Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?#1

Posted: 2/22/08 at 1:14am

Her performance is split into two clips, but is brilliant!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLGXnqNCz6A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCwgggrDNNQ

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Updated On: 2/22/08 at 01:14 AM

[GHOSTLIGHT2]

re: Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?#2

Posted: 2/22/08 at 8:38am

She was all-around brilliant and talented, it was not until I saw one of Her older performances that I realised what We had.
Thanks for posting those clips.

[Gothampc]

re: Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?#2

Posted: 2/22/08 at 8:52am

She was a talent that never really got her chance at stardom. She was a brilliant comic and just as effective in the dramatic moments. I don't know what her career ambitions were, but I always thought she would have done well on a sitcom.

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[husk_charmer]

re: Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?#3

Posted: 2/22/08 at 9:08am

Didn't she have a failed sitcom called "Dorothy"?

Side note...wonder if this is where Doyle got his staging for "Being Alive"

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[Dollypop]

re: Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?#4

Posted: 2/22/08 at 9:52am

I was present at the concert in which Louden performed "Losing My Mind". I was the guest of the late Jerry Hadey, who also performed in the concert. At the reception which followed the event, Miss Louden was extremely drunk and according to Hadley, she was drunk when she performed the number.

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[lildogs]

re: Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?#5

Posted: 2/22/08 at 9:58am

I remember seeing this on PBS many years ago when I was in college and being completely awed by Dorothy--to be able to perform Sondheim both in and out of context is a rare talent.

I also loved Madeline's "Getting Married Today," esp. her intonation on "I'm not well"

If you like this--look at her rendition of "Vodka" on the same site

[broadwayfan7]

re: Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?#6

Posted: 2/22/08 at 10:01am

Thanks for posting! I enjoyed them very much!

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[WestVillage]

re: Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?#7

Posted: 2/22/08 at 10:35am

Dorothy was brilliant in everything she did. But she did always appear a bit "tipsy", which was part of the appeal. Something just so loose, comfortable and whimsical about her. Saw her in Annie, Ballroom, Jerry's Girls and lots of benefits. Regret not seeing her and Hepburn in West Side Waltz. I did see her on the cross-town bus one day, and she definately had hit the bottle. But what a talent ... she could give you a belly laugh or break your heart.

[Gothampc]

re: Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?#8

Posted: 2/22/08 at 10:44am

It's too bad she didn't get a crack at Joanne in Company. I think that would have been an interesting role for her.

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[BrodyFosse123]

re: Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?#9

Posted: 2/22/08 at 10:49am

I wonder what became of the life-size brass bust of her as Miss Hannigan that used to be in the lower level basement/lobby/rest area at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre) during the original Broadway run of ANNIE?

[uncageg]

re: Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?#10

Posted: 2/22/08 at 11:10am

The only chance I had to see her was in Annie and the day I saw it, she was out. I was really upset.

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[WhizzerMarvin]

re: Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?#11

Posted: 2/22/08 at 11:32am

Wow, that woman was a true talent. I couldn't stop laughing the whole second half of that clip. If you want to see a Losing My Mind with a beat check out this version with Liza:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXz03GLVdVg&feature=related

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[Gothampc]

re: Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?#12

Posted: 2/22/08 at 11:43am

"If you want to see a Losing My Mind with a beat check out this version with Liza"

She stole this from the Pet Shop Boys. Or they stole it from her. I don't remember which.

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.

[husk_charmer]

re: Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?#13

Posted: 2/22/08 at 11:48am

Gotham-
I thought they did it together...

Either way, Creepy.

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[BrodyFosse123]

re: Is Loudon Losing Her Mind?#14

Posted: 2/22/08 at 12:06pm

Liza's "Losing My Mind" cover was from her 1989 RESULTS album which The Pet Shot Boys produced -- hence that 'Pet Shop Boys' sound. She also covered a couple of their songs on this recording.