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| Posted by: peter3053 07:25 pm EDT 07/07/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "Mame" starring... - FinalPerformance 05:54 pm EDT 07/07/17 | |
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| Harvey Fierstein - the only Mame who could sing lower than both Lucille Ball and Beatrice Arthur combined! | |
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| re: "Mame" starring... | |
| Posted by: Snowysdad 11:44 pm EDT 07/07/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "Mame" starring... - peter3053 07:25 pm EDT 07/07/17 | |
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| I reviewed a production for Florida West Coast July 2015 that starred our local favorite Matthew McGee in the title role. He played it as if he was a woman, in other words more or less straight. I didn't care for it, Mame is not the strongest musical ever written, so a gimmick like that only weakens it further, IMHO. | |
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| re: "Mame" starring... | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 08:21 pm EDT 07/07/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "Mame" starring... - peter3053 07:25 pm EDT 07/07/17 | |
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| Maybe Samuel Ramey could come out of retirement to play Vera opposite Fierstein. | |
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| re: "Mame" starring... | |
| Posted by: peter3053 04:50 am EDT 07/08/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "Mame" starring... - AlanScott 08:21 pm EDT 07/07/17 | |
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| Ah, Samuel Ramey! A voice like a lion - wonderful! Mind you, to keep things in proportion, Young Patrick would probably have to start at 30. | |
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| re: "Mame" starring... | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 06:51 pm EDT 07/08/17 | |
| In reply to: re: "Mame" starring... - peter3053 04:50 am EDT 07/08/17 | |
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| Maybe I'm just being a little dense, but what would Vera's age have to do with Patrick's? Ramey (a genuinely great singer) developed a huge wobble in his last years at the Met. Vera might be a good role for him since he wouldn't have to sustain many notes. :) |
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