I like to think that I channel Meryl Streep in many things I do, but I didn’t think it was boozing in bathrobes with the girls and singing show tunes. That’s the last thing I would’ve imagined. Yet, here we are: Meryl is boozing in a bathrobe and singing show tunes with the girls.
To celebrate the (much belated) 90th birthday of Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim, the musical theatre community came together for Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Celebration.
The show aired on Youtube and Broadway.com for ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty) and was packed with talented faces singing the best of Sondheim’s composition in the homes. We saw lots of famous bathrooms (because, acoustics, of course).
One of the night’s many highlights was the rendition of ‘The Ladies Who Lunch’ from Sondheim’s Company, performed by Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald with booze, bathrobes, and bed-hair to boot.
Meryl Streep, Audra MacDonald and Christine Barnaski singing Sondheim over Zoom in their bathrobes is, and I can not stress this enough, the ultimate mood. #sondheim90concert pic.twitter.com/261pNlhot1
— Mel Woods ?? (@intothemelwoods) April 27, 2020
The trio were indulging on a number of beverages while singing the jazzy number. And among all of the things we learnt – besides the fact that they all look better in a bathrobe than I could ever dream of looking – is that Meryl likes her martini’s shaken, not stirred. She also likes drinking swanky whiskey straight from the bottle like the bad bitch she is.
It’s official, Meryl Streep invented the quarantini. I don’t make the rules, that’s just the way it is.
The way she just POPS in shaking that martini to the beat. I mean, give her the Tony already.
Naturally the musical theatre portion of Twitter lost their minds over the number, with many people making Meryl drinking reaction gifs and memes very quickly.
THIS QUARANTINE GIFT #sondheim90concert pic.twitter.com/A3wvnKSOn5
— Joanna Robinson (@jowrotethis) April 27, 2020
CHRISTINE BARANSKI, MERYL STREEP & AUDRA MCDONALD SINGING ‘LADIES WHO LUNCH’ IS GAY RIGHTS I DON’T MAKE THE RULES #Sondheim90Concert pic.twitter.com/QH4406T8ML
— rizzy ⚢ (@sarahpaulsbean) April 27, 2020
seeing meryl streep, audra mcdonald and christine baranski singing in their robes whilst downing bottles of liquor is exactly what the world needed right now #Sondheim90Concert
— may queen (@sarahburhans_) April 27, 2020
I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TAKING A PHOTO OF CHRISTINE AND THEN MERYL SHOWED UP IM GLAD I DIDNT THOW MY PHONE OH MY GOD ITS AUDRA HELP #Sondheim90Concert pic.twitter.com/x9MkM5kI0k
— connor ? (@sinistercherubs) April 27, 2020
And another one I’ll be using often. #Meryl #Sondheim90Concert #quarantine pic.twitter.com/2bPH8uyhFv
— Michelle Collins (@michcoll) April 27, 2020
The escalating reveal of “Baranski!” “Meryl!” “Audra!” really proves the producers REALLY know their audience here #Sondheim90Concert
— John (@JohnDellaporta) April 27, 2020
in the louvre where it belongs #Sondheim90Concert pic.twitter.com/whta5ziCCT
— may queen (@sarahburhans_) April 27, 2020
Wait can this win an academy award? #Sondheim90Concert pic.twitter.com/2CENptgfyf
— Randy Rainbow (@RandyRainbow) April 27, 2020
Meryl Streep being the perfect quarantine mood
#Sondheim90Concert pic.twitter.com/9dTsFtb1qF— Olivia Colman’s Blonde Hair (@streep_lover) April 27, 2020
You owe it to yourself to watch the entire YouTube livestream as you wish. But make sure you’ve poured yourself a beverage, first. Especially if you want to channel your inner Meryl Streep.
Image Sources: Youtube (Broadwaycom)
