HELLO, DONNA! - Murphy begins performances - Page 19

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 1/1/18 at 12:37pm

^i just checked the playbill vault page and she’s listed right next to Bette. Are you looking at the opening night listings? She’s considered a replacement.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/1/18 at 1:55pm

Do they still offer $47 partial view rush tickets for Donna's shows?

[Skip23]

Posted: 1/1/18 at 3:34pm

So: Donna’s final performances are on Tues Jan 2 and Sun Jan 7?

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/1/18 at 3:50pm

There's no show tomorrow, January 2. Donna's final show is this Sunday at 7:30.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 1/1/18 at 4:03pm

This is extremely off-topic, but I’m not sure where to ask this. Does anyone know if beanie will be out again this week?

[DAME]

Posted: 1/1/18 at 4:42pm

I think Shiva might be over.  But who knows.

[Wick3]

Posted: 1/1/18 at 6:36pm

Wow so Donna will have one more show left. Ahhh I won't be able to go that performance but I loved watching her as Dolly Levi back in July!

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/7/18 at 9:20am

any going to Donna's final show tonight? Lots of seats available.

[Dancingthrulife2]

Posted: 1/7/18 at 1:34pm

I’m going tonight. Can’t wait to see what Donna brings to the role after being totally blown away by Bette’s impeccable comedic timing.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 1/7/18 at 1:41pm

Had the opportunity to see Donnas second performance over the summer and she has a fan for life. I can’t wait to see what she takes on next and I certainly hope this isn’t the last time she’ll play Dolly.

Updated On: 1/7/18 at 01:41 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/7/18 at 4:47pm

Walked up to the theater at 4:30 and snagged a $47 rush ticket. Theater looks nearly sold-out outside of the balcony.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 1/7/18 at 9:37pm

I don’t expect that there were, but were there any speeches? Did she get any flowers? Or was a pretty normal night at the shubert?

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 1/7/18 at 9:46pm

According to twitter she got a standing ovation on her entrance with the newspaper.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 1/7/18 at 10:17pm

Good!

She deserved it. Her Dolly was simply breathtaking. I hope this revival has a lot more life to it and she returns to the role in some way, either on Broadway or in a tour. As much as I loved Bette in the role, I loved Ms Murphy as much, for very different reasons.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/7/18 at 11:10pm

It was an outstanding performance tonight. Truly electric.

Unfortunately the flu and colds have struck the cast. There weren't enough swings to cover. As a result, "Sunday Clothes" was a bit sparse, as was the parade .About 4 male ensemble members took their bows by themselves.

Updated On: 1/7/18 at 11:10 PM

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 1/7/18 at 11:18pm

To read that Murphy got a standing O on her final entrance makes me soooo happy. Her Dolly was one of my lifetime theatre highlights. A real treat, and I can't wait to see what she has next. I'll be there to see her with bells on.

[Skip23]

Posted: 1/8/18 at 12:11am

Saw Donna Murphy tonight.

Really wanted to like her.  No cigar.  Tied Tovah Feldshuh in the "Scrappy Dolly Gallagher" department.  She was all tics and extraneous moves with not much comedic flair or star quality.  A star is a star is a star.  Murphy, though competent, just isn't a star.  And a Dolly without a star is a chore to watch. 

 

Pierce really holds the production up.  Creel, Trensch, Baldwin and Feldstein were all rushing through things and acted like they couldn't wait for the curtain to go down.  Sad. 

 

Where's Channing and Champion when you want them.

 

 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/8/18 at 12:18am

yes, Murphy got a standing O on her entrance. She also got a standing O at the end of Parade & halfway through "Hello, Dolly". Murphy was emotional at the end of Act 1 and in her final scene with DHP. Such a magical night, Murphy owned that stage as Dolly. What a treat to have had her back in the role & in this show.

 

@Dollypop: I was trying to figure out which ensemble members were out. Definitely a lot. The ones I clearly noticed were out were: Jessica Lee Goldyn, Taeler Cyrus, Ryan Worsing & Max Clayton. I didn't noticed Jenifer Foote or Ian Liberto on, but did recognize the other 4 swings on.

[Dancingthrulife2]

Posted: 1/8/18 at 2:24am

I thought Hello Bette! was great when I saw it last April, but tonight's Hello Dolly! with Donna Murphy was simply magical. I didn't realize how many opportunities to make more interesting acting choices Bette missed until Donna amazed me with a much more Dolly Dolly. Bette plays Bette, and she is wonderful. However, it does take someone of Donna's caliber to play a Dolly like Dolly.

[bk]

Posted: 1/8/18 at 3:48am

So in other words, it was a show about the audience, because any audience that stands on Dolly's entrance, and during or after Parade, and during the title song are just sickening, IMO.  I understand everyone watches these stupid America's Got Talent and The Voice shows, where the audience there is instructed, INSTRUCTED, to stand in the middle of things, but in the theater it is just lame and embarrassing - have some decorum, let the show be the show, and stand, if you must, at the end.

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 1/8/18 at 7:55am

bk said: "So in other words, it was a show about the audience, because any audience that stands on Dolly's entrance, and during or after Parade, and during the title song are just sickening, IMO. I understand everyone watches these stupid America's Got Talent and The Voice shows, where the audience there is instructed, INSTRUCTED, to stand in the middle of things, but in the theater it is just lame and embarrassing - have some decorum, let the show be the show, and stand, if you must, at the end."

Holy s--t. This isn't Angels in America. This is a s musical that deliberately breaks the 4th wall. And Parade is the Act 1 finale shpwstopperr so standing after is entirely appropriate.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/8/18 at 8:46am

ACL2006 said: "yes, Murphy got a standing O on her entrance. She also got a standing O at the end of Parade & halfway through "Hello, Dolly". Murphy was emotional at the end of Act 1 and in her final scene with DHP. Such a magical night, Murphy owned that stage as Dolly. What a treat to have had her back in the role & in this show.



@Dollypop: I was trying to figure out which ensemble members were out. Definitely a lot. The ones I clearly noticed were out were: Jessica Lee Goldyn, Taeler Cyrus, Ryan Worsing & Max Clayton. I didn't noticed Jenifer Foote or Ian Liberto on, but did recognize the other 4 swings on.

 

At least one male singer sang "Sunday Clothes" from the wings because he had no partner.

 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/8/18 at 9:59am

That's interesting. Again, I didn't notice Foote or Liberto on, but maybe I just didn't see them. I guess they don't post in the lobby when swings are on, because I didn't notice anything when I entered the theater.

[MoveOnGypsy]

Posted: 1/8/18 at 10:14am

Foote was definitely on last night. I was surprised they didn't put notice on the board or an insert in the playbill as well. I would've liked to see a list.

BK, get a life. Donna was a revelation and her family, friends and fans were there to support her. Everyone was excited for her, even the cast who sang to her before and after the show behind the curtain so loud that you could hear it. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/8/18 at 11:00am

yeah, a few of her family members were sitting a few rows in front of me. One lady was very emotional throughout the show. Such a memorable night of theater.