Over the Rainbow quick sound check, roll tape, and the first thing he does is 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow.' He played and sang, one take, and it was over." Eva Cassidy recorded a version of the song for "The Other Side" (1992). After her death in 1996, it was included on the posthumous compilation "Songbird" (1998) and released as a single in 2001. It debuted at number 88 on the UK Singles Chart in February 2001 and climbed to number 42 in May, becoming Cassidy's first single to chart in the United Kingdom. In Scotland, it reached number 36, giving Cassidy her first
The Breath of Life (play) another month to its run, closing on March 1, 2003. Plans for the play to transfer to Broadway, with Smith reprising her role and Dianne Wiest taking over from Dench, were rumored in 2003 but were never established. Although the play has since been performed in the USA, by regional companies, it has yet to receive a Broadway premiere. Isla Blair and Patricia Hodge starred in a short revival of the play at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield from February 21–26, 2011. The Breath of Life (play) The Breath of Life is a 2002 play by Sir David Hare. It tells