Audra McDonald sings “Sunday in the Park with George” in the 2004 Ravinia Festival production of Sunday in the Park with George.
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Don’t forget the conveyor belt!
I’m so glad you said that! Seriously—i’m obsessed with the evolution of the conveyer belt in James Lapine’s Sondheim shows. SITPWG just had a couple of wagons that floated on from the wings, but nothing that really traveled from OFF L to OFF R. Then Into the Woods, of course, had the DS belt. Passion had at least 3, and I’m pretty sure there are a few cast members who made it through the entire run without actually walking. I imagine some agents told their clients “When you’re with Lapine you will stand and glide and never need to walk!”.
The character of Joanne was not only written for Elaine Stritch, it was based on her, or at least on her acerbic delivery of self-assessment, as exemplified by a moment George Furth had shared with her: they had entered a bar at two in the morning and Elaine, well-oiled, had murmured to the bartender in passing, “Just give me a bottle of vodka and a floor plan.
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Sam Harris sings a medley of “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This” by Dorothy Fields and Cy Coleman (from Sweet Charity) and “Move On” by Stephen Sondheim (from Sunday in the Park with George).
Betty Buckley — “Finishing The Hat” (from Sunday in the Park with George) — The London Concert (1995)
The only rendition of this beautiful song that I like other than Mandy’s. Because Betty is George. Her talent is other-worldly and she’s said to have a crazy high IQ. She was only married for seven years in her thirties and has no children. She tours around the country with her parrots. Eccentric, brilliant, and totally unrelatable. Combine this connection she has to the song with her monumental voice, and it’s a perfect recording.
Betty Buckley — “Finishing The Hat” (from Sunday in the Park with George) — The London Concert (1995)
The only rendition of this beautiful song that I like other than Mandy’s. Because Betty is George. Her talent is other-worldly and she’s said to have a crazy high IQ. She was only married for seven years in her thirties and has no children. She tours around the country with her parrots. Eccentric, brilliant, and totally unrelatable. Combine this connection she has to the song with her monumental voice, and it’s a perfect recording.
