Barbra Streisand and Hugh Jackman duet - ANY MOMENT NOW

[jo]

Posted: 7/29/16 at 5:00am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ0InJn1_Hs

 

As part of her new album called ENCORE : MOVIE PARTNERS SING BROADWAY, here's the musical pairing of Barbra and Hugh in the unproduced song ANY MOMENT NOW from the stage musical SMILE ( music by Marvin Hamlisch) --

 
A lovely romantic ballad, given the right context from the musical where it came from. So, the pairing is both musical and dramatic, beautifully sung by Barbra and Hugh! 

Updated On: 7/29/16 at 05:00 AM

[jo]

Posted: 7/29/16 at 5:04am

Some background info on the pairing --

 

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/barbra-streisand-duets-with-hugh-jackman-and-makes-his-wife-scream-20160727-gqf7bm.html

 

Quote :

 

The song, Any Moment Now – which you can watch here exclusively – was written by Marvin Hamlisch and was the first Streisand chose for Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, she said in the album's promotional video.

 

Written for the musical Smile, Any Moment Now appealed to the actor in Streisand; she said she liked to sing songs that gave her something to act and called it the perfect vehicle for "actors who act and sing".

 

Barbra Streisand was looking for actors who sing and Hugh Jackman fit the bill for her album of duets.

 

On that basis, Hugh Jackman was "the first person" she thought of, Streisand said. No, not because he does a good Wolverine, but because she hears "a truth in his performance" that she finds "very touching".

 

 

Updated On: 7/29/16 at 05:04 AM

[jo]

Posted: 7/29/16 at 7:43am

Sorry, I originally missed the video clip re the recording session that was covered in another upload --