FOLLIES at Carnegie Hall — Page 6

HeyMrMusic said: "The orchestra sounded wonderful, even when the poor violinists had to play at the extreme top of their range in Kate Baldwin’s very high key of“Losing My Mind.” It was a highlight to hear the original orchestrations live.

She actually performed a whole step LOWER than Barbara Cook did at the 1985 concert.

Have none of us ventured into the mess that was Loveland and that poor, poor man who needed cue cards? I actually had to bury my face in the program out of second-hand mortification.

lovett1979 said: "HeyMrMusic said: "The orchestra sounded wonderful, even when the poor violinists had to play at the extreme top of their range in Kate Baldwin’s very high key of“Losing My Mind.” It was a highlight to hear the original orchestrations live.

She actually performed a whole step LOWER than Barbara Cook did at the 1985 concert."

I may be misremembering, but I don’t recall the violins being transposed that high for Barbara. As in, whoever did the transpositions for the two different performances might have put the violins in a different octave. There is indeed a range limit for instruments.

Christine Ebersole's In Buddy's Eyes was fine, but she flubbed a lyric. She sang "can't get older" during the first refrain instead of "don't get older."

Musicaldudepeter said: "Christine Ebersole's In Buddy's Eyes was fine, but she flubbed a lyric. She sang "can't get older" during the first refrain instead of "don't get older.""

Okay Ken

In my mind Audra or Kelli needed to be the next Sally, I didn't think that of course perhaps it should be Ebersole!!

ljay889 said: "The audio snippet of Ebersole's performance that is out there is absolutely stunning. "

Where might this be located?

Owen22 said: "ljay889 said: "Ebersole is in her 70's now. I'm tired of the old Sallys, at this point. Bernadette didn't look her age at all, but Staunton certainly did. The character is very specifically 49-years-old. While I think Audra would be phenomenal, my gut says the next big revival is being saved/planned for Kelli, and likely at LCT. "

No. The next Broadway revival (in about 10 years) will star Jeremy Jordan, Sutton Foster AnnaleighAshford and Corbin Bleu. (if Sutton still looks a decade Younger than her age.) I may replace Jeremy with Aaron Tveit...but I insist on actual dancers for Phyllis and Buddy."


A nightmare.

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Yeah.. no.

Of those five, Annaleigh Ashford's the one you have problems with..?

Kate Baldwin's Losing my Mind also sounds great.

OMG. Kate is brilliant. Cook and Sondheim would be proud. I couldn’t get a Carnegie Hall Follies ticket but very happy I have a ticket to hear her in Connecticut on 6/30. I hope she does Losing My Mind. I’m also delightfully looking forward to her renditions of It’s Not About Me and The Lady’s Improving as part of The Prom at the Sharon Playhouse next month. Should be a hoot.

Updated On: 6/23/24 at 09:19 AM

I know this sounds like ridiculous fan fiction but I would not be too surprised if we see a bartlett sher follies at LCT with Kelli and Laura Benanti in the next few years. Would not be surprised to see Patti as Carlotta and Bernadette as Hattie. Or even Danny B reprise as Buddy. Raul Esparza Ben.