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| Thoughts on NT FOLLIES(yesterday) | |
| Last Edit: bmc 09:17 am EST 02/12/18 | |
| Posted by: bmc 09:16 am EST 02/12/18 | |
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| Watching the Follies screening yesterday, I had never, in 40 some years of listening to "I'm Still Here",connected the song with Judy Garland ,until yesterday,s performance(and lighting)....Also, with "One More Kiss", Just as the older operetta star was about to step into the spotlight, I recognized her as Josephine Barstow. I gather she's a well known UK opera star, but I knew her from the London Decca recording of STREET SCENE(Weill Hughes Rice)She played Mrs Maurrant....She also replaced Teresa Stratas in John McGlinn's recording of KISS ME KATE. I suppose all the posts have been made, I only add I thought Imelda Staunton was wonderful, and as in the DVD of her GYPSY, I still don't like it when the camera movement takes you from a front row Orch. seat up to first row of the 2nd balcony.Last comment about an eerie phenomenon, there were times you could not tell if laughs were coming from the theater audience or the movie audience. | |
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| re: Thoughts on NT FOLLIES(yesterday) | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 01:17 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
| In reply to: Thoughts on NT FOLLIES(yesterday) - bmc 09:16 am EST 02/12/18 | |
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| Yeah I wonder if casting Bennett was purposeful to draw the Judy connection... she looks and speaks so much like her, at least adjacent to her. Even her costume made me think of Judy. (I'm assuming you know Bennett played Judy on Bway and London not so long ago) | |
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| re: Thoughts on NT FOLLIES(yesterday) | |
| Posted by: bmc 02:47 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Thoughts on NT FOLLIES(yesterday) - Chazwaza 01:17 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
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| I hadn't known she played Judy, but seated in those theater chairs, and gesturing, she reminded me of Garland's appearance on the Friday night Jack Parr show. | |
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| re: Thoughts on NT FOLLIES(yesterday) | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 02:51 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Thoughts on NT FOLLIES(yesterday) - bmc 02:47 pm EST 02/12/18 | |
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| Here's a playbill.com highlights video of the play End of the Rainbow, she was nominated for a Tony for Best Actress in a Play (lost to Nina Arianda). I never saw it but she was supposedly great. | |
| Link | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4VCBG2zD9Y |
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