+ BenjaminNicholas Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 9 hours ago, Ali Gator said: Don't know if she'd do Broadway, but Melissa McCarthy as "Mame" would be great. But why? Seriously. What makes you think she's a Mame Dennis? Marc in Calif and TruHart1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynyc Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 I went to a one-night reading of Mame with Charles Busch as Mame and Marion Seldes as Vera some years ago. It was a benefit for the Actor's Fund. It was quite a fun evening...the two of them left no carpet unchewed. One of the big problems...they would have to tweak the characterization of Mame's butler Ito. But they're rewriting many of the classics now to address issues that just won't fly with a contemporary audience...and many times they're real improvements. Honestly...I'd love to see Sutton Foster do it. At 49, she's older than Angela Lansbury was when she created it. Marc in Calif 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 37 minutes ago, skynyc said: Honestly...I'd love to see Sutton Foster do it. At 49, she's older than Angela Lansbury was when she created it. I just don't think Sutton doesn't have the gravitas for the role. As she ages, she's hitting a wall of not being believably castable in brassy, comedic roles that fit her so well a decade ago. 43 minutes ago, skynyc said: I went to a one-night reading of Mame with Charles Busch as Mame and Marion Seldes as Vera some years ago. It was a benefit for the Actor's Fund. It was quite a fun evening...the two of them left no carpet unchewed. Didn't see that one, but what a fucking cast: Marian Seldes (Vera Charles), Michael Berresse (Ralph Devine), Sarah Uriarte Berry (Gloria Upson) Charles Kimbrough (Mr. Upson) Beth Howland (Mrs. Upson), Swoosie Kurtz (Agnes Gooch), Alison Fraser (Nora Muldoon), Charles Shaughnessy (Brian O'Bannion), Douglas Sills (M. Lindsay Woolsey), B.D. Wong (Ito), Dylan Baker (Mr. Babcock) and T.J. Larke (Young Patrick Dennis) I did see Busch play Mame at the Ogunquit Playhouse the next year. Marc in Calif 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc in Calif Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 On 5/12/2024 at 11:04 AM, Ali Gator said: Don't know if she'd do Broadway, but Melissa McCarthy as "Mame" would be great. That's a joke, right? 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruHart1 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 I’d love to see Bernadette play Mame!!! TruHart1 😎 + WilliamM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 3 hours ago, TruHart1 said: I’d love to see Bernadette play Mame!!! TruHart1 😎 Completely agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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