BARBRA? tribute Sondheim???

That would be incredible. Something about her version of “Send in the Clowns” has always made it my favorite version ever.

Barbra still has plans to record and wanted to record new tracks for her last album but feared being in a studio during COVID-19. She's still a great singer and despite huskiness still sounds better at 79 than poor Judy sounded at 39.

I almost feel I can’t weigh in because I’m neither gay nor Jewish (it almost feels like cultural appropriation), but my favorite Send in the Clowns is Tom Jones. He has such an interesting voice, and he’s one of the few singers who has gone from an idol to a washed-up punchline and worked his way back up. The love song is metaphor for the career retrospective and vice versa, and not everyone has lived as widely and up and down as Desiree has in the story.

I’d imagine if she wanted to, she could prerecord something with vocals “fixed” to play during the show. There’s not much they’d say “No” to her doing.

In my view there is only one person who should be giving this tribute. Look at the various tweets of stars to Sondheim and I can't see a single person with more likes between Streisand, Audra, Patti etc. Surprisingly the twitter verse seem to know who is a big deal in Sondheim land. Singing "Not a Day Goes By" or even "Send in the Clowns" by Sondheim's muse on the main stage would be the most respectful thing to do.

Angela should do it.

Tag said: "The Grammys have strayed so far from anything that is classic or of a Barbra/Sondheim sound. I'd say this isn't the venue for a Sonheim tribute anymore. Save her for the Tonys."

They still do stuff. Jusr in the past few years we’ve seen Patti do “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina,” a full production number of “I Sing the Body Electric,” and Ben Platt sang “Somewhere.”

I think the Oscars will be more likely. Either she or Rachel Zegler will sing Somewhere in the in Memorium I'm sure

Barbra, in my opinion, isn’t the muse to celebrate Sondheim and his music on such a grand stage. Of course, network suits are only tho going if ratings…

Bernadette is the muse. Although I’d love the opportunity to unite all of his women again and feature Patti, Donna, and Audra.

Streisand and Sondheim weren’t particularly close. Sondheim’s private letter correspondance with Arthur Laurents were famously aired when Laurent’s made them available to the Library of Congress, and Sondheim shared some less than stellar opinions of who Streisand came to be after becoming a household name. That alone should disqualify her as a forefront choice.

StylishCynic said:

Streisand and Sondheim weren’t particularly close. Sondheim’s private letter correspondance with Arthur Laurents were famously aired when Laurent’s made them available to the Library of Congress, and Sondheim shared some less than stellar opinions of who Streisand came to be after becoming a household name. That alone should disqualify her as a forefront choice."

What were some of his less than stellar opinions? Is there a link available?

They might not have been close but their colab was magical. I'd prefer Bernadette but it's not like the Grammys are trying to get Ariana Grande or some such.

KFC1991 said: "StylishCynic said:

Streisand and Sondheim weren’t particularly close. Sondheim’s private letter correspondance with Arthur Laurents were famously aired when Laurent’s made them available to the Library of Congress, and Sondheim shared some less than stellar opinions of who Streisand came to be after becoming a household name. That alone should disqualify her as a forefront choice."

What were some of his less than stellar opinions? Is there a link available?

They might not have been close but their colab was magical. I'd prefer Bernadette but it's not like the Grammys are trying to get Ariana Grande or some such."

I won’t include the specifics here out of respect for the dead, but a simple Google search of Sondheim Barbra Streisand Letters should pull up the article.

StylishCynic said: "Barbra, in my opinion, isn’t the muse to celebrate Sondheim and his music on such a grand stage. Of course, network suits are only tho going if ratings…

Bernadette is the muse. Although I’d love the opportunity to unite all of his women again and feature Patti, Donna, and Audra.

Streisand and Sondheim weren’t particularly close. Sondheim’s private letter correspondance with Arthur Laurents were famously aired when Laurent’s made them available to the Library of Congress, and Sondheim shared some less than stellar opinions of who Streisand came to be after becoming a household name. That alone should disqualify her as a forefront choice."

This is a bit disingenuous. At the beginning of her career is is true that he was not a fan (and according to Arthur the feeling was mutual) but they did become much closer over the years. He changed lyrics for her, wrote additional verses for her, and worked extensively on a movie project with her and Rob Reiner. When he worked on The Broadway Album he said:

“Barbra Streisand has one of the two or three best voices in the world of singing voices,”

Arthur even snarked that when he first introduced them they couldn't stand each other and now you couldn't keep them apart.