Morning Open Thread: Divas to Watch Out For

Today, some stars of the stage.

Sheridan Smith

Cilla, “Anyone Who Had a Heart” (Royal Variety Performance, 2020)

She is phenomenal. If you only watch one, this is it. [6:00]

The legendary Fanny Brice passed away on this day in 1951. Check out the West End production of Funny Girl, starring Sheridan Smith in an Olivier-nominated star turn, available to stream worldwide on BroadwayHD (excluding Germany, Italy, and the UK). pic.twitter.com/JA3M7XZTeX

— BroadwayHD (@BroadwayHD) May 29, 2024

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Debra Monk

Steel Pier, “Everybody’s Girl” (The Rosie O’Donnell Show, 1997)

[4:38]

#OTD Assassins, 1991

Debra Monk, Victor Garber, Jonathan Hadary, Terrence Mann, and Annie Golden pic.twitter.com/I2NmF41IvS

— Al Hirschfeld (@AlHirschfeld) January 27, 2024

Marin Mazzie

Ragtime, “Back to Before” (with the Boston Pops, “Pop Goes the Fourth,” 1998)

[4:24]

Reminding you all (again) how brilliant Marin Mazzie was singing NEVER from ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.

Happy Friday. pic.twitter.com/QKEpwvs49x

— Jamie DuMont (@jamiedumont) March 15, 2024

Donna Murphy

Dear World, "Each Tomorrow Morning" and "I Don't Want to Know” (Encores, 2023)

[6:41]

Donna Murphy, a constant master class in how it's done. pic.twitter.com/pOQMOqWvIy

— Jamie DuMont (@jamiedumont) November 7, 2023

Kelli O’Hara

Kiss Me Kate, “So in Love”

The camerawork is jerky, but the sound is sublime. [4:30]

Wait... Matt Bomer sings?

This duet with Broadway star Kelli O'Hara was a 2010 Kennedy Center tribute to songwriter Jerry Herman pic.twitter.com/MeZsY8PwZN

— 𝙻𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚢 𝚃𝚎𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚢 🟧🟦🗣#GoodTrouble (@LarryTenney) January 31, 2024

Sheila Atim

The Girl From the North Country, “ (The Olivier Awards, 2018)

[4:51]

Woman to watch : Sheila Atim for Harper’s Bazaar Magazine pic.twitter.com/YHKeDzljdZ

— Hella Ugandans (@hellaugandans) January 13, 2023

Maria Callas

Carmen, “La Habanera” (Live in Hamburg, 1962)

Why not end with one of the greatest divas? [6:22]

What I learned from Serafin was that you must serve music, because music is so enormous and can envelop you into such a state of perpetual anxiety and torture, but it is our first and main duty. #MariaCallas pic.twitter.com/zK5dvSU9m9

— Maria Callas (@MmeCallas) July 2, 2024

Have a wonderful day!