Andrea McArdle - Maybe (w/special guest Shelley Bruce) - Winery at St George - 7-27-2016

[@dayvidfriedland9637]

One of my favorite videos. Shelley became a dear friend when I was sick with cancer and had to endure chemo. My two favorite Broadway ladies.

[@VideoArchiveGuy]

There's still just something special about Andrea's voice that no successive Annie has ever captured.

[@sabrinaflipse7732]

VideoArchiveGuy word. Although the 1999 version Annie did a good job but it seemed like they had 1/2 the budget and no time for the story.

[@Nacho-Mamma]

Andrea McArdle WILL ALWAYS BE ANNIE! No matter how old she or I get! Her voice has always been like butter! It is just as unique as Karen Carpenter's was & Josh Groban"s is. And, besides that, the "Annie" original Broadway cast recording IS STILL THE BEST "GoTo/#1" top selling version of "Annie", STILL IN PRODUCTION! In fact, since it's 1976 release, the original Broadway cast recording has been remastered & rereleased nearly a dozen times to date. With almost every rerelease containing some newly discovered lost & forgotten audio gem from the "Annie" archives. Like Marvin Hamlisch's "A Chorus Line" original cast recording, the "Annie" original cast recording can not & will never be outdone. You simply can't improve perfection.

[@Amanda-kd1zr]

​@@sabrinaflipse7732Well, it was a Wonderful World of Disney made-for-TV movie, so yeah less budget put in and certain elements cut to make it friendly for TV and for kids (though that's just Disney), but it was my intro to Annie and I still love it the best of any movie version.

[@Amanda-kd1zr]

Well they shouldn't try to sound exactly like her, there's one her, and they brought their own voice--plenty of good singers besides her. Though I agree she has/has a unique quality to her voice.

[@jodeanesullens6588]

I have always liked Maybe more than Tomorrow.

[@wendyfiolek5914]

Me too. I love the song Maybe.

[@Tristan0712]

Same!

[@AllenJones-w3p]

"Tomorrow " is an inspirational ballad and a musical-theatre classic, and nobody sings it like Andrea McArdle!

[@patricksimpson1545]

That gave me chills. How wonderful to see them sing that song together. There is such a beautiful bond with the original Annie girls ❤

[@virginiamonroe5360]

U think thy are friends with SJP? 🤨

[@patricksimpson1545]

@@virginiamonroe5360 Yes, I do

[@Ifnotnowthenwhen-r8s]

It's still crazy to think and realize that McArdle is almost 60 , seems like it was just yesterday when she was very young Annie.

[@mollymollie6048]

Being adopted, this song breaks my heart every time I hear it. I first saw Annie when I was 8...I didn’t know anyone else who was adopted...I immediately bonded with this show...still as an adult, it gets me every time. Thanks Annie, you meant the world to me.

[@danayacuel-langgle5093]

Me too. Being adopted, this song has always hit me close to my heart.

[@russellrubert833]

I saw Andrea McArdle in the original production of Annie on Broadway. I held an umbrella over some "orphans" heads as they signed autographs for fans outside the stage door.

[@laurencebarton276]

I'm so glad Shelley was able to run over from rehearsals of the vonTrapp family reunion. Andrea is a class act, boundless talent.

[@70sruleforever37]

I've only been to NYC once and only saw one Broadway show. When I was 17, four members of my high school's drama club and our teacher traveled from Dayton, Ohio to 5th & Broadway, NYC on Thanksgiving weekend 1977. The city was ablaze in Christmas decorations. There we had the tremendous privilege of watching the original cast of Annie. It was amazing. Andrea McArdle will forever more be my Annie.

[@victordunson719]

So glad Shelley beat leukemia.

[@sabrinaflipse7732]

I played this original soundtrack over and over until my dad broke it. 😂 love you Andrea McArdle :) you made my childhood great 👍 ps. my mom made my dad buy me a new 8 track tape :) hahaha :)

[@MelsLife570]

Ahhhh...I performed that song at my school talent show (all souls Catholic in ssf) accompanied by the great Jeff Chimenti on piano. In case you don't who Jeff is, he's the keyboard player for the Grateful Dead. Jeff was an amazing pianist (he was in 8th grade) back then in 1981. How lucky was I? And my little gramma sewed me the best orphan outfit! We kept it "real" by singing "Maybe" dressed like an orphan vs. red wig, red dress since that's a sing she sung in the orphanage. I was called Annie after that performance and asked to sing all the time after too. I was touched.

[@stevewashington4372]

wonderful ... i love seeing "veterans" still making music so beautifully decades later ... makes me smile from ear to ear

[@marciaalbaum2597]

I showed houses to andrea's mom. nice lady and very proud of her.

[@reaganenglish]

I saw Shelly as Annie !!!

[@littlesongbird1]

I bet she was amazing!

[@lindakennedy4616]

Just came upon this amazing gem. Love this so much. What talent! What heart! ❤️❤️

[@MelsLife570]

I was lucky enough to see Alison Smith as Annie! And even luckier to see Andrea Mcardle in Jerrys Girls!

[@daniochoa2110]

Wow! Andrea is really wonderful

[@bethsmallwood6972]

BEAUTIFUL ❤️!!!!

[@dr.reidsheftalltruthinscie2007]

God that was beautiful!

[@tristatepromotionsnynjct2427]

What a treat! - Thanks so much ladies

[@Blendre]

Really awesome, they should do an act together. Would love to hear them sing "For Good". I also would love to hear Andrea sing, "The Wizard And I".

[@fido3449]

With that voice Andrea needs to come and sing in London

[@tomorrowmorning8360]

Quaker 2019 true but that was in 1978 i get the feeling Fido meant like sometime in the present day.

[@gumbybaseball16]

just beautiful! what a wonderful performance

[@carolynb3989]

Thanks for posting. So wonderful to see Shelley doing so well!! Always great to hear Andrea!! I am trying to get Toronto, Ontario, Canada to do a Annie Production!!

[@kareneastman9695]

What?I missed watching this.😲😞Coolawesome.

[@stephenacs]

Love, love, love this....

[@rtg1960]

Love Love Love!!

[@TheJukeboxjim]

Very nice

[@bufb]

Beautiful

[@isimpformice9009]

They sing so nice♡︎✌︎︎☕️

[@jm7804]

No one ever sang this particular song better than Shelley Bruce. Although not as technically gifted as Andrea, she managed to connect with the lyrics better than all of the rest.

[@ravenpaulazahnke9428]

I saw her in Boston alison smith but Sarah and aileen and alicia Morton and alyson Smith and andrea mcardle and Sarah Jessica parker and shelly Bruce are the true Annie's

[@lynnie5551]

I forgot for a minute that Shelley Bruce was singing. Halfway through I was thinking, "I didn't know Gabrielle Carteris sings." (Thumbs up if you think she resembles Andrea Zuckerman from 90210!)

[@lusasilva8373]

The outfit and everything! Lol

[@tomorrowmorning8360]

i see it

[@maartenm.7661]

😊

[@amb7440]

Andrea got some Bernadette Peters vibes!! Pretty cool!

[@pattibrooks1907]

I love Andrea Mcradles singing voice and acting but as Judy Garland she could not compare to Judy but in Annie she was the best Annie I think !

[@thewonderfulworldofderek6087]

Made aenni

[@lnl3237]

Hoe you're feeling well today, David.

[@curly208]

This is very sweet, but if you know you're going to go onstage, WHY WHY would you wear shorts/tank top/heels???

[@TheCoasterLisa]

I agree. But, with her being a guest at a winery event, it might have been impromptu. It didn’t look like or sound like they had practiced it together. Although her heels has me scratching my head. So maybe it would have been better for her to at least wear a casual skirt, slacks or nice jeans.

[@marya.wilkowski2931]

Actually I don’t care that she was casually attired. I DO care that she was flat. Andrea seems always to grab her pitch at the absolute top; her successor the polar opposite...

[@jenniferlawrence9652]

I was thinking the exact same thing I would have been so embarrassed if I was her...but honestly I wouldn't even go out to a show like that even if I wasn't preforming

[@tomorrowmorning8360]

Mary A. Wilkowski is “grab her pitch at the absolute top” a vocalist thing? i mean does it mean something more specific than just that she sings on key?

[@Dan_da_man-og8zh]

@@tomorrowmorning8360 I think “grab her pitch at the absolute top” refers to singing on top of the note so to avoid sounding flat.

[@snopesshop1903]

No to shelleys outfit

[@rebeccarivera5402]

Seriously Shelley -- you couldn't find something decent to wear.

[@janeflip1]

OMG! Stop yapping and sing!

[@summermucha5207]

Is she Lindsey Lohan's mom?