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| Posted by: whereismikeyfl 12:16 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star - JereNYC 11:45 am EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| It is not hard to come up with a list of possible replacements. If we are starting a pool, I want dibs on Fran Dresher. |
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| re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star | |
| Posted by: FleetStreetBarber 12:58 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star - whereismikeyfl 12:16 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| And I want dibs on Marilyn Maye. | |
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| re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 12:47 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star - whereismikeyfl 12:16 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| Drescher would be an interesting choice if she sings. Does she sing? She has always seemed to me to be an actress of limited range, but with the brilliance to make that range really work for her instead of against her. I can really see her in the role...but can't really visualize her tackling the score. | |
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| re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star | |
| Posted by: sirpupnyc 01:08 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star - JereNYC 12:47 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| She did the Cinderella revival for five months. No idea if that means she can sing, though. I've tried to block it out, so I don't even remember if Madame (the stepmother, right?) had a lot of singing to do. | |
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| re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star | |
| Posted by: Vectorbabe 01:26 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star - sirpupnyc 01:08 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| I did a quick search of actresses from the 1980s and 90s. They don't have Bette Midler's rabid fan base, they serve the same function as the myriad of Dollys Merrick put in after Channing. A few of my picks: Michelle Pfeiffer (my favorite choice) Diane Keaton (my next favorite) Kim Basinger Emma Thompson Geena Davis Sharon Stone Meg Ryan Jessica Lange Jamie Lee Curtin Sigourney Weaver Sissy Spacek Drew Barrymore |
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| re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star | |
| Posted by: EvFoDr 04:06 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star - Vectorbabe 01:26 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| Great list! For realism I think Barrymore has to come off. She was the only star in Woody Allen's movie musical who demanded being dubbed. If she can't sing a relatively simple song in a recording studio with multiple takes to get it right, she certainly can't sing this score live multiple times a week! For the record, I like her. :-) | |
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| re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star | |
| Posted by: SidL 03:44 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star - Vectorbabe 01:26 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| I thought about Diane Keaton as well and next year will be the 50th Anniversary of HAIR playing on Broadway. | |
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| Michelle Pfeiffer!!??## | |
| Posted by: Jax 02:57 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star - Vectorbabe 01:26 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| The hottie of all time who crawled across a piano into screen history in "The Fabulous Baker Boys?" As Dolly on a trolley to Yonkers, with a bustle and some hustle?? Oh please!! As Desiree Armfeldt, absolutely. As Norma Desmond, if she can stretch her vocal chords, for sure. But I don't wanna see La Pfeiffer handing out business cards and chomping on a turkey leg. And I don't want to see Bette Midler play Catwoman either. | |
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| If it was good enough for Betty Grable | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 08:42 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: Michelle Pfeiffer!!??## - Jax 02:57 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| who was the biggest pin-up during WWII and a huge sex symbo movie star, why not for Pfeiffer? Though Pfeiffer would actually be a better Mame, a much harder to cast role. | |
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| re: If it was good enough for Betty Grable | |
| Posted by: Jax 01:35 am EDT 07/06/17 | |
| In reply to: If it was good enough for Betty Grable - PlayWiz 08:42 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| Betty Grable reeked of vaudeville, which made her perfect for Dolly. Pfeiffer would be ill cast as either Mame or Dolly. She's a Sondheim type, not a Herman Gal. She needs to be in Company, Follies, or Night Music if she decides to do a musical. | |
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| re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star | |
| Posted by: winters 01:32 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star - Vectorbabe 01:26 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| And which of these names would sell tickets? | |
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| re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 01:39 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star - winters 01:32 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| That's the thing though...part of the question I was asking. If it's 1965 and you're in David Merrick's office and he comes up with a list of possible replacements for Channing that includes names like Ginger Rogers and Betty Grable, would you have had the exact same reaction? Would these old broads from the movies actually sell any tickets? If you can see SWING TIME or MOON OVER MIAMI on the late show any night of week, will people pay to see them in DOLLY? | |
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| re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star | |
| Posted by: winters 01:47 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star - JereNYC 01:39 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| I see what you are saying but....that audience would consist of women over forty (and their husbands) and gays boys. For any of them this would be an opportunity to see a real live movie star. Maybe from the past but still mostly women of glamour. Today, going back twenty or thirty years: not so much. |
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| re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star | |
| Posted by: whereismikeyfl 01:37 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star - winters 01:32 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| And which of these names would actually sign on to be a replacement in a musical. | |
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| Rudin is a powerful producer | |
| Posted by: dramedy 02:02 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: I doubt that it will be a broadway star - whereismikeyfl 01:37 pm EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| And does movies. I could see a star doing it to greenlight their next project. | |
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