| re: Dolly Recasting Rumors |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 12:15 am EST 01/18/18 |
| In reply to: re: Dolly Recasting Rumors - ryhog 07:10 pm EST 01/15/18 |
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I agree about Midler, and you may be right that the enthusiasm collapses once she leaves. At the same time, I saw the show with Donna, and seeing it with a solid Broadway Diva giving a delicious-but-still-mortal performance showed how excited the audience was for the musical itself. In a lifetime of theater going, I've never heard the kind of applause that greeted the title song - not to mention its encore - and I've never seen an audience so enthusiastic to sing along with an overture.
I think it's going to have legs, and I think they're right to be looking at a solid Broadway leading lady (and I'd vote for Victoria Clark over Christine Ebersole) who can anchor the tour. And the show is built to tour - I think the set will be much more at home in a large road house. |
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