Hello Dolly in Paris.. anyone seen it?
Hello Dolly in Paris.. anyone seen it?
#1Hello Dolly in Paris.. anyone seen it?
Posted: 1/21/25 at 1:49pm
I'll be going to London next month and thinking of also going to Paris for a few days and noticed that there's a production of Hello Dolly! in Paris right now at the Theatre Lido Champs Elysees in honor of the 60th anniversary.
I'm curious if any of you (Dollypop maybe?) have seen this production of Hello Dolly in Paris and what you thought of it (and how it compared to the Broadway revival back in 2017-2018.)
For any of you also going to Paris within next 6 weeks, the last performance of this Hello Dolly! is March 2nd, 2025.
#2Hello Dolly in Paris.. anyone seen it?
Posted: 1/21/25 at 2:05pm
I haven't seen it first hand sorry but I've heard from a friend of friend that it's worth seeing. My experience with the kind of culture of UK/Europe artists you will likely not find the production holds a candle on the 2017/2018 production though - after watching the Staunton production last year it became obvious to me that everything about that production was very special and not something that can easily be repeated.
I have seen Caroline O'Connor in a lot of shows over the years (e.g. she did Anastasia on Broadway but I've also seen her in Anything Goes, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman). She is perhaps the closest thing to describing an Australian Patti LuPone/Bernadette, with charisma and a wonderful singing voice - which Sondheim complimented when she did Sweeney Todd in Paris many years ago.
I personally would see it if I was in Paris. I also kind of enjoy the novelty of seeing shows in different countries.
If you do, I'd love to hear what you think!
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
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#4Hello Dolly in Paris.. anyone seen it?
Posted: 1/21/25 at 3:26pm
I saw it, and the Staunton production. I enjoyed both but Paris was far better. Joyful, beautiful, well choreographed. Caroline O’Connor was a perfect Dolly. 5 stars!
#5Hello Dolly in Paris.. anyone seen it?
Posted: 1/21/25 at 3:31pm
This is the same theatre that has that water feature/show, right?
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#6Hello Dolly in Paris.. anyone seen it?
Posted: 1/21/25 at 4:58pm
Yup, you get a watershow onstage during the Entr'Acte.
If you're a fan of the YouTuber/theater critic Mickey Jo, he gave this production raves.
#7Hello Dolly in Paris.. anyone seen it?
Posted: 2/12/25 at 11:59pm
bwayinaus said: "I saw it, and the Staunton production. I enjoyed both but Paris was far better. Joyful, beautiful, well choreographed. Caroline O’Connor was a perfect Dolly. 5 stars!"
When isn't Caroline O'Connor perfect?
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#8Hello Dolly in Paris.. anyone seen it?
Posted: 3/1/25 at 11:28am
I didn't want to start a new thread, and thought this might be the closest relevant thread. Yesterday Parterre posted a feature with some clips of Natalie Dessay singing "Some People" from Gypsy in anticipation of the upcoming April performances with the Philharmonie de Paris. It will be only two nights, with the book in French and the songs in English. To me she sounds like what she is, a French singer singing English. I'm still looking forward to seeing her on my trip.
For anyone in Northern California, tonight at Stanford she has her only N. American date on her "farewell" recital tour.
The Parterr article:https://parterre.com/2025/02/28/it-has-become-that-time-of-evening/
and one of the videos:
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#9Hello Dolly in Paris.. anyone seen it?
Posted: 3/1/25 at 2:13pm
Love Dessay and miss seeing her on stage. Her English has really improved! I think she could be a phenomenal Rose, no one does a mad scene quite like Natalie!
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