Alexis Smith sings "Could I Leave You" from FOLLIES

[darthgiggitygoo]

my fav version of this song - Donna Murphy!

[lilgirl4000765]

haha i got here from searching my name Alexis Smith thats my name lol

[dassylarpey]

there is no performance in this rendition. She delivered the lines without putting much emotions. I feel sorry for the audience having to applaud to such unprofessional effort.

[KJPhillipsEsq]

Jan Maxwell has taken over the first place as Phyllis. I've seen them all, except Diana Rigg. And she can act, but sing? dance? Go see the current production. NOW!

[TheArgile]

This is tremendous. Carol Burnett has managed to produce an exceptionaly emotional performance of this song. But this is excellent. To see how it began, and how it has evolved between the actress'. Simply beautiful.

[less01]

I prefer Donna murphy version.. this is very stoic and emotionless

[tracer740]

This very tall and stunning beauty graced motion picturescreens when I was a boy and never would I have guessed she could eventually become this magnificent character in musical theater 30 years later.

[OfficialAlexisSmith]

ooohh oooohhh ! THAT'S MY NAME(:!

[Eyllek2]

I still think Lee Remick's version is the best.

[paulybarr]

Yeah, that too- big laugh after " bet your arse" is clearly not produced by THAT audience.

[Shahrdad]

I think the best Phillis I have ever heard is Dee Hoty. Smith just didn't have singing chops for the part, and her dancing ability was also only so so. One of my close friends was in the original cast, and she always says that the Tony should have gone to Dorothy Collins, who was superb in the more difficult part of Sally, although Phyllis is the showier part. My friend also says that Smith was not nice to the cast, and she was especially unkind to Collins during the entire run of the show.

[boynamedalexxx]

@Shahrdad I agree about Collins and the role of Sally. She's a much more complex, though ultimately richer role. Usually, people tend to just go on and on about Phyllis. Hopefully, with Bernadette Peters as Sally, the new revival will cause audiences and critics to take notice of the tragic beauty in the Sally character.

[RImusclebear]

This was the first Broadway play I saw in New York. I was 13 and it was recommended for mature audiences only. I guess I was mature because I have seen hundreds of Broadway plays since then.

[fanadiana]

Just WONDERFUL. Great song, great performance.

[bdamson]

Please bring back THESE TONYS!!!!

[Mociable]

@bdamson This isn't from the Tonys.

[robertrstevens]

Alexis Smith, a GD Texas Diamond! 

I wouldn't be ME without you!

[tristanrobin]

Does Carol Burnett sing this, too?

In the concert version, she sings "I"m Still Here."

[KimLoveJulie]

I think the version of Carol burnett is better but this is also okay

[exackerly]

She's still the best Phyllis that I've heard so far. Although this performance isn't up to the cast recording.

[dnash27]

Alexis's performance rules. Great timing, gestures, looks, and dress.

[wntoply6]

alexis was an actress who's biggest fame came in the 40's when she starred opposite such people as cary grant, humphry bogart & erroyl flynn among others.

i'll never forget when she won the tony for this part in 1972. what joy!

however what i remember most of that night was how this elegant, beautiful woman exited stage left with tony in hand. she was like a 21 year old ingenue. lovely, sexy and one hot broad! i was only a kid then, but will never forget it.

alexis i still miss you!

[blackpython]

Brilliance! OBC Follies is the best Follies. I love how strangely the audience laughs at "Bet your ass." It kinda sounds like it's a laugh track.

[DarthGuybrush7]

Yeah, they sound like chickens clucking.

Good performance, though.

[BrazilNemoFish]

This is such a different approach than I've seen many times before. Carol Burnett's version is very good too.