villafañe (On Your Feet!) as Roxie Hart, Marroquín (a longtime Roxie in the revival) as Velma Kelly, and Tony winner Lillias White (The Life, How to Succeed…) as Matron Mama Morton with Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart and Ryan Lowe as Mary Sunshine.
Ensemble members include David Bushman, Jennifer Dunne, Jessica Ernest, Jeff Gorti, Arian Keddell, Mary Claire King, Barrett Martin, Sharon Moore, Drew Nellessen, Celina Nightengale, Brian O'Brien, Denny Paschall, Angel Reda, Jermaine R. Rembert, Michael Scirrotto, Christine C. Smith, and Brian Spitulnik.
The revival of Chicago began life as one of the three annual Encores! presentations offered by City Center. The musical opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in November 1996, where it remained through February 1997. The musical transferred to the Shubert Theatre, and played that house through January 26, 2003. The revival reopened at the Ambassador Theatre January 29 that year.
It is now the second-longest running show in Broadway history (after The Phantom of the Opera).
READ: How the Chicago Costumes Have Evolved Over 25 Years
With a book by the late Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander, and lyrics by Ebb, Chicago features direction by Walter Bobbie, choreography by the late Ann Reinking, set design by John Lee Beatty, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design Ken Billington, and sound design by Scott Lehrer.
The current production, produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in 1997 as well as awards for actors Bebe Neuwirth and James Naughton, director Bobbie, lighting designer Billington, and Reinking. The original production was directed and choreographed by the late Bob Fosse.
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Tuesday, 28 December 2010
CHICAGO CELEBRATES 14 YEARS ON BROADWAY
Chicago Celebrates 14th Anniversary Nov. 14
Brent Barrett
The long-running, Tony-winning Broadway revival of Kander and Ebb's Chicago celebrates its 14th anniversary Nov. 14. The production currently plays the Ambassador Theatre.
The company currently boasts Tony nominee Charlotte d'Amboise as Roxie Hart, Leigh Zimmerman as Velma Kelly, Brent Barrett as Billy Flynn, Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart and Roz Ryan as Matron "Mama" Morton.
The current revival of Chicago began life as one of the three annual Encores! presentations offered by City Center. About that evening, James Naughton — who created the role of slick lawyer Billy Flynn — previously told Playbill.com, "Every single number the whole night long, the audience roared back at us. They literally roared. It's the most wonderful sound I've ever heard in the theatre. And what became apparent that night, and what I thought at the time, was this audience is starved for this kind of performing. All that we're doing is the most basic kind of in-your-face performing. There weren't any falling chandeliers or helicopters. It was just what actors, singers and dancers do best."
Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, the musical opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in Nov. 1996 where it remained through Feb. 1997. The musical transferred to the Shubert Theatre on Feb. 11, 1997, and played that house through Jan. 26, 2003. The revival reopened at the Ambassador Theatre, its current home, on Jan. 29, 2003.
By Andrew Gans
14 Nov 2010
2003: PATRICK SWAYZE (R.I.P.) TO JOIN BROADWAY'S CHICAGO
Patrick Swayze to Join Broadway's Chicago
Film star Patrick Swayze will join the Broadway company of Chicago for a limited engagement this month.
According to the Telecharge website, Swayze will begin his stint as slick lawyer Billy Flynn Dec. 15, playing through Dec. 28. A spokesperson for the musical was unable to confirm the Broadway casting news.
Swayze's New York run will precede his previously announced engagement in the show's national tour. Kander and Ebb's Tony-winning musical is set to play San Diego's Civic Center, Dec. 30, 2003-Jan. 4, 2004. The production will then move on to the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles from Jan. 7-Jan. 18, 2004. On Broadway and in the national tour, Swayze will play opposite the Roxie Hart of Bianca Marroquin and Reva Rice's Velma Kelly.
Patrick Swayze appeared in the Broadway productions of Grease and Goodtime Charley. The actor, however, is best known for his film work, which includes Golden Globe nominations for his performances in "Dirty Dancing," "Ghost" and "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar."
Chicago won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in 1997 as well as awards for actors Bebe Neuwirth and James Naughton, director Walter Bobbie, lighting designer Ken Billington and choreographer Ann Reinking. The original production was directed and choreographed by the late Bob Fosse.
By Andrew Gans
03 Dec 2003
BROADWAY CARES
December 14, 2010, 1:00 pm Ebb Foundation Donates $1 Million to Broadway Cares
By ERIK PIEPENBURG
The Fred Ebb Foundation has given Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS a gift of $1 million, the largest donation in the organization’s history. The contribution is to be announced on Tuesday.
The foundation, established after the death of the Tony Award-winning lyricist in 2004, has given money annually to Broadway Cares, a New York-based nonprofit HIV/AIDS grant-making organization that is perhaps best known for producing benefits by and for the Broadway community, including the striptease-centered Broadway Bares.
Ebb collaborated with the composer John Kander on several Tony Award-winning musicals, including “Cabaret,” “Chicago” and “Kiss of the Spiderwoman.” One of the duo’s last works, the musical “The Scottsboro Boys,” closed on Broadway on Sunday.
Mitchell Bernard, the foundation’s trustee and a nephew of Ebb’s, said in a phone interview that consistent with his uncle’s wishes, no restrictions were placed on the money.
“He focused his efforts and life in the New York theater community, and the people at Broadway Cares know that,” he said. “We’re interested in the funds being used to help actors, writers, designers and other people in the theater who need assistance for medical or other reasons.”
Last week’s Gypsy of the Year competition, an annual event produced by Broadway Cares, raised over $3.7 million.
Sunday, 9 May 2010
CHICAGO IN BROADWAY
Set in the legendary city during the roaring “jazz hot” 20s, Chicago tells the story of two rival vaudevillian murderesses locked up in Cook County Jail. Nightclub star Velma’s serving time for killing her husband and sister after finding the two in bed together. Driven chorus girl Roxie’s been tossed in the joint for bumping off the lover she’s been cheating on her husband with. Not one to rest on her laurels, Velma enlists the help of prison matron Mama Morton and slickster lawyer Billy Flynn, who turn Velma’s incarceration into a murder-of-the-week media frenzy, thus preparing the world for a splashy showbiz comeback. But Roxie’s got some of her own tricks up her sleeve…
Devilish and delightful, Chicago is an indisputable Broadway landmark that utilizes minimal scenery and simple costumes (we’re talking some seriously basic black) to deliver one big musical bang after another. With one great showstopper after the next, John Kander and Fred Ebb’s now-classic score keeps the story moving at a gunshot pace. The scantily-clad dancers tip their bowler hats in tribute to original choreography Bob Fosse, whose moves are still as steamy and sexy today as they were when Chicago first appeared in 1975. For a show that stands chin-deep in dirty deeds, it feels like one helluva good time.
Is Chicago Good for Kids?
Although it’s simple in its presentation, kids who appreciate Broadway will certainly respond to the exciting theatricality of this long-running hit. Parents should be warned of the show’s hot topics, including murder, violence and adultery, as well as some off-color dialogue. But in comparison to what’s on TV these days, it’s pretty tame.
Should I See It?
What Is Chicago Like?Devilish and delightful, Chicago is an indisputable Broadway landmark that utilizes minimal scenery and simple costumes (we’re talking some seriously basic black) to deliver one big musical bang after another. With one great showstopper after the next, John Kander and Fred Ebb’s now-classic score keeps the story moving at a gunshot pace. The scantily-clad dancers tip their bowler hats in tribute to original choreography Bob Fosse, whose moves are still as steamy and sexy today as they were when Chicago first appeared in 1975. For a show that stands chin-deep in dirty deeds, it feels like one helluva good time.
Is Chicago Good for Kids?
Although it’s simple in its presentation, kids who appreciate Broadway will certainly respond to the exciting theatricality of this long-running hit. Parents should be warned of the show’s hot topics, including murder, violence and adultery, as well as some off-color dialogue. But in comparison to what’s on TV these days, it’s pretty tame.
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