Karen Mason: Sunset Boulevard Finale and With One Look
Karen Mason: Sunset Boulevard Finale and With One Look
#1Karen Mason: Sunset Boulevard Finale and With One Look
Posted: 4/3/21 at 8:07pm
https://youtu.be/-MsZlfMluoU This is the first time I've seen this.
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
Updated On: 4/5/21 at 08:07 PM
#2Karen Mason: Sunset Boulevard Finale and With One Look
Posted: 4/5/21 at 8:41pm
"With One Look" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvpeDDzl2I8
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
#3Karen Mason: Sunset Boulevard Finale and With One Look
Posted: 4/6/21 at 12:35pm
Thanks for the links. Fantastic!
#4Karen Mason: Sunset Boulevard Finale and With One Look
Posted: 4/8/21 at 8:49pm
Talk about bad...terrible depiction of Norma-UGH!
"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new."
Sunday in the Park with George
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#5Karen Mason: Sunset Boulevard Finale and With One Look
Posted: 4/8/21 at 8:56pm
Robbie2 said: "Talk about bad...terrible depiction of Norma-UGH!"
I assume you’ve never seen this 1990s ALW production. All the actresses played it like this. 
Here’s Tony Award winner Glenn Close in the original 1994 Broadway production:
#6Karen Mason: Sunset Boulevard Finale and With One Look
Posted: 4/8/21 at 9:02pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Robbie2 said: "Talk about bad...terrible depiction of Norma-UGH!"
I assume you’ve never seen this 1990s ALWproduction. All the actresses played it like this.
Now that's how you do Norma w/ star quality not like that Karen person did! Yes,I was in college when I saw SSB w/ Glenn!
Here’s Tony Award winner Glenn Close in the original 1994 Broadway production:
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"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new."
Sunday in the Park with George
CT2NYC
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/17
#7Karen Mason: Sunset Boulevard Finale and With One Look
Posted: 4/8/21 at 9:04pm
Betty Buckley played it differently, but, since Karen Mason was Glenn's standby, I'm guessing their performances were purposely similar. I saw her twice, and I thought she was excellent.
Updated On: 4/8/21 at 09:04 PM
#8Karen Mason: Sunset Boulevard Finale and With One Look
Posted: 4/8/21 at 9:34pm
CT2NYC said: "Betty Buckley played it differently,but, since Karen Mason was Glenn's standby, I'm guessing their performances werepurposely similar. I saw her twice, and I thought she was excellent."
Karen appears to have gone on for Betty for this performance, because the projection looks like Betty's-I recognize the smile.
Darreyl with an L!
CT2NYC
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/17
#9Karen Mason: Sunset Boulevard Finale and With One Look
Posted: 4/8/21 at 9:52pm
darreyl102 said: "CT2NYC said: "Betty Buckley played it differently,but, since Karen Mason was Glenn's standby, I'm guessing their performances werepurposely similar. I saw her twice, and I thought she was excellent."
Karen appears to have gone on for Betty for this performance, because the projection looks like Betty's-I recognize the smile."
That could be the case. Even so, she retained elements of Glenn's characterization. I saw her the first time during the Glenn's oft-publicized vacation, and then at some point after Glenn left, and I don't remember any noticeable difference.
