"You're blaming the producers for making her sing one of Sondheim's rare songs to achieve standalone status all over the world?
It's been sung "out of context" to enormous success by Frank Sinatra, Judy Collins, Barbara Cook, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey and every two-bit cabaret singer everywhere.
She's a star. It's a hit song. Choosing it was an easy call.
Trouble is: Miss Zeta Jones doesn't have a clue about the song and sings it badly.
Just watch the video."
Although we have similar disdain for CZJ, she apparently sings it this way in the show nightly, so I would have to say the director of ALNM has something to do with it. She is directed to do it a certain way and I suspect is also performing the way she is told.
ljay -
she may have won the Oscar and yes was a very adequate Velma Kelly, but I don't think she deserved the Oscar either. She has both now,yes, but many many people feel both were not deserved. Her husband campaigned like heck for that oscar, and who knows why they voted for her for the Tony. When I saw her family there in the front i think i knew in my heart she was going to win. It is just my opinion.
"it's a dirty little war"
