Elaine Stritch is a hoot. 89 years old and still making waves. A broadway diva, TV & Movie star, cabaret and now this Documentary feature. I met her while we both performed for an event in Chicago. She was writing her one woman show. I told her I wanted to do the same. she said: “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Whatta pain in the ass!” I cried when I saw her perform her famous rendition of Sondheim’s “Lady’s Who Lunch” Of the audience (socialites from Chicago – ladies who lunch) she said: “They were tight-asses at first but I got ’em in the end” And she did. The emcee introduced her name before the performance and the applause was polite at best, but by the time she finished they were cheering. They knew they had seen a master!
I can’t wait to see this film.
