Showing posts with label laura branigan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label laura branigan. Show all posts

Sunday, June 12, 2011

The Tony's: Best of Broadway Tonight


once again joyfully hosted by neil patrick harris









some tony nominated and/or winning memories

from 'cats'

from 'next to normal'

from 'south pacific'

from 'la cage aux folles'


from 'mame'


from 'a chorus line'


from 'chicago'


from 'spamalot'


from 'evita'


from 'fosse'


from 'cabaret'






from 'my one and only'


from 'anything goes'


from 'into the woods'


from 'kiss of the spider woman'


from 'wicked'


from 'ragtime'


from 'les miserables'


from 'fiddler on the roof'


from 'the lion king'


from 'hair'


from 'drowsy chaperon'


from 'dreamgirls'


from 'west side story'


from '110 in the shade'


from 'the act'


from 'song and dance'


from 'grand hotel'


from 'the apple tree'


from 'the threepenny opera'


from 'sunday in the park with george'


from 'nine'


from 'rent'


from 'phantom of the opera'


from 'you're a good man charlie brown'


from 'sideshow'


from 'man of la mancha'


from 'my fair lady' and 'camelot'


from 'damn yankees'


from 'purlie'


from 'woman of the year'


from 'they're playing our song'
 (the biggest snub in tony history was in not nominating lucie arnaz in this role. however, she showed her professionalism showing up on award night and performing)

from 'xanadu'


from 'rags'


from 'sweeney todd'


from 'gypsy'


and one more time: neil patrick harris


i hope you enjoyed this trip down tony's memory lane. i certainly did preparing it and watching these wonderful musical moments.


enjoy the tony's tonight




Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Song of the Day: 'Gloria'

'gloria' laura branigan's smash hit in 1982 was written and recorded by italian singer/composer umberto tozzi in 1979.

first up branigan's hit recording live


umberto tozzi's english version


italian version