RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly- Page 3

[gchris11]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#50

Posted: 8/7/13 at 2:45pm

^^^ agreed.

[ACL2006]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#51

Posted: 8/7/13 at 2:47pm

^^^ me too!

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.

[broadwayboy222]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#52

Posted: 8/7/13 at 3:12pm

Wouldn't be surprised if this happens and replaces Annie if it closes soon as the Palace is a Nederlander house......

[AnythingGoes23]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#53

Posted: 8/7/13 at 3:17pm

I think My Fair lady is lining up to replace Annie next year

[Gothampc]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#54

Posted: 8/7/13 at 3:39pm

Change the date to 2009, replace all references to Cheno with Zeta Jones and change HELLO, DOLLY! to A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, and what do you get?

No, because Zeta Jones was the right fit for Desiree.

If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

[bk]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#55

Posted: 8/7/13 at 4:32pm

You'll all let me know when this happens - somewhere around the twelfth - of never. Pure publicity hogwash. The next story will be, talks broke down. IF it happens, it will not be pretty but for now this is about as real as Brad Pitt coming to Broadway to do Fiddler on the Roof, directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford.

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#56

Posted: 8/7/13 at 4:54pm

Brad Pitt coming to Broadway to do Fiddler on the Roof, directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford

Who blabbed?!

Formerly gvendo2005
Broadway Legend
joined: 5/1/05

Blocked: After Eight, suestorm, david_fick, emlodik, lovebwy, Dave28282, joevitus, BorisTomashevsky, Seb28

[theatregeek6]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#57

Posted: 8/7/13 at 5:16pm

I really do like Chenowith, but cannot see her as Dolly. I actually like the idea of Megan Mullally -a name who could also handle the role.

I also really hope they restage it-I am so tired of the basic same look every time.

That being said, a good revival of Dolly! might be a lot of fun.

[CurtainPullDowner]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#58

Posted: 8/7/13 at 5:55pm

Cheno can be funny but she's not naturally funny, she will need a great director.
Add a cast of all height challenged actors: Chris Fitzgrald as Horace, Andrew Keenan Bolger as Cornelius, Jen Cody as Minnie, etc, and it might work

Updated On: 8/7/13 at 05:55 PM

[Jon]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#59

Posted: 8/7/13 at 6:04pm

I want Megan Mullaly and Nick Offerman.

Updated On: 8/7/13 at 06:04 PM

[Starship]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#60

Posted: 8/7/13 at 6:12pm

I'm really looking forward to this! But honestly, I would've much preferred to see Megan Hilty as Dolly.

[Kad]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#61

Posted: 8/7/13 at 7:29pm

... I kind of love the idea of Nick Offerman as Horace.

"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

[lovebwy]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#62

Posted: 8/7/13 at 8:05pm

Ugh this sounds HORRIBLE. I can't STAND Chenoweth with that giant vein in her forehead.

[BroadwayFan12]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#63

Posted: 8/7/13 at 10:44pm

^I'm glad you dislike her for such a deep and meaningful reason. I do like her, but Dolly is not the right role for her, IMO.





Updated On: 8/7/13 at 10:44 PM

[Stage Door Sally]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#64

Posted: 8/7/13 at 10:52pm

Delete Updated On: 8/8/13 at 10:52 PM

[Patash]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#65

Posted: 8/8/13 at 8:00pm

Two words: Beth Leavel.
Is she tearing up the stage on the Cape as Dolly as much as the only review I've seen suggests?

[tytonius]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#66

Posted: 8/9/13 at 3:04pm

I know that she would be amaaaazing!!

[madbrian]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#67

Posted: 8/9/13 at 3:10pm

Ugh...no, I mean yuck...

"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

[madbrian]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#68

Posted: 8/9/13 at 3:16pm

And if Cheno is playing Dolly, who the eff is going to play Minnie Fay? I've got it! After she's done in Into The Woods, maybe Sophia Grace can play Minnie Fay.

"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

[Jungle Red]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#69

Posted: 8/9/13 at 3:22pm

I thought this was going to be about Chenoweth playing Dolly Parton.

Now I'm bummed.

[SingingChef]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#70

Posted: 8/9/13 at 4:24pm

I think this could be brilliant.

[sallyann]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#71

Posted: 8/9/13 at 8:42pm

Megan Mullally would be wonderful in this role but I don't think she'd be in a rush to take on a potentially long broadway run especially with her husband committed to a TV series.

[Myron]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#72

Posted: 8/10/13 at 9:39am

Everything posted here is true. She could be too physically little and too young to play Dolly. She is too big a star to play Minnie Fay, which is a minor role. The thought of Kristen as Dolly is exciting and would bring great box-office and fans!

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#73

Posted: 8/10/13 at 11:27am

I don't think it's the worst idea I've heard, it's definitely better than Chenoweth as Fran in PROMISES, PROMISES. She's very funny and I can definitely buy her as a woman who "meddles" for a living, but I don't know if she can pull off some of the moments where she has to be a bit more grounded. And yes, her "Before the Parade" was unremarkable in the concert, maybe if the song comes out from an actual acting moment it'll be stronger.
On a completely different note, did Angela Lansbury ever play Dolly? I was thinking of whom I'd love to see in the role, and she was the first one to come to mind (obviously I mean when she was age-appropriate for it).

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[Doe A Deer]

RIEDEL: Chenoweth as Dolly#74

Posted: 8/10/13 at 2:04pm

This is a terrible idea - I really don't think she is that big of a draw at the box office is she ?