http://sethrudetsky.com/blog Seth's Sassy Broadway Blog Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:37:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPLrn-gE6YM This is Florence sounding AMAZING on "The Sound of Music" in 1971.  Brava!!!! http://sethrudetsky.com/blog/2010/03/01/deconstructing-florence-henderson/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_Rd8_YKXg0 This is Julia way before she played Elphaba in WICKED.  Listen to her amazing belting and phrasing.  I'm conducting as well.  Notice how great it is to have a full orchestra instead of the cr*p they're trying to pawn off in half the shows on Broadway! http://sethrudetsky.com/blog/2010/02/16/deconstructing-julia-murney-singing-people/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-BCWxmle2c I used to play this number for Kristine for YEARS at Rose's Turn http://sethrudetsky.com/blog/2010/02/06/kristine-zbornik-hilarious-and-dirty-version-of-memry/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuGJCL8mMv4 This is the 1984 reading of DROOD.  It's Betty singing "The Writing on the Wall" with just a piano and bass.  She sounds AMAZING! http://sethrudetsky.com/blog/2010/01/30/deconstructing-betty-buckley-at-the-drood-reading/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjYPUVWEbXE&feature=related Here is Christiane singing her big 11 O'Clock number from RAGTIME the week before it closed.  Watch this and then watch the video below with the ending she improvised! http://sethrudetsky.com/blog/2010/01/09/christiane-noll-singing-back-to-before-at-my-siriusxm-show/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKt2l_i9yfo&feature=related At my Sirius/XM show, I asked Christiane ("Mother" in RAGTIME) to take the end of "Back to Before" up to an E instead of just a C sharp. Of course, she then interpolated an F sharp as well. Brava http://sethrudetsky.com/blog/2010/01/09/christiane-noll-goes-sasses-up-the-ending-of-back-to-before/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa9lb3iFJzg My three "Dreams" singing on the Rosie O'Donnell show right before the big concert on 9/21/01.  It raised almost $1,000,000 for the Actors Fund. Listen to Lillias' amazing F right after "Down, down, down" on AH baby!!! http://sethrudetsky.com/blog/2010/01/03/dreamgirls-on-rosie-odonnell-show/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=satscs5RENM Amazing.  Only standing O of the night! http://sethrudetsky.com/blog/2010/01/03/lillias-white-in-my-actors-fund-funny-girl-concert/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kquHycxZ1U4 Someone just posted this long-ass interview I did with Kristin on Sirius/XM in December.  Enjhoy! http://sethrudetsky.com/blog/2009/12/18/kristin-chenoweth-interview-on-siriusxm-part-1/ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG_6L_8BfGI Miranda is a character created by Colleen Ballinger. She's essentially a terrible singer who things she's amazing.  If you want to see more of her, go to her youtube channel, MirandaSings. This happens after she sang "And I Am Telling You" and it's all improvised. http://sethrudetsky.com/blog/2009/12/06/me-deconstructing-miranda-singing-and-i-am-telling-you/