watch this on comcast on demand . every time i see this musical and i be amaze at the song . one show stopper after another . this interpretation be and for me and magical . the song sparkle . the vocal and orchestration and and choreography be amaze for a make for tv movie . good than many stage version i have see . the debate over bette just doesn not make sense . she be mamma . her voice be brilliant and yet full of the pathos of the stage mother live through her daughter . i still get tear at the end when she finally have her moment of glory and no matter how fade that glory be . the tulsa or louise duet or dance be on now . fabulous . stephen sondheim be the king of musical theatre . his lyric just roll off the tongue like silk . styne music be perhaps the best ever pen for the stage or screen . thank god we have this masterpiece of the american musical theatre capture on dvd .