TV Show That Predicted Bette Midler's Helo Dolly

[Broadway Bounce]

Posted: 8/13/17 at 6:14pm

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.

Go to 22:11

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

 

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

[Zamedy154]

Posted: 8/13/17 at 7:12pm

Wow.

God I miss Joan. Boy could we use her wit and sense of humor right now.

[Call_me_jorge]

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

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

 

[Jarethan]

Posted: 8/13/17 at 9:53pm

Zamedy154 said: "Wow.

God I miss Joan. Boy could we use her wit and sense of humor right now.

 

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.

 

[David10086]

Posted: 8/13/17 at 10:02pm

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. 

[nealb1]

Posted: 8/14/17 at 10:54am

Joan was always a very smart woman.  

[haterobics]

Posted: 8/14/17 at 11:01am

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...

[nealb1]

Posted: 8/14/17 at 11:13am

You're right - it's not hard to figure out that she would have been a success.  

[David10086]

Posted: 8/14/17 at 12:00pm

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....

[TheSassySam]

Posted: 8/14/17 at 12:49pm

I am disappointed to hear she never got to be Miss Hannigan. Could you imagine?! 

[loliveve]

Posted: 8/14/17 at 12:51pm

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!  

[David10086]

Posted: 8/14/17 at 1:10pm

TheSassySam said: "I am disappointed to hear she never got to be Miss Hannigan. Could you imagine?! 

 

"

Rivers would have been great as Miss Hannigan. 

[Broadway Bounce]

Posted: 8/14/17 at 7:23pm

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)

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 8/14/17 at 7:30pm

Jarethan said: "Zamedy154 said: "Wow.

God I miss Joan. Boy could we use her wit and sense of humor right now.

 

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.

 

 

"

Preach, brother!

[rcwr]

Posted: 8/15/17 at 4:50am

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.