Posted: 4/30/15 at 9:30am
Fantastic Carnegie performance last night! Audra's rendition of "Rainbow High" almost (and just barely...) topped Patti! She joked about never ever having the opportunity to perform this part (except when she was 16 in Fresno), but am I the only one who thinks she would be a remarkable Evita??
The set list was pretty consistent with what was posted above, but no Sondheim (sub for Schwartz's Baker's Wife...downgrade in my book) and no Baltimore or Craig's List Lieder (no big loss). We did get "Mr. Snow" and "Vanilla Ice Cream": both stunning! Absolutely loved her "Maybe This time" and "Sing Happy" along with a lot of new material (can anyone recall the name of that hysterical Facebook song?)!
Every time I see her, I think she couldn't be as good as the time before. So happy that she constantly proves me wrong! I don't suppose anyone has *cough cough* a bootleg of any of her Carnegie performances or can PM me in the right direction? I so want a live recording of this amazing performer. As much as I enjoy many of her albums, she's just so much more impressive live (a rare feat for an artist).
Can't wait to see her at WTF in August! Any chance Josie can be written in a song or two?
I hope your grandmother is doing better. Don't worry, Audra will be back soon enough! I feel like she's been in New York on practically a yearly basis...if not more!
