Melanie Griffith as Charity? CJR's 2nd worst nightmare?

Really, because I think Bob Fosse would be turning over in his grave. If they call what she did "Working hard", I would hate to see her being a slacker!

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Amen, Theaterbaby. The next Gwen Verdon. HAHA. I doubt it. I really, really hope they don't cast her as Charity. I would prefer Jane Krakowski. To tell you the truth, I prefer Marisa Tomei over the women as well!

"Crust" is right!

Has Annie lost it? I thought Bobby loved women who could DANCE.....first and foremost. Or did I just imagine that?

I'm a little stumped over Ann's remarks. I have not seen Melanie perform, so it is hard for me to judge what I haven't witnessed firsthand, but I just can't imagine Ms. Griffith being of the caliber of a Fosse dancer. I am just not seeing this.

I really hope my Annie isn't puffing on a pipe!! 0:

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Um...folks. Annie knew Bobby a hell of a lot better than any of us did.

And all you have to do is watch ALL THAT JAZZ to know what she's saying is true.

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No sh*t, huh, Robbie?? Ann knew a thing or two about that subject. And, frankly, when you look at Melanie through that lens, it's kinda true.

Now, in literature, we sometimes have what is called the Unreliable Narrator. In scientific research we have what is called the Self Report. To put it in plain English vis a vis this topic: That's what *Melanie* says Ann said to her.

Oh wait, I just read the article. Ann did say it. WOW!

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Updated On: 9/18/03 at 02:35 PM

Wait a minute, RobbieJ. You mean that by watching "All That Jazz" I should know what Ann means by Melanie being a Fosse dancer? Umm...I don't recall Melanie being IN "All That Jazz". (Just trying to understand your comment - that's all.) I realize that Ann knew Bobby very well, and that is why I am trying not to judge Melanie as I haven't actually SEEN her performance, but I trust that BroadwayLady can judge what she has actually seen. And she is not the first to discard Ms. Griffith's performance.

Maybe Ann sees something in Melanie that we just don't. We have our favorite Fosse people and it is very hard to even consider "letting someone new in" to that elite circle without Bobby himself doing the picking. Just because Ann worked with him, doesn't mean that he would agree with her choices if he were still alive.

Just my 2 cents.

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Let's not forget the Hemingway girl!!! And I think Ann is talking about the kind of gal Melanie is, not the kind of dancing gal Melanie is.

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And he led Valerie 'Can't Stop the Music' Perrine to an OSCAR NOMINATION!!!

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My mother, a septuagenarian, makes quarterly trips with other septuagenarians down to the TKTS booth and sees whatever they can all get tickets for. In spite of her having a gay son with his pulse on the very fingers of this business we call show, she isn't particularly plugged into the news of what's hot and what's not. I usually only hear about these trips of hers after she returns from them. Occasionally I have put out APBs along the lines of "Don't go to Urban Cowboy. DON'T see Dance of the Vampires!!" But usually she is on her own.

She never really knows anything about the shows going in. She and my aunt were quite put off by the raunchiness of "Cabaret." "It was too much," she said. "Really? It's just like my sex life," I replied in my mind.

Last week she mentioned she had been on one of her sojourns. "What did you see?" I asked. "Chicago," she replied. "A few of the gals had seen the movie and said they liked it better."

"What did you think of Melanie Griffith?" I asked.

"Oh," she said, "she didn't do very much."

"Apparently they cut down a LOT of the choreography for her character," I explained.

"The OTHER woman was very good. Very talented. She could dance!" Mom said. When I asked her what she thought of Melanie, obviously influenced by what I told her of the reduced choreography: "She was adequate for what they allowed her to do."

Now, there's a pull quote for L.A.!

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I think Melanie would slaughter Charity! Don't cast her!