PA : ` ` It was exactly the show Joan wanted -- hilarious , irreverent , '' Geraldo Rivera says . PA : ' ' A rabbi offered an opening prayer after the show tunes , followed by a songs from Broadway star Audra McDonald . Audra McDonald sings one of Rivers ' favorite songs , ` ` Smile '' Rivers , 81 , was arrested after suffering cardiac and respiratory arrest at a clinic . She was on life support , and died Thursday .
PA : ` ` It was exactly the show Joan wanted -- hilarious , irreverent , '' Geraldo Rivera says . PA : ' ' Audra McDonald sings one of Rivers ' favorite songs , ` ` Smile '' Rivers , 81 , was arrested after suffering cardiac and respiratory arrest at a clinic . She was on life support , and died Thursday .