She has got to have been in her 60s back then,or very close to them! Again,like Merman,not the most beautiful of voices,but certainly ideal for 'musical theatre'.And,(I don't want to bang on about this,lol),another fine artiste we 'lost' to America! Though I'm sure the US appreciates the fact she relocated Stateside. But I sure would not wanna live next door to her in Cabot Cove,she attracts murderers like bees to a honey-pot!
Never pass up a chance to see her live on stage. Saw her a couple of years ago in "Blithe Spirit" and she was the most energetic octogenarian I've ever seen! Marvelous performance!
@scott12061972 She was actually considered to be the best Mama Rose out of all the women to play the character. Stephen Sondheim even said that she was his favourite person to ever sing the song.
Oh my Goddess...I did not remember her as a broadway singer.............She looks gorgeous in that dress too,and curiously enough,I did not like Ethel Merman at all...Angela made it more bold and powerful!
@Broadway3 You know that on stage she is about eight and a half feet tall. There is nobody with greater presence on stage and much of it comes from her sheer physicality -- she occupies space with those amazing arms and legs and that actor-perfect frame.
@sondheimisGAWD Katie Finneran was absolutely amazing in Promises, Promises. I have to say, the two performances were similar in the sense that they appeared in less scenes than the leads, yet were more memorable. It was a tossed up between the two. I agree Angela was absolutely wonderful. But I believe she will win her next Tony in the next year or two with another Sondheim piece. So don't be sad.
@fatheranthony4pope Oh gosh that does look confusing lol. I meant to say Bernadette was miscast. She put a lot of emotion and could sing the hell out of those songs. But 1. She was sick for most of it and 2. Just didn't feel right for the part. Angela Lansbury was so damn good!!!
ONCE THERE WAS A GIRL WHO READ THIS AND DIDNT REPOST SHE DIDNT SEE THE POINT BUT THAT NIGHT SHE HEARD A NOISE AND IT WAS ANGELA LANSBURY AND SHE CRAWLED OUT OF HER DRAIN AND ATE HER SOUL IF YOU DONT REPOST THEN THE GIRL WILL COME FOR YOU AND BRING HER MASTER WITH HER
@rangerdave1973 Are you talking about A Little Night Music? I think Elaine Stritch already replaced her. It's a shame that she didn't win her 6th Tony this year for that role though.
deos anyoneknow if the audio used for this performance is available, esecially the ending? I really need this version for an audition for my school's next year talent show. Please?
I have been privileged to see two great ladies of the stage perform in Broadway shows-Mary Martin and Carol Channing. What i wouldn't give to see the marvelous Angela Lansbury live on stage too! She is absolutely the greatest!
I LOVE ANGELA LANSBURY!!! Who didnt love murder she wrote?! And her voice as Mrs potts?! SHE is a living legend! I must send her fanmail before she passes!!
Hi Angela fans, does anyone on here have any video footage on a DVD-R of Angela & Bea Arthur performing from Mame? I'm looking for anything on Mame with Angela & Bea singing. The Tony Awards too! Please send me an email. Thanks.
Somebody posted this performance with the title "Ethan Hawke disses Angela Lansbury at the Tonys" - no disrespect to the person who posted the clip but I can't imagine anyone looking at Angela Lansbury sing "Everythings Coming Up Roses" at the Tony Awards cares what Ethan Hawke thinks.
Angela was always wonderful. Such a great talent. Great stage presence and so full of energy. One of my favorites of all time....so beautiful and talented.
@Chutson353 I have seen them all live except Merman who was NO actress. She sang every song like it was Alexander's Ragtime Band at the top of her lungs. Tyne Daly was the best actress and Delores Gray the best singer. Bernadette Peters was downright awful and Patti LuPone was a mixed bag but her ending was heartbreaking. Lansbury was too classy but what a powerhouse.
@roccoh21 Of course she didn't perform on the stage but I still say Roz Russell was the best actress to play the role - that's all a matter of personal taste though. She also had the chance to perfect every line since the performance was for a film.
She screams childhood for me, thats why I love to meet her and say a few words to her. I grew up watching my favorite disney movie (Bedknobs and broomsticks) like every week and I watched reruns of Murder she wrote growing up in the late 90's and early 2000's. She was my moms favorite until she died when I was 11, She never got to see one of her plays but I hope one day I can meet her in person.
Mrs. Lansbury is one of my all time favorite actress. My wish is to meet her in person in London one day. That would be the utmost altimate gift for me.
not sure if thats her hair(i suspect its a wig )but she did slide her hands on the sides and not the bang area,which is where a good hairdresser would hide it.course nowadays they have to wear 2 in case 1 shorts out. either way i agree it is such a distraction when the mike is taped across thier face. Just one of those things you have to overlook in modern theatre, i guess...i would definitely belive she had the pipes to go withough a body mic...
I saw her do it in Dallas way back when - then I got her autograph at the stage door - what a wonderful person! I shall never forget her graciousness and interest in the fans.
Note too, that she isn't wearing one of those tacky mics clipped to her dress (or these days to one's wig or hairpiece, then over their ear to their cheek).
There's a mic front and center near the floor, but that's it. She had to belt it out over the orchestra like a REAL singer/performer.
are you sure about that? i work in as a professional wigstylist in theatre and opera and the proper wig or hairstyle can hide a mic. Her voice doesnt fade at all on her turn or when she moves fromone side of the stage to the other...You also have to consider the way music is written today versus the way it was in Styne's day.
Pretty sure. Listen closely...her voice does fade somewhat when she turns away from the audience and crosses backstage. Also the orchestra is the same volume throughout, yet she isn't. Thirdly, no mic is visible. And finally, at the end, she pulls her hair back a bit...if there was a mic hidden, she would be more careful.
I think she is wearing a body mic (common usage for stage musicals by the 1980s). If you listen to her dialogue at about 3.54 she exhales a laugh and lowers her head... the force of her breath makes a very obvious breathy noise which only sounds that way if the mic is close. I think it's in her cleavage! The transmitter pack could be a flat one strapped to her upper leg (Elaine Paige has used those). BTW... I saw Miss Lansbury's Mamma Rose in London and she was sensational!
Amost a year ago there was another video of this same thing with better audio and with the "prelude" music rather than the silence here (one coast got the prelude, the other didn't). I sure wish it would reappear!
What she says about musical theatre being owned in the moment for the people who are there watching it and the stats who are performing it is spot on. Of love, in A Chorus Line, 'the gift was ours to borrow...' and true of the music and performance of any beloved production in the heart of the audience viewing. A beautiful thing to say and, of course... Angela. What an absolute knock out in all she does. The woman is truely an outstanding performer.
That was beautiful!Not only a great performance,but such a great speech!Shes so inspiring,when i grow up i wanna be just like her.Wow i sound like im 5 lol
Angela Lansbury, I love you. You were the sweet in "The Harvey Girls;" marvelous in "Anyone Can Whistle;" and the absolute bomb in "Sweeney Todd." This performance is 45 years after Harvey Girls, and she still kicks ass and still looks good doing it. You can't beat that with a stick folks.
She has been a star on Broadway for over forty years. She has starred in many shows including "Mame" and "Gypsy" and has won four Tony Awards. She is a legendary musical star.
I really don't know what everybody's talking about... Angela Lansbury was absolutely the best Rose I ever saw, including Ethel Merman, Rosalind Russell, Bette Midler etc.!
I might not necessarily agree... but definitely see what you mean. Mama Rose is suppose to have talent, but not quite enough. Too loud-mouthed, too ego driven, too in-your-face... almost a Willy Loman of Gypsy. Thinks more than they are.
Exactly. Lansbury was too English, too polished, too sophisticated. Not brassy and loudmouthed and vulgar enough. Like you said, Rose needs to be almost Willy Loman-like, a nobody who thinks they are someone. Angela Lansbury's Rose would have made it without a doubt.
I love this song. I am probably one of her youngest fans. I am 14 and i think she is absolutely AMAZING!!!!. I have seen nearly all her movies! YOU ROCK ANGELA!
I agree! I am 14 too, and I love her!!This song is just amazing when she sings it (although I liked it when Ethel Merman sang it too) Yes, ANGELA ROCKS!!
oh come on! murder, she wrote?? my most favorite show on tv when i was little. and she reminds me of my grandma!lol i didnt know she sang! and this is in the year when i was born! yeah, Jessica, so you can even sing! haha
She can't be that second rate if Roger Berlind (lead producer) would rather close Gypsy after her contract is up March 1st than to attempt to replace her.
Have you even seen Patti in Gypsy???
You are obviously uninformed and downright disrespectful.
That being said, Angela is an awesome Rose there is no denying that!
Uninformed? I have gone to theater for more than 30 years and I know what I am talking about. They are closing the show because of MONEY and because quite frankly actresses hate replacing someone because it is not worth it [i.e., no Tony award] unless their careers need help. And also no one wants to spend real money to sign a real star. In this production it is the scenes without Patti which are most interesting; the peak? "If Momma Was Married."
Actors replace each other all the time and shows keep running, but thats when the emphasis is on the show not necessarily the actors (like Phantom for example, not that those actors aren't great) but Gypsy is clearly not one of those shows because Patti LuPone is the one selling the tickets. The whole cast is fabulous and can stand on its own without Patti, but its the audience that determines a hit and the money just wouldn't be there without Patti, even if she was replaced with a "real star".
I sent her fanmail when she was performing in London and got a short letter!
I love this lady!
Smile6784 2 days ago
I saw this live the year she did it - and it was AMAZING! The guts it takes to walk onto a bare-naked stage and solo like that. What a Lady!
Twil1ght2000 2 days ago
Thank you. Just Thank you!
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I wish more popular "singers" whom our youth emulate could be as talented as her!
hyperpolyglot47 2 months ago
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hyperpolyglot47 2 months ago
The fact that she was 63 here just boggles my mind. And still on Broadway at 86!
filmfreak9115 2 months ago
This isn't the part I'd imagine her as playing, then again I was raised with knowing her as Mrs. Potts, but she does an amazing job with it!
Every part I've heard/seen her in is absolutely amazing!
jessicatheginger 3 months ago
What sort of grade would this be for both singing and musical theatre?
Any idea would be much appreciated :)
AlleyandJoe 4 months ago
Please be live.
VanDiemen08 6 months ago
That's a very optimistic and "sane" interpretation of this song! Great :D She's simply the best ever!!
CaliCaliente00 6 months ago
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CaliCaliente00 7 months ago
Love it!
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I saw her do GYPSY (three times) and next to Ethel, Angela was THE best Rose!!
dlmorrow11 7 months ago
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dlmorrow11 7 months ago
I love Angela Lansbury. She is so talented and all of her programs and films are wonderful.
andrew40558 7 months ago 3
Thumbs up if you loved her as "Mrs. Santa Clause"
addiople 7 months ago 3
She has got to have been in her 60s back then,or very close to them! Again,like Merman,not the most beautiful of voices,but certainly ideal for 'musical theatre'.And,(I don't want to bang on about this,lol),another fine artiste we 'lost' to America! Though I'm sure the US appreciates the fact she relocated Stateside. But I sure would not wanna live next door to her in Cabot Cove,she attracts murderers like bees to a honey-pot!
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Aww Look at Brian Williams!
Jeleighbean913 9 months ago
Aww Look at Brian Williams!
Jeleighbean913 9 months ago
Aww Look at Brian Williams!
Jeleighbean913 9 months ago
just don't invite her to dinneer someone will die!! but i love her she is awesome
mooressailor 9 months ago
Never pass up a chance to see her live on stage. Saw her a couple of years ago in "Blithe Spirit" and she was the most energetic octogenarian I've ever seen! Marvelous performance!
clperry1701 9 months ago
People like Angela should never die :)
CaliCaliente00 10 months ago 6
An enduring Treasure.....Always makes every performance special.......
markarnold1963 1 year ago
OMG stick to Mame sweetie nice try but only Ethel
scott12061972 1 year ago
@scott12061972 She was actually considered to be the best Mama Rose out of all the women to play the character. Stephen Sondheim even said that she was his favourite person to ever sing the song.
mustang11387 10 months ago 3
Oh my Goddess...I did not remember her as a broadway singer.............She looks gorgeous in that dress too,and curiously enough,I did not like Ethel Merman at all...Angela made it more bold and powerful!
CulturePeaceForever 1 year ago
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jmcveigh581 1 year ago 19
and a very young Brian Williams!!!
sugarobyn 1 year ago
i want that presence, i want that talent, i want that fame.....i want that dress!
Broadway3 1 year ago 3
@Broadway3 You know that on stage she is about eight and a half feet tall. There is nobody with greater presence on stage and much of it comes from her sheer physicality -- she occupies space with those amazing arms and legs and that actor-perfect frame.
Goomgam 10 months ago 3
@Broadway3
If you are hungry enough & if you want it badly enough & are willing to sacrifice enough....you'll GET it !!!
JubalCalif 9 months ago
Was that Brian Williams at the beginning?
Moonsong789 1 year ago
How could they ever have made the movie of Mame without Angela Lansbury??!!!
formermgmstar 1 year ago 2
Amazing!!!
fatheranthony4pope 1 year ago
WOW, it is great to see Angela Lansbury like this. I was never a big fan, but I'm impressed.
TimothyTew 1 year ago
please tell me, viewers...HOW DID THIS WOMAN LOSE THE TONY FOR MADAME ARMFELDT?!?!?!?!?!?!
sondheimisGAWD 1 year ago
@sondheimisGAWD Katie Finneran was absolutely amazing in Promises, Promises. I have to say, the two performances were similar in the sense that they appeared in less scenes than the leads, yet were more memorable. It was a tossed up between the two. I agree Angela was absolutely wonderful. But I believe she will win her next Tony in the next year or two with another Sondheim piece. So don't be sad.
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BEST. ACTRESS EVER.
wickedwizard22 1 year ago
I love Angela Patti and Bernadette ( even though she was total miscast she can sing the hell out of those songs) Angela sounds awesome like usual
broadwayloverny10 1 year ago
@broadwayloverny10 who was miscast? and in what?
fatheranthony4pope 1 year ago
@fatheranthony4pope Oh gosh that does look confusing lol. I meant to say Bernadette was miscast. She put a lot of emotion and could sing the hell out of those songs. But 1. She was sick for most of it and 2. Just didn't feel right for the part. Angela Lansbury was so damn good!!!
broadwayloverny10 1 year ago
I love her explanation of the magic of theater - absolutely spot on. Saw her in Blithe Spirit. She was magical herself.
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IF YOU READ THIS YOU HAVE TO REPOST.
ONCE THERE WAS A GIRL WHO READ THIS AND DIDNT REPOST SHE DIDNT SEE THE POINT BUT THAT NIGHT SHE HEARD A NOISE AND IT WAS ANGELA LANSBURY AND SHE CRAWLED OUT OF HER DRAIN AND ATE HER SOUL IF YOU DONT REPOST THEN THE GIRL WILL COME FOR YOU AND BRING HER MASTER WITH HER
bobbiwib 1 year ago
@bobbiwib LOL
lgmatthias 1 year ago
wow you can tell she must have such an amazing presence
what a dame!
Lady gaga..WATCH AND LEARN!
danzelled1 1 year ago 4
I think that's Into The Woods coming onstage. They seem to play the music in the background.
puppetmaker77 1 year ago
i just love her on Broadway. She is gold on Broadway. Shes in a musical now
rangerdave1973 1 year ago
@rangerdave1973 Are you talking about A Little Night Music? I think Elaine Stritch already replaced her. It's a shame that she didn't win her 6th Tony this year for that role though.
honggiangvogia 1 year ago
@honggiangvogia Elaine Stritch is still at it? thats awesome that she is still that active good job Elaine
rangerdave1973 1 year ago
did she say 1989? that's the year i was born lol
calsweet 1 year ago
Thanks so much for this gem - I think I fell in love with Dame Lansbury that night!
brusktwilight 1 year ago
my god..I never ever cried at musical numbers...till now
vhunter13 1 year ago
is that Matt Lauer at 0:03
irvingklaw57 1 year ago
@irvingklaw57 No, it's Brian Williams.
greulingbi 1 year ago
@irvingklaw57 Close, but it's Brian Williams.
greulingbi 1 year ago
deos anyoneknow if the audio used for this performance is available, esecially the ending? I really need this version for an audition for my school's next year talent show. Please?
MovieGoer19 1 year ago
Angela Lansbury is beautiful.
magnificent.
Most Amazingly talented.
A pure star.
An inspiration(: <3
KayKayLOVES143 1 year ago 5
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ashleysamoska 1 year ago
Holy crap. She does not move or look 64 here. What an amazing woman! Not for those reasons though. She is pure brilliance.
filmfreak9115 1 year ago 6
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Her voice has no resonance. You can barely hear her.
lovelyjoints 1 year ago
@lovelyjoints Resonance? Her voice has resonance. And it is quite easy to hear her.
Maybe its your speakers.
KayKayLOVES143 1 year ago
I have been privileged to see two great ladies of the stage perform in Broadway shows-Mary Martin and Carol Channing. What i wouldn't give to see the marvelous Angela Lansbury live on stage too! She is absolutely the greatest!
2408abner 1 year ago 2
HONORARY OSCAR. I repeat, HONORARY OSCAR. This years Oscar show could've used something like this. Alot of something like this !
dflartist 1 year ago 5
I LOVE ANGELA LANSBURY!!! Who didnt love murder she wrote?! And her voice as Mrs potts?! SHE is a living legend! I must send her fanmail before she passes!!
GLEEcurb 1 year ago 15
Would love to have this Tony Awards Show on DVD-R. Also looking for other past Tony Award Shows. Please contact me! Thanks...
TubeBoy02 1 year ago
Hi Angela fans, does anyone on here have any video footage on a DVD-R of Angela & Bea Arthur performing from Mame? I'm looking for anything on Mame with Angela & Bea singing. The Tony Awards too! Please send me an email. Thanks.
TubeBoy02 1 year ago
Love this and her, but isn't it odd she opened up with a Gypsy song with Tyne Daly as Rose in the '89 revival that same year?
TheObsessiveGit 1 year ago
I can't get enough of this.
SuperLittlecupcake 1 year ago
She's so cute. =]
PeaceNdLovee 1 year ago
no offence but i just don't get it with angela lansbury. i don't dislike her, i just don't get it....
playgirlc 1 year ago
Somebody posted this performance with the title "Ethan Hawke disses Angela Lansbury at the Tonys" - no disrespect to the person who posted the clip but I can't imagine anyone looking at Angela Lansbury sing "Everythings Coming Up Roses" at the Tony Awards cares what Ethan Hawke thinks.
Chutson353 1 year ago 2
Angela was always wonderful. Such a great talent. Great stage presence and so full of energy. One of my favorites of all time....so beautiful and talented.
parzifal40 1 year ago
Somehow in the "who's the best Rose" compilations on Youtube Lansbury always gets left off - I'd say on Broadway was second only to Merman.
Chutson353 1 year ago
@Chutson353 I have seen them all live except Merman who was NO actress. She sang every song like it was Alexander's Ragtime Band at the top of her lungs. Tyne Daly was the best actress and Delores Gray the best singer. Bernadette Peters was downright awful and Patti LuPone was a mixed bag but her ending was heartbreaking. Lansbury was too classy but what a powerhouse.
roccoh21 1 year ago
@roccoh21 Of course she didn't perform on the stage but I still say Roz Russell was the best actress to play the role - that's all a matter of personal taste though. She also had the chance to perfect every line since the performance was for a film.
Chutson353 1 year ago
Angela you are AMAZING
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She screams childhood for me, thats why I love to meet her and say a few words to her. I grew up watching my favorite disney movie (Bedknobs and broomsticks) like every week and I watched reruns of Murder she wrote growing up in the late 90's and early 2000's. She was my moms favorite until she died when I was 11, She never got to see one of her plays but I hope one day I can meet her in person.
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Mrs. Lansbury is one of my all time favorite actress. My wish is to meet her in person in London one day. That would be the utmost altimate gift for me.
sjump5 1 year ago 2
Did they have wig mics in 1989?
She along with Broadway greats like Ethel Merman started out not using mics so I doubt she is using one.
blueeyedmonkey08 1 year ago
OH my goodness she's just phenomenal.
711luvAquaatmall 1 year ago
not sure if thats her hair(i suspect its a wig )but she did slide her hands on the sides and not the bang area,which is where a good hairdresser would hide it.course nowadays they have to wear 2 in case 1 shorts out. either way i agree it is such a distraction when the mike is taped across thier face. Just one of those things you have to overlook in modern theatre, i guess...i would definitely belive she had the pipes to go withough a body mic...
afboyfw 2 years ago
danny,difficult to say 4 sure esp. w/ 2ndhand recording.tried to see if there was a bulgeon her back or a wire when she turned but it was too fast
afboyfw 2 years ago
i would have loved to see her in this role! i hope i get to see LNM....
afboyfw 2 years ago
I saw her do it in Dallas way back when - then I got her autograph at the stage door - what a wonderful person! I shall never forget her graciousness and interest in the fans.
LakewoodDallas 1 year ago
amazing performer. i hope to see her this spring in a little night music, even at 80 i'm sure she's rocking the house.
Haryloli 2 years ago 5
She sure can hold the attention of an audience...
geyser 2 years ago 4
i love angela. she's the best broadway actress ever, hands down
MsBroadway209 2 years ago 9
Note too, that she isn't wearing one of those tacky mics clipped to her dress (or these days to one's wig or hairpiece, then over their ear to their cheek).
There's a mic front and center near the floor, but that's it. She had to belt it out over the orchestra like a REAL singer/performer.
dannybex 2 years ago 30
are you sure about that? i work in as a professional wigstylist in theatre and opera and the proper wig or hairstyle can hide a mic. Her voice doesnt fade at all on her turn or when she moves fromone side of the stage to the other...You also have to consider the way music is written today versus the way it was in Styne's day.
afboyfw 2 years ago
Pretty sure. Listen closely...her voice does fade somewhat when she turns away from the audience and crosses backstage. Also the orchestra is the same volume throughout, yet she isn't. Thirdly, no mic is visible. And finally, at the end, she pulls her hair back a bit...if there was a mic hidden, she would be more careful.
???
dannybex 2 years ago
@dannybex
I think she is wearing a body mic (common usage for stage musicals by the 1980s). If you listen to her dialogue at about 3.54 she exhales a laugh and lowers her head... the force of her breath makes a very obvious breathy noise which only sounds that way if the mic is close. I think it's in her cleavage! The transmitter pack could be a flat one strapped to her upper leg (Elaine Paige has used those). BTW... I saw Miss Lansbury's Mamma Rose in London and she was sensational!
scottishphotographer 3 months ago
she was really fit! her waist was like a pencil
miggleschick 2 years ago 7
mmm yeah hot
kadinhi 2 years ago
Angela is one of the greatest gifts this country has ever received from the British Isles!
Hunterunc 2 years ago 65
@Hunterunc
I certainly second that emotion! A gifted actress AND singer! And a very nice & sweet lady to boot!
:-)
JubalCalif 9 months ago 2
20 years later and she's still winning Tony's!
chrisgeronimo 2 years ago 9
Oh my gosh, did anyone notice that the anchorman was Brian Williams? Looks like he did pretty well for himself in ten years. That's hysterical.
melydi123 2 years ago 3
who doesn't love angela lansbury? haha
avenueyay 2 years ago 4
Just amazing!
freedom509rwk 2 years ago 2
OUtstanding Performance
fludu1 2 years ago 2
Amost a year ago there was another video of this same thing with better audio and with the "prelude" music rather than the silence here (one coast got the prelude, the other didn't). I sure wish it would reappear!
AmelingElly 2 years ago 3
She is brilliant. And still going on strong!
Moseslawgiver 2 years ago
What she says about musical theatre being owned in the moment for the people who are there watching it and the stats who are performing it is spot on. Of love, in A Chorus Line, 'the gift was ours to borrow...' and true of the music and performance of any beloved production in the heart of the audience viewing. A beautiful thing to say and, of course... Angela. What an absolute knock out in all she does. The woman is truely an outstanding performer.
kgeoffrey81 2 years ago 8
She was 200 years old on 1989 and look at her: what a body!!! XDDD
Xhat 2 years ago 6
AND what a voice haha
AutumnToSpring 2 years ago
lol i know!
mimimarquez0524 2 years ago
This always brings a smile on my face no matter how many times I re-watch it. Thank you for uploading this MrDubbYou~ Angela is awesome!
TheCampanile 2 years ago
That was beautiful!Not only a great performance,but such a great speech!Shes so inspiring,when i grow up i wanna be just like her.Wow i sound like im 5 lol
SweeneyTodd98 2 years ago 3
Not only did she give a great performance, she also solved a murder later on that evening.
bugblood1978 2 years ago 246
@bugblood1978 What?
PeaceNdLovee 1 year ago
@bugblood1978 How is that? please explain
Tecfob 1 year ago
@bugblood1978
HA !!!
:-)
JubalCalif 9 months ago
You can tell she enjoyed every moment of this performance. well done her
SPrescott2611 2 years ago 7
A true first class lady.
2007blazedale 2 years ago 8
love it...
stitchisking 2 years ago 6
Whats up with Patti Lupone reprising Angela's roles? :) Madame Rose & Mrs. Lovett.. Love them both tho. <3
JustinAdamss 2 years ago 10
LOL well Patti can't help that Angela has played like every role in all of Broadway!!
anpat13 2 years ago 3
I LOVE HER
noestardust 2 years ago 6
I LOVE angela Lansbury. she was one of the best madame roses!
01BroadwayMagic 2 years ago 5
There's only two words to describe this woman...........The Best.
avenueyay 2 years ago 8
That's Broadway Stars and their real talent--live performances, and actual singing plus dancing and acting. And all, just wonderful.
allieree 2 years ago 3
Just saw her in Blithe Spirit yesterday. Still amazing. But this is just unbelievable. Brava Angela!!!
eponine270 2 years ago 4
Angela is the essence of Broadway! What a lady!!!
masanovich102582 2 years ago 5
haha I love Angela Lansbury! xD
Dalthis555 2 years ago 3
love her! she gives ethel a run for her money!
22thespian 2 years ago 3
Probably the most respected person in theater. Such grace and humbleness, and such TALENT! We love you, Angela!
AtLastOnTheGround 2 years ago 8
Can angela get anymore stunning! I mean really? =D
emza395 2 years ago 8
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Pretty well done. But nothing compares with Ethel Merman. Nothing.
clarkewi 2 years ago
Look n learn kids...Thats a star! A BIG ONE!
TheMarkKarl 2 years ago 74
@TheMarkKarl here here
mbutehorn 1 year ago
Amazing she is just one of if not the best performer of not only her time but all time. no one can match her
jonsmith3030 2 years ago 3
Angela Lansbury RULES!!!!!!!!!!
LittleLaura1994 2 years ago 4
Angela Lansbury, I love you. You were the sweet in "The Harvey Girls;" marvelous in "Anyone Can Whistle;" and the absolute bomb in "Sweeney Todd." This performance is 45 years after Harvey Girls, and she still kicks ass and still looks good doing it. You can't beat that with a stick folks.
ecapital46 2 years ago 6
64 WOW im 25 and dont sound that good
luvofdbmw 2 years ago
Angela Lansbury is BOSS!
dzeckha2 2 years ago 6
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psulion22 2 years ago
Did anyone catch that was a YOUNG Brian Williams (anchor for NBC Nightly News) at the beginning of this video clip ??
psulion22 2 years ago
Simply stunning! She can do no wrong in my opinion!
marksmcp 2 years ago 3
Was this hosted at the Gershwin theatre?
DanielJordan1991 2 years ago
people say patti lupone was the best at this song, i think thats bull crap. Angela is the best! i love her in this song!!!!
violetsaga 2 years ago 10
She has been a star on Broadway for over forty years. She has starred in many shows including "Mame" and "Gypsy" and has won four Tony Awards. She is a legendary musical star.
jimthewriter 2 years ago 6
she just won her fifth--God bless her!
noahsdad61 2 years ago 8
Very suprised about this...I know she sang back in a few of her early movies..But good on her!!!!
Muder She Wrote nails it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!
funkytune2006 2 years ago 2
I really don't know what everybody's talking about... Angela Lansbury was absolutely the best Rose I ever saw, including Ethel Merman, Rosalind Russell, Bette Midler etc.!
DickNooy 2 years ago 7
Lansbury is great, but Ethel owns Momma Rose lock, stock and barrel.
Cramnella 2 years ago
she is awesome in just about everthing. btw is that brian williams at the beginning?
JFLD8 2 years ago 3
WHAT 60 no way
operastar1994 3 years ago 6
Yep, she was 64 here. Even after all those years, she still nailed it.
sndblstr 2 years ago 4
I love that she is awesome! It's crazy how some stars are just ageless (she had to have been in her early 60's at this point). Frickin crazy!
divaqueen 3 years ago 5
AMEN!
beautifullytragic1 3 years ago
I might not necessarily agree... but definitely see what you mean. Mama Rose is suppose to have talent, but not quite enough. Too loud-mouthed, too ego driven, too in-your-face... almost a Willy Loman of Gypsy. Thinks more than they are.
Kris1907 3 years ago
Exactly. Lansbury was too English, too polished, too sophisticated. Not brassy and loudmouthed and vulgar enough. Like you said, Rose needs to be almost Willy Loman-like, a nobody who thinks they are someone. Angela Lansbury's Rose would have made it without a doubt.
misslizzybennet 3 years ago
I remember when the CBS specials still came on like that, with the drums in the theme song and the spinning logo...lol
I was 6
lexiconlover 3 years ago
wow!, she's good, and by that time she was what? about 60's?
iloveangelalansbury 3 years ago 2
Watch more videos of her actually in the show! you will change your mind, i am sure!
clevm002 3 years ago 5
In February 2009, the wonderful Angela is back on Broadway playing Madame Arcati in 'Blithe Spirit'.
Sure, its not a singing role but great that the lady is still able to be seen by people who can make it along.
Kismetico 3 years ago 9
She is so sweet
operastar1994 3 years ago 4
I love Angela i am 14 aswell
operastar1994 3 years ago 3
Is that a very young Brian Williams?
cinephan 3 years ago
Sure looks like him to me O.O
xoangel2789xo 3 years ago
I love this song. I am probably one of her youngest fans. I am 14 and i think she is absolutely AMAZING!!!!. I have seen nearly all her movies! YOU ROCK ANGELA!
LittleLaura1994 3 years ago 2
I agree! I am 14 too, and I love her!!This song is just amazing when she sings it (although I liked it when Ethel Merman sang it too) Yes, ANGELA ROCKS!!
milkpepsiboobookitty 3 years ago
Somehow I missed Gypsy out in my musical education, so I'm trying to catch up... and blow me if it isn't Jessica Fletcher doing the educating!
firestartertwistedfi 3 years ago
4 Tony awards,a CBE, Lifetime achievement award snd countless other awards. She is up there with all the other true greats of entertainment.
comedy89 3 years ago 5
she's soo nice!!!!!!
GuilleCarvajal 3 years ago 4
oh come on! murder, she wrote?? my most favorite show on tv when i was little. and she reminds me of my grandma!lol i didnt know she sang! and this is in the year when i was born! yeah, Jessica, so you can even sing! haha
Lowensteinova 3 years ago 3
She's also the voice of Mrs Potts in "Beauty and the Beast" and sings the title song. :)
inlovewithJLT 3 years ago
did they lower the key??? that ruins this for me.... but she's still amazing
BrokenBroadway 3 years ago
angela played mrs lovvet in sweeney todd
angela played mamma rose in gyppsy
patti lupone played mrs lovvet in sweeney todd
patti lupone played mamma rose in gypsy
TeeeCast 3 years ago
Patti is a second-rate hack. Please. Rock, Angela and Ethel!
fkd1963 3 years ago
OMG HOW DARE YOUUUU?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Patti LuPone, second rate???? A HACK????
She is as FIRST RATE as it gets.
She can't be that second rate if Roger Berlind (lead producer) would rather close Gypsy after her contract is up March 1st than to attempt to replace her.
Have you even seen Patti in Gypsy???
You are obviously uninformed and downright disrespectful.
That being said, Angela is an awesome Rose there is no denying that!
laluponeista88 3 years ago
Uninformed? I have gone to theater for more than 30 years and I know what I am talking about. They are closing the show because of MONEY and because quite frankly actresses hate replacing someone because it is not worth it [i.e., no Tony award] unless their careers need help. And also no one wants to spend real money to sign a real star. In this production it is the scenes without Patti which are most interesting; the peak? "If Momma Was Married."
fkd1963 3 years ago
Actors replace each other all the time and shows keep running, but thats when the emphasis is on the show not necessarily the actors (like Phantom for example, not that those actors aren't great) but Gypsy is clearly not one of those shows because Patti LuPone is the one selling the tickets. The whole cast is fabulous and can stand on its own without Patti, but its the audience that determines a hit and the money just wouldn't be there without Patti, even if she was replaced with a "real star".
laluponeista88 3 years ago
Laluponeista88 is correct.
Gypsy is, in fact, closing b/c they'd have trouble replacing Patti LuPone. It does NOT have to do with money.
My source- Broadwayworld(dot)com.
renethel 3 years ago