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| it's not the actual age really... | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 12:47 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 12:44 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
| In reply to: re: truly bizarre - MockingbirdGirl 11:14 am EST 02/12/18 | |
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| No, the standard established with the production is either recognizable super star names like Bette Midler or Bernadette Peters (say what you will about her ability to sell tickets she is a beloved household name with decades of acclaimed and popular work on stage, movies and tv, which can't really be said for Betty - even though she's had success in all 3, she never became a star name like BP did) who are technically perhaps too old for the character but do not appear to be or move like they are in their 70s. Donna Murphy, the only other woman to play it in this production, is only 58 and looks to be in her 40s on stage, early 50s at most. I really don't mean to sound ageist, it's much more about what they give off more than what they actually are. And as another poster pointed out, Bette and Bernadette have made a career of being fun and warm and joyful and emotional but not so much angry, like Dolly... this also makes them seem younger than they might actually be, I think. Buckley has made a career of playing monsters or stern, steely, angry, ego-driven people for the most part. I'm not saying she can't do it, she's very very talented and certainly has range, I'm saying it's bizarre casting for the national tour of Hello Dolly. And even if age were an issue, for some people it doesn't matter - like Bette and Bernadette even, and Channing in her too-old-but-who-cares Dolly revivals... I just don't think Betty Buckley is in that category with most audiences. |
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| re: it's not the actual age really... | |
| Posted by: JohnDunlop 09:33 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
| In reply to: it's not the actual age really... - Chazwaza 12:44 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
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| I have seen Bette Buckley in Concert twice a) where she sang big diva songs at Carnegie Hall; (b) quiet and more intimate songs with a touch of humor at UCLA. | |
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