| re: ALL of Hollywood's best movie musicals were made with ***movie stars.*** | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 04:02 pm EDT 06/27/19 | |
| In reply to: re: ALL of Hollywood's best movie musicals were made with ***movie stars.*** - Snowysdad 11:46 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
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| Streisand wasn't really an odd choice for the DOLLY! film when you consider that she was a huge, Oscar-winning movie star who'd come from the world of musical theatre. She was probably the biggest star of the time who could have played the role. Sure, she was too young for it, but she sang the hell out of it and played the role wonderfully. The actresses who'd played Dolly on stage were mainly thought to be past their prime and I imagine that DOLLY was often considered to be a "comeback" vehicle for faded star ladies who hadn't been seen in quite some time prior. Even Channing had to fight for the role at a time when she hadn't really had a big hit in a decade or more. I can't imagine that any of them were seriously considered for the film. Perhaps Channing was, simply because she'd originated the role. The only other movie star with experience in musicals who was at the near top of her game at the time was Julie Andrews, and I imagine that people would've thought Andrews even more miscast than Streisand. |
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