From the original cast of the Broadway Revival. Ann Reinking. Isn't she great?
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@LauraS12 жыл бұрын
And to think that she did this in her forties. This being the revival, she and the other producers couldn't find a dancer they liked for Roxie so they asked her to reprise the role. In her forties and she nailed it. She danced into her 50's too, but not often then. I wish I had had that staying power but I ran out of money for dance lessons and then college showed up and that was the end of that. Gwen Verdon originated the role of Roxie Hart when she was older, too, before she retired and Ann took over the role in the 70's. They really were the queens of Fosse choreography and dance legends in their own rights.
@krishneiАй бұрын
an absolute master of her craft. she was born for this
@GabeIgtanloc3 жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace our queen. She will be missed.
@TylerFortier12 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace, to the beautiful Ann Reinking. You and Gwen Verdon both set the foundation for many Roxies to come. Thank you for bringing such psychopathic tendencies to the stage, and so well.
@kayeplaguedoc9054 Жыл бұрын
Unparalleled. Her energy here is so infectious, it's hilarious
@Sam-zz2lf2 жыл бұрын
I saw that this clip was almost 10 minutes long and I almost skipped to the song, but I'm glad I didn't! Reinking was truly like nobody else. This is electric.
@michaelread3282 жыл бұрын
This feels like the best version out of all of them, not bc she basically started the routine but she puts a strong element of an improv feeling, like Roxie the character is just literally thinking everything she's saying up on the spot instead of having it all planned out ahead.
@darbyzworld7 жыл бұрын
Was on the front row of this production...though not at all like the original, it was good. Anne spat on my face while singing the ROXIE number...did not wash my face for a week.
@marcelobocao013 жыл бұрын
are ya serious? :-))))
@VeroniquePierre3 жыл бұрын
Was 2-3 row too back in 1997! Just amazing memories. Actually that show made start singing!
@jkeister3 жыл бұрын
That beats my friend suffering a “Natalie Merchant ... 10,000 Maniacs” injury. We were in the front row if a concert in college ... and standing at the very edge I’d the stage. I look over and my friend is frantically trying to extract her hand from underneath Natalie Merchant’s shoe. Hilarious. We both agree we’d rather have Ann spit on us during a song. We love Ann and are heartbroken by the loss.
@joannelyn Жыл бұрын
Really? I adore Ann Reinking, but as Grace in the Motion Picture version of Annie. Not sure I admire her so much in her performance as Roxie Hart. I really do prefer Renee Zellweger's interpretation, although A.R. is beloved in the U.S. as a star of the stage and screen
@hope4truths668 Жыл бұрын
Anne is always good, my favorite is her dancing in All That Jazz ~ perfection!
@ciaransammon3 жыл бұрын
Sleep well, Ms. Reinking. Your talent will live forever.
@traceeteeter98753 жыл бұрын
Good god. What a blessing we had. RIP to a legend ❤️💔
@BetteBlaze133 жыл бұрын
Every step is perfection. R.I.P. Ann Reinking 💔
@summerlove3110913 жыл бұрын
I love how smooth and elegant, and still precise all of her movements are! Just amazing!
@CindersSpot Жыл бұрын
Agreed completely!
@netw523 жыл бұрын
RIP, sweet, talented, incredible Ann.
@skipp42952 жыл бұрын
Annie was a phenomenal actress, which was often overlooked. Michael Bennett once said she was the only one that got the essence of the Cassie / Zach exchange right during One in a Chorus LIne. Watch it sometime. It was amazing to see it from backstage during the Gala
@paulgregory20469 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant ! Undoubtedly the best dancer ever and I've been infatuated since I first saw her in "All That Jazz".
@lisathurlow31785 жыл бұрын
Me too she’s amazing
@gimmelmom3 жыл бұрын
My first intro to her was when she was in Annie. I absolutely adored her and wanted to grow up to be her. She was an amazing performer.
@richardmayora12893 жыл бұрын
I think that many would argue she is "one of the best dancers" but she is no Gwen Verdon or Chita Rivera. I adored her. Saw her in Pippin, Chicago [and when she took over for Verdon], A Chorus Line, Dancin and the Chicago revival. She should have won the Best Actress Tony.
@iluvcheezitsheyhey15 жыл бұрын
I miss Anne so much! I've gotten to take master classes from her and go to Q&As the past two summers and she's such an amazing performer and lady! Soooo cute here!!!
@FruityflootloopsАй бұрын
Seeing 15 years ago on a KZbin comment is wild
@markrubin24703 жыл бұрын
First Time i have every seen this video with Ann Reinking as Roxie and wish I had been there in person for this captivating memorable performance.
@savslife30185 жыл бұрын
By far the best Roxie ever I just love everything about her... she’s so talented
@gforcestp12 жыл бұрын
saw her as Roxie with Lenora Nemitz as Velma and Jerry Orbach as Billy in '77 at the Muny in St. Louis. From the moment she ran onto that huge stage with her lover Fred Casley, from where I sat-a mile away-those big eyes still mezmermized this young boy. And her dancing was incredible: during Me and My Baby number, sliding back bends-wow, I was in love.
@simaraft73737 жыл бұрын
This woman's talent leaves me speechless!
@ritapacitti95993 жыл бұрын
Amazing talent. Wonderful!Unbelievable
@ritapacitti95993 жыл бұрын
Got bless her heart and her son, what a great talent!
@chaserooface3 жыл бұрын
Everyone should watch this. A LEGEND.
@vitorhugosantana70538 жыл бұрын
She sounds so much better here than in the recording.
@darthilli4 ай бұрын
the recording is fantastic imo
@timdaugherty40143 жыл бұрын
I had my first crush on her after seeing her in Annie. RIP sweet dancing angel.
@summerlove3110913 жыл бұрын
I love how all of her movements are smooth and elegant, still so precise. Just amazing!!
@timothycicirella33939 жыл бұрын
Absolutely the best Roxie I've ever seen. So graceful and expressive!
@vijitc120916 жыл бұрын
nobody can move like Ann. Unbelievable.
@sammyyiieiieieieie15 жыл бұрын
She is wonderful... The "I'm a star...." part, when she delivered the dialogue so fast, reminded me of how she argued with Miss Hannigan (Carol Burnett) in a scene from Annie, when Miss Hannigan doesn't want ANnie to be going with her. lol
@glitterpee15 жыл бұрын
fuck she's fabulous. and her laugh is LEGEND, not to mention adorable. ;)
@sarahs4135 жыл бұрын
"Not that the truth even matters, but I'm gonna tell ya anyway..." = I love this!
@MaxRyan7773 жыл бұрын
RIP Ann. You were such a gift to all of us. One of the all time bests 😥😥😥
@shamanisis96015 жыл бұрын
My first broadway experience was her in this revival. I was blown away and nothing has touched it since
@KimbaLorber15 жыл бұрын
Ann Reinking always has been and always will be my favourite dancer. Just watching her makes a dark day brighter. thanks so much for posting this! :)
@jc223582 жыл бұрын
This is a MasterClass!
@kitheskethharvey35763 жыл бұрын
Other Roxies are about Broadway. Reinking is about truth.
@ellenkingsley3 жыл бұрын
Ann Reinking will be missed she is now reunited with Gwen Verdon and Bob Fosse
@64horsegirl15 жыл бұрын
love love love her laugh @ 0:30 she's fantastic! this such a fun monologue!!!!! absolutely amazing show!!!! love it!
@josefinagarza2413 ай бұрын
Love her laugh❤
@babbitsmom13 жыл бұрын
Ann is great! And the Fosse moves are always the funnest.
@heygrapefruit26773 жыл бұрын
여기까지 다들 오시려나..
@Lohasha3 ай бұрын
24년에 왔습니다
@YiYimChoi2 ай бұрын
저도요
@echeleteich3347 Жыл бұрын
Phenomenal
@milesmartin49582 жыл бұрын
As a kid I never understood why both major American productions of Chicago cast women in their 50s whose voices are on the decline to play a hot young murderess... But this right here is why. Chicago is not a show for singers. It is a show for DANCERS AND COMEDIANS. She could have spoken the entire song (and she sure did speak some of it here), and nobody would have batted an eye. So much fun to watch.
@CodePink190812 жыл бұрын
UGGHHHH SHE IS DISTGUSTINGLY AMAZINGGGGG; HER DANCING IS PERFECTION AND I HAVENT SEEN ANYONE WHO CAN CONJOUR THE FOSSE DANCE TECHNIQUE LIKE ANN; HATE HER:-)
@Lillyvon15 жыл бұрын
Just went and saw Sharon and Carolyn in the Sydney production tonight! Wow - just wow - JUST as good as the New York production I saw quite a few years ago!
@zazuzazz54199 ай бұрын
Say… This broad’s really got something! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 Gonna see her name in lights!!
@wakeupandsmellthecoffee16269 жыл бұрын
The absolute best! Thank you so much for posting this!
@dancewomyn17 жыл бұрын
Brilliant work here...Anne is masterful, Fosse's style is practically in her DNA, and she ain't no spring chicken here either! Fierce!
@anncrownover79185 ай бұрын
Not dating myself or anything, but i saw her in A Chorus Line back in the 70's.
@maribethjones21053 ай бұрын
She was phenomenal. ❤
@lesmizfanatic9013 жыл бұрын
god she's adorable lol absolutely love this show
@justme67673 жыл бұрын
Ann Reinking could sing and dance a phone book she is missed
@nursebridgie3 жыл бұрын
QUEEN!! 💜💜💜💜💜
@rokchoi6827 Жыл бұрын
This is the best, really great performance. I love this
@chrisnorman99806 жыл бұрын
I saw Gwen Verdon in the original touring company of Chicago in San Francisco. With all due respect to everyone who followed, Ms. Verdon will always be the best Roxie and Chita Rivera the best Velma Kelly. Jerry Outback, the same. The original full set blows the new minimalist staging out of the water - with the neon lights and the vaudeville staging. To me, the new production looks dark and drab. Still, better this Chicago than none at all.
@TX19615 жыл бұрын
Jerry O R B A C H had a certain flair about him. The current production refined and improved much about the revival. That is why the revival has survived on Broadway for almost 23 years...a record only bested by Phantom.The current choreography is much improved as well, in my opinion. I've seen this revival 23 times (on Broadway and on tour).
@Stacey_Robinson3 жыл бұрын
When people describe someone as "a true original"? This is what they mean.
@love_reinking69457 жыл бұрын
I love Ann Reinking so much💖💖
@phantomfangurl11 жыл бұрын
She is BRILLIANT! *_*
@rileyrossi12 жыл бұрын
discovered ten minutes ago how amazing Reinking is - I came out from under my rock finally! XD
@VeracityLH5 жыл бұрын
Oooooh, you're going to have so much fun discovering by her. I almost envy you.
@pellenordwall19063 жыл бұрын
Thanks for it all....
@treefoxx69573 жыл бұрын
Rip you fabulous showstopper, you.
@santiagocanojr.22582 жыл бұрын
RIP Ann Reinking who passed away last year at the age of 71.
@emattox1114 жыл бұрын
this is pure brilliance.
@chloenkitty2 жыл бұрын
Best Roxie ever
@hey_42263 жыл бұрын
와 이게 오리지날이구나...
@ahkam82714 жыл бұрын
she's just fabulous!
@vijitc120915 жыл бұрын
Ann Reinking is the greatest. No one can play Roxie Hart like her.
@MsPupie11 жыл бұрын
ugh cant get enough of her!!!
@sa65cn1 Жыл бұрын
She was the best!!!
@gatamadriz8 ай бұрын
I saw this rendition on Broadway - one of the most brilliant shows I've ever seen. Dispensed with multiple sets, pricey, unnecessary, that cover up problems. This was stark, depended entirely on the actors, songs and plots.
@319FBMZ31914 жыл бұрын
She's amazing!
@juddsca11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. I love her. I wish she had made more movies
@revzoinman59627 жыл бұрын
AR is her & nothing else; the art of not being anybody else. that is the practice. in Aloha, Revzo
@TheHoneyDrums14 жыл бұрын
omg! she is so good! congratulations!
@dawnu132 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant.
@scottzimmerman38233 жыл бұрын
masterful!
@JerkyPuck3 жыл бұрын
RIP to the queen of Fosse :-(
@minime6767 жыл бұрын
Talk professional.... she was off beat at 5:31 Didn't phase her. She just paused till the next beat and dove tailed in. That is the mark of a true professional
@VeracityLH5 жыл бұрын
Agreed. The mark of a great performer is often in how they handle the unexpected. She does it so smoothly I bet most don't even notice it.
@ritapacitti95993 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful and brilliant!
@ritapacitti95993 жыл бұрын
@@VeracityLH never saw any one with this talent and expertise
@grape_songee3 жыл бұрын
허...12년전..미친...
@andysbg773 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Ann Reinking!!
@GayaspaintBlogspot14 жыл бұрын
She is a genius
@sammyyiieiieieieie15 жыл бұрын
Zellweger.. I didn't know that Ann Reinking played as Roxie! Whew! She was just so great in the Moive rendintion of ANnie, I guess she would be doing just great too in this onE!
@echeleteich33474 жыл бұрын
She's amazing Fosse dancer stemming from Pippin.
@welks8217 жыл бұрын
My all time fave.
@christinec.237210 жыл бұрын
Fosse was her boyfriend. He heloee write the story & did the choreography She's still involved with the Broadway production. Much respect for her. I noticed a lot of sniffing & nose wiping. Wow. Kinda obvious.
@mmbr01rrf5 жыл бұрын
This was Gwen Verdon's show . She went after the rights to the story from the 50's. She bought the rights , got Kander & Ebb involved, got Fosse to agree to work on it ( they had been apart for years at this point), & was the ORIGINAL "Roxie". SHE OWNS this show. When she had vocal surgery LIZA took over & actually made the original show a bigger hit. Gwen coached her replacement 'Roxie'- Anne- as a replacement too. Anne & Gwen became the closest of friends.
@NatashaHoeberigs11 жыл бұрын
legend!
@Natz2715 жыл бұрын
Ann's wonderful :) Hey, doesn't she do that dance move at 6:44 on Annie when she sings 'We Got Annie?'
@danielmccafferty79755 жыл бұрын
More or less yeah
@barcyorky15 жыл бұрын
I saw Emma Barton in the recent UK tour, she was Roxy and is 28, Twinnie Lee Moore was Velma and is 22. They are part of a professional cast and thought neither are well known they are ones to watch for sure. Emma was briefly in the BBC soap "Eastenders" as Honey Mitchell.
@xhappyponyxwasmyoldname13953 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace ❤️
@samiegrrl7 жыл бұрын
fierce Roxie Hart!!!!! yaaassssss!!!!
@savslife30184 жыл бұрын
ICON
@tillyboos15 жыл бұрын
Ashlee Simpson wasn't bad and she's in her 20's. Anne Reinking was the PERFECT Roxie back in 1975, in the 1997 revival though, she was a tad old for the role. I love her though - she's SO talented.
@mmbr01rrf5 жыл бұрын
SORRY- Gwen Verdon was the PERFECT Roxie. Unless you saw both in this role ( I did) you can't compare.
@tillyboos2 жыл бұрын
@@mmbr01rrf Verdon was a tad shrill for me. I preferred Anne.
@pudgeuncle13 жыл бұрын
@LaMisereHQ Sorry I missed your reference to "revival cast". I saw the original. Reinking was great in both productions but aged like a fine wine. In the original, she was more of a Gwen Verdon copy. WIth this revival, she was a star!
@francescamasclansbadia13814 ай бұрын
Uau!❤
@kendalleve15 жыл бұрын
Wow... after seeing her, I completely forgot who was Renée Zell... Zell how ?...
@edufau8158 жыл бұрын
The greatest! No Roxie as she!
@lires81193 жыл бұрын
rip 🙏🏼❤️
@MrKomninakis6 жыл бұрын
the greatest!
@andysbg779 жыл бұрын
Ann rocks Chicago;-)
@mariel819314 жыл бұрын
Ann reinking! Best pair of legs on broadway hehehe