Vanessa Williams' performance on Regis

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 4/21/10 at 4:48pm

Thoughts?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 4/21/10 at 5:19pm

I thought it was pretty good. I can't believe they let her strip on tv so early in the day. Granted, it's pretty tame, but it seemed like a performance that would have been more acceptable for the prudes on one of the late night shows.

[Q]

Posted: 4/21/10 at 5:30pm

I had the same thought I usually have when I see her - she has to be one of the most beautiful creatures who has ever lived. She just turned 47, and looks like THAT!

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 4/21/10 at 7:49pm

I agree, Q. I was astounded to see how gorgeous she looks when I saw her in the show. Wow!

~Steven

[Marquise]

Posted: 4/21/10 at 8:02pm

TOTAL GODDESS!!!

[allofmylife]

Posted: 4/21/10 at 11:00pm

I watched that and then disappeared for about half an hour......

[BwayTday]

Posted: 4/21/10 at 11:40pm

Oh my, Regis is a bit excited . I liked the performance. Vanessa does not look 47, wow!

Updated On: 4/25/10 at 11:40 PM

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 4/22/10 at 12:32am

Based on that great performance I would have thought the show was amazing...but it ain't.

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 4/22/10 at 4:08am

Where was Euan Morton?

[Piper3500]

Posted: 4/23/10 at 4:05pm

she is absolutely stunning and so articulate in interviews.

it sort of surprises me about her complexion. she was a part of an infomercial for bad skin and up close you can see it. i know that doesn't matter a whole heap, but was just surprised.

[E.Davis]

Posted: 4/23/10 at 5:05pm

Mildred, I had that same though!

[slmlbl]

Posted: 4/24/10 at 12:46am

She's fantastic! I think she's making some serious ground to make up for her witch in this show.

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/24/10 at 1:10am

"I watched that and then disappeared for about half an hour......"

Omg, I just got this now. Or my mind is in the gutter, lol.
Updated On: 4/24/10 at 01:10 AM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/24/10 at 2:17pm

I liked when she was stripped from a nightie to an equally sized and shaped nightie. Racy!

[RainbowJude]

Posted: 4/25/10 at 10:00am

Vanessa Williams's work on Sondheim on Sondheim far surpasses her work in Into the Woods. She's sounding great and I think that this kind of material - along with other songs she sings in the show (like "Losing My Mind") - suits her better than the Witch's songs. While I'm not crazy about the fact that this number is basically Williams and a handful of boys - one of the reductions that unfortunately goes part and parcel with the revue format - the number is better suited to a generic revue setting than it was in London's Follies, where it was a compromise made for the actress and the production, one that only served to remind those who know better that it's a substitute for a song that works better for both the character and the show. I can't believe it still ends up in productions of Follies today. So, yes, I enjoyed Williams's performance on Live! with Regis and Kelly and I also found it quite amusing that Regis seemed a bit worked up at the end of the song.

[mallardo]

Posted: 4/25/10 at 2:19pm

What do you think she was still wearing after she disappeared off-camera and threw the costume back to the boys? The dressing gown - and Regis's reaction - indicates it was not much.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/25/10 at 2:23pm

She was wearing no less than when she scampered out of camera range.

[mallardo]

Posted: 4/25/10 at 2:45pm

You're probably right but I prefer to fantasize.