Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
CarynR
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#2Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 7:09am
Starts March 2017!
http://www.broadway.com/buzz/183239/bette-midler-will-return-to-broadway-in-hello-dolly-revival/
#3Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 7:15am
I guess she CAN handle 8 shows a week. Changed her mind.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#4Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 7:19am
Terrific news to wake up to! A first class Broadway revival is long overdue! 22 years!!
Any suggestions for her "Horace Vandergelder"?
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#5Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 7:30am
For Horace?
If they want a name: Kelsey Grammar, John Lithgow, Alec Baldwin. James Woods, Alfred Molina.
Maybe Bette is all the "name" they need.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#6Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 7:45am
absolutely fantastic ! Bette has tons of energy and just went on tour with her new CD - I think she can handle 8 shows a week. She got her feet wet with the Sue Mengers play and now mama wants to serve us some more!
she is a legend and I'm sure this will be great
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Hesione Hushabye thinks it tastes like ashes.
#7Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 7:49am
This is wild. It's perfect casting. Too bad we have to wait a full year. I assume they'll bring back both or at least one of the Merman songs for her? "Love Look In My Window" is beautiful.
#8Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 7:59am
This is some of the most exciting revival news in years. I hope she's surrounded by some Broadway favorites in the supporting cast.
They/them.
"Get up the nerve to be all you deserve to be."
#9Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 8:06am
Any suggestions for her "Horace Vandergelder"?
Peter Gallagher?
Kevin Kline?
Tommy Tune?
#10Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 8:11am
best12bars said: "For Horace?
If they want a name: Kelsey Grammar, John Lithgow, Alec Baldwin. James Woods, Alfred Molina.
Maybe Bette is all the "name" they need.
"
Won't James Woods be busy sending angry tweets about Hillary's first year as POTUS? Grammar does seem like a natural for the role.
#11Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 8:15am
Place your bets, people, at how high the premium ticket price for this show will be!
#12Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 8:31am
well now i have to put off my return to Broadway till Spring or Fall 2017...HELLO MIDLER!
#13Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 8:35am
While I do agree that The Divine Miss M is all the name this production will need I think it would be fun to read who others would pick to be her leading man.
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evic
Broadway Star Joined: 3/5/04
#14Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 8:39am
Barry Mainilow for Horace- Melissa Manchester as Irene.,Linda Hart as Ermengarde, Ken Wahl as Cornelius....reunite her with all former co workers......Theater prediction- The St. James where the show started.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#15Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 8:41am
Any wild guesses on the venue yet? My bold (and probably wrong) prediction: Rotten! will be an early January 2017 closing, and Dolly! (keeping in the spirits of exclamation points) will move into the St. James, its original home back in the '60s.
#16Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 9:12am
It's so simple, but I love the first artwork!
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
BroadwayFan12
Broadway Star Joined: 4/17/10
#17Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 9:19am
I'm so excited for this!
LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#18Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 9:22am
The rumor swirling is that Brian Stokes Mitchell will be Horace.
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#19Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 9:23am
Mitchell likely won't be available, assuming that Shuffle Along is a success.
LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#20Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 9:26am
^ You have no idea of that. His contract may only be for 9 months, for example. This is obviously something that has been in the planning stages for a while; assuming it is Mitchell, the plans for this could very well predate his involvement with SHUFFLE ALONG.
#21Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 9:27am
TheGingerBreadMan said: "Mitchell likely won't be available, assuming that Shuffle Along is a success.
I could easily see Mitchell leaving SHUFFLE ALONG almost a year after for this. This will be the talk of the season.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
#22Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 9:36am
best12bars said: "I guess she CAN handle 8 shows a week. Changed her mind."
She might do six shows a week, since I'm sure any producer would agree to that.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
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#23Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 9:37am
Bette would've been the perfect Mrs Van Hopper, but well aware this is an extremely niche comment....
Why don't you go? Why don't you leave Manderley? He doesn't need you... he's got his memories. He doesn't love you, he wants to be alone again with her. You've nothing to stay for. You've nothing to live for really, have you?
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#24Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 9:44am
"Any suggestions for her "Horace Vandergelder"?"
John Larroquette
John Goodman
Paul Sorvino
#25Bette Midler Confirms Broadway Return in HELLO DOLLY
Posted: 1/19/16 at 9:48am
Michael Crawford for Horace?
