She danced like a treadless tank. To be honest, I think Donna McKechnie has a church lady voice, so I've never been primed to care about Cassie's singing. I have only seen Bebe once ("Hey Look Me Over" at Encores), but the promotional video I have of them in "Chicago" together (about 90 minutes of edited footage) is very good. But nobody will ever match Ann and Bebe. If she had a narrower /more oval or heart shaped face, I think her neck would appear more normal length . I think some of her lesser known contemporaries were superior dancers like Sandahl Bergman, Pam Sousa and Cheryl Clark and if you compare their dances in Sweet Charity, McKechnie is definitely better. Didnt take his fathers name. I posted above about seeing that from front row mezz dead center after buying my seat at TKTS, my first musical on Broadway. And then there was Debbie Boone's performance which had kids signing out words that turned out to be gibberish. R196 - not at all. I JUST READ ON ANOTHER THREAD THAT KURT WEILL IS DEAD TOO! I saw Reinking as Cassie. R121 ok you can definitely tell in that last picture. The one with dark hair, who's broad where a bro should be broad. It like Betty Hutton and Judy Garland re Neely O'Hara! Does Vicki Frederick have an online presence? Opening with Ruthie Henshall and Ute Lemper in the leads, It was a huge hit. Has anyone heard it? Jo Anne Worley spent over a year as Carol's first understudy in Dolly. She moved to New York when she was 16 on a Joffrey scholarship, The New York Times said, beginning a professional career that seemed the stuff of old-fashioned musicals., Adding, Drama would permeate her personal life.. [quote]I am a fount of useless information. Ann Reinking was a great inspiration to a lot of people and made the world a happier place. R451 is that from the Kennedy Ctr Honors? Shes gone so lets celebrate her life and contributions. She wasn't very good. McKechnie has loads of star quality and that is the essential requirement for Cassie. [quote] Was Fosse not interested in London? Walter McBride/Getty Images R418 - what a fun clip. If you can't find the email you can resend it here. Shocker is Melanie is far and away the best. Mushmouth? By the time Sandy made it to bway Ruthie was cast in Putting it Together so they only worked together for a few weeks. With Tommy Tune. This is Ann at her surprising best, one of her best acting scenes. I have no idea what the hell this has to do with Ann Reinking, but I guess this thread has moved on..? Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. Melanie? Her accent work is terrible. Ann Reinking was a great big Broadway star. R413, EVERYONE wanted Fosse to change Razzle Dazzle. I never noticed Teresa Giudice had no forehead until you guys pointed it. Her physique is consistent with mild Marfan Syndrome but I suppose well never know for sure. Sandahl said that if he made the call, she was going back to LA and he wouldn't be able to finish the number. She never really seemed to get caught up by the Gays, perhaps being with Fosse and her horrendous performance on the Oscars werent enough tragedy for us to embrace her? Weisslers paired Ruthie with Charlotte for broadway and brought the critics back. ATJ never would have won the Best Picture Oscar. Except it turned out not to be, r301. Ann deserved a more high profiled career. I could barely understand a word she said. They are close friends apparently and their chemistry was palpable. Should have been a star. I didnt understand the raves. He wanted Sandahl and it turned out to be the right choice. Ms. Reinking was married four times, including briefly when she was 21, and had a six-year relationship with Fosse. She never even cut an album of her own, did she? No grace or lightness. No really. for your pointless bitchery needs. She was 71. She was also a very unique dancer and more curvy than most. I wish I could dance as "stiffly" as Annie. RIP. From the photos posted here I thought she was very tall. The choreography is a bit uninspired. Thanks for the correction. she was also the only Cassie to go for the V-neck instead of the scoop. The messy long hair flying around was not an asset to Music and the Mirror. Where is Nancy Dussault (the original Muriel) these days? Where's my Chipotle? Annie didn't just act the song, she danced it. Tony award-winning choreographer and the star of broadway Ann Reinking has passed away at the age of 71. With MS you only need one copy of the gene from one parent in order to have the condition. RIP. Ann's family said in a statement: "Ann was the heart of our family and the life of the party. Both times she wore a platinum blonde curly wig, much like the red curly wig worn by Verdon. I don't think she cared about her shoulders either, as this is not a jacket for someone who is sensitive about that. Did anybody see Sandy Duncan as Roxie? Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." She did well with the hips and legs but since she had no neck, broad shoulders, short torso and no waist, she was incredibly stiff. In 1996, nearly two decades after first dazzling audiences as Roxie Hart in Chicago, she did it again in a revival she hoped would help audiences "rediscover what theater was." She reprised the role when she returned for the 1996 revival of the famed production, NBC News said. And the lyrics were prerecorded. You do this at high speed, creating what looks like, from a distance, a perfect capital letter H. More info about her son Chris and Ann;s work with the Marfan Foundation. She said Pei-Wei. Ended up in the sitcom 227. Campy, sexy, sensual, funny and erotic all at the same time. R425 - did Kaye do her biting the hand bit? Are you still involved in dance either professionally or in an amateur manner? I thought she was going to break the chair in When Velma Takes the Stand. [Quote] I thought she was going to break the chair in When Velma Takes the Stand. [quote]Her family released a statement saying she was visiting her brother in Washington state, went to sleep, and never woke up. The host also thought Lenya was playing Sally Bowles in CABARET. Stella Stevens was Lisas slutty mom. Ann will always be, now and evermore, the Queen of the Oscars. Not overly muscular like so many of them are today. Whatever happened to her? R57 has analyzed it well. Ann Reinking (Getty Images) Broadway legend and Tony Award winner Ann Reinking, who was a known actor, dancer and choreographer, took her last breath at the age of 71, on Saturday, December 12 in Washington, her sister-in-law Dahrla King told Variety. The singing was absolutely jarring down in the basement, but not so much in "The Music and the Mirror" - the place you really noticed it was "Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen" where Donna had all those high notes ("Am I your friend, am I your friend, am I your very favorite friend?" Shes all weve got left. You don't hear the number of times she sings flat? Richard Drew/AP It was nice that Debbie Allen saluted her as a legend on social media. I saw Antonia Ellis in that replacement cast of Pippin. Reinking died Saturday while visiting family in Seattle, said her manager, Lee Gross. I'm surprised to find I'm kind of sad Ann has died. I always thought it was her dance partner John Mineo but someone else told me it was his understudy. I stay in a hotel when I visit family because Im more comfortable and never feel like Im inconveniencing anyone. Something in her speech too and it looks like she cant move her neck? In which she drops the facade and reveals herself as a man. She finally left the production after never getting to go on. She was 71. More than anything, I wanted her to like it.. She was way overrated, her looks were overrated, her dancing was overrated and her singing was definitely overrated. Take Off With Us/Airotica is the most stunning musical number ever captured on film. Ann Reinking, Tony Award-winner and Broadway star, has died at the age of 71. Without that she probably couldnt take him to the cleaners. Actually I was only watching for the second Movie but made sure I caught Ann's number in the first one. We are even more blessed by the entire Reinking family who have welcomed us in and been a huge part of our lives this past year. Has chanteuse and eternal DL fave Alyson Reed sent her condolences? Loved her. She is survived by her husband, Peter Talbert and her son Chris, Variety added. Likewise Rodgers. But the oscars had a dicey history of poorly received performances. The angels are all singing We got Annie!!. Maybe her family believes its no ones fucking business if she was battling an illness. R143, Ann's son Chris has Marfan's and Ann was very involved in the Marfan Foundation. Reinking's family said. Reinking won a Ford Foundation scholarship to study with the San Francisco Ballet while still at Bellevue high school and took summer classes with the Joffrey Ballet at the Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. Verdon was visiting her daughter (whose husband had been killed the week prior) in Vermont. Carol never missed. She made a Broadway debut aged 19 in Kander and Ebbs Cabaret given the Fosse look in the 1972 movie starring Liza Minnelli and first crossed his radar when she auditioned for Pippin (1972) on Broadway. Reinking is actually pronounced as Ranking. If you ever saw Ebb perform, you knew it immediately. If she was going to sell better than Debbie Allen, then she would have been cast as Charity, not as Helene and the Charity stand-by, so you have not pointed out anything that the world didn't already know. moment. But Ann's was gloriously diabolical. Who knew. Bebe was worse. [quote]did Kaye do her biting the hand bit? I didn't even know her yet, but I was already thinking about that.". I just rewatched "All That Jazz" last week after reading that she had died. No other female did that for this show and it was the ultimate irony that Fosse's original show that year, "Big Deal" was an unmitigated flop. This is really sad to me - I always defended her on here. There is a complete audio of her performance in LA with Kelly Bishop as Sheila that might pop up on YT now that she's deceased. However, if you had been around to see Schwartz's flights of pique (starting with the opening number, and especially over With You and parts of Glory) you'd prolly understand the Songwriter's portrayal a bit more clearly. Dare I say I also saw Lenora go on for Gwen and thought she was better than Gwen and Liza. Wow, R28. Schwartz had been banned from rehearsals, so when he finally saw it, he threw a fit. He survives her, along with her son, Christopher, and six siblings: Richard, Robert, James, Jeffrey, Helen and Daniel. I imagine it was one of the few (if only) times Florence went on for Carol, so she relished the moment -- even if it was with a half empty theatre. And starting suicide rumors is really irresponsible. and Goodtime Charley, the outlet said. Did she ever publicly say she had Marfan Syndrome as well? Wait a minute. Ann Reinking was a top? Performing at the Oscars is almost expected to be embarrassing (especially back then). Karen was the most vulnerable and relatablea Roxie who really seemed to have lived through her share of life's hard knocks and was therefore ALMOST forgivable. The last time I remember seeing her was when she she covered for Burnett in Moon Over Buffalo. [quote] The Wikipedia page also states her "years active" as 1962-present. Bebe never really had original Fosse choreography created on her. Did they do it at Encores as well? And Jenny Logan has zero presence. Thats where I studied. And Donna McKechnie certainly did stand out, especially when she danced. The original Roxie was Antonia Ellis; she was replaced by Elizabeth Seal of "Irma La Douce" fame. She was amazing in the Broadway revival of Chicago. I know right, must be the time of year or length of the pandemic, threads be going off the rails everywhere. I wonder what moves she would have taught the Truvada Dancers. How come I cant find and hot pictures of Leland Schwantes all sweaty in just a jock dancing in Take Off With Us? "The good news is that heaven has the very best choreographer on earth now. Nobody did this better than Ann Reinking, muse and partner of the great choreographer Bob Fosse. Was that a joke? Sandy broke her foot BEFORE she got to broadway. Pamela Peadon replaced Debbie Reynolds in Irene? No it didn't. Needless to say, Kaye sang it much more butch than Fred. There's nothing worse than someone ACTING a dull song. You either got it, or you ain't. Did Sandy replace Valerie Harper as Roxie? Reinking and Nemetz in the original Fosse Chicago. Where was Marilu?? I'm not a dance expert, so I know that my high opinion of her skills probably isn't borne out by those in the know. Reinking consulted on the project, serving as a personal sounding board to actress Margaret Qualley, who portrayed the famous dancer. GettyActress Ann Reinking and husband Peter Talbert attend the Sirio: The Story of My Life and Le Cirque Book Party June 15, 2004 in New York City. I suspect the Academy must have thought it was too dark. Dancin was followed by the full-on Fosse autobiographical movie All That Jazz (1979) in which she played herself as Katie Jagger. The Wikipedia biography is now having a little editing war over whether she's alive or dead. So, in 1968, aged 18, Reinking moved to New York and joined the corps de ballet (not the Rockettes) at the Radio City Music Hall. A mainstay in Broadway musicals for decades, Reinking was both a muse and lover to Fosse. But she doesn't enchant or twinkle with her face, like, say, Gwen Verdon. We see clips of her doing it about a hundred times in the documentary. But Ive heard from friends that shes very insecure but an absolute doll. R122 I remember that movie and they made a lot of references to her being big boned.. Reinking founded the Broadway Theatre Project, an international program that connects students with professionals who teach the ins and outs of theater life, in 1991, according to the organizations website. I thought Dusty Springfield was tall. She was visiting our brother in Washington state when she went to sleep and never woke up. MARK KENNEDY. BROADWAY actress and choreographer Anne Reinking who starred in Chicago has died aged 71. Troye Sivan has the condition, I believe. All of Phil Collins' songs were like that. I bought my ticket at the Times Square TKTS booth half price and it was front row mezzanine dead center. I attended until I was about 8, then moved onto another dance studio in the N. Seattle/Edmonds area, but I did study for a year at Ballet Bellevue. I dont think that alone cooked her goose. Now ALL the gold digging heauxs know just what to do. Apocalypse Now was the likely winner and for me, Breaking Away was the best of the lot. [quote]Tim Curry had a massive stroke several years ago - only in his 60s. Cassie stands out. Lenora just said on the podcast (circa 35:00) that Tommy Tune told her to lose some weight when she auditoned to replace Ann Reinking in the tour Tune did of "Bye Bye Birdie.". Ooh-ooh." Chita is truly the last one standing. R385 I love the ex wife reaction to Joe afterwards. "It wasn't her fault," recalls Landau. Reinking married four times, including a brief marriage at 21, NYT reported. She wasnt happy during the run and left when her contract was up. If Reinking was susceptible and died in her sleep from from an aortic aneurysm, her family probably would be reluctant to disclose and cause Reinking's son that much more trauma not only from his mother's death but from the prospect of dying the same way since he has full-fledged Marfan syndrome. Was Fosse not interested in London? Ann was NEVER praised for her singing; this makes your entire post full of crap, r48. Debbie thinks very highly of herself. But there, the shoulders make her look like a linebacker. I took a ballet class with her and she was super nice. Heaven has the best choreographer available now. Charlotte's has a sort of daffy sitcom energy (and I mean that in a good way). Born in Seattle, Reinking trained in ballet, but ended up in the chorus lines of many musicals, including Cabaret and Pippin. I thought similarly about Ruthie Henshall when she returned to the show not long after having a baby. She was a great Roxie. That's the problem that she faces and that Zach faces. Fabulous film. Even in the publicity photo for Micki and Maude. She married well and she had a child with health challenges. Tim Curry had a massive stroke several years ago - only in his 60s. She's looks quite glamorous here. Fosse probably said the same thing. Dec. 14, 2020 5:19 PM PT. I don't know if it was a result of the broken back she suffered in Over Here, but she had no fluidity in her upper body. I noticed it again in the Papermill FOLLIES. She danced it well, but it was essentially McKechnie's choreography, the dance wasn't built on her body. Maybe we crossed paths. Who *did* audition to play the Reinking role in ATJ? She was also the choreographer, which landed her the 1997 Tony Award for Best Choreography, the organization continued. Girls, girls, you're both wrong. That photo has Ann with none other than Miss Ginger Rogers. It was written for Kaye Ballard's nightclub act. The cause of Reinking's death has not yet been confirmed. She understood the Fosse vocabulary but was hamstrung artistically anywhere else. Some cases its so mild that people get diagnosed in adulthood when they begin to experience symptoms affecting joints and connective tissues. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images In Razzle Dazzle, he choreographed the number so people would be fucking on the stairs and Ebb felt Sinatra wouldn't record the song associated with that imagery. McKechnie is a strong singer with some range to her voice. It wasn't until the Broadway revival of "Chicago" went to London in 1997 that the West End finally got a semblance of Fosse's "Chicago." Anyone else spot John Travolta in r62 s video? Did they do it at Encores as well? Margaret Qualley later played Reinking, who was with Fosse for years, in FXs 2019 limited series Fosse/Verdon, Variety continued, I really did watch her [on video] in the back of a minivan on my way to dance countless times, Qualley said of Reinking, the outlet continued. She was 71. Jennifer Narin Smith who also fucked Bobby is I that Pippin photo with Ann. Ann Reinking, the Tony-winning actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer, died Saturday at 71. In London in 1997, Walter Bobbies production, first starring Ute Lemper and Ruthie Henshall, was a smash hit, running for almost 15 years (at the Adelphi for nine years, then the Cambridge and the Garrick). In 1977, she took on her most famous role when she replaced Gwen Verdon in Chicago, directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. [quote]Take Off With Us/Airotica is the most stunning musical number ever captured on film. It was short and blonde. Oscars songs are always bad. The news of her. Bebe might have been great but at that point, she sold as many tickets as Pamela Peadon did when she replaced Debbie Reynolds in Irene. Ann Reinking, the US Broadway actress, dancer and Tony Award-winning choreographer, has died aged 71. As long as they made all her Gypsy costumes with v-necks, r195. R78, It was a small dance studio in Ravenna for kids 3 - 12. I love the image on the left. Clearly not and they're also filtered through Fosse's eyes so they're not necessarily correct either since he sees himself as a misunderstood victim. R44, that was just on TV this past weekend. Annie also did that alleged voice coach method of saying "Meh", not "Me" in "Sweet Charity". Please click here to update your account with a username and password. And damn, those were some nasty looking titties. So.Ann Reinking, K.T. They owe the public nothing. "The world and our family have lost a vibrant, amazing talent and beautiful soul. Then they gave Velma to an understudy and Sandy wasnt happy. Look at her face at the end of the number. But later on, I got into Fosse's choreography, and I came to really appreciate her. Reinking's family said. I would like to know why with her increased profile from a movie career, the 1980s were a wash for her on Broadway. Ann sounds like she is doing a bad Gwen Verdon imitation voice. I did see "Chicago" in 2001 after she had left and a year later saw a very disappointing all female revue, "The Look of Love", which featured Ann's choreography to Burt Bacharach/Hal David songs. [quote] she says what sounds like "pay" on the cast recording. Belle also understudied Ann in BBB, Stefanie Powers in Applause and Bacall in WOTY tour. Freddie was afraid of Fosse during Chicago and was desperate to please him, and just didn't behave that way in the rehearsal room. Ann Reinking died on Saturday (December 12) while visiting family in Seattle. The Wikipedia page also states her "years active" as 1962-present. [quote] Has Donna McKechnie commented? Only if they sent Roxie to the electric chair. It was a great gesture that showed how grandiose she was, even though she was always total guttersnipe. And the match of their personalities was also just sheer perfection. Pam Peadon wound up taking over Cassie in the LA Chorus Line after Leland Palmer bailed after a few performances. I've studied various dance forms, though not to a high level. In 2001, after Verdon died, Reinking helped organize a proper Broadway memorial for the four-time Tony-winning Verdon, that was reportedly attended by 1,100 people. I would say it gives the illusion of one, r105. Her performance in Chicago at Encores was mesmerizing. R419, I understand why you think that's so. Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Ann Reinking, an actor, dancer and choreographer, died on Saturday night in Washington, her sister-in-law Dahrla King told Variety. Reinking, who has died aged 71, was Fosse incarnate. Jessica Rabbit come to life. She was 71. Fosse hired her for Dancin' and Sweet Charity, and she even played a version of herself in Fosse's film, All That Jazz. She was 71. our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn I think the reason why it hindered her career was because Phil beat that drum in the press for months afterwards. But the moment she started dancing full out in Who's That Woman?, she stood out from all the others. R402 Nice thanks! Ann and Annie were good friends. The London production of Fosse's "Pippin," a reproduction of the Broadway staging, flopped big in the West End, so his "Chicago" didn't attempt London. It was a mistake to put it back in for Pasadena. According to NBC News, Reinking began her acting career in 1965 via a Seattle Opera House production of Bye Bye Birdie. Bless his heart. The alleged Donna beef happened when Donna was asked to audition for Chicago and when she showed up Ann wasnt there (after she was told she would be). Her singing was not overrated. R283 its not totally unheard of at that age but its a little odd - 71 is far from a natural old age where you just die in your sleep. Dec 15, 2020, 02:42 AM EST. Vicki Frederick is on FB. Someone just posted this. Did they play "Everybody Loves Leona" at Ms. Helmsley's trial? It just seemed so random. Ann Reinking, who helped preserve Fosse's legacy and signature choreographic styleincluding through choreographing and starring in the long-running revival of Chicagohas died at the age of 71. Reinking, who has died aged 71, was Fosse incarnate. The actor, dancer and choreographer died on Saturday night, December 12, in Washington, Variety first reported, citing Ann Reinkings sister-in-law Dahrla Reinking. R223 - I never got that vibe from her. Who was Mary McCarty's replacement below? She took ballet lessons as a child with two former members of the Ballets Russes and made a professional debut, aged 12, in Giselle with the English Royal Ballet on tour. R316. so it looked like Flo was a replacement rather than going on for absent Carol. In 1996, initially in a concert staging of four performances only as part of an Encores! The setup up version stayed (but Schwartz made sure his original was recorded for the album). Against All The Odds isnt a very good song, it just plods along and lays there. Reinking made a moving documentary on this topic, In My Hands, in 2009. Ya gotta watch out for that damned Dolores Gray. They should have, she'd have brought the house down. I think the general reception towards All That Jazz was a bit mixed at the time. Her cutesy, sitcom take on Roxie perfectly complimented Ruthies hard-bitten Velma. Ann Reinking, Tony-winning choreographer and actress, dies at 71 The Bob Fosse collaborator's bold style of dance was epitomized by her work in the revival of the Kander and Ebb musical "Chicago." By Associated Press Dec 14, 2020, 6:23pm PDT Mark Kennedy Ann Reinking rehearses for a performance of "Chicago" in 2006. Jo Emery, Dorothy Fisher or Gwen Barker, maybe? Reinking died Saturday while visiting family in Seattle, said her manager, Lee Gross and cause of death was disclosed. But, then when I looked through her Twitter replies (not just her own tweets), I saw her liking and commenting on a few threads saying she was heartbroken, but needed more time to share her thoughts. Outside of Lerner and Loewe's [italic]Little Prince[/italic] movie musical, all that Donna McKechnie could get in terms of film/TV roles was playing the mother of DL's very own Lisa Whelchel in the 1981 TV movie [italic]Twirl[/italic]. is spoken, not sung. Has Gary Chryst her dance partner at her triumphant oscars performance and the iconic pimp of pat benatar commented yet? By Associated Press: Ann Reinking, the Tony Award-winning choreographer, actress and Bob Fosse collaborator who helped spread a cool, muscular hybrid of jazz and burlesque movement to Broadway and beyond, has died. Tony-winning legend and dance icon Ann Reinking died on Saturday, family members confirmed to news outlets on Monday. Poor Snow White. Well, it mostly consited of exploitation movies so you were probably better off. In 1979, Reinking played a fictionalized version of herself In Bob Fosses autobiographical film All That Jazz, Variety reported. I once overheard him proclaim "She's the top!". I didn't invest in it, R445, so I did not care. She must've made major bank in the divorce settlement, which is why she didn't work very often after the marriage was over. It was a prophetic statement considering that her disastrous performance at the Oscars would be only a few months away. Maybe she helped inspired Tits and Ass. Beautiful, amazing dancer, and not a bad actress at all. She was 5'7" which isn't short, but it isn't really tall either. I studied primarily at Dance Jaclynn (another smaller studio) but did some sessions at OB and when I got a bit older, supplemented at Dance Spectrum. The only Sweet Charity revival I care about was Christina Applegates and she did it on a broken foot. It does not counteract her short neck. I would have loved to have seen that, I bet she wasnt bad. Long legs and a short waist? Anyone see her as Cassie in "A Chorus Line"? She didn't have the dwarves to support her.". Bebe worshipped Annie who was a very kind human indeed. She and her most recent husband, the sportswriter Peter Talbert, were married in 1994. [quote] and her singing is definitely overrated. If the seven dwarfs had been there they probably wouldve been singing a Village People song. NEW YORK Ann Reinking, the Tony Award -winning choreographer, actress and Bob Fosse collaborator who helped spread a cool, muscular hybrid of jazz and burlesque movement to Broadway and beyond, has died. Both Seattle girls. Visiting her brother but staying in a hotel room? and DL Favorite Gretchen Wyler took over. Her manager, Lee Gross, confirmed her death to the Associated Press. Strange how "To Sir With Love" was the biggest selling single of 1967 and it didn't nab an Oscar nomination. The storytelling is done in an almost subconscious way, where the vignettes simply wash over you, but you never leave the film feeling like you didn't get a full perspective of Joel Gideon/Fosse's life. In "Fosse/Verdon," which airs its final episode Tuesday night . R312. She was dead to me when she did this rendition of "Against All Odds". Never knew that. R53, since when do you need to release your own record for your singing to be overrated. I think that was my first MARY! Not a bad death, it seems. She was truly dazzling on the stage. I just adored her and was so sad when I heard she left the business. Seemed like a kind, funny, genuine lady. Why is her family so ashamed of her death they won't release the cause? It was always fun being taught by Ms. Ann. Did Ann ever do a horror movie? [Quote] You don't hear the number of times she sings flat? She's since shared some thoughts on Twitter. Which it would not do anyway, if it is a dull song, as you assert it to be. [Quote] since when do you need to release your own record for your singing to be overrated. He thought Fosse directed the broadway production of Cabaret? [quote] When was the last time you heard of the woman who played Snow White? Only on DL would anyone of any sexual persuasion ever deem Airotica not sexy. Powered by. but well written [quote]I love your description of her Roxie as wicked. Tremendous presence to go along with the talent. Two, probably. Helen Gallagher would seem like a shoo in for replacing as a character called Velma Kelly.