Donna Murphy is a rarity in the musical theatre today - a truly GREAT actor. Is this the same woman that played Fosca, Anna, and Lotte Lenya? You'd never guess.
2003 was such a good year to go to Broadway as a kid. Hugh Jackman in Boy from Oz. Bernadette Peters turn as Rose. But for that week long trip first getting to see Donna Murphy in this amazing role was the true highlight.
Horror Baby there’s a sound recording of her in dolly here on UA-cam and your right she’s amazing !!!!!!! And I’d say of a better caliber than la Midler. And I LOVE Midler
There was (briefly) a full video of Murphy's performance in Hello, Dolly! here. Absolutely wonderful: she created a real, individual character and at the same time nailed all the laughs.
Wow! I've never been a huge fan of this song (I'd heard all the punch lines by the time I was eight) but this is stunning! She knocks out laugh after laugh! I've been a fan since I saw her do Swing on the Tony Awards and adore her turn in a red dress at Sondheim's ?th Birthday Celebration
Saw her as Ruth on Broadway: fabulous! Rock-solid technique (acting & singing) in total service of character... and what comic timing. So glad I was able to see her in this as well as Passion and Pal Joey (Huntington in Boston). :-)
I saw Bette in Dolly in May but making a point of seeing Donna Murphy in the role some Tuesday night SOON! I think she's fantastic and she is going to be amazing!
I saw her in this show in 2004. This number made the audience go wild. It was thrilling. Thank you for posting and bringing back those amazing memories.
Amazing. Saw her sing Cole Porter's "I Happen to Like New York" right after the 9/11 attacks. She was a force of nature and brought everyone to tears (Good tears)
You've met a charming fellow and you're out for a spin The motor fails and he just wears a helpless grin Don't bat your eyes and say, "What a romantic spot we're in." (Just get out, crawl under the car, tell him it's the gasket, and fix it in two seconds flat. With a bobby pin.) That's a good way to lose a man He takes you to the baseball game, you sit knee to knee He says, "The next man up at bat will bunt, you'll see." Don't say, "Ooh, what's a bunt? This game's too hard for little me." (Just say, "Bunt? Are you nuts? With one out and two men on base and a left-handed batter coming up, he'll walk right into a triple play, just like happened in fifth game of the World Series in 1923.") That's a sure way to lose a man A sure sure sure sure way to lose a man A splendid way to lose a man Just throw your knowledge in his face He'll never try for second base 98 ways to go The third way to lose a man The lifeguard at the beach that all the girlies adore Swims bravely out to save you through the ocean's roar Don't say, "Oh thanks, I would have drowned in just second more." (Just push his head underwater and yell, "Last one in is a rotten egg," and race him.) That's a swell way to lose a man You've found your perfect mate and it's been love from the start He whispers, "You're the one to who I give my heart." Don't say, "I love you too, my dear, let's never ever part (Just say, "I'm afraid you've made a grammatical error. It's not 'to who I give my heart,' it's 'to whom I give my heart.' You see, with the use of the preposition 'to', 'who' becomes the indirect object, making the use of the word 'whom' imperative, which I can easily show you by drawing a simple chart.") That's a fine way to lose a man A fine fine fine fine way to lose a man A dandy way to lose a man Just be more well-informed than he You'll never hear "Oh Promise Me" Just show him where his grammar errs Then mark your towels "hers" and "hers" Yes, girls, you too can lose your man If you will use Ruth Sherwood's plan One hundred easy ways to lose a man
One of Comden and Green's great lyrics. I believe you can really feel Betty Comden's hand at work in numbers like this, "If" from Two on the Aisle and "Thanks a Lot But No Thanks" from It's Always Fair Weather.
Now the first way to lose a man You’ve met a charming fellow and you’re out for a spin. The motor fails and he just wears a helpless grin, Don’t bat your eyes and say, ‘what a romantic spot we’re in.’ Just get out, crawl under the car, Tell him it’s the gasket and fix it in two seconds flat with a bobby pin. That’s a good way to lose a man. He takes you to a baseball game, You sit knee to knee. He says, ‘the next man up at bat will bunt, you’ll see.’ Don’t say, ‘oooh, what’s a bunt’ This game’s too hard for little me.’ Just say, ‘bunt’ Are you nuts’!! With no outs, two men on base, And a left-handed batter coming up, You’ll walk right into a triple play just like it happened in The fifth game of the world series in 1923.’ That’s a sure way to lose a man. A sure sure sure sure way to lose a man, A splendid way to lose a man. Just throw your knowledge in his face, He’ll never try for second base. Ninety-eight ways to go. The third way to lose a man -- The life-guard at the beach that all the girlies adore Swims bravely out to save you through the ocean’s roar, Don’t say, ‘oh, thanks, i would have drowned in just one second more.’ Just push his head under water and yell, ‘Last one in is a rotten egg’ And race him back to shore! That’s a swell way to lose a man. You’ve found your perfect mate and it’s been love from the start. He whispers, ‘you’re the one to who i give my heart.’ Don’t say, ‘i love you too, my dear, let’s never never part.’ Just say, ‘i’m afraid you’ve made a grammatical error It’s not ‘to who i give my heart,’ It's ‘to whom i give my heart’ You see, with the use of the preposition ‘to,’ ‘Who’ Becomes the indirect object, Making the use of ‘whom’ Imperative which I can easily show you by drawing a simple chart’ That’s a fine way to lose a man. A fine fine fine fine way to lose a man, A dandy way to lose a man. Just be more well-informed than he, You’ll never hear ‘o, promise me.’ Just show him where his grammar errs, Then mark your towels ‘hers’ And ‘hers.’ Yes, girls, you too can lose your man, If you will use ruth sherwood’s plan: One hundred easy ways to lose a man!
If anyone should be pulling $800-per-ticket for a live show, it's this lady here.
@Robert Lee, Countertenor who’s the overdone hack?
Absolutely
Donna Murphy is a rarity in the musical theatre today - a truly GREAT actor. Is this the same woman that played Fosca, Anna, and Lotte Lenya? You'd never guess.
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@Andre Salvatore i dunno I watch on Flixportal. Just search on google after it:P -jameson
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2003 was such a good year to go to Broadway as a kid.
Hugh Jackman in Boy from Oz.
Bernadette Peters turn as Rose.
But for that week long trip first getting to see Donna Murphy in this amazing role was the true highlight.
In 2003, I was lucky enough to see Donna Murphy in Wonderful Town.
WONDERFUL actress/singer and show!!!
See, THIS is why I'd love to see her as Dolly. She's gonna nail it!
Horror Baby there’s a sound recording of her in dolly here on UA-cam and your right she’s amazing !!!!!!! And I’d say of a better caliber than la Midler. And I LOVE Midler
where is this recording?
There was (briefly) a full video of Murphy's performance in Hello, Dolly! here. Absolutely wonderful: she created a real, individual character and at the same time nailed all the laughs.
She totally sells this number! :-)
Hahaha, I love Donna Murphy - she's so animated that she's just a natural at her roles in Broadway!!
Wow! I've never been a huge fan of this song (I'd heard all the punch lines by the time I was eight) but this is stunning! She knocks out laugh after laugh! I've been a fan since I saw her do Swing on the Tony Awards and adore her turn in a red dress at Sondheim's ?th Birthday Celebration
This is a masterpiece of comedic acting. Brilliant
Saw her as Ruth on Broadway: fabulous! Rock-solid technique (acting & singing) in total service of character... and what comic timing. So glad I was able to see her in this as well as Passion and Pal Joey (Huntington in Boston). :-)
I love Donna!!! And I saw both Bette and Donna in Hello Dolly... Preferred Donna. She was wonderful!!!
Judging from the bootleg video of the entire show posted (briefly) online, Murphy was wonderful as Dolly.
Absolute perfection. It doesn’t get any better than this.
I saw Bette in Dolly in May but making a point of seeing Donna Murphy in the role some Tuesday night SOON! I think she's fantastic and she is going to be amazing!
How to sell a comic song to perfection.
I saw her in this show in 2004. This number made the audience go wild. It was thrilling. Thank you for posting and bringing back those amazing memories.
Amazing. Saw her sing Cole Porter's "I Happen to Like New York" right after the 9/11 attacks. She was a force of nature and brought everyone to tears (Good tears)
Gosh I love her.
She is spectacular! Always has been ... Can't wait to see HER "Dolly!"
Donna was excellent as Dolly last night...
I appreciated your Lucie Arnaz clip that you just posted but I had to come and rewatch this genus rendition.
love her..worked with her many times..speaking of Dolly..can you get Bette doing the Dolly number so people can see it?
You've met a charming fellow and you're out for a spin
The motor fails and he just wears a helpless grin
Don't bat your eyes and say, "What a romantic spot we're in."
(Just get out, crawl under the car, tell him it's the gasket, and fix it in two seconds flat. With a bobby pin.)
That's a good way to lose a man
He takes you to the baseball game, you sit knee to knee
He says, "The next man up at bat will bunt, you'll see."
Don't say, "Ooh, what's a bunt? This game's too hard for little me."
(Just say, "Bunt? Are you nuts? With one out and two men on base and a left-handed batter coming up, he'll walk right into a triple play, just like happened in fifth game of the World Series in 1923.")
That's a sure way to lose a man
A sure sure sure sure way to lose a man
A splendid way to lose a man
Just throw your knowledge in his face
He'll never try for second base
98 ways to go
The third way to lose a man
The lifeguard at the beach that all the girlies adore
Swims bravely out to save you through the ocean's roar
Don't say, "Oh thanks, I would have drowned in just second more."
(Just push his head underwater and yell, "Last one in is a rotten egg," and race him.)
That's a swell way to lose a man
You've found your perfect mate and it's been love from the start
He whispers, "You're the one to who I give my heart."
Don't say, "I love you too, my dear, let's never ever part
(Just say, "I'm afraid you've made a grammatical error. It's not 'to who I give my heart,' it's 'to whom I give my heart.' You see, with the use of the preposition 'to', 'who' becomes the indirect object, making the use of the word 'whom' imperative, which I can easily show you by drawing a simple chart.")
That's a fine way to lose a man
A fine fine fine fine way to lose a man
A dandy way to lose a man
Just be more well-informed than he
You'll never hear "Oh Promise Me"
Just show him where his grammar errs
Then mark your towels "hers" and "hers"
Yes, girls, you too can lose your man
If you will use Ruth Sherwood's plan
One hundred easy ways to lose a man
One of Comden and Green's great lyrics. I believe you can really feel Betty Comden's hand at work in numbers like this, "If" from Two on the Aisle and "Thanks a Lot But No Thanks" from It's Always Fair Weather.
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Not bad.....If you like talent!!!!
Well said.
Now the first way to lose a man
You’ve met a charming fellow and you’re out for a spin.
The motor fails and he just wears a helpless grin,
Don’t bat your eyes and say, ‘what a romantic spot we’re in.’
Just get out, crawl under the car,
Tell him it’s the gasket and fix it in two seconds flat with a bobby pin.
That’s a good way to lose a man.
He takes you to a baseball game,
You sit knee to knee.
He says, ‘the next man up at bat will bunt, you’ll see.’
Don’t say, ‘oooh, what’s a bunt’ This game’s too hard for little me.’
Just say, ‘bunt’ Are you nuts’!! With no outs, two men on base,
And a left-handed batter coming up,
You’ll walk right into a triple play just like it happened in
The fifth game of the world series in 1923.’
That’s a sure way to lose a man.
A sure sure sure sure way to lose a man,
A splendid way to lose a man.
Just throw your knowledge in his face,
He’ll never try for second base.
Ninety-eight ways to go.
The third way to lose a man --
The life-guard at the beach that all the girlies adore
Swims bravely out to save you through the ocean’s roar,
Don’t say, ‘oh, thanks, i would have drowned in just one second more.’
Just push his head under water and yell,
‘Last one in is a rotten egg’ And race him back to shore!
That’s a swell way to lose a man.
You’ve found your perfect mate and it’s been love from the start.
He whispers, ‘you’re the one to who i give my heart.’
Don’t say, ‘i love you too, my dear, let’s never never part.’
Just say, ‘i’m afraid you’ve made a grammatical error
It’s not ‘to who i give my heart,’ It's ‘to whom i give my heart’
You see, with the use of the preposition ‘to,’ ‘Who’ Becomes the indirect object,
Making the use of ‘whom’ Imperative which
I can easily show you by drawing a simple chart’
That’s a fine way to lose a man.
A fine fine fine fine way to lose a man,
A dandy way to lose a man.
Just be more well-informed than he,
You’ll never hear ‘o, promise me.’
Just show him where his grammar errs,
Then mark your towels ‘hers’ And ‘hers.’
Yes, girls, you too can lose your man,
If you will use ruth sherwood’s plan:
One hundred easy ways to lose a man!
What is she sayin in 3:35
Robert Cranter I think she’s just saying “Yes, girls”
Mark your towels Hers & Hers✨
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