I thought the last note sounded good, too. Unfortunately, I just didn't care for the whole number. What was all that business with "fish" and "bless you"? It was hard to understand most of the lyrics. I supsect they were nothing earth shattering, anyway.
I can see the reasoning behind not including Stephanie. She is not a diva at all. Still, I think it would have been smart for Time Out to change the scope of the article to include all the nominated actresses.
Hmmmm...Maybe I need to listen to Jessica again. I keep getting the sound and image of her Divas Live performances in my head, and they scare me. I remember she was just totally out of control, screaming off-key and bobbing her head all over and just making me regret digital cable and surround sound.
But if we want to talk dream casting, I would love to see Jennifer Hudson as Aida.
I somehow doubt that Joey or Randy are being paid "star" salary, since neither one is really a star. I'm sure both are adequately talented to play these roles, but It's not like they got Clay Aiken to play Glinda.
Isn't a five second delay standard on live television? If it was five minutes, that would be another thing, but I think they have used the five second delay since before most of us can remember.
I don't think Alicia has the voice or acting skills for Aida. And Jessica Simpson as Amneris? That girl is such a mess when she sings live (well, when she sings, period). I'm feeling queasy just thinking about it. :S