I could not agree with you more! I was there, too. I was in tears. I've never heard such thunderous applause in all of my 54 years. I'm sure the moment will flash before my eyes at the time of my death. It was beyond anything I have ever experienced. It was electric. Amazing.

Thank you, Joshua! Miss u.

It was amazing! Harolyn took Young Heidi’s high note at the very end!

@@jasonmatthews534 Yes, the C#, like Erie Mills did in the 1985 Concert! I wish I could have been there. Any chance of a bootleg of that too, ​ @YoureGonnaLoveTomorrowChannel ?

Karen Ziemba and the Dancing Women in “Who’s That Woman” were all Epic. That one brought down the house.

I was just thinking, I hope she includes that in her repertoire from now on.

@joshuavandyne7334 LOL, yes and worth every single second.

I played the video at 1x speed, then at 1.5x and 1.25x. • Jennifer's 1x speed seemed a little bloated and unwieldy, which is what made me try different tempi in the first place. • 1.5x speed was great vocally, and full of energy, but this orchestration, especially the drums, sounded cluttered and too busy at half again as fast. Incidentally, Yvonne De Carlo's version on the original cast album is _even faster,_ by about 5 beats per minute. The reason that speed works on the OC is that Jonathan Tunick's orchestration is sparser and roomier, so the instruments don't bump into one another. • 1.25x is just right. That tempo is fast enough to make the song strut, but slow enough to give it weight without bloat.

@@dogvomThanks for the suggestion….1.25 helped immensely.

LOLOLOL! Do you think a dival like Jennifer Holiday would ever seek or need Sondheim's approval to sing his songs the way she wants to sing them in a concert setting? If that were the case, we would have never heard Sarah Vaughan's definitive interpretation of Send In The Clowns. He should have been honored that either woman would breathe new life into his wonderful songs,

Sondheim was actually very approving of personalized interpretations by varying performers of his songs. As long as they got the notes right. (Holliday makes two slight melodic alterations that might be classified as blues-ification.) One thing he did hate was when neo-arrangers would get his authentic chord structures wrong. For example the branzenly wrong chord in Sinatra’s Send in the Clowns. But Holliday’s slowed tempo seems to me to add an element of supreme seriousness and reverence. Also in this tempo the first part sounds even more introspective and the second half even more triumphant. In the theater that night, the awe that she evoked was indescribable.

@@TruthSerum101 yes, Sarah Vaughan's version is sublime. Cleo Laine's version with John Dankworth (prior to her Sondheim album with Jonathan Tunick's arrangement), however, is definitive for me.

Sondheim would have loved it. You are just plain wrong, but...hey...we all loved the guy, so....

Open your eyes and look at the picture…

Date is on the poster.

​@@YoureGonnaLoveTomorrowChannel ❤❤❤

It was on June 20th at Carnegie Hall.

Lol thanks, everyone! 😂

Why?

@@IceAintNiceBecause he would’ve been proud to hear this sung with such complete vocal authority and marvelled at the longevity and resonance this composition holds for so many women, especially for a talent as dynamic and storied as the great Jennifer Holliday.

Art deserves to be shared and not all 8 billion people in this world live in the miniscule New York.

It would be an aesthetic crime if this wasn't recorded for commercial release. I'll gladly pay for a CD if/when it's released.

Your post not only reeks of gatekeeping but sadly also of hypocrisy: you keep a playlist on youtube that includes several bootlegs. Have some shame.

Has there ever been a US production of Follies that has turned a profit? The two Broadway and first West End productions certainly did not. Some people who don't know or care who Sondheim is, will get to hear I'm Still Here for the first time because Jennifer Holliday is singing it on KZfaq. Let's face it. Sondheim fans are a small and select group of people. How many tries did it take for Merrily We Roll Along to become a success? Showcasing Broadway on KZfaq increases visibility and builds a fanbase. KZfaq is a cost effective marketing tool which is why many theatre producers and artists don't always enforce the rules that you quoted. If you need for this concert to remain a one-time-only event, then by all means, you should NEVER listen to this video again.

Intellectually I know you’re right but emotionally I am thrilled this recording is here. The performance seemed too good to be true when I was present that night, but here it is to confirm my initial response. I’m speechless with awe all over again.

I don’t much care for this rendition either. It lacks the wry wit others have brought to the song. I like Burnett’s version, but Polly Bergen’s performance in the first Broadway revival was phenomenal. I’m also very fond of Eartha Kitt’s version.

Burnett was good but...this is perfect for Jennifer. She's old enough and young enough, at the same time.