Video Round-Up: Our Fave Musical Theatre Divas
Our high park cabaret extravaganza GIRL CRUSH, created & performed by superstar Sharron Matthews, is just around the corner! We know that Sharron is a phenomenal artist and is sure to give us a powerhouse performance; to hold us over until July 24th, here are some other powerhouse Diva’s from the musical theatre world singing some of our favourite ballads.
ROSE’S TURN
Song & Character: Rose’s Turn – Rose
Musical: Gypsy
Music & Lyrics: Jule Styne & Stephen Sondheim
Broadway Debut: 1959 (Rose Played by Ethel Merman)
Video Performance: Patti LuPone (played Rose in the 2008 revival on Broadway)
AND I AM TELLING YOU I’M NOT GOING
Song & Character: And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going – Effie Melody White
Musical: Dream Girls
Music & Lyrics: Henry Krieger & Tom Eyen
Broadway Debut: 1981
Video Performance: Jennifer Holliday (played the original Effie on Broadway)
GIMME GIMME
Song & Character: Gimme Gimme – Millie Dillmount
Musical: Thoroughly Modern Millie
Music & Lyrics: Jeanine Tesori & Dick Scanlan
Broadway Debut: 2002
Video Performance: Sutton Foster (played the original Millie on Broadway)
DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE
Song & Character: Don’t Rain on my Parade – Fanny Brice
Musical: Funny Girl
Music & Lyrics: Jule Styne & Bob Merrill
Broadway Debut: 1964
Video Performance: Barbra Streisand (played the original Fanny on Broadway & the film revival)
MAYBE THIS TIME
Song & Character: Maybe This Time – Sally Bowles
Musical: Cabaret
Music & Lyrics: John Kander & Fred Ebb
Broadway Debut: 1966 (Sally originally played by Jill Haworth)
Video Performance: Kristin Chenoweth
NO ONE IS ALONE
Song & Character: No One Is Alone – Cinderella, Baker, Little Red Ridinghood, and Jack
Musical: Into the Woods
Music & Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Broadway Debut: 1987 (original Cinderella played by Kim Crosby)
Video Performance: Bernadette Peters (played the original Witch on Broadway)
HONOURABLE (LA)MENTIONS:
DIVA’S LAMENT
Song & Character: Diva’s Lament – Lady of the Lake
Musical: Spamalot
Music & Lyrics: John Du Prez, Neil Innes & Eric Idle
Broadway Debut: 2005
Video Performance: Sara Ramirez (played the original Lady of the Lake on Broadway)
BRIDE’S LAMENT
Song & Character: Bride’s Lament – Janet van de Graaf
Musical: The Drowsy Chaperone
Music & Lyrics: Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison
Broadway Debut: 2006
Video Performance: Sutton Foster (played the original Janet on Broadway)
ALTO’S LAMENT
Musical: Various excerpts from many famous musicals
Music & Lyrics: Zina Goldrich & Marcy Heisler
Video Performance: Natalie Weiss
Join us for GIRL CRUSH, to find out what phenomenal powerhouse songs Sharron Matthews will be singing on July 24th!