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Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread
Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#225
Posted: 1/22/18 at 1:48pm
Great to read all the opinions here on the new cast members, As much as I want to go back like NOW(!), I think I'll wait a bit for them to settle in. I have to say that Donna Murphy, who I loved in the show, went up several times in the many times I saw her. I always thought this was because of the only one performance a week schedule for most of her run (even though she did sub for vacation days for Midler.) It must be hard to play a Tuesday night and then not again until the following Tuesday. That's a big gap of time to stay consistent. But it never took away, for me, how great she was in the part. I would suspect this new cast will adjust quickly playing all 8 shows a week.
Updated On: 1/22/18 at 01:48 PM
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Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#226
Posted: 1/22/18 at 2:30pm
EthelMae said: "Great to read all the opinions here on the new cast members, As much as I want to go back like NOW(!), I think I'll wait a bit for them to settle in. I have to say that Donna Murphy, who I loved in the show, went up several times in the many times I saw her. I always thought this was because of the only one performance a week schedule for most of her run (even though she did sub for vacation days for Midler.) It must be hard to play a Tuesday night and then not again until the following Tuesday. That's a big gap of time to stay consistent. But it never took away, for me, how great she was in the part.I would suspect this new castwill adjust quickly playing all 8 shows a week."
I always thought that the reason Donna went up in lines a lot is because she never connected with the character. Hers was a performance. Dolly wasn't there. But I did enjoy herin the show regardless. This is just my opinion. Hopefully Bernadette finds her groove.
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Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#227
Posted: 1/22/18 at 2:55pmBette and Donna both frequently went up on their lines. It never bothered me much, but I hope that it doesn't continue with Bernadette. I doubt it will.
Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#228
Posted: 1/22/18 at 3:02pmI saw Donna in the show and to say she wasn't connected to the character is completely wrong. She WAS Dolly at least for me. She always throws herself into every part and Dolly was no exception: I thought she was warm, genuine, honest, and beautiful.
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Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#229
Posted: 1/22/18 at 3:07pm
broadwayboy223 said: "I saw Donna in the show and to say she wasn't connected to the character is completely wrong. She WAS Dolly at least for me. She always throws herself into every part and Dolly was no exception: I thought she was warm, genuine, honest, and beautiful."
That is why it is called a opinion. I am glad you enjoyed.
Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#230
Posted: 1/22/18 at 3:22pm
I never saw Carol Channing or Pearl Bailey but I have friends who did who said they sometimes went up in lines too and ad-libbed jokes when they went up on lines. Is it sort of a Dolly schtick? I'm asking because on the surface I wouldn't think it'd be that hard of a show to memorize.
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Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#231
Posted: 1/22/18 at 3:27pm
poisonivy2 said: "I never saw Carol Channing or Pearl Bailey but I have friends who did who said they sometimes went up in lines too and ad-libbed jokes when they went up on lines. Is it sort of a Dolly schtick? I'm asking because on the surface I wouldn't think it'd be that hard of a show to memorize."
I don't know about forgetting lines. But Pearl would often ad-lib. Especially during the Hello Dolly number. One of her regular ad-libs was to playfully berate the conductior for going fast. She would go thru the pasarelle and yell "Honey where is the fire? Slow it so I can breathe" .. things like that.
Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#232
Posted: 1/22/18 at 3:30pm
Dolly is saddled with a lot of long, expository, and repetitive lines, so I'm not surprised the actresses have gone up on some.
Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#233
Posted: 1/22/18 at 3:33pm
Grosses just posted for the two weekend performances. Sold out with higher ticket averages than Murphy but a massive, massive drop from Bette - far less premium tickets being sold. If the show can sustain this there will be happy producers. Waiting for someone to misinterpret the 2 million drop going from 8 performances to 2 haha.
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Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#234
Posted: 1/22/18 at 3:36pm
qolbinau said: "Grosses just posted for the two weekend performances. Sold out with higher ticket averages than Murphy but a massive, massive drop from Bette - far less premium tickets being sold. If the show can sustain this there will be happy producers. Waiting for someone to misinterpret the 2 million drop going from 8 performances to 2 haha."
I hope you are right. But you have to remember that most people that went this weekend just wanted to be there for her first shows. But I think the show will manage.
Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#235
Posted: 1/22/18 at 3:38pm
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Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#236
Posted: 1/22/18 at 3:40pm
SmokeyLady said: "poisonivy2 said: "I never saw Carol Channing or Pearl Bailey but I have friends who did who said they sometimes went up in lines too and ad-libbed jokes when they went up on lines. Is it sort of a Dolly schtick? I'm asking because on the surface I wouldn't think it'd be that hard of a show to memorize."
I don't know about forgetting lines. But Pearl would often ad-lib. Especially during the Hello Dolly number. One of her regular ad-libs was to playfully berate the conductior for going fast. She would go thru the pasarelle and yell "Honey where is the fire? Slow it so I can breathe" .. things like that."
My favorite Pearl Bailey story comes from a tour stop in Norfolk Virginia (or thereabouts). When they did the title number the lights on the stairs didn't come on. After the song ended Pearl stopped the show and said we're going to do this number again and we are going to do it right.
Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#237
Posted: 1/22/18 at 4:46pm
SmokeyLady said: "poisonivy2 said: "I never saw Carol Channing or Pearl Bailey but I have friends who did who said they sometimes went up in lines too and ad-libbed jokes when they went up on lines. Is it sort of a Dolly schtick? I'm asking because on the surface I wouldn't think it'd be that hard of a show to memorize."
I don't know about forgetting lines. But Pearl would often ad-lib. Especially during the Hello Dolly number. One of her regular ad-libs was to playfully berate the conductior for going fast. She would go thru the pasarelle and yell "Honey where is the fire? Slow it so I can breathe" .. things like that."
Thanks. I do think Hello Dolly! gets much of its schtick from vaudeville, where forgetting lines or making bloopers and then ad-libbing jokes is more acceptable than it would be in say, My Fair Lady or any other musical play where the words are just as important as the numbers.
With that being said I saw both Bette and Donna go up in lines. Only difference was that Bette is a pro at live concerts/performing as the only headliner for her show so she ad-libbed jokes quickly and the audience ate it up. With Donna the bloopers were more awkward.
Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#238
Posted: 1/22/18 at 4:52pm
According to Dollypop's other thread there was no dress rehearsal for BP in Dolly. I find that interesting and it is starting to make a little bit more sense. Personally I don't mind because it makes the performance feel even more special to me knowing that not even an invited audience had the privilege of seeing BP in the role before I did.
It was so cute when Bernadette was getting the applause she broke the 4th wall a little. For example, on the entrance she started to point to her watch a lot. And after the title song it looked like she was looking at her colleagues in a "wow, this is amazing - but what do we do" kind of look. In fact, there was a lot more 4th wall breaking in Bernadette's performance than I remember with Bette. Bernadette certainly does not get 'lost in a character' the same way you might expect of another show. It is Bernadette Peters playing Bernadette Peters playing Dolly.
Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#239
Posted: 1/22/18 at 5:26pmI think the ultimate goal for Peters & Co. is to gross $1 million/week. Nobody should be expecting her to come close to Midler's numbers.
Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#240
Posted: 1/23/18 at 1:49pmThe show appears to be just over 90% sold for tonight and is at TKTS for 50% off.
Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#241
Posted: 1/23/18 at 8:42pm
Not surprised that Charlie is bowling people over. I'm crushed I had to give up my Feb 18th birthday tickets because of knee replacement but as soon as these knees are healed I'm going to be there cheering him on!
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Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#242
Posted: 1/23/18 at 9:53pm
SherrieByTheSea said: "Not surprised that Charlie is bowling people over. I'm crushed I had to give up my Feb 18th birthday tickets because of knee replacement but as soon as these knees are healed I'm going to be there cheering him on!
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He is bowling people over? I appreciate your enthusiasm... but lets not get carried away.
Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#243
Posted: 1/23/18 at 10:32pm
I was there again tonight. While the crowd wasn't nearly as wild as it was on Saturday, the performance was much more polished. No line flubs and Garber really is finding the laughs. His Penny in My Pocket is just superb.
They have given even more dancing over to Stemp as the competition now features him weaving through the couples in an attempt to find from Horace, all the while joining in with the couples to disguise himself. He does it well, but the trouble is that it steals focus from Ambrose and Ermengarde, who have so little to do anyway, and they are supposed to win the cup after all. One of my friends said afterward, with the new staging it really doesn't make sense that Barnaby doesn't win the cup himself!
I really do enjoy Stemp and his performance, but what's next? Will Barnaby start dreaming of buying a banjo instead of seeing the stuffed whale?
The hat shop scene was on fire tonight. Bernadette was positively hysterical during that sequence. The dinner scene was smoother; the lines are down- now it's all about playing with the timing and getting the most out of laughs.
Still, a great night out at the theater with that winning Herman score.
Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#244
Posted: 1/23/18 at 10:32pm
We were at the matinee on Sunday and also saw Bette in the summer along with David Hyde Pierce.
There was no comparison. I know Bernadette will get better with more practice. But Bette and David were a dream team together. They made the show an A+++ together with Gavin and Kate... The grade I would have given Sunday's show would be a C. (Gavin and Kate still an A+++++) If I was grading Victor it might be a D.
I think with time they will get better. But I now appreciate Bette and David even more!
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Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#245
Posted: 1/23/18 at 10:40pmBernadette and Victor have had very little rehearsal time before this weekend. Basically, for the next couple of weeks you'll be seeing a rehearsal. They'll find their footing soon, but please remember that they are currently in a preview period with their opening night being February 23, I believe.
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Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#246
Posted: 1/23/18 at 11:07pm
Hmm. I don’t know about that. Bernadette was on the Kelly Ripoa morning show weeks ago and she talked about how rehearsals were going then.
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Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#247
Posted: 1/23/18 at 11:54pmYeah, but she wasn't rehearsing onstage with the full cast and costumes. A rehearsal in a studio with a choreographer and a music director is very different than a full dress rehearsal, something she apparently didn't have. From what I understand, she worked independently before having a put in rehearsal.
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Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#248
Posted: 1/24/18 at 12:01am
But weren’t there pictures as early as last Tuesday on Instagram of the company rehearsing on stage? I believe I saw links for them here somewhere.
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Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread#249
Posted: 1/24/18 at 1:45amYes. They had probably four or five days together. Bette had about two months to work and mesh with the rest of the company. Bernadette is still working it all out. They're all getting on the same page.
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