PS- If someone wants to cast Susan Boyle as Mother Superior in SOUND OF MUSIC, I'll travel to it just to hear her sing "Climb Every Mountain!"

Simply wonderful. Makes me wonder how much terrific talent we've been deprived of over the years by the relentless promotion of marginally talented buxom blondes whose forgettable, mechanically- enhanced voices have driven me away from "pop radio". I actually think Ms. Boyle's vibrato was controlled and very good- and this from a person who usually finds it offputting. I will be interested to see how she will fare with non-show tunes. I concur with Gemma's points about the single life. It seems clear to me that Ms. Boyle has charm, poise, and social skills and I would expect a fair amount of friends. Nothing lonely about the backstory in reality, I suspect. She knows she's good without being thoroughly conceited.