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Betty Buckley Sings Sondheim - Compilation album of selections from Betty Buckley's previous albums and two new live recordings. Children Will Listen, Not While I'm Around, I Remember, Children and Art/ Stay With Me, No One Is Alone, Sorry-Grateful, Not A Day Goes By, Move On, Pretty Woman, Old Friends, Finishing The Hat, Marry Me A Little, Send in the Clowns, Every Day A Little Death, Now You Know, Something's Coming, Rose's Turn, Anyone Can Whistle, Another Hundred People (new live concert recording), I Know Things Now (new live concert recording), Jet Song, Maria, Sweeney To...

Vanessa Williams to honor Juneteenth at July 4 festivities Williams will sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which has served as the Black National Anthem When Vanessa Williams hosts this year’s televised Capitol Fourth celebration, she will not only honor the nation’s traditional independence day, but also the country’s newly designated holiday — Juneteenth. Williams, who was the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America, will sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which has served as the Black National Anthem. “It’s in celebration of the wonderful opportunity that we now ha...

How to Watch ‘A Capitol Fourth’ With Jimmy Buffett & More Billboard 6 hrs ago Jimmy Buffett When Vanessa Williams hosts this year’s televised Capitol Fourth celebration, she will not only honor the nation’s traditional independence day, but also the country’s newly designated holiday: Juneteenth. Williams, who was the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America, will sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which has served as the Black National Anthem. “It’s in celebration of the wonderful opportunity that we now have to celebrate Juneteenth. So we are reflective of the times,...

Sweeney Todd, an attempt to communicate what she was feeling as the mother of a Black son. The song “talked about just the connection that you have with your child and wanting to protect them, which was definitely reflective of George Floyd and how everybody felt that pain,” Williams said. Another Sondheim song, “Somewhere” from West Side Story, conjured the dream of hope for a better world. “It’s a big epic idea about there’s a place for us somewhere,” Williams said. “Peace and quiet and open air, we’ll get there someday. So, I got a chance to address that last year.”

(5 out of 5 stars) "It's difficult to know where to begin when talking about a musical such as this one. Considered by many (admittedly, myself included) to be Stephen Sondheim's greatest masterpiece, the complexity and incredible depth, both musical and lyrical, of SWEENEY TODD is remarkable. This 1979 Original Broadway Cast recording stars the incredible Angela Lansbury (cf. MAME) as Ms. Nellie Lovett, an off-kilter, darkly humorous, and downright goofy (at times) peddler of meat pies in her own shop in London. For those unfamiliar with Lansbury's singing voice, do yourself a favor and ge...