My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies Live at Carnegie Hall

In 1998, 17 Broadway stars gathered for a once-in-a-generation concert, yielding a CD any theater lover will find essential. Memorable moments include Elaine Stritch’s definitive, etched-in-acid ”The Ladies Who Lunch,” Dorothy Loudon’s poignant ”Fifty Percent,” Liza Minnelli’s electric ”Some People.” And even without dancing, Karen Ziemba and Bebe Neuwirth’s nuanced ”Nowadays” is modern Broadway at its best. A-