I saw this at the Curran as well. A very special night in the theater.
At the performance I saw, she struggled with the lyrics to "Zip." When she finished the song, she asked the music director where she flubbed up. She then apologized and said she wanted to do it over as it was one of her favorite parts of the show. She nailed it, and the crowd went wild.
For me, it was one of the greatest nights in the theater. As a huge fan, I had high expectations, especially considering the buzz from the run at the Public. However, my expectations were exceeded. Stritch totally broke the mold of the one-woman show, and she had the audience in the palm of her hand from beginning to end.
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I believe during the Broadway run the show play Wed-Sun only.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
Oh gotcha. It still seems like such a vast theater for the show. So it def. didn't run a year like Reidel said. (Or was that including the Public dates?).
Having sat way up top with friends, some of whom had no idea who Elaine Stritch was and loved this show just as much as I did, I can tell you that she filled that house far better than a lot of huge casts in big shows I've seen there did.
I was at the closing performance on Broadway which was also a benefit performance for the Actors Fund. Was an amazing crowd and Stritch was in top form. Great night of theatre.
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She was magnificent. I had the great good fortune to attend opening night at the Simon -- an unforgettable experience.
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This show was also done just a few months after 9/11, when New York was empty and full of missing persons signs everywhere. So it is a testament to Elaine Stritch that this show did as well as it did during arguably the roughest months on Broadway ever.
It was, indeed, a magical evening. She held that stage for 2 hours and 20 minutes with nothing but a chair. And despite the vastness of the St. James, I felt like I was in her living room. Her tremendous presence created an enveloping intimacy, and it was beautifully and knowingly directed by George Wolf.
By the time "At Liberty" got to Boston for its week-long run at The Wilbur, Elaine was having a hard time remembering lines and lyrics. The night we saw it, she was prompted by her accompanist/music director at least a dozen times throughout the show. No matter - everyone knew they were witnessing a legend. Hard to believe that was 10 years ago.
Interesting. Having seen her do "A Little Night Music" not too long ago, I'm still amazed. I know she forgot her lines, but I somehow didn't care, and that's a testament to her talent.