That first performance is the one that reveals the judge's native astonishment, though I like to hear him sing other material in the second performance. On one of the other performance pieces there is a short interview with Potts, when he says how his singing is his solace--it's a place he goes and feels right. Now he will have the opportunity to get the training he has struggled to afford in the past. Many professionals have coaches; it may help sustain Mr. Potts in what looks like will be a busy performing career. The new suit offers polish, but the voice is what clinches it each time.

SRS