Elaine Stritch

Being members of the "elitist, liberal media" such as we are, Derrick and I feel the need to get out and hob-knob with our fellow members of the "upper crust" from time to time, and last night we joined the creme de la creme of Austin society for a soiree @ the Austin Cabaret Theatre to diss the common working men and women, and the way they cling to their guns and religion, as we sipped on champagne and cosmopolitans. Ok, ok. . . . forgive a little sarcasm here and there in that previous statement. Although Derrick and I did attend the ACT ... Read Full Story

And the Oscar goes to... Elaine Stritch! Or at least it would if she could somehow hold it. The official Academy Award statues arrived in New York today at the Carlyle Hotel for the East Coast viewing party that will be held there this weekend. The eight foot statues don't look too heavy (those guys held them for quite some time), but they are mighty impressive. Read Full Story

The Broadway legend and Tony Award-winning actress, Elaine Stritch, is bringing her one woman show ELAINE STRITCH AT LIBERTY, in which she shares stories and songs from her life in the theater and observations on her experiences with alcoholism, to Austin next month at the Austin Cabaret Theatre , and guess who has tickets??!! Woot! W&D will be representing @ the September 3rd performance, and we are hella-excited. Click here to learn more about the incredible Ms. Stritch. I still have vivid memories of my first exposure to Ms. Stritch when I was a kid, and she appeared as Rudy's teacher Mrs. McGee on ... Read Full Story

She's a real Broadway baby and she turns 87 years old today. There are probably those who only know Elaine Stritch from her Emmy-winning role as Alec Baldwin's mother on "30 Rock." If so, that's a darn shame because she is one of the most dynamic performers to ever hit the Broadway stage. She won the Tony for her one-woman show "Live at Liberty" and let's face it, no one can sing "Ladies Who Lunch" from "Company" the way Miss Stritch can. Enjoy this video: Read Full Story

Liz and Elaine walking down 5th Avenue in 1956. My friend Tom at the New York Times is such a great guy. And NOT just because he invites me to all sorts of great events as his +1, and NOT just because he reads this blog!, but he because he just is. And his partner Phil is a peach too and it all just works. Anyway, he invited me to see Elaine Stritch and Liz Smith in conversation. For a guy who is not working, I seem to be double booked all the time (there, I just cursed my fabulous quotient and now it ... Read Full Story