Poor John Lahr

That's terrible he had to sue her.

She wouldn't have had a show without his beautiful work.

I think he'll do just fine and win.

It's pretty obvious she's not the writer.

"(it's not strictly chronological)"

It's not even strictly factual.

"It's pretty obvious she's not the writer."

That never stopped her before. She grabbed that Tony at a speed faster than light, but it wasn't hers.

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No matter how this plays out, it's a shame these two had to go to court to settle their differences. I'm curious to see how their agreement was written, and what the points of contention are. If he has a clear cut, contractual right to money, I can't see how a lawyer would let her go to court. There must be some murky clause or ambiguous wording in the agreement that he's contesting.

Nothing I've read says anything about him being treated unfairly during the creative process, so I don't see how his character or hers would be at issue. Seems like it's based on his rights to money from her performances, based on his contributions.

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Probably had something to do with statue of limitations and the fact that neither of them are getting any younger. As hard as Stritch must be to deal with, it would be worse trying to settle this matter with her estate. Good luck, Mr. Lahr.

Barbara Cook.

And you have to try awfully hard to get on Ms. Cook's sh*t-list.

The two stars performed together a few years ago at a big charity concert. Rehearsals started out well, but by the time of the concert, the gals were not on speaking terms.

I'm pretty sure Ms. Cook is too much of a lady to talk about her experience.

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Being an Elaine Stritch fan (as I am) is a frustration. On the one hand, she's a talented performer who is justly revered for her accomplishments. On the other hand, she is consistently one of the nastiest, most vindictive people in stage history. Ethel Merman considered her a "mean drunk". Producer Thomas Sheppard has indicated repeatedly that she intentionally screwed up "Ladies Who Lunch" on the OBC just to gain more screen time on the filmed documentary of the recording. Love her performances. Wouldn't spend 2 minutes with her as a human being. John Lahr should not be surprised. She's also been kicking up a storm at Paper Mill's "Full Monty".

Icky. Icky. Icky. Icky. Grow up, the two of you.

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It wasn't the Follies concert. It was the show they did together, just the two of them.