CHICAGO Encores! 

The name on every grateful theater nerd’s lips is Aurora Spiderwoman.

RIP Ann Reinking

I just adore Bebe Neuwirth. I listened to the CD of this show my entire junior and senior years of high school. I wish I had been able to see Bebe on Broadway. I saw the touring production twice in Toronto (once with Chita playing Roxie), but never Bebe.

I’m crying my eyes out, because I’m devastated by Ann’s death last month. I just found out about her passing here in You Tube. As an ‘80’s kid, who watched the movie version of Annie, not only is Aileen Quinn, who played Annie (she’s a girl my age at the time), the reason why I wanted to sing, act & dance so much, but also, because I found out about my new Broadway musical idol at the time, Ann Reinking, who played Daddy Warbuck’s beautiful & kind secretary, Grace Farrell. I’m devastated that I‘ll never have a chance to see her perform on stage in person, much less see & meet her in person. RIP my Broadway musical queen, Ann 👸🏻😪🙏

It’s absolutely mind blowing that they are performing this show having NO idea how major this production would end up becoming.

Oh, Such sadness to lose Ann Reinking. RIP.

I saw Chicago in 1996 with the original cast. A truly wonderful amazing musical show.

Ann just naturally just flow on that stage. It’s remarkable.

Whoops! Sorry to all-I had a totally incorrect date on this when I first posted it. Of course, the Encores! "Chicago" was May '96, and transferred to Broadway in Nov. '96.

Amazing that very little changed from the Encore performance to the actual Broadway production.

Always happy to see another one of your great posts - thank you!

As far as I’m concerned The ONLY “CHICAGO “!!!

Terrific show. Love it.

Rip Ann Reiking Here she is with Bebe Newarth James Naughton Marsha Lewis and the great Joel Grey in the nineties Chicago revival. Marveleus

Fantastic! Thank you

I saw that show and what a wonderful Fosse musical it is. What an incredible cast! Great dancers! How wonderful Bebe, Joel, and Ann Reinking are. I can't believe Ann passed, she was amazing.

Thank You!!!!!!

Sharpest ensemble of all the clips I've seen of dozens of casts, best Velma ever, a priceless document

I remember running into David Sabella (Mary Sunshine) near City Center when he was rehearsing this and he told me how fantastic this was going to be. Boy, was he ever right.

Omg I just realised it’s been 24 years since I saw this.. fuck 😳

Delicious! I loved it!

Saw the revival on Broadway with Bebe and Anne Reinking..Awesome!!!

Thanks!!

Amazing...thank you for sharing. Can you post the full show?

PERFECTION!!

FABULOUS!!!!!!

The success of this revival is all the more amazing, since the original Broadway show was not a big success. Thanks for uploading the video!

7:42, the late great Marcia Lewis!

Bebe is amazing!!!!

I saw this on Broadway when Liza Minnelli filled in for I forget who and was blown away by the music and performances. This just be very close!!!

Oh Boy !! Is this Good!!!!!

Fosse forever

Is it heresy to say I prefer Ann’s choreography to the original Fosse? I know there are some similarities and hers builds on his whole style, but man this is so great.

best Chicago ever. Period.

So boost me up my ladder, kid, and i’ll boost you UP YOURS!! 🤣🤣🤣

saw it twice in NY, once in London, encore et encore j'espère

This is the only cast for me! Bebe and Ann, are the best!!!!!

Velma is a perfect part for Bebe, who is fundamentally a cold performer. She was wrong for her earlier part as Lola in "Damn Yankees" because she lacked the vulnerability that Gwen Verdon brought to the role.

RIP Reinking! Evivva bebe

I really loved watching this! But I saw some parts missing, did you cut that out or didn't film it? I would really appreciate it if you'd put the whole video online. But if you don't have it i'm very happy with this too!! I do love you for putting this online😊

WOW

This is fun but I just have a special place in my heart for the movie

Is that Ben Stiller on stage left in the beginning 😂

Do you have any footage of “A Little Bit of Good?”

Incredible thanks for this! Anne and Bebe were the best Velma/Roxy EVER. Great footage! Stunning production and the chores is genius! The film although great i would have preferred Goldie Hawn/Madonna as they were originally cast and Bob Fosse himself said only Madonna could play Velma. Too bad that didn't turn out to be. Catherine was good not great and Rene was just ok. Her facial expressions annoy me and she looks like she's constantly constipated lol. Do you have more footage? Thanks again for posting this!

Do you have the footage of the entire show? I would adore seeing it. I saw the play on B'way in '96 with original cast and loved it. The movie leave much to be desired

Bebe Neuwirth is my all time girl crush, but that's not much to crow about since I'm super gay. But my high school life was filled with her singing All That Jazz.

Miss Ann

4:53 Funney Honey

Why do they have the music books onstage?

Please do not edit out parts of routines.

Bebe is not much of a singer by any means but "All that jazz" was made for her voice.

I don’t think the show is gonna make it!

This is the sizzling dancing and energy that the dreadful movie lacked.

Too bad it’s a become a pathetic revolving door of talentless stunt casting.

Bebe she/her doesn’t sounds that good zeta Jones kills it -Bebe sounds like a child singing