Tony Awards Jennifer Holliday Patti LuPone Betty Buckley-Ken Bertwell

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  • The opening segment of the 52nd Tony Awards held 6/7/1999 is a Broadway Spectacular featuring Patti LuPone singing Don't Cry for me Argentina---Jennifer Holliday singing And I Am Telling You--from Dreamgirls and Betty Buckley singing Memory--from Cats! Just a spectacular performance by the power ladies of Broadway. Hosted by my favorite talk show host Rosie O'Donnell.

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  • @ilovethewickeddivas
    @ilovethewickeddivas 12 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    Jennifer Holliday is the queen of Jawbrato!

    • @amazingstarzz
      @amazingstarzz ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jen lost quite a lot of weight so she had to depend on her jaw muscles for support

    • @eppomilidsetit6293
      @eppomilidsetit6293 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@amazingstarzz she’s been like that even when she was bigger. No need to cover things up. Whitney does that too

  • @franciscoavila36
    @franciscoavila36 5 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    That last gasp for air before that “MEEEEE” was and still is recognizable and famous!! That Number will always be the #1 Tony Award performance of all time!👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏽

  • @derrick1889
    @derrick1889 9 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    One of the BEST Tony Awards openings EVER

    • @osahju914
      @osahju914 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      2000 is incredible too!

    • @beckydavidson8281
      @beckydavidson8281 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm in tears seeing these incredible singers perform these iconic songs 🎵

    • @randyroe5494
      @randyroe5494 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tie for me
      Best Tony Awards opening
      Love 1995
      Liza & Bernadette
      50th Anniversary
      Past winners showcase!!

  • @mike856ms
    @mike856ms 6 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Still the best opening of the Tony's. WOW Betty was phenomenal, Jennifer OMG and Patti is awesome. Even Rosie did good

  • @DEFinitivelyHis
    @DEFinitivelyHis 11 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Jennifer Holliday takes me to CHURCH every single time. You can teach technique and theory, but you can't teach "the gift" into someone. These three ladies are PHENOMENAL.

  • @Haylie2610
    @Haylie2610 10 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    I love Patti to death, she's amazing!! And, wow, did Jennifer smashed that, I got shivers all over, so unreal!

    • @niev3006
      @niev3006 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I applauded here alone in my apartment watching Jennifer sing...

  • @fatovamingus
    @fatovamingus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    No one seems to be acknowledging Betty! If you see her in actual character...she will make you cry with this song

    • @UmmOopsy
      @UmmOopsy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Fatova Mingus they acknowledged her, just that they didn't want to clap to interrupt her during her number. That time, audience members knew when to clap during a number.

    • @michaelmiller1215
      @michaelmiller1215 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Fatova Mingus Love her! The vocal power of Ethel Merman!

    • @taylorbanaszak4105
      @taylorbanaszak4105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was lucky enough to see Betty in Cats....Jennifer in Dreamgirls and Patti in Gypsy (just a little too young to see her in Evita). Betty, or rather Mrs. Bradford as I knew her then...doing Memory was one of most special memories. It was a few months after my mom had died and that moment was breath taking. I've seen a lot of other performers do it...and many of them are fabulous....but none will beat Betty. She was just spectacular on Broadway...

    • @arttez8068
      @arttez8068 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She owned that role!

    • @chondradickerson4093
      @chondradickerson4093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She’s amazing!!!!

  • @Thales1997
    @Thales1997 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Jennifer Holliday 🔥 so much power

  • @crazyguy98456978
    @crazyguy98456978 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Patti LuPone yelling "Good Luck" at the end.

  • @MrQueiroz667
    @MrQueiroz667 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Jennifer Holliday makes me feel in a mix of amazed with her singing and scared with the movement of her jaws

  • @experimentalactor
    @experimentalactor 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This is so smart of the Tony producers - to put together these ladies! These are my three favorites - I can't choose

    • @SethTV
      @SethTV ปีที่แล้ว

      hi! It wss actually me and Rosie. She came up with the concept and asked me which three women should be in it. Then I wrote it!

  • @jameshanley6886
    @jameshanley6886 10 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    Jennifer Holiday hands down simply the best of the night

    • @jordanconley3793
      @jordanconley3793 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      +James Hanley I saw her in this on Broadway. I cannot even begin to describe the reaction of the audience when she did that song. Never seen anything like it. I still get shivers.

    • @najafa3520
      @najafa3520 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's a matter of taste. I have NEVER liked that song, 'I'm Telling You', and no rendition makes me dig it. Jennifer's voice is a little too yelly for me, I like subtle notes as well as loud ones.

    • @jumpforjoy6
      @jumpforjoy6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      She looks like she's having a seizure. No need for that. Too distracting from her talent

    • @takingchances7693
      @takingchances7693 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It’s her style of singing and it isn’t distracting it’s art

    • @DaQuan-Boyd
      @DaQuan-Boyd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's her way of singing shes one of the greatest vocalist of all time!!!

  • @randyroe5494
    @randyroe5494 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Jennifer Holliday re-etched her name in Broadway history, never EVER to be forgotten, with her performance this evening......

  • @tallulah2
    @tallulah2 11 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Love Patti's Merman impression when she says, "BroadWAAAAY!"

  • @NewsLynne
    @NewsLynne 12 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Someone needs to re-tool "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane" for Buckley and LuPone. Can you imagine?!

  • @ricardoyoung4996
    @ricardoyoung4996 11 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Jennifer Holiday is a true Goddess she brought the house to its knees honey! I love Ms.Holiday she is a real diva!!!

  • @dansommo3473
    @dansommo3473 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    WOW Betty still got it even at this age .I saw her in 1984 singing this she is just FANTASTIC..

    • @dansommo3473
      @dansommo3473 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      WHY does it bother you that I like Betty.

    • @dansommo3473
      @dansommo3473 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      you do your thing I'll do mines.

    • @dansommo3473
      @dansommo3473 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      WHY DO I HAVE TO POINT OUT JENNIFER.YOU LIKE HER SOOOOOO YOU POINT HER OUT MAN..

    • @ilovelove4833
      @ilovelove4833 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Napoleonic Emperor he can say who he like just like you did get over it

    • @manuelorozco7760
      @manuelorozco7760 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I came here partially because I am curious about Betty doing the new national tour of Hello Dolly.

  • @aaronford2184
    @aaronford2184 10 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Jennifer chewed the hell out of that last note but she's still got it! And as for the other two: perfection

  • @_MSD75_
    @_MSD75_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Every now and then I watch this clip but just skip to Jennifer. Cos it's amazing.

  • @ronniehull6746
    @ronniehull6746 10 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    5:40 that singing though and them faces....i live

    • @wu939
      @wu939 10 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      THIS IS LITERALLY THE ONLY REASON Y I'M PUTTING THIS ON REPEAT. AND YES, IT DESERVES A FULL CAPS LOCK

  • @ARLADYLIKE
    @ARLADYLIKE 12 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I had the pleasure of being in the audience that night. Jennifer sent chills and goose bumps through me. The only one to get a standing ovation.

    • @jeremifrancisco1
      @jeremifrancisco1 ปีที่แล้ว

      I imagine the audio on this video does not do the actual event justice.

  • @dansommo3473
    @dansommo3473 11 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    MAN did Betty Buckley rule that...Great!!!

  • @reececleaver958
    @reececleaver958 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I loved Betty’s dress “Shantay you stay” and that voice! What a legend.

  • @_MSD75_
    @_MSD75_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Jennifer just belted that out of Broadway and into the universe

  • @Gaffahead
    @Gaffahead 12 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I never get tired of watching this over and over again. These are 3 of the best Broadway belters ever, legends all. What I wouldn't give to be in Rosie's shoes lol. She's so slucky to have shared the stage with LuPone, Holiday, and Buckley. They simply don't make Broadway stars like these anymore...

  • @omarmccray3282
    @omarmccray3282 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Jennifer killed it for the gods!!!!

  • @rellenoz
    @rellenoz 12 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Ms Betty Buckley lays it DOWN! She's friggin BRILLIANT!

  • @JJ-nd8rd
    @JJ-nd8rd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Jennifer is brilliant. But I wouldn’t want to be Rosie, following perfection.....

    • @officialmichaelcarrasco
      @officialmichaelcarrasco 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She's not following...she's the headliner/host. 😂

  • @bobbybubby7977
    @bobbybubby7977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Patti yelling “Yo Tony” gets me every time. And Betty’s smile when Rosie tries to match her singing always makes me giggle.

  • @edzonhernandez6210
    @edzonhernandez6210 11 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    jennifer holliday the best ...

  • @Ronizetti
    @Ronizetti 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Thank God I was THERE this night! - A trio never to be forgotten

  • @mariamaggard
    @mariamaggard 9 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    don't think I'll ever not cry during I Am Telling You

  • @CraigFrancisSoto
    @CraigFrancisSoto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    my favorite voice of all is the wonderful Betty Buckley. I was lucky enough to see her in Cats in late 1982 at the old Winter Garden theater. What a resonant voice . It just sails and cuts through the air like a knife. It is so thrilling and moving in person. Thanks for sharing this clip.

  • @herasmarket
    @herasmarket 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    love this thanks for sharing and Rosie can carry a tune -- I think she did a wonderful job. All these divas nailed it good!

  • @iancv6938
    @iancv6938 11 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Patti LuPone - a true star!!! I saw her in Les Miserables, Sunset Boulevard and her one woman show in London!!!
    I was lucky to see Dreamgirls with Jennifer Holliday on Boradway and again in London in a concert!
    Betty Buckley in Sunset Boulevard in London....
    Boy have I lived!!!

  • @richierichit
    @richierichit 9 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Loved Betty Buckley's performance. No comment on LuPone. But seriously, Jennifer Holliday blew everyone right the fuck off that stage.

  • @jameshanley6886
    @jameshanley6886 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Jennifer Holiday hands down simply the best

  • @thamilton2010
    @thamilton2010 12 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    One of the best opening numbers ever! All three divas on one stage. Plus, gotta love Rosie when she was in her prime.

  • @limitless4375
    @limitless4375 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There is more talent on that stage than anyone can comprehend

  • @otingerbrendan60
    @otingerbrendan60 9 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    No NPH opening could ever top this

    • @manuelorozco7760
      @manuelorozco7760 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The #1 opening in my opinion is 2004 with Hugh Jackman

  • @victor10306
    @victor10306 10 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Aqui por jennifer holliday.
    I love J-Holliday´s part ..... AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!

    • @eduardomatospereira6528
      @eduardomatospereira6528 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      quem diria um brasileiro! mas a Lupone é a maior Diva da Broadway!!!

    • @gabrielmarques457
      @gabrielmarques457 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LuPone Pode Até Ser Incrível Mas Jennifer Holliday é Fenomenal.

    • @LucasFerreira-rl9nd
      @LucasFerreira-rl9nd 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Patti >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> resto

  • @wilmafistfit4788
    @wilmafistfit4788 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When people still wore boas and not just us queens

  • @QueerlyBeloved386
    @QueerlyBeloved386 12 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I just gay exploded watching this! Thank you for posting, the rainbow just got brighter

  • @BitchyonceKnowles
    @BitchyonceKnowles 11 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I LITERALLY JUST CLAPPED IN FRONT OF MY LAPTOP. ALONE.
    ALSO, I GAVE JONNIFER HOLLIDAY A STANDING OVATION.. AGAIN, ALONE.
    a;sldk/dsaldlsa;kd

  • @alexanderdiaz1
    @alexanderdiaz1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The three Iconic Grand Dames of Broadway from the 70s and 80s. What a great pleasure and honor for me to see them all.

  • @MisterMinajj
    @MisterMinajj 11 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Come on Jennifer! I am obsessed with this woman. She makes it look so effortless.

  • @jameshanley6886
    @jameshanley6886 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Queen Holiday

  • @tbam73
    @tbam73 11 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    If you think jennifer Hudson is over the top I highly suggest you know the character of effie. Prior to singing the sing in the Broadway production she is basically tossed aside by the people she trusted and the man she loves. While carrying his child. She sings it raw like it should be.

    • @wmperkins25
      @wmperkins25 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      She is beyond compare, and always will be, Ms Holliday is a supreme talent -

  • @maszlagma
    @maszlagma 13 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is so awesome! Lupone and Holliday after each other? A miracle the stage didn't explode from talent!

  • @salvadorcruz3958
    @salvadorcruz3958 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Patti Lupone ❤❤

    • @lb1262dt
      @lb1262dt 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Salvador Cruz how did you get those hearts? they're very pretty. what screen do i have to go to , to get them?

    • @salvadorcruz3958
      @salvadorcruz3958 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      patty1977 just type < and 3 together

    • @lb1262dt
      @lb1262dt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Salvador Cruz
      Will do, And thanks.

  • @crazyguy98456978
    @crazyguy98456978 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    5:47 gives me life.

  • @Scudder2008
    @Scudder2008 10 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Miss Holiday always brings it...although she always looks like she finishing that last bit of biscuit...

  • @everaythang
    @everaythang 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Jennifer put some Stank on it lol and we do love you girl

  • @TimHarris-q4t
    @TimHarris-q4t 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    They should have saved Jennifer for last, cause after she sung, the show was over

  • @lesbianete
    @lesbianete 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    miss patti lupone never fails to give me chills. forever a legend

  • @roeg48
    @roeg48 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What an opening! I'll bet Rosie was in Broadway heaven! Three of the best and powerful voices to ever grace Broadway imo! (yes there are more I know and these are three amongst them)

  • @beaellie9766
    @beaellie9766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    All excellent....but I gotta give it to Ms. Holliday. No one can do what she does and the size/scale of her performance is built for the stage with lots and lots of rows of seats. The rear balcony does not suffer at all despite the distance.

  • @darrandism
    @darrandism 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love Jennifer Holiday, but I cant help but crack up at her facial expressions.

  • @lewisedwards4058
    @lewisedwards4058 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m shook, I’m scalped, and I’m exhausted.

  • @BHAKTIBROPHY
    @BHAKTIBROPHY 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Loved all three.
    Beautiful voices...Heaven sent!
    Thank you for sharing.
    ;)

  • @barbarajones5799
    @barbarajones5799 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Jennifer was Awesome!!!!!
    That voice!!!!!!

  • @RedAmalgam2000
    @RedAmalgam2000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    was there a reason no one clapped for Betty Buckley during her performance?

  • @StanleyEyegore
    @StanleyEyegore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Putting the three Broadway legends against Rosie O'Donnell was genius because it showed just how untalented Rosie really is.

  • @gene1536
    @gene1536 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I loved Rosie! That was a wonderful opening!

  • @honeypop01
    @honeypop01 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Divas !!!❤️❤️❤️

  • @dianesullivan5521
    @dianesullivan5521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I LOVE all of these women, but I’m obsessed with Betty Buckley! Besides her absolutely AMAZING voice, she puts such feeling in what she sings! I’m a Rosie! Always wished I could sing like that!

  • @auddyroses
    @auddyroses 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    5:54

  • @ItsSamanthya
    @ItsSamanthya 11 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    i love her voice but her facial expressions are kinda funny lol

    • @osahju914
      @osahju914 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jennifer Holliday?

  • @CalaAndres
    @CalaAndres 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Jennifer Holliday

  • @riyadalnwili1895
    @riyadalnwili1895 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    @5:45 I DIED!!!

  • @WheelWatcher-yl8zp
    @WheelWatcher-yl8zp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:35-6:05 Dreamgirls

  • @hollywoodboysa
    @hollywoodboysa 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Jennifer Holiday is awesome. AND SO IS BETTY. Now what people see in Patti Lupone. Never Understood.....

    • @jeffreynolt1710
      @jeffreynolt1710 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Watch clips of her in Evita. You will get it quickly! Incredible vocal performances singing incredibly difficult songs.

  • @dannysimion
    @dannysimion 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hahaha, i love this opening. Rosie is hilarious and the girls are oh so good in their respective broadway performances. Honorable kudos to the men dancing around rosie...rawr!

  • @brentholcomb84
    @brentholcomb84 11 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Betty freakin Buckley kills it! Love her!

  • @piecesofme8531
    @piecesofme8531 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We’re still talking about that production of Cabaret

  • @SuperSkinandHairCare
    @SuperSkinandHairCare 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    JENNIFER ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @Dc3atl
    @Dc3atl 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i'll never forget this... jennifer.. .omg... loved her.

  • @brandonharlow3608
    @brandonharlow3608 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A whole lotta crazy up on that stage that night.

  • @kennybegeske8824
    @kennybegeske8824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I Don't Wanna Be Told To Grow Up Simple Plan

  • @atlsuperstar
    @atlsuperstar 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She has also played Mama Morton in "Chicago" and was amazing! So I think you are wrong and you can't damage your voice just from moving your jaw with a vibrato! Clearly cause it's now 30 year's after dreamgirls and she is still belting for the god's!

  • @henrikechers9995
    @henrikechers9995 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Betty Buckley ran rings around the others

  • @mike856ms
    @mike856ms 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Betty, oh I love Betty

  • @PeaceFan1
    @PeaceFan1 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    JENNIFER HOLIDAY !!!!! DAMN , Speechless ....xoxo

  • @ActorsWithIssuespodcast
    @ActorsWithIssuespodcast 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watch the Sondheim Birthday Concert. Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, and so many others haha

  • @COMPACTTVHD
    @COMPACTTVHD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Her voice was STRONG AF! How the hell she did that !

  • @remyparaskovia5499
    @remyparaskovia5499 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh god why rosie never listen to Madonna, she warned her to never ever sing.

  • @janerimoy4822
    @janerimoy4822 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cnt stop repeating jennifer holliday singing

  • @kennybegeske8824
    @kennybegeske8824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tootsie Wootsie Rosie O'Donnell

  • @rankna1
    @rankna1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE THANK MISS J.H

  • @stopthelies4249
    @stopthelies4249 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love Patty LuPone Jennifer holidays Slayed it.

  • @jhc18823
    @jhc18823 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would just like to point out that Jane Seymour did not win a Tony for Amadeus as stated in the beginning.

  • @maryexstroughtonaire4244
    @maryexstroughtonaire4244 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Go on Jennifer!

  • @jimroman
    @jimroman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Neil Patrick Harris topped this four times!

  • @littleb42
    @littleb42 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have heard Jennifer do that song a million times...and it STILL gives me chills.

  • @BethPaige
    @BethPaige 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a theory that there some songs that just MATCH certain voices. Once that perfect voice sings the song, it's hard to listen to anyone else sing it.

  • @BlueSpirit3743
    @BlueSpirit3743 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rosie O'Donnell is an absolute legend. No one can top her, and here's why: her playing card to fame was that she always was the 'stereotypical rank outsider': not slim, not attractive, not a great singing voice, not the best actress. And yet, she rose to the top of the ladder with her heart, her self depreciation and her love of the arts. She's also a natural entertainer, talker and showgirl, and she knew how to work Hollywood to tailor to her.
    One of the best Tony openings ever!

  • @meauxzellebaptiste879
    @meauxzellebaptiste879 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These women can sing their asses off!

  • @BoingBoingallen
    @BoingBoingallen 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    5:56 my expression hearing Jennifer Holliday for the first time

  • @Jswines123
    @Jswines123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The Greatest opening of the Tony Awards ever!!!

  • @guybythedoor88
    @guybythedoor88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So much fun!