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| Posted by: EthelKatz 10:52 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "All That Jazz" like it should be - NewsGuy 09:53 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| I always wondered how she was as a Velma. Look no further than the archive reviews right here on Talking Broadway. "Mamie Duncan-Gibbs is a revelation; a brash and sultry Velma Kelly who knows how to play the game, but who never gets a break. Imagine a young Eartha Kitt with attitude to spare, a voice that shakes the rafters, and the most gorgeous pair of legs on Broadway. Imagine a young Tina Turner, who dances as if Fosse's choreography were second nature to her, hell-bent on making sure you will remember no other rendition of "All That Jazz" but hers. Imagine - but, why imagine anything? See it for yourself. Mamie Duncan-Gibbs is giving the kind of triumphant performance that legends are made of." I saw it, and this is a pretty good description. |
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| re: "All That Jazz" like it should be | |
| Posted by: NewsGuy 11:41 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "All That Jazz" like it should be - EthelKatz 10:52 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| Nothing like a nice video to help with the visualization, though :) Stephanie Pope was a stellar stand out, too. If they could get back in the habit of casting leads as exciting as they did in the early years of the revival and tours: Amy Spanger, Deirdre Goodwin, Stephanie Pope, Belle Callaway, Sandy Duncan, etc., (I never had a chance to see Duncan-Gibbs in person), I'd be making return trips every 6 months. |
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| re: "All That Jazz" like it should be | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 11:07 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "All That Jazz" like it should be - EthelKatz 10:52 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| I saw Mamie Duncan-Gibbs play Velma in one of the tours, which I caught at the Playhouse in Wilmington, DE, and I must concur. I was seeing CHICAGO a lot in those days and I remember nothing else about this particular viewing other than Duncan-Gibbs' Tina Turner take on Velma. Even from the balcony, she was astounding. No memory of who else was in that tour at that point. | |
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| re: "All That Jazz" like it should be | |
| Posted by: pecansforall 04:02 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "All That Jazz" like it should be - JereNYC 11:07 am EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| Didn't Karen Ziemba play Roxie on one of the tours with Mamie Duncan-Gibbs? | |
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| re: "All That Jazz" like it should be | |
| Posted by: Ann 04:17 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "All That Jazz" like it should be - pecansforall 04:02 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| Maybe, but Ziemba appeared with Stephanie Pope on the stop I saw. | |
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| Last Edit: JereNYC 11:35 am EDT 10/26/17 | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 11:33 am EDT 10/26/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "All That Jazz" like it should be - Ann 04:17 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
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| It was definitely not Ziemba that I saw with Duncan-Gibbs in Wilmington. I would have remembered that, I think, because I really like her. (I did see Ziemba do it in New York.) I'm thinking it was Belle Callaway or Charlotte D'Amboise, both of whom spent a lot of time as utility Roxies back then. |
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