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Posted: 10/26/15 at 6:53am
With the upcoming production I've found myself spending a lot of time listening to the recording of this show recently. Yes, Bernadette is 'miscast' and her accent is pretty bad. However, her casting is no where near as ridiculous or miscast as Ethel Merman, who does not attempt an accent and has zero vulnerability, making songs like "They Say It's Wonderful" or "I Got Lost In His Arms" pretty pointless. It doesn't seem like this show attracts realistic casting..(e.g., Peters; Merman; LuPone?). Megan Hilty is surprisingly appropriate.
Anyway, I wish I could have seen Bernadette in the role. In addition to her signature vulnerability (They Say It's Wonderful; I Got Lost in His Arms), she is extremely funny (Doin' What Comes Natur'lly; Anything You Can Do) and her performance of "I Got the Sun in the Morning" just makes me smile!
Updated On: 10/26/15 at 06:53 AM
Posted: 10/26/15 at 8:41am
I saw the production with Bernadette Peters and I have always loved her and I still think she was good in the role but it was certainly in that same vain of being as good as you can be despite being miscast (a la Sutton Foster in Anything Goes). I didn't mind her winning the Tony but yes, Carolee Carmello should have won for PARADE.
I had the opportunity to see Reba McEntire but passed it up since I wasn't the biggest fan of the production. I actually highly regret this decision to this day based on the legend that now surrounds her performance.
So that brings me to the show itself. Yes, the rewrite both cleared away the strange/offensive Native American dialogue but a lot of life seemed to be taken out of it simultaneously as someone pointed out. I have never been a big fan of the show as it is, rewrite or not aside from the lovely score. The score is one of the best from that era and is what makes the show bearable for me.
Posted: 10/26/15 at 9:55am
Linda Eder did a question interview thing recently and said her biggest regret was turning down Annie to replace Bernadette Peters in Annie Get Your Gun.
Posted: 10/26/15 at 12:24pm
Interesting how you note the show invites miscasting. I hadn't thought about it, but it's true.
Reba was not only superb casting, but for the first time the show made sense at every turn. With others, it was like an extended skit, to watch someone play a country tomboy, and how cute that is. With Reba, all that was there, with a swinkle in her eye, a ton of charm, and vulnerability.
