| Monday, March 17 -- Broadway's "CHICAGO" Welcomes Olympic Medalist and World Champ Figure Skater ELVIS STOJKO in His Broadway Debut | |
| Posted by: | Official_Press_Release 06:05 pm EDT 03/12/14 |
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| TWO-TIME OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST AND THREE-TIME WORLD CHAMPION FIGURE SKATER ELVIS STOJKO TO MAKE HIS BROADWAY STAGE DEBUT AS BILLY FLYNN IN THE TONY AWARD-WINNING SMASH HIT MUSICAL CHICAGO Broadway's newest leading man -- two-time Olympic silver medalist and three-time world champion figure skater Elvis Stojko, joined by current CHICAGO stars Anne Horak, Amra-Faye Wright, Christopher Fitzgerald, Roz Ryan and the entire sizzlingly sexy cast! Elvis Stojko's Opening Night curtain call in Broadway's Tony Award-winning musical smash CHICAGO. Stojko makes his Broadway debut as Billy Flynn on Monday, March 17. On Monday, March 17, the company of Broadway's Tony Award-winning, record-breaking smash hit musical CHICAGO will welcome two-time Olympic silver medalist and three-time world champion figure skater Elvis Stojko in his Broadway stage debut. Stojko will assume the role of "that silver-tongued Prince of the Courtroom," slick criminal lawyer Billy Flynn, for eight performances only through Sunday, March 23 at Broadway's Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.). At the conclusion of this Broadway engagement, Stojko will join the company of CHICAGO's North American tour for its Toronto engagement, March 26-30 at the Prince of Wales Theatre. "People think of me as only a skater," said Stojko. "But what they don't know is that I love musicals. Now I finally have the chance to play a great role in one of the greatest musicals of all times. I'm very excited." Since the early '90s, Stojko has competed in four Olympics, winning silver medals in 1994 and 1998. He also won three world championships in 1994, 1995 and 1997. He is a seven-time Canadian champion and was awarded the recognition of Canadian Athlete of the Year in 1994. On television, he guest starred as himself on episodes of "The Simpsons" and the Canadian animated series "Chilly Beach." His film credits include Ice Angel and choreographing and performing the skating sequences in the 2002 Robin Williams' film Death to Smoochy. In 2010 he released his debut CD 100 Lifetimes. CHICAGO also stars Anne Horak as Roxie Hart, Amra-Faye Wright as Velma Kelly, two-time Tony Award nominee Christopher Fitzgerald as Amos Hart and Roz Ryan as Matron "Mama" Morton. Visit www.ChicagoTheMusical.com for more information. | |
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| re: Monday, March 17 -- Broadway's "CHICAGO" Welcomes Olympic Medalist and World Champ Figure Skater ELVIS STOJKO in His Broadway Debut | |
| Posted by: | MarjorieMae 09:01 am EDT 03/13/14 |
| In reply to: | Monday, March 17 -- Broadway's "CHICAGO" Welcomes Olympic Medalist and World Champ Figure ... - Official_Press_Release 06:05 pm EDT 03/12/14 |
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| I'm waiting for Krusty the Clown to assume the role. He'd be a natural. | |
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| re: Monday, March 17 -- Broadway's "CHICAGO" Welcomes Olympic Medalist and World Champ Figure Skater ELVIS STOJKO in His Broadway Debut | |
| Posted by: | SingersRMusicians2 11:29 am EDT 03/13/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Monday, March 17 -- Broadway's "CHICAGO" Welcomes Olympic Medalist and World Champ Fig ... - MarjorieMae 09:01 am EDT 03/13/14 |
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| Bebe should come back as Billy Flynn. | |
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| re: Monday, March 17 -- Broadway's "CHICAGO" Welcomes Olympic Medalist and World Champ Figure Skater ELVIS STOJKO in His Broadway Debut | |
| Posted by: | mikem 11:44 am EDT 03/13/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Monday, March 17 -- Broadway's "CHICAGO" Welcomes Olympic Medalist and World Champ Fig ... - SingersRMusicians2 11:29 am EDT 03/13/14 |
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| Chicago has done a ton of stunt casting as we all know, but this seems particularly bad to me. The guy is not only a non-actor, he was never more than a minor (very minor) celebrity, and that was twenty years ago. | |
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| re: Monday, March 17 -- Broadway's "CHICAGO" Welcomes Olympic Medalist and World Champ Figure Skater ELVIS STOJKO in His Broadway Debut | |
| Posted by: | MikeR 12:03 pm EDT 03/13/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Monday, March 17 -- Broadway's "CHICAGO" Welcomes Olympic Medalist and World Champ Fig ... - mikem 11:44 am EDT 03/13/14 |
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| It's hard for me to imagine the point of bringing someone in for only one week of performances. Are they really expecting a big enough boost in one week's attendance to justify the time, effort, and expense that it took to teach him the role? I guess we'll find out soon enough. | |
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| he's doing the tour.... | |
| Posted by: | Glitter 01:08 am EDT 03/14/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Monday, March 17 -- Broadway's "CHICAGO" Welcomes Olympic Medalist and World Champ Fig ... - MikeR 12:03 pm EDT 03/13/14 |
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| ...so I guess his practice run is broadway! | |
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| re: he's doing the tour.... | |
| Posted by: | PlayWiz 02:08 am EDT 03/16/14 |
| In reply to: | he's doing the tour.... - Glitter 01:08 am EDT 03/14/14 |
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| At that point I suppose the Broadway audience is less particular than on the road, at least for this show. | |
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| at "this point", that is. nm | |
| Posted by: | PlayWiz 02:09 am EDT 03/16/14 |
| In reply to: | re: he's doing the tour.... - PlayWiz 02:08 am EDT 03/16/14 |
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