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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 1:31:27 GMT
Please just give me Ruthie Henshall as Dolly. Come on you all know you want it.
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 13, 2019 1:52:55 GMT
Please just give me Ruthie Henshall as Dolly. Come on you all know you want it. Apart from the fact she can’t sing anymore because her voice is shot to sh*t, sure.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 1:56:00 GMT
Please just give me Ruthie Henshall as Dolly. Come on you all know you want it. Apart from the fact she can’t sing anymore because her voice is shot to sh*t, sure. That's really sad I didn't know that. I haven't seen her perform in years. Although in all fairness I saw Bette Midler in Dolly and she screeched her way through some of those notes. Where there's a will theres a way.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 8:22:05 GMT
Unless they apply different moderations to different members? Well....
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Post by The Matthew on Jan 13, 2019 8:46:00 GMT
Mrbarnaby must know something factual involving Bette, London, & Hello Dolly to post it here AND for it to be allowed to stay on here by the mods. The mods have, in the past, removed posts claiming shows were coming (even when they were actually coming!) because no "official" announcements had been made The fact the mods haven't removed mrbarnaby's post OR this thread goes against their previous practice with others, making me think it must be true. I can remember a very few occasions when we've been asked to remove things when someone has disclosed confidential information prematurely, but I can't remember any specific instances and that may even have been on the old board. I know there were certainly some on the old board because the report came through WhatsOnStage itself. If anything, you could argue that the fact that nobody's contacted us to ask us to take this discussion down is evidence that there's nothing in it.
Looking at the sheer number of speculative threads around shows that we very obviously do not remove things on the grounds that they haven't been confirmed, because that would be nearly everything.
The reality is that in this case, as in all the others, we don't know any more than you do. I can't imagine how we could.
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Post by apubleed on Jan 13, 2019 10:24:20 GMT
Please just give me Ruthie Henshall as Dolly. Come on you all know you want it. Apart from the fact she can’t sing anymore because her voice is shot to sh*t, sure. The role is perfect for an actress like this. Carol Channing barely sung a note.
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Post by zak97 on Jan 13, 2019 11:27:22 GMT
Just get Sarah Harding.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 13, 2019 14:41:22 GMT
Apart from the fact she can’t sing anymore because her voice is shot to sh*t, sure. That's really sad I didn't know that. I haven't seen her perform in years. Although in all fairness I saw Bette Midler in Dolly and she screeched her way through some of those notes. Where there's a will theres a way. Yes very sadly Ruthies voice is a sad parody of what it was. To think it was once so glorious. A real lesson in taking ruddy care of your voice. I would loved to see her play Irene Molloy at some point (In better voice)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 16:22:33 GMT
Apart from the fact she can’t sing anymore because her voice is shot to sh*t, sure. The role is perfect for an actress like this. Carol Channing barely sung a note. So true apubleed. It's sad that people who claim to love musicals would throw out/dismiss one of the West End's Leading Ladies because her voice has aged. Ruthie is a fantastic storyteller and I'd still pay to see her.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 16:30:45 GMT
I heard it's a revised version with a gender swap and it's now called "Hello, Donny!".
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 13, 2019 16:39:25 GMT
I heard it's a revised version with a gender swap and it's now called "Hello, Donny!". Well I'm sure some folk think we not h ave enough male roles in theate...
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Post by Dr Tom on Jan 13, 2019 16:54:33 GMT
I don't what we're debating. This role and the outfits are perfect for Lulu.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 17:20:58 GMT
Yes very sadly Ruthies voice is a sad parody of what it was. To think it was once so glorious. A real lesson in taking ruddy care of your voice. Yes, she had a fantastic voice back in her Les Mis and Miss Saigon days. I hadn't heard her for years, and got a shock when I first watched the Billy Elliot DVD. At first I thought she was putting it on for the character, but then I realised.
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Post by wickedgrin on Jan 13, 2019 17:53:03 GMT
Well, we are on page 15 discussing a show which has not been officially announced AT ALL, let alone who is to star!! LOL.
But it is a discussion board after all and it is fun speculating! Lets have more fun in 2019 - god alone knows we are going to need it!!!
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Post by sf on Jan 13, 2019 19:13:08 GMT
Apart from the fact she can’t sing anymore because her voice is shot to sh*t, sure. The role is perfect for an actress like this. Carol Channing barely sung a note.
That's not entirely fair. Carol Channing sang every note of the score - she just doesn't have a conventionally attractive voice.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 13, 2019 20:31:50 GMT
If it is not Hello Dolly and this thread is purely subjective, then what else could go in there, I started a thread a month ago asking that question, Nederlander Group would want something in there, might they have to break the bank to get Bette Midler, if they did it certainly would be a coup and would sell well, but still Nederlander wouldn’t want there gaff empty.
Also Hello Dolly just about recouped in New York, dud to staggering high running costs.
Although if she did come over, she have strong competition with Dolly Parton in 9-5.
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Post by danb on Jan 13, 2019 21:24:47 GMT
If it is not Hello Dolly and this thread is purely subjective, then what else could go in there, I started a thread a month ago asking that question, Nederlander Group would want something in there, might they have to break the bank to get Bette Midler, if they did it certainly would be a coup and would sell well, but still Nederlander wouldn’t want there gaff empty. Also Hello Dolly just about recouped in New York, dud to staggering high running costs. Although if she did come over, she have strong competition with Dolly Parton in 9-5. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Post by carmella1 on Jan 13, 2019 23:01:40 GMT
Yes writing 9-5 but not being in it is stiff competition.
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 14, 2019 17:35:39 GMT
Bernadette has concert dates in the UK from 10th-16th June. To me, that makes it look a heck more likely she's our Dolly.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 14, 2019 17:56:52 GMT
Bernadette has concert dates in the UK from 10th-16th June. To me, that makes it look a heck more likely she's our Dolly. I remember seeing her concert at the Royal Festival Hall years ago. I think women were banned as there weren't any in the audience.
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 14, 2019 18:55:51 GMT
Bernadette has concert dates in the UK from 10th-16th June. To me, that makes it look a heck more likely she's our Dolly. I remember seeing her concert at the Royal Festival Hall years ago. I think women were banned as there weren't any in the audience. I remember it well!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 15, 2019 9:20:10 GMT
So mrbarnaby have you any idea when this is going to actually be announced?
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Post by theatrenewbie on Jan 15, 2019 14:08:06 GMT
If this doesn’t sway Bette or the producers to bring it over! I don’t know what will! What a brilliant actress she was! I’m sure the US tour will be feeling emotional tonight. RIP X
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 15, 2019 21:43:08 GMT
So mrbarnaby have you any idea when this is going to actually be announced? That I don’t know ... but it will be very soon as it’s set to open in the summer..
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Post by Seriously on Jan 17, 2019 20:46:50 GMT
This is not a drill. Opening summer 2019! Starring Bette of course.. Announcement imminent.
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Post by indis on Jan 17, 2019 20:48:14 GMT
oops
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 17, 2019 20:48:57 GMT
LOL
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2019 20:49:10 GMT
These 16 pages have been fun.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2019 20:49:39 GMT
I'm not surprised. I'm glad it's been confirmed by Baz though, just to stop all this speculation.
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Post by LaLuPone on Jan 17, 2019 20:51:08 GMT
: ((
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