scary spice in talks to be ROXIE HART!

Mel B as Roxie Hart? The former Scary Spice attempted a solo comeback last year and is now turning her attentions to the stage. She sees herself high-kicking as Roxie in the hit musical Chicago.

She told me: "People forget that I trained as a dancer and singer prior to being in the Spice Girls and it's something I want to get back into." The show, I hear, is keen on the idea too, and a meeting has been set up in the next few weeks.

Doubters, take note - Mel scored high with critics when she appeared in Broadway musical Rent last year Good luck, Mel.

This is from skynews.com


Anyway, I didn't think she was terrible in RENT.. i think Roxie is much easier to sing.

haha, i know... it'd be amusing to see but it is really random.

Scored high with what critics? Helen Keller?

Im telling you, after i saw Melanie Griffith as Roxie, Mel B will seem like Meryl Streep. I saw Mel B in Rent and she was pretty bad. But if she stays away from cigarettes, she will pull Roxie off. Her dancing and her body looked great in Rent though. She sounds a lot like Daphne Rubin Vega in her CDs (i think), plus she looked the role of Mimi. But her singing live was just not good.

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The title alone made my stomach hurt. Barry and Fran need to be put to sleep.

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Kaboodles is right, and i am not a fan of Mel B for the record. I didn't enjoy her performance in ReNt.

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thats really fascinating ljay, I always wondered how they do changes in the choreography with stunt casting. I like that 3 different choreographed Me and My Baby thing.
I saw Melanie, I'm guessing shes one, Bryn Dowling, I guess either 3 or 2, and Robin Givens, I'm guessing was 2?

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Yes, it is absolutely true that Griffith didn't follow any level. I believe the dance captains (don't think it was Reinking) came up with the easiest moves possible for her. Like clapping on beat.

You will know if a Roxie is doing level 3, because level 3 includes the leaps at the end of the number. Charlotte d'Amboise gives a killer level 3.

I believe Brooke Shields did a level 2, she had no leaps. Brooke did all the original Reinking choreography opposed to Griffith. Brooke also had her own session with Ann Reinking (and I believe also with Walter Bobbie for her acting.)

Updated On: 4/14/06 at 04:09 PM

I think she'd make a better Velma...

no, actually, she wouldn't NEED to be... she would just need to sell tickets...

When we saw Brynn, she did the entire choreography, I guess, as an understudy, she was taught the real deal.

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You're info is false. They auditon most (if not 90%) of the performers before they are casted. Just ask Robin Givens. She had an extensive audition with the Weisslers, and Ann Reinking.

Marissa, Elfman, Jane, and Applegate all had extensive audtions for Charity. Marissa and Elfman couldn't handle it, so the Weisslers kept looking. Christina auditioned their butt off for them, and a private singing audition/session with the amazing Cy Coleman, and then they all realized she was right for the part.

Who was stunt casted in their productions of Cabaret, Fiddler, Macbeth, My Fair Lady? I feel they didn't start heavily stunt casting until their Grease revival.
Here's a list of all their shows, how many show can you honestly say had stunt casting?
http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=21259

And also Velma is rarely ever stunt casted. They know it's way too hard to stunt that role. That's why Roxie is always stunted.

Updated On: 4/14/06 at 04:55 PM

Now that's SCARY : )

Updated On: 4/15/06 at 05:04 PM