TV Show That Predicted Bette Midler's Helo Dolly

Watch this 2013 episode of Theatre Talk where Peter Marks of The Washington Post and Joan Rivers predict the production and success of Hello, Dolly.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkekoa9CMvc



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Updated On: 8/13/17 at 06:14 PM

This was probably my favorite episode of Theatre Talk and probably the only episode I liked Michael.

That was a great show. I was also watching the shows when they predicted the Tonys for 2017, and the BIG shows which were coming in Spring 2017.

I don't think it was hard to imagine Bette as a good pick for Hello Dolly, it was that many people didn't think she would want to do such a huge/involved musical again...

So this discussion was back in the spring of f 2013, and they mentioned Midler was wanted for the musical. It took quite a while for this deal to work out, and get her onstage four years later! I would love to hear the history on this....

In 1997, Bette Midler guest starred on an episode of "The Nanny," and a clip of a song from "Hello, Dolly" was performed in that same episode. I thought this thread was about that. Crazy that 20 years later she is on Broadway doing the show!

It was interesting (surprising!) to her Joan's claim that she wrote the original screenplay to Midler's film The Rose. IMDb lists these folks as involved:

Michael Cimino ...(story) (uncredited)

Bo Goldman ...(screenplay)

Bill Kerby ...(screenplay)

Bill Kerby ...(story)

Marvin Worth ...(story) (uncredited)

I actually wonder. She was 'hired' on that stupid show....and she was friends with Trump. Maybe just as well. I hide to admit that I am becoming increasingly biased against anyone who is even remotely a Trump supporter because he is so repugnant to me.



This.

And Joan Rivers always punched down.