Sally Struthers Will Lead 50th Anniversary National Tour of Hello, Dolly!- Page 5

[ACL2006]

Posted: 10/20/13 at 12:34pm

with the tour receiving excellent reviews, I have to wonder if they might extend the tour. or maybe bump up the tour to a SETA to play bigger cities and have longer runs instead of just mostly one nighters.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 10/20/13 at 12:57pm

TimesSquared, when was that reading of MINSKY'S?

[operavore]

Posted: 10/30/13 at 1:33am

There's a montage up now.
Hello Dolly Tour Montage

[theatregeek6]

Posted: 10/30/13 at 12:04pm

Was it me or did Struthers look like she was having trouble making way down the staircase? And, understanding the positive reviews, would it be possible to have someone of an appropriate age playing Dolly at some point? Struthers is in the latter part of her 60's. (Yes, I know Channing played it well into her 70s)

[beaemma]

Posted: 10/30/13 at 3:21pm

I agree about Sally on the staircase, but don't see why that's a major problem when she has Rudolph and all those strong young waiters to assist her--as they would any guest of any age who might need a little help. It just needs to be well staged/choreographed so it's still a grand entrance. As long as the actress can meet the acting/comedy, general movement, and singing demands of the role, I don't see that Dolly has to be any particular age. She can't be too young because she's been a widow for a few years and says she has withdrawn from life for a long time, but people don't quit trying to improve their lives just because they get older. Dolly is a good-hearted manipulator and professional meddler who has been scrambling to make a living for some time and is now hoping to live more comfortably and participate more fully in her own life. She starts out saying that she will marry Horace for his money and ends up discovering that the relationship may be more than that. All of those things can be true of a woman in her forties, fifties, sixties, seventies, or beyond. I knew a woman who married for the first time at the age of eighty. Stories like that aren't as unusual as some think. People find love and make major life changes at many ages.

[Brian07663NJ]

Posted: 10/30/13 at 3:41pm

Other than being a bit Rubenesque I thought she looks great in that video! I'd be interested in going if this parade passes nearby.

Weren't they going to revive this like a circus under a big top with acrobats?
(just kidding!)

Only once did I hear jean Stapleton scream "GGLlooooo-riaaaaa"

[morosco]

Posted: 10/30/13 at 4:01pm

Why on earth do they not have a followspot on her as she descends the stairs? That scene looks soooo dark.

Otherwise I think the production looks pretty swell!

[Brian07663NJ]

Posted: 10/30/13 at 4:14pm

The scene is dark because of the follow spot on her! I said she looked Rubenesque...just realized that she shadows the entire stage behind her.

[morosco]

Posted: 10/30/13 at 4:28pm

Hmmmm.... I can't figure out why you're saying there is a followspot. Is it just so you can have the opportunity make a joke?

[musikman]

Posted: 10/30/13 at 9:18pm

"with the tour receiving excellent reviews, I have to wonder if they might extend the tour. or maybe bump up the tour to a SETA to play bigger cities and have longer runs instead of just mostly one nighters."

Yes, the tour is receiving great reviews. However, like most other non-Wicked/Lion King/Book of Mormon shows out on the road right this fall, the tour is selling pretty poorly. It's difficult to say whether or not they'll want to expand it to become a week-long market show. It's not looking likely right now, though you never know.

[DAME]

Posted: 10/31/13 at 1:51pm

I will be making the drive to Santa Barbara for this one.

Updated On: 10/31/13 at 01:51 PM

[beaemma]

Posted: 10/31/13 at 3:20pm

I'm looking forward to seeing it in Milwaukee this Saturday!

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 10/31/13 at 7:59pm

"I have to wonder if they might extend the tour. or maybe bump up the tour to a SETA to play bigger cities and have longer runs instead of just mostly one nighters."

It's already on the SETA contract, albeit the lowest tier there is. As great as Sally is reported to be, I just don't think she has the star power to support much more than the one or two nighters they are playing. Certainly the local presenters don't seem to think so, as they are just not booking it for that long.

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 10/31/13 at 11:01pm

I'm curious about such a small pit (for this score) sounding so good. I know often tours will supplement the pit with local musicians, who aren't credited in the program (I've seen more than a few tours where the pit was double what was listed, which confused me until a friend of mine who plays in many pits explained it.) Was that the situation, or?

Also do they credit the original team? The designs look like a basic version of the original and the staging from those clips looks a lot like the Gower Champion. Glad it sounds like a good tour--with these kinds of tours they really do seem to fall into two extremes--awful or surprisingly excellent.

[bk]

Posted: 11/1/13 at 12:06am

Well, they certainly should not credit Gower because the choreography in that video has nothing to do with him other than a homage or two. It also has dancers that don't seem to be able to keep time with the music. The Dolly choreography in those clips is horrid and not a patch on the butt cheeks of Mr. Champion's iconic staging. Same with the Waiter's Galop clips.

[matineeidol2591]

Posted: 11/1/13 at 9:40pm

Thats one terrible sounding ensemble. Literally hurting my ears.

[broadwaydanwi]

Posted: 11/2/13 at 5:41pm

Here's a link to the Milwaukee review from my city's daily newspaper...
Hello, Dolly! Milwaukee Review

[sklabam]

Posted: 11/2/13 at 8:37pm

I am thinking that I really want to see this.
I am not joking...and I have never seen The Gilmore Girls.

Sweet Jesus, It's DOLLY TIME!

[Mr. Dolly Levi]

Posted: 11/12/13 at 11:01pm

Saw "Hello, Dolly!" in Roanoke, Virginia tonight. Sally was, in a word, fantastic. I've seen this show with many Dolly's - including Carol - and Sally can more than hold her own. Well worth the price of admission (300 dollars for a family of four).

[JohnyBroadway]

Posted: 11/12/13 at 11:23pm

Does anyone know which Overture is used in this production? The original or the rearranged one from the last revival?

[brendasugarbaker]

Posted: 2/9/18 at 4:20am

JohnyBroadway said: "Does anyone know which Overture is used in this production? The original or the rearranged one from the last revival?"

This thread is years old but I remember there being no overture, instead going straight into Call On Dolly. Though there may have normally been one; a few things seemed off when I saw it in Athens. GA such as the train not coming out for the finale. 

 

[Dollypop]

Posted: 2/9/18 at 7:39am

brendasugarbaker said: "JohnyBroadway said: "Does anyone know which Overture is used in this production? The original or the rearranged one from the last revival?"
Lbe an overture
This thread is years old but I remember there being no overture, instead going straight into Call On Dolly. Though there may have normally been one; a few things seemed off when I saw it in Athens. GA such as the train not coming out for the finale.

"The original production (1964) did not ha've an overture. Gower Champion hated them.

 

[theatregoer3]

Posted: 2/9/18 at 8:11am

CATSNYrevival said: "The artwork looks like someone put a good 30 seconds of thought into it."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! This comment made my morning.