Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread- Page 15

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/3/18 at 5:11pm

Another rush ticket question. When the show is sold out in advance(like this weekend), are rush tickets still available?

[DAME]

Posted: 2/3/18 at 5:17pm

ACL2006 said: "Another rush ticket question. When the show is sold out in advance(like this weekend), are rush tickets still available? "

Today’s matinee was on tkts.  

[binau]

Posted: 2/4/18 at 2:33pm

I'm just so confused, after 2 strong weeks if you look at the availability for Tuesday night the mezz is almost completely empty and the orchestra level has wide-open availability. Maybe the Broadway week discounts were more effective/the market for the show is already drying up (how many people who saw Bette would return?). 

Hopefully there is something they can do to improve the sales - as winter ends and the reviews come out it might be a little easier. But right now, I'm scratching my head to think how this can last until July! 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/4/18 at 2:42pm

I think it does well at TKTS. The average tourist may just think, "hey, look we can get a ticket to Hello, Dolly! finally." Not knowing who's in it.

[ljay889]

Posted: 2/4/18 at 2:44pm

I think it's doing well at TKTS as well. I noticed when I went almost two weeks ago, that about the day before the performance almost all available seats were pulled from Telecharge, and I assume they were given to TKTS. 

[acekatherineplumber2]

Posted: 2/4/18 at 8:48pm

Does anyone know if Bernadette's been stagedooring?

[haterobics]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 1:56am

qolbinau said: "I'm just so confused, after 2 strong weeks if you look at the availability for Tuesday night the mezz is almost completely empty and the orchestra level has wide-open availability."

Maybe people think Bernadette doesn't perform Tuesdays, since Bette didn't.

[MoveOnGypsy]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 7:46am

February is historically an awful month for Broadway and theater in NYC in general. Any skilled producer knows that. I'm sure they've built it into their budget. If things don't improve once spring rolls around (March or April), then I'll start to worry.  Until then, chalk it up to ugly, cold winters.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 7:57am

I live about 90 minutes from NYC and during our last snowfall I wound up forgetting a ticket to the New York Philharmic. I have since decided that for the remainder of the winter I'll take my chances and buy my tickets on the day of the event.

[binau]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 4:31pm

In probably the best interview I've ever read with Bernadette, she admits that being a widow did make her connect to the role. 

http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/bernadette-peters-in-conversation.html

[ljay889]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 4:32pm

I enjoyed that. It was a human interview that didn't sound like it was written by a press agent. 

Updated On: 2/5/18 at 04:32 PM

[Auggie27]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 5:46pm

She's one of our giants, and this interview both honors that -- her known avoidance of personal queries -- and yet asks (to me, fairly) some hard questions. I think it's a lesson in how to be accessible and still hold onto boundaries. She answers fully when it's about a personal interpretation of a professional experience, a distinction; yet holds on tightly to her private life.  Including irresolution about parental relationships and grief. Without making the interview contentious or the interviewer squirm.  We all know she's a class act, but here she's willing to share more and yet only share what she is comfortable explaining.  

[BWAY Baby2]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 5:57pm

I sat next to Bernadette and her husband at the Barbra Streisand concert at MSG in 2001- I think was the year. He was so nice- and very talkative- and good looking. I was so sorry when I heard of the helicopter accident that took his life.

[binau]

Posted: 2/5/18 at 6:10pm

I agree that, at least by Bernadette interview standards, they were quite strong and personal questions - and the interviewer was also skilled to follow up when necessary (even if Bernadette didn't always give back as much as I'd like her to). I have always thought that Bernadette seemed very fake in interviews, and wondered if she was perhaps a bit less insightful/intelligent than some of her peers. But based on this interview I have changed my mind a little - I think there is a lot of insight, experiences and thought going on in Bernadette's mind that I wish we had more access to. I hope that Bernadette might write a book one day. She has been in the 'room where it happened' for so many historic musicals over the years, and has had her fair share of success and disappointment and personal struggles. If she could just open up about it I'd be just fascinated. It seems like Gypsy was very important to her (she does often talk about this as a career highlight) - so that alone would be an interesting chapter for her to reflect on the highs, how it relates to her personal life, and any struggles (e.g., Arthur Laurents; vocal issues/illness). It's so uncharacteristic of her to ever acknowledge or speak about negative aspects of her personal life or career, so maybe it'll never happen. But it does look like she has a story to tell. 

[EthelMae]

Posted: 2/6/18 at 12:46am

I can't wait to see her in the show. Interview was very interesting. Appreciate how she seems to cherish her private life but as one who has had a great loss in my life, I would be fascinated as to how it affected her work and her life and how she went on after such a tragedy. I always think we can learn from each other. Again, she owes us nothing from her private life but as one said here, a book by her would be fascinating.

Updated On: 2/6/18 at 12:46 AM

[A Director]

Posted: 2/6/18 at 2:39am

qolbinau said: "I agree that, at least by Bernadette interview standards, they were quite strong and personal questions - and the interviewerwas also skilled to follow up when necessary (even if Bernadette didn't always give back as much as I'd like her to). I have always thought that Bernadette seemed very fake in interviews, and wondered if she was perhaps a bit less insightful/intelligent than some of her peers. But based on this interview I have changed my mind a little - I think there is a lot of insight, experiences and thought going on in Bernadette's mind that I wish we had more access to. 

You call Bernadtte Peters The Greatest Star of All, yet you have no problem trashing her.  I read  and enjoyed the interview.  She can share or not share what she wants to.  She has no obligation to you!  It's you who is less insightful/intelligent.

[binau]

Posted: 2/6/18 at 4:43am

I’m not trashing her at all. I am just a curious/critical person. You should listen to War Paint to find some happiness.

[Stage Door Sally]

Posted: 2/6/18 at 6:01am

Got an email from Show-Score. They are offering a Valentine's Day special for Dolly.

$114 tickets in the Orchestra, includes their fee plus a glass of wine, beer, or soda after the show at a gathering place.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 2/6/18 at 12:30pm

As someone who was a tad disappointed by Bette's performance -- specifically, at what I perceived as a 'phone in' during the musical numbers, at a performance I saw just after she returned from vacation -- I am absolutely shocked that there is not more demand for tickets so immediately after Bette's exit.  A classic, well-loved musical in a highly acclaimed new production, starring a well-know performer who would seem perfect for the role.  I am really hoping that the reviews interest a lot of people who are on the fence.  It would be a damn shame if this didn't run a lot longer, providing the opportunity for many more people to see it live for the first time.  Is there currently any other scene on Broadway as exhilarating as the title number and my favorite, Sunday Clothes?

 

[binau]

Posted: 2/6/18 at 2:35pm

It is such an enjoyable night.

Good PR to get Bernadette on Colbert! When listing the Sondheim shows she has done SHE FORGOT FOLLIES. 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/videoplay/VIDEO-Bernadette-Peters-Talks-About-Changing-Her-Name-on-THE-LATE-SHOW-20180206

Interesting to hear Sondheim is strict even with Bernadette about how his music is sung. 

On Dolly, she is "having a fabulous time". "It's wonderful". 

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 2/6/18 at 3:24pm

She also seems to think she did Anyone Can Whistle at Encores.

[After Eight]

Posted: 2/6/18 at 4:01pm

Jarethan's wrote: "I am absolutely shocked that there is not more demand for tickets so immediately after Bette's exit.  A classic, well-loved musical in a highly acclaimed new production, starring a well-know performer who would seem perfect for the role."

 

I am not shocked in the least. Let's face it: what is there in Hello, Dolly! that is going to appeal to those who think things like Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Book of Mormon, Waitress, etc. are great musicals?

[haterobics]

Posted: 2/6/18 at 4:06pm

Jarethan said: "As someone who was a tad disappointed by Bette's performance -- specifically, at what I perceived as a 'phone in' during the musical numbers, at a performance I saw just after she returned from vacation -- I am absolutely shocked that there is not more demand for tickets so immediately after Bette's exit. "

We told you this was a minority opinion when you originally stated it, though, so not sure why you're continually surprised when it is confirmed as such...

[broadwaysfguy]

Posted: 2/6/18 at 7:47pm

so excited to see her in two weeks
donna murphy was wonderful and imagining bernadettes take on this role will be amazing

[Dollypop]

Posted: 2/6/18 at 8:28pm

Just realized my birthday is on a Wednesday this year, which means I can celebrate by seeing HELLO, DOLLY! twice in one day!

Updated On: 2/6/18 at 08:28 PM