Bebe Neuwirth to be Roxie Hart!- Page 4

[americanboy99]

Posted: 9/8/06 at 4:20pm

I would love if Karen Ziemba would come play Velma.

[Producer2]

Posted: 9/8/06 at 5:24pm

i thought of that!

[TheaterJunkie]

Posted: 9/8/06 at 9:17pm

I really don't care what anyone thinks, I am totally excited to see bebe play Roxie! I just hope they don't put here in a ugly wig! Also, lets just be grateful ashlee simpson is not playing Roxie!

[andy878]

Posted: 9/9/06 at 9:34am

never heard her described as warm - unless it suits her needs
guess you and your family met her on a good day

[Sant]

Posted: 9/9/06 at 12:32pm

"Chita Rivera was not one of the finest Roxies on record, in fact she was kind of absurd in the role and never would have dared attempt it in New York"

M.BENNETT: did you SEE her play the role????? I managed to see Rivera as Roxie *TWICE* in the London production and, to this very day, after all the Roxies I've seen she is, by far, one of the best Roxies I have ever seen. Maybe even THE BEST. There was NOTHING absurd about it, she was totally at ease with the role, warm, funny (without trying too much to be), sung and danced the crap out of the role! I wasn't a fan of hers when I went to see the show but I sure was after that performance.

Karen Ziemba is my other favorite Roxie, but she wasn't even nearly as good as Ms Rivera - and as anyone who saw Ms Ziemba knows she was brilliant.

Many of the Roxies I've seen have been hailed for their performances (Charlotte D'Amboise, Belle Calaway, Maria Friedman, Denise van Outen, Anita Louise Combe, Ruthie Henshall, Karen Ziemba, Bonnie Langford to name a few) and most of them have been absolutely delightful in the role (and some totally horrible!!!), but no match to Rivera.

[jsrocks]

Posted: 9/9/06 at 4:03pm

WHEW!!!

I feel like we dodged a bullet by getting Bebe in New York and Asslee Lipsyncson heading to London to do the role.

Awesome!

Updated On: 9/9/06 at 04:03 PM

[Producer2]

Posted: 9/9/06 at 4:49pm

Caitlin Carter was a great Roxie too! She filled in for Sandy Duncan when she broke her foot. Belle Callaway and Michelle DeJean were great as well. Of the Velmas, Bebe was superior to Ruthie Henshall yet Deidre Goodwin had a great take on it. Funny how Bebe played Sheila in A Chorus Line and Diedre is playing it now.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/9/06 at 11:23pm

Ziemba is a great idea - she and Neuwirth have some amazing onstage chemistry, and I don't believe Neuwirth has that with many people.