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#26

re: Dolly Parton Should Star in the Revival of Hello Dolly!

Posted: 4/21/06 at 8:39pm

I like Dolly Parton, as a singer. I don't think she would be good in this. Take a look at the film version of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas". Ms. Parton's "acting" in "Whorehouse" was pretty dismal, especially in the dramatic scenes between Miss Mona and the Sheriff. Also, if she were to appear in "Dolly", would Jerry Herman be forced to through away some of his score so that Ms. Parton could include her own songs?
"I've lost everything! Luis, Marty, my baby with Chris, Chris himself, James. All I ever wanted was love." --Sheridan Crane "Passions" ------- "Housework is like bad sex. Every time I do it, I swear I'll never do it again til the next time company comes."--"Lulu" from "Can't Stop The Music" ----- "When the right doors didn't open for him, he went through the wrong ones" - "Sweet Bird of Youth" ------------ --------- "Passions" is uncancelled! See NBC.com for more info.
#29

re: Dolly Parton Should Star in the Revival of Hello Dolly!

Posted: 4/22/06 at 7:16pm

Great casting idea... I could see it if they made TV movie out of DOLLY. Dolly doesn't have to be jewish... I'm assuming that she married a jewish man..but she herself could be anything.
#30

re: Dolly Parton Should Star in the Revival of Hello Dolly!

Posted: 4/22/06 at 7:26pm

"I love Dolly as an entertainer and as a citizen, but she can't act."

I thought she was great in Steel Magnolias personally. And I think this is a great idea! It would be so different..and her having the name obviously makes it adorable.
"Have a child for warmth and a baker for bread and a prince for... whatever!"
#33

re: Dolly Parton Should Star in the Revival of Hello Dolly!

Posted: 4/23/06 at 6:58am

All this talk of Dolly needing to lose her twang to be Dolly...
People, listen to Carol Channing talk. Ever. At any point in her life. Country, with just a bit of the boozehound.
Dolly PArton is, as far as I'm concerned, probably THE best choice of celebrity to play Dolly Levi.
I love you, BobbyBubby, for suggesting this.
#34

re: Dolly Parton Should Star in the Revival of Hello Dolly!

Posted: 4/23/06 at 11:52am

She is AWESOME! Her lyrics and music are fantastic. I can't wait to see "Nine to Five." Her writing style is simply elegant. It is so honest and American. She even gets the ryhming and phrasing right for Broadway. At the very least, she should have shows at Dollywood.
#36

re: Dolly Parton Should Star in the Revival of Hello Dolly!

Posted: 4/23/06 at 1:08pm

DOlly Parton has a huge fanbase, gay, straight, country lovers, country haters. I'm not a country fan but I adore Dolly and her talents. I think as she gets older, she is becoming less absurd to the nay-sayers, and being respected for the legend she is.
#39

re: Dolly Parton Should Star in the Revival of Hello Dolly!

Posted: 4/24/06 at 3:39am

Streisand in the movie notwithstanding, Dolly Gallagher Levi clearly was never intended to be perceived as a woman who was born Jewish. In fact, in The Merchant of Yonkers, The Matchmaker, and Hello, Dolly! she makes a point of introducing herself as either "Mrs. Levi, born Gallagher" or "Mrs. Dolly Levi, born Gallagher." She's of Irish descent, and though there were Irish Jews, probably not many were named Gallagher. And Wilder's idea was clearly that both she and Ephraim were free spirits who married outside their religion without any qualms.

There's no reason why Dolly Gallagher Levi couldn't have been born of Irish descent in Tennessee and later moved North with her Jewish husband.

The idea of Dolly Parton in this role has been again and again suggested for years. It doesn't seem likely that she would ever commit to a long run on Broadway. A TV movie, sure.

Maybe Bert Reynolds could be Vandergelder. I'm not joking. He'd be good.
#40

re: Dolly Parton Should Star in the Revival of Hello Dolly!

Posted: 4/24/06 at 4:18am

I'm not sure who Bert Reynolds is so he might be good, but BURT Reynolds would be awful!
"I've lost everything! Luis, Marty, my baby with Chris, Chris himself, James. All I ever wanted was love." --Sheridan Crane "Passions" ------- "Housework is like bad sex. Every time I do it, I swear I'll never do it again til the next time company comes."--"Lulu" from "Can't Stop The Music" ----- "When the right doors didn't open for him, he went through the wrong ones" - "Sweet Bird of Youth" ------------ --------- "Passions" is uncancelled! See NBC.com for more info.

Updated On: 4/24/06 at 04:18 AM

#43

re: Dolly Parton Should Star in the Revival of Hello Dolly!

Posted: 5/13/06 at 11:54pm

"Who the hell would want to see Tovah as Dolly?

She looks better suited to pushing a potato cart than coming down a staircase."

Are you kidding me?
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#44

re: Dolly Parton Should Star in the Revival of Hello Dolly!

Posted: 5/14/06 at 11:04pm

Dolly as Dolly would be great! Because Dolly Parton is larger than life as she is normally, and to see her playing a larger than life character would be amazing! And she has the vocal chops to pull off the songs, considering that Carol Channing was able to pull it off. And Carol said in an interview that "Dolly was not meant to be a great singer" And Dolly has great comic timing. But highly doubtful it would ever happen, since she's working on 9 to 5 and she's working on a musical about her life. I say bring Cher in there and she can play Horace and Dolly!
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#45

re: Dolly Parton Should NOT Star in the Revival of Hello Dolly!

Posted: 5/14/06 at 11:08pm

I vote for Cher as Dolly! As Horace would say, she is a "wonderful woman"!
"I've lost everything! Luis, Marty, my baby with Chris, Chris himself, James. All I ever wanted was love." --Sheridan Crane "Passions" ------- "Housework is like bad sex. Every time I do it, I swear I'll never do it again til the next time company comes."--"Lulu" from "Can't Stop The Music" ----- "When the right doors didn't open for him, he went through the wrong ones" - "Sweet Bird of Youth" ------------ --------- "Passions" is uncancelled! See NBC.com for more info.

Updated On: 5/14/06 at 11:08 PM

#49

re: Dolly Parton Should NOT Star in the Revival of Hello Dolly!

Posted: 5/17/06 at 3:10pm

Ok. Here`s my drem cast!

Dolly: Dolly Parton

Horace: Nathan Lane

Cornelius: Neil Patrick Harris

Barnaby: Hunter Foster

For some reason I forget the name: Idina Menzel

Minnie: Kristin Chenoweth (If she`s not to old)
"I'm tellin' you, the only times I really feel the presence of God are when I'm having sex and during a great Broadway musical." - Nathan Lane - Jeffrey
#50

re: Dolly Parton Should NOT Star in the Revival of Hello Dolly!

Posted: 5/17/06 at 3:16pm

Okay, I am about to die of shock here. I think the idea is GREAT! and think it's also great that most of the people agree. I didn't think that would be the case. I've always thought that they should revive "Whorehouse" with her.
Gypsy - Betty Buckley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUN5XoB5vFs&feature=youtu.be

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