West Side Story "America" Karen Olivo on Letterman

[Claylusion]

latina accent is the sexiest thing in life!

[AlwaysmilingPolitely]

She is coming back to the show!!!!

[psych006]

Im sure all the guys in the audience after watching this went to see Anita and the shark girls in West Side story lol xD

[broadwaygirl3]

Latin gals "in america" are HOT!. Great musical.

[filmstar9]

Fantastic!!!!!

[iluvbrdwy771]

Her voice is absolutely incredible!

[annetx]

i loooooooove this!

[baileyGirl166]

wow i heard it was fantastic but it really it omg i wanna see it

[dramanrc]

i saw this yesterday.... karen and the ensemble were the best part of the show by FARRR!!!

[junkie4vids]

Anyone visiting Manhattan NYC should think about seeing West Side Story on Broadway - it is a great production and Karen Olivo is great.

[Singstar51]

OMGG!!! sHE WAS AT MY SCHOOL TODAYY!

[theamazingivysmith]

KAREN AMAZES ME!

She amazed me as Vanessa in In the Heights, she amazes me i this. It never ends!

[shortyFLIPinaH]

karen olivo is a goddess

[shortyFLIPinaH]

karen olivo is a GODDESS

[togahog]

I saw this live and Karen just stole the show. This was a fabulous production.

[Gidselgrisen]

My God - this is great!!

[shortyFLIPinaH]

karen olivos voice is pure fire

[tmacafitso7]

That karen the one who played Anita is fine and can dance too

[abster17]

i just saw this on broadway. this song was amazing!

[cornontheblockfan55]

just saw this last night it was amazing i recomend it!!!

[cheerl0vr08]

I saw this show on boardway. amazingg

[BroadwayGal123]

i saw this on broadway and karen olivos understudy was horrible =( it ruined the show

[mjt5901]

That's because Karen Olivo is fabulous as Anita...dare I say the best cast member.

[brutalferret]

I saw this live , it was amazing!

[flyingmunchkin42]

I NEED ONE OF THOSE DRESSES!!!!

[thelovelygwendolyn]

WOOHOOO! I'm doing this dance in our show this summer! SO MUCH FUN :D

[Ex0P0l1t1c5]

The girl in the purple dress has such an awesome voice. I love this song too.

[Leadingdude]

Jennifer Lopez needs to watch her back. That's all I can say.

[greeny04]

somebody plz tell me are they coming to atlanta or can i buy the boardway play of them!!! plz help me

[Lexigiggles]

COULD SHE GET ANYMORE FANTASTIC?!!

[sydneyparra96]

hahahahaah =D i love herr

[rachel869]

I really wanted Jenn Damiano to win, but Karen definetly deserved it :D

[gaoqiao101]

I LOVE WEST SIDE STORY!! (my cousin wrks there! Ive seen it once... and going again!!!) I love Karen Olivo!

[cheatsatmonopoly]

Wow. The arrangement was a little loud at first, but then it straightened out and it sounded great!

[RandomRozPandemonium]

Wow i got goosebumps. Karen olivo is FREAKIN AMAZING!!!! love this!

[Justlov4]

2:03 to 2:06 still amazes me. Karen Olivo is just incredible.

[DeeJunes]

YO DAVID LETTERMAN JUST STEPPED ON DANNIEL POLANCO'S DRESS AT THE END! HE ALMOST MADE HER FALL! AND SHE STILL PERFORMED HER ass off luv u danny!!!

[MJL8782]

Karen is hot!!

[LarkinProductions]

Anita is my favorite character in the whole production. by far.

[snowwhiteluv28]

any girl who knows the show and can dance alllwaysss wants to be Anita over Maria. cuz she's that cool. =]

[fredalltheway]

A SCALE FROM 1 to 10....

I GIVE IT A TONY AWARD

[puppygurl4eva]

the dance is pretty epic :)

[MelodyMusica24]

Wow she's fantastic!!!! I really like her but I don't always know what to think because sometimes she sounds amazing ( like now ) but other times she doesn't sound...well...as good... :S

But I'm so glad she got the Tony yay!!!

[madskittlez1122]

If you screamed when she won the Tony, say aye!

AYE!

Love her.

[bkmino101]

Love Karen!

[bkmino101]

shes

FANTASTIC

[SwedishChef13]

I don't know exactly who does it, but the noise at about 0:42 makes me laugh every time I hear it!

[bkmino101]

Karen Olivo is my favorite new broadway star. Even since I heard her in In the Heights she blew me away and even more so in West Side Story. Bravo Karen, you're inspiring and were born to do this.

[BritneyBreon]

I love Karen.....I think she is one of the best performers on Broadway right now :)

[Moonshine362]

wow wow WOW.

That was great.

Favourite song from WSS.

[kmcm1]

she totally deserved the tony

[Demitrarose]

She definately deserved her Tony! Very nice!

[soulgirl66]

Karen Olivio... Tony Winner! Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

[mfzambrano]

Well deserved Tony for Karen. Congrats mujer!

[BorgioneBaritone]

woooooooooooooooow karen olivo is a goddess

[knique8590]

I'm so glad she won this year!!! her speech was so sweet.

[doggiesarethebest]

i love this song

i like how before they start singing that girl who likes san jaun said " oh what a nice name! ect.....!"

[rey0girl]

I'm so glad Karen won, I wanted them to win best revival too, still think they were better than Hair, but whatever.

Karen makes an amazing Anita, I wished I lived in New York so I could see this cast. I'll end up seeing the touring one if I'm lucky.

[thx97JxR]

CONGRATS,Karen!!!!

I LOVE YOU<3

[DirtyRottenScoundrel]

So, I thought Karen as Vanessa was wonderful, but Karen as Anita? BRILLIANT.

I'm SO glad she got the Tony. That woman deserves it. Fierce as hell.

[broadwaybaby1130]

i really wish they would have performed this one at the tony's. :(

[casbahjasper]

Karen Olivo FTW

[idelianne]

She Won omg!!!!!!!!!!

[faggyboy2]

SHE WON THE TONY!

[TheTechieGirl]

Dear lord this is amazing!

[OBCBW]

The only thing I miss is the line about the washing machine. :( lol. that was a great line.

MAN! KAREN IS AMAZING!!!

[saycheese808]

Congratulations Karen Olivo! She WON!!!!

[BOOMSItsLAUREN]

The woman who plays anita has a great voice :P

[sketch093]

Can they just give her the Tony already?

[punkysk8er522]

<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

<3Karen Olivo<3

<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

[PrincessPea13]

i just saw this Tuesday May 26th.. i loved it.. .ad this is 1 of my fave songs in the movie...

[YourOasis97]

aww she left ITH?

[ShiningSeraph]

Wow, amazing job! : D

[MusicAndPassion]

HOLY COW!

[glamdiva1414]

I recently saw the new version of the musical! Karen stole the whole show during this song!

[surfpretzelbsa]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!!! Tony's anyone?

[SarahDe93]

I just saw this on Friday, and Karen Olivo was so amazing. she definitely was the best part of the show.

[musicalsarelife]

Karen Olivo is so fantastic!!! When I saw this I couldn't take my eyes off her.

[SriAlmighty]

I think Karen brings her originality to this role and it's intriguing, however, i think she misses the mark on dance... there are numerous moments in this clip alone where she is not executing the choreography to the maximum like the ensemble girls. That being said, I'm sure she will win the Tony, her reviews have been outstanding.

[fronctube]

i hope Karen gets the Tony

i know her sister, Raqi

[intheatremode]

What a booming voice, she sounds GREAT.

[MusicalFreakSean]

Karen is AMAZING!!!

[MusicalFreakSean]

Karen's voice is amazing!!! i saw her in "in the heights" and she is amazing!!!

[AlexaBabyy5]

<333 karen olivo this is out skool play this yearr =)

[clr550]

WOW...what a set o' pipes

[jeffbowers]

Love the vocals...the dance is fun but i would of liked better!!

but thoese girls still work!

[cripbabe111]

Karen Olivo is fabulous in the show - hot, hot, hot!

[MVR326]

Wow. Karen Olivo also floored me at IN THE HEIGHTS...

A great and natural talent.

God bless !!

[koolpeeps09webscom]

O my gosh brilliant

[SingingVampire2011]

i went to new york city for my schools music department...we went and saw this....it was by FAR the best show i have ever seen!!

[JulianneSparrow2]

Wow. I don't know where I love her more...as Vanessa for In the Heights, or as Anita for West Side Story.

[AmErIcA12312312]

The cast of my show of this is going to see it on broadway and we get to do a workshop with some of the cast members!!!! im soooooo excited!!!

[OMFGB666]

This Is Amazing!!!

[loveforall09]

I loved this!!!! ahh!!

[SpeakOut26]

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!

And the Tony for Best Featured Actress Goes to...

[tgdude96]

SHE GOT NOMINATED!!!!!!

[JeffyJeffjeffm31191]

she better win! I'll cry if she doesnt

[sketch093]

KAREN OLIVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rinoka]

You called it. I loved her speech.

[tokumbo]

KAREN OLIVO!!!!!

So happy for her!!!!

[sylvesterbird]

Woo Karen Olivo!!!

But does anyone else miss having this song be between Anita and the Shark guys?

[idinakristinfan4ever]

omg i saw them live they were sooo good

[thephantomphan]

Wow, I got to see her on April 2nd in WSS, obviously. She was AMAZING.

People gave her a standing ovation over Tony and Maria!

[callingit]

THIS is what Broadway is supposed to be like! . forget the tv shows & b-movies as musicals ideas. Favorite show, favorite song from it. What a rousing performance! Broadway needed this!

[selenagomez28]

i love karen olivo. i saw the revival 2 days ago.maria was horrible. karen olivo was the only good person.she stole the show and got a standing ovation!

[carolMUSICyLIFE]

can anyone please explain the song?, it's a little hard to understand everything their saying..

but the were awesome !!

[wickedchaperone333]

yeah, when I found out she was anita, I was like, omigosh... the most perfect casting ever!!! The promotional pictures are AMAZING!!!

[StephanieLexis]

Karen Olivo is FIERCE!!!! She is SO going to get a Tony Award nomination!!!

[powerfulpowerzz]

giv her a TONY

[everlastinger]

This is my favourite song so far in the book. Of course, we're only on act one, but I really like this one over the rest of the ones so far. They performed really well.

[powerfulpowerzz]

i hope they perform this at the tony awards in june!

[sexyactor]

Holly crap, Karen is like Debbie Allen's twin!  i love it!

[lilmisblonde258]

are they making a revival CD? and if so when will get come out, if you know

[watcherofvideos111]

they just recorded one a few days ago. It's coming out June 2 (I was really antsy too -- especially because of the spanish numbers!)

[akabff96]

I saw the show on april 2, it was AWESOME! i can't wait for the cd to come out, they were selling the soundtrack there (i think of the revival) and i regret not buying it... :..(

[powerfulpowerzz]

GIVE HER A TONY

[sandra092002]

THEY DID!!!!!!!!!

[musicallovin293]

YESS!! SHE GOT IT!! :D

[TheHayDay]

karen olivio's voice is amazing.

[NigerianPrincess914]

THIS WAS GREAT KAREN OLIVO IS AMAZING

[emarloo]

anyone have the lyrics to this version?

i like it :)

[biglittlekid]

um....if Karen doesn't get a Tony nom, I might cry.

[luvin40]

She got the nom for best featured actress in a musical.

[hermosoperez]

4:22 so in the heights

[theminutepast]

Did he ask her anything before the end of the show? I'm really excited for Karen - good reviews, Tony talk, getting on Letterman. I can't wait to see the show.

[damechastain]

She needs a Tony for this. I saw it last night, it was phenomenal. She was phenomenal.

[mccreadboy]

she just steals the show

[MileyCyrus4Life402]

I was there on opening night and it was unbelieveable

[thicknfineto]

Karen olivo will win the tony award for her take on Anita. Very much mupdated n modern. it fits perfect for her.

[thicknfineto]

Karen Olivo..has won the tony award. Best actress in a musical revival..

[RENTlover12345]

that was awesome!!! Karen is AMAZING!!! I get to see WSS next weekend with my schools music trip. IM SO EXCITED!! :D

[FUNCHOMCLALA]

WOW

[anactornamedseth93]

Tony nomination?

[crazyoldbastard]

absolutely fantastic, the best version of America EVER

Karen is wonderful

[DontheBon]

Karen Olivo will surely earn a Tony...

[luvin40]

Karen is AWESOME!

[rancidDork]

love you karen!! your amazing

[alfieism]

fierce