Just found the post below on a message board - wow! Does anyone know if this really exists? Does anyone have a copy? (I've posted a request for more info on the board where I found it, but don't have the poster's email address.)
"I have a complete audio performance of Merman in the role and she's terrific. Very funny and very chilling, as needed. The "You'll Never Get Away from Me" scene is especially funny. I have never seen this scene played the way Merman does it. She has just had a satisfying Chinese meal (her favorite), she's in a good mood, and nothing is going to rock her boat. It adds a lot of humor to the bit of spatting that Herbie does with her in the scene. She is absolutely imperturbable and warm, and it makes Herbie that much more frustrated."
It exists. She also plays the dressing room scene in a very interesting way ... a bit softer than you'd expect, almost like a lost child.
If someone owns this recording, i will forever be in debt and will thank him everyday if s/he could send me a copy.
please PM me.
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