Bebe as Vera? No, thank you.

As reported in La Dolce Musto:

:::Will Bebe be playing Vera in the upcoming Mame revival, as has been buzzed about? "No, I respectfully declined," she admitted. Why? Long pause. "I guess I wanted to do something else," she said, laughing.:::

Now, why don't they go with my suggestion, Sandra Bernhard as Mame and Lea DeLaria as Vera?

I'm sure Gavin could be Patrick and Sutton could be Gooch to keep the kiddies happy.

La Dolce Musto

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Sandra Bernhard is my idol. She is THE goddess!

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Wow...Sandra as Mame and Lea as Vera? Did I miss, maybe, seeing lesbian undercurrents in Mame and Vera's relationship?

I think Bebe would be a good Vera, but Christine Baranski would be an even better Vera. I want Michele Pawk as Mame.

"Speaking of lesbian undercurrents, there's a new chapter in the Juliana journal."

Namo - Thanks for the laugh, I needed it.

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If you missed the line in BOSOM BUDDIES 'I'll always be Alice Toklas if you'll be Gertrude Stein' then YES...you missed the lesbian undercurrents.

As for Lea Delaria, she's perfectly wrong for Vera. But her Beau would be DEFINITIVE.

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Ruben from American Idol as Gooch.

Perfect.

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TheaterBaby wrote: "This is kind of mean ... I try very hard not to judge anyone by their looks..."

Well, you just failed pretty spectacularly. While Sandra persevered against traditional standards of beauty early in her career, many celebrities now have themeselves physically altered to achieve attributes that Sandra used to be mocked for, like her full lips.

That your range of what you find attractive seems to exclude Sandra is sad. I am one of the multitudes who find her unique characteristics very appealing, much more than the cookie cutter creatures who get mentioned in almost every single thread on this website.

This is why Broadway will become an extinct creature sooner rather than later.

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Wow...I always thought the Stein/Toklas line was more about the closeness of their friendship.

Now I'm not so sure....