I love Bernadette too. I would think she would tour again. Smaller venues probably. She is just wonderful in concert. Really one of the most memorable concerts I have ever been to- and I have seen all the greats- from Barbra to Liza to Bette and Cher....but Bernadette has such style and wit and humor and class- and her voice and choice of material is just perfect for me. Love her- and unlike CD making, touring is very lucrative- though hard on the performer- especially at a 70 and up. But, th
Saw it in London last March, 2018. Have to say I did not care for it. Nor did my brother. It is kinda of a downer- okay- it does take place during the Depression- and the characters are all down and outers- but still- just not a good time in the theater. I happen to love drama- Iceman Cometh, 3 Tall Women - my type of theater. But Girl From The North Country, for me- just not all that engrossing. The music - Dylan- and not the well known songs- is okay- but all in all- a sullen affair. <
I saw the original production. Funny story. I was in the first row- and during one of the pivotal scenes- one of the characters leaped out of a dark shadow and surprised and scared Lee Remick. Well, it scared me, too. I had my shoe halfway off my foot- and when I got scared-my foot went up- and my shoe went up on stage- right near Remcik. She very quietly pushed my shoe back in my direction- and I grabbed it. Before the show, we met her in the stage door alley- and she was all alone- no crowd
Great news- and there will have to be plenty of dancing. Fosse was a choreographic genius. I am old enough to have seen Gwen In Sweet Charity- and Chicago with Liza- and have always been blown out by the power and beauty of his style. He was a master. Could be great tv- and I hope it will be popular, though- because these names are hardly household at this point.
Everybodys Talking About Jamie transfer? Jul 12
2018, 04:09:37 PM
I see lots of Broadway plays- and go to London every year for the West End. This year saw Jamie- LOVED it. Loved everything about it and think it could be Kinky Boots 2 on Broadway. So entertaining- went with my straight brother- and he loved it too.
SawnEverybody's Talking About Jamie- and LOVED it- every second of it. I think it could be a big hit here. Not one boring moment- witty, warm hearted and very entertaining.
Did not care for Girl From The North Country.
Would love to see Mary Stuart here. That was a great show.
My fave of all time from London- The Ferryman- what an excellent, suspenseful and edge of your seat play. I would see it again. Love a show that has a beginning, a middle, and end- that is
Have seen Liza probably fifteen times or more in concert- and shows- even saw Flora when i was 13- and she has been thrilling at times- most times- and I also saw one performance that was truly ghastly. If Liza can still sing- she can do it. She has told her story before- at least parts of it- in Minnelli On Minnelli- but if she really has the energy and commitment- I definitely see her again.
I disagree with those who say they saw Carol Channing in Dolly in 94- and she was excellent. She certainly was not excellent in the performance I saw. True- the audience went bananas for her- but the performance was very raggedy- she could hardly sing- or dance- and she was clearly way past her prime. Like I LOVE YOU JUDY at some of Garland's past her prime performances- and I love Judy and wish I could have seen her- the Channing performances were basically a love fest for her fans
I saw it in Chicago- about three years ago- Blair Brown was the star- she was excellent- but the play was a bit disjointed- and I did not feel as though the message of the play was powerful enough- or deep enough- to justify a full scale production.
I saw Bette- and she was great- never laughed so hard in a theater during her turkey leg eating scene- would love to see Bernadette- one of my favorites- but it takes some great acting to pre-plan a moment for the audience to watch a "mistake"- and then the supposed ad libs to cover it. Watching pros at the top of their game is always exhilarating. And, so often, you get the best on Broadway.
OK- if that is true of The Wiz- then how do you feel about no diversity in Fiddler On the Roof? No diversity in a cast of Funny Girl? No diversity in Oklahoma revivals?
Well, that is not okay with me- and it is not okay to not have diversity in a 2018 cast of The Wiz. We agree to disagree
We are all on just about the same page. With all of the horrible things going on right now- at the border- in the White House- the best thing we can do is be as good as we can be- to each other and our selves- and fight for justice and equality the way we each see it. If one sees it a bit different than another person- that is the way it is- we are all on different paths with different experiences- but at least we all here seem to want to see justice and equality and true diversity- I think e
I can see your point- but I still do not agree with it. I loved seeing Denzel in Iceman- and what could be more white bread than Hello, Dolly?- yet that has had success with an all-black cast. I gave my point of view- and others gave their points of view. We do not have to agree. If there are white people in a production of The Wiz and you do not think that is appropriate- do not buy tickets to it. I know people who thought Harvey Fierstein and Rosie O'Donnell in Fiddler On T
So what? Hello, Dolly was created for a white woman- does that mean Pearl Bailey should not have played her? Open up a bit more and let the sun shine in. These things are not set in stone. Love, Simon would make no sense if he fell in love with a woman- because the show is about coming out. I think you are being a bit rigid.
When Harlem schoolteacher Dorothy (Diana Ross) tries to save her dog from a storm, she's miraculously whisked away to an urban fantasy land
I love diversity- just finished watching Love, Simon- where the gay white teen falls in love with the light skinned black boy- he could just as well have been dark skinned or Chinese or whatever. I just like seeing it all mixed up because we are all human - and the racial and cultural lines and stigmas we are taught I believe limit us. So, yes- as much diversity as possible- at all levels- as long as it is not ridiculous- and by ridiculous- I mean- a white person staring as MLK- etc. A few wh
