Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY- Page 15

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/15/16 at 5:23pm

Taylor Trensch was superb in POSTER BOY at Williamstown Theater Festival this past summer, and his voice sounded spectacular. He's improved leaps and bounds from the early days of his career. I'm excited by his casting if this is true.

[broadwayboy223]

Posted: 9/15/16 at 6:01pm

Carolee was offered the standby and turned it DOWN??! Please tell me that's not true. She would be fantastic.

[Steve C.]

Posted: 9/15/16 at 7:03pm

It seems like everyone is so excited and tickets aren;t even on sale yet..well count me in!

Bette will be great in Hello Dolly; maybe after "Hello Dolly" we may get to see her do "Rochelle,Rochelle"  

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 8:08am

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/186003/gavin-creel-kate-baldwin-more-to-join-bette-midler-in-hello-dolly-on-broadway/

[Valentina3]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 8:10am

Simard! Yes!!

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 8:21am

What I found interesting was that no one was announced for Minnie Fay.

[lucillefrank]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 8:32am

I love this casting. Jennifer Simard is gonna be fantastic as Ernestina 

 

Now I just need them to reach a financial agreement with Carolee as matinee Dolly and I'll be good.

[somechrysanthemumtea]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 8:34am

Overjoyed about Gavin Creel and Kate Baldwin. So so happy for Jennifer Simard - she deserves all the roles and success she gets!

Very happy to see Jessica Lee Goldyn in the ensemble - fantastically talented lady.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 8:36am

Pretty ridiculous that they aren't revealing her performance schedule before tickets go on sale.... Not sure when to buy for. Taking my mother, a huge Bette fan, who specifically requested it be a Wednesday night. I'm assuming that a Wednesday evening will be a pretty good time to see her. 

If I recall correctly, she isn't doing matinees. Or was that just an early rumor?

[haterobics]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 8:41am

iluvtheatertrash said: "If I recall correctly, she isn't doing matinees. Or was that just an early rumor?"

I believe everything so far is a rumor.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 8:41am

What time are tickets on sale tomorrow? 10am?

[10086sunset]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 8:44am

Like Haterobics said, everything so far is a rumor...

At the end of the day, her name is above the title...If nothing is announced, you'll see her or get your money back...

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 8:53am

You'd think the Box Office would want to avoid that kind of craziness...

[10086sunset]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 8:59am

iluvtheatertrash said: "You'd think the Box Office would want to avoid that kind of craziness...

 

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You would think...

I'm surprised the matinee "replacement" was not announced with the cast in the press release...

Maybe there isn't going to be one and she will only do 6-7 shows per week...

[Cupid Boy2]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 8:59am

Perhaps they're hoping to see what performances consistently sell the best outside of Friday and Saturday nights before deciding which ones she'll miss.

[carolinaguy]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 9:17am

No mention of price range...

[shudders]

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 9:20am

haterobics said: "iluvtheatertrash said: "If I recall correctly, she isn't doing matinees. Or was that just an early rumor?"

I believe everything so far is a rumor."

Was it actually even announced that she isn't doing the full eight show week?

[Valentina3]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 9:24am

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "What I found interesting was that no one was announced for Minnie Fay."

The lead cast is also primarily white. I wonder if they'll get a POC for Minnie Fay. It's not unrealistic for a late 19th/early 20th century Manhattan designer's apprentice to be black, is it?

[newintown]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 9:33am

"It's not unrealistic for a late 19th/early 20th century Manhattan designer's apprentice to be black, is it?"

Seeing as how Hello, Dolly is miles away from any kind of "realism," there's no reason why this revival shouldn't have a rainbow cast.

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 9:36am

givesmevoice said: "haterobics said: "iluvtheatertrash said: "If I recall correctly, she isn't doing matinees. Or was that just an early rumor?"

I believe everything so far is a rumor."

Was it actually even announced that she isn't doing the full eight show week?"

 

Nope. People are just assuming.

 

[sng]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 9:50am

Do you guys think that they will reuse the staging and choreography of Gower Champion??

I hope they change to make it fresh but only please keep the original staging of Put On Your Sunday Clothes. It's such a spectacular number and I have seen some very awkward dancing in that song in some productions....

[Relevance81491]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 9:52am

"The casting announcement also stated that the revival will pay tribute to the work of original Dolly! director/choreographer Gower Champion. His iconic staging of the original 1964 production garnered Tony Awards for Best Direction and Best Choreography."

 

Playbill article 

[Pippin]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 10:00am

There will be brand new choreography with small tributes to Champion's original work, a'la the Chorus Line production at the Stratford Festival. The iconic pieces of staging and choreography will be seen, but the rest of the choreography will be Carlyle's. 

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 10:01am

Hello, Whitey!

[Kad]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 10:25am

Hello, Dolly! is a pretty ideal example of a show that can be very easily diversely cast without "historical accuracy" being cited. Hell, there was an all-black Broadway cast and that was back in the 60s.