Posted on July 20, 2019 by admin
“I couldn’t stop smiling.” That statement right there came from the woman sitting behind me last night at the opening of “Hello, Dolly!” at the Musical Hall at Fair Park. […]
Posted on July 20, 2019 by admin
Fort Worth’s Betty Buckley comes to Dallas for the Hello, Dolly! National Tour. The Tony Award winner is playing the title role of the iconic musical as it tours the […]
Posted on July 13, 2019 by admin
Before the rock music of “Hair” and “Jesus Christ Superstar,” before the ironies of Stephen Sondheim, before the bleak visions of Kander and Ebb, before the epic stagings of “Phantom” […]
Posted on July 7, 2019 by admin
There are two ways to be an actor—either to disappear into the role, or to let the role come to you. In other words, to be a modest interpreter or […]
Posted on July 4, 2019 by admin
To play the title character in the national tour of “Hello, Dolly!,” Betty Buckley lost more than 30 pounds, left behind the beloved horses on her Texas ranch and set […]
Posted on June 29, 2019 by admin
Add Betty Buckley to the list of dynamic artists who have stepped into the role of Dolly Gallagher Levi and made it wholly her own. The Tony winner, who follows Bette Midler, Bernadette […]
Posted on June 18, 2019 by admin
Few talents have ever mastered as many mediums as Betty Buckley, who shined on stage in the original production of “Cats,” the TV screen in “Eight is Enough” and the silver […]
Posted on June 18, 2019 by admin
A great performance always seems fresh-minted. That certainly is the case with Ms. Betty Buckley at the Kennedy Center. In fact, her character, Dolly Gallagher Levi, first appeared during playwright […]
Posted on June 17, 2019 by admin
During the difficult times it is important to remember that life is full of wonderful things. Our current political and environmental states are enough to make anyone despondent. That’s why […]
Posted on June 17, 2019 by admin
Well, hello again, Dolly! Dolly (Gallagher) Levi, the inveterate multitasker, matchmaker, busybody and eternal optimist from turn-of-the-century New York, is indeed back in town. As embodied — and that’s the right […]
Posted on June 8, 2019 by admin
I expect that, if you’ve found your way to this review, you will love the national tour of the recent Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!, newly ensconced at Kennedy Center’s Opera […]
Posted on June 8, 2019 by admin
For female musical-theater stars of a certain age, slipping into Dolly Gallagher Levi’s bedazzled red gown and matching red feather headdress seems a mandate of destiny, the way putting on […]
Posted on June 8, 2019 by admin
A matchmaker, dance instructor, legal counsel, and mandolin teacher (among other occupations), Dolly Gallagher Levi is a woman of countless talents and side-hustles in bustling, turn-of-the-century New York City. Undaunted […]
Posted on June 5, 2019 by admin
Betty Buckley takes things seriously, so she unwinds a nuanced, 50-years-in-20-minutes answer to explain why even she didn’t see herself headlining the national tour of “Hello, Dolly!” that begins its five-week stand […]
Posted on June 5, 2019 by admin
Channing. Streisand. Midler. And now Buckley. These are the icons we associate with that indelible, vivacious matriarch and matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi over the decades since Thornton Wilder’s farce was […]
Posted on June 5, 2019 by admin
Before the parade passes by, you really owe it to yourself to see the national tour of “Hello, Dolly!” at the Peace Center. This dream production, sparkling and funny, stars […]
Posted on May 18, 2019 by admin
There is an unutterable joy that comes from a great Broadway musical done damn well. It’s with great satisfaction that I can report the national tour of Jerry Herman’s classic […]
Posted on May 18, 2019 by admin
Hello, Dolly!, Jerry Herman (music and lyrics) and Michael Stewart’s (book) adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker, has delighted audiences since its 1964 debut. A high-water mark for productions comes to the […]
Posted on May 18, 2019 by admin
Columbus with a legendary Broadway star. Buoyed by the charisma, warmth, soulfulness and terrific singing/acting of Betty Buckley, theatergoers should thrill to the national tour of “Hello, Dolly!,” which opened […]
Posted on May 18, 2019 by admin
Betty Buckley is as refined as it gets, starring in the refreshingly classic production of Hello, Dolly! at the Ohio Theatre. From the moment she saunters onto the stage, there is no […]
