Favorite Judi Dench role?
Favorite Judi Dench role?
#1Favorite Judi Dench role?
Posted: 7/22/24 at 7:33pm
In her 90th year, Judi Dench, British national treasure, actor extraordinaire…
what is her best performance, or your personal favorite?
So many to choose from. Queen Victoria, or Queen Elizabeth? Philomena? Sally Bowles? M?
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#2Favorite Judi Dench role?
Posted: 7/22/24 at 7:39pm
Well !! As Sally Bowles in "Cabaret". Had the great good fortune to see her in the London production in 1968. I will never forget it. And, her co-star, Lila Kedrova, was equally wonderful
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#3Favorite Judi Dench role?
Posted: 7/22/24 at 8:01pm
I was kinda shocked when I first realized that Judi played Sally before even Liza. I’m glad there’s a recording.
I’m going through a Judi phase right now, catching up on some of her screen work I’ve missed. Ladies In Lavender. Mrs. Henderson Presents. A Fine Romance. The Marigold Hotel sequel. Re-watching Tea with Mussolini.
She never disappoints.
A recent podcast called "Rosebud” explores guests’ earliest memories. Judi was the first guest. Recommended!
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#3Favorite Judi Dench role?
Posted: 7/22/24 at 8:01pm
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Updated On: 7/22/24 at 08:01 PM
#4Favorite Judi Dench role?
Posted: 7/24/24 at 4:04pm
Judi Dench was one of the original names I believe Kander/Ebb originally considered for "The Visit" back when the show was originally written they wrote in one of their books, I'm sure they would have asked her and she declined but I would have loved to have seen her do the part.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#5Favorite Judi Dench role?
Posted: 7/24/24 at 4:09pm
I thought it was Angela Lansbury they had in mind? But yeah, Judi would be great in that part. Sad her musical career ends with CATS.
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#6Favorite Judi Dench role?
Posted: 7/24/24 at 4:33pm
Angela Lansbury committed to the role, and of course has recorded "Love and Love Alone" in a studio as a demo recording that you can hear on YouTube. But she dropped out because of her husband's illness if I recall. However, she was not the only name considered. If I recall Chita, Judi Dench, Lansbury and another name was mentioned. For some reason the name that comes to mind is Shirley Temple but I could really be misremembering lol. If I find the book I'll get the quote sometime.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
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