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 | Title : Elaine Stritch: At Liberty (Original Broadway Production)
Author : Stritch, Elaine
Release Date : 20020402
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $28.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Elaine Stritch is a legend and she knows it. And so she came up with a whole one-woman show about the best topic she could think of: her life in the theater. And what a trip it's been. From Ethel Merman to Noel Coward, Stritch has worked with some of the greatest names to grace the American stage, and she has anecdotes about all of them (most are included on this recording). In this show, she hits all the marks with the acuity of a seasoned pro who's seen it all and whose love for the theater remains undiluted. Stritch is not a traditionally pretty singer (those gravelly pipes!), but she absolutely knows how to give life to a song, extracting the last drop of meaning, dropping pauses for effect with deadly accuracy. Sondheim's 'Ladies Who Lunch' and 'Broadway Baby' will be hers forever, and a case could be made for the hilarious 'Zip' (from Pal Joey) and the obscure, spectacularly politically incorrect 'Civilization' (from the revue Angel in the Wings) as well. Fittingly, this two-CD set includes 'I'm Still Here,' which may well be Stritch's motto. If you're looking for a concise yet bewitching history of the musical, this is it.
Buyer Reviews :
This year for the Tony Awards 4 very amazing people were competing, including Barbara Cook and Bea Arthur. Yet out of the best came the best: Elaine Stritch. She has really seen it all and tells her life story to you with great songs that comes along with them. She tells you openly about her drinking problem and talks about Company, and sings her famous song 'The Ladies Who Lunch,' and also sings a song that I truly think is a great song, but is 100 times better when she sings it. She puts character in energy in to her songs. Ms. Stritch also talks about/tells you stories about Ethel Merman, Hal Prince, her experience in Pal Joey, where she had to go from a theatre in New York (where she was understanding Merman) and then go and sing her song 'Zip' in New Haven Connecticut. She also talks about her first Broadway show and John Bay, the man she married. The CD is an amazing three hours of stories, songs, laughter, sadness, and most of all fun. Any person who lives with theatre needs this CD, it is not even an option.
(by Eric K)
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