Broadway at the Whitehouse PBS 10/20/2010 9pm- Lane, Menzel, Kimball, Hamlisch, Olivo, Stritch, Mcdonald, d'ArcyJ

[ace33]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 11:47am

This was aired live online a while ago but the airing is finally tonight on PBS at 9pm.

From the website:
President and Mrs. Obama welcome a Broadway celebration to the East Room of the White House that features songs from American musicals.

Below is the song list, in order of performance.

Broadway Baby
Performed by Elaine Stritch

Intro
Performed by Nathan Lane

Gimme Gimme
Performed by Assata Alston

Blue Skies
Performed by Brian d'Arcy James

America
Performed by Karen Olivo and West Side Story Performers Yanira Marin, Shina Ann Morris and Jennifer Sanchez

Can't Stop Talking About Him
Performed by Audra McDonald

Memphis Lives in Me
Performed by Chad Kimball

Gonna Pass Me A Law
Performed by Tonya Pinkins

Defying Gravity
Performed by Idina Menzel

Free
Performed by Nathan Lane and Brian d'Arcy James

Happiness is a Thing Called Joe
Performed by Audra McDonald

What I Did For Love
Performed by Idina Menzel and Marvin Hamlisch

I'm Still Here
Performed by Elaine Strich

You Can't Stop the Beat
Performed by Youth Ensemble from Joy of Motion Dance Center and Duke Ellington School of the Arts, with Danielle Arci and Constantine Rousouli

[mormonophobic]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 11:53am

Thank you so much for posting this. I had no idea. Surprisingly, this is even playing in my area (we usually don't get any of the awesome PBS stuff here). Thanks!

[drama mama]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 2:21pm

Thanks for the post. Likewise, I had no idea it was going to be on.

[purtynpynk]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 8:58pm

i'm curious to see if anything gets cut out! I saw it when it was streamed on facebook.

[bondgirl]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:05pm

Thank you!

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:10pm

LOVE THIS... and it just started Nathan is love

[rmusic11322]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:33pm

I'm liking what I'm seeing/hearing.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:34pm

That Drummer Sean is so cute.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:47pm

I can't remember the last time Idina Menzel's voice sounded this strong.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:48pm

I hope they edit Elaine's meltdown. It was very upsetting.

[singer73192]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:51pm

I give great credit to the editors over at PBS for their work on Elaine's song. Love her!

[ljay889]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:54pm

How much did they have to edit Elaine? How much did it differ?

[musicalsFan]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:54pm

They did a masterful job on editing I'm Still Here.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:58pm

Loved it. I think my favorites were Brian d'Arcy James singing Blue Skies and surprisingly, Idina Menzel singing Defying Gravity.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 9:58pm

Pretty much the only reason I'm watching it again is to see how in the world they edit "I'm Still Here".

[pushdabutton]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 10:05pm

While watching this I kept thinking Audra McDonald needs to be back on Broadway.

[shrekster224]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 10:10pm

It was really good! For those who didn't see it, what did Elaine do before it was edited? She was great in both of her songs.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 10:12pm

I must have missed the news: what was Elaine's meltdown?

Am watching now. It's on PBS in Chicago (wttw) right now.

[purtynpynk]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 10:28pm

if I remember correctly, it was a big meltdown about how happy she was about obama being elected, mentioned drinking in a hotel room and wanting to drink with the president. can't remember what else was in there. It just went on and on from what I remember.

[HopeChanged]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 10:31pm

Really enjoyed Idina and Audra.

Chad Kimball, however, didn't do it for me.

[CockeyedOptimist2]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 10:33pm

Agreed, HopeChanged. I keep wanting to give Memphis a chance and nothing I see convinces me to buy a ticket. That definitely didn't.

If that was really what happened during the live concert to Elaine, they did a fantastic job of editing.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 10:38pm

It wasn't just about the ranting she did afterwards. Elaine also had to have several lyrics called out to her during "I'm Still Here". Updated On: 10/20/10 at 10:38 PM

[Paul Bland4]

Posted: 10/20/10 at 11:13pm

Absolutely everything wrong with Broadway is on display in this uninspired retread of an evening. Same old crap in a new wrapper.

[Lefou]

Posted: 10/21/10 at 12:38am

If no one told me that it was Idina trying to sing DG...I would have thought it was Stritch. It seems to get more painful to watch her perform that song every time.

[Tag]

Posted: 10/21/10 at 12:52am

I think they must have re-taped some of I'm Still Here. They had to. She forgot almost everything beyond the first verse, if I remember correctly. Regardless, the editor deserves an Emmy!