Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread — Page 12

Hello, Bernadette!

Would love to hear someone perform "So Long, Dearie" with the arrangement Barbra Streisand does in the film. As someone who saw the film first before a production, I adore the film's arrangement, and anything else is so slow (for me).

dev101 said: "Did anyone stagedoor? "

I did last night. Kate, Charlie, and Gavin came out.

Last night’s show was so interesting. During the first act the set got stuck mid rotation. Kate and Molly were on it but they handled the situation like pros. The show was held for a few moments and then it got turning again. They also held the show at intermission due to “technical difficulties”. We could here drilling and hammering so I’m assuming this was due to the rotation issue earlier. No further technical issues in the second act. Bernadette sounded a bit under the weather but was incredible nonetheless. She had the audience eating out of the palm of her hand all night. I personally thought Victor seemed very comfortable in his role. I thought he nailed it.

Isn't Jennifer Simard the one performing the high note at the end of "Sunday Clothes" on the cast recording?

Valentina3 said: "qolbinau said: "I'm finding Jennifer Simard is quite hilarious as Erenstina each time, too."

I REALLY want her to push her Bernadette Peters impression one of these days. Maybe as a joke to let Horace see Dolly's the best for him? Good God that'd be glorious!"

I could see her doing that on Simard's closing night, or Bernadette's.

I was also there tonight. I agree that Victor Garber has definitely improved from the reports from Saturday. He was funny and didn't notice any mess ups or jitters. Bernadette Peters was a delight. I did notice in act 1 there were a few minor vocal problems, but I was wondering if it was because she had a cold or something. But, she was a riot. Tonight in the eating scene she dabbed some gravy on her neck like perfume. I can't remember if Donna Murphy also did that or it was ad-libbed to what she wanted to do. Also loved Charlie Stemp I think the weak link is Molly Griggs. She wasn't terrible, but kind of forgettable after seeing and remembering what Beanie Feldstein did.

Last night all the main cast - Bernadette, Garber, Gavin, Kate seemed to fumble slightly at least once but quickly recovered. When Bernadette was doing the “money, money, money” monologue I also wondered whether she was doing it a bit slower to help her remember the lines. So I definitely take your point that there is still some time needed to settle in.

At the same time it’s hard not to ignore that so much work has been put into her performance to examine every moment and find a line delivery, facial expression or body movement to wrench as many laughs from the audience as possible. If I look at the hat shop scene, for example, there were many highlights. The way she transitions from excited/nervous to deliver a very deadpan “you’re killing me”. The Garber/Bernadette head turns towards/away from each other. The protection of the cupboard door such as the “ripple ripple ripple ripple” lines, the vocal expression pretending to be outraged and the hilarious very prolonged silence after Cornelius sneezes and she looks a little confused about how to proceed, going to talk then stopping at least twice - finally after keeping the audience on edge for so long tentatively proclaims “bless you”.

Her status does add to the experience - when she is walking with an umbrella (or should I say parasol rather) in “put on your Sunday clothes” it’s hard not to be reminded of the past. When she says the word “Folly” it also brings back memories. And when she is walking down those stairs and she is saying it’s good to be back where she belongs of course it feels like they could be talking about either the character or just herself. There is something novel about repeating a leading role with the same team that started to lead to her break out (Mack & Mabel).

But what I love - and hopefully I’m not wrong - is that there is enough substance in her performance. Enough comedy. Enough vulnerability. Enough voice (and most important a unique voice to keep it interesting) so that even the uninitiated will still have a good time and recommend the show to others.

Updated On: 1/26/18 at 07:57 AM

qolbinau said: "Last night all the main cast - Bernadette, Garber, Gavin, Kate seemed to fumble slightly at least once but quickly recovered. When Bernadette was doing the “money, money, money” monologue I also wondered whether she was doing it a bit slower to help her remember the lines. So I definitely take your point that there is still some time neededto settle in.

At the same time it’s hard not to ignore that so much work has been put into her performance to examine every moment and find a line delivery, facial expression or body movement to wrench as many laughs from the audience as possible. If I look at the hat shop scene, for example, there were many highlights. The way she transitions from excited/nervous to deliver a very deadpan “you’rekilling me”. The Garber/Bernadette head turns towards/away from each other. The protection of the cupboard door such as the “ripple ripple ripple ripple” lines, the vocal expression pretending to be outraged and the hilarious very prolonged silence after Cornelius sneezes and she looks a little confused about how to proceed, going to talk then stopping at least twice - finally after keeping the audience on edge for so long tentativelyproclaims “bless you”.

Her status does add to the experience - when she is walking with an umbrella (or should I say parasol rather) in “put on your Sunday clothes” it’s hard not to be reminded of the past. When she says the word “Folly” it also brings back memories. And when she is walking down those stairs and she is saying it’s good to be back where she belongs of course it feels like they could be talking about either the character or just herself. There is something novel about repeating a leading role with the same team that started to lead to her break out (Mack & Mabel).

But what I love - and hopefully I’m not wrong - is that there is enough substance in her performance. Enough comedy. Enough vulnerability. Enough voice (and most important a unique voice to keep it interesting) so that even the uninitiated will still have a good time and recommend the show to others."



Golbinau Thank you for all your exciting posts...We can't wait to see DOLLY again of course this time with Peters-Garber-Stemp. We'll be there next Friday!

Take Advantage of the 2for1 Broadway Week tickets till Feb 4, as we got great seats center orchestra row G!

https://www.nycgo.com/broadway-week

Hello, Bernadette!

So this was my first experience seeing Hello Dolly and I thought Bernadette was superb. Her comedic delivery was amazing, and she just embodied Dolly. I thought Gavin Creel and Kate Baldwin were phenomenal, and their performances left me wishing they had more songs. I cant wait to see what other work they do in the future. I do wish they would record Bernadette as Dolly, maybe as an EP like some suggested.

Exactly...and why should they as this point while they are in previews. They need to rest and go right home and yes the FLU is rampant in NYC...everyone is sick!!!

The time will come when they stage door and greet fans after the show!

Updated On: 1/26/18 at 10:15 PM