Another example of EXPERT. LEVEL. PERFORMING! 🙌🏾 - Check out my reaction to ‘Tell Him’ with Barbra and Céline Dion & more reactions/reviews (+ make requests) on my Patreon now: Patreon.com/AnActorReacts
My all time favorite Female Singer ever with Ms Whitney Houston just below. Barbara tells a story every time she sings, there is nothing she can’t sing. Exceptional control and range with her voice. I fall in love every time I listen to her. There is no one better. ❤️
Aside from the stellar vocal, her interpretation of the lyric says a lot. The subserviance of the character in the play, is brought to a level of a assuredness by Barbra. Definately one of her best. Good review, Zachary.
From Wikipedia. House of Flowers is a musical by Harold Arlen (music and lyrics) and Truman Capote (lyrics and book), based on his own short story, first published in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958). This was Capote's first musical, and was the first theatrical production outside of Trinidad and Tobago to feature the new Caribbean instrument-the steel pan. It was produced by Saint Subber who was also responsible for Kiss Me, Kate and seven plays by Neil Simon. Synopsis The story concerns two neighboring bordellos that battle for business in an idealized Haitian setting. One of the sex workers, Ottilie, turns down a rich lord to marry a poor mountain boy named Royal. Her madam plots to keep her by having Royal sealed in a barrel and tossed into the ocean. Royal escapes the watery death by taking refuge on the back of a turtle. The lovers are eventually married and live happily ever after. History In the early 1950s Truman Capote became further involved in the performing arts. He was approached once again by producer Saint Subber, who was interested in his recent story "House of Flowers": would he be interested in adapting the work as a musical play for Broadway? Despite the difficulties they had had in turning "The Grass Harp" into a stage play, Capote agreed for a second time to collaborate with producer Saint Subber and set to work. Much of the writing was done in the Italian fishing village of Portofino; but Capote and Jack Dunphy found time to travel to Switzerland and Paris before turning to America, where Capote met again with producer Saint Subber and continued his work in the musical. After a Philadelphia try-out, the show opened on Broadway on December 30, 1954 at the Alvin Theatre and played for 165 performances. The director was Peter Brook. The cast included Pearl Bailey, Diahann Carroll, Juanita Hall, Ray Walston, Carmen de Lavallade, Alvin Ailey and Geoffrey Holder (who also provided a section of choreography). Although the show received generally poor reviews, the dance-rhythm infused score has been praised for its mix of blues and calypso. Most of the original orchestral score by Ted Royal has been lost, but the piano score survives.[1] Oliver Messel won the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design, the show's only nomination. There was an unsuccessful Off-Broadway revival in 1968 at Theater de Lys. In 2003, there was an Encores! production, starring Tonya Pinkins and Armelia McQueen as the battling bordello madams and Maurice Hines as Captain Jonas, the smuggler. The virginal Ottilie was played by Nikki M. James, and the mountain boy, Royal, was played by Brandon Victor Dixon. Roscoe Lee Browne played the voodoo priest, Houngan. In 2003, Columbia Masterworks reissued the original cast recording. In addition to such tunes as “A Sleepin' Bee” and “Don’t Like Goodbyes,” the CD also included bonus tracks of “Mardis Gras Waltz” (Percy Faith and His Orchestra), “Two Ladies in the Shade” (Enid Mosier), “Ottilie and the Bee” (Truman Capote) and “A Sleepin’ Bee” (a demo recording by Harold Arlen).
Great background info. Thanks. Barbra sang “A Sleepin’ Bee” her first TV appearance. The Jack Paar Show. 1962 I think. She also included it on her debut album “Don’t Like Good Byes” was included on her “People” album.
Expert. Level. Reaction! I recall your first reaction to Barbra. The Ray Charles duet. The look on your face at the first belt! You went from 😐 to 🤯 in one note! 😁 Boy have I got some suggestions for you...I read your Patreon options. Not sure which will allow me to make one to two suggestions a month? Is a suggestion a request? I’ve got your next Streisand vid in my back pocket. 😉
THANK YOU! I do my best! haha It's easy to give a good reaction tho when watching a performer like Barbra! I appreciate the support and I always enjoy reading your comments! As far as the Patreon; on the $5 tier you can give me 4 monthly suggestions and it's up to my discretion how many/when I do them but I try to get to least 1. On the $10 tier you get 1 guaranteed reaction per month plus 4 additional suggestions. Hope that helps. Let me know if you've got any other questions.
@@AnActorReacts Thanks, Zach! I really do love your reactions! Like how’ll you’ll do a little dance to imitate one in the video. Like during Janet’s Rythmn Nation. (That one in particular cuz my friends I used to try and do some of her moves there and would just crack up. 🤣) You also notice little things like how Streisand will be hitting a note very expansively, then quickly pull it into a very small space. To me it’s like she tosses it into the air then lets it fall and catches it. Anywho, your response re Patreon was exactly what I needed clarification on!
You MUST, MUST, MUST do a reaction video to this beautiful song released just today, from her upcoming cd, "Release Me 2." ruclips.net/video/BJnFdXjr-I8/видео.html
I don't know this lady at all, but I'm pretty sure the "I never have seen snow" and the other vernacular in the song is rooted in African American vernacular, not in "country" vernacular in the same wat the Gershwins and Dubose Hayward used AAVE (African American Vernacular English) in Porgy and Bess. That lady has a nice voice, though, and she probably has a promising future singing similar, little-known ditties. I wish her well.
LOL, yes she has a bright future ahead of her!!!!!!!! OMG, really? She is the Finest Female Vocalist of ALL time. She has been at the top of her game for close to 7 decades. Also, dude, you talk too much. This is not “country” this is from “House of Flowers” from 1954. This would be considered African American Vernacular from the era of LONG ago. You should do your homework before you speak. Also you should make the video of Barbra larger so we can see the music on her face.
@@sobebenj 1. The reactor person mentioned the "country twang and feel about it"; I was responding to that. 2. After all you typed, you think I talk too much? LOL 3. I know precisely what HOF is about and where it's set.
@@robertsterner2145 Actually I wasn't reacting to you when I said Dude, you talk too much, lol. I guess I'm not sure I replied to the right person, thought I was commenting to the person who made the video.....🙃🙃🙃
Another reaction video where you can see the reactor, but need a magnifying glass to see what he's reacting to Pure ego!! When I saw the ratio, I moved on.
Another example of EXPERT. LEVEL. PERFORMING! 🙌🏾 - Check out my reaction to ‘Tell Him’ with Barbra and Céline Dion & more reactions/reviews (+ make requests) on my Patreon now: Patreon.com/AnActorReacts
BARBRA is a Legend. A TRUE Legend in a world where the word is Over-Used.
One of my favorite live performances of Barbra's. So gorgeous.
Mine too. A roller 🎢 coaster of range and emotion.
This performance so personal...just Barbra and the camera. It is a stellar moment in TV.
My all time favorite Female Singer ever with Ms Whitney Houston just below. Barbara tells a story every time she sings, there is nothing she can’t sing. Exceptional control and range with her voice. I fall in love every time I listen to her. There is no one better. ❤️
Great song selection!! Yep! I love this
I've never seen this performance. I'm definitely about to watch this a million times.
I've personally never heard this song before. Thank you for uploading this beautiful performance⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Favorite of mine by her. Absolutely gorgeous.
A Barbra's master singing class!
Aside from the stellar vocal, her interpretation of the lyric says a lot. The subserviance of the character in the play, is brought to a level of a assuredness by Barbra.
Definately one of her best.
Good review, Zachary.
The voice is so beautiful…I don’t hear it as “country” in this song but more bluesy and soulfu
Beautiful luxurious song.
Zach, I already LIKED this video because I know you respect this funny girl. I can't wait to see you do MORE Barbra!!!!!!!!!!
From Wikipedia.
House of Flowers is a musical by Harold Arlen (music and lyrics) and Truman Capote (lyrics and book), based on his own short story, first published in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958). This was Capote's first musical, and was the first theatrical production outside of Trinidad and Tobago to feature the new Caribbean instrument-the steel pan. It was produced by Saint Subber who was also responsible for Kiss Me, Kate and seven plays by Neil Simon.
Synopsis
The story concerns two neighboring bordellos that battle for business in an idealized Haitian setting. One of the sex workers, Ottilie, turns down a rich lord to marry a poor mountain boy named Royal. Her madam plots to keep her by having Royal sealed in a barrel and tossed into the ocean. Royal escapes the watery death by taking refuge on the back of a turtle. The lovers are eventually married and live happily ever after.
History
In the early 1950s Truman Capote became further involved in the performing arts. He was approached once again by producer Saint Subber, who was interested in his recent story "House of Flowers": would he be interested in adapting the work as a musical play for Broadway? Despite the difficulties they had had in turning "The Grass Harp" into a stage play, Capote agreed for a second time to collaborate with producer Saint Subber and set to work. Much of the writing was done in the Italian fishing village of Portofino; but Capote and Jack Dunphy found time to travel to Switzerland and Paris before turning to America, where Capote met again with producer Saint Subber and continued his work in the musical. After a Philadelphia try-out, the show opened on Broadway on December 30, 1954 at the Alvin Theatre and played for 165 performances. The director was Peter Brook. The cast included Pearl Bailey, Diahann Carroll, Juanita Hall, Ray Walston, Carmen de Lavallade, Alvin Ailey and Geoffrey Holder (who also provided a section of choreography). Although the show received generally poor reviews, the dance-rhythm infused score has been praised for its mix of blues and calypso. Most of the original orchestral score by Ted Royal has been lost, but the piano score survives.[1] Oliver Messel won the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design, the show's only nomination.
There was an unsuccessful Off-Broadway revival in 1968 at Theater de Lys. In 2003, there was an Encores! production, starring Tonya Pinkins and Armelia McQueen as the battling bordello madams and Maurice Hines as Captain Jonas, the smuggler. The virginal Ottilie was played by Nikki M. James, and the mountain boy, Royal, was played by Brandon Victor Dixon. Roscoe Lee Browne played the voodoo priest, Houngan.
In 2003, Columbia Masterworks reissued the original cast recording. In addition to such tunes as “A Sleepin' Bee” and “Don’t Like Goodbyes,” the CD also included bonus tracks of “Mardis Gras Waltz” (Percy Faith and His Orchestra), “Two Ladies in the Shade” (Enid Mosier), “Ottilie and the Bee” (Truman Capote) and “A Sleepin’ Bee” (a demo recording by Harold Arlen).
Great background info. Thanks. Barbra sang “A Sleepin’ Bee” her first TV appearance. The Jack Paar Show. 1962 I think. She also included it on her debut album “Don’t Like Good Byes” was included on her “People” album.
@@BrettTwinSavage She also sings the title song on a Harold Arlen album
@@fkd1963 “Harold Arlen Sings (With Friend)” ?
What's not to LOVE!
Expert. Level. Reaction! I recall your first reaction to Barbra. The Ray Charles duet. The look on your face at the first belt! You went from 😐 to 🤯 in one note! 😁 Boy have I got some suggestions for you...I read your Patreon options. Not sure which will allow me to make one to two suggestions a month? Is a suggestion a request? I’ve got your next Streisand vid in my back pocket. 😉
THANK YOU! I do my best! haha It's easy to give a good reaction tho when watching a performer like Barbra! I appreciate the support and I always enjoy reading your comments! As far as the Patreon; on the $5 tier you can give me 4 monthly suggestions and it's up to my discretion how many/when I do them but I try to get to least 1. On the $10 tier you get 1 guaranteed reaction per month plus 4 additional suggestions. Hope that helps. Let me know if you've got any other questions.
@@AnActorReacts Thanks, Zach! I really do love your reactions! Like how’ll you’ll do a little dance to imitate one in the video. Like during Janet’s Rythmn Nation. (That one in particular cuz my friends I used to try and do some of her moves there and would just crack up. 🤣) You also notice little things like how Streisand will be hitting a note very expansively, then quickly pull it into a very small space. To me it’s like she tosses it into the air then lets it fall and catches it. Anywho, your response re Patreon was exactly what I needed clarification on!
My big dumb thumb hit 👎, and I didn’t notice till now. Sorry! Fixed it.
Heart... Um . Big heart. Yeah, she's the singer of Mozart's.
You MUST, MUST, MUST do a reaction video to this beautiful song released just today, from her upcoming cd, "Release Me 2."
ruclips.net/video/BJnFdXjr-I8/видео.html
I don't know this lady at all, but I'm pretty sure the "I never have seen snow" and the other vernacular in the song is rooted in African American vernacular, not in "country" vernacular in the same wat the Gershwins and Dubose Hayward used AAVE (African American Vernacular English) in Porgy and Bess. That lady has a nice voice, though, and she probably has a promising future singing similar, little-known ditties. I wish her well.
LOL! Yep. She’s going places! 😂
LOL, yes she has a bright future ahead of her!!!!!!!! OMG, really? She is the Finest Female Vocalist of ALL time. She has been at the top of her game for close to 7 decades. Also, dude, you talk too much. This is not “country” this is from “House of Flowers” from 1954. This would be considered African American Vernacular from the era of LONG ago. You should do your homework before you speak. Also you should make the video of Barbra larger so we can see the music on her face.
@@sobebenj 1. The reactor person mentioned the "country twang and feel about it"; I was responding to that.
2. After all you typed, you think I talk too much? LOL
3. I know precisely what HOF is about and where it's set.
@@robertsterner2145 Actually I wasn't reacting to you when I said Dude, you talk too much, lol. I guess I'm not sure I replied to the right person, thought I was commenting to the person who made the video.....🙃🙃🙃
@@sobebenj no worries. have a great day.
it was written in black American dialect. The person has never seen snow as she is from the American South.
The character and the show are set I think in the Bahamas not the South. House of Flowers refers to a bordello
Another reaction video where you can see the reactor, but need a magnifying glass to see what he's reacting to Pure ego!! When I saw the ratio, I moved on.