Jenn Colella originated the part of Beverley and others for Come From Away as it prepared for Broadway, and when it premiered there.
She was also the first to sing Me And The Sky at a performance when its subject Beverley Bass was present.
So, she’s the standard that all the other performers of this part measure themselves with.
This is also a live standalone recording, which means that the vocals in this one are a pure performance of the song, distinct from the other factors of staging and pacing in which it would normally be delivered during a performance of the musical.
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