Mimi Hines, the Broadway actress who replaced Barbra Streisand in the musical "Funny Girl" in 1965 and stayed with the production for 18 months, has died. The actress died at her home in Las Vegas from natural causes at the age of 91.
'Funny Girl' actress MIMI HINES IS DEAD TO ME !
by Anonymous | reply 31 | October 23, 2024 3:03 AM |
I’m disappointed it wasn’t a Funny Passing.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | October 22, 2024 1:31 AM |
Love her ketchup.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | October 22, 2024 1:36 AM |
I was thinking she died earlier in the year, then I realized I was confusing her with Mitzi McCall. I remember Mimi and her pronounced overbite.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | October 22, 2024 1:40 AM |
Bad year for Mimis and Mitzis.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | October 22, 2024 1:50 AM |
That's two old musical actresses in the past week. Who will be number 3 ? (Carol Burnett better sleep with one eye open !)
by Anonymous | reply 5 | October 22, 2024 2:03 AM |
Mimi Hines (July 17, 1933 – October 21, 2024) was a Canadian actress, singer, and comedian, best known for her appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show and her work on Broadway. She succeeded Barbra Streisand in the original production of Funny Girl.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | October 22, 2024 2:29 AM |
Between Mimi and Mitzi, Susan Dey is overwhelmed.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | October 22, 2024 2:29 AM |
Lanie Kazan was Barbra Streisand's understudy in 'Funny Girl' on Broadway. When Streisand left the show, why did Mimi Hines get the lead role and not Lanie?
Also, did Lanie continue as understudy to Mimi, or did Lanie leave the show as well.?
by Anonymous | reply 9 | October 22, 2024 2:34 AM |
I loved her cake mixes.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | October 22, 2024 2:40 AM |
Kazan was fired as Barbra's "Funny Girl" understudy in February/65, and replaced by Linda Gerard. In December/65, Barbra left and Hines took over, and Hines' then husband Phil Ford replaced Danny Meehan as Eddy. Gerard was Hines' understudy.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | October 22, 2024 3:50 AM |
First Caterina Valente, then Mitzi Gaynor and now Mimi Hines. I can’t take it!!!!
by Anonymous | reply 12 | October 22, 2024 4:58 AM |
R11. Thank you.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | October 22, 2024 4:58 AM |
They are playing Taps for her, at the Montana.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | October 22, 2024 5:03 AM |
She was no Mimi Rogers.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | October 22, 2024 5:05 AM |
Mimi...known for her overbite.
by Anonymous | reply 16 | October 22, 2024 5:05 AM |
R6 this is why I love the DL. Thank you.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | October 22, 2024 5:06 AM |
Mimi seems too pretty to play Fanny Brice - who really was an A #1 Dog.
Babs was good for that.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | October 22, 2024 5:47 AM |
Speaking of faces, does that host @ r18 - Brian Linehan from City Lights - have an extreme nose job, or is he a former boxer who got it flattened in the ring??
by Anonymous | reply 21 | October 22, 2024 5:58 AM |
Maybe he is just pug ugly.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | October 22, 2024 6:01 AM |
Oh no! How did she die?
by Anonymous | reply 23 | October 22, 2024 7:23 AM |
Another nonagenarian fighting a fire on an oil rig, R23. When will they ever learn?
by Anonymous | reply 24 | October 22, 2024 7:32 AM |
A NY times theater reporter happened to be sitting in the audience when Lainie filled in for Streisand. Lainie was so good, that the paper decided to review the show again and raved over Lainie's performance. This ruffled Babula's feathers, and Kazan was fired from the show.
Mimi Hines also got raves and kept the show running for quite some time.
Of course, Streusel never speaks about any of this.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | October 22, 2024 9:18 PM |
[quote]A NY times theater reporter "happened to be sitting in the audience"
Fixed it for you, r25.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | October 22, 2024 9:30 PM |
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by Anonymous | reply 27 | October 22, 2024 10:13 PM |
[quote]I loved her cake mixes.
Those are her brother Duncan's.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | October 22, 2024 11:09 PM |
I think the rest of her family predeceased her.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | October 23, 2024 1:33 AM |
I’ll be sure to go to her viewing and shit in her wig.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | October 23, 2024 1:44 AM |
Fuck you, R20. That clip confirms my memory of the live performance I attended -- Miss Hines stopped the show cold with that number. I was astonished by how much voice she still had, with vaudevillian timing fully intact. A thrilling turn in an evening that had several of them.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | October 23, 2024 3:03 AM |