Elaine Stritch at Liberty
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10 October 2002
True lovers of the theatre - and if you're reading this site, that's probably you - will relish every last second of Elaine Stritch at Liberty, a dazzling and dizzying retrospective of the last 77 years of the life of an extraordinary Broadway actress and the cast of real-life characters she has encountered along the way, from Marlon Brando and Ben Gazzara to Ethel Merman, Gloria Swanson, Richard Burton, Edward Albee, Stephen Sondheim and Hal Prince.
But even those whose interest and knowledge of the last half-century of American theatre is only marginal or at best passing should not miss this either, for it's also an aching study in one woman's struggles with her demons (in particular, alcohol) and how she harnesses them in a very real battle for survival. It becomes about nothing less than the resilience of the human spirit, and I was weeping by the end: not for the undeniable joy of sharing in her wonderful treasure trove of theatrical stories so beautifully to...
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USER: Whatsonstage.com (195.166.17.214) - 5 December 2002:
Wow! What a performance. What a woman....
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Mark Goucher (Producer)
Sally Greene (for Old Vic Productions and Imagination entertainment) (Producer)
George C Wolfe (Director)
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