Episode Detail: The Singer and the Song - In Performance at the White House
The American musical is celebrated with performances by Patti LuPone, Jennifer Holliday, Brian Stokes Mitchell (“Ragtime”) and host James Naughton. Highlights include “Make Them Hear You” (Mitchell); “Fascinating Rhythm” (Holliday); “Being Alive” (LuPone); and “Soul and Inspiration” (Naughton, with son Greg). Naughton opens the show with the Jimmy Durante novelty song “The State of Arkansas.” Taped Nov. 30, 1998, in the White House's East Room.
