Search - Shirley MacLaine :: Live at the Palace

Shirley's Personality Shines

09/17/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album is a must for Shirley MacLaine fans! Her sparkling personality shines through each song she sings and each monologue she shares with the audience. One can only wish this dynamic performance was available on video.In my mind's eye I can almost see Shirley dancing as she performs at the Palace."

Remember you? As if we ever forgot!

Scott Ross | Raleigh, NC United States | 05/22/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The prejudice against Shirley MacLaine's performance in the 1969 film of "Sweet Charity" has always mystified me. Okay, so she wasn't Gwen Verdon - who was? She contributed, in a scene of almost unwatchable pain and desperation, one of the most shattering moments in post-war cinema. She was charming, sweetly funny, vulnerable and heart-breakingly hopeful. She sang with humor, gusto, and intense, if delicate, emotion. And she danced the hell out of those great, knock-knee'd Bob Fosse numbers. If her Charity isn't the finest performance in a movie musical since Judy Garland and James Mason slashed the heart in "A Star is Born," I don't know what is. All of what Shirley MacLaine can do best is in that movie, and in this great 1976 live recording. Parts of the extravaganza may feel a bit overdone, a touch self-conscious (if not downright self-congratulatory), and the often effective Cy Coleman arrangements may occasionally border on aggressive showbiz-iness. But Shirley MacLaine's electric gifts shine through. If she hasn't got you by the time she gets through her passionate, whirl-wind rendition of "She's a Star," you're probably beyond gettin'. So, now that Shirl is finally on CD ... Decca - where's that "Sweet Charity" soundtrack?"

Shirley at her best........

Tristan B. MacLaine | Phoenix, AZ USA | 05/10/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Shirley is amazing on this recording. Being a long time fan of her career this CD is quite a treat for me. I have the LP but having it on CD is great! I'm so amazed and glad that they decided to release this!.... now we just have to wait for the video!"