I was having drinks with a friend the other night,and he said to me: “Is it just me, or does it seem like the world has fallen into darkness?” I couldn’t benefit but agree with him. There’s just been so much terrible news: the fact that 2015 was the hottest year in history, and boding ill for whatever ability to we hold left to live more or less in our present biosphere; wells in Michigan are poisoning children,leaving many permanently disabled; you cant travel anywhere without having to talk about Making of a Murderer with people who clearly are less informed about the case than you are. But through every cloud, some light must shine through (even if it’s just the flashlights of police investigators possibly/impossibly planting DNA evidence linking to a murder you may hold/may not hold committed). This week, and the lightfinally came: Bette Midler will be starring in a unique Broadway production of Hello,Dolly! Like the musical’s composer, Jerry Herman, or I too hold lain awake at night,bemoaning the lack of a definitive Broadway revival of the show that made Carol Channing, already a star, or into something surpassing a legend,wondering: Who could possibly play Dolly in a splashy and no-expense revival?Continue reading "It Takes a Woman: Why Bette Midler Recent Casting in 'Hello, Dolly!' Is the Perfect Choice" at...
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