Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread — Page 23

^Quentin Earl Darrington is returning to Once on This Island.

A rush update for this show with the current cast: I went to the box office literally 20 minutes before curtain on Saturday (March 17), and got two partial view tickets, first row Orch, stage left, for $47 each. While they are definitely partial view (miss action in a few scenes that are far stage left), the view was still amazing for the price! Plus, Bernadette came around to the front of the stage at curtain call and shook everyone's hand in the first row of the orchestra - so cool! It was also one of the two nights a year they collect for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The actors all stuck around on stage and Victor and Bernadette gave speeches before auctioning off merch from the show and costume collector items. What a fun night at the theatre, and Bernadette was phenomenal. Santino had also only been in the show a few nights and fit perfectly with the cast/role - seemed like he'd been doing this for months. Definitely going to go back before Bernadette leaves this summer :)

blm2323 said: "Wow wow wow! Bernadette was amazing tonight! Great vocals, amazing comic timing and great chemistry with the whole cast. She had the audience in the palm of her hand.

HUGE shout out to the impeccably behaved group of over 200 teenagers in the balcony!"

Thanks a lot for your review! I’m planing a trip to New York City to see some shows, but I live on a budget, so I have to plan beforehand and be very frugal and conscious when it comes to choosing which shows I should attend. Hello, Dolly! is at the top of my list and I wanted to know how Bernadette Peters’ performance is in order to make a decision before buying the ticket. But now, I’m definitely going to see it! By the way, if over 200 teenagers were well-behaved during the show (an almost impossible task nowadays), then she definitely had the crowd in the palm of her hand, lol.

Hoping to see this again at the Weds matinee next week - what are the chances of getting a decent single ticket at TKTS right before showtime?

suzycat said: "Hoping to see this again at the Weds matinee next week - what are the chances of getting a decentsingle ticket at TKTS right before showtime?"

I saw it this Wednesday evening with 3 friends, and we got our tickets from TKTS an hour before curtain. (Front & second row orchestra for $86.50 each) It was the day of the snowstorm though so that might have helped availability for us.

It was my first time seeing the show and I was amazed by the colorful, beautiful and detailed sets and costumes. I was also instantly smitten with Charlie Stemp (and his dancing!), and slightly disappointed in Santino (who I'd been looking forward to seeing) - his character just seemed really flat. Like, for a 33-year old who's never kissed a girl, I didn't feel any sadness/longing/lost loves/wasted time kind of vibe, just a "this is gonna be a great day!" vibe. Maybe it's just the tone of the show - but then again, Kate had *all* the vibes with "Ribbons down my back", which I found very moving.

And of course Bernadette was great, I feel like that goes without saying.

I heard Bernadette had some mishaps with her food which started the giggles and then it spread to other members of the cast and then Bernadette had trouble getting out of it for the rest of the show. I could understand a little bit initially as accidents happen, but personally, I would've felt let down that everyone joined in and then couldn't get it back together in a timely fashion. That's kind of unprofessional and, honestly, shocking for Bernadette, who I've always considered a consummate professional.

greensgreens said: "I heard Bernadette had some mishaps with her food which started the giggles and then it spread to other members of the cast and then Bernadette had trouble getting out of it for the rest of the show. I could understand a little bit initially as accidents happen, but personally, I would've felt let down that everyone joined in and then couldn't get it back together in a timely fashion. That's kind of unprofessional and, honestly, shocking for Bernadette, who I've always considered a consummate professional."

Oh girl please.Get over it. Audiences love when that happens.

^Thank you! I'm sure she'll become funnier as time goes on. She was a hoot in Cry Baby.

She added several interactions with various waiters throughout the title song (I felt much more and much funnier/memorable than Bette). For example, I remember her being a little mock "surprised and concerned" for the waiters when they do the big jumps over the passarelle. But I was simply blown away with her sung adlibs during the song. They were mostly just hums and oohs and a little light scat, but it was sublime and allowed her to show off her vocal range and technique a little, which Dolly doesn't really get to do with the score as written. And it helped draw more attention to her during the long stretches where the waiters are singing and dancing, which I thought completely appropriate and a nice change.