| I also think to have a Dolly who appears as youthful as Foster does, you would need also to cast a younger Irene (and possibly Cornelius) than Kate Baldwin. I thought Baldwin was absolutely wonderful in the production, but she does read mid- to late 30s (and she is, according to her IBDB page in her early 40s). Eileen Brennan, who always read a little older than her actual age back then, was 32 to Channing's 43. I did not see that production (though wish I had as I love 'em both--saw Channing do Dolly in 94 to Florence Lacey's matronly, but beautifully sung Irene). I think some age difference between Dolly and Irene is important to the dynamics of the plot. Otherwise, Dolly "styling" for a codger like Horace feels off--as it did with Streisand, though they did their best with costuming, etc. to suggest some |
