Thats my wife, he declared during the interval.
Its a brilliant production, Carter told me.
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I can only look at her.
Im sitting there going, Wow!
A tearful Jim Carter at the Palladium. Photo by Baz Bamigboye/Deadline.
Imeldas Irish, the executive sniffed.
And that matters to some of us.
Its well worth reminding folk that Dolly Levi was born Gallagher and therefore is of Irish extraction!
But, being well aware of the sensitivities of appropriation, I politely nodded and moved on.
Its a delicate topic that perhaps this column should explore in depth another time.
Its a musical comedy and I wanted to underpin it with more ofThe Matchmaker, Cooke said.
And what Imeldas done is to find the comedy and the poignancy of the role, he added.
Dollys a woman coming out of grief to live again thats the crux of the story.
Hello, Dolly!has a limited 10-week season at the Palladium.
Harrison explained that it cant be extended because the Palladium has other shows booked in the minute we depart.
It looked as if every mover and shaker in Londons theatre-land was seated in the Palladiums orchestra seats.
The afterparty was an extravagant affair, taking over the bars and foyers on every floor.
Its been a good couple of days for Staunton.
