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Music : Elaine Stritch - At Liberty (2002 Original Broadway Production)
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Elaine Stritch - At Liberty (2002 Original Broadway Production) by: Elaine Stritch, Irving Berlin, John/ Stritch, Elaine Lohr, Porter P. Grainger, Albert Hague, Stephen Sondheim, Carl Sigman, Richard Rodgers, Sir Noel Coward, George Gershwin, Jule Styne, John Campo, Billy Miller |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0021471299427 Format: Cast Recording, Live Label: Drg Manufacturer: Drg Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Drg Release Date: April 02, 2002 Studio: Drg Sales Rank: 18103 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Elaine Stritch is a legend and she knows it. And so she came up with a whole one-woman show about the best topic she could think of: her life in the theater. And what a trip it's been. From Ethel Merman to Noel Coward, Stritch has worked with some of the greatest names to grace the American stage, and she has anecdotes about all of them (most are included on this recording). In this show, she hits all the marks with the acuity of a seasoned pro who's seen it all and whose love for the theater remains undiluted. Stritch is not a traditionally pretty singer (those gravelly pipes!), but she absolutely knows how to give life to a song, extracting the last drop of meaning, dropping pauses for effect with deadly accuracy. Sondheim's "Ladies Who Lunch" and "Broadway Baby" will be hers forever, and a case could be made for the hilarious "Zip" (from Pal Joey) and the obscure, spectacularly politically incorrect "Civilization" (from the revue Angel in the Wings) as well. Fittingly, this two-CD set includes "I'm Still Here," which may well be Stritch's motto. If you're looking for a concise yet bewitching history of the musical, this is it. --Elisabeth Vincentelli Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - A National TreasureThis double CD is stuffed full of great songs and amazing stories. My favorite stories are of Elaine's date with Marlon Brando, what she thought some lyric are/meant, and her time in Compant. The total honesty that she brings it all together is touching and inspiring. Very few people have the length or variety of a career that Elaine Stritch has had. I am sure that she has enough stories to do ten more shows. If you love Broadway then you must buy this CD. Rating: - Stritch is superbThe only disappointment is that I missed the show live. This is a terrific honest performance by an actor who has a deep well of experience from which to draw. From her early childhood memories, through acting school, her loves, her struggles and more, Ms Stritch weaves a fascinating and completely enthralling story. Ultimately, she lives the songs, rather than just performs and this is what really marks her out. I am so glad, she's still here! Rating:  - Entertaining but grating on the earsI've never been able to understand what is so great about Elaine Stritch's singing. It's simple: she can't sing. I've tried and tried to like her, and I do, as an actress, but NOT as a singer. Listening to these CDs, all I hear is a grouchy old lady voice with no vibrato, no range, and no ability to hold notes. If she were to try out for American Idol she would get cringes! I love her humor and honesty, and that's why I bought this, but the voice...ugh. Rating: - Great Broadway ReviewI thoroughly enjoy this collection of stories from her experiences from a teenage girl in Michigan through her career, very funny, some sad and great entertainment. Rating:  - Elaine Stritch at LibertyCompletely entertaining---a bit maudilin in places, but a must have for any Elaine Stritch fan. Certainly worth the money! |
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