Next Dolly after BP?- Page 3
Next Dolly after BP?
Observation
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Observation
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222disneyland
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#59this is a big joke
Posted: 2/26/18 at 10:59pm
Ivanna Trump!
Or Delta Burke? Yeah - I like the idea of Delta Burke, or even her former co-star Jean Smart. They both can sing and do great comedy.
#60this is a big joke
Posted: 2/26/18 at 11:05pm
JudyDenmark said: "Observation said: "Robbie, what is your problem with my hypothetical suggestion?"
I'm not Robbie... but Marissa Jaret Winokur is 45. She might make a great Dolly in 20 years."
And...Carol Channing was 43 when she originated it. So you're wrong.
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BroadwayMan5
Featured Actor Joined: 7/30/15
Theatrefanboy1
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/2/15
#63question
Posted: 2/26/18 at 11:22pm
Do you think it would have the staying power to remain open for a while with big star casting. I really hope it is able to have a long list of stars take on the title. It’s such a fabulous production.
And i mean... cher is free in the fall. According to her show schedule ??
#64question
Posted: 2/26/18 at 11:27pm
They will need someone with a bigger name than Bernadette to keep it open, which basically eliminates every Broadway star with the exception of perhaps Audra or (if a short run and a closing notice) Patti LuPone. The name becomes even more important as time goes forward because the natural/built-in audience for the show that would have gone regardless of star will get thinner and thinner.
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Updated On: 2/26/18 at 11:27 PM
LaneBryant
Understudy Joined: 12/20/15
#65question
Posted: 2/27/18 at 1:31am
For the love of Christ and everything he stood for, PLEASE let it be a woman of color. ANY COLOR. We deserve another Pearl Bailey moment. Audra. Jenifer Lewis. Lillias. There's plenty to choose from. JUST like we deserve a JENNA that isn't white, but I digress.......
#66question
Posted: 2/27/18 at 3:40am
My top choices would be Megan Mullally during her break from taping WILL & GRACE or Jane Krakowski, who is younger than most of the names being tossed around but who'd bring a Murphy-level of joy and sensuality to the part. More realistically, Reba would be fantastic. And though I imagine the Audra McDonald rumors are just that, she'd make for a glorious Dolly. Gosh, think of what a brilliant Dolly Levi Jan Maxwell would have made (not that I realistically think she'd have been cast as a full-time Dolly).
Let's also hope they get a fine comedian like David Hyde Pierce as a Horace replacement. I adore Victor Garber and thought he was a sweet Horace -- I missed the sharp comedy and no-nonsense approach of David Hyde Pierce nonetheless, it makes the emotional and cathartic payoff from the prelude to "So Long, Dearie" through the end of the show that much more powerful.
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Pjayactor
Swing Joined: 8/29/05
#67Love Andrea Martin
Posted: 2/27/18 at 8:58am
I think Baranski would not make a great Dolly at all. Reba, Dolly, Cher, Latifah...are all better choices in my opinion.
Of course, never count Carol out! ??
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