Elaine Stritch

[Phantom487]

Posted: 8/14/04 at 11:53pm

I am listening to "Elaine Stritch At Liberty".... and I was just wondering... does anyone else here absolutely LOVE Elaine Stritch??? I adore her... shes amazing!

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 12:02am

Zip!

[wickedfan]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 12:04am

The question is, who DOESN'T? The woman is the Dame of Broadway! One of the greatest talents I've ever seen!

[johny0828]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 12:10am

i love that women. i wish i got to see her at liberty. i saw her in show boat and a delicate balance.

[JMVR]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 2:41am

I saw "At Liberty" on Broadway and even got to meet her backstage. She is amazing, a true original. She had everyone in the theater in tears by the end of the show and of course she got a HUGE standing ovation. A lot of celebrities were in the audience too and they were completely in awe of her. I saw her in the movie BROADWAY, THE GOLDEN AGE and she is hilarious, as usual. SO glad she won the Tony, too bad they cut her speech.! Do get a copy of the "At Liberty" DVD!!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 2:44am

Even people who may not be able to say they love her recognize her for the legend she is. One of the greatest, and also one of the very few around.

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 2:47am

I got into a huge argument with my friend the other day.

He is also a huge Sondheim fanatic, but he said that her rendetion of "The Ladies Who Lunch" is terrible.

I, obviously, argued that it is as close to perfection as you can get with that song, and that that song belongs to her as much as "Over the Rainbow" belongs to Judy Garland or "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" belongs to Tony Bennet.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 2:52am

Priest - tell your friend that if she was 'terrible' in it, then she was 'terrible' the way Stephen wanted it to be - it was written FOR her!

[JMVR]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 2:55am

While I am sure many singers could make the song sound better, nobody could give it that sarcastic, bitchy, witty touch that is so Elaine and so right for that particualr song.

[BWayBoy88]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 3:09am

Is it just me, or doesnt anyone else not like her singing voice. Im not sure if it used to be better, but in at Liberty she was flat alot. I loved the monologues in that show though. She is hilarious. A true legend

[JMVR]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 3:13am

Again, she never claimed to have a great voice. But it is her rendition of the songs that makes her special. Remember in the theater many people have succeeded with less than great voices when they are able to convey emotions through their rendition of a song. But yes, her voice is not great at all.

[BWayBoy88]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 3:52am

She is very brilliant in the delivery of her songs.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 11:12am

A few years ago I had the privilege of seeing Bea Arthur and Jack Klugman sing Small World. It wasn't about voices - it was about the soul they brought to the piece. It was one of the most emotional things I have ever seen in a rehearsal studio and later onstage, and everyone in the room was in tears.

[POLisPOL]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 12:02pm

Elaine Stritch is incredible!!!!
I love the "at the liberty" dvd!

[NuggetMonkeys]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 1:42pm

She is one of my favorite performers of...alllll tiiiime.
I love love love her to ...erm, death.
Aghh I love everything about her.
-d.b.j-

[BWayBoy88]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 3:04pm

Do they sell her whole "At Liberty" show on DVD. I saw the thing on HBO, but it wasnt her whole show.

[boborunstheshow]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 4:39pm

i really get annoyed with "classical" singers who cringe at the sound of her voice. Thats all i have to say.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 4:41pm

There is a difference between the younger performers around today who can't sing who we complain about, and people like Stritch. It's called heart, and it's not in evidence very much anymore. If you have heart, you don't need to have a great voice.

[Phantom487]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 9:12pm

BWayBoy88 - Amazon.com sells the DVD of "Elaine Stritch At Liberty"... it's great... I have it

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 8/15/04 at 10:31pm

"Elaine Stritch: At Liberty" was one of the major highlights of that season. A shame the Tony Awards didn't allow her to finish the Tony speech she's had for all these years...

The DVD of the show is available. What was shown on HBO was a documentary about the show, in addition to other aspects of her life.