Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread- Page 20

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 8:36pm

Why has Gavin Creel left the show?

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 8:40pm

Back injury, apparently

[ljay889]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 8:41pm

Great review from Green. Like Green, I was also very touched by Bernadette's monologue before Parade and her delivery of the entire number. I can't wait to see how she's evolved in the role since her first week. 

[ljay889]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 8:48pm

The Hollywood Reporter is a Rave, and his opinion of Bernadette's performance is nearly verbatim of Green's, noting the tenderness and poignancy she brings to the role.

She pulls off another triumph here, infusing her Dolly Gallagher Levi with a pathos that, while making the character less a force of nature, makes her far more relatable. When her Dolly speaks to her dead husband Ephraim, such as when she implores him to let her go so she can get on with her life and be happy, it's not just a prelude to the big, first-act closing number "Before the Parade Passes By" but also a tearful plea from the heart.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/hello-dolly-1087158

Updated On: 2/22/18 at 08:48 PM

[ljay889]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 8:52pm

EW is another Rave, also noting the vulnerability she brings to Parade. 

"When she’s alone, she softens, bringing out the widowed Dolly’s vulnerability. Peters’ unparalleled ability to act through song (she is a Sondheim staple, after all) is clearest in the Act 1 capper “Before the Parade Passes By,” which moves from mournful to jubilant as Dolly bounces back to life. Some Dollys seem like they’d be happier joining a stage show, but Peters crafts a woman who carries just enough grief that you actually believe she wants a happy ending with Horace Vandergelder."

http://ew.com/theater/2018/02/22/hello-dolly-bernadette-peters-broadway/

[ljay889]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 8:56pm

Another Rave from the Washington Post, again agreeing how heartfelt her Parade and conversations with Ephraim are. 

With Peters, Dolly’s melodically wistful musings about not wanting the parade to pass her by — did any parade ever dare pass Midler by? — are more heartfelt. And her conversations with her late husband seem to emanate from a more poignant place; she really does seem to be pouring out her soul to him, and to us.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/02/22/its-a-jolly-dolly-day-on-broadway-with-bernadette-peters/?utm_term=.99acb055cb9d

[binau]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 9:00pm

Well this is all looking very positive. 

[ljay889]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 9:01pm

I love how they are all practically verbatim on Bernadette's poignancy and tenderness as Dolly. I was so touched by her entire delivery of Parade, I can't wait to see it again. 

[blaxx]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 9:01pm

Whoa! Some of those are beyond raves, more like love letters. Hope this really helps boost the box office.

[binau]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 9:07pm

I am so sad that I may never get to see her perform the role again - but yes her "Parade" (and lines leading up to it) were a highlight. It also was not overdone either as people are often afraid of with Bernadette. 

[blaxx]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 9:13pm

Never saw the show with Donna Murphy, did she get a standing ovation every time after the title song like Midler and Peters?

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 9:18pm

ljay889 said: "EW is another Rave, also noting the vulnerability she brings to Parade.

"When she’s alone, she softens, bringing out the widowed Dolly’s vulnerability. Peters’ unparalleled ability to act through song (she is a Sondheim staple, after all) is clearest in the Act 1 capper “Before the Parade Passes By,” which moves from mournful to jubilant as Dolly bounces back to life. Some Dollys seem like they’d be happier joining a stage show, but Peters crafts a woman who carries just enough grief that you actually believe she wants a happy ending with Horace Vandergelder."

http://ew.com/theater/2018/02/22/hello-dolly-bernadette-peters-broadway/"

Loved this line from the review especially. It’s so true: “ she descends a staircase like she invented stairs.”

[luvcaroline]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 10:30pm

I had barely considered seeing this again for our trip this June (we saw the 2nd preview with Bette and I couldn’t imagine anyone coming close to that performance). But now these reviews make me want to run back to that theater! Any speculation on how these raves will affect ticket availability?

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 10:35pm

I am so happy for these raves! I saw the show for the third time yesterday and it’s in excellent shape. Bernadette is AMAZING!

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 10:41pm

I feel oddly so proud of Charlie Stemp! He was my very favorite part of my return to the show.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 10:53pm

It's so nice to have you back where you belong ~ Hello, Bernadette!

Updated On: 2/22/18 at 10:53 PM

[Cat Guy]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 11:07pm

Bernadette has a career planned beyond "Dolly".  I purchased a ticket to see her in concert in Los Angeles in January 2019.  Note that the person who wrote this text seems to think she has already completed her Broadway stint.  (And, can the woman wear a dress, or WHAT??!!)

https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/305/

[freewilma]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 11:08pm

I didn't get to see Bette...but after seeing Bernadette I'm totally fine with that.  She was stunning; bringing me to tears during Parade Passes by..  She seemed to be having so much fun and her subtle command of the role was inspiring.  And Charlie Stemp was the most charming Broadway debut I've seen in a long time.  

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 2/22/18 at 11:42pm

I’m so glad that I saw her a week into performances. She does such a fantastic job with the role and I can’t wait to go back - something I definitely didn’t say after seeing Bette.

[Papi2013]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 1:38am

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "I’m so glad that I saw her a week into performances. She does such a fantastic job with the role and I can’t wait to go back - something I definitely didn’t say after seeing Bette."

Please girl.  It was because you couldn’t get a ticket.  Beautiful reviews for Bernadette and the show.  I hope now it gets a box office boost.

 

[MrsSallyAdams]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 8:00am

Tim Teenam is negative (and rather petty)

"It’s a gay Sophie’s Choice, and it’s happening on Broadway right now....

(Garber and Peters) have no chemistry whatsoever, and do not even attempt to magic some up. Peters’ Dolly seems a little too outside the universe of the musical around her, and Garber’s performance compares poorly to David Hyde Pierce’s engaging incarnation—he was both a match and foil for Midler—in the earlier production."

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bette-midler-is-a-better-dolly-than-bernadette-peters-review-of-hello-dolly?ref=home

[MrsSallyAdams]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 8:11am

I like this quote from EW

"But here's the paradox: Both women understand that to play Dolly is to play yourself, and so the thread binding their performances is also what makes them unique"

[msmp]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 8:24am

blaxx said: "Never saw the show with Donna Murphy, did she get a standing ovation every time after the title song like Midler and Peters?"

I don't know about every time, but she definitely did when I saw her.

So happy for Bernadette getting such rave reviews (the Daily Beast excepted); makes me even more excited to be seeing her in the role next month!

[CT2NYC]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 8:43am

I saw the show last night, and, while I enjoyed it (of course), I have mixed feelings. If this had been my first time seeing the show, I would be over the moon about it, but it was my fourth time, so I can't help but compare it to my previous visits. The show with both Bette and Donna, along with the full original cast, was a transcendent experience for me. Last night was not. It's difficult to explain, but the show just felt "smaller." I can't pinpoint what was lacking for me, since I thought all the actors were great, individually. In the end, though, it all added up to less than the sum of its parts, in my opinion. I will say, though, that Jennifer Simard was perfection, as always.

[newintown]

Posted: 2/23/18 at 8:54am

"Never saw the show with Donna Murphy, did she get a standing ovation every time after the title song like Midler and Peters?"

I saw the show with Peters in her third week, and there was no standing ovation after the title song.