Partying on her personal phrases! Meryl Streep had a little bit enjoyable with a few of her well-known friends whereas in quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic just lately, and the celebration was in honor of a really big day.
The Satan Wears Prada star, 70, drank her fair proportion of alcohol on Sunday, April 26, as she marked legendary composer Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday with friends Audra McDonald and Christine Baranski in a prolonged YouTube video — all whereas clad in a bathrobe.
The proficient trio have been simply among the dozens of stars who participated in a particular tribute to Sondheim and his quite a few contributions to the world of musical theater. The free on-line occasion, which was hosted by Raúl Esparza and clocked in at over two hours lengthy, aired on Broadway.com and YouTube.
Baranski, 67, kicked issues off by singing the opening lyrics of the tune, “The Women Who Lunch,” from the Sondheim musical, Firm.
Whereas Streep poured herself what appeared like a martini (vigorously shaken for a number of seconds, not stirred), her Mamma Mia costar helped herself to a big glass of pink wine. For her half, McDonald, 49, went straight for a bottle of what seemed to be vodka, which she opened whereas singing.
At one level in the course of the rousing rendition of the favored tune, Streep appeared as if she have been about to pour some scotch into her now-empty martini glass. Nevertheless, she then determined to chop to the chase and swigged the booze straight from the bottle as an alternative.
Later, as the women sang the road, “I’ll drink to that,” they every raised their respective glasses in salute to Sondheim, who has been nominated for 11 Tonys (and gained seven) for his work on musicals resembling Follies, Assassins and Into the Woods. Streep performed The Witch within the 2014 movie adaptation of the latter work.
“We love you, Steve!” the Oscar winner declared in the course of the tune’s ultimate bars.
For a lot of, the tribute (and particularly Streep’s position in it alongside Baranski and McDonald) served as a much-needed supply of pleasure amid the continuing coronavirus outbreak.
“I’m DYING. That is PERFECTION,” one social media consumer declared within the video’s feedback. Added one other viewer by way of Twitter: “Meryl Streep, Audra MacDonald and Christine Baranski singing Sondheim over Zoom of their bathrobes is, and I can not stress this sufficient, the last word temper.”
Proceeds of the digital live performance will profit Artists Striving to Finish Poverty (ASTEP) in the course of the coronavirus pandemic, in keeping with CNN. Different stars who participated on Sunday included Lin-Manuel Miranda, Neil Patrick Harris, Jake Gyllenhaal and extra.
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