Down With Love - Audra McDonald

Our favorite performance ever from Audra - the last two minutes are amazing - and what a close!

"Down With Love" from "Hooray for What" - sung by Audra McDonald. Available on the highly recommended DVD "My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies."

See also versions from
Barbara Streisand: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4HwCb...
Judy Garland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1rYjR...
Kristy Cates: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CYs5...

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[Lisa246861]

Down with cupid! BANG!...hahahaha

[SMINOR1]

I really LOVE this version of this song! Her facial expressions are the best! She sings with so much feeling!

[Mariah s Lamb]

lol she was mixing some barbra songs with songs really fun.

[JoshJNYC]

This. Is. Everything.

[carolcheny]

Bravo! That's the best "stupid" I've ever heard pronounced. would have been nice to have some blue notes with it though.

[unclealand]

God, I hope Audra McDonald never goes away.

[taddyd1]

Having grown up with Ella and Lee it's easy. I don't find slapstick and hammy

Broadway singing or Red Skelton funny. Just a matter of taste.

I like Jack Benny and Mildred Bailey's humor.

[ShowtuneSampler]

...which is of course exactly what a five-time Tony Award-winning actress did.

Seriously, how could you even think she sacrificed the song and good singing at the altar of acting?

[taddyd1]

And sometime "actresses" sacrifice swing, good singing and the song for overacting.

[taddyd1]

Very Streisand copy but BS probably copied someone like Judy.

Lee Wiley or ELLA for me rather than all these Ham sisters.

[DEFinitivelyHis]

SING IT, DIVINA!!!!!!!

[nigiriify]

"when i marry Mr. Sn-..."is an allusion to Carousel. I just got that I am so happy right now.