Russians on Broadway, Celine Dion on The Dini Petty Show

In this April 1992 episode of The Dini Petty Show, Celine Dion sits down with Dini just eight days after singing "Beauty and the Beast" on the stage of the 64th Academy Awards. At 24, she is still buzzing from the night. She admits to the backstage panic of performing while Barbra Streisand watched from the audience. She also walks through the pre-show rituals that kept her steady, from specific thumb-touches with her musicians to a strict vocal warm-up.

When Dini asks about the "gentleman" in her life, Celine answers carefully and describes him only as a "musician." At the time she was secretly engaged to her manager, René Angélil, a relationship the couple had not made public. She talks about her roots in Quebec and about her father learning English so he could follow her interviews. She also confesses that she is shy. The episode also features a segment titled Russians on Broadway.

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