| And Channing was amazing | |
| Posted by: Britannia 03:31 pm EDT 06/26/18 | |
| In reply to: TOO OLD For The Role? - RobertC 11:58 am EDT 06/26/18 | |
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| I saw her perform the role in Minneapolis in 1994; I was a senor in high school, and her performance and that show changed my life. She was magnetic, and I haven't seen any other performance come close to that sort of stage presence and magnetism since then except for Sutton Foster in "The Drowsy Chaperone." For me, the question of age depends on the part. I don't know if Dolly's age is specified. I am thinking she could be 40-65, maybe older? On stage, you can fudge age pretty well. If Tom Welling played 18 on "Smallville"at 32, certainly Carol Channing could pull off 60 on stage at 73. I saw Marilu Henner play Annie Oakley, and she sure as heck wasn't 18. Neither was Bernadette Peters, Reba, or any of the celebrities who played the part on Broadway. How old was Sutton Foster when she played Violet? Much too old, and she didn't look the age either; however, it was a show that could withstand the difference. Now, Kristin Chenoweth playing Lilly Garland at 73? No, that wouldn't work. Christine Andreas playing Sarah Brown? Probably not. It's the demands of the role in relation to the story. |
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