Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#1Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/5/14 at 7:45pm
How I wish I were able to witness this masterclass performance that cemented Audra McDonald's place in Broadway history.
Report back with closing night reviews! 
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#2Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/5/14 at 7:52pm
Really? Sorry! How embarrassing for me!
Well, how was it?
#3Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/5/14 at 7:55pmNot embarrassing. Just saying people have been out for a while so they should post if they were there.
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#4Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/5/14 at 7:58pmDefinetely! I'm quite surprised that no one has posted yet...
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#5Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/5/14 at 7:59pm
I hate double posts...
Updated On: 10/5/14 at 07:59 PM
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#6Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/5/14 at 8:02pm
I think the majority of people who post on this message board already saw it awhile ago, since it was one of those "can't miss" performances.
Incredible run for an absolutely brilliant show!
#7Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/5/14 at 8:05pmI don't know much about the show, but I'm listening to clips from the recording and I'm really impressed about how much Audra is really getting into the character/person - I can barely recognise her singing or speaking voice.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
bwayboy22
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/12
#8Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/5/14 at 8:20pm
I was there today and it was absolutely magical! This was my first time seeing it and it was undoubtedly the most brilliant performance I have ever witnessed! Audra really gave it her all and was choking back tears towards the end, the crowd gave her a solid 5 minute standing O even after she had left the stage! The transformation she goes through is mind blowing, between the last scene when the lights go down and when they come up for the bows you could literally see the difference between Billie and Audra! I had chills from the moment she walked on and I still have them now. Without a doubt the most memorable experience I have ever had!
#9Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/5/14 at 8:21pm
I will never forget her performance. Sitting less than 5 feet away from her was indescribable. I am so glad I got to share this special moment with my mother.
Edit: Autocorrect, though you probably could have figured out which word I meant based on context clues...
Updated On: 10/6/14 at 08:21 PM
#10Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/5/14 at 10:34pm
"Sitting less than 5 feet away from her was undesirable."
If this is indeed what you meant to write, please explain why.
#11Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/6/14 at 1:40amPretty sure, based on the rest of their post, they mean indescribable.
Scratch and claw for every day you're worth!
Make them drag you screaming from life, keep dreaming
You'll live forever here on earth.
#12Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/6/14 at 1:58amThe show was never video taped, right? Man, I wish we'd get an LA transfer.
#13Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/6/14 at 2:05amNot videotaped professionally for release, no.
#14Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/6/14 at 2:14amWhat about the lincoln archive?
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#15Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/6/14 at 2:20amI'm sure it was filmed for them. There was also "another" video of the show made.
#16Lady Day : Closing Night Tonight
Posted: 10/6/14 at 2:22amYep, a great HD one that i love watching.
Darreyl with an L!
