Writing on the Wall - Betty Buckley in the OBC of EDWIN DROOD

I stumbled across this today! What a joy. I saw Betty (and the full OBC) in The Mystery of Edwin Drood while it was in previews. I will never forget how brilliant this cast was, and her rendition of the final number "The Writing On the Wall."

The sound isn't so great here (hey, it's from 1985), but jump to the last minute or so. Voices like hers are so very rare on Broadway (or anywhere else for that matter). And her last note is jaw-dropping.

This is Betty Buckley in her prime!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuGreXh3_po

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Updated On: 3/31/09 at 04:27 PM

This needs a CD re-release. Now.

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Thanks so much for posting this...I didn't know it was online. Buckley is such a phenomenal performer...I can't imagine watching her hit those notes in person...awesome!

This is fantastic! Thank you so much for posting! I've just very recently gotten into this score, and I couldn't agree more that it needs a revival.

I have no money, buy I'd gladly back a revival of this classic.

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Thanks so much for posting this. I looked for clips from the OBC forever and could never find anything but the Tony performance and the music video they did. I gave up looking a few months ago.

Its one of my favorite scores and I think its incredibly underrated. It needs a revival badly, but only if you can get a totally first rate cast.

Thank You, Besty!

I haven't heard this song in ages. "Drood" was such a lot of fun. And I have always thought that it was such a shame that Rupert Holmes never wrote another score.

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