@hfelton Treat Williams did an impossibly manic version in the 2001 revival on Broadway. In addition, he was on his knees for most of it, switching into an aerobic dance for every chorus - standing up and going down on his knees in time with the beat. No idea how he managed it. He and Polly Bergen stopped the show (she with a powerful and emotional reading of "I'm Still Here". Fantastic!
Not sure it's a Lyric fail. In another posting from this videotape it is explained that the tape was silent and the audio was synced from a track recorded from the sound station in the the theater. What appears to be a dropping of lyrics could actually be a dropping out of the soundtrack as you can see his lips continue moving in the silence.
@kphoenix5942 Well, give him some slack- if the dates are correct on this performance, this would've been around the time he found out his son was in a coma and debated about leaving the show for a week. I'm fairly certain he had more important things on his mind than remembering all the lyrics.
@hfelton Treat Williams did an impossibly manic version in the 2001 revival on Broadway. In addition, he was on his knees for most of it, switching into an aerobic dance for every chorus - standing up and going down on his knees in time with the beat. No idea how he managed it. He and Polly Bergen stopped the show (she with a powerful and emotional reading of "I'm Still Here". Fantastic!
javelinpix 11 months ago
Not sure it's a Lyric fail. In another posting from this videotape it is explained that the tape was silent and the audio was synced from a track recorded from the sound station in the the theater. What appears to be a dropping of lyrics could actually be a dropping out of the soundtrack as you can see his lips continue moving in the silence.
rockythesquirrel 11 months ago
I think the original could have been a bit faster, but it doesn't need to be "Not Getting Married Today"
aasjb4ever 1 year ago
@kphoenix5942 Well, give him some slack- if the dates are correct on this performance, this would've been around the time he found out his son was in a coma and debated about leaving the show for a week. I'm fairly certain he had more important things on his mind than remembering all the lyrics.
VRNProductions 1 year ago
LYRICS FAIL OH NOOOOOOO
kphoenix5942 1 year ago
@ecwillett No one will ever top Mandy Patinkin's perormance of this song in the Lincoln Center concert in 1986.
hfelton 1 year ago
@ecwillett No one will ever top Mandy Patinkin's perormance of this song in the Lincoln Center concert in 1986.
hfelton 1 year ago
Nelson's speed was originally much faster but was slowed down because the audience couldn't get the lyrics.
UncleCharlieOakley 2 years ago
I love the very beginning, where he slides down the curtain. I wonder how they did that.
UpTheLine42 2 years ago
i think they took it up to speed in the 1998 papermill playhouse revival
eneru234 2 years ago