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#76

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/23/12 at 12:02am

And does anyone here still wear...an id?

PJ I just went "HAH!! so load it put the neighbour jrking off next door TOTALLY of his stroke!

#77

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/23/12 at 12:30am

That dude must be an amateur.

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#78

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/23/12 at 1:27am

Testify, PJ. Testify!

You think, what do you want? You think, make a decision...

#79

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/23/12 at 5:07am

Great song!

#80

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/23/12 at 5:07am

Great song!

#81

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/23/12 at 11:42am

Elaine Stritch is one of my favorite performers and I adore her. I did pay to see her at Town Hall last year and I must admit I think I lost a few years off my life from that concert.

I seriously was mortified. She did not remember any of her lyrics and it was really painful. I seldom pay for tickets and paying for that one was tedious.

I don't think it has to do with age. Marilyn Maye is her age and she never forgets all of her lyrics. She is an amazing performer and is a delight to watch. While I love Stritch I do think it is time to either throw in the towel or rehearse more because it is very sad to see such a legend perform train wreck concerts.

It was very painful for people who adore her.

#82

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/23/12 at 11:56am

Everybody's different. We don't all have identical physical resources. Mariln Maye's ability at the same age doesn't mean Stritch by necessity should be able to do the same thing.

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#83

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/23/12 at 12:03pm

Corine, some people are effected differently by age. My grandfather is Stritch's age, and sharp as a tack, but a lot of his friends are not. Her struggle is something that is absolutely understandable, but it's a shame that it's being aired so publicly.

What is Stritch? A class act? To me, she's incredibly brave.

#84

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/23/12 at 12:17pm

Angela Lansbury has admitted to having to use an earpiece. Is Stritch too proud to use one?

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.

#85

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/23/12 at 4:47pm

What is really sad is that Kurt Hummel's dad from Glee doesn't know who Ms. Strich is. What a savage!

#86

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/23/12 at 5:38pm

Can someone link the trailer to her documentary? I can't seem to find it.

#87

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/23/12 at 5:54pm

ELAINE STRITCH: SO SHOOT ME

http://isotopefilms.com/projects.php

#88

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/23/12 at 10:46pm

Interestingly enough, David C. Nichols is the president of the LA Drama Critics Circle and Backstage's LA critic. http://ladramacriticscircle.com/officers-2/

he seems to be quite the Sondheim fanatic (I think aficionado is too weak an adjective in this case) http://www.backstage.com/bso/reviews-la-theatre/la-review-follies-1007029352.story

though I must say, I was underwhelmed by opening night of Follies in LA. I think I'm in the minority on that one, though.
Reading through snippets of his reviews (you can find both his Backstage and LA Times ones here: http://losangeles.bitter-lemons.com/?s=david+c+nichols&x=0&y=0), it looks like he really likes adjectives. Like, a lot. (Or should I say, he is an overt fan of modifying words with superfluous additions?)

Back to the topic at hand, though, my friend posted this picture of the program from the concert at Disney. "Elaine Stritch may or may not sing the following..."
Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

#89

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/23/12 at 11:21pm

David C. Nichols is the president of the LA Drama Critics Circle

Which certainly says something unfortunate about the state of drama criticism in Los Angeles.

#90

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/24/12 at 1:04pm

A job no one else cared for.

HUSSY POWER! ------ HUSSY POWER!

#91

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/24/12 at 1:16pm

At least it's not Charles McNulty!

#92

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/24/12 at 1:19pm

He is another one that creates a untrue picture and I find to be highly irresponsible.

HUSSY POWER! ------ HUSSY POWER!

#93

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/24/12 at 2:31pm

I find most of McNulty's work to be bland and lacking in definitive commentary. Say what you will about Brantley, but at least he forms a coherent opinion. McNulty's reviews are all mush, and I think he faint-praises a lot of mediocre productions (thus providing the requisite complimentary pull quotes).

#94

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/24/12 at 9:43pm

I had not seen this.
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HUSSY POWER! ------ HUSSY POWER!

#95

Elaine Strich @ Disney Hall.......Oh boy

Posted: 5/24/12 at 11:31pm

Makes me sad to hear all the Stritch stories. But yes, her performance in NIGHT MUSIC was a travesty, not because she has no talent, but because she was performing Madame Armfeldt as a standup routine, adding countless moments to an already slow-moving, formless production.

I still remember watching Stritch in COMPANY, during her drinking days, and wondering if she was going to make it through her final scene with Robert, and how long it might take.

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