Elaine Stritch
Elaine Stritch
Phantom487
Broadway Star Joined: 7/24/04
#0Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/14/04 at 11:53pmI am listening to "Elaine Stritch At Liberty".... and I was just wondering... does anyone else here absolutely LOVE Elaine Stritch??? I adore her... shes amazing!
#2re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 12:04amThe question is, who DOESN'T? The woman is the Dame of Broadway! One of the greatest talents I've ever seen!
"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.
#3re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 12:10ami love that women. i wish i got to see her at liberty. i saw her in show boat and a delicate balance.
JMVR
Featured Actor Joined: 3/26/04
#4re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 2:41amI saw "At Liberty" on Broadway and even got to meet her backstage. She is amazing, a true original. She had everyone in the theater in tears by the end of the show and of course she got a HUGE standing ovation. A lot of celebrities were in the audience too and they were completely in awe of her. I saw her in the movie BROADWAY, THE GOLDEN AGE and she is hilarious, as usual. SO glad she won the Tony, too bad they cut her speech.! Do get a copy of the "At Liberty" DVD!!
The meat is always leaner on somebody else's dinner plate!
Featured Actor Joined: 12/31/69
#5re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 2:44amEven people who may not be able to say they love her recognize her for the legend she is. One of the greatest, and also one of the very few around.
#6re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 2:47am
I got into a huge argument with my friend the other day.
He is also a huge Sondheim fanatic, but he said that her rendetion of "The Ladies Who Lunch" is terrible.
I, obviously, argued that it is as close to perfection as you can get with that song, and that that song belongs to her as much as "Over the Rainbow" belongs to Judy Garland or "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" belongs to Tony Bennet.
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#7re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 2:52amPriest - tell your friend that if she was 'terrible' in it, then she was 'terrible' the way Stephen wanted it to be - it was written FOR her!
JMVR
Featured Actor Joined: 3/26/04
#8re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 2:55amWhile I am sure many singers could make the song sound better, nobody could give it that sarcastic, bitchy, witty touch that is so Elaine and so right for that particualr song.
The meat is always leaner on somebody else's dinner plate!
BWayBoy88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/04
#9re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 3:09amIs it just me, or doesnt anyone else not like her singing voice. Im not sure if it used to be better, but in at Liberty she was flat alot. I loved the monologues in that show though. She is hilarious. A true legend
JMVR
Featured Actor Joined: 3/26/04
#10re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 3:13amAgain, she never claimed to have a great voice. But it is her rendition of the songs that makes her special. Remember in the theater many people have succeeded with less than great voices when they are able to convey emotions through their rendition of a song. But yes, her voice is not great at all.
The meat is always leaner on somebody else's dinner plate!
BWayBoy88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/04
#12re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 11:12amA few years ago I had the privilege of seeing Bea Arthur and Jack Klugman sing Small World. It wasn't about voices - it was about the soul they brought to the piece. It was one of the most emotional things I have ever seen in a rehearsal studio and later onstage, and everyone in the room was in tears.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#13re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 12:02pm
Elaine Stritch is incredible!!!!
I love the "at the liberty" dvd!
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!
#14re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 1:42pm
She is one of my favorite performers of...alllll tiiiime.
I love love love her to ...erm, death.
Aghh I love everything about her.
-d.b.j-
Vary My Days.
BWayBoy88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/04
#15re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 3:04pmDo they sell her whole "At Liberty" show on DVD. I saw the thing on HBO, but it wasnt her whole show.
#16re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 4:39pmi really get annoyed with "classical" singers who cringe at the sound of her voice. Thats all i have to say.
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#17re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 4:41pmThere is a difference between the younger performers around today who can't sing who we complain about, and people like Stritch. It's called heart, and it's not in evidence very much anymore. If you have heart, you don't need to have a great voice.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
Phantom487
Broadway Star Joined: 7/24/04
#18re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 9:12pmBWayBoy88 - Amazon.com sells the DVD of "Elaine Stritch At Liberty"... it's great... I have it
kissmycookie
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/21/04
#19re: Elaine Stritch
Posted: 8/15/04 at 10:31pm
"Elaine Stritch: At Liberty" was one of the major highlights of that season. A shame the Tony Awards didn't allow her to finish the Tony speech she's had for all these years...
The DVD of the show is available. What was shown on HBO was a documentary about the show, in addition to other aspects of her life.
