"But if Dolly is such a tried and true war horse, wouldn't it be selling better than it is on Murphy's days?"
The show is selling out because of the COMBINATOIN of a big film, recording, TV, and live performance star who hasn't been on Broadway in decades in a show with a very famous title that hasn't been on Broadway in years.
Also, this would never have happened, but as a a friend of mine said the other day, if this production of DOLLY! had opened with Murphy (or equivalent) starring in it from the beginning, and if had gotten rave reviews, I expect the show starring Murphy would be selling much better than those performance are now, though not at Midler levels. |
