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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring

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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#2
Posted: 1/16/15 at 10:56am
*Henshall
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#2
Posted: 1/16/15 at 10:56am
Baranski couldn't sing Carlotta, so there's no way in hell she could be Sally.
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#3
Posted: 1/16/15 at 10:58am
Thanks, LizzieCurry!

PhyllisRogersStone, I think she may be playing, well...Phyllis Rogers Stone! Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#4
Posted: 1/16/15 at 11:01am
That character is more in her wheelhouse than Carlotta or Sally, at least the icy part. There's an undercurrent of heat in Phyllis that I don't think Baransksi can or will portray.

She was horrid in the concert at City Center.
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#5
Posted: 1/16/15 at 11:03am
I like Christine Baranski, but she's not right for this. At the most, she's a Hattie.
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#6
Posted: 1/16/15 at 11:19am
Henshall is quite an ideal Sally!
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#7
Posted: 1/16/15 at 6:14pm
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I'm sad I'm not in Follies....*looks to the heavens and sighs* #SallyDurant

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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#8
Posted: 1/16/15 at 7:55pm
Would have preferred Jenna. Didn't find anything special in Ruthie's concert performance of "Losing My Mind".
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#9
Posted: 1/16/15 at 8:00pm
Does Henshall does still sing through her clenched teeth.
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#10
Posted: 1/16/15 at 10:49pm
Actually Ruthie Henshall could be a fabulous Phyllis as well as Sally. Christine... I adore her a lot, and I'm fully aware she's a huge Sondheim fan, but seriously, I cannot imagine she does any part in this show.
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#11
Posted: 1/17/15 at 6:04am
I'm very excited for this concert, I can't wait for the whole cast to be announced!
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#12
Posted: 2/12/15 at 9:27pm
Jennifer Coolige will be playing Hattie Walker.

Well...that's interesting casting...

Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jennifer-Coolidge-and-More-Join-FOLLIES-in-Concert-at-the-Royal-Albert-Hall-20150212
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#13
Posted: 2/12/15 at 9:30pm
The casting for this is weird as hell.
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#14
Posted: 2/12/15 at 9:57pm
Seriously, what is with the casting here? Did they throw names of people into a hat, and hoped for the best?
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#15
Posted: 2/12/15 at 10:39pm
Truly bizarre!
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#16
Posted: 2/12/15 at 11:12pm
Yes Ruthie sings with clenched teeth.....but she'll be fabulous.

What bothers me is the broadwayworld article says she played "Roxy" - come on spell the characters name correctly.
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#17
Posted: 2/13/15 at 11:42am
Jennifer Coolidge may be unorthodox casting but I have a feeling she's going to be absolutely inspired.
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#18
Posted: 2/13/15 at 2:43pm
I hope they cast someone big as Carlotta. There's nothing more exciting than having "I'm Still Here" knocked out of the park.

I agree that this is quite a hodgepodge of actors. I think Guru put it best with the "names out of a hat" thing...do you guys think the concert will be filmed, a la Phantom?
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#19
Posted: 2/20/15 at 6:14pm
The Royal Albert hall email gave an expanded and updated cast listing - some great performers but still an odd mix of proven musical performers and some decidely less so.The ticket prices are a bit higher than normal for a one day concert and the site was showing a fair number of unsold arena and stalls seats so presume some of these names pulled in help sales - Not seen any special offers on seats yet.

Featuring an all-star cast including:
Christine Baranski (Into The Woods, The Good Wife, Mamma Mia)
Jennifer Coolidge (American Pie, Legally Blonde)
Alexander Hanson (Stephen Ward the Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar)
Alistair Brammer (Miss Saigon, War Horse)
Stefanie Powers (Hart to Hart, The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.)
Ruthie Henshall (Chicago - original Roxy, Les Misérables)
Laura Pitt-Pulford (The Sound of Music, The Light Princess)
Anita Dobson (Eastenders, Chicago)
Anita Harris (Carry On films, CATS)
Roy Hudd (Oliver! - Fagin, Coronation Street, Good Old Days)
Russell Watson (the UK’s best-selling classical artist; winner of four Classical BRIT awards),
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#20
Posted: 2/20/15 at 10:02pm
I get that this is just a concert, but Baranksi is in her sixties and Henshall her 40s and they are supposed to be contemporaries, and is Coolidge is 53 and playing a character that's supposed to be in her 70s at the youngest. What a strange evening it's going to be.
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#21
Posted: 2/20/15 at 11:06pm
I'm glad I won't be there to see it. The British have a habit of turning Follies into sHite.

Updated On: 2/21/15 at 11:06 PM
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#22
Posted: 2/20/15 at 11:07pm
The casting truly is bizarre...what I find interesting is that

none of the sources confirm all the roles..a few have been

confirmed, but not any of the leads, even though I'm positive

Baranski will be playing Phyliss and Henshall will be playing

Sally; it just would be nice to get confirmation.



Oh, and this is apparently the poster:

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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#23
Posted: 2/20/15 at 11:07pm
Welp...that was a double post...

That's all.
Updated On: 2/20/15 at 11:07 PM
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Christine Baranski and Ruthie Hensall to Star in Follies Concert This Spring#24
Posted: 2/20/15 at 11:10pm
"I'm glad I won't be there to see it. The British have a habit of turning Follies into ****e."

Was the original London production not good? Interesting...I have not heard much about it.

Where did it go wrong?

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