Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
#1Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/11/13 at 5:14pm
Originally written by Peter Allen, about his former mother-in-law Judy Garland, and sung here by Dusty Springfield.
Everyone on BroadwayWorld can say whatever we damn please, but sometimes we should pause before pressing "Post Message" and ask ourselves if what we're about to say is really worth saying.
Because, in the end, as the song says, we can all go on home, but they live on, on the stage alone.
Give her your respect, if nothing else."
http://youtu.be/xDcVhtM0r1o
Dave19
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/11
#2Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/11/13 at 5:21pm
That is a beautiful song...and a beautiful post PJ.
I remember the first time I heard this song. I saw Ann-Margret perform it in 1991 at Caesar's in Atlantic City.
#3Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/11/13 at 5:25pm
Everyone on BroadwayWorld can say whatever we damn please, but sometimes we should pause before pressing "Post Message" and ask ourselves if what we're about to say is really worth saying.
I myself will keep this in mind when posting here from now on as I have been guilty of my fair share of bitchy, snarky posts. I'm not perfect but I'm not above recognizing this and be willing to make an effort to make a change.
#4Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/11/13 at 5:36pmA much, much needed post. Thank you.
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#6Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/11/13 at 5:39pmNo "Liza's Headband." No it isn't "just because" of Adam and Aaron.
#7Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/11/13 at 5:39pmIt doesn't matter what prompted this post, it's a lovely song with a classy sentiment.
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#9Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/11/13 at 6:07pmGood point. Initial comment removed.
jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#10Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/11/13 at 6:36pm
Another version --
Recreated on a Broadway stage by Hugh and Isabel ( Keating) for THE BOY FROM OZ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMLdtEmufAQ
#11Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/11/13 at 6:40pm
I had forgotten how good Keating was! Thanks for the posting, jo.
#12Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/11/13 at 7:10pm
So Pal Joey is calling Aaron Tveit a lady?
How does that raise the level of discourse here?
#13Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/11/13 at 8:29pmDid I miss a connection somewhere between PJ's post and Aaron Tveit? Or the Adam Pascal fracas?
#14Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/11/13 at 8:33pmVery nice, but I shan't forgive Peter Allen attempting to rhyme alone and home.
#15Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/11/13 at 9:19pm
Someone, I was joking. There's an entire thread elsewhere in which someone claims he overheard (something about Aaron Tveit).
That thread turned into a discussion of whether such discussions are necessary here.
ETA because it was suggested that the other thread was deleted, indicating that the info was deemed out of bounds.
Updated On: 6/12/13 at 09:19 PM
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Joined: 12/31/69
#16Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/11/13 at 9:50pmIf there were any ladies here, I'd totally respect them.
#17Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/11/13 at 10:17pm
Oh, Gaveston. You're always so literal.
As Peter Allen says in the third verse:
"Quiet, please. There's a person up there
Who's singing of the sins
That none of us could bear
To hear for ourselves.
Now give her your respect, if nothing else."
yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#18Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/12/13 at 7:05am
First, considering we are almost all adults (there are some teenagers under 1
it should not be too hard to criticize a performer/show in a professional manner. Using humor is fine also as long as it is not mean spirited. I would also add that there is a way to "Edit" your post after submitting it so if you made a mistake it is easy to correct quickly. I would like to point out that as a board let's not be selective about actor/show that gets nasty comments. If we dislike "snarky" comments about one performer then let's be consistent and get upset whenever these type of comments appear. JMO
Updated On: 6/12/13 at 07:05 AM
yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#19Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/12/13 at 7:09amGavestonPS - I don't see that "Aaron Tveit" thread anymore, wonder if it got deleted or I overlooked it .
#20Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/12/13 at 8:10amYou didn't miss much. It was third-hand info. Since the joke has been explained, I'll delete my explanation above.
#21Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/12/13 at 12:36pmThat was very gentlemanly of you.
#22Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/12/13 at 12:53pmI also like Ann-Margret's rendition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjDcLYNjmZU
#23Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:04pm
What a wonderful post, PJ.
and such a great song...
as a sidebar..Ann's version is terrific...
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#24Quiet, Please, There's a Lady Onstage
Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:08pmSpeak of the devil.
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