Carolee Carmello Hello Dolly — Page 2

I have tickets to see Dolly tonight, tomorrow, and all 4 shows on the weekend. I am surely hoping that they don't cancel the shows, but if they do I would get a nice return for my tickets, considering the overall investment was over 800 dollars. I saw the cast in Buffalo on Tuesday the 10th, I was sitting in the front row with my homemade hello dolly sweater. The cast could easily see it and got a huge kick out of it. I met Timmy Shew, part of the ensemble, afterwards. I know him. He said the cast is a great cast and Carmello is one of the best. I surely agreed. Her enthusiastic character was perfect for the role, and she is surely not going to disappoint. I am upset her name is not above the title, because musically she has the best talent for the role. Unfortunately she is not a big name so the producers don't feel the need to put her above the title even though she clearly deserves it.

Can not wait to see it tonight!

maxd said: "Here is a review from this week

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Review-A-Jubilant-HELLO-DOLLY-at-Sheas-Buffalo-Theatre-20200311"

Here's the review from the Buffalo News:

https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=006900656957014357757:65jm81-837s&q=https://buffalonews.com/2020/03/11/carolee-carmello-is-divine-in-hello-dolly-at-sheas/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwj-m9uiyJXoAhWRLs0KHakWCwAQFjAAegQIBBAC&usg=AOvVaw2iqf7W53OZYGfyepGUboO6

Det95 said: "amaklo said: "I made a special trip to Buffalo to see Carolee as Dolly last night. It was definitely worth the 4 hour drive. She sang beautifully and has a warm, bubbly personality, but she also nailed the "Dear Ephraim" pathos. I saw Bette Midler in New York, and Carolee's performance matched hers IMO. The man sitting next to me said Carolee (who he'd never heard of) was a worthy successor to Channing, and I had to agree.

John Bolton as Horace did a nice job with "Penny in My Pocket" but otherwise was kind of a bland Horace. I really liked Daniel Beeman's Cornelius; based on his bio it looks like he hasn't done any NY theater, but I hope he will. Jenny Hickman's Irene made me appreciate how good Kate Baldwin was. The ensemble is terrific.

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It's a shame you missed Analisa Leaming as Irene. She was exquisite."



Yes. That’s a shame. Leaming was one of my favorite Irenes.