Live on Broadway: The 20th Anniversary Show

Whoopi Goldberg | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 9, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Drg
• ASIN: B0009YNS2E
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #351,601 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This two-disc set commemorates Whoopi Goldberg's return to Broadway 20 years after the 1985 show that revealed her. The first CD is dedicated to the profanity-loving dopester Fontaine, a classic Goldberg character, who discourses on everything from finding Saddam to Spongebob Squarepants. Stay away if you have a problem with cussing. The second CD is basically split between Luraleen and a character identified only as "Handicapped Lady." Lurlaleen is a menopausal Southern belle who actually doesn't sound that different from Fontaine---she just swears less. A segment highlight, if you can call it that, is a lengthy soliloquy about the revolutionary aspect of sanitary products. "Handicapped Lady" sounds the least like the Goldberg we're familiar with, although her monologue highlights a certain sentimentality that's always lurked right below the comedian¹s abrasive surface. The appeal of Back to Broadway: The 20th Anniversary really is for hardcore Goldberg fans; others may find themselves looking at their watch, waiting for jokes that never seem to materialize---comedy has changed a lot between 1985 and 2005, but Goldberg's style remains frozen in amber. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Whoopie Gold at 20!, September 16, 2005

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Mary S. Dillingofski (Des Plaines, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live on Broadway: The 20th Anniversary Show (Audio CD)

If you need 2 hours of laughter, this CD is for you. If you don't know what your pudenda is, this CD is for you. If you just need to hear intelligent humor for a change, this CD is for you. I collect comedy CDs to send to friends who need a good laugh. This one is everyone's favorite.