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Showbiz is 95% ritual (and 5% gaffer tape). Every

Showbiz is 95% ritual (and 5% gaffer tape). Every time we perform @crazycoqs, we take selfies before and after the show; and then I post them online. These were taken @crazycoqs last Monday; and now they’re online. The ritual is complete.
As you were.

We’re headed thataway. Or maybe thataway. I’m

We’re headed thataway. Or maybe thataway. I’m a Libra; it’s hard to be sure.
Last night was, if I’ve got my maths correct, my 31st show @crazycoqs (!!!) and it was it was a frickin’ JOY!!!
To those of you who came out late on a Monday night (which as we all know is the new Friday), brava!!! And thank you! You were a TREAT!
More shows to be announced soooon, but for now I’ve gotta go and floss the paprika out of my teeth. Streuth. Byeeeee. 💗💗💗🎠

📸: David Menkin

A wee bit of Adele to cleanse your feed. You’re

A wee bit of Adele to cleanse your feed. You’re welcome.

Piano: @_alexmaynard

Lies… A new(ish), final verse penned exquisitel

Lies…

A new(ish), final verse penned exquisitely by @thedustylimits for ‘Münchhausen’ written by Friedrich Hollaender in 1931 (with an English lyric by Jeremy Lawrence from a translation by Alan Lareau).

Piano: @_alexmaynard

“I’m older than I ever intended to be,” etc.

“I’m older than I ever intended to be,” etc.
@bexhinds posted this earlier. I’d never seen it before. I like it, DESPITE my Sondheim left eye which seems more and more determined to disappear into itself with every passing year. I never notice it in real life, but the camera doesn’t lie. Anyway, I still like the pic; flaws, be damned! And if that’s not a sign of age-earned wisdom then I really don’t know what is.
Thanks for all the birthday love today. 🙏💋💋

Did I mention? Back @crazycoqs three weeks today!

Did I mention?

Back @crazycoqs three weeks today!
MONDAY 27th OCTOBER!

Piano: @_alexmaynard
Drums: @tbutlerdrums

My timeline is currently filled with Patricia Rout

Yesterday was very special. So special that I can’t actually tell you about it. That’s how special it was.
So, lest we all forget, here are a few pics of before and afterwards instead.

#MemorialCelebrationPartyEventExtravaganza #McPee

The mashup you never knew you needed. TRIGGER WAR

The mashup you never knew you needed.
TRIGGER WARNING: I f****ed up the lyrics. What can I say? I am merely human. If you can spot where… sssshhhhh! 🤫
Huge kudos to the hunks behind me and out of shot.
🎹: @_alexmaynard
🪘: @nickandersondrums

It’s been a week since I saw Audra. Audra McDon

It’s been a week since I saw Audra.
Audra McDonald.
Audra McDonald as Rose.
Audra McDonald as Rose in ‘Gypsy’.
Audra McDonald as Rose in ‘Gypsy’ on Broadway.
A week and 14 hours. I’ve barely slept.

Last week at the Majestic, when Rose turned on Louise just before ‘Everything’s Coming Up Roses’, there was an audible gasp from the audience; a singular gasp collectively in unison.

At the interval, my friend leaned over and said, “I’m guessing most of these people have never seen the show before. They have no idea what’s coming.”

In Act 2, another gasp came when Herbie walked out; and again when Louise said, “I thought you did it for me, Momma.” But the biggest reaction came when Rose offered up her daughter for the “star spot”: a collective gasp and then a few rows behind me a woman muttered, “Oh, baby no.”

15 minutes later, Audra scaled Mount Rose’s Turn. And when I say scaled, I mean she climbed to the top, planted a flag, and launched a new administration.

When Rose sings “I had a dream; I dreamed it for you, June,” we don’t really believe her. We believe that SHE believes it, but as objective observers we’re all too aware of her blindness. When Audra sang that line, I believed her. Sure, she was deluded like all the other Roses. Delusion is the lifeblood of Rose. But in this Rose, coursing through the blood was undeniable love for her daughters. I think that’s what made it all so incredibly hard to witness.

At the end of the number, another collective reaction: the whole audience rose for Rose. Here in the UK, we can be very eye-rolly when it comes to mid-show standing ovations. But this wasn’t some rehearsed reaction for a star turn. Just as when Bette’s Dolly came down that staircase, there was something primal going on in the theatre.

We often say that theatre is church. It rarely is (well, certainly not the kind of church that provides any lasting nourishment). Last week it was; and Audra was our leader.

Well, @nickandersondrums clearly missed the memo 🕶️, but my word, he sure as hell made up for it with the rhythm! Thanks so much for ringing our bells (and then some), Nick! Come and play again some time. Such fun returning to the ever glorious @crazycoqs last week! How I’ve missed you! Thanks to all of you who came out to play! 💗💗💗💗💗

Well, these were just about the most popular pics

Well, these were just about the most popular pics I ever posted in my stories, so they may as well be immortalised on the grid. Thanks @conbug for capturing me in all my turquoise glory on Friday night.
Thanks, @houseof_flyingstitches for knowing my body better than even I do.
And thanks to the Petunias for pushing me to embrace the egghead. I’m getting there.

One of my favourite artists whose work I adore saw

One of my favourite artists whose work I adore saw my performance of Ruth in ‘Titanique’ in Paris. When she returned to London, she put paint to paper. You can probably imagine how chuffed I was. Yesterday, I received a little parcel in the mail. I’m overjoyed. Thank you, @isalu_ishii! You’re the best of us!
💗💗💗💙🕊️🕊️

Btw, these pics don’t remotely do justice to how lush the colours are in reality.

Ohhh, Chita, how I adore you. Most nights @lidop

Ohhh, Chita, how I adore you.

Most nights @lidoparis, as I climbed the stairs backstage, I’d picture dancers in full showgirl and showboy regalia charging past me, sequins and feathers moulting in their wake. Chaos; beautiful chaos. Standing in the wings, I’d frequently think of Dietrich or Aznavour or Eartha Kitt or Shirley MacLaine or Josephine Baker, although I never did ascertain whether she performed in the current Lido or the original one down the road. Anyway, like Chita says, the stage holds steps and sounds. It’s like a great vessel that somehow never gets full. Still, be careful what you put in it.

Now that I’ve left the Ship of Dreams, I shall b

Now that I’ve left the Ship of Dreams, I shall be returning to stage levitation. Hoping to make more of an impression than I did on the gents in this audience (zoom in!).
Next show @crazycoqs - FRIDAY 1st AUGUST- 9.15pm. Link oop there.👆

Stage magic captured by @nick.cornwall.

“Thank you so much, Céline Dion. You’re an in

“Thank you so much, Céline Dion. You’re an international treasure.”

A few of these pics are pinched from stories which I was tagged in. If you spy some of your sneaky camera work: apologies and thanks!

The hardest hills have the greatest rewards. I le

The hardest hills have the greatest rewards.

I leave Paris broken with kindness. Parisian kindness.

À plus tard…

💗💗💔💗💗🙏🕊️🕊️💙

As Gavin Creel would say… both!

Happy Pride 🦄

Will probably delete this in the morning.

Ruth squared. Fresh off the ship of dreams in Lon

Ruth squared.
Fresh off the ship of dreams in London, @stephendguarino came to visit us in Paris.
What can I tell you about this guy? His comedy genius is matched only by his generosity. I’ve said it before; I’ll say it again: I wouldn’t be in Paris if it weren’t for him. I was so nervous at the prospect of finally doing this role in front of him and then of course it turned out to be an absolute joy, coz he’s also the best audience. Generous.
The original. The best. I can’t want to see what he does next.
He’s hopeless at selfies, mind. As am I. We’re good on stage. Surely that’s enough?

#titanique #titaniquemusical #titaniqueparis #titaniquelido #titaniqueruth #ruthdewittbukater

Only 4 weeks left to catch me doing Acting (upper

Only 4 weeks left to catch me doing Acting (upper case A).
Gonna miss playing this sweet soul. A heart the size of the ocean.
💙🕊️🕊️

📸: @julienbenhamouphotographe

#titanique #titaniquemusical #titaniqueparis #titaniquelido #titaniqueruth #ruthdewittbukater

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