"It's Today"-Kennedy Center revival 2006-with Harriet Harris, Emily Skinner, Alan Muraoka and Harrison Chad. More Baranski DC "Mame" at • "Mame" Christine Baranski
Pretty impressive, considering she had just broken her leg and had reconstructive knee surgery a few months prior to this, and was still in physiotherapy for it at the time!
@@markmh835 the Kennedy Center is in Washington D.C, a popular try out location, but not all productions make it to Broadway, some just run here or maybe tour.
The day I saw this was probably one of the most perfect days of my life - a couple of old ladies sitting closer to the front actually came up to my friend and I and said the sound was too loud for them and would we like to trade seats?
My favorite musical. I was cast in the chorus of Mame with a community theater group about 30 years ago. I hope I have the opportunity to perform in another production.
Christine is so good l I love this musical. One of the best productions of MAME I Ever saw was a All Male cast , in the 70s at a theatre in San Francisco !! It was Fabulous !! I went because my baby Brother was in it, and He was good!! I had to find Him because he was in a female role in the chorus !! There was a part where the cast came down through the isles of the theatre, singing their parts, and it just so happened He came right past me !! I almost didn't recognize Him, but then He knew where I would be seated. And winked at me !! As He passed by !l It is still, after all these years , one of the best productions of MAME I HAVE ever seen !! My Brother is now in Heaven and I remember how pretty He was !! LOVE You, David !! Thank You for posting this scene from MAME !! Stay Safe, Luv Ya 😍😘
It’s a shame she never became a big star on her own. She works a lot but she’s usually a supporting role or in touring shows. She’s got a good voice and oozes charisma.
Would have loved to see her live in this! She is so electric! Do you have any Titanic original broadway? That having 20th anniversary this year! Would love to see that full show ugh!
Just saw an interview where she said the biggest problem with her broken leg was not the dancing so much as it was coming down a monstrous staircase. Figured she might be exaggerating it a bit. Then I saw this thing wheel out. My own knees got sore seeing it.
As a person who had surgery at one knee, i almost have a panic attack when i see those stairs. And the most difficult part is going down, not up. I mean, i couldn't walk properly for half of that year and i couldn't run properly for about a year after. I can't imagine how is she able to do this after about 2 months after the surgery. I can't even enjoy the show, because all can think is the pain she must have felt through all this.
I saw the original with Angela Lansbury and this version in DC. Christine Baranski is good.... but not quite good enough. That's why this never went to Broadway. All the pieces are in place - Baranski can sing, dance and act. But somehow doesn't inhabit the role, the way Lansbury did. There are a handful of Broadway roles that are owned: Robert Preston, Music Man. Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady. Barbra Streisand, Funny Girl. Zero Mostel, Fiddler on the Roof. Other people can do them well. (Lea Michele is great in FG right now.) But no one can erase the memory of the original. (Hello Dolly has dual ownership: Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey.) Angela Lansbury still owns this role. It revived her career and she was on the cover of "Life" magazine. In Hollywood, she was almost always the "heavy" and was never allowed to be glamorous and beautiful. "Mame" allowed her to tap into her innate classiness - she was from a prominent British family. I think it's that "class" that made her a perfect fit for Mame. As for Lucy, the less croaked, the better....
that's probably one of the best comments I've ever read on RUclips. You are 100% correct, "Baranski can sing, dance and act. But somehow doesn't inhabit the role, the way Lansbury did.". That's exactly how I felt. what's interesting is I didn't do that comparison with Angela Lansbury and Rosalind Russell, to me those two embody Auntie Mame.
@@josephsf2452 Thanks. Actually, I have tried to think who else could have played Mame. The only one who might have worked was Glenn Close. Sing, dance, act …and has true class.
I love Christine Baranski and I love Mame but have to say the boy that played her nephew seemed really old for the part - in the original film as well as the version in 1974 with Lucille Ball (my fav version) the boy was only about 6/7 where as this one looks like at least 12/13) - spoils the illusion a bit...
I saw this with Juliet Prowse and she was magnificent --so glamorous and flawless movement!!! Saw it with Patrice Munsel too and she was swell. Christine is very charismatic. I almost forgot saw it with Loretta Swit too--not so impressive.
@@johnpickford4222 That is very interesting! I bet Ms. Hayward was a good Mame. I saw Ms. Swit at Cherry County Playhouse as Mame and it wasn't as great as Ms. Prowse to me or Ms. Munsel.
I love her. I do miss the dancing, and she sings it as most Broadway singers have for the past 35'ish years: all guts and no sound, pressing the vocal cords to no end. Actually, she sings better than most of the clowns on Broadway today. My main horror was the chorus; you need to know how to sing for these old musicals.
I ADORE Christine Baranski....but she is a Vera Charles, not a Mame Dennis. There is something too brash and hoyden-ish about Miss Baranski to play Mame. She has been raised in polite society from childhood (unlike Vera) and always has to maintain that polish, even when she is unconventional and extravagant.
One of the first "adult" shows I saw as a kid was Elaine Stritch in Mame in Bsoton. During intermission, I turned to my mom and said, "I think she's more of a Vera." LOL So I know what you mean.
I saw this & literally wept during the intermission because it COULD have been very good. I love Baranski & she was pitch perfect during Where's That Boy with the Bugle. Had she been directed to play it that way instead of Vera Charles, she COULD have been excellent.
I think this song sits terribly on her voice. Should be easy and flowing. To me, this seemed uncomfortable and effortful. Also maybe more brass than class? I mean, I love Christine Baranski but to me, this doesn’t seem like a good match of actor to character.
Miss Baranski is tremendous. Sings with gusto , dances with verve, plays, acts the role to the hilt. Unfortunately, stage direction, choreography, ensemble, nearly defeat a transfer to Broadway . Damn shame!
And her mama would have been even better. I am so grateful to have recently seen Debbie Wileman, the Brit making a sensation impersonating Garland. She did this number and If He Walked Into My Life. Like seeing and hearing the real thing live.
Michael Totzke what a hater man, by far the only one to possibly come close to Mrs. Angela Lansbury. Yet of course with her own little spin, like all musicals. U try this with a broken leg
UGH. I adore Christine Baranski, HOWEVER... this is HORRIBLE. 'It's Today' in this production sounds like a FUNERAL Dirge. Tempo is SLUGGISH, and Baranski , at least to me, is trying WAY too hard. Denise Lor, back in the 1970s in an East Carolina College Summer Theater Production of "Mame' makes this look like PENNY CANDY. And I am NOT a HATER.
Pretty impressive, considering she had just broken her leg and had reconstructive knee surgery a few months prior to this, and was still in physiotherapy for it at the time!
That's what is known as a "trouper." I wish I'd seen this with Christine. Such a major talent!
I just heard her speak about this. My gosh, she is superhuman.
Looking at that wig made me think: you know who might have made a great Mame: Carol Burnett.
Christine should have done this on Broadway.
This wasn't Broadway?
@@markmh835 the Kennedy Center is in Washington D.C, a popular try out location, but not all productions make it to Broadway, some just run here or maybe tour.
Christine Baranski is awesome, no matter what she's doing. Love her.
The staging is busier than tha L.A. freeway at 5:00 on a Friday.
The day I saw this was probably one of the most perfect days of my life - a couple of old ladies sitting closer to the front actually came up to my friend and I and said the sound was too loud for them and would we like to trade seats?
My favorite musical. I was cast in the chorus of Mame with a community theater group about 30 years ago. I hope I have the opportunity to perform in another production.
Christine is so good l I love this musical. One of the best productions of MAME I Ever saw was a All Male cast , in the 70s at a theatre in San Francisco !! It was Fabulous !! I went because my baby Brother was in it, and He was good!! I had to find Him because he was in a female role in the chorus !! There was a part where the cast came down through the isles of the theatre, singing their parts, and it just so happened He came right past me !! I almost didn't recognize Him, but then He knew where I would be seated. And winked at me !! As He passed by !l It is still, after all these years , one of the best productions of MAME I HAVE ever seen !! My Brother is now in Heaven and I remember how pretty He was !! LOVE You, David !! Thank You for posting this scene from MAME !! Stay Safe, Luv Ya 😍😘
OMG I was a cocktail waiter for the Mame and Hello Dolly shows at the Japan Center Theatre. All Male Cast was truly wonderful and talented!
SHE IS ONE OF MY FAVES WISH I COULD MEET HER !!!
It’s a shame she never became a big star on her own. She works a lot but she’s usually a supporting role or in touring shows. She’s got a good voice and oozes charisma.
She co-starred in The Good Wife and then lead The Hood Fight…
She sure looks like an Auntie Mame to me! Always have enjoyed her performances.
I like Christine Baranski -in everything but this.
WOW...WHAT A VOICE..WHO KNEW????.....TALENTED LADY....
A lot of us knew!
i would also have loved to see Christine and Harriet switch roles
Ohhh my sweet jesus, I didn't think we would ever get good videos of this! Thank you!
Fantastic! One of my favorite musicals and one of my favorite actresses. I wish I could have seen it.
Would have loved to see her live in this! She is so electric! Do you have any Titanic original broadway? That having 20th anniversary this year! Would love to see that full show ugh!
There is one "Titanic" clip on this site, and I should put up more.
Christine Baranski acts this song beautifully - but I miss the Onna White staging.
Yes! Onna White is unmatchable!
Agreed. Ms. White's staging of this number was terrific, the staging here not so much. Especially the final chorus, yeesh.
Baranski and Harriet Harris - both distinguished alumna of the Juilliard drama division.
Thanks Aurora for such sharing this great performance, there ain't enough recordings of the great talent of Christine Baranski
Never before I saw someone playing the trumpet like she did here 😁😁😁
Just saw an interview where she said the biggest problem with her broken leg was not the dancing so much as it was coming down a monstrous staircase. Figured she might be exaggerating it a bit. Then I saw this thing wheel out. My own knees got sore seeing it.
As a person who had surgery at one knee, i almost have a panic attack when i see those stairs. And the most difficult part is going down, not up. I mean, i couldn't walk properly for half of that year and i couldn't run properly for about a year after. I can't imagine how is she able to do this after about 2 months after the surgery. I can't even enjoy the show, because all can think is the pain she must have felt through all this.
I saw the original with Angela Lansbury and this version in DC. Christine Baranski is good.... but not quite good enough. That's why this never went to Broadway. All the pieces are in place - Baranski can sing, dance and act. But somehow doesn't inhabit the role, the way Lansbury did.
There are a handful of Broadway roles that are owned: Robert Preston, Music Man. Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady. Barbra Streisand, Funny Girl. Zero Mostel, Fiddler on the Roof. Other people can do them well. (Lea Michele is great in FG right now.) But no one can erase the memory of the original. (Hello Dolly has dual ownership: Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey.)
Angela Lansbury still owns this role. It revived her career and she was on the cover of "Life" magazine. In Hollywood, she was almost always the "heavy" and was never allowed to be glamorous and beautiful. "Mame" allowed her to tap into her innate classiness - she was from a prominent British family. I think it's that "class" that made her a perfect fit for Mame.
As for Lucy, the less croaked, the better....
that's probably one of the best comments I've ever read on RUclips. You are 100% correct, "Baranski can sing, dance and act. But somehow doesn't inhabit the role, the way Lansbury did.". That's exactly how I felt. what's interesting is I didn't do that comparison with Angela Lansbury and Rosalind Russell, to me those two embody Auntie Mame.
@@josephsf2452 Thanks. Actually, I have tried to think who else could have played Mame. The only one who might have worked was
Glenn Close. Sing, dance, act …and has true class.
OMG, this is amazing. Thanks so much for posting. Do you have any other videos with Christine Baranski?
baranski and harris: wonderful. I would love to see streep do a remake of the movie.
Awesome 👌
Jerry Herman 1931-2019
Stunning!
great singer!!! (yes, we know that she can act :D )
I love Christine Baranski and I love Mame but have to say the boy that played her nephew seemed really old for the part - in the original film as well as the version in 1974 with Lucille Ball (my fav version) the boy was only about 6/7 where as this one looks like at least 12/13) - spoils the illusion a bit...
Do you happen to have the full video of this? I've been looking everywhere!!
I saw this with Juliet Prowse and she was magnificent --so glamorous and flawless movement!!! Saw it with Patrice Munsel too and she was swell. Christine is very charismatic. I almost forgot saw it with Loretta Swit too--not so impressive.
John Popo: At an earlier stage of her life, Loretta Swit played “Gooch” in the trimmed down Las Vegas version with Susan Hayward as MAME.
@@johnpickford4222 That is very interesting! I bet Ms. Hayward was a good Mame. I saw Ms. Swit at Cherry County Playhouse as Mame and it wasn't as great as Ms. Prowse to me or Ms. Munsel.
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I love her. I do miss the dancing, and she sings it as most Broadway singers have for the past 35'ish years: all guts and no sound, pressing the vocal cords to no end. Actually, she sings better than most of the clowns on Broadway today. My main horror was the chorus; you need to know how to sing for these old musicals.
It sounds like she's really hurting her voice the way she's singing here.
@@johndipinto8816 Absolutely, she is.
Damn!! A true triple threat!!
a bad wig. a great performer
I ADORE Christine Baranski....but she is a Vera Charles, not a Mame Dennis. There is something too brash and hoyden-ish about Miss Baranski to play Mame. She has been raised in polite society from childhood (unlike Vera) and always has to maintain that polish, even when she is unconventional and extravagant.
She's awful. That sinking. Ugh.
One of the first "adult" shows I saw as a kid was Elaine Stritch in Mame in Bsoton. During intermission, I turned to my mom and said, "I think she's more of a Vera." LOL So I know what you mean.
Yes, I see what u mean.
I want her to play PATSY of AbFab, Joanna Lumley!!!
I saw this & literally wept during the intermission because it COULD have been very good. I love Baranski & she was pitch perfect during Where's That Boy with the Bugle. Had she been directed to play it that way instead of Vera Charles, she COULD have been excellent.
I picture Sutton Foster doing this.
How about Gwyneth Paltrow? She can sing and dance.
Made for the part
Love her. This truly pains me.
Baranski is fab, but she's not Mame; she's make a great Vera Charles, though. Would love to see her playing opposite Cher as Mame.
Years ago, I thought Glenn Close would make a good Mame.
I think this song sits terribly on her voice. Should be easy and flowing. To me, this seemed uncomfortable and effortful. Also maybe more brass than class? I mean, I love Christine Baranski but to me, this doesn’t seem like a good match of actor to character.
I agree. You know who would have made a very interesting Mame? Annie Lennox. Picture it...
Miss Baranski is tremendous. Sings with gusto , dances with verve, plays, acts the role to the hilt.
Unfortunately, stage direction, choreography, ensemble, nearly defeat a transfer to Broadway . Damn shame!
This would've been a great role for Liza to play. Too bad.
And her mama would have been even better. I am so grateful to have recently seen Debbie Wileman, the Brit making a sensation impersonating Garland. She did this number and If He Walked Into My Life. Like seeing and hearing the real thing live.
Doesn’t have the voice for it an octave too low
Geez! She's terriffic!
You sure this isn't Liza Minelli?
Sorry..But she doesn't quite work in this Role.
Awful ! Angela Lansbury rocked it !
Doesn’t have the voice for it. Octave too low
Truly terrible.
Michael Totzke what a hater man, by far the only one to possibly come close to Mrs. Angela Lansbury. Yet of course with her own little spin, like all musicals. U try this with a broken leg
Not as bad as Lucy tho.....
said michael, who looks like a knee and probably can’t sing do re mi without falling out of tune
UGH. I adore Christine Baranski, HOWEVER... this is HORRIBLE. 'It's Today' in this production sounds like a FUNERAL Dirge. Tempo is SLUGGISH, and Baranski , at least to me, is trying WAY too hard. Denise Lor, back in the 1970s in an East Carolina College Summer Theater Production of "Mame' makes this look like PENNY CANDY. And I am NOT a HATER.
@@kyleburgess2834 lucy wasnt bad. she was realistic, i prefer the faster speed and choreography and set of Lucy’s film
ev thing a bit off eh....