Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#1Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/20/10 at 10:57am
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#2Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/20/10 at 11:07amI have never seen "Mame" or "Hello Dolly" onstage. These are two revivals that I would welcome and run to see.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#2Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/20/10 at 1:19pmIf you haven't seen MAME or DOLLY! on stage you've never seen them. The movie versions of both shows were positively wretched.
#3Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/20/10 at 1:35pmRevivals of both DOLLY and MAME are desperately needed. I've seen both at the Papermill, and both disappointed due to their leading ladies (Ebersole for Mame, Feldshuh for Dolly).
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#4Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/20/10 at 1:40pm
I have to agree with you there. The DOLLY was particularly dreadful. If the hip-hop choreography wasn't bad enough, Tovah's performance was. Why did she have to sound like James Cagney every time she quoted her late husband? Ephraim Levi was from Vienna, not from the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
(The show was so horrible that I called Carol Channing right from my seat during intermission. Carol couldn't believe what they'd done to the show.)
#5Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/20/10 at 1:50pmActually, I was a little more disappointed in the Papermill's production of Mame, even though Kelly Bishop's performance as Vera was terrific. I think I'm a bigger fan of the material in Mame, and I hoping to someday see a production that meets or exceeds my expectations.
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#6Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/20/10 at 1:54pmNo offense, but could you point out the "interesting tidbits" in that article?
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#7Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/20/10 at 1:57pm
Can't you read the article yourself? You'll find them on page 2.
Thank you very much.
#8Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/20/10 at 2:18pmGreat interview. Would love to see Catherine Zeta-Jones as Mame.
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#9Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/20/10 at 2:20pmAh the 4,652nd mention of a possible Mame revival is the "interesting tidbit"? Gotcha.
AnythingGoes2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/30/08
#10Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/20/10 at 2:21pm
Its a West End producer involved with Mame, so its likley it will start in London.
Would love to see brand new revivals of these two shows. Londons Hello, Dolly 2009 Open Air revival was wonderful
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#11Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/20/10 at 2:40pm
Who wrote that crap anyway? You could use that "story" as a "what not to do" chapter in a journalism book.
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#12Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/20/10 at 2:51pm
Why so spiteful JoeKv99? Jeez.
Back to MAME and DOLLY, I'm chomping at the bit for some great new revivals of these shows. I saw a tour of MAME with Ginger Rogers yeeeeaaaars ago. With only the OBC and the dreadful movie to turn to, this show needs to be revived. Great score and fabulous book.
I've seen every production of DOLLY with Carol Channing from the first to the last. I even saw a tour with Yvonne DeCarlo years ago that was surprising fun. But I would welcome a new star taking on this great show too.
I guess the success of the current LA CAGE has created the opportunity for both and I hope it happens.
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Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#14Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/20/10 at 3:26pmOh, no! A Menier MAME????? It'll be reduced to a cast of 12 and be performed in a small theater that's been made to look like a Beekman Place apartment. Heaven forfend!
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#15Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/21/10 at 10:54pmShameless bump.
#16Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/21/10 at 11:25pmI would love to see a Hello Dolly revival starring Bernadette and a Mame revival starring Patti. Is this ideal casting? Probably not. But I'd love it nonetheless.
Brick
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/06
#17Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/22/10 at 2:46amSwap those two and I'd be happier.
#18Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/22/10 at 7:03amThe revival of MAME at the Kennedy Center with Christine Baranski was wonderful, but they couldn't afford to bring it to Broadway. Pity as it was so good, with Emily Skinner as Gooch!
#19Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/22/10 at 9:52amBrick...lets have both revivals open the same day with Patti as Dolly and Bernadette as Mame, and then after 6 months they can swap roles.
#20Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/22/10 at 10:00amPeters and/or LuPone as Mame and/or Dolly would keep me away.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#21Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/22/10 at 11:24amLuPone is terribly wrong for Dolly.
#22Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/22/10 at 11:34amYes Lupone is altogether wrong for the role, whereas a 90 year old parading around like a 25 year old is more than appropriate
#23Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/22/10 at 11:38amI thought Jerry Herman had said he wanted LuPone to play Dolly. Or was that Mame?
#24Some interesting tidbits from Jerry Herman
Posted: 9/22/10 at 11:41am
Jordan...that was perfection!
But I am sure that Miss DollyPop will be directly involved with the casting of the Hello Dolly revival.
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