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| Posted by: shocktheatre 05:18 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall - JLagow 05:13 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
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| This concert is truly an embarrassment of riches. There's also Glenn Close's "Send in the Clowns", Patti LuPone's "Being Alive", Bernadette, etc etc. But for me, the Liza number is tops. |
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| re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall | |
| Last Edit: keikekaze 08:31 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
| Posted by: keikekaze 08:31 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall - shocktheatre 05:18 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
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| If that's the same concert I'm thinking of, I thought Patti LuPone's "Being Alive" was the best I ever heard--by anybody. She really made the lyrics sound like hard-won wisdom that was just now occurring to her, spontaneously, while she sang it. A peerless job of acting a song. | |
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| re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall | |
| Posted by: PlazaBoy 12:11 am EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall - keikekaze 08:31 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
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| I enjoyed her performance, but I remember a review at the time calling her version Being Aloud! | |
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| re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall | |
| Posted by: keikekaze 05:18 pm EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall - PlazaBoy 12:11 am EST 11/28/20 | |
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| I might be thinking of a different LuPone performance of "Being Alive," but the one I remember was particularly quiet. I liked it precisely because she didn't just stand back and belt it to the rafters, but sang it with a sense of quiet wonder, as if the words were only just now occurring to her. | |
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| re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall | |
| Posted by: PlazaBoy 05:42 pm EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall - keikekaze 05:18 pm EST 11/28/20 | |
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| Yes, sounds like it was a different performance. The version at this concert was a lot of belting. | |
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| re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall | |
| Posted by: EvFoDr 09:26 am EST 11/29/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall - PlazaBoy 05:42 pm EST 11/28/20 | |
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| To be fair, the concert version starts softer and builds, it's not all loud. And also to be fair, this is Being Alive, a searing 11 o'clock number that is written to build to an intense and loud climax. And also has a very rousing bridge. I'm not sure what else anyone was expecting from this song. | |
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| re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 09:33 am EST 11/29/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall - EvFoDr 09:26 am EST 11/29/20 | |
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| Agreed. If "Being Alive" isn't searing, something is off. Clearly that audience loved it. | |
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| re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall | |
| Posted by: TheHarveyBoy 05:46 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall - shocktheatre 05:18 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
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| I was there. It was a truly thrilling event. | |
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| re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall | |
| Posted by: Snowysdad 01:17 am EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall - TheHarveyBoy 05:46 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
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| I am clearly in the minority here but I recently listened to the CDs and found/find it a hit or miss affair. What is good is VERY GOOD, such as the songs mentioned by others and obviously this one by Liza and Billy Stritch, but then there are several that lay a complete egg such as the symphonic selections from Sweeny and a few others. While I'm on the subject, how come Billy isn't a major superstar? Everyone he supports is always at their best when he is around (Christine Ebersol, Klea Blackhurst) and then on his own he is always terrific. His first album on DRG and his salute to Mel Torme are favorites and I am going to get the download of his newest release. He just deserves to be a GREAT BIG Cabaret star and he isn't quite, at least not in the league of Steve Ross, and I certainly do not mean to denigrate Mr. Ross who also is great performer, deserving of his accolades. |
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| Billy Stritch | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 02:36 am EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall - Snowysdad 01:17 am EST 11/28/20 | |
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| I agree with everything you say. Billy should be close to a household name by now. Maybe he is satisfied with what his status is and prefers to be in the background (comparatively). |
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| re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall | |
| Posted by: PlazaBoy 06:31 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall - TheHarveyBoy 05:46 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
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| I was there too and I have to add Madeline Kahn as a highlight for me. For those that were not there in person, the broadcast re-ordered the songs and dropped a few. |
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| re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 12:46 am EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall - PlazaBoy 06:31 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
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| I agree. Kahn's number was wonderfully sung (and staged, albeit minimally). | |
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| re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall | |
| Posted by: PlazaBoy 12:48 am EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall - shocktheatre 12:46 am EST 11/28/20 | |
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| The bouquet toss and catch amazes me every time I watch it. Flawless! | |
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| re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 01:48 am EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall - PlazaBoy 12:48 am EST 11/28/20 | |
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| No argument there. Precision personified. | |
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| do you recall which songs were not broadcast? | |
| Posted by: DistantDrumming 12:14 am EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Liza, Billy, Sondheim, Carnegie Hall - PlazaBoy 06:31 pm EST 11/27/20 | |
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| thanks | |
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| re: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? | |
| Posted by: EvFoDr 08:57 am EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? - DistantDrumming 12:14 am EST 11/28/20 | |
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| There was a time I could have rattled this off by memory, but alas... :-) Your best bet it to take to google as both the truncated broadcast (as a DVD) and the complete 2 disc audio recordings were commercially released. You should be able to easily find the song list for each and compare them side by side. You can see not only what was cut for the broadcast, but also how the songs were reordered. Note there was also a 1 disc highlights audio CD released. You'll want to be sure you are looking at the 2 disc version for this inquiry. This is one of my favorite Sondheim concerts. I love the way they brought together the worlds of musical theatre, opera, jazz, cabaret, and even a little alternative, as well as featuring some symphonic treatments. Also so grateful that Garber and Cassidy were on hand to present something from the then-new Assassins, which usually gets ignored in revues (I get why). Sadly, the one number from Pacific Overtures (Pretty Lady) was omitted from the broadcast, but at least it was done! I had originally recorded the broadcast from PBS onto a VHS tape and it was watched every day after school for many months...sometimes to my parents dismay. And it has, for me, the definitive versions of Being Alive* and Not A Day Goes By. *caveat that I think this is the definitive version of the shortened version of this song. A true definitive version would have to include the whole song, and for that I would go with Larry Kert's |
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| re: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 10:32 am EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? - EvFoDr 08:57 am EST 11/28/20 | |
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| I'm so happy I started this thread. It is bringing back tons of good memories. I agree with you that Ms. Peters SLAYS "Not a Day Goes By." |
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| re: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 12:40 am EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? - DistantDrumming 12:14 am EST 11/28/20 | |
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| Liza and Billy had two songs: "Back in Business" and "Water Under the Bridge". My memoroy is fuzzy, but I believe "Bridge" is from something never produced called "Singing Out Loud." "Bridge" was not aired. It is on the CD. The performance of it is fine, but you can see (hear) why they cut it from the already jammed roster on the broadcast. There may have been others, I don't know. I was not lucky enough to attend. |
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| re: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? | |
| Last Edit: altonido 05:58 pm EST 11/28/20 | |
| Posted by: altonido 05:56 pm EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? - shocktheatre 12:40 am EST 11/28/20 | |
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| Liza's "Water Under the Bridge" was shown as a bonus during a PBS pledge telecast. See link below. Note that this concert features the first three musical Norma Desmonds: Patti, Glenn, and Betty. They would all be doing "Sunset Boulevard" within two or three years after this concert. |
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| Link | Water Under the Bridge |
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| "Water Under The Bridge"/"Singing Out Loud" | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 08:34 am EST 11/29/20 | |
| In reply to: re: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? - altonido 05:56 pm EST 11/28/20 | |
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| What a lovely way to wake up on Sunday morning. Thanks for posting (and discovering!) that video. The song is much better than I remembered. Stritch is such a great collaborator for Liza, and she sings this superbly (no surprise there). And whatever became of "Singing Out Loud"? |
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| re: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? | |
| Posted by: PlazaBoy 12:36 am EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? - DistantDrumming 12:14 am EST 11/28/20 | |
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| Let's see. It's a bit hazy, so I may not get this right. I believe there was a version of I Never Do Anything Twice by a group called Betty. Liza sang Water Under the Bridge. Is that in the broadcast? There was more of Bill Irwin than appears in the broadcast. There's a sequence before he goes in Sooner or Later. I'll see if I can dig up my program. |
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| re: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 12:41 am EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? - PlazaBoy 12:36 am EST 11/28/20 | |
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| Yes! The Betty song. It's great, but I guess they were just not well known enough. | |
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| re: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? | |
| Posted by: blue70 03:15 pm EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? - shocktheatre 12:41 am EST 11/28/20 | |
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| I don't think this arrangement adds anything to the song. | |
| Link | Betty - I never do anything twice |
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| BETTY SONDHEIM | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 04:17 pm EST 11/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: do you recall which songs were not broadcast? - blue70 03:15 pm EST 11/28/20 | |
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| Thanks for putting this on. It still works for me. | |
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