Fresh from prize-magnet Madame Arcati of Blithe Spirit five months ago, Lansbury has moved on to another and more literal madame Madame Armfeldt, an ancient courtesan who weaves through the narrative, wheeled about her country estate by her granddaughter (or by a hulking butler named Frid), oblivious to overlapping romantic triangles that are unfolding before her (sometimes on her front lawn), none measuring up to hers.
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Except for the little gold man she collected for “Chicago” as 2002’s Best Supporting Actress, her musical comedy past has been a well-kept secret in this country. “Except for that, nobody would have known that I had done musical comedy back in London,” she said. “I did 42nd Street when I was very young. I played Peggy Sawyer for two years that’s how I started.” This Peggy really did come back A Star. Continued…
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