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| What shows could Betty Buckley have done from 1977-1981 | |
| Posted by: bobby2 11:53 pm EST 02/08/21 | |
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| I watched a video on youtube from that Rick McKay thing. She says all the while she was on Eight is Enough she was dying to get back to Broadway. I wonder what she missed out on due to the series. |
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| re: What shows could Betty Buckley have done since TRIUMPH OF LOVE? | |
| Posted by: champagnesalesman 07:55 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
| In reply to: What shows could Betty Buckley have done from 1977-1981 - bobby2 11:53 pm EST 02/08/21 | |
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| Her last Bway show in 1998! She's done regional theatre since then and and Off-Bway plays I think she was up for the Beth Fowler role in BOY FROM OZ Doing concerts is a much easier schedule of course..though she had the stamina for DOLLY on tour pretty recently |
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| re: What shows could Betty Buckley have done since TRIUMPH OF LOVE? | |
| Posted by: PlazaBoy 12:00 pm EST 02/10/21 | |
| In reply to: re: What shows could Betty Buckley have done since TRIUMPH OF LOVE? - champagnesalesman 07:55 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
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| Triumph of Love! One of those non-hit shows that I treasure having seen. I didn't realize she hadn't been on bway since. I thought it was a delightful show and Buckley was wonderful as was the entire cast. And that gold curtain! |
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| re: What shows could Betty Buckley have done since TRIUMPH OF LOVE? | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 10:06 am EST 02/10/21 | |
| In reply to: re: What shows could Betty Buckley have done since TRIUMPH OF LOVE? - champagnesalesman 07:55 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
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| I think the real question is "Why haven't musical theatre creators been writing shows for Betty Buckley?" Or Bernadette Peters. Or Patti LuPone. Or Kristin Chenowith. Or whomever. There are so many people in New York and around the country writing new musicals and we all know how tough it is to get attention for new work. At one point, pre-pandemic, I feel like there were a dozen different festivals running at all time of the year showcasing new musicals. If I was a musical theatre writer trying to bring attention to my work and maybe get it produced, the first thing I'd do would be to write something with a great role for a star like Buckley or whomever. Pick your favorite diva. Tailor the role to the star's specific talents and get her as enthusiastic about it as I am. And sell the piece to producers or theatres with the star's name attached. If Betty Buckley or Patti LuPone is attached to a piece, people aren't going to just ignore it, even if they've never heard of the writers. |
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| re: how times changed | |
| Posted by: SQ 10:17 am EST 02/09/21 | |
| In reply to: What shows could Betty Buckley have done from 1977-1981 - bobby2 11:53 pm EST 02/08/21 | |
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| These days Broadway performers would "kill" for a TV gig. | |
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| re: how times changed | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 05:57 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: how times changed - SQ 10:17 am EST 02/09/21 | |
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| These days it's also easier for a person to be on a TV show *and* do Broadway. | |
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| re: how times changed | |
| Posted by: whereismikeyfl 02:04 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: how times changed - SQ 10:17 am EST 02/09/21 | |
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| Nothing has changed. Stage performers have always wanted TV or film gigs, while claiming that they preferred the theater. Even Eve Harrington pulled that one when she received her Sarah Siddons back in the 1950s. If Buckley really wanted to, she could have left her show. But no actor has ever walked away from a TV or film role, so that they could do a stage project. |
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| re: how times changed | |
| Posted by: bobby2 05:51 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: how times changed - whereismikeyfl 02:04 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
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| Buckley seems to have a complicated relationship with Eight is Enough. I've heard her disparage it like she was stuck there when she wanted to be doing better projects but nowadays the more mellow Betty seems to speak well of it. She did though refuse to return to the reunion movie they did. Mary Frann played her part. |
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| re: how times changed | |
| Posted by: kess0078 04:02 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: how times changed - whereismikeyfl 02:04 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
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| Well, a high profile example from the last decade: Lily Rabe famously walked away from a very likely lucrative project - a role in the final two films in The Hunger Games series. She opted to do the significantly less lucrative Shakespeare in the Park production of “The Merchant of Venice” opposite Al Pacino, which eventually did transfer to Broadway and earn her a Tony nomination. (Patina Miller was cast in the role Rabe left.) But yes - it’s an uncommon occurrence, but does happen. |
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| LuPone and Neuwirth | |
| Posted by: DanielVincent 04:06 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: how times changed - kess0078 04:02 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
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| LuPone left Life Goes On to do Sunset Blvd. Bebe Neuwirth left Cheers to do Kiss of the Spider Woman. |
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| re: LuPone and Neuwirth | |
| Posted by: bobby2 05:49 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
| In reply to: LuPone and Neuwirth - DanielVincent 04:06 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
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| Life Goes On was already ending (or cancelled) when LuPone was getting ready to do Sunset. How did they write Neuwirth out of Cheers? Alec Baldwin supposedly gave up the sequel to The Hunt for Red October to do Streetcar with Jessica Lange but that story sounds a bit fishy. I suspect they might have wanted Harrison Ford to begin with and eased him out or refused to accommodate his schedule. |
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| re: LuPone and Neuwirth | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 11:05 pm EST 02/10/21 | |
| In reply to: re: LuPone and Neuwirth - bobby2 05:49 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
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| Laura Benanti left Supergirl to do theatre. They didn't write the character out; they recast her. | |
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| re: LuPone and Neuwirth | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 01:37 pm EST 02/11/21 | |
| In reply to: re: LuPone and Neuwirth - MockingbirdGirl 11:05 pm EST 02/10/21 | |
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| But she also went back to TV very quickly after that, having long-runs on "The Detour", "Younger", and now "Gossip Girl". We're living in a very different media ecosystem now than they had in the the 70s and 80s, when TV stars found it hard to move on from iconic characters and when working in TV meant making a commitment to a 24-episode season (and working on Broadway meant committing to a year-long run, and basically everything but daytime TV shot in LA). In a sign of how things have changed, Benanti continued to do Broadway while she was also appearing in these TV shows (and also guesting on Late Night). So, it's a different world than it was when Buckley was stuck in Cali for four years dreaming of Broadway. |
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| Evita? or Nine? | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 12:58 am EST 02/09/21 | |
| In reply to: What shows could Betty Buckley have done from 1977-1981 - bobby2 11:53 pm EST 02/08/21 | |
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| I'd be fascinated and thrilled to hear her sing Evita, and it seems like an ideal acting role for her and she was at a good age. Or perhaps Nine? |
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| re: Evita? or Nine? | |
| Posted by: GilBenbrook 12:24 pm EST 02/10/21 | |
| In reply to: Evita? or Nine? - Chazwaza 12:58 am EST 02/09/21 | |
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| In regards to Evita: She did sing both “Buenos Aires” and “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” in the 1996 Andrew Lloyd Webber Music of the Night tour where she was the headliner. She sounded superb on both. | |
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| re: Evita? or Nine? | |
| Last Edit: bobby2 01:24 am EST 02/09/21 | |
| Posted by: bobby2 01:21 am EST 02/09/21 | |
| In reply to: Evita? or Nine? - Chazwaza 12:58 am EST 02/09/21 | |
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| I wonder if she auditioned for Evita. I know she auditioned for A Doll's Life and they loved her singing but thought she was wrong acting wise. She did record Be On Your Own from Nine and is pretty great. She'd have fit the character too. BTW that is the first time I heard the lyric correctly. It is "and what will be is that you'll leave" on the album I always thought Akers sang "and what will be is annually." I guess as a kid I thought she meant they'll see each other once a year. |
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| re: Evita? or Nine? | |
| Posted by: JLagow 12:40 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Evita? or Nine? - bobby2 01:21 am EST 02/09/21 | |
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| I didn’t know that re A Doll’s Life. I didn’t see the Broadway production but saw the revised version at the York. I think she could have acted the role beautifully. Of course, the show probably still wouldn’t have worked. It is a beautiful score in a flawed story. |
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| re: Evita? or Nine? | |
| Posted by: Drew288 12:25 pm EST 02/09/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Evita? or Nine? - bobby2 01:21 am EST 02/09/21 | |
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| I'm a giant Buckley fan and assume she would have made an ideal Eva. And perhaps she would have been great in the "nine" role as well, but I have always disliked this recording of 'be on your own'. It's the one and only time I would describe Buckley's singing as strident. | |
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