Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#1Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:17pm
We've all seen this before I know but this is a nicely cleaned up print.
Dorothy Loudon performs FIFTY PERCENT live - 1979
#2Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/19/10 at 8:34pmGreat video, although Maggie at Maries Crisis does a wicked version of this song. If you have never been or seen it, treat yourself.
gayer than laughter, am I. And who wouldn't be, after seeing Cheyenne in those tight black shorts?
#2Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/19/10 at 9:46pm
I can't tell--is it better quality than this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXUdWPsRjtw
#3Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/19/10 at 10:37pm
God, she's brilliant!
That's one of my favorite songs.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#4Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/19/10 at 11:19pmYeah, PJ. I'd say the poster's link is a smidgen better.
#5Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/20/10 at 12:36amA smidgen of better-quality Dorothy is a smidgen well-worth celebrating.
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Understudy Joined: 5/31/10
#6Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/20/10 at 1:53amThanks for sharing! What a great performance! Dorothy Loudon was wonderful.
#7Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/20/10 at 9:40amI saw her in Ballroom and this was my favorite song from the score. She's still sorely missed! Thanks for the memeory!
Scott Briefer
Broadway Star Joined: 5/3/04
#8Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/20/10 at 10:41pmI loved Ballroom.
#9Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/20/10 at 11:11pm
And,m in case anyone looking at this thread has never seen it--or needs to see in NOW...
Dorothy Loudon: VODKA
#10Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/21/10 at 7:35amWasn't there some discussion last year about a revival? Anyone know what's up with that?
....but the world goes 'round
#11Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/21/10 at 7:55amI thought it was still happening with Jerry Mitchell. He mentioned it in his recent Chatterbox with Seth.
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#12Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/21/10 at 9:34amOf course, because Jerry Mitchell is such a better director/choreographer than Michael Bennett. Quel dolt.
#13Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/21/10 at 10:05amLast I heard, Tyne Daly's name was associated with the revival.
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#14Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/21/10 at 11:03am
"Of course, because Jerry Mitchell is such a better director/choreographer than Michael Bennett. Quel dolt."
newintown---Better? No. But Jerry Mtichell is a little bit more alive these days than Michael Bennett. It's a shorter commute for him, and he has the advantage of not requiring a seance to helm a revival.
I'm not sure why you're comparing them as better or worse, as if they picked the wrong one between the two.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#15Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/21/10 at 11:11am
I thought it was obvious, but if not:
The comparison is drawn because if a genius like Michael Bennett can't make the material work, then a dolt like Jerry Mitchell is certainly not going to improve it.
#16Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/21/10 at 12:01pmThis thread keeps reminding me I need to track down a copy of this on vinyl.
#17Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/21/10 at 12:48pm
I don't think there's an assumption that Jerry Mitchell will make it work any better than Michael Bennett. Like 'Chicago', it might just be that the time is now right for the show.
As far as I could tell, there was nothing wrong with 'Ballroom'- I think that following ACL anything would have had a hard time living up to expectation. Nowadays, the same expectation isn't there. The material has the chance to succeed on its own strengths.
#18Pristine video of Dorothy Loudon singing Fifty Percent
Posted: 7/21/10 at 1:25pmI can see your point, but the comparison isn't the best - Chicago was a mild success originally (936 perfs) and has a good book and score. Ballroom, on the other hand, ran less than four months, has a book that needs more shape and tension (I saw this one), and a very problematic score. Far too many of the songs have nothing to do with the story or characters. "Fifty Percent" is a terrific number, but it doesn't represent the show at all. The movie upon which the show was based was actually much more effective. Bennett's choreography was terrific, but the dancing in the story was backdrop, not the heart of the tale of late-life love story.
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