Chicago (17 recordings)

Trading notes: Extreme side view highlights

Trading notes: Excellent HD capture of Brandy Norwood joining the cast as Roxie. Everything is nicely captured, though a few minor and quick parts to the extreme far right can be blocked a few times. Brandy did an excellent job in the role and was really giving a solid performance! A-

Master's notes: Good 4K capture of Emma Pittman’s very limited run as Roxie. There were several moments of blackouts, wandering, etc as ushers were active, primarily in scene transitions. There is also some minor obstruction in the form of a head at the bottom of the stage, and occasionally the master’s covering. Spotlight washout is fairly frequent but rarely obscures a character’s face. Includes curtain call and most of the entr’acte, audio is fed from external source.

Trading notes: Original version from master is two MP4 files (one per act). A one file version also circulates.

Trading notes: Filmed in 4K, released in 1080p and 4K. Short drop-outs for applause; longer drop-out (i.e. audio only) during last part of Mr. Cellophane and part of When Velma Takes the Stand. Minimal obstruction, only in wider shots when action is downstage.

Trading notes: Filmed in 4K, released in 1080p and 4K. Complete capture of the show (no missing video segments as with previous Chicago videos). A little bit of obstruction from a head, but filmed around as well as possible.

Master's notes: Olivia’s debut

Trading notes: Nice well-shot video beginning with All That Jazz, focused on choreography and close-ups.

Master's notes: Ariana's last

Master's notes: Jinkx Monsoon’s return to Chicago on Broadway for an extremely limited 20 performance run.

Master's notes: Drum set cam by Jacob Bauman at the Stevenson High School Performing Arts Center on November 17th performing in the Pit Orchestra of The Patriot Theatre Companies 2019 Musical, Chicago (Act 1-2). ___________________________________________________________ -- Musical Numbers -- 00:00 - Entr'acte 00:57 - Me And My Baby 04:36 - Mister Cellophane 11:22 - When Velma Takes The Stand 15:19 - Hungarian Hanging 16:53 - Razzle Dazzle 21:12 - Courtroom Scene 30:52 - The Verdict 33:57 - Nowadays 36:40 - Hot Honey Rag 38:08 - Finale/Bows 40:44 - Exit Music

Trading notes: Originally uploaded to YouTube.

Master's notes: Drums - André Jesus Lisbon (Portugal)

Master's notes: Chicago The MusicalProduced by / Produite par le CoMUM (Troupe de Comédies Musicales de l'Université de Montréal) Directed by / Dirigé par William Karras Musical Director, keys and banjo - William Karras Drums - Louis Nadeau Piano - Emmanuel Eustache Violin - Annie Lax-Roseman Double bass - Ricardo Marzorrati Trumpet - Antoine Tardif Saxophones and Clarinet - Thomas Daudlin 4 mars 2023

Trading notes: Originally uploaded to YouTube.

Trading notes: Great 4K capture of the new 25th anniversary tour! A bit messy in terms of filming, more wandering and unfocusing than usual due to a new camera. Increased washout in wideshots due to the lighting. Audio fed from external source.

Master's notes: The U.S. National Tour of Chicago the Musical performed at the Blue Square Theater in Seoul, South Korea on August 5th, 2023. 00:00 No. 1 Overture 01:58 No. 2 All That Jazz 07:32 No. 3 Funny Honey 11:30 No. 4 Cell Block Tango 18:18 No. 5 When You’re Good To Mama 25:50 No. 6 Tap Dance 27:00 No. 7 All I Care About 33:50 No. 8 $5000 Cue 34:19 No. 9 A Little Bit Of Good 38:00 No. 10 Roxie’s Story 38:57 No. 11 We Both Reached For The Gun 43:17 No. 12 1st Newspaper Headlines 43:42 No. 13 Roxie 54:49 No. 14 2nd Newspaper Headlines 55:45 No. 15 I Can’t Do It Alone 01:01:20 No. 16 I Can’t Do It Alone Tag 01:01:57 No. 17 Chicago After Midnight 01:03:12 No. 18 3rd Newspaper Headlines 01:04:50 No. 19 My Own Best Friend 01:07:46 No. 20 First Act Curtain 01:08:45 No. 21 Entr’acte 01:10:49 No. 22 I Know A Girl 01:13:24 No. 23 Me And My Baby 01:17:07 No. 24 Mr. Cellophane 01:23:15 No. 25 When Velma Takes The Stand 01:25:50 No. 26 When Velma Takes The Stand Exit Music 01:28:34 No. 27 Hungarian Hanging 01:31:33 No. 28 Razzle Dazzle 01:35:55 No. 29 Courtroom Scene 01:42:27 No. 30 NBC Chimes 01:43:39 No. 31 Class 01:46:41 No. 32 Billy’s Speech 01:48:56 No. 33 The Verdict 01:51:36 No. 34 Nowadays 01:56:25 No. 35 Hot Honey Rag 01:58:27 No. 36 Finale 01:59:31 No. 37 Bows 02:01:18 No. 38 Exit Music

Master's notes: The U.S. National Tour of Chicago the Musical performed at the Hershey Theatre in Hershey, Pennsylvania on November 22nd, 2023. 00:00 No. 1 Overture 02:39 No. 2 All That Jazz 08:20 No. 3 Funny Honey 12:17 No. 4 Cell Block Tango 19:08 No. 5 When You’re Good To Mama 27:10 No. 6 Tap Dance 28:26 No. 7 All I Care About 35:07 No. 8 $5000 Cue 35:38 No. 9 A Little Bit Of Good 39:23 No. 10 Roxie’s Story 40:20 No. 11 We Both Reached For The Gun 44:41 No. 12 1st Newspaper Headlines 45:06 No. 13 Roxie 56:45 No. 14 2nd Newspaper Headlines 57:39 No. 15 I Can’t Do It Alone 01:03:44 No. 16 I Can’t Do It Alone Tag 01:04:22 No. 17 Chicago After Midnight 01:05:35 No. 18 3rd Newspaper Headlines 01:07:04 No. 19 My Own Best Friend 01:10:03 No. 20 First Act Curtain 01:10:57 No. 21 Entr’acte 01:13:04 No. 22 I Know A Girl 01:15:15 No. 23 Me And My Baby 01:18:49 No. 24 Mr. Cellophane 01:25:15 No. 25 When Velma Takes The Stand 01:27:49 No. 26 When Velma Takes The Stand Exit Music 01:30:20 No. 27 Hungarian Hanging 01:33:41 No. 28 Razzle Dazzle 01:38:02 No. 29 Courtroom Scene 01:44:41 No. 30 NBC Chimes 01:45:54 No. 31 Class 01:48:54 No. 32 Billy’s Speech 01:51:08 No. 33 The Verdict 01:53:45 No. 34 Nowadays 01:58:28 No. 35 Hot Honey Rag 02:00:32 No. 36 Finale 02:01:34 No. 37 Bows 02:03:25 No. 38 Exit Music

Trading notes: A decent capture of the 25th anniversary tour! First known video of much of this new cast, with an electric performance from Liz Lester as Velma Kelly. The first 10 minutes are very rough with obstruction, so a lot of action is missed. About a minute and a half missing between Funny Honey and Cell Block Tango. After that, things get much better and the video gets really quite good at points. Shot around an annoying head that obstructs some action during scenes and songs. Wandering, shaking, and re-adjusting throughout. Some rustling can be heard.