Video Friday: Let It Sing
Posted: August 22, 2014 Filed under: Videos | Tags: briancrawley, flick, jeaninetesori, joshuahenry, letitsing, videooftheweek, violet Leave a commentIn honor of my second Violet review earlier this week, I would like to share a number from the show. This song is Flick’s anthem. It’s a stirring solo as he strives to inspire Violet to spread her wings. What begins as a simple marching rhythm grows into a rousing gospel-like tune (watch the writers talk about it here).
Here is “Let It Sing” performed by Tony nominee Joshua Henry at the 2014 Drama Desk Awards.
Video Friday: I’ll Be Here
Posted: August 15, 2014 Filed under: Videos | Tags: adamgwon, illbehere, lisabrescia, ordinarydays, submissionsonly, videooftheweek 1 CommentAre you familiar with Adam Gwon’s music? He wrote the musical Ordinary Days which had a run at the Roundabout Underground several years back. His music is also often featured on the web series, Submissions Only.
I got to see Ordinary Days and have been known to repeatedly watch the videos of the cabaret evening when they celebrated the release of the cast recording. It’s a quirky, minimalist musical with four characters. I dig a lot of the music, but this song is the song. It’s a beautiful chorus with a heartbreaking story being told. I strongly recommend watching the whole number.
Enjoy “I’ll Be Here” performed by the lovely Lisa Brescia.
Video Friday: Do You Remember?
Posted: August 8, 2014 Filed under: Videos | Tags: doyouremember, gavincreel, pasek, pasekandpaul, paul, peterpan, videooftheweek 1 CommentI’d like to start sharing a “Video of the Week.” Now admittedly, I’m not sure how consistent this will be, but if there’s a video that I’ve played on repeat, you can be sure to find it here for your own personal viewing. This could be anything from a Broadway performer I love to a song that I think you should hear to a moving performance of any sort.
I give you a beautiful song called “Do You Remember?” to kick things off. Although I’ve linked to it in an earlier post, I’m now going to dedicate a little more attention. It’s written by Pasek & Paul (A Christmas Story), the guys I told you about in my Dogfight post, and it’s performed by the glory that is Gavin Creel (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Hair). Based on the stories of Peter Pan, this video is from a concert of Pasek & Paul songs back in 2008. The lyrics are gorgeous, the melody kills me, and Gavin’s performance is mesmerizing. It’s a lesson in vocal control, and his storytelling is beautiful. It’s like he has a secret to share the entire time.
Enjoy, and see you next week.
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