Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Moriah3
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#1Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/18/18 at 8:06pmCould She pull off Dolly Levi? Me and a friend were talking about this. And we both thought she’d be fabulous. If she was old enough! Thoughts?
#2Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/18/18 at 8:15pm
I LOVE J-HUD... but I think this is a pretty terrible casting choice. She has an incredible singing voice, but personally feel that she lacks the acting chops - not to mention comic timing - that Dolly requires. YMMV.
#3Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/18/18 at 8:18pm
No.
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#6Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/18/18 at 9:14pmJust doesn't have the chops for it. Her performance in The Color Purple was painfully wooden.
#7Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/18/18 at 9:25pm
NO.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#8Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/18/18 at 9:46pm
She’s not an actress. All her acting attempts have the worst bad line readings.
It’s been documented that her Oscar winning performance in the 2006 film adaptation of DREAMGIRLS was created during editing. Her acting limitations were quickly revealed after people auditioned her for roles. She’s just not an actress.
#9Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/19/18 at 8:34amI love jHud but she could never pull off the eating scene.
#10Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/19/18 at 8:36amThere seems to be an obsession at the moment for people to throw out Bernadette replacements before she has even started performances haha.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#11Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/19/18 at 9:10am
qolbinau said: "There seems to be an obsession at the moment for people to throw out Bernadette replacements before she has even started performances haha. "
People were doing this for Bette in 2015 more than year before she even started rehearsal. This is a Broadway chatboard, this is what we do.
I personally think with coaching she can become a really good actress. She surely has the personality for Dolly but as she is right now, I wouldn't cast her in any on stage role.
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#13Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/19/18 at 12:43pm
Nope. Jennifer can sing and emote like nobody's business. I'd pay top dollar for her concerts. Can't act her way out of a paper bag. Dolly takes big personality. I'd take Nene over Hudson for Dolly. Ok, maybe not, but you see what I'm getting at.
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#15Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/19/18 at 1:06pm
What is really disturbing about this post, is that you would even discuss it as a possibility out loud, let alone think of it....seriously?
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
DAME
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#17Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/19/18 at 3:25pm
Dollypop said: "Loretta Swit!"
You always make me laugh with that.
HUSSY POWER!
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#18Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/19/18 at 4:32pm
Did you not see her in Color Purple? She was a void of stage presence and acting ability. Dolly would expose her in a very cruel way.
plus she’s way too young.
Christine Baranski?
Vanessa Williams?
#19Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/19/18 at 5:15pm
Who would be a good drag Dolly?
Nathan Lane? Harvery Fierstein?
#20Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/19/18 at 5:21pm
No---I saw her in Color Purple and her songs were incredible, but the acting was very blah.
I do like the idea of Vanessa Williams!!!
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#22Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/19/18 at 7:45pm
She can't act and she's too young, but look on the bright side. If she takes acting lessons, she might be able to headline a live TV version in around ten years.
#23Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/19/18 at 9:25pm
Moriah3 said: "Could She pull off Dolly Levi? Me and a friend were talking about this. And we both thought she’d be fabulous. If she was old enough! Thoughts?"
Ha...seriously!? Nope!
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#24Jennifer Hudson Hello Dolly
Posted: 1/20/18 at 3:28pm
I think Tyne Daly could be a great Dolly. If she could pull off a memorable Mama Rose, she can be Dolly.
The other one who could possibly be good in the role is Cheryl Ladd . Thought she was excellent when I saw her in "Annie Get Your Gun" some 18 years ago, and I think she would be a great Dolly Levy. Great charisma on stage, and a very good singing voice.
