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NEW --
FABULOUS FOX THEATRE [3-07]:
"DeJean sizzled and popped in every scene in which she appeared, which allowed her to steal the entire production. DeJean is a star with a capital "S" and was very impressive with her performance."
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE by Andrew Hughes [3-24-07]:
"On her several vocal spotlights, DeJean similarly revealed a wide range and dramatic flair in her delivery. Also, she gives a winning performance as Flynn’s ventriloquist’s dummy during "We Both Reached for the Gun," which also featured wonderful ensemble dancing, as did "Razzle Dazzle."
DeJean’s Roxie Hart basks in the publicity her infamy brings her, and she’s flushed, giddy and totally self-absorbed during the egotistical "Roxie," during which she made her voice suit the tone and meaning of specific lines — honeyed and seductive for some, screechy for others, and vibrato-laden on others."
Toledo Blade.com [3-9-07]:
"DeJean is a combination of innocence and cunning. Her awareness of the power of celebrity grows throughout the show until she's in danger as being as brittle as Velma. This is not to say she's a nice person, but she is fascinating. We don't want to like her, but she makes us."
HIPPODROME THEATRE ARCHIVE by William Bryan [1-2-07]:
"The star of the show in a role that seems it was created for her remains Michelle DeJean as Roxie. She embodies the role, filling it with energy, pizzazz, and a level of verve that invites the audience along with her for a great ride. She has only gotten better since her performance in the region last summer, and it is a joy to watch her on stage."
BALTIMORE EXAMINER [1-4-07]:
"Michelle DeJean, playing Roxie Hart, is definitely the highlight of the show, with perfect comedic timing and no fear of making ugly faces or contorting her body into weird shapes."
BALTIMORE [1-4-07]:
"Michelle DeJean displays a real talent for physical comedy, bringing to the characterization of Roxie Hart a pliability and endearing goofiness. During the hilarious "We Both Reached for the Gun," which takes place at a press conference, Flynn manipulates Roxie like a marionette. DeJean flops over so convincingly you would swear she was made from foam rubber."
review from BroadwayWorld.com
BALTIMORE HIPPODROME [1-4-07]:
"There is a movie version of this story called "Roxie Hart". The touring production, with the star-quality performance of Michelle DeJean, should be called that as well. Ms. DeJean gives a completely winning, original performance of the cute chorine gone bad. She has you in the palm of her hand the minutes she giggles, "I gotta pee!" and tears off stage. She sings with a gorgeous voice, full of character, and her nervous ticks, gasps and squeals add nuance and flavor when everything else around her is bland as oatmeal. She is also the best female dancer on that stage. The seven or eight minutes of "Roxie" are seven or eight minutes of musical theatre ecstasy. The love for her from the audience was palpable as she earned extended applause. And her entire performance during the act two court room scenes through to the finale was a magnificent balance between comic genius and dramatic tension. You almost feel sorry for her at the end. Ms. DeJean, it seems, is still channeling the Broadway level of excitement (she left the Broadway Company just last Saturday). Nowhere is that more evident than with her performance with co-star (on Bway and here) Christopher MacDonald during "We Both Reached for the Gun."[...] Michelle DeJean alone is worth the price of admission."
SAN FRANCISCO [1O-27-06]:
"The ladies of the hour are Michelle DeJean (Roxie Hart) and Terra C. Macleod (Velma Kelly). Both showcase their skills excellently, having experience in the Broadway cast. From the minute DeJean begins the introduction to her killer song, "Roxie," you can't take your eyes off her. This red-head cooks up a seductive recipe: combining a dash of trite with a heaping portion of sprite!"
Review from the
RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL [9-13-06]:
"DeJean, the star, plays Hart as she should, with the brassy, sometimes loopy personality that makes audiences relate to her. She's funny. You can't help but like her despite the fact she's killed her lover for leaving and stepped all over her lackluster husband, Amos, played by Ron Orbach. DeJean is a presence on stage, belting out tunes and dancing her way around an empty set."
BroadwayWorld.com review [7-12-06]:
"The production keeps its energy at a consistently high pitch, offers a talented armada of dancers and finds an ideal Roxie in Michelle DeJean. DeJean gives a richly multifaceted portrayal or Roxie, a woman who can only think highly of herself when her photo is plastered in a newspaper. DeJean, who dances with skill and grace and has a ravishing belt voice, gives us a Roxie who is at once, lewdly goofy, self-absorbed, sad, calculating, childish and vulnerable. She nails Roxie's poignant fear of being a nobody, as well as the character's inability to accept that she is past her prime."
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER [6-15-06]:
"This company's phenomenal Roxie Hart, Michelle DeJean, certainly deserves to be a household name. (The redhead reminds us of one who is: Debra Messing of "Will & Grace.") A striking triple-threat, DeJean throws herself, sometimes literally, into the trashy but lovable Roxie, a woman who shoots her lover and expects her schlemiel husband to clean up the mess while she makes a killing in vaudeville. For fans of the "Chicago" movie who suspect that Renée Zellweger -- how to say this kindly? -- perhaps failed to exploit all the dramatic and comic possibilities of the part, DeJean's richly layered performance removes all doubt."
NEW --
FABULOUS FOX THEATRE [3-07]:
"DeJean sizzled and popped in every scene in which she appeared, which allowed her to steal the entire production. DeJean is a star with a capital "S" and was very impressive with her performance."
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE by Andrew Hughes [3-24-07]:
"On her several vocal spotlights, DeJean similarly revealed a wide range and dramatic flair in her delivery. Also, she gives a winning performance as Flynn’s ventriloquist’s dummy during "We Both Reached for the Gun," which also featured wonderful ensemble dancing, as did "Razzle Dazzle."
DeJean’s Roxie Hart basks in the publicity her infamy brings her, and she’s flushed, giddy and totally self-absorbed during the egotistical "Roxie," during which she made her voice suit the tone and meaning of specific lines — honeyed and seductive for some, screechy for others, and vibrato-laden on others."
Toledo Blade.com [3-9-07]:
"DeJean is a combination of innocence and cunning. Her awareness of the power of celebrity grows throughout the show until she's in danger as being as brittle as Velma. This is not to say she's a nice person, but she is fascinating. We don't want to like her, but she makes us."
HIPPODROME THEATRE ARCHIVE by William Bryan [1-2-07]:
"The star of the show in a role that seems it was created for her remains Michelle DeJean as Roxie. She embodies the role, filling it with energy, pizzazz, and a level of verve that invites the audience along with her for a great ride. She has only gotten better since her performance in the region last summer, and it is a joy to watch her on stage."
BALTIMORE EXAMINER [1-4-07]:
"Michelle DeJean, playing Roxie Hart, is definitely the highlight of the show, with perfect comedic timing and no fear of making ugly faces or contorting her body into weird shapes."
BALTIMORE [1-4-07]:
"Michelle DeJean displays a real talent for physical comedy, bringing to the characterization of Roxie Hart a pliability and endearing goofiness. During the hilarious "We Both Reached for the Gun," which takes place at a press conference, Flynn manipulates Roxie like a marionette. DeJean flops over so convincingly you would swear she was made from foam rubber."
review from BroadwayWorld.com
BALTIMORE HIPPODROME [1-4-07]:
"There is a movie version of this story called "Roxie Hart". The touring production, with the star-quality performance of Michelle DeJean, should be called that as well. Ms. DeJean gives a completely winning, original performance of the cute chorine gone bad. She has you in the palm of her hand the minutes she giggles, "I gotta pee!" and tears off stage. She sings with a gorgeous voice, full of character, and her nervous ticks, gasps and squeals add nuance and flavor when everything else around her is bland as oatmeal. She is also the best female dancer on that stage. The seven or eight minutes of "Roxie" are seven or eight minutes of musical theatre ecstasy. The love for her from the audience was palpable as she earned extended applause. And her entire performance during the act two court room scenes through to the finale was a magnificent balance between comic genius and dramatic tension. You almost feel sorry for her at the end. Ms. DeJean, it seems, is still channeling the Broadway level of excitement (she left the Broadway Company just last Saturday). Nowhere is that more evident than with her performance with co-star (on Bway and here) Christopher MacDonald during "We Both Reached for the Gun."[...] Michelle DeJean alone is worth the price of admission."
SAN FRANCISCO [1O-27-06]:
"The ladies of the hour are Michelle DeJean (Roxie Hart) and Terra C. Macleod (Velma Kelly). Both showcase their skills excellently, having experience in the Broadway cast. From the minute DeJean begins the introduction to her killer song, "Roxie," you can't take your eyes off her. This red-head cooks up a seductive recipe: combining a dash of trite with a heaping portion of sprite!"
Review from the
RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL [9-13-06]:
"DeJean, the star, plays Hart as she should, with the brassy, sometimes loopy personality that makes audiences relate to her. She's funny. You can't help but like her despite the fact she's killed her lover for leaving and stepped all over her lackluster husband, Amos, played by Ron Orbach. DeJean is a presence on stage, belting out tunes and dancing her way around an empty set."
BroadwayWorld.com review [7-12-06]:
"The production keeps its energy at a consistently high pitch, offers a talented armada of dancers and finds an ideal Roxie in Michelle DeJean. DeJean gives a richly multifaceted portrayal or Roxie, a woman who can only think highly of herself when her photo is plastered in a newspaper. DeJean, who dances with skill and grace and has a ravishing belt voice, gives us a Roxie who is at once, lewdly goofy, self-absorbed, sad, calculating, childish and vulnerable. She nails Roxie's poignant fear of being a nobody, as well as the character's inability to accept that she is past her prime."
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER [6-15-06]:
"This company's phenomenal Roxie Hart, Michelle DeJean, certainly deserves to be a household name. (The redhead reminds us of one who is: Debra Messing of "Will & Grace.") A striking triple-threat, DeJean throws herself, sometimes literally, into the trashy but lovable Roxie, a woman who shoots her lover and expects her schlemiel husband to clean up the mess while she makes a killing in vaudeville. For fans of the "Chicago" movie who suspect that Renée Zellweger -- how to say this kindly? -- perhaps failed to exploit all the dramatic and comic possibilities of the part, DeJean's richly layered performance removes all doubt."
SEATTLE [5-22-06]:
“As foxy Roxie Hart, Michelle DeJean is an amazing triple treat. Her greatest asset is a brassy, classic voice that effortlessly filled the gigantic Paramount. Her reading of “Funny Honey” hit all the right notes: dead-pan, sultry, and malicious. DeJean’s big pipes are one of musical theatre’s best kept secrets. Dejean also happens to be quite a magnificent dancer. Her “Me and My Baby” is pure joy. Lastly, she brings precise acting skills to the table. Her central song, “Roxie”, is a wonderful, funny, and touching delight. She uses the many improvisational opportunities to full advantage without sacrificing the integrity of the material. DeJean captures Roxie’s desperate struggle for attention. Her layered performance is perfect from top to bottom. Michelle DeJean is a big star in the making.” –Robbie Wachs
“As foxy Roxie Hart, Michelle DeJean is an amazing triple treat. Her greatest asset is a brassy, classic voice that effortlessly filled the gigantic Paramount. Her reading of “Funny Honey” hit all the right notes: dead-pan, sultry, and malicious. DeJean’s big pipes are one of musical theatre’s best kept secrets. Dejean also happens to be quite a magnificent dancer. Her “Me and My Baby” is pure joy. Lastly, she brings precise acting skills to the table. Her central song, “Roxie”, is a wonderful, funny, and touching delight. She uses the many improvisational opportunities to full advantage without sacrificing the integrity of the material. DeJean captures Roxie’s desperate struggle for attention. Her layered performance is perfect from top to bottom. Michelle DeJean is a big star in the making.” –Robbie Wachs
DUBAI [5-2006]:
"Outstanding performances are given by DeJean, as Roxie, and Terra MacLeod who plays fellow convict, Velma Kelly.
DeJean's portrayal is sexy, girly and utterly convincing as she reveals Roxie's weakness for fantasising about life as a star of vaudeville after her release. She is well contrasted with MacLeod whose role as Velma brings a harder, more calculated and controlled character into the mix. Both have exceptional voices that are ideally suited to their roles."
MIAMI HERALD [4-21-06]:
"Above everyone else, DeJean makes the most of those opportunities. Her Roxie is a torchy singer, a comedienne, a self-adoring hustler. [...] The most compelling reasons to catch Chicago are a forever-clever show and a particularly funny-foxy Roxie."
SUN SENTINEL [4-19-06]
"The revelation is Michelle DeJean as Roxie, the wide-eyed dreamer with the heart of a cash register. Like Gwen Verdon, Nancy Dussault and Lucille Ball rolled together, the red-headed DeJean is a fireball with a martini-smooth voice and winning exuberance. As skilled a comedienne as a dancer, she has honed her lead performance while watching a procession of predecessors from her spot on the Broadway edition's chorus line. But she has added topspin of her own that is equal parts immoral and adorable."
NAPLES NEWS [4-13-06]
"DeJean, a veteran of the Broadway company, plays Hart as a bubbly user in the Shirley MacLaine line, as poisonous as she is sad. She's got an able voice, nice gams, and a wonderful knack for mining the comedy of the role."
HAMPTON ROADS [4-6-06]
"Michelle DeJean, a veteran of the Broadway company, is an elastic and spontaneous Roxie Hart who shoots her cheating lover and finally finds the fame she always wanted in vaudeville. Clearly, she's delighted to step out of the chorus. DeJean has a kind of Lucille Ball comedic overkill. Watch her loose-limbed flinging about when she's turned into a puppet by her slick lawyer."
TALKIN' BROADWAY [4-2-06]
"The name on everybody’s lips who sees the current national touring company production of Chicago at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark should be Michelle DeJean. Her performance as Roxie Hart is so fresh, individual and memorable that hyperbole could lead an overly enthusiastic critic to call it a star-making performance. However, unless they already are perceived to have names with drawing power, touring company performers and Broadway replacements are generally not promoted by producers and make little impact on the public consciousness. In fact, DeJean just played Roxie on Broadway for three weeks (exchanging places with Robin Givens who in turn joined the touring company for its Detroit engagement). It is unlikely that many of us were even aware of this.
So I’ll leave DeJean’s future up to the theatre gods, and just take her performance as a taking off place to note that Fran and Barry Weissler are to be congratulated on the absolutely top drawer quality of the third national tour of the City Center Encores! presentation of John Kander (music) and Fred Ebb’s (lyrics) musical vaudeville.
Director Walter Bobbie has not just allowed, but appears to have encouraged Michelle DeJean to bring a fresh interpretation of Roxie to the table. Statuesque and full figured, DeJean eschews any gamin qualities, playing Roxie as a bombshell babe who, for the most part, is having a cheerful, unexamined and uncomplicated love affair with herself and her attributes. DeJean’s Roxie exudes an ingratiating, cheerful naivety that places us on Roxie’s side. Even though she surely is guilty of murder and other immoralities, this Roxie has the soul of an innocent. Furthermore, her vocals are powerful and bring out all the humor and nuance of the lyrics. [Her] enthusiasm in the dancing duet finale with Velma more than carries the day."
THEATRE MANIA [3-20-06]
"The best performances in the show are given by Michelle DeJean as the fame-obsessed Roxie Hart, Kevin Carolan as her compliant husband Amos, and Carol Woods as the worldly prison matron Mama Morton. DeJean is a triple threat singer-dancer-actress, plus she's a cutie pie."
TRIANGLE THEATRE [1-26-06]
"Michelle DeJean and Terra C. MacLeod put pizzazz into their pungent portrayals of sultry jazz slayers Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, who learn how to save themselves from the hangman's noose from Matron "Mama" Morton (Carol Woods) and high-priced defense attorney Billy Flynn (Obba Babatunde).
Michelle DeJean is red hot as lethal redhead Roxie Hart, who cheats on her poor sad-sack husband Amos (Kevin Carolan) with furniture salesman Fred Casely (Kevin Neil McCready), and then shoots Casely three times when the louse tries to walk out on her."
TECHNICIAN ONLINE [1-27-06]
"Michelle DeJean (Roxie) is a magnificent triple-threat -- a clever actress with an amazing voice and stage presence."
CLASSICAL VOICE OF NORTH CAROLINA [1-26-06]
"Michelle DeJean is a master of audience manipulation as chorus girl Roxie Hart, who kills her lover in 1920s Chicago and becomes a media darling as her case plays out in the press and in court. DeJean, with fiery hair, a sleek figure and a potent voice, seduces with a mix of innocence and connivance. Is she just a sweet girl riding a wave of circumstance while caught up in a crime of passion, or is she an equal partner in her newfound notoriety with shrewd lawyer Billy Flynn (Obba Babatunde)? Just when you think you have Roxie pegged, DeJean colors in another shade of gray.
DeJean is a veteran of the Broadway cast, and her experience shepherds the accomplished touring company. Sometimes tour leads seem to be simply going through the motions with no enthusiasm just to get a day's pay. But DeJean's performance alone is worth the ticket price. Her energy is electric, and it's obvious that she loves and understands her role. She's there to be a star, and there's never a weak moment.
Her physical comedy timing during "They Both Reached for the Gun," a news conference that turns into a ventriloquist act as Billy spins a new version of Roxie's crime, is exact. Next for her is an extended monologue ("Roxie") in which she intimately connects with the audience as she tells the story of her life. It all might be part of the manipulation - is it a hard-luck story or more of the spin? DeJean said in a recent interview that "Roxie" is her favorite number. It shows."
HOUSTON PRESS [10-20-05]
"But the most powerful numbers in this production come from racy Roxie herself, who's played by the lovely Michelle DeJean with such depth that she has got to be one of the most sympathetic narcissists who ever strutted her stuff across a stage. In DeJean's capable and flexible body, Roxie is more than just a two-timing vixen who'll stoop to any depths for a chance to get her name in the papers. She's also a sweet, bright-eyed kid who's looking for a break, as in "Roxie," where she imagines herself performing with a stage full of male backup dancers. Then she turns around and becomes as hungry as a wolf can be in "Me and My Baby," during which she comes up with her own wicked way out of the slammer and onto the front page, where she longs to be. That we adore both Roxie's innocence and her ruthlessness speaks volumes about DeJean's captivating stage presence, her slinky, smooth voice and, of course, her slithering moves. Did I mention the girl can dance?"
"Outstanding performances are given by DeJean, as Roxie, and Terra MacLeod who plays fellow convict, Velma Kelly.
DeJean's portrayal is sexy, girly and utterly convincing as she reveals Roxie's weakness for fantasising about life as a star of vaudeville after her release. She is well contrasted with MacLeod whose role as Velma brings a harder, more calculated and controlled character into the mix. Both have exceptional voices that are ideally suited to their roles."
MIAMI HERALD [4-21-06]:
"Above everyone else, DeJean makes the most of those opportunities. Her Roxie is a torchy singer, a comedienne, a self-adoring hustler. [...] The most compelling reasons to catch Chicago are a forever-clever show and a particularly funny-foxy Roxie."
SUN SENTINEL [4-19-06]
"The revelation is Michelle DeJean as Roxie, the wide-eyed dreamer with the heart of a cash register. Like Gwen Verdon, Nancy Dussault and Lucille Ball rolled together, the red-headed DeJean is a fireball with a martini-smooth voice and winning exuberance. As skilled a comedienne as a dancer, she has honed her lead performance while watching a procession of predecessors from her spot on the Broadway edition's chorus line. But she has added topspin of her own that is equal parts immoral and adorable."
NAPLES NEWS [4-13-06]
"DeJean, a veteran of the Broadway company, plays Hart as a bubbly user in the Shirley MacLaine line, as poisonous as she is sad. She's got an able voice, nice gams, and a wonderful knack for mining the comedy of the role."
HAMPTON ROADS [4-6-06]
"Michelle DeJean, a veteran of the Broadway company, is an elastic and spontaneous Roxie Hart who shoots her cheating lover and finally finds the fame she always wanted in vaudeville. Clearly, she's delighted to step out of the chorus. DeJean has a kind of Lucille Ball comedic overkill. Watch her loose-limbed flinging about when she's turned into a puppet by her slick lawyer."
TALKIN' BROADWAY [4-2-06]
"The name on everybody’s lips who sees the current national touring company production of Chicago at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark should be Michelle DeJean. Her performance as Roxie Hart is so fresh, individual and memorable that hyperbole could lead an overly enthusiastic critic to call it a star-making performance. However, unless they already are perceived to have names with drawing power, touring company performers and Broadway replacements are generally not promoted by producers and make little impact on the public consciousness. In fact, DeJean just played Roxie on Broadway for three weeks (exchanging places with Robin Givens who in turn joined the touring company for its Detroit engagement). It is unlikely that many of us were even aware of this.
So I’ll leave DeJean’s future up to the theatre gods, and just take her performance as a taking off place to note that Fran and Barry Weissler are to be congratulated on the absolutely top drawer quality of the third national tour of the City Center Encores! presentation of John Kander (music) and Fred Ebb’s (lyrics) musical vaudeville.
Director Walter Bobbie has not just allowed, but appears to have encouraged Michelle DeJean to bring a fresh interpretation of Roxie to the table. Statuesque and full figured, DeJean eschews any gamin qualities, playing Roxie as a bombshell babe who, for the most part, is having a cheerful, unexamined and uncomplicated love affair with herself and her attributes. DeJean’s Roxie exudes an ingratiating, cheerful naivety that places us on Roxie’s side. Even though she surely is guilty of murder and other immoralities, this Roxie has the soul of an innocent. Furthermore, her vocals are powerful and bring out all the humor and nuance of the lyrics. [Her] enthusiasm in the dancing duet finale with Velma more than carries the day."
THEATRE MANIA [3-20-06]
"The best performances in the show are given by Michelle DeJean as the fame-obsessed Roxie Hart, Kevin Carolan as her compliant husband Amos, and Carol Woods as the worldly prison matron Mama Morton. DeJean is a triple threat singer-dancer-actress, plus she's a cutie pie."
TRIANGLE THEATRE [1-26-06]
"Michelle DeJean and Terra C. MacLeod put pizzazz into their pungent portrayals of sultry jazz slayers Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, who learn how to save themselves from the hangman's noose from Matron "Mama" Morton (Carol Woods) and high-priced defense attorney Billy Flynn (Obba Babatunde).
Michelle DeJean is red hot as lethal redhead Roxie Hart, who cheats on her poor sad-sack husband Amos (Kevin Carolan) with furniture salesman Fred Casely (Kevin Neil McCready), and then shoots Casely three times when the louse tries to walk out on her."
TECHNICIAN ONLINE [1-27-06]
"Michelle DeJean (Roxie) is a magnificent triple-threat -- a clever actress with an amazing voice and stage presence."
CLASSICAL VOICE OF NORTH CAROLINA [1-26-06]
"Michelle DeJean is a master of audience manipulation as chorus girl Roxie Hart, who kills her lover in 1920s Chicago and becomes a media darling as her case plays out in the press and in court. DeJean, with fiery hair, a sleek figure and a potent voice, seduces with a mix of innocence and connivance. Is she just a sweet girl riding a wave of circumstance while caught up in a crime of passion, or is she an equal partner in her newfound notoriety with shrewd lawyer Billy Flynn (Obba Babatunde)? Just when you think you have Roxie pegged, DeJean colors in another shade of gray.
DeJean is a veteran of the Broadway cast, and her experience shepherds the accomplished touring company. Sometimes tour leads seem to be simply going through the motions with no enthusiasm just to get a day's pay. But DeJean's performance alone is worth the ticket price. Her energy is electric, and it's obvious that she loves and understands her role. She's there to be a star, and there's never a weak moment.
Her physical comedy timing during "They Both Reached for the Gun," a news conference that turns into a ventriloquist act as Billy spins a new version of Roxie's crime, is exact. Next for her is an extended monologue ("Roxie") in which she intimately connects with the audience as she tells the story of her life. It all might be part of the manipulation - is it a hard-luck story or more of the spin? DeJean said in a recent interview that "Roxie" is her favorite number. It shows."
HOUSTON PRESS [10-20-05]
"But the most powerful numbers in this production come from racy Roxie herself, who's played by the lovely Michelle DeJean with such depth that she has got to be one of the most sympathetic narcissists who ever strutted her stuff across a stage. In DeJean's capable and flexible body, Roxie is more than just a two-timing vixen who'll stoop to any depths for a chance to get her name in the papers. She's also a sweet, bright-eyed kid who's looking for a break, as in "Roxie," where she imagines herself performing with a stage full of male backup dancers. Then she turns around and becomes as hungry as a wolf can be in "Me and My Baby," during which she comes up with her own wicked way out of the slammer and onto the front page, where she longs to be. That we adore both Roxie's innocence and her ruthlessness speaks volumes about DeJean's captivating stage presence, her slinky, smooth voice and, of course, her slithering moves. Did I mention the girl can dance?"