Benanti, Merediz or Sayre? The heat is on in Saigon!- Page 2

[DAME]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:42pm

Sayre was fine. Not great. I guess I have just seen the role done to death .. so I can't get excited about it.

Go OLGA!

[DAME]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:44pm

Dolly.. it was in my high school production.

( So yes.. I am bias)

Her mother was also my Spanish teacher. Lovely family.

[Dolly_Levi]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:46pm

Oh my, Dame, that is so sweet, and quite unexpected.

I am beaming. A great "Dolly" can make you remember her fondly forever, no matter where.

[DAME]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:47pm

True. Very true.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:47pm

I've sadly never seen a good Dolly. I'm not a fan of Babs' film version. So I've never really grown to love the show...

[DAME]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:49pm

You know who also was a great Dolly? Judy Kaye. She was doing the tour for with Carol. She actually got to go on once as Dolly when Carol missed for a scheduled Tony appearance.

Updated On: 5/13/08 at 12:49 PM

[Dolly_Levi]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:51pm

I imagine Judy would be wonderful in the role.

[DAME]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 12:54pm

I hope some day .. someone re-imagines this wonderful show ( in respectful regard to the original staging) and gives it a glorious revival and a new leading lady a chance to put her stamp on the role.

[popular_elphie]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 1:49pm

Though I am 99% percent sure Benanti will win it, don't count Andrea Martin out just yet.

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 1:50pm

BENANTIII

OMFG SHES SO GOOD I LOVE HER! SHE BETTER WIN!!!

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 1:51pm

Benanti has it in the bag.

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 5/13/08 at 1:56pm

it's ALL benanti's. Every critic wrote her just as passionate of a love letter as they did to Patti.

What's MUCH tighter is the Supporting Actor in a Musical race.

Fitzgerald, Gaines, and Burstein are all very tight.