CHICAGO: 9 Roxies 

Melanie killed it! So refreshing to see a film actress' take on the monologue.

Brittany Murphy would have been a great Roxie

I hadnt expected to like Melanie so much but she brings something completely different to the part. She is so sweet. She has a Marilyn quality to her. Loved it :)

nice surprise: Melanie Griffith was in total control of the house, the character and our hearts from the first line. Sentimental favorite: Ann Reinking whose fingerprints were all over the production in 1,000 ways. Ann passed away yesterday 😢

Melanie is so underrated. She's fantastic. She's so natural and she always makes me smile.

what melanie captured, with her girlish voice, was what rene z brought across on the screen, a veneer of innocence that makes us want to feel for roxie even though she's a sociopath

I watched ‘em all and thought I’d share my revelation that Melanie Griffith was the best. I then read a dozen other comments only to find that they all had the same reaction.

I saw Melanie live - and she was utterly compelling

Well, of course Chita and Anne were leagues above everyone else. But who would’ve thunk Melanie Griffith would be so darn good??!! I was captivated by her stage presence. Great timing and delivery. What a pleasant surprise!

Personally, Sandy Duncan gave me the closest thing to how I envision Roxie. She’s so present and so dialed in and I think that really says something about Roxie. Roxie only knows how to live in the moment she doesn’t care about how any of her actions affect anyone else and I really get that in Sandy’s performance.

Lisa Rinna was not landing those lines but her little stunt with the orchestra was cute.

Melanie had the audience eating out of her hand. Fantastic.

No one holds a candle to Ann Reinking. I saw the first tour with her and have been in love ever since. RIP Annie❤️

Wow, Melanie is EXQUISITE.

Charlotte Dambois was perfect! Saw her in NYC - loved it.

Wow, I am shook, out of these clips Melanie was the best!

charlotte is the absolute best. greatest roxie to ever grace the stage. i saw her live last night. wish i could watch it all over again.

Wow...Melanie Griffith was amazing here

jennifer tilly would have been a great roxie

What an abundance of talent! It's amazing to see the performances one after another, like a a primer in the different options and interpretations. You can see a real difference between the experienced stage dancer/singer/actors and the film actresses.

Best by one million percent was Melanie Griffith!!!! Put all others to shame. So naturally funny 😄

Chita Rivera moves like she's 20-something in this...In this video, she's 66. Let that sink in.

Oh my Melanie! She's so perfect for the part.

Shockingly Melanie is hands down the best. Would love to see more of her.

The only one missing was the original...Gwen Verdon⭐️

I saw Melanie and she was FANTASTIC!

Awesome! Thank you for putting this together.

Wow, Melanie😍

This video is a gem. And more Melanie please. Would love to see her singing and dancing.

Brandy really revived the role as of recent. She is amazing👌🏾

Ruthie Henshall for me really acted out that switch in the musical where Roxie moved from vulnerable to big headed. She has a hint of psychotic and delusion which we see a lot of in stars who hit big so soon.

Melanie was AMAZING.

Melanie is somehow the greatest Roxie ever.

Gosh! Chita Rivera, Melanie Griffith, and Sandy Duncan seem to really have it!

Sandy Duncan suprisingly reminded me of Gwen Verdon's Charity.

Griffith and d'Amboise were amazingggg

Ruthie Henshall's Roxie has a killer psychotic edge love it

the second "ya got that, Charlie?" wins his category - hubba hubba

Melanie was fantastic, as were they all, but Anne Reinking - just the Fosse way of of holding her fingers holding that paper and her true NY characterization - girl u win.

All of these women are amazing, but especially Reinking. She has an ironclad grip on the audience the whole time.

I saw M. Griffith do the show. She was very good...I really liked her performance in "They Both Reached for the Gun" as well. She was kind of heartbreaking.

What I love about this production - and the reason it lasts so long - is so evident here. Each one of these very special performers is given the opportunity to create their very own unique Roxie. I have a feeling Gary Chryst had something to do with this (he himself is a very very special performer and Annie's Dance supervisor) No two Roxies are alike - each one shines uniquely - with their own moments. Not all long running productions give performers that opportunity. Some ladies here have better abilities from each other - but each one truly shines and holds that stage so powerfully. Wish Brandy and Paige Davis were also included here.. they brought once again their very own special style to this wonderful piece. For me - they are all spectacular - Thank you for this wonderful post! So very glad to see each and every one. Broadway and Chicago has had some spectacular Roxies - Now I would love to see the London Roxies!! I am sure that they are lovingly allowed to make this role so unique.

Why is there no mention of Chita being the ORIGINAL Velma to Gwen Verdon's Roxie on Broadway from 1970s

Thanks for this video of the Roxies! Like many people, I surprisingly agree that Melanie acquitted herself nicely LOL and Chita is always compelling. Was Gwen Verdon in here? The ladies that clearly were “of a certain age”, “brought something to it that I had not seen before, which is this character really was too old for her act, and was starting to realize it too

Ruthie Henshall. Every time she is on stage it is a masterclass in Musical Theatre.

WOW!!!🙄 🥰Melanie!!!! KILLED! IT !!! In The Monologue!!!🤣😂🥰💕

Not sure how she came off live and how her singing/dancing was, but for Roxie's monologue on camera (even bootleg camera), I found Melanie Griffith to be the most compelling and winning Roxie. I loved her line delivery here. Bebe Neuwirth was very strange as Roxie but I loved her clips as Velma. From this clip, Lisa Rinna was the worst actress by far, but I liked how she had fun with the stick. I saw Charlotte D'amboise live last year and she was absolutely amazing as Roxie. She played up Roxie's crazy and it worked.

Do you have any footage of Melanie singing? She was my favorite out of these performers.

Melanie was the best.

I wish we could've seen the entire number from Melanie. She was very good in this clip.

Melanie holds her own against the unbeatable Ann. Both fabulous in their own way.

I loved Melanie but I think my favorite is Ann Reinking. Her character is truly original. Nobody has ever played it that way and it totally works. I've seen Chicago twice on Broadway. First time was in July 1997 with Bebe as Velma and Marilu Henner as Roxie. Great cast. Second time was in June 2000 also a great cast with Sharon Lawrence as Velma. Seen the national tours with Charlotte d'Amboise as Roxie. Last time I saw Chicago was way back in 2006 when a national tour swung by Long Beach. Terra McLeod was Roxie. I'm not surprised the show is still playing on Broadway all these years later. It's a thoroughly entertaining and satisfying musical and production. Some people complain that the revival is too spare and has no real sets but it's all we need. Out of curiosity, I'd love to see a fully staged production but I just know I would prefer the revival concert staging. The revival has always felt like a big, spectacular show even though it's stunningly little more than skimpy outfits and chairs. They achieved a great thing with that revival; they trusted the audience to fill in the rest using their imagination. They give us all we need to reach that place where a simplistic show is perceived as a major spectacle. It's those musicals that-to me--define the magic of theatre. Nowadays theatre is losing its sense of theatricality and replacing that with elements designed to spell out to an audience what to feel and how to think. Projections showing literally movies now fill many stages and it's all so sloppy and lazy now. Shows like Chicago are theatre at its most effective and show-stopping and--like A Chorus Line--sucks you into the story so that you don't even notice the only set decoration is a white line on the floor and in the case of Chicago a jury box and the orchestra. I need to see the revival again. It's been a long time.

I've seen quite a few, including the original City Center original cast, but I must say Sandy Duncan really made me laugh out loud. And Chita... it's just special to see her as Roxie and only in a limited run.

Chita’s GOT IT. Not a false moment to be found.

I saw Christie Brinkley do it on tour. Holy hell. The poor woman could barely speak, let alone sing or dance.

Dang, I didn't know Sandy "Wheat Thins" Duncan was in Chicago. Melanie is my fav, then Bebe.

I've seen Chicago so many times with many different lead cast members. I have to say the best Roxie that wasn't a song and dance person was Robin Givens. She was surprisingly great.

well fuck me sideways but Melanie Griffith is actually the best Roxie in that montage.

Wow...Melanie was great 👏

My favorite roxy’s ever is Bianca Marroquín and chita rivera

This vid should be updated with Pamela Anderson’s fabulous take on Roxie.

Thanks watched 3x over 3 days. Didn't know Lisa R. actually acted other than housewives. I wish I had the money to go to NYC & see a show. U have to be in the upper 20% to afford it. And I'm way older then I ever intended to be. Floss.

Saw Marilu Henner as Roxie soon after Ann Reinking departed in 1997. Saw the show again about 2012 but don't remember who played Roxie.

I would have never imagined Melenie in this roll but she is great! I wish I would have seen her.

Wow--Chita Rivera was 66 when she did this!!! And she's great! I saw Charlotte d'Amboise in L.A. and she was fabulous--and you can tell here how good she is. Sandy Duncan is so wonderful on stage. She's always worth watching. But the celebrated Ann Reinking, usually so good---Oh, dear, what was that?

All hail Queen Chita

i saw chicago front row this past december and charlotte connected with me so much it was insane. best experience of my life.

Ruthie henshall is so under rated.she has an ibcredible voice and her interpretaion of the part she plays is astounding.

I was Sandy’s personal dresser. Not for this show but another one.

Is it me or is bebe neworth like Norma Desmond as roxie?

I’d love to see Charlotte do it now and see how much she’s changed it

does anyone have an extended clip of melanie performing this number?

Melanie Griffith would have been an amazing big-screen Roxie if the film had been made in the late nineties. I would have loved to see her alongside Madonna as Velma and John Travolta as Billy Flynn.

Melanie's acting is powerful.

There were three who were way beyond the desirable age-looking for the part. You figure it out!

As much as I hate to admit it, cause we've all seen the vile person she is on RHOBH, Lisa Rinna absolutely ate that monologue.

I saw Ruthie in this with Ute Lemper. The good old days. Now I feel like you could win the part of Roxie in a prize draw 😂

I really love Lisa & Charlotte

I was surprised to see Melanie here, but MAN! She's just SOOO vulnerable w/ a little naitivity, and a little crazy thrown in. I loved Rene Z. in this role (the film) & always said that nobody else could EVER perform Roxie like Rene. Until I saw this clip of Melanie....Wow! Have to say that I bet Ann Reinking (the original Roxie) would be a real HOOT to see in this role as she seems to play a special kind of crazy. All 9 women were awesome, but Melanie really portrayed the Roxie that I envision ~

Loved Sandy Duncan! She's adorable

Melanie Griffith is the best Roxie!

Melanie , just WOW!

Oh my gosh. I never expected to say but have to admit Melanie Griffith was the best of this group. And sorry to the late Anne Reinking she was so talented but here she sounds like Mrs Lovett as Roxie. Whoa.

If you still have the footage of Nana Visitor as Roxie could you still upload it please?

Chita, hands down

Melanie was actually incredible! But Chita was fantastic too.

Ann was the best, and I liked Ruthie very much.

Well my personal favorites were Melanie, Sandy (!) and Chita. But mostly Melanie. I agree with hair1671.⬇️

I love how Melanie Griffiths works wonders with this role. She's magnificent xxx

Any full shows of these roxies?

Melanie is my favorite. She does the best impro. I miss her. ❤️

None of these ladies had the voice of Ruthie Henshall; wish you could see her entire performance.

When I saw Melanie Griffith I thought she was going to be one of the worst.....I Thought WRONG! BEST HANDS DOWN!

I am desperate for full-length copies of the show with Karen and Sandy. If anyone has one for trade, please let me know.

I could watch Sandy all night.

Bianca Marroquín excelente cantante actriz de Chicago musical

Do you have a full video of Bebe as Roxie available for trade?

Melanie 🙌🙌🙌

After seeing Brandy do this 6 times, I can’t take anyone else’s line delivery

Where did you get the clip of Bebe? I'd love to see more of her in this role!