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people & arts Wednesday 14 February 2018
Betty Buckley to lead U.S.

national tour of 'Hello, Dolly!'

By MARK KENNEDY
NEW YORK (AP) — Tony
Award-winning actress
Betty Buckley has been
tapped to lead the nation-
al tour of the latest exuber-
ant Broadway production
of "Hello, Dolly!" a gig she
In this Oct. 24, 2015 file photo, Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest per- calls "such a gift."
forms at the 2015 Knotfest USA in San Bernardino, Calif. "I'm just so happy to take
Associated Press
such a happy show all
Judas Priest guitarist around America. It's like
'Make
America
Happy
Again,'" Buckley told The
Tipton won't tour Associated Press on Mon- In this Nov. 17, 2014, file photo, Betty Buckley performs at "Ev-
day. "It's like an antidote."
due to Parkinson's Buckley will star as match- erybody, Rise! Associated Press
maker and schemer Dolly
Levi in the production that
won four Tony Awards last ed to do." "Cats" in the 1982 original
By WAYNE PARRY leaving the band; it's simply year, including best revival The tour kicks off Oct. 2 Broadway production and
Associated Press that my role has changed," on Broadway and best ac- at Cleveland's Playhouse received her second Tony
Parkinson's disease has Tipton said. "I don't rule out tress in a musical for Bette Square. It will have lengthy nomination for best actress
forced legendary guitarist the chance to go on stage Midler, who also played stops in Chicago, San Fran- in a musical for her perfor-
Glenn Tipton to drop out of ... when I feel able to blast Levi. cisco, Los Angeles and mance as Hesione in "Tri-
the upcoming Judas Priest out some Priest! So at some Buckley saw the show with Washington, D.C. Full tour umph of Love." She also
tour. point in the not too distant Midler this winter and "was dates and cities will be an- starred in "Eight Is Enough"
The British rockers say Tip- future, I'm really looking for- in rapture," sitting in the nounced shortly, as will the on TV.
ton is stepping down from ward to seeing all of our second row and weeping. rest of the cast. Bernadette Buckley won an Olivier
touring due to the ailment, wonderful metal maniacs The production was "one of Peters has inherited the Award nomination in the
which began to afflict him once again." The band's the most joyous pieces of Broadway role of Levi. London production of An-
a decade ago. In a state- tour begins March 13 in musical theater I have ever The show is a musical ver- drew Lloyd Webber's "Sun-
ment issued Monday, the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. experienced." sion of Thornton Wilder's set Boulevard." Her other
band said Tipton can still Their biggest hits include "Bette Midler was abso- play "The Matchmaker" Broadway credits include
play some of their less- "You've Got Another Thing lutely like an ice cream with the songs "Put On Your "1776," ''Pippin," ''Song and
challenging songs, but he Coming,' "Living After Mid- sundae. You just wanted Sunday Clothes," ''Before Dance" and "The Mystery of
insisted that a replacement night" and "Breaking The to scoop her up," Buckley the Parade Passes By" and Edwin Drood," in which she
be named for the tour. Law." Tipton was the lone said. Producer Scott Rudin "So Long Dearie." died onstage eight times a
Tipton will be replaced on remaining original member reached out and she didn't She spoke while on the week.
the band's "Firepower" tour of Judas Priest's twin-lead need much persuading, way to New Orleans to Now she'll step into the
by Andy Sneap, a veteran guitar attack that pow- citing the cast, production shoot the third season of role previously performed
heavy metal producer, ered solos on tracks includ- values and costume de- the AMC series "Preacher," by Ethel Merman, Ginger
and the guitarist for the Brit- ing "Electric Eye" and "Hell signs. "I'm such a fan of this playing Dominic Cooper's Rogers, Carol Channing,
ish band Hell. "I want every- Bent For Leather." Guitarist production and I'm such a grandmother. Pearl Bailey, Phyllis Diller,
one to know that it's vital Richie Faulkner replaced fan of Bette's that it never Buckley won a Tony as Griz- Betty Grable, Mary Martin,
that the Judas Priest tour go the other founding guitar- occurred to me that it was abella, the Glamour Cat, Midler, Donna Murphy and
ahead, and that I am not ist, K.K. Downing, in 2011.q something I would be invit- in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bernadette Peters.q
Netflix plans no changes

in airing '13 Reasons Why'

NEW YORK (AP) — A from 2007 about a suicidal in May. Later on Tuesday,
planned second season of teenager is the basis for the Asher's publisher issued a
"13 Reasons Why" on Netflix Netflix show. On Monday, statement saying it had no
will be unaffected by the the Society of Children's comment on the allega-
recent allegations of sexual Book Writers and Illustrators tions.
misconduct against author told The Associated Press "We are unable to com-
Jay Asher. Netflix says in a that Asher was kicked out ment on Jay Asher's rela-
statement Tuesday that of the organizations be- tionship with SCBWI be-
Asher was uninvolved in cause of complaints about cause we have had no
the new season which is harassment. The Okla- involvement with or knowl-
scheduled to air this year. homa Writers' Federation edge of our author's his-
The streaming network says has already cancelled a tory with this organization," In this March 30, 2017 photo, Joan Marie and Author Jay Asher
the new season "not be im- planned keynote address reads the statement from appear at the Netflix "13 Reasons Why" premiere in Los Angeles.
pacted." Asher's best-seller by Asher at a conference Penguin Young Readers.q Associated Press