Talk:Chicago (musical)

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[edit] Replacement Cast

I was wondering what peoples thoughts were on replacement casts. I know that wicked has a complete history about who replaced whom and when. The pop stars that have played in Chicago have been mentioned in past iterations here. What's relevant and what's not when it comes to replacements? Is it worth mentioning celebrity replacements over regular cast turn over? I know there are hardcore Chicago fans who pay attention to who comes and goes in the chorus. Thoughts?

• Honestly I think the Rent and Wicked articles are way over the top and far too long, and very bad examples of what is needed for other "extra famous" musicals - "hardcore Chicago fans" have (or CAN have, if they haven't) their own sites, when all is said and done. Better to expend the energy in giving at least a little coverage to the many lesser known musicals (including the very interesting Kander and Ebb shows that for one reason or another didn't quite "make it").

[edit] Use of future dates

I removed the mention of shows in the West End that according to the dates mentioned no longer would going on at this time. One should be careful when listing dates in an article that a play or musical is expected to run till since readers may read the article after the dates mentioned and before the dates info can be updated to reflect past tense. --Cab88 19:14, 28 August 2006 (UTC)