tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452002.post1156656822578415302..comments2024-03-27T03:01:42.539-04:00Comments on Show Showdown: Debbie Reynolds in IreneSandra Mardenfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126427786620880116noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452002.post-20348028840605873282016-12-31T14:20:46.559-05:002016-12-31T14:20:46.559-05:00Thanks so much for your comment. Who do you suppos...Thanks so much for your comment. Who do you suppose could have that star power today? I was thinking, Bette Midler and Hugh Jackman. People like Meryl Streep are stars, yes, but they don't have that larger-than-life effect, like Reynolds, Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, etc. I'm not in anyway putting down today's performers. I'd match Marin Mazzie against any performer ever, as just one example. But that particular form of star power is waning, I think. I'm grateful I'm old enough to have witnessed it. Wendy Casterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736636055295848483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452002.post-64790005273953889072016-12-30T20:59:22.740-05:002016-12-30T20:59:22.740-05:00Nice memory. I saw IRENE when it played the now-d...Nice memory. I saw IRENE when it played the now-defunct Shubert in Los Angeles's Century<br />City. While it was hardly an Important Show, it was entertaining, professionally<br />produced and performed, and HAD A GENUINE STAR IN THE LEAD. (By the way, Debbie's<br />featured players were hardly "small potatos" -Ruth Warrick, Hans Conreid, Ron Husmann).<br />But it was -as it should have been -Debbie's evening. What a pro! What a STAR!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com