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re: or at least have warmth
Posted by: SQ 01:17 pm EST 02/12/18
In reply to: Isn't Dolly supposed to be funny? - PlayWiz 11:55 am EST 02/12/18

Look I am a Betty Buckley, but I simply cannot imagine her being right for this role.

stage mom monster in Gypsy yes.
warm matchmaker in Hello Dolly no.
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re: or at least have warmth
Posted by: BruceinIthaca 02:41 pm EST 02/12/18
In reply to: re: or at least have warmth - SQ 01:17 pm EST 02/12/18

I've always wanted to meet "a Betty Buckley"!
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re: or at least have warmth
Posted by: Chazwaza 01:35 pm EST 02/12/18
In reply to: re: or at least have warmth - SQ 01:17 pm EST 02/12/18

Ha - wasn't she supposedly too lacking in warmth, too unlikable and harsh in Gypsy and that's part of why they didn't let it transfer?

We've seen her be something other than monster - 1776, Drood (ego monster for part of it, but not the same thing), Elegies... Grey Gardens (though I did find her disappointing in some important aspects of that character), in Cats she's not a "monster". But none of what is required in these roles have much to do with what's required for Dolly.

Maybe she's never had the chance to show us, that doesn't mean she can't do it. I'm just surprised they're letting her try it in the first national tour of Hello Dolly, that's all.
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