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re: "Look! It's Mamie Duncan-Gibbs!"

Posted by: shadowlight 07:08 pm EST 01/17/14
In reply to: re: "Look! It's Mamie Duncan-Gibbs!" - FriendofDorothy 06:43 pm EST 01/17/14

Are you talking about Mamie or Nancy? I'm guessing Nancy, because I don't think Mamie understudied Roxie (though I didn't think Nancy did either). Mamie definitely was cast as Velma for a time, but I don't remember Nancy having the role.

I do think Jasmine Guy followed Mamie.


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re: "Look! It's Mamie Duncan-Gibbs!"

Posted by: FriendofDorothy 07:22 pm EST 01/17/14
In reply to: re: "Look! It's Mamie Duncan-Gibbs!" - shadowlight 07:08 pm EST 01/17/14

Referring to Nancy. I am dealing only with bits of memory now, but I think after playing Velma for a year, Bebe took 2 or 3 weeks off, during which time Nancy was the listed Velma. I'm pretty sure Mamie never did Roxie. I am not at all sure why so few black actresses have played Roxie, actually.


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re: "Look! It's Mamie Duncan-Gibbs!"

Posted by: shadowlight 07:47 pm EST 01/17/14
In reply to: re: "Look! It's Mamie Duncan-Gibbs!" - FriendofDorothy 07:22 pm EST 01/17/14

"I'm pretty sure Mamie never did Roxie."

I'm almost certain you're correct. I don't understand why any actress would play both roles - they are so different in my head. In reality, probably not so much.

Mamie and Deidre Goodwin were two of my all-time favorite Velmas.

One of my favorite Mamie/Nancy stories was when Uta Lemper was Velma. Mamie, as understudy, was on vacation. Hess was on standby. The show began, and Hess was released. Midshow, Lemper went out.

The curtain was rung down for 15 minutes while Hess was summoned back to the theater. Her first number? "I Can't Do It Alone" - which she performed beautifully, to much applause.


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