Donna Murphy and Hannah Waddingham, Ladies in Red at the 2024 SAG Awards. (February 24th, 2024)
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The Finale: Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
At long last, someone has uploaded the full Stephen Sondheim 80th Birthday Concert in 1080p so that we can worship properly. You too can watch it at the link above.
Sondheim celebrated his 80th birthday at Lincoln Center with a truly jaw-dropping cast of Broadway legends on March 15 and 16 in 2010. Though he would go on to celebrate many more birthdays, no other event would ever be more sublime than this.
Directed by Lonny Price, conducted by Paul Gemingnani, and hosted by David Hyde Pierce, the event featured Karen Olivo, Alexander Gemignani, Jason Danieley, Victoria Clark, Nathan Gunn, John McMartin, Chip Zien, Joanna Gleason, Jim Walton, Mandy Patinkin, George Hearn, Michael Cerveris, Laura Benanti, all accompanied by the New York Philharmonic.
And as a grand finale, the Ladies in Red: Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Bernadette Peters, Elaine Stritch, Donna Murphy, and Marin Mazzie, all Sondheim leading ladies who gave one iconic performance after another.
Victoria Clark ("Don't Laugh")
Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley ("We're Gonna Be All Right")
Joanna Gleason & Chip Zien ("It Takes Two")
Bernadette Peters & Mandy Patinkin ("Move On")
Patti LuPone, George Hearn, Michael Cerveris ("A Little Priest")
Patti LuPone ("The Ladies Who Lunch")
Marin Mazzie ("Losing My Mind")
Audra McDonald ("The Glamorous Life")
Donna Murphy ("Could I Leave You?")
Bernadette Peters ("Not a Day Goes By")
Bonus: Elaine Stritch ("I'm Still Here")
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New promotional still of Donna Murphy is 2.07
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Taissa Farmiga and Donna Murphy behind the scene of The Gilded Age
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Broadway Divas Tournament: Round 1B
Bold and brassy beltress Beth Leavel (1955) burst onto the Broadway stage in 42nd Street in 1985, and has since been in eleven additional shows. She won a Tony in 2006 for her showstealing performance in The Drowsy Chaperone, and was subsequently nominated twice more. Other stage work includes The Prom (2018), Mamma Mia (2009), and Lempicka, slated to open this spring. She is a frequent solo cabaret artist, and regional actress.
Donna Murphy (1959) is a two-time Tony-winning legend of the Broadway stage, with five nominations in all, each for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. Her gripping performance as the chronically ill Fosca in Sondheim's Passion (1994) may have disgusted and disturbed audiences, but earned her immense critical acclaim. Two years later, she won her second Tony for The King and I (1996), and the year after that, earned a Daytime Emmy. She adopted a five-pound dog named Pippi Shortstocking Murphy-Elliott, and it's one of the cutest fucking things you'll ever see.
PROPAGANDA AND MEDIA UNDER CUT:
"With a voice like a foghorn to rival that of Ethel Merman, Beth Leavel is still as strong and brassy as ever. I've been to two of her cabarets, and have fallen a little in love each time. Many women (and men) have done "Before the Parade Passes By," but her version is my personal favorite."
"Beth Leavel Propaganda:
Her Closing Night "The Lady's Improving"
Just listen to "It's Not About Me"
Bandstand: Everything Happens
"As We Stumble Along" - Submitted by @puppywritesthings
"She's Donna Fucking Murphy. A certified Sondheim Lady in Red DIVA who Sondheim himself considered one of his greatest interpreters. I cannot stress enough how much I desire this woman carnally. She has spent decades of her life shamelessly dedicated to the no-bra/stiff-nipple combo, and I am appreciating it respectfully. Also, this woman is a Grade A Flirt who knows exactly what she's doing. I am in love, and have been for decades of my life. I saw 150 shows in 2023 and Donna Murphy in Dear World was at the top of the damn list. Beth Leavel, I love you, but I need Donna Murphy to sweep her section of this tournament, because if she doesn't, I will riot. "
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donna murphy, marin mazzie and michael cerveris taking their bows at the 10th anniversary concert of passion (20th october, 2004)
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