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@@muhammadnaveedtariq9315 Peter Fields

@@slaydesantis294 the guitarist

@@muhammadnaveedtariq9315 Peter was her adopted son.

@@slaydesantis294 oh ok sorry

Actually, her voice was ruined by 50 years of smoking and subsequent emphysemia. She was acting at singing.

@@EliezerPennywhistler Not really

@@EliezerPennywhistler It was not ruined at all. It's in great shape. Maybe later it got rough.

Agreed

@@kevinmasterson5733 I love the dramatic pause to properly set up the second (or third) verse. No one else does that.

I think it had to do with the fact that there had been a cast album put out for the Paper Mill Playhouse production from only a few years earlier, the one with Ann Miller in the role of Carlotta, and recording rights only being available for one production within some set timeframe, but I could very well be wrong about that. FYI, I remember reading that James Goldman's widow had wanted or expected the Paper Mill production to move to Broadway; not sure why it wasn't, but I did enjoy the productio with Ms. Bergen, although it was pretty uneven.

cka2nd It was Goldman’s widow who kept it from moving to Broadway. He had approved lots of book cuts. Then he died. The money was all in place, but she would not agree to the transfer needs all of the cuts were restored. Part of why that production worked so well was the trimmed book.

Just watched the slime vid last night, agree the acting from 2001 is incredible! The sets, choreo, and book changes not so much…

First of all, no one needs or wants your uninformed opinion. Second, it was not "jazzy" - it was an interpretation of the early-to-late aspect of the lyrics. And a good one, too.

1-No need to get nasty.2-I adore Polly Bergen. She is wonderful! So don't take it as a dig on her please. 3-My opinion is not uninformed. I am a singer/dancer/actor myself and I understand music and know this song very well. Listen to the first section again on this video and compare it to the second. She is most definitely singing behind the count in the first part. As I mentioned in my original comment, some singers do that to give the song a "jazzy' feel. But the fact that she adjusted midway leads me to believe otherwise. It's just an observation -- it doesn't take away from Polly Bergen's amazing abilities as a performer--if anything, it shows how she can think on her feet and adjust. For all we know, she may have had trouble hearing herself live or the feedback monitor may have been off, etc...it's not uncommon. oh and 4-Chillax.

@@TheStefanSittig I would agree. She was singing the song in a venue different from the one she was used to, with maybe a different orchestra (not sure.) I think she was also thrown by the applause at the start of the song, which she likely wasn't used to when singing in the context of the play.

@@EliezerPennywhistler So rude.

@@jmd26 She started when she was ready and let the band adjust. That's a pro.

Joe Ambrose Like to see you do better.

It's great, but not this great. Yvonne De Carlo was the first to beat, then Stritch or Miller.

It's like her dancing, smooth, well-done, meant well, but superficial, like her wig.

The Drama Awards are a one night, one rehearsal kind of event. Often the sound is not perfect at these things. I actually understood every word and have nothing but praise for Stern's playing.