#251
Posted: 10/19/23 at 2:02pm
The last thing we need is a Mrs. Lovett with a Queens accent.
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#253
Posted: 10/19/23 at 3:47pm
binau said: "Well, I guess it’s not Bernadette but I’ve been asking for 14 years and I’m not about to stop now."
Nor should you! Let’s get her and Mandy in there!
#254
Posted: 11/24/23 at 2:43am
Latest update: On the Evening Standard Theatre podcast they interviewed Bernadette and Lea Salonga as part of old friends. They asked Bernadette and Lea what songs they most look forward to. Bernadette's favs are Gimmick and Broadway Baby (surprising, I thought she would have said Clowns - but it's true she is having SO MUCH FUN with those songs and the audiences are eating it up).
HOWEVER, what was really interesting is Bernadette decided to offer an answer for Lea "You must love Mrs Lovett". That is quite an interesting thing to say given Lea has some AMAZING material to sing (Everything's Coming Up Roses most obviously, but stunning performances of "Loving You" among others that are actually much more melodic than how Lea sings Mrs Lovett - where she basically speaks 'Worst Pies').
Anyway, I realise it's clutching at straws/don't want to overread - but it must be clear therefore that Bernadette really does think the role/songs would be a joy to sing.
Well Bernadette, get your agent on the phone! Your one last opportunity to play the role on Broadway has come. And seeing Old friends (again) last night I think she actually does have the stamina and voice right now to pull it off!
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#255
Posted: 11/24/23 at 7:01am
Unless they bring it across the pond, I have a feeling this Broadway revival is going in a little bit of a different direction…between Ashford and Foster, plus their Sweeneys, it feels like a departure from the performance Bernadette would give. I enjoy the choices being made by the actors but not the direction.
I would LOVE for her to play Lovett, just maybe in a production that is more true to the story. My two cents.
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#256
Posted: 11/24/23 at 7:58am
Shes 75! Is Lovett a cougar now, too?
Would I buy a ticket? You bet your ass. At any price.
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#257
Posted: 8/2/24 at 6:54pm
Bernadette July 2024 on a recent podcast: “I’ve done most of the roles [I wanted to]. The only one I guess I haven’t done is Mrs Lovett. I never really had a yen to do it. I’m looking at it now though from all the different (inaudible). I saw a clip of Julia McKenzie and I was blown away. Never saw Imelda. I saw clips of Angela Lansbury. I’ve done all the ones I’ve had the big yen for I suppose.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
Updated On: 8/2/24 at 06:54 PM
#258
Posted: 8/2/24 at 8:06pm
Mrs Lovett would definitely add another layer to her character. Imagine her almost a groomer for Mr Todd. It throws in a bit of 50 shades reversal. Which is still within the wheelhouse of Sweeney Todd.
Anything to have her as Mrs Lovett. (Wished they had extended the latest revival once one with her even through the summer).
I’m so very excited to see her in Old Friends
#259
Posted: 8/3/24 at 10:28am
Theatrefanboy1 said: "Mrs Lovett would definitely add another layer to her character. Imagine her almost a groomer for Mr Todd. It throws in a bit of 50 shades reversal. Which is still within the wheelhouse of Sweeney Todd.
Anything to have her as Mrs Lovett. (Wished they had extended the latest revival once one with her even through the summer).
I’m so very excited to see her in Old Friends"
The recent revival had no directorial intrigue IMO, Kail would never have made a choice like this in that production
#260
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Posted: 8/3/24 at 12:08pm
Even if she wanted to do it, I can't imagine it more than a concert run. It's an endurance test of a role.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#261
Posted: 8/3/24 at 5:01pm
She auditioned for the movie and she didn't get it.
#262
Posted: 8/4/24 at 2:39am
Musicaldudepeter said: "She auditioned for the movie and she didn't get it."
The director cast his life partner at the time. And she was awful.
#263
Posted: 11/20/25 at 9:37am
I really can't get over this and I don't want to die without this happening. If nostalgia casting is in vogue right now (think Tom Felton in Harry Potter or Lesie in Hamilton) the one viable shot left now I think would be a concert in New York with Mandy Patinkin as Sweeney and Bernadette as Mrs Lovett. I think they could easily sell out Carnage Hall for one night or two.
Bernadette's voice might be troubled but there can be so much speak singing that I think she can do it. I am imagining the tempos can be a bit slower.
Does someone like Tom Kirdahy want to add this chapter to the Sondheim legacy and cannon?
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
Updated On: 11/20/25 at 09:37 AM
#264
Posted: 11/20/25 at 9:58am
My sources tell me it’ll happen right around the same time Glenn Close’s Sunset Blvd movie comes out.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#265
Posted: 11/20/25 at 1:42pm
Anyone who truly cares about Bernadette and Sondheim would not want this to happen at this point.
#266
Posted: 11/20/25 at 1:56pm
Kad said: "My sources tell me it’ll happen right around the same time Glenn Close’s Sunset Blvd movie comes out."
My sources also tell me that it'll be announced with our next Emcee and Sally for the cabaret revival.
“I'd rather be a creature of the night than an old dude.”
― Gerard Way
#267
Posted: 11/20/25 at 2:36pm
Why wouldn’t they want this to happen? Her Losing my Mind was the best thing I saw all last season. She doesn’t seem to have the energy she used to, but the tone of voice still sounds as good as ever. Doing it at City Center would be a hoot.
#268
Posted: 11/20/25 at 7:21pm
Can we have a “Putting it together” revival production at City Encores?
#269
Posted: 11/20/25 at 7:53pm
Binau....sweetheart. Let this one go. It would have been lovely had it happened. But Bernie and Mandy are twice the age of Sweeney and Lovett, and their days of doing such demanding roles, even in concert, are now behind them. I would love to see them onstage again too, and Bernadette did great in "Old Friends" but alas, it's not gonna happen. She has other roles ahead of her, if she wants them, but the torch has been passed.
#270
Posted: 11/20/25 at 9:31pm
I actually think Lovett needs to be an elderly sexpot. Recent casting for that role has been entirely too young and completely missed the "hagsploitation" fun of that character. I think Bernadette would still be wonderful, but I don’t see her being able to do it 8 times a week.
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