>> Stephen: SO NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> SO NICE TO SEE YOU!
>> Stephen: YOU ARE SO NICE AND SO TALENTED AND ALWAYS SO
WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU HERE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: IT'S TRUE.
AND YOU'RE HONEST WITH YOURSELF.
>> I AM.
>> Stephen: WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE KIND ENOUGH TO BE OUR IN-HOUSE MELANIA
TRUMP.
>> I LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: AND THE PEOPLE LOVE SEEING HER ON WHEN SHE'S ON
AS MELANIA TRUMP.
>> THANK YOU.
I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS SHOCKED WHEN YOU HEAR MY REAL
VOICE.
ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE FROM NEW JERSEY, RIGHT.
>> Stephen: I LOVE YOUR MELANIA TRUMP.
HAVE YOU HEARD FROM ANYONE IN THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT YOUR
MELANIA TRUMP?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
NO, AND MY FEELINGS ARE HURT.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
THEY GO AFTER ALEC BALDWIN.
AM I NOT COOL ENOUGH TO COME AFTER?
COME ON, DONNIE, WHY ARE YOU NOT MAD AT ME.
>> Stephen: SHE MIGHT COME AFTER YOU.
>> I DON'T THINK SHE'S ALLOWED TO WATCH IT IN HER CASTLE WHERE
THEY KEEP HER.
BUT I THINK HE'S WATCHED IT AND KEEPS SAYING, MELANIA, DON'T
KEEP GOING ON THAT SHOW.
>> Stephen: OR BATCH IST AND SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT'S A
GOOD SPARE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> THEY WERE VERY ANGRY AT ME.
>> Stephen: MY CHARACTER OF DONALD TRUMP.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: TELL ME ABOUT "SINGING YOU HOME."
>> SO "SINGING YOU HOME" IS A BENEFIT ALBUM I HAVE PRODUCED
WITH MY FRIENDS MARY CAMPBELL AND LYNN AND ALL THE MONEY GOES
TO REPRESENT A LEGAL ORGANIZATION IN TEXAS WORKING
FULL TIME TO REUNITE THE FAMILIES SEPARATED AT THE BORED
SNORE SO THIS IS ALL DEDICATED TO --
>> YES.
>> Stephen: OH, I SEE.
IT SAYS RIGHT HERE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: IT SAYS IT CAN SEE RIGHT DOWN HERE, IT'S CHILDREN'S
SONGS FOR FAMILY REUNIFICATION.
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
>> YES, SO THEY'RE DUAL LANGUAGE CHILDREN'S SONGS.
I THINK FOUR OUT OF THE SEVEN SONGS ARE TRADITIONAL SPANISH
SONGS.
WE HAVE AMAZING PEOPLE ON THERE.
>> Stephen: CHENOWETH, MANUEL LYNN LIN MIRANDA, INCREDIBLE PEO
>> I WAS UPSET SEEING CHILDREN IN CAGES.
>> Stephen: KNOWING THIS IS DONE IN OUR NAME.
WE HAVE OUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY TOTO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.
>> EXACTLY.
I CALLED MARY MITCHELL WHO HAS AN ORGANIZATIONS CALLED ARTISTS
TO END POVERTY.
I TEXTED THESE AMAZING PEOPLE AND ASKED THEM AND THEY TEXTED
ME BACK IN A SECOND.
IT'S A LABOR OF LOVE.
THIS DRAWING IS FROM A BOY DETAINED BY HIS PARENTS, HE'S
BEEN REUNITED BUT THEY ARE STILL INCARCERATED.
SO HE AND HIS FAMILY ARE INCARCERATED.
SO, YEAH.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.
THIS IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S AVAILABLE STARTING NEXT FRIDAY.
>> FRIDAY THE 26th, IT'S AVAILABLE, AND YOU CAN GET IT ON
AMAZON AND ITunes.
TRULY, NOT A SINGLE PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ALBUM IS
MAKING ANY MONEY OFF IT.
ALL THE MONEY GOES TO REUNITE THESE FAMILIES.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WELL, YOU'VE GOT
ANOTHER BIG THING COMING UP WHICH I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, I'M GOING TO GET MY TICKETS NOW
BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE ELIZA DOOLITTLE ON BROADWAY IN "MY
FAIR LADY."
>> YES, I AM.
>> Stephen: RIGHT HERE AT THE VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATER AT
LINCOLN CENTER.
THIS IS HOW MANY BROADWAY SHOWS YOU'VE DONE NOW?
>> THIS WILL BE MY ELEVENTH BROADWAY SHOW.
>> Stephen: DO YOU STILL GET NERVOUS WHEN YOU STEP ON STAGE?
>> YES, I FEEL LIKE NERVOUS AND EXCITED ARE SIMILAR, SO I TRY TO
REFRAME IT FOR MYSELF, BUT, YEAH, I DEFINITELY DO,
ESPECIALLY IN THIS SITUATION BECAUSE I'M ACTUALLY REPLACING
SOMEONE WHICH I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE.
SO MOST OF MY REHEARSALS ARE JUST ME AND THE STAGE MANAGER.
SO WHEN I HAVE AN ACCENT, SHE'S, LIKE, NO, ELIZA, DON'T GO OVER
THERE.
SO NOW IT'S A LITTLE HARD.
RIGHT NOW IT'S A ONE WOMAN SHOW.
>> Stephen: HAS "MY FAIR LADY" BEEN A MUSICAL THAT'S MEANT A
LOT TO YOU.
>> THIS IS MY DREAM PART.
SINCE I WAS A FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILD, I WAS A VERY POPULAR
CHILD, AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, MUSICALS.
PEOPLE LOVE MUSICALS.
IT'S BEEN MY DREAM MY WHOLE LIFE AND --
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU MET JULIE ANDREWS?
PEOPLE THINK ABOUT AUDREY HEPBURN BUT JULIE ANDREWS
ORIGINATED THE ROLE.
>> YES.
I MET HER ONE TIME AND IT WAS EMBARRASSING.
>> Stephen: WHY?
I CRIED A LOT.
I DID A LOT OF CURTSYING AND WEIRD BOWING.
SHE WAS SO LOVELY AND KEPT GOING, STAND, STAND!
AND EVENTUALLY WAS LIKE, GET HER OUT OF HERE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP
HERE I THINK IT'S YOU PRACTICING AT HOME WITH YOUR DAUGHTER.
>> ELLA.
>> Stephen: THIS IS AMAZING.
CAN YOU SHARE THIS, JIM?
( SINGING ) >> YOU'RE SINGING.
ES.
( SINGING ) -- THIS IS GOING TO GET LOUD --
♪ DANCE WITH ME ♪ ♪ I COULD HAVE DANCED, DANCED,
DANCED ALL NIGHT ♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: WELL, GREAT!
SHE MUST LOVE HEARING YOU DO THAT.
>> NO, SHE DOES NOT.
THAT IS A RARE -- THAT IS A RARE THING.
NORMALLY SHE SAYS, MOMMA ALL DONE SINGING.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE IT'S LOUD?
WHY?
>> SHE JUST DOESN'T LIKE IT.
THE OTHER DAY SHE SAID, MOMMA, ALL DONE SINGING.
BEYONCE.
LIKE PUT ON BEYONCE.
>> Stephen: WELL, IT'S A GRUELING SCHEDULE.
IT'S EIGHT SHOWS A WEEK, RIGHT?
>> I'M DOING SEVEN SHOWS A WEEK.
>> Stephen: SO YOU'RE NOT REALLY TRYING.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: I WILL BE IN THE FRONT ROW THE FIRST NIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
"SINGING YOU HOME" IS AVAILABLE NEXT FRIDAY.
AND YOU CAN SEE THIS YOUNG LADY IN "MY FAIR LADY" STARTING
TUESDAY.
LAURA BENANTI, EVERYBODY.
BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY THE REVIVALISTS!