Official Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly! performances thread — Page 9

bwayphreak234 said: "TBone said: "Was there any new merchandise?"



There is new merchandise. It is available online.http://hellodollyshop.com"

Oh gosh! Thanks for your help!

Very glad to hear the warm reception!

So glad to hear such positive reviews for Peters and the rest of the cast. I loved Murphy in the show, and now I want to see Peters on my next trip to NYC.

Went this afternoon and found the performance underwhelming. Maybe I'm being harsh but there were simply too many moments that felt like a rehearsal and not a performance. Peters did seem to be off key during the hat shop. Even so, she faired better than Garber. There were times he seemed lost out there. Watching him this afternoon reminded me just how excellent DHP was in the role.

I imagine it will get better as time goes on, as soon as Peters and Garber feel more comfortable with the material.

On the positive front, Creel and Baldwin really help anchor the proceedings. Charlie Stemp is excellent. His Barnaby is spot on.

The crowd was eating Peters up.

BTW - TODAY TIX has some Hello Dolly tickets for $39.

Valentina3 said: "Just heard a couple of Tumblr bootlegs and the audience reaction is just as wild, if not wilder, as it was for Bette. I LOVE hearing the mild sobs and pure laughter from the audience. Hopefully I can see her in this sooner than later else I'll go mad lol"

Which ones? The ones I have found don’t sound that good. Mostly sounds like a audience that is trying too hard. Lots of Wooooo Woooo!

I can understand waiting for a star after a show to say congratulations- great job- loved the show- but asking them to write their name? For what, for who? What are we- 14 year olds who need to prove they really met someone famous- I never understood the need to get somebody famous to write their name- and if they don't sign- exclaim how rude they are. I think the whole concept of - write your name for me- is absurd- and a real downer for the performer to have to do since fans expect them to do it.

Updated On: 1/22/18 at 06:49 AM

After Eight said: "Papa2013 wrote: "Mostly sounds like a audience that is trying too hard. Lotsof Wooooo Woooo!"



I guess that'sthe norm nowadays when it comes to an "event." It nowseems as much a phenomenon of will as it is of spontaneous joy.

At least that's how I felt at Saturday evening's performance. Yes, indeed, it was wonderful to have wonderful Bernadette Peters back where she belongs. And there were certainly moments whereshe shone. Inthe main, I had a good time at this great show.YetI must confess disappointment thatthe rough spotsmade the eveningless than I had hoped it would be. Perhaps it was unreasonable of me to expecta smootherperformance, and, yet, that's what I would have liked. Doubtless the performance will improveover time.

10086sunset said that too many moments seemed more like a rehearsal than a performance. Maybe there should have been a two-week gap instead of one if more rehearsal time was needed.



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Can you elaborate on the 'rough spots?' I'm curious what lines in particular she went up on.

I remember at least three slip-ups, one was in one of the early shop scenes with Garber. I don't recall the exact line but she seemed a bit confused, stopped - re-positioned herself and said the line again. During "Before The Parade Passes By" it took her a few seconds to remember the "crowd" lyric, so it sounded a bit like "look a that.........crowd" Another during what I think was the dinner scene with Garber there were just several issues here. A lot of tentativeness as she remembered lines, and at one point a line being called from backstage.

Drawing attention to them like this makes it sound like it disrupted the show more than it did though. I guess After Eight is suggesting it bothered him quite a lot, but although it did take me out of the moment briefly, things got back on track quite quickly and I didn't dwell on it. I suppose I see it as part of the risk of attending an early preview - the first, no less.

Updated On: 1/22/18 at 08:47 AM

After Eight said: "The performance is over and done with, so I'd rather not dwell on specific slip-ups. I'm sure they are being improved."


As TotallyEffed once said - I LOVE it when you're kind. You watch your shows as you want, A8. Don't let no one bring you dowwwwn.

Was there Saturday night and I can second many of these accounts. The good will from the crowd was tremendous, the standing ovations multiple and extended. Her goofs have been noted and were eaten up by the crowd. It felt like her first night in and there's a reason it's not being reviewed for a while. In addition to just getting all the lines and business in her body, and the new comedic bits perfected with a crowd, I think she's still building her performance. Bette was a fast-talking Dolly who would barely let anyone get a word in. And Bernadette's Dolly is charming and quirky, but it seems she's not yet out-thinking everyone around her yet, simply because she's still getting the role under her. But she sounds wonderful and it's great to see her doing so much musical comedy again, up there were she belongs.

Garber, as others have noted, feels further off. His Horace feels less than commanding. Most notably, his comedic bits and timing aren't yet landing. He's a pro, so I imagine he'll get there (with the help of Zaks, who I'm sure in there through these first few weeks).

And watching the show that night, it made me really hope her run goes well because it could be such a treat to see other Broadway dames come through and put their stamp on Dolly. It's such a thrilling vehicle to pay homage to a beloved career.

It will be interesting to see how it goes once a real audience full of tourists and out of the fanatical broadway base starts attending.