Broadway Video Clips: Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" with Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell...

[uKooKu]

@TTTThatsAllFolks -- i think i get your frustration; it's either too gleeful or too warbly & opera-like; hmph. PEOPLE. i didn't know though, that Ms. Elias was even in the running as a mark of comparison. (saw her in LITP; wunnuful!)

[mcgregorp]

Anybody know if there is a full video of this production anywhere?

[sianround]

If only I could see this :(

[cgeistweidt]

I just saw this on Nov. 25. Oo soooo wonderful. Full cast was in. A must see!

[buckdelaney]

Stop singing it sondheim is brilliant conversationally

[buckdelaney]

Sad, one of the things i love about Sondheim is the that the songs are "conversational" as if just speaking....these people, even BP which i've only seen her do in the sad sad production of Gypsy (So brilliant Sunday in the Park) decides they need to sing this operatically sad sad sad and all is lost

[TTTThatsAllFolks]

@buckdelaney Hmph. Would you be happier if the vibrato-less Menzel sang "One More Kiss" or something? LOL! Yikes, guys. It may, also, be relevant to add that they're, well, NOT singing this show operatically...? With the exception, of course, of the divine Ms. Elias. If Cook or McDonald were cast as either leading lady, I could hear what you're saying. But, since that's not the case, I'm going to go ahead and diagnose you with PTHS (Pretentious Theater-Head Syndrome). :)

[katievenido]

darn, Bernadette P is one of my favs...but she clearly has gotten a face lift (her eyes alone look bizarre) Darn... :-(

[DrJCliveSpiegel]

This revival is a masterpiece! You would be a fool to miss it if you can get to New York to the Marquis Theater to see it. We won't see another such revival for many many years to come. The cast is ideal. The execution close to flawless, The 28-piece orchestra is divine as it lets loose on the classic Stephen Sondheim score. I was laughing and crying almost simultaneously at the nostalgic poignancy, wit and class of this wonderful show.

[kevhippo]

Why do the songs BP sings sound like they have slowed them down, a bit laboured like your are willing her to start the next line each time?

[KeithHarperSF]

Fun to watch. Would love to see it in person.

[folliesfanatic]

I loved the show in DC but hated the red dress on Bernadette Peters, totally wrong for the character. I saw Dorothy Collins in the original, Peters doesn't even come close in portraying the lost hope of the character as Dorothy. Just my opinion.

[folliesfanatic]

I loved the show in DC but hated the red dress on Bernadette Peters, totally wrong for the character. I saw Dorothy Collins in the original, Peters doesn't even come close in protraying the lost hope of the character as Dorothy. Just my opinion.

[roais498]

I saw it in NYC not that great. In love with theater just not this show. My mom really liked it. I think its just because I'm young and I can't really relate to the show. But the actors were amazing!

[boynamedalexxx]

@roais498 I'm young, and while I can't necessarily relate entirely to the age aspect of the show, I connect strongly to the show and characters as a whole...especially Sally and Buddy.

[peanut251]

Hold on one second. WHY did they change Bernadette's costume? She looked flawless in the red dress! I mean she would look beautiful in anything BUT STILL. Ah well. Anyway I loved this show is D.C. I wish I could see it in NYC.

[boynamedalexxx]

@peanut251 She looked *too* flawless. The new dress seems more down-to-earth, as if it would be something that a somewhat frumpy, depressed Phoenix housewife would have, to try to relive the glamour of her youth. She looked like too much of a knock-out in the red (she's still a knock-out, she is Bernadette after all, but the new dress feels more appropriate for Sally).

[aasjb4ever]

Ahhh so excited to see this again in New York on flea market day!