Finally watched the whole thing. My opinion still stands about Audra, I thought Megan Hilty was underwhelming and I loved Michael Feinstein. Now there was a good match of song and performer.
Completely blown away, however, by Lilla. May have to see "Annie" just for her.
Lilla Crawford's Disneyland game me chills. What a great song and she nailed it. And how great that they gave her a song that was so serious, so not cute.
I'm always shocked- well not shocked as much as reminded- by the knee-jerk reactions Sweet Smell of Success gives people. There seems to be little middle ground, and it's either brilliant or utter trash.
Then again, a lot of Hamlisch's shows were like that. Smile, Sweet Smell, Goodbye Girl etc. are all either underappreciated gems or forgettable side notes next to A Chorus Line and a life of film scores.