broadwaybabywannabe2 said: "Owen22 said: "I'm not even a huge Kelli O'Hara fan, but I am surprised no one is noticing her brilliant reading of "What More Do I Need"?? Is it because of it's low recognition factor?"
actually the Twitterverse was lit up while Kelli sang...i think maybe because she was so early in the show people tend to forget as there were so many golden apples on this glorious tree of a show!"
And I guess it's also because we have been hearing her singing it (brilliantly) for many years now.
Would anyone mind helping me identify the actors in the brilliant final number? We start with Andre and then... I have such bad face blindness sometimes!
imeldasturn said: "broadwaybabywannabe2 said: "Owen22 said: "I'm not even a huge Kelli O'Hara fan, but I am surprised no one is noticing her brilliant reading of "What More Do I Need"?? Is it because of it's low recognition factor?"
actually the Twitterverse was lit up while Kelli sang...i think maybe because she was so early in the show people tend to forget as there were so many golden apples on this glorious tree of a show!"
And I guess it's alsobecause we have been hearing her singing it (brilliantly) for many years now."
I Love her and the song, but the volume of her accompaniment covered her a bit. It significantly happened to one other performer but can't remember who at this point. Linda Lavin, maybe.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
SmoothLover said: "Tveit was great and loved Ladies Who Lunch. I hoped they raised some money." They got money from me, which went through a third party - but when I went to ASTEP's own website, the basic "donate" button was just general and not tied to the Sondheim show. So, I don't know if they are keeping count of what money came in through the concert as distinct from their regular website.
Also Chip Zien!! The whole thing was nearly perfect.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
JDonaghy4 said: "bounced around through it but was most disturbed by Katrina Lenk who DOES, apparently, sing in an Israeli accent? Thought that was a miss.
But overall, touching. Loved NPH. Loved Ashford and Gyllenhaal. Surprisingly touched by Aaron Tveit."
I didn't notice an accent when Katrina Lenk sang,and I listened to her performance twice. I do sometimes hear an accent on a word here and there when she sings,but not through an entire song. I guess she has unusual speech patterns when she sings,but not when she talks. Who knows why;it doesn't really matter. And she's still one my favorite performers.
I enjoyed the concert as much as everyone but thought that if they wanted to raise money for ASTEP they didn't do a very good job. There were very few plugs for ASTEP and very few personal entreaties to donate. Maybe Raul Esparza's live broadcast was supposed to plug that piece and that didn't happen. It's not like the Stars in the House series or the recent Met gala where singers always stay on message and nicely ask people to donate.
Just finished my watch thru. What an exciting night! So many highlights already discussed but I wanted to add my two cents:
All of the Into the Woods songs – There's something about Into the Woods that feels right for ourrent times. I found myself listening to it a few days back and it just felt right. Having to join together as a community to fight a common threat hits home. Something about the line "who minds what dangers, I know we'll get past the woods and once we're past, let's hope the changes last" really hit me today. Obviously Bernadette and Chip were divine.
Elizabeth Stanley – “The Miller’s Son” (A Little Night Music)-This has been discussed but I had never really heard of her and I know want to see her play any Sondheim role (particularly the Baker's Wife). Her acting was amazing-her eyes!-and her voice was perfectly suited to Sondheim's nuances.
Mandy Patinkin – “Lesson #8” (Sunday in the Park with George)-I love how he can just stand outside with his dog and stun.
Brian Stokes Mitchell – “The Flag Song“ (Assassins)-I had never heard the song before but I'll definitely be relistening to it. Also who can argue with anything Brian sings.
Donna Murphy – “Send in the Clowns” (A Little Night Music)-Stunning. Her eye brows speak a thousand words.
I think the lack of GYPSY or WEST SIDE STORY numbers was because they wanted to keep this 100% Sondheim. That was fine. It was good to see them going deeper into the catalog.
It was nice to revisit it all today on YouTube without fear of glitches.
''Take Me to the World'' wasn't ''100% Sondheim.'' ''The Boy From,'' which Linda Lavin sang, has music by Mary Rodgers.
Anyway, Broadway.com's ''Live at Five'' podcast today reunited host Raul Esparza, musical director Mary-Mitchell Campbell and director Paul Wontorek. This Sondheim salute was Raul's brainchild, so he reflected on the glitches, logistics and excitement of assembling it. Plus, he shared secrets behind the song choices, Steve's reaction and much more. The podcast has nearly 900,000 views so far, and over $250,000 has been raised for ASTEP. Congrats to everyone!
@Wayman I think you misspoke (or mistyped that is). The podcast has only a few thousand views; the celebration has the massive (and growing) number of views.