The actress, a mid-preview replacement, sings pleasantly, moves clumsily and acts poorly.
"They were looking for an actress to sing and who would have the voice quality of a 16-year-old," she said.
Singer, actress, and dancer Helen O'Connell later sang the national anthem.
Another actress, while wildly talented, can't sing, and she was being considered for a musical role.
The actress then sang spoofs of popular songs rewritten with Oscar-oriented lyrics.
We had to make sure that the actress could really be funny, as well as sing it and handle the dramatic scenes.
The actresses did not sing themselves, the songs were performed by a group called The Blue Dolls.
The chanteuse and actress sings her famous 'Evergreen' in concert in 1993.
Another resident, Jane Connell, an actress, and some others sang.
"I always love to hear an actress sing," he said.