Chicago Performance Report 6.13.15

Report from Tonight's show!

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Chicago         

June 13, 2015

Director: Mary Ellen Butler Stage Manager: Michelle Symons 973.941.6146   House Open: 7:01pm Start: 7:33pm End: 10:18pm House Count: 294	General Notes: -June 27th Matinee is a GO -An older man was having heart palpitations during intermission, so Elaine called paramedics and they brought him to the hospital. -Before asking the box office about reserving tickets, please ask Michelle for your comp info if you don't have your comp on hand
Sound: -Craig and Carl will be singing Roxie from now on in the wings	Costumes: -Nothing to report
Lights: -Light strips on the 4 bottom stairs are out, and will be fixed for next week's shows -A small strip came off on second step but taped back on stairs during intermission	Music: -Nothing to report
Props: -The cameras are sticky and some paint is rubbing off..	Dance: -Razzle Dazzle needs more energy -Velma lift in ATJ now consists of Pete and Ethen only
Accident/Incident: -Nothing to report
Scenes, transitions, etc: -Emily & BJ, can you exit faster after Class?
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:   Sunday, June 14 @ 12:30pm / 1:00pm @ 12:30pm, Crew Called @ 1:00pm, Cast and Band Called 1:05 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 1:10 / Vocal Warm Ups  1:13 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band / Dance Review 1:30pm / House Opens @ 2:00pm PERFORMANCE #11 GO *Westin is Mary Sunshine *Shelby is Mona *Sam is all of Sean's roles *Jessie is fly rail op (Dave Smart is Absent) Friday, June 19 @ 6 / 6:30pm @ 6pm, Crew Called @ 6:30pm, Cast and Band Called  6:35 / Physical Warm Ups 6:40 / Vocal Warm Ups  6:43 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band/ Dance Review  7:00 / House Opens @ 7:30pm PERFORMANCE #12 GO *Will is Fred  *David subbing for Brandon as sound op

 

THANKS!

Michelle Symons

Production Stage Manager

symonsmichelle@gmail.com

973.941.6146

Chicago MATINEE Performance Report 6.13.15

Thank you all for a smooth matinee and for being flexible and top of all the changes! 

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 Chicago         

June 13, 2015

Director: Mary Ellen Butler Stage Manager: Michelle Symons 973.941.6146   House Open: 1:42pm Start: 2:06pm End: 4:47pm House Count: 294	General Notes: -Great energy!   -Before asking the box office about reserving tickets, please ask Michelle for your comp info if you don't have your comp on hand -Thanks Ron for filling in!!
Sound: -Craig and Carl will be singing Roxie from now on in the wings	Costumes: -Nothing to report
Lights: -Light strips on the 4 bottom stairs are out, and will be fixed for next week's shows -A small strip came off on second step but taped back on stairs during intermission	Music: -Nothing to report
Props: -The cameras are sticky and some paint is rubbing off..	Dance: -GREAT JOB! Everything looked wonderful
Accident/Incident: -Nothing to report
Scenes, transitions, etc: -Nothing to report
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:   Sunday, June 14 @ 12:30pm / 1:00pm @ 12:30pm, Crew Called @ 1:00pm, Cast and Band Called 1:05 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 1:10 / Vocal Warm Ups  1:13 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band / Dance Review 1:30pm / House Opens @ 2:00pm PERFORMANCE #1 ​ 1 ​ GO *Westin is Mary Sunshine *Shelby is Mona *Sam is all of Sean's roles *Jessie is fly rail op (Dave Smart is Absent)

THANKS!

 

Michelle Symons

Production Stage Manager

symonsmichelle@gmail.com

973.941.6146

Chicago Performance Report 6.12.15

 A job well done tonight!! Thank you all for being flexible, aware and on point as we undergo many changes this weekend. A lot of important notes are listed below, please review.

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June 12, 2015

Director: Mary Ellen Butler Stage Manager: Michelle Symons 973.941.6146   House Open: 7:16pm Start: 7:39pm End: 10:20pm House Count: 287	General Notes: -Need more black gaff tape in the SR crew cubby box
Sound: -Brandon, for Saturday Matinee only, can you please turn Craig's mic on during ROXIE?	Costumes: -Nothing to report
Lights: -Nothing to report	Music: -Discuss the line that will be cut in ROXIE
Props: -Westin, bring your mic stand up, it was too short	Dance: -The spacing looked great! -Ladies in the very beginning of All I Care About..are you supposed to be shaking the fans or keeping still?
Accident/Incident: -Nothing to report
Scenes, transitions, etc: -Shelby, do not strike your chair after you exit with Hunyak -Reporters: right before My Own Best Friend, when you move SR and clump in a circle, don't actually talk, just mimic, your mics are still hot until you exit. -SR court room chairs need to be 6inches towards center stage -The Jury chairs SL need to be pushed more upstage about 1.5 inches. -Westin, wait for the lights to come up before saying, "Ms. Hart's behavior.."
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:   Saturday, June 13 @ 12:30pm / 1:00pm MATINEE @ 12:30pm, Crew Called @ 1:00pm, Cast and Band Called 1:05 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 1:10 / Vocal Warm Ups  1:13 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band / DANCE REVIEW on main stage: Me & My Baby. All That Jazz (from plunger, "No one's wife" and practice lift w/ Pete & Phil. Cell Block entrance. All I Care About fan circle. When Velma Takes the Stand. 1:30pm / House Opens @ 2:00pm PERFORMANCE #8 GO *Westin is Mary Sunshine *Sarah H. is Liz *Shelby is Mona *Ron Watson is all of Sean and Sam's roles *Jessie is fly rail op (Dave Smart is Absent) *Ethen you are dancing in everything except Roxie   *Pete & Phil you are dancing as a duo in: Roxie and Me & My Baby. And you are dancing in everything else as usual.   BREAK: Pizza and Salads will be provided!   Saturday, June 13 @ 6 / 6:30pm @ 6pm, Crew Called @ 6:30pm, Cast and Band Called 6:35 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 6:40 / Vocal Warm Ups  6:43 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band / Dance Review 7:00 / House Opens @ 7:30pm PERFORMANCE #9 GO *Westin is Mary Sunshine *Sarah H. is Liz *Shelby is Mona *Sam is all of Sean's roles *Jessie is fly rail op (Dave Smart is Absent)   Sunday, June 14 @ 12:30pm / 1:00pm @ 12:30pm, Crew Called @ 1:00pm, Cast and Band Called 1:05 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 1:10 / Vocal Warm Ups  1:13 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band / Dance Review 1:30pm / House Opens @ 2:00pm PERFORMANCE #10 GO *Westin is Mary Sunshine *Shelby is Mona *Sam is all of Sean's roles *Jessie is fly rail op (Dave Smart is Absent)

 

 THANKS!

Michelle Symons

Production Stage Manager

symonsmichelle@gmail.com

973.941.6146

Chicago Pickup Rehearsal 6.11.15

Hi everyone,

Thank you for taking the time to rehearse last night! Quick report is below and see you tonight!

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June 11, 2015

Worked: Start: 7:07pm Break: none End: 9:00pm   We skipped All That Jazz. Bounced around a lot, but knocked out Kirk and BJ's scenes and did the speaking roles for Mary Sunshine, reporters and the lawyers.	Notes: In Attendance:  In attendance: Ann, BJ, Emily, Ethen, Kirk, Nancy Phil, Roni, Sam, Sarah H, Shelby, Sheree, Westin
	Piano player: Austin
Set: -Nothing to report	Props: -Jayson, Brandon cleaned the gun.  Costumes: -Nothing to report
Lights: -Nothing to report	Sound: -Nothing to report   Music: -Westin needs to run A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD with the band before the house opens tonight
Blocking/Transitions: -Carl will be saying the reporter line, "Could I have one last picture, Roxy?" on p.60 of A2S1 since Westin is Mary Sunshine. And he will still strike the wheelchair - Ron is Sam and Sean's speaking roles for the Saturday 13th matinee. -If Sarah B is sick this weekend, Nancy will go on for her for Cell Block Tango and will do all the clothing removal during All I Care About and probably Sarah H would fill in during the poker scene.	Choreography: -Nancy is assistant dance captain while Jesee is away
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:   Friday, June 12 @ 6 / 6:30pm @ 6pm, Crew Called @ 6:15pm, Jayson, Michelle, Jessie and Roni run Hunyak hanging @ 6:30pm, Cast and Band Called (pow-wow with Michelle on rehearsal stage) 6:35 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 6:40 / Vocal Warm Ups  6:43 / Mic Check / Westin run A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD w/ Band 7:00 / House Opens @ 7:30pm PERFORMANCE #7 GO *Westin is Mary *Sarah H. is Liz *Shelby is Mona *Sam is all of Sean's roles   Saturday, June 13 @ 12:30pm / 1:00pm MATINEE @ 12:30pm, Crew Called @ 1:00pm, Cast and Band Called 1:05 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 1:10 / Vocal Warm Ups  1:13 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band 1:30pm / House Opens @ 2:00pm PERFORMANCE #8 GO *Westin is Mary *Sarah H. is Liz *Shelby is Mona *Ron Watson is all of Sean AND Sam's roles *Jessie is fly rail op (Dave Smart is Absent) *Ethen you will only be dancing in: All That Jazz (you are "Hotcha"), Tap Dance, Razzle Dazzle and When Velma Takes the Stand. *Pete & Phil you are dancing as a duo in: Roxie and Me & My Baby. And you are dancing in everything else as usual.   BREAK: Pizza and Salads will be provided!   Saturday, June 13 @ 6 / 6:30pm @ 6pm, Crew Called @ 6:30pm, Cast and Band Called 6:35 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 6:40 / Vocal Warm Ups  6:43 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band 7:00 / House Opens @ 7:30pm PERFORMANCE #9 GO *Westin is Mary *Sarah H. is Liz *Shelby is Mona *Sam is all of Sean's roles *Jessie is fly rail op (Dave Smart is Absent)   Sunday, June 14 @ 12:30pm / 1:00pm @ 12:30pm, Crew Called @ 1:00pm, Cast and Band Called 1:05 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 1:10 / Vocal Warm Ups  1:13 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band 1:30pm / House Opens @ 2:00pm PERFORMANCE #10 GO *Westin is Mary *Shelby is Mona *Sam is all of Sean's roles *Jessie is fly rail op (Dave Smart is Absent)

 

 THANKS!

Michelle Symons

Production Stage Manager

symonsmichelle@gmail.com

973.941.6146

Chicago Performance Report 6.7.15

Fantastic job tonight everyone!! GET SOME REST and I will see ya'll on Friday. This week I may not be quick to answer emails/texts, but will get back to you as soon as I can. THANKS!

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 Chicago         

June 7, 2015

Director: Mary Ellen Butler Stage Manager: Michelle Symons 973.941.6146   House Open: 1:36pm Start: 2:02pm End: 4:46pm House Count: 294	General Notes: -No issues with the band's sound board -Double up on gloves and condoms for your mic packs, too much moisture is getting in! -"Don't place anything on rails" sign in balcony house right cracked apart.
Sound: -Nothing to report	Costumes: -Nothing to report
Lights: -Brittany, for 6/13, let's gaff tap the small divots in the stairs -Light cue 40 needs to fade for 2 sec instead of 3 sec -We did not use haze today, Ron is waiting on parts. When we do fix the hazer, Ron and Brittany need to program the haze cues in the light board -The projector trigger system and house music are not working through the light board, so we're running it through cue lab.	Music: -Overall very nice!
Props: -Brandon/Tamar, can you please clean the gun this week?	Dance: -Great job!
Accident/Incident: -Nothing to report
Scenes, transitions, etc: -Hunyak hanging looked great -Roxie and Velma, at the end of the Finale can you exit quicker at the end of your final bow together?
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:   Thursday, June 11 @ 7-10pm PICKUP REHEARSAL w/ Mary Ellen Called: Entire Cast, EXCEPT: Jake, Craig, Carl, Jesee, Katya, Sean, Jenn Physical warm ups w/ Nancy @ 7:50pm. We will be running all of the dance numbers, the court room scenes, Mary Sunshine songs/scenes, and Hunyak/lawyer scenes. (We DON'T Need: crew, light op, mics, fly op, spot ops, sound op) *Westin is Mary *Sarah H. is Liz *Shelby is Mona *Sam is all of Sean's roles (+understudy coming in) *Austin is playing piano   Friday, June 12 @ 6 / 6:30pm @ 6pm, Crew Called @ 6:30pm, Cast and Band Called (pow-wow with Michelle on rehearsal stage) 6:35 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 6:40 / Vocal Warm Ups  6:43 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band 7:00 / House Opens @ 7:30pm PERFORMANCE #7 GO *Westin is Mary *Sarah H. is Liz *Shelby is Mona *Sam is all of Sean's roles   Saturday, June 13 @ 12:30pm / 1:00pm MATINEE @ 12:30pm, Crew Called @ 1:00pm, Cast and Band Called 1:05 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 1:10 / Vocal Warm Ups  1:13 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band 1:30pm / House Opens @ 2:00pm PERFORMANCE #8 GO *Westin is Mary *Sarah H. is Liz *Shelby is Mona *(TBD) is all of Sean and Sam's roles *Jessie is fly rail op (Dave Smart is Absent) *Ethen you will only be dancing in: All That Jazz (you are "Hotcha"), Tap Dance, Razzle Dazzle and When Velma Takes the Stand. *Pete & Phil you are dancing as a duo in: Roxie and Me & My Baby. And you are dancing in everything else as usual.   Saturday, June 13 @ 6 / 6:30pm @ 6pm, Crew Called @ 6:30pm, Cast and Band Called 6:35 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 6:40 / Vocal Warm Ups  6:43 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band 7:00 / House Opens @ 7:30pm PERFORMANCE #9 GO *Westin is Mary *Sarah H. is Liz *Shelby is Mona *Sam is all of Sean's roles *Jessie is fly rail op (Dave Smart is Absent)   Sunday, June 14 @ 12:30pm / 1:00pm @ 12:30pm, Crew Called @ 1:00pm, Cast and Band Called 1:05 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 1:10 / Vocal Warm Ups  1:13 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band 1:30pm / House Opens @ 2:00pm PERFORMANCE #10 GO *Westin is Mary *Shelby is Mona *Sam is all of Sean's roles *Jessie is fly rail op (Dave Smart is Absent)

 

Best,

Michelle

Michelle Symons

Production Stage Manager

symonsmichelle@gmail.com

973.941.6146

Chicago Performance Report 6.6.15

YES YES YES. AMAZING performance by everyone tonight. Ya'll killed it. 

*There are a lot of important notes under Saturday, June 13 MATINEE, see below. 

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Chicago         

June 6, 2015

Director: Mary Ellen Butler Stage Manager: Michelle Symons 973.941.6146   House Open: 7:40pm Start: 7:55pm End: 10:32pm House Count: 287	General Notes: -We opened the house so late because there were problems with the band's sound board and in ear monitors weren't working. -Double up on gloves and condoms for your mic packs, too much moisture is getting in! -"Don't place anything on rails" sign in balcony house right cracked apart.
Sound: -Nothing to report	Costumes: -Nothing to report
Lights: -We did not use haze today, Ron is waiting on parts -The projector trigger system is not working, we had to run it through cue lab	Music: -Nothing to report
Props: -Nothing to report	Dance: -GREAT JOB
Accident/Incident: -Nothing to report
Scenes, transitions, etc: -All crew, nice work   -We saw Hunyak's hand as she pulled the rope taut
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:    Sunday, June 7 @ 12:30pm / 1:00pm @ 12:30pm, Crew Called @ 1:00pm, Cast and Band Called 1:05 / Physical Warm Ups  1:10 / Vocal Warm Ups  1:13 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band 1:30pm / House Opens @ 2:00pm PERFORMANCE #6 GO   Thursday, June 11 @ 7-10pm PICKUP REHEARSAL w/ Mary Ellen Called: Entire Cast, EXCEPT: Jake, Craig, Carl Nancy will be running physical warm ups. We will be running all of the dance numbers, the court room scenes, Mary Sunshine songs/scenes, and Hunyak/lawyer scenes. *Westin is Mary *Sarah H. is Liz *Shelby is Mona *Sam is all of Sean's roles *Austin is playing piano   Friday, June 12 @ 6 / 6:30pm @ 6pm, Crew Called @ 6:30pm, Cast and Band Called (pow-wow with Michelle on rehearsal stage) 6:35 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 6:40 / Vocal Warm Ups  6:43 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band 7:00 / House Opens @ 7:30pm PERFORMANCE #7 GO *Westin is Mary *Sarah H. is Liz *Shelby is Mona *Sam is all of Sean's roles   Saturday, June 13 @ 12:30pm / 1:00pm MATINEE @ 12:30pm, Crew Called @ 1:00pm, Cast and Band Called 1:05 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 1:10 / Vocal Warm Ups  1:13 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band 1:30pm / House Opens @ 2:00pm PERFORMANCE #8 GO *Westin is Mary *Sarah H. is Liz *Shelby is Mona *(TBD) is all of Sean and Sam's roles *Jessie is fly rail op (Dave Smart is Absent) *Ethen you will only be dancing in: All That Jazz (you are "Hotcha"), Tap Dance, Razzle Dazzle. *Pete & Phil you are dancing as a duo in: Roxie, Velma Takes the Stand, Me & My Baby. And you are dancing in everything else as usual.   Saturday, June 13 @ 6 / 6:30pm @ 6pm, Crew Called @ 6:30pm, Cast and Band Called 6:35 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 6:40 / Vocal Warm Ups  6:43 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band 7:00 / House Opens @ 7:30pm PERFORMANCE #9 GO *Westin is Mary *Sarah H. is Liz *Shelby is Mona *Sam is all of Sean's roles *Jessie is fly rail op (Dave Smart is Absent)   Sunday, June 14 @ 12:30pm / 1:00pm @ 12:30pm, Crew Called @ 1:00pm, Cast and Band Called 1:05 / Physical Warm Ups w/ Nancy 1:10 / Vocal Warm Ups  1:13 / Mic Check / Sound Check with Band 1:30pm / House Opens @ 2:00pm PERFORMANCE #10 GO *Westin is Mary *Shelby is Mona *Sam is all of Sean's roles *Jessie is fly rail op (Dave Smart is Absent)

 

 THANKS!

 

Michelle Symons

Production Stage Manager

symonsmichelle@gmail.com

973.941.6146