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T10 WHATS UP! November 28 - December 4, 2021 In an emotional moment of the special, as previewed in an episode of "60 Minutes," Ben- nett introduces Gaga before she takes a few spins on stage in a metallic gold dress. Gaga told re- porter Anderson Cooper that Bennett hadn't said her name for weeks, but in that touching mo- ment, "I had to keep it together because we had a sold-out show and I had a job to do. But I'll tell you," the singer continued, "when I walked out on that stage and he said, 'it's Lady Gaga,' my friend saw me, and it was very special." Gaga went on to tell Cooper that "what's been beautiful about this and what's been chal- lenging is to see how it [Al- zheimer's] affects him in some ways but to see how it doesn't af- fect his talent. I think he really pushed through something to give the world the gift of know- ing that things can change and you can still be magnificent." Bennett's repertoire has re- mained pretty faithful to the pop and jazz singles upon which he built his career in the 1950s, in- cluding many songs in the canon of the Great American Song- book from Porter, Richard Rog- ers, George Gershwin and Duke Ellington, among others. With a musical career spanning seven decades, a revival is inevitable, and for Bennett, that revival was expertly orchestrated by his son, Danny, beginning in the late 1980s. Danny got his father back in front of new audiences with ap- pearances on late-night talk shows and in an unforgettable showcase on "MTV: Un- plugged," a recording that gar- nered him an Album of the Year Grammy in 1995. Proud to have gained a new audience by remaining true to himself and performing the now lesser-known classics, Bennett told AARP The Magazine in 1993: "I realized that young peo- ple had never heard those songs. Cole Porter, Gershwin — they were like, 'Who wrote that?' … To them, it was different." He then added, "If you're dif- ferent, you stand out." "One Last Time" is directed by Emmy-nominated live event director and producer Alex Colletti, who has been in- volved in spectacle events ranging from the iconic 1999 "MTV Video Music Awards" to the Super Bowl XXXV Halftime Show headlined by superstar acts Aerosmith and NSYNC and featuring Mary J. Blige, Britney Spears and rapper Nelly, among oth- ers. Don't miss what is sure to be an unforgettable performance when a living legend and his protégé sing "one last time." "One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga" airs, Sunday, Nov. 28, on CBS. continued from page T2 Gaga for Bennett: Music legends reunite 'One Last Time' TV FEATURE 5 x 5 Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, seen here performing "Cheek to Cheek," star in "One Last Time"