Another day, another fundraiser, it seems...
Following in the footsteps of the utterly superb star-studded Noël Coward extravaganza A Marvellous Party [in aid of Acting For Others/The Actors'Fund] and this week's mass-participation Children In Need blockbuster, I have another genuine jaw-dropper for you.
An impressive exercise in co-ordination that I couldn't even begin to contemplate, no fewer than 150 cast and orchestra members from worldwide versions of Kander and Ebb's masterful musical Chicago - including Ute Lemper, Sally Ann Triplet, Debbie Kurup, Bonnie Langford, Sue Kelvin, Ian Kelsey, Michael Greco, David Hasselhoff, Annette McLaughlin, Gaby Roslin, and many more - have gathered together (inevitably in these times, remotely) to perform a synchronised version of the show's big number All That Jazz in aid of the COVID-19 relief fund of AIDS charity The MAD Trust.
The result is just amazing...
Wow! Just wow.
To make a donation, please visit The MAD Trust emergency assistance fund page.
Excellent, Jon!! I think I saw Chicago at the theatre when Gaby Roslin was in it - back in the day when I lived near London and used to go to shows. It was one of the best. Cross fingers that theatre comes back to life soon.
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We saw it - gulp - twenty years ago, but I'm not sure who the stars were at the time. I think Ruthie Henshall was still in it, and Les Dennis played Amos, but not sure of the other leads. I just tried to look for the programme but can't even find that...
DeleteIt's a brilliant show, and this "Zoom version" is stunning! Jx
I know - I think I saw it in 2001 or 2002? I loved it. I was taken by the musicians because I hadn't long started learning the saxophone.
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We're back to "The Joy of Sax" again... Jx
DeleteThat was fantastic! I'm not one for violence usually, but I loved the shooting part with the cuts to the different "shot" actors.
ReplyDeleteI loved so many of the moves - seeing multiple Fosse "jazz hands", thrusts and poses done side by side was a shining example of the talents of all involved in remembering every move so perfectly. Jx
DeleteWow!! Just wow!!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it just? Jx
DeleteSadly, I've only seen the movie, but this is fantastic and makes even sadder I never saw the stage play! thanks for this, sweetpea! xox
ReplyDeleteOne day, sweetie, one day... you'll get the chance again. Jx
Deletethat was just amazing, especially the dancing. I know tight editing helps, but the dancers must have all been great.
ReplyDeleteThe very best - and this is just 150 of them! The show's been playing for years and years - imagine how many people in the world, given the right musical cue, will still do that "hat brim gesture" even in the middle of the supermarket queue? Jx
DeleteAbsolutely Thrilling !
ReplyDeleteIn a world of mediocrity To see so much talent in one place is amazing.
Pure Joy.
So much talent in myriad places all brought together as one - thrilling indeed! Jx
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