![]() We have a little Ziploc bag with cards and a pen inside of it, and it has Velcro on it, so it sticks underneath the table. What are you doing in the Harmonia Gardens restaurant scene when the curtains are drawn in your booth? I don't think people recognize how unpretentious she is. I didn't expect her to be so direct and unpretentious. Kate: I expected her to have this grandeur about her. And I did not expect her to be…she's reading her script. I think people come in with a lot of preconceptions about Bette. And if something's funny, she'll go with that. Gavin: She's always present in the moment of what's happening. Onstage, if anybody breaks or there's any hint of breaking, she loves to giggle. What is the one thing that the world does not know about Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters? What are they like backstage? Like, powerful, unapologetic, salty, one of a kind, and never the same.ħ. Bernadette is a Kir Royale, which is bubbles and delight and sweet. I know this isn't following the directive. Gavin: I was going to say "Ferocious," but that has a negative connotation. Kate: For Bette, I would say something like "Explosive." Gavin, in one word, describe the three actresses who have played Dolly, Bette Midler, Donna Murphy, and Bernadette Peters. Kate Baldwin and Gavin Creel in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway.Ħ. All the ladies I love and aspire to be like. Kate: Carol Burnett, Cynthia Nixon, Sally Field. Who is the coolest person to come see the show? I think she just wanted to give something of value to me, and this is what she had.ĥ. Maybe me or the show means a lot to this fan, and she's from Germany. What is the most interesting present you received at the stage door? She knew we would have some time before the show could resume, and she was game to entertain people in front of the curtain.Ĥ. Do you need me to go out and do a set or say some jokes?" so the set could be cleaned up. Stage management came out, got her, and the legend is, they said, "Are you OK?" and she said, "Yes, I am. Bette was on the hat shop set and fell to her knees. This drop happened to have light bulbs underneath it, so the sound was terrifying. Kate: We were all coming off from "Dancing," and one of the drops started coming in too early and collided with the hat shop. What was the worst technical difficulty you experienced during the run? Gavin Creel: "I don't hear no tuba." Can I just say that and not explain it?ģ. Gavin, what is the best inside joke from among the company? Kate Baldwin: "Oh, Dolly, the world is full of wonderful things."Ģ. Kate, what is your favorite line that you get to say? Kate Baldwin and Gavin Creel in Hello, Dolly! at the Shubert Theatre.ġ. As their run in Dolly comes to a close, they looked back on their experiences saving each other's lives, and told us which cocktails their three leading ladies - Bette Midler, Donna Murphy, and Bernadette Peters - remind them of. In real life, they're the closest of friends. In Hello, Dolly!, they play romantic leads Irene Molloy and Cornelius Hackl. With Cornelia Connelly Center, a young woman learns to shine-transforming her life and our world.On stage and off, Kate Baldwin and Gavin Creel have each other's backs. Our Graduate Support Program serves CMS alumnae, persistently committed to their high school success and college completion. Through Connelly Middle School of the Holy Child, students in grades four through eight receive a joyful, holistic education. CCC offers a thirteen-year program, partnering with each girl and her family from fourth grade to college graduation. Cornelia Connelly Center champions under-resourced girls, empowering them to realize their full potential from middle school through college and beyond. The Connelly Theater is part of the Cornelia Connelly Center (CCC), and revenue from the theater supports the operations of CCC. Past productions include: Kate Berlant and Bo Burnham’s Kate, Will Arbery’s Plano (Clubbed Thumb Drama Desk-nominated), Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Diaries 2018 (New York Theatre Workshop), Daniel Kitson's A Show for Christmas, and premieres from Ars Nova, Soho Rep., Bedlam, Sinking Ship, Sasha Velour, and many others. Facilities include a mainstage proscenium stage, an intimate black box (opening this fall), and a rehearsal studio. The Connelly Theater is a historic playhouse in the heart of the East Village that serves as one of New York City’s premiere venues for adventurous new independent theater.
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