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Elaine Stritch at Liberty

Elaine Stritch at Liberty

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 29, 2004

Runtime

2h 25m

Genres

Documentary, Music

User Score

95%

Original Title

Elaine Stritch at Liberty

Production Companies

Pennebaker Hegedus Films, Second Act Productions, Iambic Productions, HBO

Director

Andy Picheta

Budget

$300,000

Description

Judy at the Palace. Sinatra at Carnegie Hall. Streisand at the Garden. Stritch on Broadway. Legendary performances come along so rarely. Elaine Stritch At Liberty is an autobiographical one-woman show written by Elaine Stritch and John Lahr. The show consists of spoken monologues from Stritch following her life and career, interspersed with showtunes and pop standards which compliment her stories. Many of these songs had been originated by Stritch in major Broadway productions, such as "The Ladies Who Lunch" from Company and "Civilization" from Angel In The Wings. Her experiences and relationship with show business are focal points, but she also explores more intimate, personal themes like her alcoholism and romantic relationships.