Elaine Paige Joins FOLLIES on Broadway; Tickets on Sale

[Rob]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 12:45pm

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[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 12:46pm

I feel like I'm the only person who liked her performance in DC.

[Brian07663NJ]

Elaine Paige Joins FOLLIES on Broadway; Tickets on Sale#2

Posted: 7/5/11 at 12:49pm

I love Elaine Paige but unfortunately did not care for her rendition of "I'm Still Here" in DC.

[D2]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 12:51pm

I liked her too, Phyllis.

Cheyenne Jackson tickled me. AFTER ordering SoMMS a drink but NOT tickling him, and hanging out with Girly in his dressing room (where he DIDN'T tickle her) but BEFORE we got married. To others. And then he tweeted Boobs. He also tweeted he's good friends with some chick on "The Voice" who just happens to be good friends with Tink's ex. And I'm still married. Oh, and this just in: "Pettiness, spite, malice ....Such ugly emotions... So sad." - After Eight, talking about MEEEEEEEE!!! I'm so honored! :-)

[ljay889]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 12:54pm

I liked her!

[songanddanceman2]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 12:58pm

Can't stand the woman

Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 1:07pm

She looked great onstage, Botox or not.

[uncageg]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 1:13pm

Just went to look for tickets and looked in the rear mezz. Theatermania has them for 47.00 and the Marquis has them at 55.00. Wonder if I would get them for 47 if I walk up to the box office?

Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

[broadwaybabytn]

Elaine Paige Joins FOLLIES on Broadway; Tickets on Sale#8

Posted: 7/5/11 at 1:14pm

Question: Why have the posts about the work she's had done all been deleted??

[WithoutATrace]

Elaine Paige Joins FOLLIES on Broadway; Tickets on Sale#9

Posted: 7/5/11 at 1:14pm

Excellent news. So excited!

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 1:15pm

Question: Why have the posts about the work she's had done all been deleted?

How odd. That makes me comment look like I'm the one suggesting she had Botox, which I am not!

[PalJoey]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 1:17pm

I liked her too--very much so.

We may be the only four, but all four of us know the show backward and forward, and none us is a pushover.

I'm glad she was there and I'm glad she'll still be here.

[givesmevoice]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 1:19pm

Just went to look for tickets and looked in the rear mezz. Theatermania has them for 47.00 and the Marquis has them at 55.00. Wonder if I would get them for 47 if I walk up to the box office?

Is that $47 with a discount code?

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[dreaming]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 1:21pm

Are there discount codes some place?

[philcrosby]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 1:31pm

I have to admit I thought she was very forgettable in the show ... very little presence or charisma, and I thought she phrased "I'm Still Here" very strangely, as if she didn't trust the music or lyrics.

But it's a terrific production overall .... not perfect, but pretty damn terrific.

[uncageg]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 1:35pm

The 47.00 was full price. After poking around, it looks the the price is different on different days. I haven't found a discount code yet.

Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

[aasjb4ever]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 1:49pm

I liked her, and "I'm Still Here" was a standout, but Jan Maxwell's "Could I Leave You?" still burns in my mind.

[madbrian]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 1:57pm

She just doesn't strike me as a Carlotta, but I am eager to be proven wrong.

"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

[newintown]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 2:33pm

I thought she looked like an Ewok in a Lulu wig, sounded like crap, didn't have a character, was made-up and dressed like a 14th Street tranny; also, (the night I saw it) she didn't bother to do "Who's That Woman" and gave one of her scenes to Florence Lacey.

All things considered, I think a moderately talented suburban high school senior would be just as good.

[theeatah]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 2:33pm

I'm no fan and I thought she was great fun as Carlotta. Her I'm Still Here does need work though - too much backphrasing, variable diction, too snarly towards the end etc.

Maybe someone should send her this link:
I'm Still Here

[Gothampc]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 3:48pm

Does she go for the high note at the end?

If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

[newintown]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 3:53pm

It's only a B natural, but, yes, she sings it in the original keys. The B natural is not as clear as Decarlo's (Paige has a foggy, veiled tone), but it is loud. She has to hit it late, in order to get the breath, but then she adds a tacky fermata to show that, oh my stars! - she can hold it longer than written. Bad taste.

I don't know what you mean by your question - although I've heard the song done in other keys, I've never heard anyone take a different final note.

[Gothampc]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 3:57pm

Cleo Laine grabs a high note at the end when she sings it on her Sondheim album.

If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

[newintown]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 4:03pm

Oh, right, Cleo - when did she ever not go for the stratosphere? When I saw her in a tour of A Little Night Music, she hit a high C at the end of "The Glamorous Life" (alone on stage, which was also rather unusual).

[kdogg36]

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Posted: 7/5/11 at 4:35pm

newintown, I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but you used a term that some people in the transgender community consider to be on a par with other (unfortunately) familiar words that are used as strong pejoratives against various groups. I don't for a second think your use of the word comes from any animus against transgender people, and I know that not everyone agrees that it carries such a heavy negative connotation, but a few of my transgender friends are deeply offended by it.
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