Elaine's At Liberty

[phantomvegas2]

Elaine's At Liberty#1

Posted: 8/3/10 at 2:18pm

I saw her DVD and CD on Amazon and I was wondering what people thought of it?

[ljay889]

Elaine's At Liberty#2

Posted: 8/3/10 at 2:21pm

Get both. But if you're only getting one, definitely get the DVD.
The show is absolutely incredible. What a journey she takes you on. You will laugh and cry. It's an extremely well constructed show.

[uncageg]

Elaine's At Liberty#2

Posted: 8/3/10 at 2:24pm

I own the DVD and have watched it once. It was not filmed on Broadway. It was filmed in London and it seems that the audience didn't get a lot of references. It is a good show but I think the DVD would have been more enjoyable had it been filmed on Broadway as I think the audience response would have been more "enthusiastic". Just my opinion.

Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

[phantomvegas2]

Elaine's At Liberty#3

Posted: 8/3/10 at 2:28pm

That's interesting! I just ordered both the cd and dvd. Now the cd is not the same performance as the dvd?

[PeteGonBway]

Elaine's At Liberty#4

Posted: 8/3/10 at 2:32pm

The DVD features a few stories that are not on the CD... such as her auditioning for Dorothy on "The Golden Girls". Also, she dumbs down a few jokes that are very "New York" for the London audiences. All and all, they're both great.
Updated On: 8/3/10 at 02:32 PM

[phantomvegas2]

Elaine's At Liberty#5

Posted: 8/3/10 at 2:35pm

Thank you all much very. I scrambled across videos of her on utube and i about wet myself watching her giver her Emmy speech. So damn funny! Really wish I got to see her in "Night Music" when i was NYC this past weekend!

[Gothampc]

Elaine's At Liberty#6

Posted: 8/3/10 at 5:14pm

It's interesting to try and determine what is true and what is made up. I've caught her in about three "fabrications".

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.

[phantomvegas2]

Elaine's At Liberty#7

Posted: 8/7/10 at 8:34pm

What a PHENOMENAL legacy! I just watched the DVD. I cried at the weirdest time, when she acted like Brandon (the little kid) and started skipping saying, "it's time." It was beautiful! thank you all for recommending it!!!!!!

[madbrian]

Elaine's At Liberty#8

Posted: 8/7/10 at 8:50pm

I saw the show on Broadway, and it was one of the greatest theater experiences ever. She totally changed the traditional one-woman or one-man show, raising the bar for anyone who followed. She tweaked the show from off-Broadway to Broadway, and then again for London. The CD was recorded in NY (off-Broadway?) and the DVD in London, so there were some alterations between the two. I strongly recommend owning both.

"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

[jv92]

Elaine's At Liberty#9

Posted: 8/7/10 at 8:53pm

I own the DVD and it's really a treasured item in my DVD collection. I watch it sometimes and am just amazed by Stritch.