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The Ladies Who Lunch" is a song from the Broadway musical Company, sung by the character Joanne. It was written by Stephen Sondheim , and was introduced by Elaine Stritch . It became her signature song.
Company is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth. The original 1970 production was nominated for a record-setting 14 Tony Awards , winning six. Company was among the first book musicals to deal with contemporary dating, marriage, and divorce, [ 1 ] and is a notable example of a concept musical lacking a ...
The novel The Ladies Who Lunch: A Middle Aged Women's Guide to Modern Morality by Ruth L. Kern tells the story of a group of glamorous middle-aged women in the upper echelons of society. [6] The song ‘Ladies Who Lunch With Me’ by British-Korean band Wooze details the class aspirations and unwritten social conventions of upper class women.
Eventually, several hours past midnight, only "The Ladies Who Lunch" remains to be recorded. Elaine Stritch, Sondheim, and the orchestra are all clearly suffering the effects of the prolonged recording session. Stritch struggles repeatedly to record a satisfactory version of the song, even going so far as to slightly drop the key for a few takes.
Last night's Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration online all-star tribute concert got off to a rocky start – technical difficulties pushed the YouTube special more than an ...
"I'm Still Here" (from Follies) — Stephen Sondheim "I've Been to a Marvelous Party" — Noël Coward "I Want a Long Time Daddy" — Porter Grainger "The Little Things You Do Together"§ (from Company) — Stephen Sondheim "Something Good" (from The Sound of Music) — Richard Rodgers "The Ladies Who Lunch"§ (from Company) — Stephen Sondheim
Sondheim died in November 2021, and both Barnes and Kathlene Ritch have reverence for the musical master. Tri-M's production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum in late 2022 was a ...
The musical features taped interviews with Sondheim. The songs, including well-known, less-known and cut material, are from nineteen Sondheim shows (including student shows) produced over a 62-year period, including several songs each from West Side Story, Company, Follies, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sunday in the Park with George, Merrily We Roll Along, Passion, and Into ...