Barbra Streisand as Mame
Barbra Streisand as Mame
#1Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 4:53amSo lets say they do a movie remake of mame (musical). I think Babs should play mame. What do you guys think ? :)
#2re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 7:50amI think she is far too old to play Mame. Lucille Ball was 63 when she did the film version in 1974 and was too old then. Barbra is 67 now. Perhaps 10 years ago, Babs would have been great, but not at this time.
#3re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 8:18amShe is far too old. Megan Mullally would make a great Mame, but would probably not be cast unless it were a TV movie. Such a TV movie wouldn't be a bad idea, with Harriet Harris as Vera and Boyd Gaines as Beau. If Rachel Dratch can sing well enough, she'd make a good Gooch. I think I read somewhere that Dratch was considered for Paulette in Legally Blonde. Gooch's singing is far less demanding.
JohnBoy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
#4re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 8:55amStreisand, at any age, is completely wrong for the role.
boombaboy
Understudy Joined: 6/19/08
#5re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 9:20amI agree, Streisand is totally wrong. For a Broadway revival or even a film, I would love to see Christine Ebersole play Mame. Dazzling voice, madcap personality, and most importantly, the kind of class that Angela Lansbury brought to the role. IMO Ebersole could really deliver the goods.
#6re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 9:29amEbersole played Mame at the Papermill, and was far from terrific. Thank God that Kelly Bishop was her Vera.
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#7re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 9:48am
Babs is now at the right age for Dolly. I'd like to see her do that one on stage now.
Mullally hasn't shown me she can do anything but play Karen in costume. I can't even begin to imagine her as Mame. Harris was a FABULOUS Vera at the KC.
Streep's 59 but she can play anything and she's got a great voice. I'd love to see her do a musical on B'way - so why not Mame?
A click for life.
mamie4 5/14/03
#8re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 10:11am
NO! Not a good idea. She was not that great on Hello Dolly movie.. leave my favorite Jerry Herman musical (MAME) alone!
J*
WestVillage
Broadway Star Joined: 7/20/05
#9re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 10:16amI thought Harriet Harris was a terrible Vera at Kennedy Center, and Baranski was an even worse Mame. The whole production was misguided, and miscast.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#10re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 10:19amBarbra has said she is far too young to play an old lady like Mame. I hear she hasn't ruled out playing Glinda in the wicked film.
#11re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 11:08am
Joe,
Thank you for the laugh! I love me some Babs but I don't see Mame.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#13re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 12:26pmMichelle Lee is 66, and like Streisand, far too old for Mame.
#14re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 12:29pm
But Mame is AGELESS!
I didn't see Christine Ebersole as Mame. What exactly was wrong with her performance?
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#15re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 12:52pm
Set aside her age for a moment, Barbra's ego is too big for the role.
In addition to Mame's solos, Barbra would require
"We Need A Little Christmas" as a solo
"Bosom Buddy" and "Man in the Moon" as a solo
#16re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 1:09pm
Her production company bought the then tv rights to "Mame" back in either 1998 or 1999. Nothing ever came of it. Just like the rumors that circulate from time to time about Cher. OH, GOOD GOD! Could you even imagine......UGH!
Barbra is completely wrong for the role. She'd be a FAB Gooch! But, she's too old. Bette Midler gets mentioned from time to time as well. Again, totally wrong for the role, but would be a FAB Gooch.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#17re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 1:24pmCatherine Zeta-Jones is the best choice at this time.
Insider2
Featured Actor Joined: 9/21/05
#19re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 1:26pmThis idea has been floating around for years, and as mentioned in the above post, Cher has also been named as a possibility more than once. As for Bette Midler as Gooch, what are you drinking, because I want some(!) Don't you remember that the major plot point about Gooch is that she gets pregnant? Midler is 64!
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#21re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 2:11pm
YUCK!
(and WV - I couldn't disagree more about the Kennedy Center "Mame". Everything about the performance was fabulous. I went back 3 times to see it and I still think it should have moved to Broadway.)
A click for life.
mamie4 5/14/03
#22re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 2:15pm
I'd love to see Barbra in any musical movie, but not Mame.
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#23re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 2:45pm
Although it's a shame that the Lucille Ball version was such a mess (Angela should have made the movie, but I won't go there), I'm not sure that Mame is still a viable property. ALL Mames, musical or non-musical, will always bear comparison with Rosalind Russell (particulary since it's readily available). A safe age for playing Mame is around 45, give or take a few. And frankly, I just can't come up with anyone in that age range who has the credentials (singer, dancer, comedienne, actress and charisma) to be a good musical Mame.
#24re: Barbra Streisand as Mame
Posted: 2/19/09 at 3:04pmI still think Cybil Sheppard would be a great Mame.
Current Saying: What do you mean it isn't enough being pretty? Have you seen my headshots?!?
Videos