I was born in the late fall of 1978.The Very Pretty and Extremely Talented Betty Buckley received the Tony Award for her Portrayal of Grizabella in the Broadway Show CATS in 1983. Betty Buckley is the best and One and Only Grizabella! I was fortunate enough see her in the National Tour of Hello Dolly! At the Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville, Kentucky in 2018! Betty Buckley was Fantastic and So Was Everyone in the Show! Betty Buckley is the Best Dolly Ever!
@showtunestarpower3 жыл бұрын
I am so sad that Betty Buckley did not get a chance to give her Dolly to Broadway. What man exquisite performance. If I were in the audience watching this number I would be going crazy!
@ActorAaronBooth3 жыл бұрын
I was so lucky to see her on tour in Minneapolis. It was such a memorable performance of Dolly. She would have made for an incredible cast recording. It’s not just her singing (or which is fantastic) she does some incredible character work. I honestly wish they would have added back in Love Look in My Window and World Take Me Back. She could have owned them on tour.
@siegfriedenea3 жыл бұрын
She’s the best singer who ever performs this role … her voice is legendary.
@richardmayora12893 жыл бұрын
@@siegfriedenea Not better than Pearl Bailey or Stresiand for sure.
@hypomanix2 жыл бұрын
@@richardmayora1289 streisand had the advantage of being 25 aka too young to be dolly
@tgoerlitz Жыл бұрын
@@siegfriedenea That and her mannerisms are incredible!!!!
@stephenacs2 жыл бұрын
Betty was fighting a bad cold when I saw her in Phoenix and was struggling. She fought it into Southern California performances and missed a couple in Orange County as I recall . She’s such a trooper though, even having to incorporate a tissue into every scene as she was so congested. I adore her.
@oncnurse87093 жыл бұрын
Betty is superb!! Grateful to have seen her twice as Dolly Levi. Simply amazing.... love her!
@kallen8683 жыл бұрын
I got to see her as Norma Desmond!
@bnorem093 жыл бұрын
I saw her in Chicago. I won the ticket lottery and got a front row seat. Hands down one of the best theater experiences of my life.
@josephcollins6033 Жыл бұрын
Did you say you WON it? Or lost?
@bnorem09 Жыл бұрын
…what?
@josephcollins6033 Жыл бұрын
@@bnorem09 I was wondering if that 'win' was maybe a loss- or punishment for something you did! She is dreadful.
@KanTexCali3 жыл бұрын
Betty Buckley is a national treasure. An undervalued national treasure. I saw her many years ago when she took over the part of Norma Desmond on Broadway, from Glenn Close. She gave such an amazing and nuanced performance, that she out-shown the part’s originator, Glenn Close. I love Glenn Close as an actress, but unfortunately she portrayed Norma Desmond as such an over-the-top madwoman, that it was hard to have sympathy for her character. Betty’s portrayal was as I said, much more nuanced, so you could see that Norma was living in-and-out of reality, but it made her a much more pathetic, and therefore sympathetic character. Miss Buckley‘s cabaret performances and recordings are all to be treasured. 💜
@puppetoz2 күн бұрын
Glenn Close was not the originator - It was Patti Lupone.
@KanTexCali2 күн бұрын
@@puppetoz... yes, I know Patti originated it in London, and Glenn originated it on Broadway. The video was about Broadway, so that's the part I was commenting on. I saw no reason to bring the West End into it, but thanks anyway for your input.
@Mandeley1003 жыл бұрын
Extraordinary! The first time the monologue has brought a lump to my throat and a tear to my cynical old eye. She is wonderful!
@josephcollins6033 Жыл бұрын
Uh, it brought a lump to my throat, too, when I had to throw up.
@rrreverb3 жыл бұрын
As always, a consummate storyteller. Betty gets into my heart like no one else does. Thank you for this lovely little snippet.
@montvilletownshippubliclib3357 Жыл бұрын
Betty was wonderful as Dolly. I got to see her from third row center orchestra at Kennedy Center. Standing ovation
@brianeduardo12342 жыл бұрын
Ms B sings the words of the song as she was signing them for the 1st time - excellent- love the movement too
@josephcollins6033 Жыл бұрын
Are you people her grandchildren? Can you hear?!!
@dshinaberry Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I saw this production in Miami and she really made this role her own. It was magical.
@christischeirer3 жыл бұрын
I've never seen Betty live nor have I ever seen Hello Dolly. I don't know the plot of the musical or the context of this song. But Betty's monologue made me cry. Her delivery was both poignant and hopeful. Then the song made me smile and laugh at its energy and Betty's cheery performance. At 71, Betty still had it. What a treasure she is!
@josephcollins6033 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I don't think she was live here.
@Nacho-Mamma11 ай бұрын
It's the musical version of the Thornton Wilder play "The Matchmaker". There is a 1958 movie of "The Matchmaker" staring Shirley Booth, Shirley Maclaine & Anthony Perkins.
@Nacho-Mamma11 ай бұрын
@@josephcollins6033 What? Youuuu mamamamean thththat's a gugugughost? ZOINKIE, Scooby! I'm out of here!
@josephcollins603311 ай бұрын
@@Nacho-Mamma You idiot. I meant that she is so awful it couldn't be "live", as in she has to be dead to be that bad.
@dbehr1996.3 жыл бұрын
Saw her in Louisville, and this scene tore me to pieces. This was one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time
@laurelremington2056Ай бұрын
When did she come to Louisville? I didnt know she ever came to Ky. I assumed she only performed in bigger states! I would love to see her here.
@dbehr1996.Ай бұрын
@@laurelremington2056 She came with the Hello Dolly tour back in 2019 at the Kentucky Center!
@laurelremington2056Ай бұрын
@@dbehr1996. I wished I had known!
@valmacclinchy2 жыл бұрын
0:56 wow...top notch! She was magnificent. Wish I could've seen this in person.
@massimilianoriviera96583 жыл бұрын
Thank you - she's always brilliant!
@wickedlyblonde13 жыл бұрын
I have seen that monologue delivered again and again by different Dollys, but Miss Buckley's... it's like I'm hearing it for the first time. What a great actress.
@valmacclinchy2 жыл бұрын
Exactly!!
@tgoerlitz Жыл бұрын
Agreed, incredible!!!!!
@peteralfano4278 Жыл бұрын
I luckily saw this in Chicago with Betty...wonderful actor/singer, singer/actor...call her whatever. On top of that, I saw the original, original with Merman, Ginger Rogers, Pearl Bailey,,,,, and it's like this was a complete reconstruction.
@athenaizawesome3 жыл бұрын
I saw her live in Dolly four times and this was my favorite number! Betty gives it everything she has every single time.
@josephcollins6033 Жыл бұрын
FOUR TIMES?!! ARE YOU DEAF?
@MikeA152063 жыл бұрын
That was a great monologue.
@valmacclinchy2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely 💖
@liamhanrahan17983 жыл бұрын
So glad I saw Betty in this in Cleveland Ohio shortly after the road tour began. Had seen her in Cats on Broadway twice - 2nd time ONLY because of her. Love Betty Buckley!!!
@carolholder48813 жыл бұрын
INCOMPARABLE!!!!!!!!
@andrewmayzak17802 ай бұрын
The fact that we had Bette Midler and Donna Murphy in NY and Betty Buckley on the National Tour is LUXURY casting… caught her in Denver and
@wickedfan8113 жыл бұрын
YOU'RE BACK!!! Betty is great!
@daveku993 жыл бұрын
A true broadway diva! Love her.
@fergusmurray18283 жыл бұрын
What a good choice to return to!
@bostonviewer54303 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU so much for this. I saw her at her last performance in Boston and wished I could have see it again. She was great. Do you have more video of this performance. So grateful you've posted this at least. Thanks
@miamiracer3 жыл бұрын
Best interpretation of this number. Betty Buckley's acting and singing are superb. I have seen this show live with Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey and this number on film/video with Bette, Bernadette, Ginger, Barbra, and others and I really enjoyed this version..
@daviddavis61713 жыл бұрын
Thank You ,Moonfall!!!
@tgoerlitz Жыл бұрын
I can't believe this is the same actress from "Eight is Enough". What an extraordinal talent.
@melisaez Жыл бұрын
She is amazing. Always.
@smurf902 Жыл бұрын
I thought she'd be too serious for this but she breathes a breath of fresh air into it
@josephcollins6033 Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't call that fresh air.
@richardbarrett72367 ай бұрын
Saw her in Boston. Good performance!
@nornsnornsnorns3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@Stevebaby1232 ай бұрын
I can’t recall if I’ve been to this video comments. I have seen all the Dolly’s. Flew to NY twice to see the latest. They were good but rushed their lines the entire show. It was frustrating to see but I did like them well enough. There is only one Carol, of course, but Buckley was incredible. The video here does not do her performance justice. She absolutely relished every line. It was a truly magical night in the theater.
@trentaccid21774 ай бұрын
When was this Show? I hope they bring it to The Broadway Theater in Pitman N.J.
@thomasdelvin36833 жыл бұрын
actors and legends retire when they no longer can live up to their previous earlier younger performances, this scene proves that to be highly necessary to keep up standards that often fade with time .memories often blind us to the truth of faded glories.
@stevehinnenkamp56258 ай бұрын
May I retract a nasty comment 😢 Miss Betty Buckley brought new dimension--honesty to a show that hadn't seen it.❤
@meredithchandler733 жыл бұрын
Apologies, but I couldn't leave a comment on the Lea Salonga video you recently posted (Meadowlark). It is labeled Sydney 2017. I thought that was from the concert that was filmed for PBS in 2019 (and aired a couple of days ago). Thanks in advance.
@Gaffahead3 жыл бұрын
Whoops sorry! Ah, the perils of posting vids during the wee hours of the morning! Edited now haha. :-)
@CarmenZynger3 жыл бұрын
Good catch!
@shafankisАй бұрын
2:47 Elder Price is taking us down to se the 14th street parade
@rexlex17363 жыл бұрын
I know I am in a minority of one, but I like Streisand's interpretation of the role.
@viniciusbarretopereira90813 жыл бұрын
She might be too young but I love her dolly
@richardmayora12893 жыл бұрын
@@viniciusbarretopereira9081 She was not too young. Most of the actresses playing Dolly are far too old.
@robertoignacio40543 жыл бұрын
You’re not, I prefer hers as well
@meshuggepup3 жыл бұрын
Not a minority at all. Barbra's Dolly was ebullient, sassy and utterly fabulous. I also saw Miss Betty Lynn during her run as Dolly. I adore Betty Lynn and she can do no wrong as far as I am concerned. Barbra was just 26 and Betty Lynn is 71 here. Both are beyond compare. Dolly obviously can be played by more than one certain age or certain look. Ya know?
@robertoignacio40543 жыл бұрын
Oh I'm so with you on this. I know she herself did not have a good experience filming the movie because she felt she was to young for the role, and yes she technically was, but her maturity, intelligence, comic timing, and that glorious voice made it work. She also didn't have a great experience filming along side Walter Mathau whom I truly despise. This was also the film that introduced me to Barbra, so it holds a very special place for me
@franklesser56555 ай бұрын
I didn't know Betty Buckley played Dolly Levi. Why wasn't I told that she played Dolly Levi?
@trentaccid21774 ай бұрын
LOOK FOR THE ONE GUY CARRYING THE PLATERS TO FALL AT 6.06 ON THE CARPET BUT REBOUNDED BUT THAT HAS TO BE IMBARASING.
@runeclovegates2 жыл бұрын
6:04 Was that fall part of the act? That must have hurt!
@Broadway_Ben3 жыл бұрын
Anyone else notice the waiter fall at 6:06, poor guy 😬
@beaellie97662 жыл бұрын
....and yet the bottle didn't break! ;)
@billyflynn22 жыл бұрын
To me always better that both Patti and Bernadette. Just my opinion. x
@maddishouts3 жыл бұрын
3:02
@DavidAsset782 жыл бұрын
What happened to her voice? She can't seem to find her key, and she often flat and then sharp and wobbly.
@smurf902 Жыл бұрын
She really lost it after about 2016/2017. She doesn't have a mix anymore, it's either whispy head voice or out of tune belt. She's 70 though remember. Very few still have a voice by then.
@emilyashley4820 Жыл бұрын
She sounds great!
@fanorama13 ай бұрын
Dolly should always be played by an older actress. Barbra was way too young.
@callmeonkeshiasphone3 ай бұрын
wow now that makes sense.
@withonelook19852 жыл бұрын
This is amazing, but the problem with most productions of Dolly is that Dolly Levi is supposed to be in her 40s, not her 70s. Bette was too old to play her, so is Betty. Sutton Foster should be playing her.
@JorgeAl3 жыл бұрын
Why she didnt do the show in Broadway?
@infotainmentpodcast14273 жыл бұрын
I imagine the original plan was to have several leading Broadway ladies do the role, much as like what happened in the '60s. But, when Bernadette Peters took over for Bette Midler, the box office for the show suffered. So, the decision was made to close the show on Broadway, and take all those expensive sets and costumes and put them on the road. They decided to ask Betty Buckley, one of the very few "Broadway names" left, to star in it. The short way to answer is that the producers decided that the only reason the show as a hit on Broadway was because of Bette Midler.
@JorgeAl3 жыл бұрын
@@infotainmentpodcast1427 Yes, that make sense. Bernadette Peters was not so good and she has been doing some rejuvance on her face that was not so successful, as she appeared quite "changed"...Bette was a triumph!
@GeorgeWTush2 жыл бұрын
That's one of the ugliest effing costumes I've ever seen. Betty Buckley is no push over. Ask anyone who ever worked with her. Why she ever agreed to wear that rag, I will never know.
@robertrobbins56912 жыл бұрын
Love Betty Buckley. I am from Texas and attended TCU. Enough said. But this song (to me) is the emotional highpoint of the entire musical. And what I see is a low-energy, sadly disappointing performance from a once terrific singer. Sometimes it is best to know when to say. "Thanks. But get someone younger." If you want to see a great performance of this great song, watch Pearl Bailey!
@clownboy3333 Жыл бұрын
Meh...Bobbi Kotula in my opinion did a much better job of this. Village theater. Issaquah. Sorry but Bobbi was better.
@stevehinnenkamp56253 жыл бұрын
Not vulernable toc compete with an alligator. No leading lady.
@hnc523 жыл бұрын
Great monologue...vocal not so great.
@josephcollins6033 Жыл бұрын
Man, how DARE she?! Not even close to the pitches. Tomatoes should have been thrown. How dare she?!!!
@johnflynn96193 жыл бұрын
Dolly will always be Carol Channing. RIP This Actress is totally Miscast.
@bostonviewer54303 жыл бұрын
Just wondering: Did you see both in the Theater? I did and I have to say in their own way both were wonderful. I'm old enough that I got to see the original production shortly after it opened and then I saw her years later in a revival. Always wonderful and always in my mind but when Betty road out on that trolley she she made it her own that evening. I also saw Pearl Baily and Martha Raye and not to push it but there is a wonderful film with Shirley Booth of The Matchmaker. All I'm saying is there are quite a number of great ladies who have play Dolly and done her honor. So did you see both on stage?
@infotainmentpodcast14273 жыл бұрын
@@bostonviewer5430 Thank you for your wise and informed perspective. I can see here that La Buckley brings her many, many hour on the stage, and her professionalism, and her amazing acting talent to this role. (I know she reads the internet about her, so Betty if you're reading this, STOP!) But, obviously, her voice is diminished from what it was in 1984.
@mylesgarcia46253 жыл бұрын
CHanning was just AWFUL as Dolly and everything she did! Simply GHASTLY!!
@treesny3 жыл бұрын
@@bostonviewer5430 Thornton Wilder wrote the role for Ruth Gordon, who passed on it in the original play, titled The Merchant of Yonkers, which was a flop, then triumphed in it in the slightly rewritten The Matchmaker (directed properly as a farce by Tyrone Guthrie). One critic described Gordon's Dolly as "a malevolent pixie." This role has been played successfully any number of ways, such is its tremendous scope for both broad comedy and genuine human feeling. Incidentally, I believe that in Matchmaker Wilder describes Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi as being of "an uncertain age." But surely, with Irene Molloy clearly being a youngish widow, Dolly must be of an older generation... older and younger perspectives brought into proximity (and sometimes conflict) is a recurrent theme in so much of Wilder's writing, even in The Matchmaker, which is an adaptation of an older German play; the most notable change was the addition of the character of... Mrs. Levi!
@bostonviewer54303 жыл бұрын
@@treesny Hi Nick. I don't think I ever knew the Matchmaker was a re-write but I did know Ruth Gordon was the original Dolly. I'm sorry there's no video of her in it (too long ago) but there is a wonderful movie with Shirley Booth who really got the role along with a sterling cast of Paul Ford, Shirley MacLaine ,Anthony Perkins and Robert Morse. I've wondered why it was filmed in Black and White in 1958 when everything was in wide screens bursting with color but maybe it does looks better that way. I've seen quite a few of the Dolly starting with the original production and loved them all but Ms. Buckley is the one, for me, who created a character rather than just being charismatic. Thanks for saying Hi with that interesting bit of information.