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KJisgroovy and sinister teashop, thank you both for such thoughful responses. Really appreciate your insights into what Shepard was doing and how his work reads now. 

I was sadly thinking suicide. But if the two dogs not kennelled survived by going through the doggy doors, then it was likely an accident involing carbon monoxide (though why was there not still a leak when the bodies were discovered?). It's an awful thing, either way, but I hope it was an accident.

Yikes, that's a deadly pan. I wonder what place Shepard's work holds now in the theater world. In my young days, when I was an actor, he was revered. But I can't remember the last time I heard anyone reference anything of his.

What's the standard for recording cast albums, these days? It used to be a show was recorded the first day off after the opening week. Now it seems like there aren't deals in place prior to opening, and it's hit or miss which shows get recorded. Is this more the case for reivials than new shows? Or is there just not a consistent approach anymore in terms of when or if to make a cast recording?

Ke3 said: "everythingtaboo said: "Reading Harvey Fierstein's autobiography, I was reminded of all the fun chats he had with Michael on Theatre Talk. I actually do miss him. I appreciated that he really did love theatre."

Did he? I watched a lot of TheatreTalk over the pandemic and they consistently mentioned his failure to see the very things he talked about.

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I don't remember that at all. 

QueenAlice said: " It was based on an article in Playbill magazine and was developed at the Actors Studio where Pete and Carlyn were members."

 

Probably a typo, but for those who don't know, the article appeared in Playboy, not Playbill. 

 

verywellthensigh said: "Oh, for crying out loud, people thought this was going to be probing?? It's a celebrity press release-doc! What did you think she was going to say? Tell stories about Mama vomiting in her crib or Peter Allen coming home with his fingers smelling like balls?

Just watch and enjoy the Liza of it all."

Youre indignation at a simple question--how honest is she?/how much of the "real Liza' do we se?--is noted.

Don't see how this news puts "'the bidding war' rumor to rest." I'm getting the feeling that most of the people commenting on this who are acting like knowledgable insiders really don't have a clue what's going on, and are trying to act wise based on the random articles they come across.

It probably will. 2008 was the last revival before this.

Making Tommy and Jeff WWII fighter pilots if blindingly stupid. Brigadoon doesn't have a great script, but let it be what it is. It works just fine.

I think it's always been more about denial dan da lying. 

Sorry to be lazy but do you have a time stamp for that part of the conversation? I tried skipping around. I saw this some time ago, and remember being disappointed about the way she talked about Len Cariou. Suprised I don't remember her discussion Sunset at all.

DAME said: "Same old guarded stories. Momma was funny. I tripped over the dog dish and broke my hip last week. Or I fell and broke my back. Or I can't move because of all my Fosse moves. Don't expext anything real and you will be in for a treat."

Isn't if curious the way she always says "Momma was funny" but NEVER gives examples? I guess the "I got rainbows coming out of my ass" is one, but as far as I know, it's the only one.

So is it in-depth on the subject? I like Minelli as a performer, but in interviews, her answers are almost always guarded or she seems so disconnected from reality that there's no substance there. Very "show biz" in the pejorative sense of that term.