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| Posted by: jazzygirl 06:05 pm EDT 10/24/17 | |
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| I found a way to send this to Mamie Duncan-Gibbs and I want to share it with you! An amazing performance! I'd love to see her in the role again. Watch it twice so you can take in the ensemble...Jim Borstelmann, Deidre Goodwin...AMAZING! Share your thoughts please! | |
| Link | Mamie Duncan-Gibbs stars as Velma Kelly singing |
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| re: "All That Jazz" like it should be | |
| Posted by: Gregg Culling 04:15 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: "All That Jazz" like it should be - jazzygirl 06:05 pm EDT 10/24/17 | |
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| FAN-tastic! Thanks for sharing jazzygirl. | |
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| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 11:16 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: "All That Jazz" like it should be - jazzygirl 06:05 pm EDT 10/24/17 | |
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| It's funny how the costumes are a bit more...modest...than what they wear in the show. I wonder if that's due to not wanting to shock the TODAY viewers over their morning coffee or if there was some concern about the temperature that day. I'm really reminded about how CHICAGO really took pains in those days to cast dancers who were character types, rather than fielding an entire ensemble of Ken doll gym rats. I liked that. One of my favorite things about going to CHICAGO in those days was watching someone like Jim Borstelmann, who looks like a football player, put his ankle on his forehead. |
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| re: "All That Jazz" like it should be | |
| Posted by: bowtie7 06:28 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "All That Jazz" like it should be - JereNYC 11:16 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| compare the costumes from the David Letterman appearance after midnight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBrsfuCXcCE and the Rosie show during the day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66Vmsl_CuEg |
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| re: "All That Jazz" like it should be | |
| Posted by: NewsGuy 09:53 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: "All That Jazz" like it should be - jazzygirl 06:05 pm EDT 10/24/17 | |
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| Thanks. Seeing the original revival cast brings back memories. I still love Chicago and all, but if it's going to stay open, I wish for new blood. I always wondered how she was as a Velma. |
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| I wish there were more regional productions | |
| Posted by: Ann 12:01 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "All That Jazz" like it should be - NewsGuy 09:53 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| ... now that it's available (and there's a high school version coming next year). Maybe it's too pricey for some companies. The listing at Samuel French cites: Chicago is a premier, high royalty title that requires further information to license. Following your application, your licensing representative will be in contact with you directly to determine pricing. Anyway, I'm really hoping to see a good regional production. It's new, so maybe next year. I've always been hesitant to see Chicago in New York, because there have been reports that the production has been uneven in quality over the past some-number of years. |
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| re: I wish there were more regional productions | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 10:38 am EDT 10/26/17 | |
| In reply to: I wish there were more regional productions - Ann 12:01 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| I saw the tour in '97 when it came to Chicago with Charlotte D'Amboise and Jasmine Guy. It was an excellent production. I saw it on Broadway in 2012 -- it was on a Monday night and there wasn't much else playing on that day that caught my interest -- plus I wanted to complete the cycle of seeing a show in every Broadway theatre. Unfortunately it was a rather tired performance even with Tony Yazbeck as Billy -- I'm glad I only paid for a rush ticket. | |
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| re: I wish there were more regional productions | |
| Posted by: Quicheo 03:34 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: I wish there were more regional productions - Ann 12:01 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| Me too! I work with several small theater companies out in the hinterlands and we have never been able to produce Chicago because of our proximity to touring houses. (We live in a college town.) For over 15 years, we have applied every year for a license and have been denied despite the fact that a national tour has NEVER played here--the producers have a blackout on any market where there could be a potential tour. Consequently, only professional productions (and the licensing is indeed steep) happen and occasionally a school show. |
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| re: I wish there were more regional productions | |
| Posted by: Ann 04:01 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I wish there were more regional productions - Quicheo 03:34 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| I may have been misinformed, but I didn't think the rights were available for anyone until recently. Or those restrictions are so restricting, no one produced it. I think I noticed the first regional production last year. | |
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| CHICAGO in Chicago | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 09:50 am EDT 10/26/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I wish there were more regional productions - Ann 04:01 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| Drury Lane Oakbrook recently did an outstanding production of the original '75 version of Chicago. It ran from April through June of this year. IMO it was much better than the current revival. It had an actual set -- I'm at work and don't have my Playbill with me, but there was an additional character (possibly an ex-cop or reporter) who serves as a narrator and commentator throughout the show. Some of the scenes were longer and there was at least one scene that was not in the '96 version which I've seen on tour and on Broadway. Prior to this production the only other time that Chicago was staged by a regional theater in my area (to my knowledge) was a production by Court Theatre (sometime in the early 90's) -- I didn't see it and I've tried googling it, but I can't find anything about it. |
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| re: CHICAGO in Chicago | |
| Posted by: Ann 11:38 am EDT 10/26/17 | |
| In reply to: CHICAGO in Chicago - BroadwayTonyJ 09:50 am EDT 10/26/17 | |
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| I would have loved to have seen that production - I wonder if that was a special deal. | |
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| re: CHICAGO in Chicago | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 12:33 pm EDT 10/26/17 | |
| In reply to: re: CHICAGO in Chicago - Ann 11:38 am EDT 10/26/17 | |
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| I was told that it took years of negotiations to secure permission to do the '75 version. In addition the family that owns and operates Drury Lane has a strong connection with a lot of Broadway producers. They have on many occasions rented the sets and costumes from recently closed Broadway shows and used them in their productions. I actually was not aware they were staging the '75 version of Chicago until late in the run. I think I did post about the production after I saw it, but it was probably too late for anyone from out of town to plan a trip to see it. I know it's been nominated for the 2017 Best Musical Jeff Award, although competition is pretty intense this year. | |
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| re: I wish there were more regional productions | |
| Posted by: Snowysdad 07:32 am EDT 10/26/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I wish there were more regional productions - Ann 04:01 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| One of our community theaters produced it several years ago (5 possibly 6). Maybe stock rights were available a long time ago then were pulled. I know rights for professional productions were and are available as I performed in it 2002 or 2003. | |
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| re: I wish there were more regional productions | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 02:34 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: I wish there were more regional productions - Ann 12:01 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| "Chicago is a premier, high royalty title that requires further information to license." Does anyone have any info on what this means, and why this show it categorized this way? What are some other shows that fall into the same category? |
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| re: "All That Jazz" like it should be | |
| Posted by: EthelKatz 10:52 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "All That Jazz" like it should be - NewsGuy 09:53 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| I always wondered how she was as a Velma. Look no further than the archive reviews right here on Talking Broadway. "Mamie Duncan-Gibbs is a revelation; a brash and sultry Velma Kelly who knows how to play the game, but who never gets a break. Imagine a young Eartha Kitt with attitude to spare, a voice that shakes the rafters, and the most gorgeous pair of legs on Broadway. Imagine a young Tina Turner, who dances as if Fosse's choreography were second nature to her, hell-bent on making sure you will remember no other rendition of "All That Jazz" but hers. Imagine - but, why imagine anything? See it for yourself. Mamie Duncan-Gibbs is giving the kind of triumphant performance that legends are made of." I saw it, and this is a pretty good description. |
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| re: "All That Jazz" like it should be | |
| Posted by: NewsGuy 11:41 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "All That Jazz" like it should be - EthelKatz 10:52 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| Nothing like a nice video to help with the visualization, though :) Stephanie Pope was a stellar stand out, too. If they could get back in the habit of casting leads as exciting as they did in the early years of the revival and tours: Amy Spanger, Deirdre Goodwin, Stephanie Pope, Belle Callaway, Sandy Duncan, etc., (I never had a chance to see Duncan-Gibbs in person), I'd be making return trips every 6 months. |
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| re: "All That Jazz" like it should be | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 11:07 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "All That Jazz" like it should be - EthelKatz 10:52 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| I saw Mamie Duncan-Gibbs play Velma in one of the tours, which I caught at the Playhouse in Wilmington, DE, and I must concur. I was seeing CHICAGO a lot in those days and I remember nothing else about this particular viewing other than Duncan-Gibbs' Tina Turner take on Velma. Even from the balcony, she was astounding. No memory of who else was in that tour at that point. | |
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| re: "All That Jazz" like it should be | |
| Posted by: pecansforall 04:02 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "All That Jazz" like it should be - JereNYC 11:07 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| Didn't Karen Ziemba play Roxie on one of the tours with Mamie Duncan-Gibbs? | |
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| re: "All That Jazz" like it should be | |
| Posted by: Ann 04:17 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "All That Jazz" like it should be - pecansforall 04:02 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| Maybe, but Ziemba appeared with Stephanie Pope on the stop I saw. | |
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| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 11:33 am EDT 10/26/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "All That Jazz" like it should be - Ann 04:17 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| It was definitely not Ziemba that I saw with Duncan-Gibbs in Wilmington. I would have remembered that, I think, because I really like her. (I did see Ziemba do it in New York.) I'm thinking it was Belle Callaway or Charlotte D'Amboise, both of whom spent a lot of time as utility Roxies back then. |
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| re: "All That Jazz" like it should be | |
| Posted by: wisebear 08:51 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: "All That Jazz" like it should be - jazzygirl 06:05 pm EDT 10/24/17 | |
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| Impeccable performance, thanks for sharing. I loved that Cheryl Clark left a comment, identifying herself as the original "Pop" in Cell Block Tango. | |
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| Posted by: theaterisok 12:51 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: "All That Jazz" like it should be - jazzygirl 06:05 pm EDT 10/24/17 | |
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| Michael Berresse is there in the back. | |
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| Wow! Just Wow! | |
| Posted by: Mike 07:31 pm EDT 10/24/17 | |
| In reply to: "All That Jazz" like it should be - jazzygirl 06:05 pm EDT 10/24/17 | |
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| Why hasn't MDG been in any shows lately? | |
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| re: Wow! Just Wow! | |
| Posted by: bobby2 02:46 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: Wow! Just Wow! - Mike 07:31 pm EDT 10/24/17 | |
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| she gets to walk in. That is the one thing that I always think is disappointing about this current revival. Velma enters from the floor on the trap door. I saw the famed Long Beach CLO Opera version with Bebe and Juliett Prowse which I think really revived interest in the show and led to the NY production. I remember vividly how cool it was as Bebe started from the back of the stage and walked down front to that vamp occasionally stopping for some gesture or finger snap. It was just thrilling. (was that how the original production was?) |
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| Long Beach Production | |
| Posted by: Robt 10:30 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Wow! Just Wow! - bobby2 02:46 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| I saw the Long Beach production too, several times. The first visit was unusual. It was during the height of the LA Riots (which were making their way into Long Beach), and my now-husband had a single ticket. I dropped him off, and went with him to the Box Office, in case the performance had been cancelled. The attendant told me to go on in, even without a ticket, as nearly no one was there. The Show must go on, I guess. Hubby's ticket was in the balcony, so I sat with him. Just before the curtain, Barry Brown, who was running the LBCLO at the time, came out and asked everyone--by which I mean about fifty of us, total, in the house--to come take seats down in the orchestra. Perhaps because they knew we were diehards to come out, the performers were thrilling. I have seen "Chicago" many times, with many casts, but that night was a stand out. (And to pass along a little unconfirmed gossip: Neuwirth's choreography at that preview was astounding. When we saw the production again later in the run, several bits had been changed. Rumor is, Prowse was not happy that Neuwirth was getting more press and applause.) |
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| re: Long Beach Production | |
| Posted by: bobby2 09:22 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: Long Beach Production - Robt 10:30 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| Oh yeah I'd forgotten about the riots. I remember my family had tickets to see the tour of A Few Good Men that was playing in Beverly Hills with Michael O'Keefe and Allyson Reed. I remember sitting watching TV and then we eventually decided not to go. We never did see it. Bebe was just thrilling in that show. Plus there was the extra added wow factor that this was old stuffy repressed Lillith from Cheers everybody knew and was really showing herself in a different light (at least to TV viewers who didn't know her dance career.) |
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| re: Wow! Just Wow! | |
| Posted by: StageDoorJohnny 08:07 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Wow! Just Wow! - bobby2 02:46 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| nope. Chita came up on an elevator and it was stunning | |
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| re: Wow! Just Wow! | |
| Posted by: Snowgrace 03:09 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Wow! Just Wow! - StageDoorJohnny 08:07 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| Am late to the party in discovering Ms. Gibbs, & she is WONDERFUL - &, from what I read, also makes a lot of time to work as a dedicated teacher! | |
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