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re: Why did Meryl wait so long to do musicals???

Posted by:	AlanScott 01:26 am EST 11/23/14
In reply to:	re: Why did Meryl wait so long to do musicals??? - garyd 11:43 am EST 11/22/14

Oh, dear, yes. There were some ill-advised choices made for that year's Tonys. Forgot it was that year that Bea Arthur gave us "Don't Rain on My Parade."

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Raining on Bea's ''Parade''

Posted by:	WaymanWong 03:07 am EST 11/23/14
In reply to:	re: Why did Meryl wait so long to do musicals??? - AlanScott 01:26 am EST 11/23/14

Here's that clip of Bea singing ''Don't Rain on My Parade'' at the Tonys. Nearly the end, an overeager conductor comes in too early and drowns out her last word. (You can find the sassy Seth Rudetsky deconstructing this moment on YouTube.)
Link	Bea Arthur: ''Nobody is gonna rain on my ...''

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