Musical Theatre Coach Reacts (MERYL STREEP, CHRISTINE BARANSKI, AUDRA MCDONALD)
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- Musical Theatre Coach Marc Daniel Patrick reacts to MERYL STREEP, CHRISTINE BARANSKI, AUDRA MCDONALD performing "Ladies Who Lunch"
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In this video Marc discusses one of the most underrated composers Stephen Sondheim, how his music lends itself to his actors & how three icons of the theatre came together to celebrate his 90th birthday.
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Audra's voice is a warm blanket you just wanna wrap around you.
Right? While you admire all the Tonys on the shelf...haha
Christine Baranski has the perfect high class, jaded feeling for this song. and Goddamn Audra McDonald is my absolute benchmark for vocal perfection. UGHHHH..... i love her.
Agreed, agreed.
Cecile Pham What, is Meryl chop liver?
@@EvaSofie LOL i love Meryl to the high heavens. She is such a glorious actress you can never look away from her when she's on screen. I just don't love her singing voice as much as other broadway greats. She can't be perfection at EVERYTHING. it would be so unfair.
Your face when Audra McDonald sings is literally how mine always looks when she sings 😂😊
Haha. Everyones face?
"He is never gonna write that song that you sing while waking down the street..." You obviously haven't walked down the street with me then!
Or me lol - "attend the tale of Sweeny Todd'....
That was my thought exactly! Half of the songs that get stuck in my head are Sondheim's! Especially Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods...
You’ve never hung out of me. Sondheim runs through my head quite a bit. Hahahaha!
It seems I'm hanging around with the wrong ppl then....
Christine was on the Stephen Colbert show and said they shot the song so many times that for this take they were all genuinely super drunk! Iconic!
Meryl does the wealthy, wasted-life of Joanne so perfectly. Loved her gestures.. Audra has a great voice and Baranski is so funny
Please react to more AudraMcDonald ! Her voice is perfection!
Loved this! So much fun!
This was so much fun! As always, great pick. I'd disagree that Sondheim doesn't write hooks or hits, though -- "Send in the Clowns," "Not While I'm Around," "Being Alive," "Not a Day Goes By," "Pretty Women," "Sunday," "I Wish I Could Forget You," "Children Will Listen," and "Losing My Mind," etc. I've definitely walked away from his shows humming.
I would agree that he's primarily trying to serve the scene and the character and that he's more cerebral overall.
Last but not least I think Meryl's secret is twofold -- her incredible talent, but also her willingness to completely immerse herself in character and then do whatever the character requires. I loved how loose she was here, and yet still there was something tense and cynical about her. But then all the women were wonderful (and I always feel Baranski is so, so underrated). Cheers!
Sondheim is considered to be the most difficult music both vocally and instrumentally in the business. That's what he means when he says he doesn't write hooks/hits. It's far beyond the skill level of the average performer, and tends to go over the heads of the average listener. Hence he's underappreciated by the masses.
The nuances of Sondheim are only truly appreciated by an educated listener/performer, because you have to understand it to truly appreciate every bit of brilliance.
@@carr0760 Right. Which was my point, and which I hopefully communicated in my response.
And as far as hooks, I still feel like it was a valid point. Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" was a major radio/top 40 hit, and that was early in his career. So it's not like Sondheim can't write a hook. But we can agree to disagree. Cheers!
I love this so much! I can't wait for Patti Lupone's version.
Thanks for the support David! Are you a performer yourself?
I loved that video!!!! They were amazing!!!
I remember staying up very late to be able to watch it live and when this one came up, I got all excited!
It fit the mood most of us were in as we're right in the middle of quaranteening, and these three seemed so relateable - in fluffy robes, drinking & letting their minds wander, getting all philosophical and contemplating life and the crazy things women do, yet never seem to find happiness...
Thank you for your reaction to this, you voiced many thoughts I had whilst I watched it the first time and those three women were the perfect fit for this song and to get us out of our quarantine-funk!
It's nice to see the reaction of a professional. Are you sure. You can't help but be interested in young, unique performers. In Russia, you can say for the first time there was such a singer. Despite her young age, she has a lot of fans and not only in Russia. I ask you to pay attention to it and make a reaction. Her name is Diana Ankudinova.
Diana Ankudinova is an amazing young singer with a low voice (contralto), which is the rarest for a young girl! 👏👍🔥
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She's actually very theatrical, so she'll fit right in on this channel.
In my opinion, and this will always be Elaine’s song. And yes, Patty LuPone does a great version of it. But these three really take it to the next level. I just adore this video.
Omg this is such a treat!!!
I had discovered and enjoyed your channel for your "Hamilton" reactions so how thrilled am I to discover this gem today due to the sad and recent passing of Stephen Sondheim. Thank goodness You Tube videos are practically forever so I didn't have to miss this one! Of course now I will checking out your whole Sondheim Series.
I will never forget she I saw this live. I had been sitting thru all the tech issues at the top of the show and then was just loving it and yes when Meryl came on I was on my feet and didn’t sit for the rest of the song. It was magical when streamed.
Always love Sondheim. I love that his music is almost intentionally challenging to the performer, but also provides so much opportunity to make it your own.
Loved this video. So different and refreshing. 3 Greats
I love this channel. 🥺
I'm a closeted musical theatre fan, and this channel let's me continue to seek out the goosebumps I need at this point on my life.
Haha, you dont have to hide it anymore David...you can be an open fan!
❤️
First, thanks so much for including something that was and wasn’t a Broadway musical performance because damn, it was fun to watch.
Second, when it came to my TH-cam feed the day after the performance, I had that moment you mentioned just reading Meryl’s name. I stopped doing the dishes right then and there and pressed play.
Finally, it’s amazing that even without the ‘hooks’ Sondheim still stays in my head. More than just underrated, I think he’s, sometimes, a genius as well as an actor’s composer. But, to get it right, you better be good. His unconventional melodic lines and rhythms are deceptively difficult. Again, thanks for a Friday dalliance!
Very well said Christopher. Of course he does write some beautiful melodies as well, but hes very much the "unconventional genius".
I was lucky enough to see Audra McDonald in concert a couple of years ago. She was truly spectacular. Thanks for doing this video!
I’ve seen her in concert several times and she is always incredible whether in a large or small venue. I also met her briefly at a CD signing in San Francisco years ago, and she was very down to earth and very approachable
thank you. i asked for elaine stritch; this satisfies my desire. once again -you are perfect in your breakdown.
Check out Branaski's interview on Colbert talking about this segment. Streep's the perfect rhythm section with the martini shaker at the beginning.
PLEEEAAASE do a commentary on “Satisfied” from Hamilton. PLEASE 😭😭
Its coming, I promise.
After watching Hamilton at least 6 times, Satisfied is my new fave with The Room Where It Happens being a close second!
Marc Daniel Patrick - omg so excited! My husband and I love your content.
They made it so fun. Usually the bitter quality of the song, the sense of a wasted life and self loathing, hits me so strongly, but here I just smiled the entire time.
This performance just makes you smile!
PLEASE, PLEASE, a reaction video on Elizabeth Stanley’s A Miller’s Son from the same concert! One of, if not the highlight of that show 🤩 I mean musical scene giants were all present there but holy, the interpretation of the song by Stanley is such a revelation, it should be textbook
I watched this concert live and it was rly late and I just freaked out over this entire performance 🎭
omg his face when Audra is singing
Hahah. 🙈
I would love it if you could react to Glenn Close' performances of "With One Look" and/or "As If We Never Said Goodbye." Both give me chills and make me emotional everytime
Oh yes, as if we never say good bye and then compare Glenn's performance to the "original" - who sings that again??? Always forget her name...
Agreed - seen many Norma's over the years on Broadway and West End, but none took it to the heights (and depths) that Glen Close did, not the greatest singer, but perfect for the part.
@@davesmith5470 - true! she was just creepy enough for the song to still be emotional and very engaging 😎
Yes, love Glenn Close ❤️❤️
My daughter-in-law saw Glenn Close on Broadway in Sunset Blvd when the actress came back for a short run. She said the sheer power of Miss Close's personality almost knocked her through the back wall and into the lobby. She said it was a true tour de force.
But I still see a bit of Cruella de Ville before the madness took over.
Hello! Thank you for the video! Please react to Rechenka's songs, Wicked Game🌞🌞🌞DIANA ANKUDINOVA is a talented young singer. I would like to know your opinion. I think you will be surprised. Diana has a very unusual voice and artistic presentation for her age. Thanks in advance!
Diana is an amazing singer. )
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Diana cannot be confused with anyone - she is unique! 💎💎💎
There are so many great Sondheim songs, but I think my favorite is Loving You from Passion. It is a very short so f but says so much in the few lyrics it has. And Donna Murphy’s performance is sublime.
I love PASSION so much, and it's so underrated! My favorite from that is "I Wish I Could Forget You." It just slays me.
Angela Mitchell that is an excellent song too. Passion is definitely underrated. It is not the most upbeat story, but it is so moving, and the entire score is gorgeous.
Sondheim's lyrics are more masterful than anyone writing in our lifetime. His music is wonderful because of the way his work is cast. Everyone can't sing like Audra, but no one can act like Meryl and Christine is great at both. People who love his work (my hand is way up) go around singing his music all the time. If you love it and you want to sing, just RISE!!!!!
Well said Karen.
Karen Schneiderman Meryl is a classically trained singer, she can do both as well.
@@EvaSofie Meryl has a gorgeous voice. She can do everything!
I love how you break down of all these performances. Marc could you please do a video of Raul Esparza singing "Take Me to the World" from the Sondheim 90th Birthday Concert.
For sure, I'd love to.
sometimes now and then something is so good
Had "Not While I'm Around" from Sweeney playing in my head for weeks.
Well, now I do too 😆
Oh, Barbra put that in my head years ago, thank you very much 🙈 Tried to record it for my daughter's birthday once and failed - too much bawling involved!
I dunno, I think he does catchy well enough. I go around singing 'times is 'ard, times is 'aaaarrrd' all the time, lol. And have been humming the 'Prologue' from Into the Woods for, like, 3 days now.
Into The Woods definitely has it's catchy moments, and is now stuck in my head.
Oh boy, I watch it live. I ALMOST DIE😂 I literally freak out! #QueenBaranski
If you're going with Patti i think the version for Sondheim's 80th birthday is just perfection
You read my mind...
Vodka Stinger: Vodka & White Creme de Menthe. Known as a drink of the upper class, a "society" drink.
Ahh good to know!
Why have I never heard of this Christine Baranski? She’s great!
she's in mamma mia
Glad I could introduce you to her. Shes one of my favs.
She also sings, albeit briefly, in the film version of "Chicago."
Omg and she's FANTASTIC in The Good Fight ...Audra is in it too!
A Stinger is normally brandy with white creme de menthe, no Vodka involved. The Vodka version takes out the brandy and uses green creme de menthe.
Could you please do “Wait for it” from the original Hamilton, I’m doing Hamilton as an amateur performance and playing Aaron Burr. This is my favourite song and I’m looking for tips to 100% nail this part! Thanks!
Interesting. Yes, its coming.
Can you review Bernadette Peters at some point???? Maybe the Lament from into the woods or We do not belong together from Sunday in the park with George, or literally anything else she does. I love her but have also heard people complain about her technique and style so I would love to see a master class style review of any performance of hers.
i love her tooooooo! i love her so much!!!! and i would also love to see someone reviewing into the woods and sunday in the park with George, the two musicals in my top 5 list !
I didn't think anything could top Patti Lupone's version of this song but here it is. This song is also so West Hollywood gay boys song. I should know. I'm one!
This is making me want to see you react to Anna Kendrick. Anything she's done. I can tell you that she did this song in the movie Camp when she was much younger but there may not be a great recording of that. Thank you for this!
really love Sondheim's musicals! don't know all of his musicals but for those I've seen (either live or video), just loooooove those!
Speaking of Mr. Sondheim, hope you can do review of Sunday in the park with George (original cast) or Into the woods (original cast).
BTW, I loooooooooooove Bernadette Peters and she sings so many Sondheim's songs perfectly. would love to see reviews of her.
I watched this whole concert live. 1.Why, given her, um, nostrils, would Baranski put the camera so low? 2. Audra's voice. Just kill me. 3 When Meryl appeared I screamed. 4. Three shots of vodka + two shots of creme de menthe.
Have u seen the drag parody? It's amazingly good! The queens can sing!
Ummmm did anyone else notice he kept referring to Stephen Sondheim as “Stephen Songtime”?
I'd wager to guess that's a nickname, which I would totally get!!
It gets old after, y’know, TWICE.
Marc, please do “don’t rain on my parade” it’s a classic haha
I love it. Sure.
Ha ha ha that was awesome 👏 😁
Hello! Would you please review Christy Altomare's "Journey to the Past"? Additionally, what are your thoughts about her sounding similar to Lea Salonga? Lea is my ultimate, and I am beginning to love Christy, as well! I wonder if Christy has emulated Lea as she has grown vocally. Take care! ❤
Patti LuPone's version is great and of course Elaine Stritch's version is iconic, but my personal favorite performance of this is Carol Burnett's in Putting it All Together. BUT Patti is great to look at for this song because you see the version she did for the 80th birthday concert, which was more humorous and sassy like this one, vs her performance in the actual stage production which is more dramatic. I'm sure you'll look at this, but this song by itself is often better done with a wink and a nod while in context it's a huge commentary on the loneliness of upper class women in the 70s and on how society's expectations of women cause loneliness in any era.
AND I just want to say that Audra McDonald's vocals here are (as always) stunning. Just like Meryl puts so many little nuances in every moment of her acting, Audra puts so many little nuances into every moment of her singing.
I would like you to review the lead singers in Dogfight from the Broadway performances..
The Stritch v. Elaine comparison would be fun. Elaine's iconic version sneaks up on you; the structure of the song is very simple and she starts very easy, smiling even, and actually very warm. And yet somehow she's gotten very bitter and angry by "copy of life/just to keep in touch" Her voice is warm and intimate and you feel she's dishing with you at a party full of pretentious bores. Patti, on the other hand, lets you know from note one she will be taking no prisoners, thank you very much, and barrels through the song like an angry freight train. There are very few who could manage to make that work, but she does.
So, when I've performed this song, I've had directors ask for it to be angry, some ask for it to be ironic, some just drunk. What subtext do you recommend?
Good question. One I'm sure he'll delve into when he does his next analysis of a "proper" performance of this piece.
Unfortunately, as the performer the answer is usually "whatever the director asks for" which means it could change every time!
Personally, I think that both bitter and angry are secondary emotions presenting as defenses to the primary (hurt, scared, shame, etc), so I always try to find the primary...and that can be open to interpretation.
Pamela, I will unwrap that question in the video coming this week. Its a good point you bring up, as every great performer needs to come to the rehearsal process with some choices made on their own how they're going to approach the role. Having this knowledge and prep work done is going to serve you and your director incredibly well when discussing the vision for the character.
meryl.
omg - I would kill to see Audra play Joanne ... you really should include Carol Burnett’s version ...
Well, I was surprised to see Meryl! I was looking around for Christine videos, and was startled to see both Meryl and Audra. Of course, Christine and Meryl did Mamma Mia together.
P.S. Larceny is my favorite bourbon. Good choice, Audra!
Wait, I just found out Christine portrayed Leonard's mom in The Big Bang Theory. No wonder I thought she looked so familiar, I've watched her in Mamma Mia before.
Yay, I loved this video! Would you be interested in reviewing Kristen Chenoweth’s performance of Glitter and Be Gay from Candide?
For sure, i'll take a look at it.
Maybe you could react to Raul Esparza's Being Alive?
You should definitely do a comparison of Lea Salonga and Eva Noblezada in the role of Kim. They’re both such stunning and talented singers and they both bring so much to the role. Eva was so young and gave such an emotional performance as Kim. (Really I’d just like to see you react to Eva tbh)
Speaking of Sondheim... I don’t see a lot of love for A Little Night Music 🥲 could you react to a performance from that show possibly? GOD the music is enchanting, and the story so... I don’t know. Poignant in a lot of ways. It hits different now that I’m not 18 LOL.
Honestly, and this may not be popular, but I like Barbara Walsh's version the best. It's very cynical at first and then almost tragic at the end. It's played very raw rather than beautiful. Definitely worthy of a reaction!
Audra is perfection
Agreed.
I'd be like, ok Audra, you sing the best, ok already! :)
Please please please do ramin in phantom :) love your videos
Thank you
please react to hadestown and jagged little pill
Can you please listen to Lea Salonga and Rachelle Ann Go’s version of Movie In My Mind from Miss Saigon?
Yes. Its coming next week ;)
Can you review Lady Gaga singing the Sound of Music medley at the 2015 Oscars?
Lots of fun! I can’t wait to see more on Stephen Sondheim. Of course I am familiar with some of his music, but much of it is new to me. Loved watching this Sondheim birthday/anniversary special when it came out. Also wanted to give you an idea for your channel, what I think is an excellent example of stressing good acting as much as a good vocal performance. I was captivated by Katrina Lenk on the Tony Awards, and then had the honor of seeing her live. Amazing. Here’s a link: th-cam.com/video/X9FvC5qEMBA/w-d-xo.html.
And ... if you haven’t seen this yet, prepare to have your mind blown. It’s at about 8 minutes and all of 50 seconds long. th-cam.com/video/sWlclUJhJx8/w-d-xo.html
Vodka stinger = vodka + creme de menthe
There is absolutely story in Company.
Lol. Would you like to explain it to me then...?
Can you react to world burn but the Renee rapp version
ELAINEEEEEEEEEEE
Please could you react to SJB or Andrew Rannells, I haven't seen many professionals react to them.
Are you nuts! Have you heard Putting It Together?
Honestly, I think Sweeny Todd is my favorite musical, I grew up on Phantom and Les Mis but I don't enjoy listening to every single song in those shows, I have favorites and ones I don't mind but they do have ones I skip. With Sweeny I listen to the entire thing, I just enjoy it all and I can clearly hear how all the notes fit into one another or are connected and called back later in the show. I know Les Mis is the pinnacle of leif motifs (and everything else) but I just can't hear it very well.
Surely Hamilton has taken the 'motif' crown? Its simply genius!
I agree Sweeney Todd has some great songs. Gruesome storyline though.
@@davesmith5470 Oh, I am so not educated enough to make that determination, that's just the sort of consensus I've heard over the years. I do know I love Hamilton and have had to willfully curb watching the show repeatedly every day since it came out on Disney+. I also have an easier time hearing the motif's and musical dialog in Hamilton than in Les Mis.
@@Imikiko Oh no worries, thank you for your response, I'm no expert either but the Hamilton motifs just keep going round and round in my head "Wait For It" being my favorite). Theres loads of vids on You Tube by the educated peeps about Hamilton motifs.
It's not an English language song, but can you react to Vitas singing Opera#2? 😅
Ha! I told you so...
Please react to Anne Hathaway “I dreamed a dream” Les Miserable movie.
Def. will get to this one.
Can you please react to Lea Salonga singing Dream Again
0:45 respectfully I have to disagree. I've been walking down the street, and at the school, and in my own home, singing bangers like The Last Midnight, and Rose's Turn, and well, the Ladies Who Lunch
Vodka and Creme de Menthe
This song needs the grit of Elaine Stritch.
they are amazing and really funny, but I've seen the whole "concert" and there's at least 10 songs that I like more, for instance Raúl Esparza 😍, Neil Patrick Harris, Alexander Gemignani, Michael Cerveris, Donna Murphy, did I mention RAúl Esparza? 😉
A Vodka Stinger is creme de menthe and vodka. A regular Stinger is creme de menthe and brandy.
Vodka stinger = vodka and creme de menthe
company
A vodka stinger is Vodka and (White) Creme de Menthe - tastes a bit like toothpaste...
Ugh - really? the upper class enjoys drinking toothpaste?
@@MarcDanielPatrick I'd be interested to hear sondheim explain why the vodka stinger became Joanne's signature drink or if it was previously associated with the upper class. What I can say is that the first cocktail is refreshing, the second one makes you sick...
Please do react to Ms.Lea Salonga's new song "Dream Again"
th-cam.com/video/8nnzoiLHSOE/w-d-xo.html
It's Vodka and Creme de Menthe. It's not my jam
Meryl must be wasted, she’s a much better singer than this. I guess when singing against Audra you just give up 🤷🏻♂️ Her “rise”s at the end were good however 💁🏻♂️.
She's playing a drunk woman… And I think she was really commit to making that realistic. She is Meryl Streep… Lol
Thinking of it that way, Audra didn't really play her part to convincingly at all.
I thought Meryl was great, but was also singing in service to the character, who's blitzed and cynical. Singing it too "perfectly" would have just been weird and too mannered, to me.
The “Songtime” schtick is annoying.
I'm sorry The disappointment in listening to this...this...
As a singer, Meryl Streep is a truly great actress...
The damage this casting of her in a singing role is just beyond comprehension.
She is a classically trained singer. She sings how her character sings in order for it to be realistic. In this case she’s supposed to be drunk so the voice of a drunk person wouldn’t be exactly perfect, however she does belt at the end. She just hasn’t shown what she is fully capable of but I bet she will in The Prom movie.