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Is the LuPone "HELLO, DOLLY!" off the table or what?
#25Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 5/28/11 at 4:43pm
I think LuPone is speaking in very broad generalities here. As I understand it, Herman didn't like Jack O'Brien's concept for material which supposedly contained some very new ideas and quite a few changes from the original script. But more often than not, Herman has shown time and again that he is open to (and generally ecstatically supportive of) different productions of his work. This wasn't a case of Herman vetoing something because it wasn't a recreation of the original production...
Updated On: 5/28/11 at 04:43 PM
#26Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 5/28/11 at 5:18pm
Glad to hear it. I didn't think he was like that ... which is why these LuPone comments about Herman "not wanting to do anything but the original production" sounded so wrong.
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#27Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 5/28/11 at 7:28pmPatti often speaks in sound bites, which don't always convey much subtlety. Or even reality. (And I say this with love.)
#28Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 5/29/11 at 10:34am
MB--With his vast experience with both classics and musicals, Jack O'Brien seems like exactly the kind of director someone like Jerry Herman would WANT to direct Hello, Dolly.
What could he possibly have wanted to do that was so radical?
Brick
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/06
#29Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 5/29/11 at 12:36pmAlso, though, it's DOLLY and he knows the stakes for her return on Bway are pretty high...
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#31Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 5/31/11 at 8:24amI spoke to very reliable sources about this and they asked me not to go public with their comments. This much I can say though: They're still working on a revival.
#32Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 5/31/11 at 11:15amWas there not some "deal" between Herman and the Shuberts - the big three would be revived with LA CAGE first (the one with Gary Beach) then the next HAD to be MAME, then DOLLY?
#33Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 5/31/11 at 11:36amSo, you're saying that....Tovah winked at the camera? When did that happen?!
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#34Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 5/31/11 at 11:45amI respect Ms. Pop's silence, so I guess we have to rumorize: Did the Pone's warm personality and ability to work with others have anything to do with the problems? I mean it's not like her to blame others at any cost. Do they have a second choice in the wings? Bette Midler would be mine.
#36Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 5/31/11 at 11:50amI would love to see a revival of Hello Dolly - but I have ZERO interest in seeing the same old production. It was nice, but its been done to death. It's time for new direction, new sets, new costumes and new choreogrphy.
Brick
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/06
#37Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 5/31/11 at 11:50amCan you tell us Ms. Pop if it's been a change of director, or of director and star?
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#38Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 5/31/11 at 3:21pmI'm sure the direction, designs and choreo will be different since all those people are dead and there work has been recreated too many times to be fresh at this point. The stickler is of course Herman who is rightly concerned about his score. No one would want to do a B'way production without his input and I am assuming he has some legal standing about any revival on the White Way?
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#39Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 6/1/11 at 12:28am
Just to clarify a point: The Freddy Wittop costumes have NOT been used in the last two revivals of HELLO, DOLLY! The costumes used in those productions were "inspired" by the original designs.
Thank you very much.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#40Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 6/1/11 at 1:08amHe was a Major Talent, but what Mother names her male child, Freddy Wittop?
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#41Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 6/1/11 at 7:22amThat wasn't his given name. Freddy Wittop was a Spaniard--I believe he was a Flamenco dancer before he became a costume designer.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#42Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 6/1/11 at 7:25am
My memory was a bit foggy. He worked as a Spanish dancer but was born in the Netherlands.
Freddy Wittop
pwb
Swing Joined: 5/19/11
#43Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 6/1/11 at 5:35pmLupone with Tommy Tune directing and choreography would be worth seeing. It certainly would break the the mold with past productions. Bring it to DC to preview - we'll support it!
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#44Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 6/1/11 at 9:00pmIf there was to be a new director/choreographer, Stro would be the ideal choice.
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#45Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 6/1/11 at 9:26pmPlease tell me that Stro is more than just wishful thinking. That would be wonderful.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#46Is the LuPone 'HELLO, DOLLY!' off the table or what?
Posted: 6/1/11 at 10:48pm
I disagree about Stro. If it was just the choreography I would say yes, her dances have stle and character, but the show needs a stronger/comedic director to give the book a new zip.
But I bet Herman would love her.
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