Beth Leavel - The Lady's Improving (Closing Night)

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Beth Leavel performing her solo The Lady's Improving in The Prom's final Broadway performance, plus a one-minute long standing ovation.

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  • @ethankoehler6103
    @ethankoehler61034 жыл бұрын

    She deserved that standing ovation

  • @genevievelabieniec8218

    @genevievelabieniec8218

    3 жыл бұрын

    She sure did!

  • @yelanates

    @yelanates

    3 жыл бұрын

    Damn straight.

  • @alohaisland9999
    @alohaisland99993 жыл бұрын

    You can truly see her trying to keep herself together. She's been with this show for so long and she loved it and it's heartbreaking to see it go.

  • @bexyPTX
    @bexyPTX3 жыл бұрын

    The contrast between her and Meryl Streep's performances of this song is truly interesting. Both are very good, just super different.

  • @EvaSofie

    @EvaSofie

    3 жыл бұрын

    @hsuaganaga gwqcanagshs that’s not necessarily her fault though but whoever mixed the songs.

  • @dalia1795

    @dalia1795

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeahh I love them both very much

  • @alrocomedy

    @alrocomedy

    18 күн бұрын

    There is no comparison Meryl is not a singer

  • @eekaboo8012
    @eekaboo80123 жыл бұрын

    You gotta love Michael Potts at the end there. That's not Mr. Hawkins going wild over Dee Dee, that's Michael going wild over Beth.

  • @rjaffe464

    @rjaffe464

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also, that’s not Michael Potts, FYI. That’s his replacement. He had already left the show. Just letting you know.

  • @eekaboo8012

    @eekaboo8012

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rjaffe464 Oh dang, thought that was him this entire time lmao thank you for clarifying

  • @gracekeddy
    @gracekeddy3 жыл бұрын

    we are SO lucky to have such clear footage of this. what an absolute legend

  • @mariajosefenton3728
    @mariajosefenton37283 жыл бұрын

    This show deserved a much longer run omg

  • @alvinmedina7121

    @alvinmedina7121

    3 жыл бұрын

    it c certainly did

  • @emmapanzica8333

    @emmapanzica8333

    3 жыл бұрын

    How long was the run for?

  • @alvinmedina7121

    @alvinmedina7121

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@emmapanzica8333 less than a year . with no Tony wins ,there was no path forward . they did know Ryan would be doing screen version , some comfort . it was a great show.

  • @emmapanzica8333

    @emmapanzica8333

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@alvinmedina7121 Thank you so much for the reply!! Yeah this is an amazing show!! It didn’t deserve to go!!

  • @mollycblaeser
    @mollycblaeser3 жыл бұрын

    I wish the original Broadway cast had reprised their roles for the movie!

  • @melodic21
    @melodic213 жыл бұрын

    Just watched Meryl Streep in the Prom on Netflix. I had to see her version.

  • @camronfairmon9435

    @camronfairmon9435

    3 жыл бұрын

    same

  • @kyleneopperman6186

    @kyleneopperman6186

    3 жыл бұрын

    What’d you think of the movie?

  • @melodic21

    @melodic21

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kyleneopperman6186 I loved the movie. Meryl did a great job

  • @falseheteros9102

    @falseheteros9102

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@melodic21 Yeah I agree

  • @isaquesantos6756

    @isaquesantos6756

    3 жыл бұрын

    Both are great

  • @meredithchandler73
    @meredithchandler733 жыл бұрын

    I was lucky enough to see this amazing show many, many times (including final show) and Beth’s performance was always hilarious and thrilling and touching. When she hangs her head down and really starts crying during the standing ovation - that’s over a thousand people pouring out their love to Beth and she could feel it. I was lucky to be there.

  • @tl003
    @tl0033 жыл бұрын

    I will never understand why it left broadway so quickly, still heartbroken 😔

  • @durellgriffin3399
    @durellgriffin33993 жыл бұрын

    I was there that night, and I just remember the energy in that theatre especially during this song! Thank you for posting this, I love reliving this moment!

  • @sarahrobson9566
    @sarahrobson95662 жыл бұрын

    I love the look of sheer happiness on his face watching her hit that last note

  • @AddamsrUs13
    @AddamsrUs133 жыл бұрын

    I saw this ON Pride and the standing ovation went on foREVER and she deserved every second

  • @isaquesantos6756
    @isaquesantos67563 жыл бұрын

    Beth and Meryl are just perfection!

  • @dylansmith1833
    @dylansmith18333 жыл бұрын

    While I wasn’t at closing night. I saw this during award season and I remember sitting front row and was blown out of my seat during this performance. Unfortunately there wasn’t a standing ovation (even though she deserved one each time she performed that song) when I was there! I would just love to go back in time and see this again!!

  • @asolomone
    @asolomone3 жыл бұрын

    That last note is the longest 20 seconds ever oh my GOD

  • @MrTommieadamsphoto
    @MrTommieadamsphoto3 жыл бұрын

    Such a wonderful show. Saw it twice. Beth Leavel was AMAZING ❤️🤗 Wish the show lasted longer so I could take more friends to see it. It was definitely underrated. Thanks for posting

  • @jeffnally3127
    @jeffnally31273 жыл бұрын

    Saw it on Broadway in 2018 (and Beth as The Drowsy Chaperone, too!), and screamed and cheered at this number, too! Sure, the Netflix movie was glitzy, but let's be clear - Beth Leavel IS Dee Dee Allen! #BroadwaySangItBetter

  • @TemujinScott80

    @TemujinScott80

    3 жыл бұрын

    Meryl did an excellent job

  • @morley247

    @morley247

    3 жыл бұрын

    Beth played it like how a great broadway star would play it. While Meryl played it like how a great screen would play it.

  • @dmaster1000

    @dmaster1000

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@morley247 🙄 Get over yourselves. Stop doing Meryl like that. Her version was catchier to me and vocally better to listen to. Not saying Beth isn't charismatic and killing this performance but I think y'all need to stop downsizing the movie version because that was good too.

  • @musicalmattress1053
    @musicalmattress10532 жыл бұрын

    A legendary moment in Broadway history preserved for eternity!

  • @CCKey92
    @CCKey923 жыл бұрын

    Stage and Movie are two different things and are totally different! Meryl did an awesome job as Dede and so did the rest of the Movie Cast. The Broadway Cast is also damn awesome... and this song is one of my favorites ♥ I love Beths acting XD the door-smash always gets me

  • @markwaltz3307
    @markwaltz33073 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately the Broadway audiences today want a big movie star, and "The Prom" settled on talent over famous people. I've seen many of the cast members in other shows, and I have been a Beth fan since she took over for Christine Ebersole in "42nd Street" and kept an eyeball on the highball in her hand. The first two times I saw this were in the balcony, and the third time I got TKTS, I prayed it would be front orchestra and it was. For this scene (just a month before closing), I had chills and tears in my eyes and could barely applaud I was wiping them away so much. Beth may have not gotten the film role (although I read Meryl consulted with her), but she got the audience's love, and if her reaction to that love here is any indication, she got the prize which no movie or Tony Award can replace.

  • @glenn212now

    @glenn212now

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure you prefer Beth because you saw her in the role first. I feel the same way about stage performers I've seen who were later passed over for a more famous name in the film version. However, this time I have to say I think Meryl Streep really pulled it off. She's a rare movie star who consistently improves on stage performances. Sorry, I know this will piss you off.

  • @anirudharun6546

    @anirudharun6546

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@glenn212now But wasn't Meryl too hammy in the part? And they had manufactured emotional moments for her character. Beth's comedy timing is much more authentic and funny. I didn't find Streep funny at all.

  • @EvaSofie

    @EvaSofie

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@anirudharun6546 Dee Dee is a diva, so no.

  • @anirudharun6546

    @anirudharun6546

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@EvaSofie I understand Dee Dee is a diva but Beth was so much better. I just want Beth Leavel to get more credit. People who have watched the Netflix movie won't even know and that's unfair. Streep just built on what Beth did. I mean it's indisputable that Streep is an all time legend but in this role it's clear Beth is better.

  • @EvaSofie

    @EvaSofie

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@anirudharun6546 That’s not true there are a lot of people searching the show after watching the movie. And you don’t need to claim Beth is so much better to raise her, they can both be amazing. It doesn’t need to be a competition and I’m sure Beth is thrilled with Meryl’s performance.

  • @AM-lp5ux
    @AM-lp5ux3 жыл бұрын

    Seeing this show was truly the highlight of my 2019 Broadway experience!

  • @arcobalena4950
    @arcobalena49503 жыл бұрын

    I love this!!! Do you have her performing “It’s not about me” during the actual show like this?

  • @michaelbrowne4163
    @michaelbrowne41632 жыл бұрын

    My high school might be doing the prom next year for our musical. Its either the prom, mamma Mia, or Anastasia. I’m hoping for prom the most. I think it’ll be the most fun of the three

  • @victordunson719
    @victordunson7193 жыл бұрын

    Saw it twice last January. She was Amazing.

  • @lillianward2810
    @lillianward28103 жыл бұрын

    I saw this exactly a week before it closed and it was stunning.

  • @ANightworkerslife
    @ANightworkerslife3 жыл бұрын

    I REALLY hope they bring back the Prom when theaters can open again. Audience has now seen it on Netflix and that should give the stage musical a good run for several years!

  • @justanothersherlockian7058
    @justanothersherlockian7058 Жыл бұрын

    I was in a production of Mary Poppins (as Jane Banks) and we had our first standing o and I was going to cry! I can only imagine what this was like for her, she's so amazing and talented and to have to see this go...damn!

  • @emilyfreeman8720
    @emilyfreeman87203 жыл бұрын

    sobbing

  • @ryanmanley7266
    @ryanmanley72663 жыл бұрын

    Amazing... I'm so glad to have seen her perform this live. This show deserved a much longer run.

  • @solarkitty1849
    @solarkitty1849 Жыл бұрын

    i was there closing night- her performance was iconic (also in the 3 other performances i saw her in, of course!) 😭 i miss the prom so much!

  • @DTennantsCompanion
    @DTennantsCompanion2 жыл бұрын

    The shows that deserve long runs never seem to get them

  • @PhantomDrums917
    @PhantomDrums91710 ай бұрын

    My god, was this front row center? My hats off to you for getting such incredible footage! Go Beth!!!

  • @stephaniekrause8005
    @stephaniekrause80053 жыл бұрын

    Beth Leavel supremacy

  • @jaysonsalomon9578
    @jaysonsalomon95783 жыл бұрын

    Sooo happy i was there to see this performance.

  • @patriciakimmel7784
    @patriciakimmel77843 жыл бұрын

    And this is Broadway

  • @michaelhall8586
    @michaelhall85863 жыл бұрын

    Miss Broadway!

  • @chickenmaster007
    @chickenmaster0073 жыл бұрын

    💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 Ahhhhh ... Simply ... Ahhhhhh

  • @rdalh2
    @rdalh23 жыл бұрын

    Ok Meryl Streep, top that shit 😎

  • @sierraHAHA...

    @sierraHAHA...

    3 жыл бұрын

    meryl was rlly good tho

  • @elijahtaylor1377

    @elijahtaylor1377

    3 жыл бұрын

    Meryl did great

  • @dawnjacobs9224

    @dawnjacobs9224

    3 жыл бұрын

    She was adequate but couldn't top this. I saw the show multiple times on Broadway including this final performance.

  • @piecesofme8531
    @piecesofme85313 жыл бұрын

    Chills!!!

  • @kevinodwyer7286
    @kevinodwyer72863 жыл бұрын

    Donna in Mamma Mia vs Dee Dee Allen in the Prom 2020 from Kevin O’Dwyer from Courtmacsherry Co Cork Country Ireland

  • @victordunson719
    @victordunson719 Жыл бұрын

    Oh she did that

  • @holyspirit938
    @holyspirit9383 жыл бұрын

    I wouldnt be able to give her a standing ovation, because I would disintegrate if I was even in the same room as her

  • @juliasings6131
    @juliasings61313 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone have a full bootleg of this show?

  • @shamalikon
    @shamalikon3 жыл бұрын

    Do you have the full closing night show??? Can you send me please?

  • @amandadosreis2894

    @amandadosreis2894

    3 жыл бұрын

    I also can't find any bootlegs of this show ,,,waaaa

  • @matthewkingwill7711

    @matthewkingwill7711

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same here!

  • @dawnjacobs9224

    @dawnjacobs9224

    3 жыл бұрын

    There was one posted a few months ago but they removed it

  • @julial6189
    @julial6189 Жыл бұрын

    FULL SLIME TUTORIAL of this closing night : drive.google.com/file/d/1wMtUIk20z2WWQB_RtZ6FEXfn0ZYM944n/view?usp=sharing

  • @poetmistress2009
    @poetmistress20092 жыл бұрын

    👏👏👏👏💖💖💖💖💖👏👏👏👏

  • @longidude7048
    @longidude7048 Жыл бұрын

    do you have the full video?

  • @torchtorquedreams4348
    @torchtorquedreams43483 жыл бұрын

    Do you have a Google Drive of this?

  • @singingtofame95
    @singingtofame953 жыл бұрын

    3:00 felt like it was for the Mezzanine

  • @kevinodwyer7286
    @kevinodwyer72863 жыл бұрын

    Hi the lady’s improving at stage vs the lady’s improving film from Kevin O’Dwyer from Courtmacsherry Co Cork Country Ireland

  • @goddamnrice
    @goddamnrice3 жыл бұрын

    Is this crowd high? They laughed and cheered way to loudly for EVERYTHING.

  • @meredithchandler73

    @meredithchandler73

    3 жыл бұрын

    Closing night audiences are often a LOT louder than regular audiences. I suppose we were all high from being together for the final show. :)

  • @m3nt4lenz21
    @m3nt4lenz213 жыл бұрын

    Good but I prefer Meryl.

  • @ianalvarez8801
    @ianalvarez88013 жыл бұрын

    Meryl Streep's version is better!!!

  • @astrowiz3544

    @astrowiz3544

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh shush, theyre both amazing. There's no need to pit the two remarkably talented ladies against eachother.

  • @anirudharun6546

    @anirudharun6546

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think it's the other way round! In my opinion not a single performer can outdo what Beth Leavel did. It's a sheer genius of her comedic talent! I mean I love Meryl but Beth Leavel was subtle in being over the top (if that makes any sense!), but Meryl was just too hammy in her performance. She did have her moments but those felt too manufactured. And I'm talking about not just this song, but the entire performances.

  • @am-lo1pz

    @am-lo1pz

    3 жыл бұрын

    You really can't compare them. For one thing, acting for stage and screen are two totally different things. They're both talented and, we're lucky to have multiple great performances to watch.

  • @glenn212now

    @glenn212now

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry but I have to agree that Meryl's version is more appealing. Part of it is the film vs stage thing. Films just make people look better, and they have the benefit of editing and sound improvements. Still, I think Meryl nailed the narcissistic personality 100%. And she really belts well. And looks more glamorous. And she just comes off funnier.

  • @PS-DLMA

    @PS-DLMA

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@glenn212now but doing it live has to be right 8 times a week.....

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