Broadway Baby
Broadway Baby
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#1Broadway Baby
Posted: 4/8/13 at 10:34pm
Watch this clip of Ethel Shutta doing Broadway Baby in Follies. It starts at the 2:55 mark. It's a master class in how to sell a song. I wish there were more on Broadway like her today.
Extra points for reading sporren564's comment.
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Updated On: 4/8/13 at 10:34 PM
#2Broadway Baby
Posted: 4/9/13 at 6:54am
Goth, I liked Shutta better before she got quite so broad. (Is it really necessary to kick the cat? LOL)
But in all the films of the original production, I love how the performers know they are working with very smart material, but nobody acts like he thinks he's doing High Mass.
#2Broadway Baby
Posted: 4/9/13 at 7:29am
I lived for the moment when she kicked the cat.
I wish more women who sing this song would kick their cats.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#3Broadway Baby
Posted: 4/9/13 at 10:46am
I thought it was funny when she kicked the cat.
I think the "broadness" of the acting is what vaudeville was about. They never thought they were creating high art, they were just trying to get people to have a good time. And kicking the cat is a sight gag intended to get a laugh.
I think that's what I miss in today's shows. Everyone seems to stand around and sing. There aren't many actors on Broadway who bring a physicality to the song like you see here.
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