Audra McDonald & Norm Lewis perform "You Is My Woman Now" from Porgy & Bess

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  • HEAR THE FULL PERFORMANCE AND INTERVIEW: wny.cc/P3YvgI Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis perform "You Is My Woman Now" from Porgy and Bess during a taping of Soundcheck Live in The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space.
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Komentáře • 80

  • @thangvuong9196
    @thangvuong9196 Před 10 lety +45

    Ms. Audra McDonald's performance is sublime. She sings with such incredible majesty and raw emotion. Norm Lewis performed this role with such tenderness and passion.

  • @ilovemymanandbaby
    @ilovemymanandbaby Před 12 lety +31

    Norm Lewis is one gorgeous man.....whew!

  • @sealove36
    @sealove36 Před 12 lety +17

    What truly talented people can do with a brilliant score and concept, and in a studio-type setting! Singing and acting as you rarely find it. I'm an Audra fan, but she never fails to surprise me with the range of her overall talent.

  • @susanbyrdsong1030
    @susanbyrdsong1030 Před měsícem +1

    SUBLIME!!! Both gave an outstanding performance of this classical piece from Porgy and Bess!!! As an Opera Singer, I was humbly impressed and elated to see and hear this performance...Job Well Done!!!!!!

  • @Holly24tm
    @Holly24tm Před 12 lety +20

    I was fortunate enough to see Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis two Saturdays ago on Broadway. The show was the best musical I have seen in a long time. The chemistry was amazing! This performance is almost as good as seeing them live. Thank you!

    • @islandgirl5382
      @islandgirl5382 Před 5 lety +1

      Can't wait until I attend a show on Broadway and bring my 8 yr old granddaughter!!

  • @salamandah69
    @salamandah69 Před 8 lety +23

    I don't know how many times I've watched this video, but I'll love it as much as I did the first time

    • @francoisbessing
      @francoisbessing Před 5 lety +1

      YES!

    • @musictheatersix244
      @musictheatersix244 Před 4 lety +2

      SAME! I’m like thousands of these views are me LMAO

    • @salamandah69
      @salamandah69 Před 4 lety +1

      @@musictheatersix244 omg I always forget that I wrote this comment that was four years ago. Just spectacular performance

  • @corvus1374
    @corvus1374 Před 8 lety +15

    Oh, my God. Everything Audra touches is gold, and Norm ... just, oh my God.

  • @sydtscott
    @sydtscott Před 12 lety +11

    My God.... Now that was tasteful. These two voices are just mind-blowing.

  • @rivafussball6719
    @rivafussball6719 Před 2 lety +8

    What a great interpretation! So beautifully acted yesssir!!

  • @pauldavidclub
    @pauldavidclub Před 12 lety +6

    Simply fantastic! Brilliant convergence of song, singing and deeply felt acting. Thank you Ms. McDonald, Mr. Lewis, and the poster.

  • @KevinArchitect
    @KevinArchitect Před 15 dny +1

    Glorious, thank you both.❤❤❤

  • @PhilUKNet
    @PhilUKNet Před 3 lety +4

    Just listened to a few different versions of this on CZcams. This is my favourite.

  • @GloryGrullon
    @GloryGrullon Před 12 lety +14

    Now this is real singing. A real voice. I love these two. And Norm is such a gentleman kissing her hand at the end :)

  • @luvizall
    @luvizall Před 12 lety +4

    Norm is my cousin who I just met last night---what a beautiful person and fantastic talent!

  • @migsmuse
    @migsmuse Před 11 lety +6

    I wish that they would do a revival of "Raisin" on Broadway!

  • @christinedaae1986
    @christinedaae1986 Před 10 lety +17

    Isn't he going to play the Phantom on Broadway starting in May? He has a great voice for the role.

    • @christinedaae1986
      @christinedaae1986 Před 10 lety +1

      I'll miss Hugh Panaro, he has such an amazing voice and he was my first Broadway Phantom. But Norm Lewis is amazing! He will be a great Phantom.

    • @christinedaae1986
      @christinedaae1986 Před 10 lety +1

      Robert Guillaume was the first African American man ever to play the role, wasn't he? Norm Lewis is the first to play it on Broadway, which is still a really big deal.

    • @christinedaae1986
      @christinedaae1986 Před 10 lety

      He replaced Michael Crawford as the Phantom in the National Tour.

    • @christinedaae1986
      @christinedaae1986 Před 9 lety

      ***** I wasn't referring to Porgy and Bess. Norm Lewis was in the revival. I may be behind the times, but I am we'll aware of the fact that Norm Lewis wasn't the original Porgy. What I was saying was that Norm is the first African American actor to get the role of the Phantom on Broadway and that Robert Guillaume was the first ever African American to play the role period.

    • @christinedaae1986
      @christinedaae1986 Před 9 lety

      ***** Yes. Norm Lewis definitely makes my top 3 list of great Phantoms.

  • @lorencapps2450
    @lorencapps2450 Před rokem +1

    OMG what a performance.....

  • @hugge123456
    @hugge123456 Před 9 lety +2

    Really heartwarming!

  • @boatwhistle
    @boatwhistle Před 12 lety +2

    goosebumps. beautiful.

  • @nwadi6408
    @nwadi6408 Před 5 měsíci

    Beautiful

  • @musictheatersix244
    @musictheatersix244 Před 4 lety +2

    They could rule the world.

  • @dianebennack9482
    @dianebennack9482 Před 8 lety +4

    love it

  • @davidfleischer455
    @davidfleischer455 Před 3 měsíci

    I never thought I'd see a rendition of this song to rival that of Leontyne Price and William Warfield, but Audra and Norm give me chills they are so powerful, emotional, and together with and for each other.

  • @bskeete
    @bskeete Před 3 lety +1

    Wonderful!!!! Thank you.

  • @asphaltdancer61
    @asphaltdancer61 Před 9 měsíci

    Divine.

  • @EHYEHasherEHYEH1
    @EHYEHasherEHYEH1 Před 8 lety +1

    BEAUTIFUL

  • @sunrisetw
    @sunrisetw Před 6 lety +2

    This brings me to tear

  • @sybarite
    @sybarite Před 11 lety +1

    OMG, yes! That would be incredible

  • @audramcdonaldapologist3676

    Heaven ♥️

  • @BabsBrooklynPilates
    @BabsBrooklynPilates Před 6 lety +1

    This is sublime!

  • @PEPEDEBARRO
    @PEPEDEBARRO Před 8 lety +1

    Beautiful!

  • @t2rnus
    @t2rnus Před 11 lety +3

    They would sound wonderful as Christine and Erik (Phantom)! :)

  • @zacharylavender1568
    @zacharylavender1568 Před 13 dny

    The accompanist was dynamic!

  • @AvalonMorley
    @AvalonMorley Před 12 lety

    Thank you so much for that. Just lovely. Different, no doubt, but simply lovely.

  • @lloydeugenemoore
    @lloydeugenemoore Před 12 lety

    AMAZING!

  • @maestrowalton
    @maestrowalton Před 11 lety

    perfection!

  • @jclef614
    @jclef614 Před 2 lety

    Awesome.

  • @vikkithomas5390
    @vikkithomas5390 Před 10 lety

    stunning

  • @mfindlay7312
    @mfindlay7312 Před 12 lety

    i can't stop watching this video

  • @singspuccini3313
    @singspuccini3313 Před 11 lety

    Awesome!

  • @Randulpheleven
    @Randulpheleven Před 4 lety

    Superb

  • @rivafussball6719
    @rivafussball6719 Před 2 lety

    Yeaaaaaah!!!

  • @windstorm1000
    @windstorm1000 Před 9 lety +1

    wonderful talent--wow! I think Ms. McDonald was on a tv sleuth series when younger--but can't remember the name of it.

  • @FabioFabio-sz6el
    @FabioFabio-sz6el Před rokem

    Belíssimo!

  • @juliamansilla5808
    @juliamansilla5808 Před rokem

    Precioso

  • @azizip171
    @azizip171 Před 12 lety +2

    What great singers! I love the singing of both Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis.
    Congratulations to Audra McDonald on her 5th Tony Award for Best Actress In A Musical.
    I published a blog post that features this video & four other videos of Audra McDonald singing.
    Google Pancocojams Videos Of Vocal Performances By Audra McDonald
    Thanks again!

  • @jfkesq
    @jfkesq Před 12 lety

    wow

  • @skidiva1
    @skidiva1 Před 11 lety

    Edison Davis!! Love Norm

  • @Concetta20
    @Concetta20 Před 11 lety +1

    I actually like this version better than the studio version they did for the album.

  • @Poet2916
    @Poet2916 Před 12 lety +1

    Am I the only one that thinks Norm would make a good Collins in RENT?

  • @DamonesIsLegend
    @DamonesIsLegend Před 12 lety

    @JohnnyOpera1 Because they wanted to, I suppose.

  • @vaniljapulla
    @vaniljapulla Před 11 lety

    *Standing applause*

  • @Basketballstar207
    @Basketballstar207 Před 12 lety +1

    Zoe is my friend!!!!!!! -Her Daughter

  • @renatobellini
    @renatobellini Před 7 lety

    Who is playing piano?

    • @oscarspm2251
      @oscarspm2251 Před 3 lety

      Paul Masse, associate conductor for the show.

  • @potatoskins87
    @potatoskins87 Před 12 lety

    Who is the pianist?

  • @shekolacarrington4522
    @shekolacarrington4522 Před 9 lety +5

    I hate her... Because she's absolutely perfect and makes me look like shit...

  • @JohnnyOpera1
    @JohnnyOpera1 Před 12 lety

    Why is he changing the melody so much? And why did they transpose the first section so high!?

  • @dondearborn8699
    @dondearborn8699 Před 12 lety +1

    gee .. IN MY OPIE TAYLOR VOICE!

  • @malignantcynic
    @malignantcynic Před 8 lety +2

    Love the voices, piano is a bit too intrusive, imo.

  • @ElyseOrecchio
    @ElyseOrecchio Před 12 lety

    This was my favorite scene. In other songs her voice overpowered his a little, but they are perfect here.

  • @catfish336699
    @catfish336699 Před 12 lety

    still in my chair- barely.

  • @micharomanowski3824
    @micharomanowski3824 Před rokem

    What the hell has happened with Gershwin music, what an awfull arrangement ... Second thing, it has been written to sing with pharase, line, like belcanto not as recativo with shouting like on these video ...

    • @maestromuffin1
      @maestromuffin1 Před měsícem

      sorry buddy, I'm a purist but this rocks as did the entire production. Finally some real emotion!

    • @micharomanowski3824
      @micharomanowski3824 Před měsícem

      @@maestromuffin1 sorry buddy, this is not music written by Gershwin, strange arrangement with weird acceleration on the "morning time and evening time ..." etc. Take a look how it should be singing czcams.com/video/apiq3VN2Ra8/video.html

  • @Bernsteincopland
    @Bernsteincopland Před 11 lety +5

    Norm is too tenor for this rendition. Porgy is bass baritone all the way.

  • @BariStruggle
    @BariStruggle Před 11 lety

    He's 20 years too old, but vocally yes.