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Post by theatremadness on May 17, 2016 19:46:06 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on May 18, 2016 0:19:47 GMT
Dolly is a curious piece and has always relied on real star quality from the leads. This looks promising in that regard - just a shame the the book is relatively weak.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2016 0:25:51 GMT
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Post by 49thand8th on Sept 20, 2016 1:46:40 GMT
Well, yeah, when you set them at that price.
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Post by westendwendy on Sept 20, 2016 8:13:38 GMT
Booked. Can't wait!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2016 9:49:34 GMT
How long is Bette in for? If she has even one show off that box office will drop so far on a weekly basis judging by those prices haha! No pressie to the poor Understudy!
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Post by QueerTheatre on Sept 20, 2016 10:12:35 GMT
I've heard a rumour on *the other site* that the alternate will be far from a disapointment.... And they're not selling tuesday shows yet, so the guess is she'll do those nights.
I've booked for April, and cant wait!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2016 14:57:43 GMT
I literally cannot wait for this. And it's got the glorious Gavin Creel in it too (who was so brilliant in 'She Loves Me').
If my grandmother wasn't a dead, alcoholic Nazi I'd sell her for a ticket.
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Post by ali973 on Sept 21, 2016 3:30:50 GMT
It's rumored that Carolee Carmello is the alternate. We'll see.
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Post by thebearofwestend on Sept 21, 2016 4:22:17 GMT
I literally cannot wait for this. And it's got the glorious Gavin Creel in it too (who was so brilliant in 'She Loves Me'). If my grandmother wasn't a dead, alcoholic Nazi I'd sell her for a ticket. he was too ! Having seen him |
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Post by theatremadness on Oct 20, 2016 17:57:02 GMT
The Tuesday alternate is only Donna bleedin' Murphy! Amazing!!
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Post by couldileaveyou on Oct 20, 2016 18:05:37 GMT
When the alternate is more exciting than the big star...
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Post by ali973 on Oct 21, 2016 8:30:04 GMT
I agree. I had no intension on seeing this more than once but with Donna's announcement..come on.
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Post by thebearofwestend on Mar 14, 2017 6:50:15 GMT
Hello Dolly Starts soon please share opinions of the show
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Post by ali973 on Mar 14, 2017 20:24:16 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 21:23:54 GMT
Well she looks amazing! God even for a limited run I'd love it to come here.
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Post by ali973 on Mar 14, 2017 22:05:03 GMT
I was thinking that for a limited run, this could actually work in London, but I doubt it.
Is Midler big in the UK? I suppose it could do super well just like Gypsy did.
London currently lacks any big classic revivals.
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Post by westendwendy on Mar 14, 2017 23:29:20 GMT
Is she big in the UK? Omg ... Wash your mouth out with SOAP!
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Post by ali973 on Mar 15, 2017 5:11:22 GMT
LOL I don't know that's why I'm asking!
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Post by QueerTheatre on Mar 15, 2017 17:21:25 GMT
So i am terribly excited for this... but i got a text from across the pond after last nights invited dress that didn't fill me with hope.
"Production quality: Superb, Bette: Charming, but brought to fruition everyones fear that she's too old. Her voice wont last the summer."
They went into more details re missed lines, and dropped baton's - but for an invited dress i think we can forgive that.
I'm hoping they're just being a b*tchy old queen and teasing me though....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 18:34:01 GMT
Fun fact: Bette has two dressing rooms for Hello Dolly! ... and no, I am not kidding.  |
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Post by ali973 on Mar 15, 2017 19:44:02 GMT
Fun fact: Bette has two dressing rooms for Hello Dolly! ... and no, I am not kidding. I love it. And why not? One of them very much could be a "working space" i.e. where she's actually get dressed and do all the changes, and the other could be a salon where she'd entertain guests or take naps. For all we know these rooms could be very small. I once got a backstage tour of the Adelphi and recall that the main star dressing room was actually very large by any standards, certainly so by London standards. It had a guest entertainment area and an actual dressing room. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 2:24:47 GMT
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Post by Steffi on Mar 16, 2017 7:04:16 GMT
For all we know these rooms could be very small. I once got a backstage tour of the Adelphi and recall that the main star dressing room was actually very large by any standards, certainly so by London standards. It had a guest entertainment area and an actual dressing room. Off topic but the main dressing room at Drury Lane is huge. One big room with a sofa, a bed and all plus a separat make up room and toilet (one tv in the main room and another one in the make up room). But all dressing rooms I've seen on Broadway have been pretty cramped, even the main ones (the lead dressing room at the August Wilson Theatre during Jersey Boys was so narrow you could hardly get past each other without stepping on toes). |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 11:07:16 GMT
Everythjng coming out of the show last night seems positive! By the sounds of, 4 standing ovations throughout!
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