| re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 11:45 am EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: I doubt that it will be a broadway star - dramedy 11:28 am EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| Which is, of course, the precedent in this role. In the original production only Merman was primarily known as Broadway star, although Bailey had appeared in Broadway shows many years before. Of the significant Dollys on the road, I don't think any of them (except for Mary Martin and, of course, Channing herself) were primarily known for their work on the stage. It's interesting to think that many of the Dollys in the original production and tours were movies stars whose careers had petered out a decade or two prior to them taking on Dolly. If we look at the equivalent time period, we'd be looking for movie (or now TV) actresses whose major careers were coming to a close in the mid-to-late 90's through the mid 2000's. Seems like yesterday for me, as I'm sure they heydays of those Dolly actresses did to audiences of the 1960's. It's difficult for me to assess who might be an equivalent sort of name today, someone who likely was a huge star in the 1980's, but who faded from the limelight by the mid-90's or so and who would be capable of doing it, interested in doing it, and would sell tickets. I wonder how much of a gamble it was for David Merrick to take a chance on each one of these old movie queens and if there was significant doubt as to whether or not they would sell tickets or if the idea was a slam dunk once he'd thought of it? |
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