Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#1Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/18/14 at 4:47pm
Her solo show played the enormous Neil Simon Theater? I didn't realize. How did that go over? Reidel says it played for a year.
Any pictures of the marquee during her stint?
#2Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/18/14 at 4:59pmShe also did a stint of it at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco afterwards, and I believe a stint at the Ahmanson in Los Angeles.
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#2Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/18/14 at 5:00pmI was lucky enough to see her do this at the Curran.
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#3Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/18/14 at 5:04pmIBDB says it ran for 69 performances (plus an extra Actor's Fund closing show, making it 70).
SomethingPeculiar
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/14
#4Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/18/14 at 5:10pm
It ran from early February to late May 2002 (doing, from what I can tell, just 5 shows per week).
http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/845/Elaine-Stritch-at-Liberty
#5Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/18/14 at 9:49pm
I saw this at the Curran as well. A very special night in the theater.
At the performance I saw, she struggled with the lyrics to "Zip." When she finished the song, she asked the music director where she flubbed up. She then apologized and said she wanted to do it over as it was one of her favorite parts of the show. She nailed it, and the crowd went wild.
#6Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/18/14 at 9:54pmFor me, it was one of the greatest nights in the theater. As a huge fan, I had high expectations, especially considering the buzz from the run at the Public. However, my expectations were exceeded. Stritch totally broke the mold of the one-woman show, and she had the audience in the palm of her hand from beginning to end.
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#7Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/18/14 at 9:55pmI believe during the Broadway run the show play Wed-Sun only.
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RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#8Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/19/14 at 1:06amOh gotcha. It still seems like such a vast theater for the show. So it def. didn't run a year like Reidel said. (Or was that including the Public dates?).
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#9Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/19/14 at 9:14amHaving sat way up top with friends, some of whom had no idea who Elaine Stritch was and loved this show just as much as I did, I can tell you that she filled that house far better than a lot of huge casts in big shows I've seen there did.
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#10Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/19/14 at 9:33amI was at the closing performance on Broadway which was also a benefit performance for the Actors Fund. Was an amazing crowd and Stritch was in top form. Great night of theatre.
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RippedMan
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#12Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/19/14 at 9:49pmUnfortunately, the splendid DVD of the complete show is now out of print: http://www.amazon.com/Elaine-Stritch-at-Liberty/dp/B0000C23HO/ref=sr_1_14?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1405820885&sr=1-14&keywords=at+liberty
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#13Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/23/14 at 8:44am
The whole video of Elaine Stritch at Liberty is on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15a5jz6J0lM
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#14Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/23/14 at 9:48amShe was magnificent. I had the great good fortune to attend opening night at the Simon -- an unforgettable experience.
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#15Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/23/14 at 11:15amShe also did the show in Boston at the Wilbur Theater.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 9/17/07
#16Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/23/14 at 11:29amThis show was also done just a few months after 9/11, when New York was empty and full of missing persons signs everywhere. So it is a testament to Elaine Stritch that this show did as well as it did during arguably the roughest months on Broadway ever.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/11
#17Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/23/14 at 2:23pmIt was, indeed, a magical evening. She held that stage for 2 hours and 20 minutes with nothing but a chair. And despite the vastness of the St. James, I felt like I was in her living room. Her tremendous presence created an enveloping intimacy, and it was beautifully and knowingly directed by George Wolf.
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#18Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/23/14 at 2:55pmBy the time "At Liberty" got to Boston for its week-long run at The Wilbur, Elaine was having a hard time remembering lines and lyrics. The night we saw it, she was prompted by her accompanist/music director at least a dozen times throughout the show. No matter - everyone knew they were witnessing a legend. Hard to believe that was 10 years ago.
#19Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/23/14 at 3:49pmShe altered the show from The Public to Broadway to London, etc, so I wonder if she was working in new songs and/or anecdotes.
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RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#20Elaine Stritch At Liberty At The Simon?
Posted: 7/24/14 at 2:15amInteresting. Having seen her do "A Little Night Music" not too long ago, I'm still amazed. I know she forgot her lines, but I somehow didn't care, and that's a testament to her talent.
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