HELLO, DONNA! - Murphy begins performances — Page 17

What is being implied is a possibly filming Bette's performance - which would be incredible.

DAME said: "jayinchelsea said: "Hate to be one of the only naysayers, and I do think that Donna is an amazing musical theatre actress, but DOLLY demands total star power as well as talent, and sadly Donna doesn't have that, imo. Yes, she worked very hard from the first moment, but the hard work showed. There were some really great moments, but not enough to carry the show. Best example was the title number, which began to feel kind of tired by the third time around. And the laughs just didn't come the way they did with Midler.

I have been watching DOLLY since it opened in 1964, and Channing, Grable, Merman and especially Bailey were all amazing, as was Midler. Hoping Bernadette is that good, not quite sure but hopeful. And this production is terrific in every aspect: design, staging, the incomparable supporting cast right down the line. One of the best musical librettos in the canon, and Jerry Herman's score remains one the greats. But my expectations for Donna, especially after the reviews and the comments here, simply weren't met."





I like Donna but I actually agree with most of what you say . And I would say most people do as well. Except for here. Remember this is BWW and a lot ( not all) of the posters here can't afford a Bette ticket and need to justify themselves . And Donna is terrific . But she doesn't touch Bette. She just doesn't . There are a lot of people outside of the 5 queens that post over and over again here ."



BRAVA DAME! People should know better than trusting opinions of strangers on a message board. I also adored Donna in the show. But Bette is the reason to see the show. And also the Bootleg Betty site has alluded to the filming of Bette's performance for a while now. It sounds like this was planned from the very beginning. I wonder if they will do it like Legally Blonde in which they film in front of a invited audience? I am thrilled. Lets hope it happens.

^actually Netflix is not responsible for the filming of Newsies.

Updated On: 9/18/17 at 04:10 PM

IdinaBellFoster said: "What is being implied is a possibly filming Bette's performance - which would be incredible."



YES!!!!!!!!!!! Let us hope!!!!! (for all of us who cant get to NY to see it).

DAME said: "Itonlytakesajourney said: "I'm not sure if I'm a "queen" of this thread or not, but Donna and Bette both give amazing performances. I'm partial to Donna, but whatever. Theprospect of filmingit with Bette sounds extremely exciting! The show is just begging to be captured in a professional way, not just on bootlegs and choppy curtain call videos."





I would say your one of the Queen Bee's! But then what does that make me? "

Ooh fun! Why have Mean Girls on Broadway when there's us?

"And I should mention, I have no issues with people who were unimpressed with Murphy or found her lacking. My specific issue is with DAME's petty dismissal of our Donna love or our Donna as Dolly love through a silly class-based argument that somehow manages to reframethe overwhelming love on this thread as a threat to Midler's legacy.""



Ha! If you read what I said you would see that I loved Donna as well. I must have hit a nerve with you. The threat to Midler's legacy line did make me laugh.

poisonivy2 said: "If they're really going to film Bette in Hello Dolly! I hope they do so in front of a live audience. So much of the show is about breaking the fourth wall. Filming it with no live audience is like hot dogs without ketchup."





My guess is that is the plan. With pick up shots during the week the show is dark between stars. But is is a guess.

Delete your account.

And it's Dolly, not Angels in America.

Cried your eyes out? Really? Come on.

God, you people are mean spirited.

Zamedy154 said: "Delete your account.

And it's Dolly, not Angels in America.

Cried your eyes out? Really? Come on."

I know this is kind of mean, but this made me straight up CACKLE

Why am I defending myself to the two posters here who got their thrills in tearing me down yesterday? Not sure....

BUT, Dolly is a joyous musical I love. It's not Angels in America, I know that. But the title character spends 2 1/2 hours talking periodically in solitude to her deceased husband. She can't seem to get on with life. She needs a sign from him to continue on with life. I think that's pretty poignant. Haven't you ever lost a loved one? Mother, father, sister or brother? A child? I have. And so, the scene before the song Before the Parade Passes By is quite moving to me and, yes, I cry. As well as other private moments in the show. Dolly isn't just Bye, Bye, Birdie, I think. It's about finding love so "you know you'll never be alone again" I'm not cancelling my account and I'm not 12. I would think you would have to have ice in your veins to just say Dolly is just a frivolous musical comedy.

And I thought we were all here to discuss theatre. I like it. I don't like it. You like it. You don't like it, etc.. We're not here to trade recipes, are we?

Finally caught Donna Murphy doing Dolly last Friday night after getting the tickets through TDF. Saw it back in April with Bette, paid full price and sat in the Orch. With TDF we were in the center balcony. MY GOD those seats are high up there. I felt I could touch the ceiling and was on the verge of vertigo everytime I stood up.

Nevertheless, I loved the production with Donna. Total different experience then when I saw Bette. Donna had much more energy and the whole show was much more cohesive than "the Bette Midler" show. Not sure what the accent was that she was doing but it reminded me of Shirley Booth's accent in "the Matchmaker". Overall I really enjoyed this night and highly recommend Murphy's Dolly. The rest of the cast was there expect for Minnie Fay. and I liked this Minnie better than the other one too.