Remembering dear departed Natasha Richardson on what would've been her sixtieth birthday. I often return to these "Cabaret" bootlegs. Marvel at how Natasha registers hope, wistful regret, denial and rage in a single song!
Remembering the great Madeline Kahn on what would've been her 80th birthday. Seen here with Liza Minnelli, Stephen Sondheim, Bernadette Peters and Shirley Devore in 1992.
Patti LuPone in 2023: I will NEVER work on the Broadway stage again!
Patti LuPone making the same declaration in 1979, 1987, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2017 (twice), 2020...
This is so special. The late Loretta Lynn instructing Sissy Spacek, about to play in the film of her life, in her great hit "You Ain't Woman Enough..." onstage at the Grand Ole Opry in 1979 -- "Sing it, Sissy!". 💔
Ideas to improve the Oscars:
*slime the losers
*no In Memoriam, just the "80 for Brady" ladies reminiscing about their deceased colleagues
*ticker tape showing if the winner had famous parents
*scrap Best Actor, hand out two Best Actress awards instead
*let Glenn present Picture
Two Oscar winners, Bette Midler and Glenn Close. False!
Two Oscar winners, Bette Midler, and Glenn Close. Correct!
The Oxford comma is important, kids.
The Academy is reportedly investigating why Glenn Close lost her 2018 Best Actress Oscar to a supporting performance.
The issue will likely be ignored at the Board of Governors meeting this Tuesday.
I'm:
⚪️ gay
⚪️ straight
🔘 the fat lady with the heavy brows and all the hair. I'm poor Aunt Charlotte and I've been ill. I've been in a sanitarium for three months and I'm not well yet.