Barry & Fran were hoping to produce a revival of Hello Dolly starring Whoopi in the early 2000s, which Whoopi was in talks for, but it never panned out.
I think Whoopi has lost a lot of her charm and timing as an entertainer... but I do think she'd have been quite well suited to the role, at least she would have been 15 years ago. Maybe she'd surprise me now.
