#76
Posted: 5/12/13 at 5:51pm
I'm all for Bette as Mame, I never said she was too old, on the contrary I said age shouldn't be handled so literally.
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#77
Posted: 5/12/13 at 5:55pm
I'm all for this! Bette would be simply divine!
PS When can we expect to see a Patti LuPone "Evita" revival (much like the "Hello Dolly" revival in the 90s with Carol)?
PS When can we expect to see a Patti LuPone "Evita" revival (much like the "Hello Dolly" revival in the 90s with Carol)?
#78
Posted: 5/12/13 at 5:57pm
First of all, Bette doesn't look her age. Second of all, you're all high if you think Mame can't be older than 50.
Just to be clear, I never said Midler is too old to play Mame (particularly on stage). I was just going with what seemed the prevailing theme of the conversation.
What interests me more is that we can all name bankable musical stars who are 70 or thereabouts, but few if any of us can name a female who is 50. Even Madonna (who lacks the interest and the acting chops to play Mame) is 55.
Just to be clear, I never said Midler is too old to play Mame (particularly on stage). I was just going with what seemed the prevailing theme of the conversation.
What interests me more is that we can all name bankable musical stars who are 70 or thereabouts, but few if any of us can name a female who is 50. Even Madonna (who lacks the interest and the acting chops to play Mame) is 55.
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#79
Posted: 5/12/13 at 5:58pm
"PS When can we expect to see a Patti LuPone "Evita" revival (much like the "Hello Dolly" revival in the 90s with Carol)?"
On October. It's called American Horror Story.
On October. It's called American Horror Story.
#80
Posted: 5/12/13 at 5:58pm
"Dolly will never go away!"
But Eva Peron died at 33. That's the big difference.
And Annie is a kid, so don't start talking about McArdle as Annie in the next revival.
Mame can be "Somewhere between 40 and death."
So let it be written, so let it be done.
But Eva Peron died at 33. That's the big difference.
And Annie is a kid, so don't start talking about McArdle as Annie in the next revival.
Mame can be "Somewhere between 40 and death."
So let it be written, so let it be done.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#81
Posted: 5/12/13 at 6:06pm
^ That's Vera.
But I still agree with you.
But I still agree with you.
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#82
Posted: 5/12/13 at 6:27pm
I don't care if Bette Midler looks 20 she CAN'T PLAY MAME!!!! It would be ABSURD!!!
Mame is a vivacious, life loving 40 YEAR OLD WOMAN. A WOMAN WHO IS 70 CANNOT PULL THAT OFF. AT ALL. EVER!
Get Janie Maxwell and let Terri White play Vera. There's your Mame casting.
Mame is a vivacious, life loving 40 YEAR OLD WOMAN. A WOMAN WHO IS 70 CANNOT PULL THAT OFF. AT ALL. EVER!
Get Janie Maxwell and let Terri White play Vera. There's your Mame casting.
#83
Posted: 5/12/13 at 6:33pm
Oh, my.
Nurse? Nurse!!!
Nurse? Nurse!!!
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#84
Posted: 5/12/13 at 6:39pm
You gays, ooops I mean guys are like the 7 year old kid who sees a GIANT gooey banana split and orders it only to find out they can't eat it.
You go crazy of the IDEA of Bette playing Mame, but the reality of it would be very horrible.
You go crazy of the IDEA of Bette playing Mame, but the reality of it would be very horrible.
#85
Posted: 5/12/13 at 6:45pm
You seriously need meds. You have NO IDEA about REALITY, judging from your ALL CAPS posts.
And you need to stop being so annoying about "the gays."
Go to your room. Now. No more "asshole" posts.
And you need to stop being so annoying about "the gays."
Go to your room. Now. No more "asshole" posts.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#86
Posted: 5/12/13 at 6:48pm
Bars no need to get nasty, my dear.
Bette would be a horrible Mame at age 70. She knows it, too. End of discussion.
NEXT!
Bette would be a horrible Mame at age 70. She knows it, too. End of discussion.
NEXT!
#87
Posted: 5/12/13 at 6:50pm
You got nasty when you brought up "the gays," my dear.
Shove it up your ass.
Shove it up your ass.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#88
Posted: 5/12/13 at 6:54pm
Sweetheart, what do you think I am?
I'm just saying that many people get all in a tizzy and a lather and forget all common sense with the notion of one icon playing another famous icon. They don't consider the reality or the practicality of it.
Sheesh!
I'm just saying that many people get all in a tizzy and a lather and forget all common sense with the notion of one icon playing another famous icon. They don't consider the reality or the practicality of it.
Sheesh!
#89
Posted: 5/12/13 at 7:19pm
Back in 1964, who would have thought that Angela Landbury could pull off MAME? That woman from The Manchurain Candidate? Evlis' mom in Blue Hawaii? To be a successful Mama requires talent, not just a sense of whackiness. I've always thougt that the key to Lansbury's success as Mame was that she had excessive talent, could sing and dance, and could act. (I never saw her in the role, just the LP and various YouTube clips.) With Lansbury, one thought "elegance," not "comic." There has to be an actress out there who is the right age and is an undiscovered Mame.
#90
Posted: 5/12/13 at 7:24pm
Angie Landsbury was a wonderful "discovery" as Mame!
I agree- give the young a chance- give some 40 year old actress who hasn't yet shown us all she can do a chance.
Getting some established legend to play Mame would likely be a huge yawner!
I agree- give the young a chance- give some 40 year old actress who hasn't yet shown us all she can do a chance.
Getting some established legend to play Mame would likely be a huge yawner!
#91
Posted: 5/12/13 at 7:37pm
I think there are certain roles that should be awarded on Broadway only to established legends like Dolly, Rose, Norma Desmond, and this one.
#92
Posted: 5/12/13 at 7:53pm
I have a splendid idea. Let's get Joan Fontaine to play Mame and Livy de Havilland can play Vera. They can switch off each night like Elaine Stritch and Judy Garland were going to.
And get Russ Tamblyn to be Patrick Dennis. It will be marvelous!
And get Russ Tamblyn to be Patrick Dennis. It will be marvelous!
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#93
Posted: 5/12/13 at 7:58pm
You got nasty when you brought up "the gays," my dear.
Shove it up your ass.
LOL @ besty: That reads like something that I would write! I'm impressed. Didn't know you had it in ya!
Shove it up your ass.
LOL @ besty: That reads like something that I would write! I'm impressed. Didn't know you had it in ya!
#94
Posted: 5/12/13 at 7:58pm
Anyone actually seen a production of MAME recently?
It's long and dated and long and thin and long and squawking and flat and long.
Lovely score, yes, but the show reeks unless your taste for dated social satire is truly epic.
It's long and dated and long and thin and long and squawking and flat and long.
Lovely score, yes, but the show reeks unless your taste for dated social satire is truly epic.
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#95
Posted: 5/12/13 at 8:01pm
They'll have to rework the book, of course. But with those songs, I think you can still have a winner as long as you get a good Mame!
#98
Posted: 5/12/13 at 8:38pm
Stop feeding the troll, people.
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#100
Posted: 5/12/13 at 8:59pm
Reality check. We all love The Divine One.
But she's too old, too Jewish and too lowbrow for Mame.
Luckily, she realized this before you folks cast her, then castigated her on opening night.
But she's too old, too Jewish and too lowbrow for Mame.
Luckily, she realized this before you folks cast her, then castigated her on opening night.
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