Was Duece Angela's Last

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Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 12/18/07 at 1:44am

The subject says it all. Will that be the final show Angela Lansbury does on broadway?

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re: Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 12/18/07 at 1:46am

Probably not. I mean, it can't be. I'm sure she'll make one more appearance or cameo, to say the least.

#3

re: Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 12/18/07 at 1:48am

I certainly hope so. I was listening to anyone can whistle and Sweeney todd tonight and I was like kinda sad that it very well could be her last. I hope it isnt though.

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<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado

#4

re: Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 12/18/07 at 1:53am

Yeah, but really she wouldn't just leave Broadway without officially saying goodbye. But it is coming near to the end, which is very, very sad.

#5

re: Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 12/18/07 at 2:40am

She might not want to leave, but sometimes older people don't know when is best to say goodbye. I think she really should, no way she can keep it up for much longer.

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re: Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 12/18/07 at 5:48am

We can only wish she comes back to do "A Little Night Music", that would be the perfect swansong.

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re: Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 12/18/07 at 8:15am

According to this article Deuce was her last Broadway production.


Playbill

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re: Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 12/18/07 at 8:25am

Why are you all talking like as if she is too old to work anymore or that she's about to die! many actresses older than Miss Lansbury continue to work.

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re: Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 12/18/07 at 8:39am

But the Playbill article quotes her as saying, "This is it...you have no idea what it is like to do 8 performances a week." Even if she didn't go out with a critical success(DEUCE), she seems to want to call it quits. And at least she got good reviews for her performance in DEUCE. Let her go with her dignity intact, and savor the memories.

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re: Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 12/18/07 at 8:43am

Thats cool, its just that i found some comments on here rather creepy.

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re: Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 1/5/08 at 8:58pm

^ I wholeheartedly agree. I thought her and Seldes were just exquisite in "Deuce," and I honestly feel like anyone who passed up on the experience to see it when they had the chance was foolish. I will never, ever forget it, and I'm sure she will continue to work even if only on film.

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Feb. 28 - Looped, Feb. 28 - Next to Normal, March 4 - Hair, March 11 - A Little Night Music, March 24 - Time Stands Still, April 6 - La Cage Aux Folles, April 10 - Anyone Can Whistle (City Center), April 10 - Looped, May 9 - Enron, May 15 - A Little Night Music, May 15 - A Behanding In Spokane, May 30 - A Behanding In Spokane, May 30 - A Little Night Music, June 20 - A Little Night Music, June 23 - Red, June 23 - Sondheim on Sondheim, July 13 - A Little Night Music, July 18 - The Grand Manner (Lincoln Center)

Updated On: 1/5/08 at 08:58 PM

#12

re: Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 1/5/08 at 9:05pm

She also said that she never really planned to do "Deuce." I remember her saying that she wanted a small part in a small show and ended up playing the lead.

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#13

re: Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 1/5/08 at 10:43pm

Good God! She's alive and well and kicking and acting as well as ever. Let's not write her off just yet.

#14

re: Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 1/5/08 at 11:04pm

Isn't she 81? Does anyone understand how taxing it must be for a woman that age to keep up stamina to fully commit to an 8 performance-a-week run? I do believe it is her last, Night Music doesn't have Armfeldt just singing a song and going, she has 2 numbers and a substantial amount of dialogue.

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re: Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 1/5/08 at 11:07pm

(sorry to threadjack) I just got back from NYC ... I saw YELLOWFACE at the Public Theater (2 pm matinee show) ...Guess.. who's sitting besides me?












Marian Seldes!

J*

Updated On: 1/5/08 at 11:07 PM

#16

re: Was Duece Angela's Last

Posted: 1/6/08 at 12:15am

She also said somewhere else that she planned on doing another show. I can't remember. Maybe not another lead. I'd love to see her play the old lady in a revival of Night Music.