I know some people are huge fans of Bundy, but I just don't get it. LEGALLY BLONDE with Bundy was a middle-of-the-road, inoffensive if slightly obnoxious show with promise. LEGALLY BLONDE with Sheridan Smith (based on the cast recording and clips online) was a revelation--not that it was all of the sudden a masterpiece, but it became the bubble gum fun show it was meant to be, with some genuinely hilarious moments and an Elle Woods that managed to make you root for her *and* not miss Reese Witherspoon.
My main issue with Bundy's casting here is that I have yet to see her being sincere on stage, and for SWEET CHARITY to work we need to be on board with Charity's earnest optimism.
CindersGolightly, Ashford was born to play this role, and I hope we get to see her do it whether in New York or elsewhere. Of course, I wish the transfer rumors surrounding the Foster-led production had been true.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
