Sub d'Amboise takes Roxie road to Hub.(Arts and Lifestyle)

From: The Boston Herald | Date: March 22, 2005| Author: Nesti, Robert | Copyright information

Byline: ROBERT NESTI

"The past week has been a whirlwind," said Charlotte d'Amboise on Friday, hours after getting a standing ovation for her first performance in "Sweet Charity" at the Colonial.

In a scenario right out of "42nd Street," d'Amboise was on Broadway less than two weeks ago, playing Roxie Hart in the revival of "Chicago" - when she was called to Chicago to replace Christina Applegate, who had just broken her foot, in the pre-Broadway tryout of "S...

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