Threaded Order Chronological Order
| re: Billy Porter | |
| Posted by: AlexanderKat 03:33 pm EDT 03/22/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Billy Porter - Delvino 11:40 am EDT 03/22/22 | |
|
|
|
| I saw "the Raquel smile" too even under the worst of circumstances. Unfortunately, true story here. I was seated in a restaurant at a table next to Ms. Welch's. At one point two women, who must've heard she was there, actually walked right up to her table to get a close look at the actress. And within hearing distance, I heard one woman loudly say to the other, "Hey, we look better than she does" (which was far from the truth). Of course, my attention and others were drawn to Welch's reaction who nodded to them and gave them a big huge smile. I adored Welch after that. I've often wondered if peoples realize their rudeness when in the presence of a celebrity? I've seen times when people will silently walk within a foot of someone and just continue on. It's as if their curiosity hath no bounds. So I guess rudeness is rudeness regardless of who the person is. |
|
| reply to this message |
| There was serious talk of Welch doing "Lady in the Dark" | |
| Posted by: Delvino 10:35 am EDT 03/23/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Billy Porter - AlexanderKat 03:33 pm EDT 03/22/22 | |
|
|
|
| Who else recalls that chatter, pre-internet? When Welch took over Woman of the Year, it was covered as a reminted career. She made it work in new ways. I saw her early -- very early, when she went on during Bacall's two-week vacation. It was stunt casting, but she pulled it off. Whatever one thinks of the show, it's a sizeable role, with many play-like book scenes by Peter Stone, one big dance number, and a fair number of songs. Though for my money the most sparkling musical comedy Tess was the short-lived Reynolds, Welch's presence had its own electricity, if not that of a triple threat. There was speculation that an overdue revival of Lady in the Dark would be a good fit. It sounds bizarre now, and to me, in my youth, it sounded bizarre then. Her return in Victor/Victoria did not result in the same kind of "reminted career" talk, and the run was uneventful. As a woman pretending to be a man, she was/is an unlikely candidate. Perhaps that was the casting joke, but suffice it to say, not a good one. Could she have played Joanne in Company? Maybe. I saw Jane Russell, arguably a Welch of her time. |
|
| reply to this message |
| re: There was serious talk of Welch doing "Lady in the Dark" | |
| Posted by: tedlefdes 10:53 am EDT 03/23/22 | |
| In reply to: There was serious talk of Welch doing "Lady in the Dark" - Delvino 10:35 am EDT 03/23/22 | |
|
|
|
| Raquel Welch played the title character in the film version of Myra Breckinridge | |
| reply to this message | reply to first message |
Time to render: 0.010923 seconds.