Marie Osmond Returns to Vegas Stage After Son's Funeral

By Bryan Alexander Posted Mar 10th 2010 03:21AM

Vowing that singing would help her "survive," Marie Osmond returned to the Las Vegas stage Tuesday night amidst tears and standing ovations. It was her first public performance since her 18-year-old son, Michael Bryan, took his own life on February 26 and one day after she laid him to rest at a Provo, Utah, funeral service.

"The way Osmonds survive is we keep singing," Marie said after the first of three standing ovations, according to Radaroline. "My son would want that."

Marie wore colorful gowns through the sold-out 90-minute show with brother Donny at the famed Flamingo Hotel. But she did shed tears during an emotional solo opera number, which she dedicated to her son.

During his solo portion of the show, Donny said: "I hope you all appreciate what Marie's going through tonight. That fact she's even here... what a strong woman."

As the Vegas performance concluded, Marie continued to smile, but appeared overcome with emotion as she wiped away tears and struggled to finish the evening's final song, 'It Takes Two,' according to People.com.

After the music stopped and crowd came to it's feet, Donny simply walked to his sister and hugged her.

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Thursday 11 March

By hookedon2u

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We all return to work after loosing a loved one. It gives us a sense of normalcy in this tragic time. We all heal differently. So don't condemn her it has been a couple of weeks since she lost her child.

By Luan

Marie has to grieve in her own way. Even thought it would not be our choice, we must except Marie and her method of bereavement. Be it right or wrong in our eyes. Michaels choice was his choice -- his inter being and soul. Marie or no one else could have prevented it. Until you walk in Gods shoes you should not condemn what is to be. I have also lost a child and grieving is different for everyone. Each has to grieve in their own way. No one way is right or wrong. What you would do -- you do not know until you have been there. We are not judges so please leave that to God.

By Sabs

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The pain will always be there. She'll never get over it but she'll have to learn to get through it. It's something that those of you who have no experience in it maybe can't understand and hopefully never will have to.

Monday 15 March

By sandy

that kid wasn't alone. That family is so huge and involved with each other. geez. Some people just are different with their coping. She's had 10 days or more to grieve. It's what they're used to. (thhat level of work)

By nen

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She should stay at least for few weeks to grieve. Just unbelievable that she could go and put make=up on and fancy gown and sing. You know , he was adopted and I truly believe that if she was his biological , a biological mother wouldn't go sing in vegas the next day she buried her son. What is she doing having 7 kids to start with , if the kids end up being messed up and screwed up. No her son would have wanted her to be there for him when he needed her, and listen and care. She failed as a mother. Rest in peace, Michale.

By A loving fan

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People deal with grief in many ways. Marie is one of the strongest women I know of. She has faced many tragedies in her life and stays strong in her faith. No one has the right to judge another person. You can't judge by what you see on a stage. This is what she has been taught to do since she was a young girl. I am positive that Marie is feeling the lost of her son way more than any of us will ever see. Stay strong Marie, God will see you through this just as He has seen you through so many other times.

By dan

People do go on and have to do their jobs after loved ones died. Brett Favre had tyhe best game of his career the day after his dad died. The figure skater in the Olympics skated a knock-out performance just after her mom died. Sometimes we have to do things. We all grieve in different ways. Keep your nastiness to yourself and live your own life and leave others alone!

By Barr

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Maybe she should have spent more time with her son and all the children, a Mother is so important. Could be she can handle it because he was "adopted" and she still has her birth children and being an adopted child I know it is easy to push them aside. She could also give some of this so called strength to the rest of the family as I am sure they are all grieving too. For a short period of time her family should be first not the glitzy show or the money. I think she will pay emotionally for this decision.

By TrippinToni

Marie needs to do what is right for Marie. She is the one grieving. Leave her alone. I support her in every way.

By Robin Graham

Marie Osmond has two options; she can either sit at home and be depressed and refuse to do anything or she can return to the stage and continue singing and have contact with those who love her. Maybe it is too soon, but everyone grieves differently. Let's not judge this woman but pray for her. The whole family needs our prayers!

By denny1020

Right now I am pretty ashamed to even admit I belong to the human race. Between attacking her religion, accusing her of greed, and insisting you know the best way to handle grief, I am embarassed. This is not to those of you who have an open heart...I am speaking to those who are hateful, judgmental, and very closed minded. Everyone handles grief in a different way. Going back to what is most familiar to her may not be the way you would have handled it, but does that make it wrong? Grieving had many parts, from denial, to anger, to bargaining, to depression to acceptance. Do you think it is possible she is in one of those stages? Denial or bargaining perhaps? Cast not the first stone....

By Laura Campbell

Everyone copes with grief differently.

By David

Paper Roses, That's the song Marie should song for her son.

By Roxy

How can so many of you be so hateful? It must eat away at your sanity to have such black hearts. Marie is doing what helps most of us after a death, and that is to give our minds a break from the crushing sadness that surfaces during any quiet time.

Friday 12 March

By Jane

Amen!

By Ruth

Have you all ever lost someone close to you. If you did what did you do after the services. When I lost my little boy at 1 day old, I grieved, and three days later had to go back to work, or lose my job. When I lost my husband I was told that I only had one day for his service, and if I was was not at work I would not have a job to go to. After all the remarks I got after my son, I decided that returning to work was not the right thing to do. So, I stayed home greving. went into depression, and did not even get out of my pjs somedays. I have been there on both sidesas a mother and as a wife. As a Mother I good for Marie, Ther are times that you want to cry you give yourself that time. As for the people who will judge you forget about them, you are a strong person and do not need them in your life. You always care for your children, I remember a show you were on nd you talked about your life with your children, how they are not faraway. How your brothers stepin and help you out with them. Boy, do we need more great parents and family like yours. Maybe our children would have more respect for others.
Keep up the good work Marie.
Angel Hugs
Ruth

By georgia

some woman should never be MOTHERS and she is one. she has to have attention,attention,attention, or she can not survive,you don't see her brother always in the limelight and yet he always stands by her, it's about time he gave her some tough love.

By spagpusher

I love her - always have and always will. Prayers outgoing, huni.

By carol

marie, you don.t ever have to give an explanation to anyone!!!! i pray for you & your family to just keep giving you all the strength needed to get through all this. may God bless & watch over all of you. hang in there kid.

By DBrown

Her family business is show business. If she doesn't work, no one working on the show works or gets payed. She is a single mother of now seven. I am sure she is doing the best she can.

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