Elaine Stritch - Broadway Baby

The legendary Tony and Emmy winner Elaine Stritch performs one of her signature songs from Stephen Sondheim's musical Follies.

[@TJ1920]

no one can deliver a song better than Elaine

[@Dsgavidia]

I think her dreams were definitely repaid...this is a master class in how to ‘sell’ a song.

[@Alfie198]

Just shows that it isn't about having a beautiful voice, but how to perform. Elaine does this in spades! Brilliant!

[@xtcBEBOP]

All-time queen of Broadway!!! Love this lady!

[@russellparry9007]

There was only one Elaine. Caught her twice in London at the Old Vic. Would give the world to catch her one more time. Hope to catch you singing one more time. Lotsa!

[@norahyde9097]

A spark. To pierce the dark.

[@k.gspianoworldjourneyschan437]

Heyy!, this dame's got talent! She might make it if she...hangs in there!! Lol 🌹 😆 🤣 Bravoooo! Love some Elaine !! She lights my crappy mornings here round her 1st stampings In S. East michigan!! Love when she does this !! 😊❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@Robert4770]

God Bless you Elaine

[@edenn012]

I freaking love how she gets to set tempo

[@wotan10950]

She had no voice, but man-oh-man, she could put over a number better than anyone with ten times her voice. James Levine, the former director of the Met Opera, was a big fan - he’d attend her shows and point up where the note should be, when nothing came out of her throat! But, he said, she got straight to the core of the emotion.

[@fermio1]

Totally wonderful!

[@antoninr.t.5689]

Je t'aime Elaine!

[@russellcandy9850]

The total package!! God Love Her🙏.

[@SamTuckerSmith]

My favorite performance of this song ever… the JOY!!! So different from her 85 rendition…. “Oh!!!”

[@davemattia]

People who don't know not to cough should not be allowed in the theater. If you have a condition that makes you cough, you should be in a sound-proof booth.

[@robertbarnier45]

🩷🩷🩷

[@robertbarnier45]

✅✅✅

[@bigjonisback]

Ethel Merman was supposed to be the best ever - but could she really top this? I don't think so

[@johnpickford4222]

@bigjonisback: You don’t understand the theater very well. Stritch was never a star or performer of Merman’s stature (although she was her standby, and later did the National Tour of CALL ME MADAM.). Stritch originated very few musicals of significance and while she did more straight plays than Merman, again, she was not the creator but standby or matinee cast. This show, wonderful to watch, and painful at times, is an open wound at times. But a lot of the pain is self inflicted due to her drinking, big mouth and stupidity. Yes, she was widowed, but so are many women. She would complain about being in a play where the producer inserted s clause about her boozing as if she had that right because she was a “star”. Yes, she was a delight on 30 ROCK, but she was a minor star, a supporting player.

[@ciaransammon]

@@johnpickford4222This comment is partly true and partly obnoxiously stupid.

[@weremyjiggins89]

Although your comment isn't very truthful because of Ethel's success, popularity, and stronger singing ability, i see what you mean; Elaine wasn't a strong singer but didn't need to be because you more than knew what she was singing about which many pretty-sounding singers put on the backburner to be a good singer while sacrificing the creative and interpretive part of singing a song. Stritch was a wonderful actress that stood in her own way and even though a success on her own, she thought she was entitled to more than what she was willing to give like being professional and agreeable or even likeable. I prefer Stritch's singing over Ethel's belting any day because Stritch is more authentic than showboating.

[@Paul.]

Where's her trousers?

[@mariabarrientos7690]

still at your dads house.

[@cka2nd]

Not her best version. A bit overdone.

[@mariabarrientos7690]

you just don't get it.

[@robertbarnier45]

❤❤❤