When You're Good to Mama - Jennifer Holliday

Anna Montanaro (Velma), Jennifer Holliday (Mama)
Holliday played Mama for a (too-brief) stint in the summer of 2001.
I did not record this, nor do I know who did. I did see her live twice and she was amazing (even the cast was jumping up and down at the back of the stage)

[@danieljackson6009]

She's so phenomenal, she ends every song like And I'm Telling You, but still perfect! Goosebumps !

[@jalpaca1264]

Daniel Jackson I can't stop listening to her

[@xavierdallenmusicuniverse6304]

The “And I’m telling You” Riff at the end OMG sang Effie (5:15)

[@Dailyprayr]

Jennifer's voice is so soulful, even her speaking voice, it's just amazing!

[@DaTruEbonyRayne]

Dag, Jennifer doing it like that!!! That ending was kinda raunchy! I loved it. I wish I could see the actual footage of her performance of this.

[@BCNbananas]

FANTASTIC! I wish there was a viedo to it...she could definitely re-do this role in 2018. Go, Jennifer!

[@clarencehenderson7634]

This is absolutely incredible!!!!

[@andrewdittmar361]

She'd be a fabulous choice for a post-pandemic Chicago cast--she could still sing the crap out of this.

[@NickiraFierce]

She’s joining the cast on June 9th and I am READY

[@LizaFan]

Still got it.

[@terrenceragin5555]

Brilliant Awesome Fantabulous

[@josephjames3838]

Jen played the hell out of Mama! She sang the hell out of that song.

[@heroxzq1263]

JENNIFER IS BACK ON BROADWAY AS MAMA MORTON !!!!! OH MY GOD

[@robertbowie7430]

Pure fire! And funny and just everything especially that ending PURE FIRE. DO IT MISS THING LET IS HAVE IT!! GURL!! MY LORD.. A GIFT FROM GOD!

[@victordunson719]

Give the children what they want.

[@carleenatwell1274]

goose bumps understatement chills through my body. sing Girl!!!

[@chocolatesouljah]

She gave me Life!

[@jalpaca1264]

Carleen Atwell I'd have loved to have been there

[@lalagonegaga]

I am convinced.

[@Itstonytime77]

This is one of the heat versions ever that ending is so good

[@freelightexpress]

Tops! Gotta Love Jennifer. Alison Moyet has a fun version of this too, playing during the credits on her "One Blue Voice' dvd :) - u go girls!

[@faffolite]

amazing remember a video of this years ago too amzing

[@heroxzq1263]

Jennifer always know how to end a song!

[@andrewdittmar361]

SHE IS COMING BACK! HECK YES!

[@victordunson719]

That is what we call " puttin some stank on it " in the hood

[@1l2a3s4h5a6]

I was just thinking she would be prefer for role. I didn't know that she has already done this song.

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

5:20

[@aaronnewman7573]

4:31

[@robertbowie7430]

Let us have it! Correction..

[@UmmOopsy]

I wonder how she would sound like singing Shy from ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

[@billypapag91]

Do you have class with J.H. If you do please post it !!! Thank you !!

[@camara1194]

That was ummm…… 😐

[@ShadavionGrant]

THIS PERFORMANCE WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE IF WE ACTUALLY SAW HER INSTEAD OF SEEING THIS STILL IMAGE. LIKE COME ON!!!😠

[@Rashy225]

Thank you!

[@nesq4104]

There was the live image but likely was taken down.