I just read her memoir which she published a year before her death. She was responsible for a major change in “Glitter and Be Gay” from Candide when she told Bernstein it was impossible for even a great singer to sing.
I never saw her in a B’way show but I saw her many times in concert. A very great artist. I have many of her cds in which she always reduces me to tears with her poignant renditions of the great American songbook...gone too soon at 89.
I only saw her in one show, as a kiddo and was suitably impressed. She was a marvel and yes, I do know about the Candide thing. She was absolutely correct to tell Bernstein what she did!