Anna Montanaro (Velma), Jennifer Holliday (Mama)
Holliday played Mama for a (too-brief) stint in the summer of 2001.
I did not record this, nor do I know who did. I did see her live twice and she was amazing (even the cast was jumping up and down at the back of the stage)
JENNIFER IS BACK ON BROADWAY AS MAMA MORTON !!!!! OH MY GOD
SHE IS COMING BACK! HECK YES!
5:20
Jennifer always know how to end a song!
This is one of the heat versions ever that ending is so good
She'd be a fabulous choice for a post-pandemic Chicago cast–she could still sing the crap out of this.
4:31
I was just thinking she would be prefer for role. I didn't know that she has already done this song.
Let us have it! Correction..
Pure fire! And funny and just everything especially that ending PURE FIRE. DO IT MISS THING LET IS HAVE IT!! GURL!! MY LORD.. A GIFT FROM GOD!
Brilliant Awesome Fantabulous
THIS PERFORMANCE WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE IF WE ACTUALLY SAW HER INSTEAD OF SEEING THIS STILL IMAGE. LIKE COME ON!!!π
The βAnd Iβm telling Youβ Riff at the end OMG sang Effie (5:15)
I am convinced.
FANTASTIC! I wish there was a viedo to it…she could definitely re-do this role in 2018. Go, Jennifer!
I wonder how she would sound like singing Shy from ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Jen played the hell out of Mama! She sang the hell out of that song.
goose bumps understatement chills through my body. sing Girl!!!
Give the children what they want.
This is absolutely incredible!!!!
She's so phenomenal, she ends every song like And I'm Telling You, but still perfect! Goosebumps !
amazingΒ
Do you have class with J.H. If you do please post it !!! Thank you !!
Dag, Jennifer doing it like that!!! That ending was kinda raunchy! I loved it. I wish I could see the actual footage of her performance of this.
Tops! Gotta Love Jennifer. Alison Moyet has a fun version of this too, playing during the credits on her "One Blue Voice' dvd π – u go girls!
That is what we call " puttin some stank on it " in the hood
Jennifer's voice is so soulful, even her speaking voice, it's just amazing!
amazing remember a video of this years ago too amzing