Profile for Garland Grrrl

my favorite of all time is stanley donen's sung acceptance of his special Oscar a number of years ago. it was the sweetest acceptance i've ever seen. very heartfelt and clever at the same time.

In her vocal foch, no one touches: ELIZABETH GARWOOD CALLAWAY

I think she can carry a tune (didn't she sing in IMAGINARY FRIENDS ?) but little eydie requires someone with legit capabilities. cherry really isn't the right person for that role anyway -- she would be a fab big eydie in act II at some point but that won't be for years.

I like what Brantley said about DHP: A soft sell star in a hard sell world. Very true.

i think they need to cut a lot more and that they could cut more very easily. there are good things in it -- and some nice performances, but this show could have been much more stylish and fun. i wish them success.

also -- i love barbara carroll. today there is an article about her show in the NYT. she is one of a kind and her playing can make me cry.

judy garland peggy lee nina simone

i think THE TOO WHITE TO SING THE BLUES blues is an example of where AHC has gone wrong in her career. going for cute (when it's good and schlock when it's not) over elegance and cool. i prefer her recordings over the live performances. she can take your $50 ticket to a jazz club/ and all the $$ you spent on dinner and parking etc and make you feel like you're at a bar mitzvah. when i listen to the records i wonder why she isn't as successful as some of the others but when i see her shows it'...

I think your screen name says it all, ILTT...

barbara cook, christine andreas, and miss lupone. also,liz callaway - who i guess is technically a soprano.

the film is hypnotic. it can make you feel that you are tripping.

Liz's column is mostly written by minions these days and is largely comprised of press releases but someone of Cloris Leachman's age and stature may have called Liz personally to kvetch.

"The Best of Theresa Rebeck" I do love that that's a relative term.

Someone on another site snarked that they'd heard she "was a great piece of ass". she would have enjoyed that comment to no end and repeated it often.

don't forget all the first act moments that end with several characters simultaneously collapsing on the couch for a warm fuzzy giggle. if only they would let ME re-do the first act....sigh...

I was in a workshop with her. She was a very nice lady. Anyone else know her?

My friend, the incomparable Stephanie Erb, will also be a chilling part of this episode.

i would die if CHER did it. i'd rather have mandy moore as the daughter. or anyone whose privates i haven't seen.

She didn't do Lovett because she couldn't control how she looked -- but for Donna she'll be pretty. But she is way too old for this.

This is the very best recorded acting class I ever took....