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 […]
Posted on May 18, 2019 by admin
Betty Buckley is dubbed “The Voice of Broadway” for a reason. The powerhouse vocalist sang her heart out at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday night in the PNC Broadway in […]
