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#51

Midler doesn't think she has 8 shows a week in her...

Posted: 7/2/13 at 3:08pm

Patti LuPone in Dolly? Hell to the no!

Can we please have an age appropriate Dolly? We need to believe that Dolly still has enough about her to attract a man's attention. Enough with the menopausal Dollys.

And the same with Mame. I wanted Bette Midler about 20 years ago to do Mame. Now she's in Lucille Ball territory. We have to believe she can attract a man. Enough with the menopausal Mames.

I say:

Catherine Zeta-Jones for Mame

Imelda Staunton for Dolly

Toni Collette for Gypsy
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#52

Midler doesn't think she has 8 shows a week in her...

Posted: 7/2/13 at 3:10pm

Herman did OK LuPone as Dolly. I believe in a Variety article where he assessed options for Dolly, he said shed be great. The revival directed by Jack O'Brien tried getting off the ground but Herman would only approve the original staging. Therefore, O'Brien and LuPone didn't continue with it.

Updated On: 7/2/13 at 03:10 PM

#53

Midler doesn't think she has 8 shows a week in her...

Posted: 7/2/13 at 3:15pm

I'm sure Herman approved LuPone only because he's scared to say no to her. It's like Sondheim. He never has a bad word to say about a poor casting choice. When asked who his favorite is, he always says the current one.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#57

Midler doesn't think she has 8 shows a week in her...

Posted: 7/2/13 at 3:21pm

'I think the likelihood of Lansbury doing DOLLY! is greater than Midler OR LuPone at this point.'

Midler's comment about not being able to handle 8 shows per week made me appreciate Angela Lansbury's commitment, stamina a passion for the craft even more.
Nevermind that she's pushing 90, the lady has just completed a 6-months tour on the other side of the world, set to headline The Chalk Garden revival on Broadway this fall and is in talks to star (according to a rumor) in Sydney production of The Visit next year. She truly is a bionic woman.
Cicely Tyson would be another, if she's indeed 88-year old.

As for Midler, I think she'll be great in either role - Dolly or Mame.
#59

Midler doesn't think she has 8 shows a week in her...

Posted: 7/2/13 at 3:24pm

Why would Herman and Sondheim be afraid of Patti Lupone? I have always thought of her as a very funny person. I think it would be a riot to hang out with her for a day.
#61

Midler doesn't think she has 8 shows a week in her...

Posted: 7/2/13 at 3:30pm

"Why would Herman and Sondheim be afraid of Patti Lupone?"

Because she's been known to stop shows and yell at audience members.

Wowee Wow, fellows,
Look at the old STOP TAKING PICTURES

Isn't it rich
Isn't it queer
Losing my YOU HEARD THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#62

Midler doesn't think she has 8 shows a week in her...

Posted: 7/2/13 at 3:34pm

"Because she's been known to stop shows and yell at audience members."

LOLZ i wasn't on this board when that happened but i am guessing there was a lengthy discussion about it. Do you guys think it was unprofessional of her to do that or do you support her decision to stop the show?
#64

Midler doesn't think she has 8 shows a week in her...

Posted: 7/2/13 at 3:39pm

"Do you guys think it was unprofessional of her to do that or do you support her decision to stop the show?"

She wasn't the first to do it. Glenn Close did it during Sunset Boulevard, but she didn't scream at the audience. She finished her song, then stepped downstage and said "We can either continue with the show or have a press conference."
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#65

Midler doesn't think she has 8 shows a week in her...

Posted: 7/2/13 at 3:45pm

Patti was well within her rights to yell at the man taking pictures. She is a hot blooded Sicilian. You can tell when you hear it that once the man is removed she calms down. She was exactly right. "We're losing our public manners".
#70

Midler doesn't think she has 8 shows a week in her...

Posted: 7/2/13 at 4:01pm


"B) It was during the 2008 great recession/crisis. No shows were doing well."

Yea. Remember? That's when they were filling Wicked with half price tickets from TKTS, and Jersey Boys, was 2/3 empty every night. Right?
#72

Midler doesn't think she has 8 shows a week in her...

Posted: 7/2/13 at 4:17pm

"I'm sure Herman approved LuPone only because he's scared to say no to her. It's like Sondheim. He never has a bad word to say about a poor casting choice. When asked who his favorite is, he always says the current one."

So you are saying you know what Sondheim or Herman are thinking always? Or you project that you know more than Sondheim or Herman?

BTW, you've got some nerve saying "Can we please have an age appropriate Dolly? We need to believe that Dolly still has enough about her to attract a man's attention. Enough with the menopausal Dollys."

and in the next line saying "Imelda Staunton for Dolly"

People call Patti LuPone fans crazy. The ones that hate her are just plain mad.



Updated On: 7/2/13 at 04:17 PM

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