Anyone off to see Hello, Dolly!...

I'm going July 1st.

Seeing it a week from Saturday.
(can you believe this will be my first time ever to see Hello, Dolly!? Shameful, right?)

Updated On: 6/7/06 at 11:33 AM

I had the pleasure of seeing Hello Dolly as a sneak preview last night at their dress rehearsal. It was fantastic! I cannot say enough about the casting, the direction and the staging. As it often does, the Paper Mill shows, that it is a regional theatre of Broadway caliber.

Tovah Feldshuh, as Dolly is such a tiny little woman that you wonder where that big beautiful voice comes from. Similarly, Kate Baldwin resonates sweetly as Mrs. Molly. I loved the booming sound of Walter Charles who played Horace Valdergelder as well. The antics of Jonathan Rayson as Cornelius Hackl, Brian Sears as Barnaby Tucker and Jessica-Snow Wilson as Minnie Fay were all enjoyable. All acted and danced with poise and beauty.

Likewise, the dancing of everyone in the ensemble was also phenomenal and added to the show.

There was plenty of laughter throughout the evening and I suggest it's a show for everyone to see.

"Tovah Feldshuh, as Dolly is such a tiny little woman that you wonder where that big beautiful voice comes from."

Physical size has never had anything to do with vocal sound.

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so will Idina

"Physical size has never had anything to do with vocal sound."


true... but sometimes you have to admit that when people look at certain people... you just don't expect a certain voice to come out... my theater teacher (as well as my friends) was surprised that my voice was not... i guess... proportionate to my physical look... i'm a big guy... not fat in anyway... just big... and my voice sounds very soft and soothing....

I think someone from Broadwayworld covers opening nights...at least they did with Ragtime.

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Richard Skipper (the famed Carol Channing "tribute artist") and I are going with our significant others on July 2nd.

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"Physical size has never had anything to do with vocal sound."


I knew that when I wrote my review. Thanks Mistress Obvious.

Updated On: 6/8/06 at 07:24 PM

"Tovah Feldshuh, as Dolly is such a tiny little woman that you wonder where that big beautiful voice comes from."


Look at Kristin Chenoweth


How do you know when Idina is going or is that a joke?