tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post9152978494362182593..comments2024-03-28T09:12:52.113-04:00Comments on Stirred, Straight Up, with a Twist: From the Ridiculous to the SublimeTJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09180041865489453236noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-49253095789819007422009-11-22T21:03:35.172-05:002009-11-22T21:03:35.172-05:00Saw the original "Follies" way back in &...Saw the original "Follies" way back in '71 and thought it was the best musical I had ever seen up to that time- almost 30 years after, I still do. It made Alexis Smith the well-deserved toast of Broadway but Dorothy, as Sally, gave a wonderful, touching performance and she got to sing this torch song which I consider the best one in the score.Trippy Trellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16286449738838619876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-83756848363633980612009-11-18T19:56:31.245-05:002009-11-18T19:56:31.245-05:00I was think more of the two gaylords in shorts pra...I was think more of the two gaylords in shorts prancing in the first song.. asthecookie , I think Bette Davis wore the same dress in a bad 60's movie...brbettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975837725524999719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-63133856891297041022009-11-18T17:30:51.505-05:002009-11-18T17:30:51.505-05:00FABULOUS performance. I love the cut on the dress...FABULOUS performance. I love the cut on the dress - too bad about the fur cuff's, though.The Cool Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162345087029159056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917776121387891817.post-37873163433795429832009-11-18T15:57:11.148-05:002009-11-18T15:57:11.148-05:00Goddess, yes: the original Sally Durant Plummer in...Goddess, yes: the original Sally Durant Plummer in the original cast (1971) of 'Follies', music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Only, maybe, outshone by Barbara Cook's turn in the 1985 2-night-only revival at Lincoln Center.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02277958426994485668noreply@blogger.com