Platt is so masterful with that intro; delicate and expressive. Stunning. (And no one ever has to say anything about Alex. They will bring the house down every time.)
Alex Newell is such a star. I was introduced to them by Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and god, what a talent!! They deserve every success! Ben Platt is also very talented but I do think the DEH movie was a BIG miscalculation, as it made his nepo baby situation significantly more obvious. He deserves all the awards he’s received but they waited too long for the movie and casting him was a disservice to the material.
I loved this! Alex's mix up on that A5 was perfection, love Ben's more breathy chest voice with that stunning vibrato! Pure joy to watch and listen to.
Agreed! Everytime I hear Alex hit that A5, I am blown away. It's like they invented the note. Truly perfect execution of it. And agreed, Ben's fluttery vibrato is so signature and beautiful. I could only dream of having such tonal distinction across registers.
Ok, so I'm a purist on this song and Ellen Greene is and should be the standard of which all other versions are compared to. HOWEVER, this one is just so damn good! Alex is amazing and does the song and Ellen, the justice it deserves.
Ditto. Ellen Greene's performance (from nearly 40 years back!) IS the gold standard in this role! From her blonde bubble beehive to her charming manner of speech which carries over into song and her vocals, from timid to gutsy, pure gold. Alex Newell does bring a bit of bravado into the performance, a powerhouse all the way!
I need the producers of Little Shop to get it together and offer Alex a sum of money so large they have no choice but to say yes to doing Audrey. This is wild.
I’m all about this Little Shop gender exploration. MJ Rodriguez did everything for me. Truly love Alex’s rendition as well, along with Ben’s interplay with Alex.
Ok, I don’t get the obsession with Ben Platt. Shot gun vibrato, poor rhythmic liberty, and he constantly drops phrases. Alex is of course always impressive.
This was freaking amazing but there's just something about Barbara and Judy version of this song that cant be touched by anyone... nevertheless this version is a pretty close second.
No one other than Alex Newell should ever be allowed to play Audrey again. Cancel all the Audreys that ever were or will be immediately. But get her a better Seymour cause Ben Platt isn't it.
Why does everyone have to scream after every impressive note? It's distracting to other audience members. I love Ben, but. he has the worst fashion sense.
Sorry I said it..I hate his vibrato on certain songs. This was definitely one. Alex and Ben are amazing however why all the over the scream singing. Obviously his audiences love it. Just my 2 cents 😅
@@user-wc9df9bq1c Alex is “gender non-conforming” and uses all pronouns, according to Playbill. And since the actor provided the information to Playbill, I think that’s probably the most accurate.
