I imagine most of you are right. If -- big if -- the show continued after Bette, the replacement would have to be a big name beyond the theatre world. That said, Bernadette is one of the few big theatre stars with name recognition into the mainstream. Of course, her mainstream relevancy was at its height DECADES ago, but you could make that argument about Bette herself, too. More to the point, Bernadette is turning 70 next year. Yes, she passes for younger and could certainly pass for our idea of "Dolly", but my point is that if she leads a Broadway musical again, it's almost certainly going to be her final lead role on Broadway.
Am I nuts in thinking that a limited, say, 6-9 month run of "BERNADETTE PETERS IN HER FINAL BROADWAY MUSICAL" might sell well? |
