Episode 42: Betty Buckley: Singer, Actor, Storyteller

Jamie, Rob, and Jennifer kick off season two of The Fabulous
Invalid by traveling up to Boston to sit down with star of stage
and screen Betty Buckley during the final stop of her run as Dolly
Levi in the national tour of “Hello, Dolly!”. Together, they
discuss Betty’s illustrious career, what it’s like going on the
road at age seventy, and learning new skill sets. We discover
the secrets behind Betty’s Tony Award winning turn in “Cats”, and
Rob offers a comparison of Thorton Wilder’s play “The Matchmaker”
and its musical version, “Hello, Dolly!”. This week’s
music: “Push Da Button” from “The Color Purple”, and Betty
Buckley singing, “Knowing When To Leave” from “Promises, Promises”,
“Rose’s Turn”, from “Gypsy”, “With One Look”, from “Sunset Blvd.”,
“Memory”, from “Cats”, “Hello, Dolly!” from “Hello, Dolly!’, “Old
Friend” from “I’m Getting My Act Together”, and “Children Will
Listen”, from “Into The Woods”.  Find us on Twitter &
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