I've seen many people sing this song. That's all they do, just sing it, hit the notes at all the right places. Judi Dench lives this piece. It's not just about the music. It's about a conflicted woman whose heart is breaking. This is how musical theatre should be done.
@neilcampbell148 Жыл бұрын
Dame Judi is an international treasure!
@JackMason-oq8lf Жыл бұрын
Dame Judy had a TV show in England.
@JackMason-oq8lf Жыл бұрын
I live in America. Donna Summer is an international treasure.
@JackMason-oq8lf Жыл бұрын
I'm sure Steve Sondheim was grateful for your tip, you know, how musical theatre should be done. He was often so clueless about such things.
@miriglith4293 Жыл бұрын
@@JackMason-oq8lf "I remember seeing Judi Dench do 'Send in the Clowns' and I thought: I had never heard that song before. "It moved me in a way I've never been moved with that song before." - Stephen Sondheim
@Jason-kg7cw Жыл бұрын
I saw this production at the National Theatre in London in 1995. I wrote to Judi, to thank her for a stunningly moving performance. She kindly wrote back to me. The letter I still have, written in her own hand. I shall never forget that performance or her kindness.
@blanchefan10 ай бұрын
How wonderful--thank you for sharing. :)
@lilic678619 күн бұрын
PRICELESS YOU LUCKY PERSON!
@WakandaBabe9 жыл бұрын
I have never understood why people made such a big deal about this song. Turns out I hadn't heard the right person sing it. Holy mackerel.
@grayskies61929 жыл бұрын
ohsnapiam59 I had exactly the same reaction! Always thought it was a beautiful piece musically - sort of "got" it, but not really - until this performance.
@patricksala76449 жыл бұрын
+gray skies Listen to Streisands version
@WakandaBabe9 жыл бұрын
Patrick Sala I've heard it...my original comment still stands. But to each his own.
@karenlorentz50488 жыл бұрын
+Patrick Sala , noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
@margaretstix12178 жыл бұрын
Also, the prelude really sets up the song. She had thought he was finally coming to her and instead he was knocking her to the curb for good. You already feel like a jerk, might as well send in the clowns.
@BE-re8gu8 жыл бұрын
The Definitive performance of Send in the Clowns. Every single syllable is packed with meaning. An absolute masterclass in musical theatre performance.
@lillygomez30948 жыл бұрын
Pret y lado Pacífico overtures
@stanthewiseman7 жыл бұрын
You have said it all. Pure magic
@wilhiamas7 жыл бұрын
I could not have said it better. What an actress... I'm floored!
@paulafay85513 жыл бұрын
One night in 1995 I had fallen asleep on the sofa and woke up with a jolt to this playing on my tv. I can remember it vividly. I knew that this was the real thing- call it Art, or whatever you wish. It moved me deeply. I was a young woman then. I find it here by chance, now much older, my life mostly gone and I can't stop crying listening to their voices. I probably don't know exactly what the song is about except love and loss, profound loss and disappointment and facing reality at last. Thank you for sharing this.
@Paigedh1776 Жыл бұрын
She’s otherworldly. God, I’m grateful to be alive while she is. She’s devastating. Devastating. Is she our greatest actor? Arguably, yes. Brava, Dame Judi and thank you ❤
@emilygracey7 жыл бұрын
Sondheim said of Judi Dench, "I remember seeing Judi Dench do Send in the Clowns and I thought: I had never heard that song before. It moved me in a way it never moved me before." He is completely right. I always thought this was an over covered song that everyone knew. This took it to another level though. This would go into my top theatre moments of all time. It's just so emotionally shattering. From the minute mark on, I'm usually crying.
@hank_4302 жыл бұрын
I wonder if it had to do with Judi being an actor first, singer second because it’s not a pretty song when sung by her, it’s a very grounded human who is feeling EVERYTHING while singing and maybe that’s why is feels/sounds different. Because Dench wouldn’t care about the melody if the emotion behind it wasn’t genuine and genuine feelings are messy and ugly. I think it’s why this pair works so well because Sondheim’s musicals weren’t pretty either. They were real and they were grounded. 🌟 it’s the best version hands down
@jsmith2130 Жыл бұрын
It is a song that was ment to be lived by the performer ... and Dame Judi Dench "lived" every word and every phrase !!!
@dasmysteryman123 жыл бұрын
RIP Stephen Sondheim This is the best rendition of arguably his best song.
@jla3bc3 жыл бұрын
Hear, hear.
@davidmansell59863 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Given the great works of Mr Sondheim, Dasmysteryman, that is saying something.
@TheKdonk11 жыл бұрын
for me judi dench will always be the definitive for this song. this song is really fragile, if someone belt this song, it will take all the emotions away. judi dench really bring all the emotions with her acting skill
@temporarystranger95Ай бұрын
The final verse that Dame Judi sings (after Fredrik walks out) is a masterclass in acting. Brilliant. Then the single tear running down Dame Judi’s left cheek at the end of the performance… that’s not just acting, that’s inhabiting the character. Bravo. 👏👏
@lacomptessa9 жыл бұрын
I never understood this song until I watched this video. It always made me cry but now my eyes are brimming with tears. My respect for Dame Judi Dench can only grow.
@HamlettKenneth12 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see this performance in person, and it was even more terrific in the theatre. Though she doesn't have a singer's voice, she is wonderfully musical (she played Sally Bowles in the London production of "Cabaret") and she gives a unique reading of this song -- the best I have ever seen.
@crowseagull8 жыл бұрын
As if I didn't already love Judi Dench. That was the most devastating performance. She captured it.
@ginnylorenz52658 жыл бұрын
The best of them all. And although not primarily a singer, is always perfectly on key. Never a miss. This performance always brings tears to me. Dear Judi........how I love her!
@simonpinlaw43336 жыл бұрын
If you admire the singer more than the art has she not failed ? Are you not praising OBVIOUS, NAKED acting ? Dench should stick to playing Victoria. Unlike some I am not fooled by wing flapping theatrical over mellow dramatic singing, you praise the mellow dramatic do you ?????? She doth act too well, you can see the strings !
@vinista2564 жыл бұрын
Simon Pinlaw Actually, she is exactly what Sondheim himself wanted. I heard him on a radio interview describing how he wrote the song. He said, first of all, that the role of Desiree demanded a superb actress who was skilled at light comedy but could do pathos as well, and he knew that such a person would probably not be a great singer, too, because that’s a little too much to ask. So, he constructed the song in a way that would be friendly to a non-singer: lots of questions (i.e., short phrases that wouldn’t require a lot of breath control), strong terminal consonants (so the audience wouldn’t be thinking, “aww, she couldn’t hold that vowel ...”), and a low, limited range (so the audience would not be wincing at poorly produced high notes). There’s an interesting workshop performance on KZbin, with Sondheim coaching a young singer with a naturally gorgeous contralto voice, and he struggles to get her to deliver the emotional content of this moment in the play as he intended (although-who knows?-YOU might actually prefer her performance).
@paulclemens79534 жыл бұрын
Totally agreed, Annie! She is heartbreakingly brilliant. I feel Glynnis Johns -- the original Desiree -- was equally moving but in a very different way. She hid her pain beneath a veneer of cynicism. But when that veneer cracked the result was poignant indeed.
@emt5133 жыл бұрын
I totally agree.
@curious1curious9 жыл бұрын
"to flirt with rescue...when one has no intention of being saved." The context of this song and Dame Judi Dench's rendition of it make this one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Thank you, Stephen Sondheim, for writing it.
@Dpb-236 Жыл бұрын
What story this 🎼 musical ?
@kf1000 Жыл бұрын
@@Dpb-236A little night music
@xxhunnyxxbeexx12 жыл бұрын
She sings this so well. My Dad cries every time he watches this. I've never seen him like that any other time.
@timothyduzenski13862 жыл бұрын
Every damn time I watch this she gets me. Her delivery is masterful and stunning. This is one of those “once in a lifetime“ performances.
@nbt36632 жыл бұрын
The quintessential version. The Dame and her song. When ever I think of this song, no one else should but her.
@getoonkel Жыл бұрын
I’ve never felt this song, as I just did ! Thank you Dame Judi Dench
@havinghehs10 жыл бұрын
I sat in silence for a few minutes after the video ended. What a beautiful yet heart shattering performance.
@youwish2haha10 жыл бұрын
I agree Robert. She made this piece for me. I can't imagine another person singing this song now.
@mbk47006 жыл бұрын
no kidding it stops you from living. your normal life. for a few minutes at least.
@TwoTewToo Жыл бұрын
Wow wow wow! She is amazing- no one can touch her talent.
@violetxoxox9 жыл бұрын
I've always found this song sad, but it never made me cry ... until now.
@Kekuahiwi2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's sad by any accounting by any singer. I never understood the betrayal, the anger, the shock and embarrassment, the bitter self reproach. When she speaks of timing she speaks of folly. And when she speaks the word career, the bitter self irony in facing herself as the artifice falls away... she means her life
@janicehammersmith4728 Жыл бұрын
That single tear at the end...
@michaellaurence99669 ай бұрын
Story of my life. Got all i wanted and thought i was invincible. Lost my mojo.....send in the clowns. You are perfection Lady Dench
@RaymondLayzell10 жыл бұрын
Dame Judy Dench's acting ability puts this rendition of this inspired song writing beyond reproach, it is so sad that people can not see outside of their own box, let alone THINK.
@kailer201213 жыл бұрын
Being an actor myself and having worked with the best in the world, I must say that once again Judi Dench humbles me to be an artist. She shows what an artist does and where they can take you simply by being and listening. It is heart breaking. Brendan-Kailer
@lw-ek1hi11 жыл бұрын
This is the definitive version because all other renditions sound merely sad and rueful. As a result, although they sound beautiful, they quickly become melodramatic and self-indulgent. Dench is the only performer who captures the true, full meaning of this song, which includes ANGER. Sondheim said he purposely wrote the phrases as short and clipped because they were intended to convey rage. The line "send in the clowns" isn't meant to be sung with a rueful chuckle; it is biting sarcasm. Only in this way does the last line of the song make sense. Nobody else shows this, much as I appreciate them as artists. She is not just disappointed and sad; she is furious: with herself for not appreciating what she had, with him for leading her on, then humiliating her and rejecting her for a younger woman, with the universe because she is past her prime and doesn't have a lot of chances left for happiness. Her life is almost over, she screwed it up, and now she is alone. That is the real meaning of the song; it is much more profound than a simple pop song or sad ballad can convey.
@libraiis10 жыл бұрын
exactly...brilliantly said...she is outraged by it all.
@johnosman355010 жыл бұрын
lw2014 Your description is about as cogent as a description could possibly be. If ever a song has been mishandled so often by the simpleminded it's this one.
@SDoesNotKnow8 жыл бұрын
If you watch the Glynis Johns' Tonight Show performance, you definitely get the anger. It was a real multi-faceted rendition, such as this brilliant rendition by Dench is.
@timothybell13027 жыл бұрын
Sorry disagree
@misstiem83407 жыл бұрын
When you watch the videos of Sondheim teaching this song, you can see how Judi Dench nails this song. How she conveys how foolishly she has been tearing around and he can't move. And the clipped pronunciation to convey the bitterness and anger. There's a clear delineation of the two t's at the end of "oughT To" and "well" with a clear pause and separation from the next phrase "maybe next year" with the emphasis on "next".
@MarcAllenCramnella9 жыл бұрын
How did she produce that single tear at JUST that moment?
@timothyc58789 жыл бұрын
+Marc Allen Because she's Dame Judi Dench.
@operaalfonso54219 жыл бұрын
+Timothy C hell yeah!!!!
@artistphx8 жыл бұрын
+Timothy C -an absolutely perfect way of putting it!
@simonac.9268 жыл бұрын
she was not acting. she was the character!
@vikki54922057 жыл бұрын
THAT IS HOW GOOD OF AN ACTRESS SHE IS TO BRING THAT TEAR IN AT THE RIGHT TIME.SAME AS BARBARA STANWYCK AS MARY CARSON. SHE BROUGHT ONE TEAR DROP AT THE RIGHT TIME. PERFECT ACTING AND TIMING. :)
@henrybrown35743 жыл бұрын
At the end, there is a single tear that runs down her cheek. How beautiful she is, and how sad. I love her.
@roberttaylorcampbell731210 жыл бұрын
Amazing! This is my "Go To" song whenever I need good cry. I first understood the song when I heard Dame Elizabeth Taylor sing it in the movie of the Sondheim play "A Little Night Music". It was less than a week after a particularly difficult break up after 5 years with a man I felt sure I was going to spend my life with. He decided to end our relationship because of family pressures to be "normal" and get married and have children (which he did before dying of AIDS). The simple words of this song perfectly expressed my feelings at that moment and both Elizabeth Taylor and Judi Dench sing it perfectly - simply, unadorned and filled with the emotion the words deserve. Bob The KnittyGritty
@jeremyvernon14525 жыл бұрын
Bob, What a sad and frankly told story. I am so sorry, I am teary eyed.
@DelphineCingal Жыл бұрын
I’m so sorry that your story ended that way…
@WernerPay-ft3qg Жыл бұрын
So bittersweet and heartbreaking...lost so much Love, sorry, but I must cry....❤
@djohn409610 жыл бұрын
Simply magnificent. Is there nothing the grand Dame Judi cannot do?
@simonpinlaw43336 жыл бұрын
If you were dazzled by Dench to the exclusion of clown being sent in or not, the lightbulb doth burn too brightly so she failed.
@PeterLeeds-eg8ld2 ай бұрын
This, my friends, is Acting at its finest.
@MrMusical662 жыл бұрын
Stunning and incredibly moving. I'd never seen this before but have the cast recording from this production. Thank you for posting!
@billboth65723 жыл бұрын
This scene rips my heart out. I cry every time and all the more wrenching and bitter tears over the last week-end. RIP Stephen.
@fortifarse10 жыл бұрын
Everything about this is absolutely stunning!! She looks phenomenal (I know it's unrelated to the performance but her body just looks spectacular), her eyes take you on the most incredible emotional journey through this entire video, and the depths she gets to in the short span from 0:50 to about 1:30 are pure mastery. You could show someone this clip with them knowing nothing of the song or play and have them in tears by the end! One of the very few instances on the internet where calling it the "best/definitive" version of something is completely dead on and damn near undebatable.
@singenstattatmen50969 жыл бұрын
I can vouch for that - I in fact know nothing about the song or play (but have every intention to change that) yet I was just wiping the tears of my eyes taht this made me cry. Just wow. I am stunned.
@michellecuevas81379 жыл бұрын
Holy Crap, Now Dame Judi Dench, just went and made me tear up, Judi is so awesome.
@davidbatterson4634 Жыл бұрын
Just perfect.
@stephenmcgeown141010 жыл бұрын
That is the best version i have ever laid ears on full of emotion sadness and despair, made me cry a couple of tears. it was lovely
@xanderwilliams67673 жыл бұрын
I came here as soon as I heard the news. What a tremendously bittersweet day. Rest In Peace, Sondheim. Your music lives forever.
@143clancy13 жыл бұрын
Dame Judy is one of the great performing artists of the 20th/21st centuries. I feel priviledged to have shared space on the planet with her.
@cranky1chick10 жыл бұрын
Damn. I'd forgotten the emotional impact of this song in this scene. Brava, Dame Judi. This is an excellent rendition!
@princepeterwolf13 жыл бұрын
indeed the single greatest musical theater performance ever captured on film.
@laurylienorman88229 жыл бұрын
Here's what Stephen Sondheim, the composer/lyricist said in an interview (as given by Wikiwand): I get a lot of letters over the years asking what the title means and what the song's about; I never thought it would be in any way esoteric. I wanted to use theatrical imagery in the song, because she's an actress, but it's not supposed to be a circus [...] [I]t's a theater reference meaning "if the show isn't going well, let's send in the clowns"; in other words, "let's do the jokes." I always want to know, when I'm writing a song, what the end is going to be, so "Send in the Clowns" didn't settle in until I got the notion, "Don't bother, they're here", which means that "We are the fools.
@Orb378 жыл бұрын
Good Sondheim, but still second fiddle to the great ALW!
@loge108 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding? ALW is 5th rate compared to Sondheim. His most popular song (Music of the Night) plagiarized Puccini. It was Weber who turned musical theater into the over produced and under-effective shlock it mostly is today. He did to musical theater what Spielberg did to movies - and that isn't meant to be a compliment. They are both second rate artists.
@Orb378 жыл бұрын
What? Superstar Cats Evita Phantom Starlight just off the top of my head!
@loge108 жыл бұрын
Right - and they are all mediocre shows. Full of over-the-top production values and emotions being spoon fed to you. I am never really moved by them - As I said, they are like Spielberg is with movies - very technologically slick but nothing else.
@BE-re8gu8 жыл бұрын
+loge10 Sondheim is fine wine while ALW is McDonald's
@markhenry6379 жыл бұрын
She can tear your heart out. She has to be one of the greatest actresses of our day, cant sing a note but tears your heart out with this song.
@simonpinlaw43336 жыл бұрын
I agree with you, boy can she act, but she sings like a demented cat.
@MrAustina608 жыл бұрын
Stunning. That tear did it for me.
@RImusclebear19 жыл бұрын
Dench, the greatest actress of our time!
@bbethany78 жыл бұрын
+RImusclebear1 I would select Meryl Streep for that honor.
@wirebrushofenlightenment1545 Жыл бұрын
Sublime.
@themadwomanskitchen9732Ай бұрын
AMAZING! Singing through tears is SO hard!
@stuartyirui7 жыл бұрын
"Definitive" is the word. She's in the moment every second. You never know (she seems not to know either) where she's going to go next. THANK YOU.
@simonpinlaw43336 жыл бұрын
deaf initive, Judy Collins sings a better version of this song
@bigred84323 жыл бұрын
Judy Collins sings a stunning rendition yes but the needs of the song as pop are different than those as the pivotal dramatic moment in a stage musical. It’s foolhardy you compare
@shirleykurtz3 жыл бұрын
@@bigred8432 Comparing oranges to apples!
@DerekWilliamsMusic10 жыл бұрын
A complex, authoritative and heartrending performance.
@Roots5679 жыл бұрын
a piece of perfection
@chookaschookas4449 жыл бұрын
And with the single tears rolling down her left cheek at the end. Always a magnificent perfromance
@waynemerchel708511 жыл бұрын
Breath taking. While Dame Judy's singing may not be perfect, her acting ability more than compensates. Its a beautiful song and needs to be seen and heard in context. Many can sing it very well but so few can really perform it like this. Thank you for allowing me to see and hear this truly lovely performance and Thank You Dame Judy for giving us such a beautiful gift.
@TheMissingLink13 жыл бұрын
My heart is broken - but Steve's music and lyrics will continue time and time again to repair it. RIP to the Shakespeare of Musical Theatre. Thank you Steve, for you music and for your heart.
@Goomgam11 жыл бұрын
You're exactly right, which is why Barbra Streisand and Bernadette Peters -- both singers with big, rangy, glorious voices kept their performances vocally restrained when singing this song. That was extremely effective when Peters played the role on Broadway. The use of such a small part of her voice seemed to say, "I am broken and this is all that is left of me." Brilliant.
@rabrab32 жыл бұрын
Best performance of this role ever!
@brendaanna2077 ай бұрын
Singing while crying is not an easy thing to pull off. And time only gives her more depth. She’s a treasure!
@cherylczekala455810 жыл бұрын
Thank goodness for Judi Dench's loveliness\, talent and longevity. We are enriched by her presence.
@simonpinlaw43336 жыл бұрын
If it's all too much about Dench and not enough about sending in the clowns she has failed.
@HerchelBaliwas3 жыл бұрын
It's criminal not to like her performance!
@mikepainter36083 жыл бұрын
The single tear that comes out of her eye on the last word she sings and the stillness of her face kills me every time. She is devastated and so are we.
@talister10610 жыл бұрын
If all a song should do is to make you feel something, this delivers the heartbreak we have all had. Bravo.
@kper55923 жыл бұрын
magnificent
@Blib912 жыл бұрын
Sondheim has always placed more emphasis on the acting rather than the singing and in this case I totally agree with him. Judi Dench is superb in this. No, she doesn't have the best voice in the world but her ability to put this song across - all her heartbreak is there for us to see and hear. Thank you.
@meh19434 ай бұрын
I got a chance to see and hear her…….deliver this song…….and it absolutely shook my soul. Nobody else comes close to Judi Dench…..
@billbrimmer17399 жыл бұрын
Simply amazing. She gets so much out of each lyric.
@thomasmoulton199313 жыл бұрын
No one can beat Judi Dench at this song, she plays it so beautifully!
@tomterreri63645 жыл бұрын
The meaning of this song is so much clearer when performed in a real setting......Judy, not the most pure version voice wise, but the most impacting.
@jefferycampbell2479 жыл бұрын
The finest and most meaningful interpretation of this song ever, by anyone.
@billboth65724 ай бұрын
This song was my very 1st introduction into American Musical Theatre back when I was in elementary school in the 1970's. Meeting Stephen Sondheim back in the 1990's and hearing him speak of this song. I realized then, this song is one of sorrow, and despair. It is a lament, and that changed everything how I saw this song. Dame Judy, and Bernadette Peters are the only 2 I like to hear sing it.
@WillScarlet1612 жыл бұрын
"Deeply moving as Judi Dench's cello-voice performance of this song was [...] I'll always hear Glynis' flute - " Stephen Sondheim.
@poolkop712 жыл бұрын
Sheer class and elegance in all her performances. . . She will hear the cries for 'encore' for many years to come. . . Yes! She OWNS this song now.
@sirenthere13 жыл бұрын
i saw this for the first time about eight years ago when i went to new york for musical theatre training. we had a class where we watched videos of some of the greatest musical theatre performances over the years. this was the last video one day. the class of twenty or so sat completely still and silent throughout this clip. at the end, every single person, including the instructor, was crying. i believe this to be the single greatest musical theater performance ever captured on film.
@MikeDKelley3 жыл бұрын
WHY isn't the whole show available anywhere? Oh, my God, I can't imagine how much I would pay to see it. I sure hope this is one of those "live performances only and not captured otherwise" moments. I feel like if I could see the whole thing my life would be complete (and R.I.P. Steven - no one could construct a song for a musical as you could).
@lucleclair81033 жыл бұрын
truly the best.
@howardjames96849 жыл бұрын
First my favorite "Bond Girl". Now I found out she can ripe your heart out with a song.
@simonpinlaw43336 жыл бұрын
When I watch Dench in danger in a Bond film I am on the edge of my seat. When I watch her sing this I think oh look there's an actress doing a song, all that emotion, what a great ACTRESS.
@bigred84323 жыл бұрын
Because it’s pitched as a stage performance for several thousand seats
@จันทร์พรส์สุธาสินี Жыл бұрын
Wonderful💖
@patricklemmon82605 ай бұрын
Dame Dench still cracks open my soul, still brings my tears, still sings this magnificent song as if there were no tomorrow.
@hollyroyce61199 жыл бұрын
Ugh, the ending to this is heart-wrenching!! So beautiful!
@innocuousmoniker909810 жыл бұрын
Exquisite, flawless and heartbreaking. The ride she takes from elation through incredulity to realization and resignation is an acting master class for anyone wise enough to absorb it. As for comments regarding "vocal limitations" this song was written specifically for Glynis Johns, a magnificent singing actress, whose command of singing breath control required shorter phrases, thus the rhythm we have come to associate with interpretations of the piece. It is actually very challenging for Singers with a capital S to put aside our need to SING extended phrases and demonstrate our chops. This song needs subtlety, simplicity, almost film-like restraint, and not displays of virtuosity or histrionics. And kudos to Larry Guittard as Fredrik. Wonder who played Carl Magnus in this revival.
@setrakian427910 жыл бұрын
Well said. I love this piece.
@johnosman355010 жыл бұрын
Yes, the mostly monosyllabic lyrics appear to be simple, but therein lies the challenge: how to convey the range of emotions without emoting.
@simonpinlaw43336 жыл бұрын
You admire the Dench furniture polish, not the table. You have got no idea how wrong you are. Novelty and the Dench admiration society does NOT equal excellence. Take the blinkers off.
@ssy123353 жыл бұрын
My vote is for Glynis Johns' performance. Why?She only admits the pain to one part of herself, not all of herself. She is that desperate for illusion. "Let's keep it awhile yet, shall we?"
@kiminga17 жыл бұрын
I've been listening to this song most of my life and paid no particular attention. This rendition made me cry. At work! It just broke my heart.
@simonpinlaw43336 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean, fine actress, but her singing is so bad it almost made me cry.
@cindykincade5895 жыл бұрын
Ohhh my goodness, how wonderful! I've never totally got, I feel like, the whole meaning of the song until hearing Ms Judi Dench singing it and truly acting it! I've so enjoyed this beyond measure! Wow!
@TheObsoletist33 Жыл бұрын
I never knew what this song was about until I watched this.
@parkerman22595 жыл бұрын
This was my first Broadway show, and I've heard a dozen or so women attempt this, but this is incomparable.
@williamyates422512 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch this performance I cry. I find that I have so much in common with the story as it relates to my life. Oh what a wonderful performance captured for all of us to enjoy!
@whspore95343 жыл бұрын
Yes, I was there next year - Wed 24 JUL 1996, Olivier Theatre. Indelible. Thanks for the memory.
@Geoyce4119 жыл бұрын
Genius meets genius here. Sondheim never wrote a more beautiful song and it was never performed with such resonance and understated emotion and power.
@simonpinlaw43336 жыл бұрын
Understated, she was pouring it out like cannon fire and for that reason she failed.
@shawnellemartineaux62124 жыл бұрын
I mean...I'm Still Here from Follies performed by Elaine Stritch is pretty great too. But Judi is indeed on another level.
@Rsaveen12 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I knew Judi Dench was a great actress but I had never seen her in any theater and she sang this song with such emotion that it makes your heart break right along with hers. I have no doubt that when Stephen wrote this song he envisioned it being sung like this.
@satyajitroychaudhury25938 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable performance.
@firebrandastrologytarotand550210 жыл бұрын
So magnificent! Its an awesome performence form Judi. Gets me everytime.
@johnpatmos17222 жыл бұрын
Renders context and depth I'd never known.
@BobbyMakepeace12 жыл бұрын
You are CORRECT !!!! Your opinion on Musical theatre is exactly what my drama school is trying to implement into the business. Love Judi Dench in this too.
@joshbarton158311 жыл бұрын
Judy brings all her performances to life! Always a star and I'll always love her!
@deefobez582912 жыл бұрын
I have been a fan of Dame Judi for a long, long time and if anyone needs to understand why, this is the answer. Thank you for posting this.
@brianmatthews17362 жыл бұрын
2022 Christmas eve....watching and listening to Dame Judi Dench once again do actual justice to Sondheim's masterpiece! It is meant to be MORE than a 'pretty" song...Judy Collins sings this beautifully, BUT it doesn't convey the actual FEELINGS that Sondheim was wanting the character to impart to the audience in the scene this song is from...the character is bitter, sad, and angry at herself, and her object of her intended affection who has rebuffed her....the distinct T's in the line "there oughT To be clowns" is meant to be clipped and distinct to show her ragged frustration over her own ignorance, etc...This song is really meant for a superb actress, not a beautiful singer....Judy by singing it with the correct feeling gets the audience to go with her on her journey of sadness, anger, and ultimately regret over her own mistakes....PERFECTION Dame Judi!!!!!! And thank you Sondheim!!!
@mlewis8579 Жыл бұрын
The very best
@timwoodson68649 жыл бұрын
She embodied the totality of this song and its lyrics. So heart wrenching
@thewrightsingers42109 жыл бұрын
Hello how are you today?
@thewrightsingers42109 жыл бұрын
Hello
@stephnecollins4419 жыл бұрын
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@howarddiamond6442 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely marvelous. Isn't rich to hear Dame Judi Dench perform? Isn't rich to hear her sing? Isn't rich to be ... Way to go . Who is her male lead?
@TheMrchuck20002 ай бұрын
That is Larry Guittard, who played the Count in the Original Broadway cast. He’s a fantastic actor, SO handsome, and (reportedly) truly a nice guy.
@euronick612 жыл бұрын
I saw this at the National Theatre in 1995 .. it moved me to tears ... it also starred Sian Phillips and Patricia Hodge
@jansmiths86299 жыл бұрын
brings a tear to many of us. so lovely.... thx judi.
@amandahallman10914 жыл бұрын
3:10-3:20 When her eyes, too are open & she looks at him, smiles... “I thought that you’d want what I want, sorry my dear” I feel her humility, & my heart breaking with hers.