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| re: Hello Dolly Closing. Why? | |
| Posted by: NightMusic77 05:03 pm EDT 07/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Hello Dolly Closing. Why? - NewtonUK 12:35 pm EDT 07/17/18 | |
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| Agreed. We've had three top-notch Dollys on Broadway and I'm glad the show can close on a high. I think there's a decent-sized pool of musical theater actresses who would be brilliant in the role (Faith Prince, Victoria Clark, Lillias White, etc.), but the list of actresses who would both be brilliant in the role AND sell out the theater as the third (or fourth) Dolly is an extremely small list. Rudin is doing the right thing. |
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| re: Hello Dolly Closing. Why? | |
| Posted by: ryhog 05:19 pm EDT 07/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Hello Dolly Closing. Why? - NightMusic77 05:03 pm EDT 07/17/18 | |
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| If you add to that "and would do it," I think the list starts approaching a null set. | |
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| re: Hello Dolly Closing. Why? | |
| Last Edit: JereNYC 10:18 am EDT 07/18/18 | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 10:16 am EDT 07/18/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Hello Dolly Closing. Why? - ryhog 05:19 pm EDT 07/17/18 | |
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| Agreed...anyone new coming into this production would have to be EVENT CASTING. If they could get Reba McEntire or Dolly Parton, that would do it (Parton, especially, since she would be making her debut on Broadway as an actress). Streisand returning to the role, of course, would be the replacement casting heard 'round the world. I'd love to see Glenn Close do it. She exhibits a sense of humor and mischief in real life (in interviews and talk show appearances...I don't actually know her) that she rarely gets to employ in her work and which, I think, would work well for Dolly Levi. And, whatever one has to say about her singing voice, she certainly can handle this role. She might not be interested in being a replacement Dolly, but, then again, she has spoken about the dearth of interesting roles for women past a certain age, and when again would she ever have the opportunity to do this one on such a grand scale? But I imagine that discreet inquiries have already been made to every actress, singer, and comedian that Rudin thinks would sell out the house and, if any of them were interested, as you say, the show wouldn't be closing. |
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| re: Hello Dolly Closing. Why? | |
| Posted by: ryhog 12:04 pm EDT 07/18/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Hello Dolly Closing. Why? - JereNYC 10:16 am EDT 07/18/18 | |
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| I agree Close would be interesting, but note that her last appearance in a revival would not convince many people that she would sell out the house or even get close (no pun intended). | |
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| re: Hello Dolly Closing. Why? | |
| Posted by: NightMusic77 06:17 pm EDT 07/17/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Hello Dolly Closing. Why? - ryhog 05:19 pm EDT 07/17/18 | |
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| Exactly. If there was an "...and would do it," I have a feeling she'd be doing it. | |
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