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Chicago - Philadelphia Pre-Broadway Tryout - 1975 - Soundboard
Cast: Chita Rivera, Gwen Verdon, Jerry Orbach, David Rounds, Mary McCarty, Barney Martin, M. O'Haughey
Notes: Soundboard taken from the Philadelphia tryouts. Contains many, many differences from the Broadway production, most noticeably in the character of Henry Glassman; he is Velma's agent, as well as serving as the Emcee for the evening, and sings a song called Ten Percent. His character was later cut from the show and Mama Morton's role was expanded to cover his duties as an agent. The songs When You're Good To Mama and Nowadays were not in the show at this point, and there are massive lyrical and musical differences in Cell Block Tango, All I Care About and Class. Also contains the cut song "No," in which Roxie tries to convince Amos to pay for Billy to represent her; this song was cut and replaced with "A Tap Dance." The original finale featuring Roxie playing the saxophone and Velma on the drums is intact.
The recording skips partway through Billy's Summation directly to the beginning of the finale. Quality is like that of an old radio broadcast, and is very nice to listen to.
Chicago - Original Broadway Production - June 3rd, 1975
Cast: Chita Rivera, Gwen Verdon, Jerry Orbach, Mary McCarty, Barney Martin, M. O'Haughey
Notes: Opening night. Missing select scenes, but is mostly the full show.
Chicago - Original Broadway Production - August 8th, 1975
Cast: Chita Rivera, Liza Minelli, Jerry Orbach, Mary McCarty, Barney Martin, M. O'Haughey.
Notes: Soundboard, songs only. However the quality is not as good as the other chicago audio of Liza, and frankly I doubt it is actually a soundboard.
Chicago - Original Broadway Production - September 3rd, 1975
Cast: Chita Rivera, Liza Minelli, Jerry Orbach, Mary McCarty, Barney Martin, M. O'Haughey.
Notes: Ends after "Hot Honey Rag." Very good quality.
Chicago - Broadway Revival - May 30th, 1997
Cast: Ann Reinking (Roxie Hart), Bebe Neuwirth (Velma Kelly), James Naughton (Billy Flynn), Joel Grey (Amos Hart), Marcia Lewis (Matron"Mama" Morton), D. Sabella (Mary Sunshine), Denise Faye (Liz), Mamie Duncan-Gibs (Annie), Mary Ann Lamb (June), Tina Paul (Hunyak), Caitlan Carter (Mona), Leigh Zimmerman (Kitty)
Notes: Original Broadway Revival Cast. Reinking has Neuwirth do two encores of "I Can't Do it Alone" and her shoe breaks. Good quality, a little quiet though.
Chicago - London Revival - March 18th, 1998
Cast: Ute Lemper (Velma Kelly), Roxie Hart (Ruthie Henshall), Jacqui Jameson (U/S Matron Mama Morton), Henry Goodman (Billy Flynn), Nigel Planer (Amos Hart), C. Shirvell (Mary Sunshine), Michelle Hodgson (Hunyak), Vanessa Leigh Hicks (Go-to-Hell Kitty)
Notes: Suprisingly good audio considering it's age; Jacqui is a bit bland as Mama but the rest of the cast is amazing.
Chicago - Broadway Revival - July 22nd, 1999
Cast: – Ruthie Henshall (Velma Kelly), Charlotte D'Amboise (Roxie Hart), Brent Barrett (Billy Flynn), Roz Ryan( Matron Mama Morton), PJ Benjamin (Amos Hart), R. Bean (Mary Sunshine)
Chicago - Broadway Revival - October 24th, 1999
Cast: – Ruthie Henshall (Velma Kelly), Sandy Duncan (Roxie Hart), Brent Barrett (Billy Flynn), Marcia Lewis (Matron Mama Morton)
Notes: Ruthie's final performance (at the time, anyway).
Chicago - London Revival - 1999 - Soundboard
Cast: Chita Rivera (Roxie Hart), Valerie Pettiford (Roxie Hart), Michael Siberry (Billy Flynn), Norman Pace (Amos Hart), Sue Kelvin (Matron “Mama” Morton”), C. Shrivell (Mary Sunshine), Cat Lawrence (Liz), Rachel Stanley (Annie), Suzy Bloom (June), Robbie O’Reilly (Hunyak), Jacqui Jameson (Mona), Jo Ellery (Go-To-Hell Kitty)
Notes: Soundboard from when Chita Rivera (The original Velma Kelly) took over the role of Roxie Hart in London. Quality is amazing, as is the cast. I must say that the cast list that came with the audio only listed Chita and Valerie. All other cast information is based on me listening to the "rollcall" of the cast at the end of the show and cross-referencing the cast members named with who they played in the show. However, I am fairly confident I have done this correctly.
Chicago - Broadway Revival - November 14th, 2006
Cast Brooke Shields, Brent Barret, Marillu Henner, Rita Wilson, Karen Ziemba, Ruthie Henshall, Joel Grey, James Naughton, Marcia Lewis, Bebe Neuwirth, Carol Woods, Roz Ryan, D. Sabelle, R. Bean, R. Lowe, Caroline O'Connor, Amra Fayre Wright, Huey Lewis, Jim Borstelman, CaitlinCarter, Mindy Cooper, Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, Denis Jones, Mary Ann Lamb, Rocker Verastique Leigh Zimmerman
Notes: 10th anniversary, with a lot of roles being split. If anyone could provide me with a solid full breakdown of who is singing what in this bootleg I would greatly appreciate it.
Chicago - Broadway Revival - January 7th, 2007
Cast: Bebe Neuwirth (Roxie), Brenda Braxton (Velma), Huey Lewis (Billy), Roz Ryan (Mama Morton), Raymond Bokhour (U/S Amos Hart), R. Lowe (Mary Sunshine)
Notes: Fairly good quality, Bebe is a very good Roxie, and Brenda is an excellent Velma.
Chicago - Broadway - April 26th, 2010
Cast: Ruthie Henshall (Roxie Hart), Amra-Faye Wright (Velma Kelly), Matthew Settle (Billy Flynn), Raymond Bokhour (Amos Hart), Terri White (Matron "Mama" Morton), J. Loeffelholz (u/s Mary Sunshine), Donna Marie Asbury (June), Nili Bassman (Hunyak), Sharon Moore (u/s Liz), Gabriela Garcia (u/s Mona), Michael Cusumano (Martin Harrison), Shawn Emamjomeh (Harry/The Jury), James T. Lane (Aaron), Dan LoBuono (Fred Casley), Melissa Rae Mahon (Kitty), Greg Reuter (Bailiff/Court Clerk), Jason Patrick Sands (Doctor/The Judge), Solange Sandy (Annie), Adam Zotovich (Sergeant Fogarty)
Chicago - Broadway Revival - October 25th, 2011 - LIMITED TRADE
Cast: Kara DioGuardi (Roxie Hart), Amra-Faye Wright (Velma Kelly), Tony Yazbeck (Billy Flynn), Chris Sullivan (Amos Hart), Carol Woods (Matron "Mama" Morton), R. Lowe (Mary Sunshine), Nili Bausman (Hunyak), Melissa Rae Mahon (Go-To-Hell Kitty), Liz (Nicole Bridgewater), Jill Nicklaus (Annie), Donna Marie Asbury (June), Dylis Croman (Mona)
Notes: Audio rip from DVD of the same date. Excellent qualiity.
Chicago - Broadway Revival - July 24th, 2013
Cast: Amra-Faye Wright (Velma), Amy Spanger (Roxie), Alexander Gemignani (Billy Flynn), Paul C. Vogt (Amos Hart), Wendy Williams (Mama Morton), R. Lowe (Mary Sunshine), Donna Marie Asbury (June), Nicole Bridgewater (Liz), Anne Horak (u/s Annie), Michael Cusumano (The Jury), Angel Reda (Go-To-Hell Kitty), Brian O'Brien (Fred Casely)
Notes: Fairly good cast all-around, with one exception. Wendy Williams cannot sing, nor act; it is shocking that she even made it on broadway. She is awful on a fascinating level. I reccomend this audio only if you are are morbidly curious to hear how bad bad acting can be.
Chicago - Hollywood Bowl - July 26th, 2013 - Highlights
Cast: Samantha Barks (Velma Kelly), Ashlee Simpson-Wentz (Roxie Hart), Stephen Moyer (Billy Flynn), Lucy Lawless (Matron "Mama" Morton), Drew Carey (Amos Hart), D. Tablak (Mary Sunshine)
Notes: Audio rip from video of the same name, songs only.
Chicago - Broadway Revival - January 20th, 2014 - LIMITED TRADE
Cast: Amra-Faye Wright, Bianca Marroquin, Brent Barrett, Bebe Neuwirth. Christopher Fitzgerald, R. Lowe
Notes: Other audios list this as featuring Ryan Silverman, but if you listen to the "company role call" at the end they announce Brent Barrett instead. Mediocre quality considering how new it is, but Bebe is extraordinary.
Chicago - Broadway Revival - February 5, 2015
Jennifer Nettles (Roxy Hart), Carly Hughes (Velma Kelly), Alexander Gemignani (Billy Flynn), Natasha Yvette Williams (Matron "Mama" Morton), Raymond Bokhour (Amos Hart), R. Lowe (Mary Sunshine)
Notes: Jennifer and Carly are an excellent duo; both give excellent performances. Everyone else is great, as always.
Chicago - Broadway - July 5th, 2015
Cast: Brandy Norwood (Roxie Hart), Amra-Faye Wright (Velma Kelly), Ivan Hernandez (Billy Flynn), Raymond Bokhour (Amos Hart), NaTasha Yvette Williams (Matron "Mama" Morton), R. Lowe (Mary Sunshine)
Notes: Audio rip from dvd of the same date,
Chicago - Broadway - December 3rd, 2017
Cast: Leigh Zimmerman (Velma Kelly), Charolette d'Amboise (Roxie Hart), Todrick Hall (Billy Flynn), Raymond Bokhour (Amos Hart), LaVon Fisher Wilson (Matron "Mama" Morton), R. Lowe (Mary Sunshine)
Cast: Chita Rivera, Gwen Verdon, Jerry Orbach, David Rounds, Mary McCarty, Barney Martin, M. O'Haughey
Notes: Soundboard taken from the Philadelphia tryouts. Contains many, many differences from the Broadway production, most noticeably in the character of Henry Glassman; he is Velma's agent, as well as serving as the Emcee for the evening, and sings a song called Ten Percent. His character was later cut from the show and Mama Morton's role was expanded to cover his duties as an agent. The songs When You're Good To Mama and Nowadays were not in the show at this point, and there are massive lyrical and musical differences in Cell Block Tango, All I Care About and Class. Also contains the cut song "No," in which Roxie tries to convince Amos to pay for Billy to represent her; this song was cut and replaced with "A Tap Dance." The original finale featuring Roxie playing the saxophone and Velma on the drums is intact.
The recording skips partway through Billy's Summation directly to the beginning of the finale. Quality is like that of an old radio broadcast, and is very nice to listen to.
Chicago - Original Broadway Production - June 3rd, 1975
Cast: Chita Rivera, Gwen Verdon, Jerry Orbach, Mary McCarty, Barney Martin, M. O'Haughey
Notes: Opening night. Missing select scenes, but is mostly the full show.
Chicago - Original Broadway Production - August 8th, 1975
Cast: Chita Rivera, Liza Minelli, Jerry Orbach, Mary McCarty, Barney Martin, M. O'Haughey.
Notes: Soundboard, songs only. However the quality is not as good as the other chicago audio of Liza, and frankly I doubt it is actually a soundboard.
Chicago - Original Broadway Production - September 3rd, 1975
Cast: Chita Rivera, Liza Minelli, Jerry Orbach, Mary McCarty, Barney Martin, M. O'Haughey.
Notes: Ends after "Hot Honey Rag." Very good quality.
Chicago - Broadway Revival - May 30th, 1997
Cast: Ann Reinking (Roxie Hart), Bebe Neuwirth (Velma Kelly), James Naughton (Billy Flynn), Joel Grey (Amos Hart), Marcia Lewis (Matron"Mama" Morton), D. Sabella (Mary Sunshine), Denise Faye (Liz), Mamie Duncan-Gibs (Annie), Mary Ann Lamb (June), Tina Paul (Hunyak), Caitlan Carter (Mona), Leigh Zimmerman (Kitty)
Notes: Original Broadway Revival Cast. Reinking has Neuwirth do two encores of "I Can't Do it Alone" and her shoe breaks. Good quality, a little quiet though.
Chicago - London Revival - March 18th, 1998
Cast: Ute Lemper (Velma Kelly), Roxie Hart (Ruthie Henshall), Jacqui Jameson (U/S Matron Mama Morton), Henry Goodman (Billy Flynn), Nigel Planer (Amos Hart), C. Shirvell (Mary Sunshine), Michelle Hodgson (Hunyak), Vanessa Leigh Hicks (Go-to-Hell Kitty)
Notes: Suprisingly good audio considering it's age; Jacqui is a bit bland as Mama but the rest of the cast is amazing.
Chicago - Broadway Revival - July 22nd, 1999
Cast: – Ruthie Henshall (Velma Kelly), Charlotte D'Amboise (Roxie Hart), Brent Barrett (Billy Flynn), Roz Ryan( Matron Mama Morton), PJ Benjamin (Amos Hart), R. Bean (Mary Sunshine)
Chicago - Broadway Revival - October 24th, 1999
Cast: – Ruthie Henshall (Velma Kelly), Sandy Duncan (Roxie Hart), Brent Barrett (Billy Flynn), Marcia Lewis (Matron Mama Morton)
Notes: Ruthie's final performance (at the time, anyway).
Chicago - London Revival - 1999 - Soundboard
Cast: Chita Rivera (Roxie Hart), Valerie Pettiford (Roxie Hart), Michael Siberry (Billy Flynn), Norman Pace (Amos Hart), Sue Kelvin (Matron “Mama” Morton”), C. Shrivell (Mary Sunshine), Cat Lawrence (Liz), Rachel Stanley (Annie), Suzy Bloom (June), Robbie O’Reilly (Hunyak), Jacqui Jameson (Mona), Jo Ellery (Go-To-Hell Kitty)
Notes: Soundboard from when Chita Rivera (The original Velma Kelly) took over the role of Roxie Hart in London. Quality is amazing, as is the cast. I must say that the cast list that came with the audio only listed Chita and Valerie. All other cast information is based on me listening to the "rollcall" of the cast at the end of the show and cross-referencing the cast members named with who they played in the show. However, I am fairly confident I have done this correctly.
Chicago - Broadway Revival - November 14th, 2006
Cast Brooke Shields, Brent Barret, Marillu Henner, Rita Wilson, Karen Ziemba, Ruthie Henshall, Joel Grey, James Naughton, Marcia Lewis, Bebe Neuwirth, Carol Woods, Roz Ryan, D. Sabelle, R. Bean, R. Lowe, Caroline O'Connor, Amra Fayre Wright, Huey Lewis, Jim Borstelman, CaitlinCarter, Mindy Cooper, Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, Denis Jones, Mary Ann Lamb, Rocker Verastique Leigh Zimmerman
Notes: 10th anniversary, with a lot of roles being split. If anyone could provide me with a solid full breakdown of who is singing what in this bootleg I would greatly appreciate it.
Chicago - Broadway Revival - January 7th, 2007
Cast: Bebe Neuwirth (Roxie), Brenda Braxton (Velma), Huey Lewis (Billy), Roz Ryan (Mama Morton), Raymond Bokhour (U/S Amos Hart), R. Lowe (Mary Sunshine)
Notes: Fairly good quality, Bebe is a very good Roxie, and Brenda is an excellent Velma.
Chicago - Broadway - April 26th, 2010
Cast: Ruthie Henshall (Roxie Hart), Amra-Faye Wright (Velma Kelly), Matthew Settle (Billy Flynn), Raymond Bokhour (Amos Hart), Terri White (Matron "Mama" Morton), J. Loeffelholz (u/s Mary Sunshine), Donna Marie Asbury (June), Nili Bassman (Hunyak), Sharon Moore (u/s Liz), Gabriela Garcia (u/s Mona), Michael Cusumano (Martin Harrison), Shawn Emamjomeh (Harry/The Jury), James T. Lane (Aaron), Dan LoBuono (Fred Casley), Melissa Rae Mahon (Kitty), Greg Reuter (Bailiff/Court Clerk), Jason Patrick Sands (Doctor/The Judge), Solange Sandy (Annie), Adam Zotovich (Sergeant Fogarty)
Chicago - Broadway Revival - October 25th, 2011 - LIMITED TRADE
Cast: Kara DioGuardi (Roxie Hart), Amra-Faye Wright (Velma Kelly), Tony Yazbeck (Billy Flynn), Chris Sullivan (Amos Hart), Carol Woods (Matron "Mama" Morton), R. Lowe (Mary Sunshine), Nili Bausman (Hunyak), Melissa Rae Mahon (Go-To-Hell Kitty), Liz (Nicole Bridgewater), Jill Nicklaus (Annie), Donna Marie Asbury (June), Dylis Croman (Mona)
Notes: Audio rip from DVD of the same date. Excellent qualiity.
Chicago - Broadway Revival - July 24th, 2013
Cast: Amra-Faye Wright (Velma), Amy Spanger (Roxie), Alexander Gemignani (Billy Flynn), Paul C. Vogt (Amos Hart), Wendy Williams (Mama Morton), R. Lowe (Mary Sunshine), Donna Marie Asbury (June), Nicole Bridgewater (Liz), Anne Horak (u/s Annie), Michael Cusumano (The Jury), Angel Reda (Go-To-Hell Kitty), Brian O'Brien (Fred Casely)
Notes: Fairly good cast all-around, with one exception. Wendy Williams cannot sing, nor act; it is shocking that she even made it on broadway. She is awful on a fascinating level. I reccomend this audio only if you are are morbidly curious to hear how bad bad acting can be.
Chicago - Hollywood Bowl - July 26th, 2013 - Highlights
Cast: Samantha Barks (Velma Kelly), Ashlee Simpson-Wentz (Roxie Hart), Stephen Moyer (Billy Flynn), Lucy Lawless (Matron "Mama" Morton), Drew Carey (Amos Hart), D. Tablak (Mary Sunshine)
Notes: Audio rip from video of the same name, songs only.
Chicago - Broadway Revival - January 20th, 2014 - LIMITED TRADE
Cast: Amra-Faye Wright, Bianca Marroquin, Brent Barrett, Bebe Neuwirth. Christopher Fitzgerald, R. Lowe
Notes: Other audios list this as featuring Ryan Silverman, but if you listen to the "company role call" at the end they announce Brent Barrett instead. Mediocre quality considering how new it is, but Bebe is extraordinary.
Chicago - Broadway Revival - February 5, 2015
Jennifer Nettles (Roxy Hart), Carly Hughes (Velma Kelly), Alexander Gemignani (Billy Flynn), Natasha Yvette Williams (Matron "Mama" Morton), Raymond Bokhour (Amos Hart), R. Lowe (Mary Sunshine)
Notes: Jennifer and Carly are an excellent duo; both give excellent performances. Everyone else is great, as always.
Chicago - Broadway - July 5th, 2015
Cast: Brandy Norwood (Roxie Hart), Amra-Faye Wright (Velma Kelly), Ivan Hernandez (Billy Flynn), Raymond Bokhour (Amos Hart), NaTasha Yvette Williams (Matron "Mama" Morton), R. Lowe (Mary Sunshine)
Notes: Audio rip from dvd of the same date,
Chicago - Broadway - December 3rd, 2017
Cast: Leigh Zimmerman (Velma Kelly), Charolette d'Amboise (Roxie Hart), Todrick Hall (Billy Flynn), Raymond Bokhour (Amos Hart), LaVon Fisher Wilson (Matron "Mama" Morton), R. Lowe (Mary Sunshine)