Showing some wonderful clips of them.”īurnett’s original “Annie” movie co-stars Peters and Aileen Quinn help her re-create musical numbers from that film adaptation, along with Jane Lynch and Porter. “And then of course, paying tribute to Harvey Korman and Vicki Lawrence and Tim Conway and Lyle Waggoner. “It really kind of covers most of what I’ve done professionally,” she says.
We had a 19-piece orchestra live.”īurnett says she was stunned that the producers found clips of her on stage at age 24, before making it to Broadway. And then funny moments with Kristen Wiig, Allison Janney and Laura Dern. It’s a variety show, with live entertainment by Bernadette Peters, Kristin Chenoweth, Billy Porter, Katy Perry, Darren Criss and Sutton Foster.
What I wanted was to have an entertaining show. “I didn’t want a birthday party with cake and balloons and confetti and all of that. “It’s exactly what I wanted,” Burnett said. And it gave Burnett a chance to reminisce with old friends - and new. The network is set to air “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love” on April 26, and the special features both new performances and clips from Burnett’s storied career. “I’m not like Norma Desmond,” she quips, referring to the fading star in “Sunset Boulevard.” “The only time I do it is if I have to for a reason.” She’s not one to watch old episodes of her iconic “The Carol Burnett Show,” for example. As Carol Burnett turns 90, she bristles at the idea of looking back at her legacy.
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