Frances Ruffelle as Roxie

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 4/24/04 at 8:25pm

I heard that Frances is or is supposed to play Roxie in London. But she's not the current Roxie, does anyone know if she'll be performing the part between July 8-July 16th?

[Broadway724]

Posted: 4/24/04 at 8:36pm

i know she already did, dont know if she'll be back or not

[DAME]

Posted: 4/24/04 at 9:13pm

Wan't she the hussy that was the original Eponine? Didn't she get knocked up by John Caird while he was still married to someone else?

[ozboy]

Posted: 4/24/04 at 11:19pm

She was Roxie when I was there in January.

Her understudy was wonderful.

[StateOfJade]

Posted: 4/25/04 at 12:03am

That would be interesting. I might have to see it, if this is true.

[ruthiefan_felix]

Posted: 4/25/04 at 4:26am

Hi!
Frances would be Roxie till June but I don't think any of you will enjoy it though! Here in the English musicals forum, she was complained to death. I have seen her myself with Ruthie and Kevin (their last nite!!!) and she absolutely just made the whole wonderful nite spoiled! I think she was a average Roxie to be honest, but if you guys really want to see a gd one here in Westend, see Linzi Hateley when she comes back, she was AWESOME!!!!
My CHICAGO group!!!! Loads of PIXS!!!!

Updated On: 4/25/04 at 04:26 AM

[Musetta1957]

Posted: 4/25/04 at 4:56am

"Wan't she the hussy that was the original Eponine? Didn't she get knocked up by John Caird while he was still married to someone else?"

Yeah.

And the kid's real cute, too. And talented!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 4/25/04 at 6:40pm

can frances dance??

[ruthiefan_felix]

Posted: 4/26/04 at 3:23am

no, nor act or sing in the show actually
MY CHICAGO group!!!!! Loads of PIXS!

[NBC]

Posted: 4/26/04 at 11:20am

Actually I thought Frances had one of the best singing voices of all the Roxies I've seen. Her acting was a little over the top, but I thought the same of Tiffany Graves's Velma, and a lot of the Cell Block Tango girls in London, too. She's not a great dancer, but hey, she's better than Melanie Griffith! (And at least as good as Gretchen Mol...)

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 4/26/04 at 2:00pm

For some reason, now I can't stop imagining Helena Bonham Carter as Roxie. Isn't that weird?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 4/26/04 at 2:01pm

Double post.....disregard

Updated On: 4/26/04 at 02:01 PM

[henry]

Posted: 4/26/04 at 4:19pm

Was Linzi Hateley the woman who played Carrie in London and on Broadway? The name seems familiar.

[catcher]

Posted: 4/26/04 at 4:49pm

Yup! That is Linzi...

As for Frances, she was fine, not horrible, but certainly not a fave of mine. She is in until June 12 I think.

[henry]

Posted: 4/26/04 at 5:09pm

Thanks.

Whatever Ruffelle's shortcomings, she can't be any worse than the woman I saw both times on Broadway - once as Roxy when Ann Reinking was out, and the next time as Velma, when Karen Ziemba was playing Roxie. Her name is Nancy something, and she was underwhelming in both roles.

When I went the second time and realized I was seeing this same woman again, I was so annoyed.