Broadway concert at White House Discussion- Page 3

[colleen_lee]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:11pm

No. No. No. "What I Did fro Love" works because of the beauty in its simplicity. Glottal on every damn note? Yuck!

Not to mention she was flat in the middle.

[alliez92092]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:11pm

Wait, this is fantastic. Stritch is the best.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:12pm

Idina improved greatly in her second song.

[Kalimba]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:12pm

I'm getting tired of the "salty" Elaine schtick.

[Almira]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:13pm

Stritch is the REAL DEAL!

Not even the great Nathan Lane could wake that audience up.. but Stritch got a pulse!

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:14pm

So far...

Elaine Stritch "Broadway Baby" and "I'm Still Here"
Some 12 year old girl :Gimme, Gimme"
Brian D'Arcy James "Blue Skies"
Audra McDonald "Can't Stop Talking About Him" and "Hapiness is a Thing Called Joe"
Nathan Lane and Brian D'Arcy James "Free"
Chad Kimball "crappy song from Memphi
Tonya Pinkins "Noah Go to Sleep"
Idina Menzel "Defying Gravity" and "What I Did for Love" accompanied by Marvin Hamlisch
Karen Olive and West Side Cast "America" (Olivo did not dance)

It's been a fabulous evening,

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:14pm

Gah. She messed up.

[CandiceElyse]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:14pm

seriously how does she survive 8 shows a week in ALNM????? lol

[Radioactiveduck]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:15pm

OMG ELAINE STRICH...way to keep fighting for it though.

[Almira]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:16pm

OH SH*T!!!

Elaine Stritch! Even when she screws up she is better than the rest at their best!

Updated On: 7/19/10 at 08:16 PM

[CurtisTaylorJr2]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:16pm

Elaine has completely flubbed up. She worked it out though, only she could mess up that bad and still come out well.
Updated On: 7/19/10 at 08:16 PM

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:16pm

Oh Elaine Stritch, I adore you. I cried when she went up on the lyrics.

And shut up Candice. I hope you can find the lyric, or even the way home at her age.

[colleen_lee]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:17pm

Candice, she doesn't. She's being prompted there every night too.

I wonder why they haven't brought in a teleprompter for ALNM. It would be far less invasive and distracting then prompts from the wings.

[broadwaybaby086]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:17pm

Wow, Elaine. I'm surprised she's on the bill; isn't one full show enough?

Keep on truckin'!

[Katurian2]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:17pm

This is the best performance of the night. Absolutely legend. Who the hell wants to see a perfectly polished and rehearsed and boring song. This is real theatre. I love Stritch. BRAVA.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:19pm

I wonder if they'll just cut that for the television broadcast?

[CandiceElyse]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:20pm

I didnt mean it in a bad way Mildred, I CERTAINLY hope im still kicking it like that at her age. She is very charming, I was only observing that it must be a struggle for her, her senility is clearly a struggle for her. She is absolutely deserving of the role, and the opportunity, shes a legend.

[Almira]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:20pm

She earned that standing O!

She deserves a drink!

[afaye11]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:20pm

She's incredible!!!

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:20pm

But it's not real theatre, it's a filmed performance at the White House for the president. This is on par with the awkwardness of Marilyn Monroe singing Happy Birthday.

[Boq101]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:21pm

this is heartbreaking. im in tatters

[Katurian2]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:21pm

Marilyn Monroe singing Happy Birthday... yes- LEGEND!

[BwayTday]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:22pm

That last speech was fantastic and honest and charming.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:22pm

Holy crap, I love her!

[uncageg]

Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:22pm

Love Elaine!