Barbie's Showtune of the Day #13: My Strongest Suit

My obsession with Sherie Rene Scott continues with this showtune of the day, My Strongest Suit from AIDA. I do not know what to say about Sherie other than that she is fierce with a capital FIERCE. Just listen to her belt! Don't get me wrong, she is amazing on recordings, but to truly experience her talent, you have to see her live. Young drag queens often get their start by copying Sherie's performance of this song and posting their renditions on youtube. Also, we love her 1990s crimped hair in this wig. I'm posting two copies of this song. The first is a close shot but is only an excerpt and the second video contains the full song and the scene leading up but is a bit further away.


 

Barbie's Showtune of the Day #2: Rose's Turn

Bernadette Peters singing Rose's Turn at the 2003 TONY awards, enough said. The fact the Bernadette did not win the TONY for her portrayal of Mama Rose in Gypsy is, in my opinion, the biggest travesty in TONY history. Mama Rose is without a doubt the best role written for an actress in the musical theatre. Rose's Turn is a phenomenal song that explores such a range of emotion and this performance is simply electrifying.

Barbie's Showtune of the Day #1: I Dreamed a Dream

Every day there seems to be a certain musical theatre song that gets stuck in my head so I'm planning to add a song of the day feature to my daily blogging. I will try to post a youtube link to the song when available. So without further ado, my pick of the day, Miss Patti LuPone singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables.