Melora Hardin in Chicago- Page 2

[Byron Abens]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 1:04pm

As have numerous Velma's.

Caroline O'Connor wore a wig, and I believe Bebe was wearing one as well. Sometimes they will have women wear wigs so they can hide the mic pack in there and avoid seeing cables running down up their back. That's where Marin Mazzie wore hers for the opening scene of Passion, though she said they would make her move it because the costume designer (I think it was Jane Greenwood) said it made too much of a bulge in the wig for her pleasure.

[EVIE]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 1:38pm

Hope someone posts a review soon.

[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 2:13pm

Jason Patrick Sands...he's DELICIOUS!!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 2:35pm

Yup. Bebe wore a wig for her Velma.

as Velma Kelly (circa Fall 1996):


Bebe with her Tony Award the following June 1997:


Even Ute Lemper wore a wig for her Velma, as did Sharon Lawrence, as did Vicki Lewis, as did...

[WickedOne2]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 3:23pm

I saw Melora in person not too long ago, the long hair is hers, she is wearing a wig in the show.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 9:03am

Anyone see her and Brenda performing "Hot Honey Rag" on FOX 5's "Good Day" just now? I have to say, they showed a short clip of Melora singing "Roxie", and that was fine, but then they had her and Brenda do that dance, and it was...well, I love Melora, but the dance was obviously dumbed down because she ain't much of a dancer. Even if it wasn't, it just felt very slow and boring. I have no idea why they didn't just have her sing.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 9:29am

Hot Honey Rag wasn't dumbed down, but definitely at a slower tempo - could be because she's new, or because it's a smaller stage (and probably no rehearsal time, judging by the camera work) and they wanted to make it comfortable to react. But it's the same choreography.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 11:08am

And isn't Roxie supposed to be a red head?

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 11:09am

No...

[Winston3]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 11:30am

I don't think that hot honey rag is something that was altered due to Hardin's abilities. I think if anything it was altered due to the fact that it was on TV. Now, I will admit that I didn't see this particular TV performance. But, I do know that when musicals are on morning news shows they do change things either due to the limited performing space or for time reasons.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 11:42am

What happened to the line abour 'being seen with a red headed chorine..."?


I'm going off the original cast recording.

Updated On: 12/31/08 at 11:42 AM

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 11:50am

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 12:03pm

the line changes with the hair color of the actress- Ruthie Henshall, Chita Rivera, and Bebe Neuwerth all wore black wigs as roxie

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 12:03pm

I see that, but I guess they must have changed the original line.

It was in the song "Roxy Hart".

(While reading the newspaper: "something, something something seen with cute, red-headed chorine. That was me."

[jennyish]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 12:21pm

It was "blonde" when I saw the show with Charlotte D'Amboise. I think it was blonde in the movie too . . . ?

[ljay889]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 1:42pm

Ann Reinking just said "cute chorine."

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 1:46pm

I'm going off the original cast recording.


And can Tom Hewitt PLEASE stop looking so GOOD!

[ljay889]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 1:47pm

Yeah. They went by Verdon's hair color, I am sure other red-headed Roxies say "red-headed" too.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 1:48pm

I am in the minority here, but I like the blonde wig. I think the publicity shots make her look like a more appropriate Velma, if that makes sense.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 1:58pm

I have no problem with the wig.

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 2:00pm

So no reviews of Hardin? Just two pages of Roxie wig talk.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 2:07pm

She's been on two nights so far.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 1/1/09 at 7:53pm

Here's her Good Day New York appearance

Updated On: 1/1/09 at 07:53 PM

[gypsy4]

Posted: 1/1/09 at 8:03pm

the wig reminds me too much of the movie.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 1/1/09 at 8:34pm

Did that guy ACTUALLY ask her if a cellphone had gone off in the audience yet?

UUUUGH.