Beautiful voice...and wonder of wonders he sings with good technique. His mouth is open, his jaw is loose, his tongue is down where it belongs, he breathes correctly for singing, he supports the tone properly, the sound is effortless, and the voice is even throughout its range. John Barrowman is one talented, well-trained, and accomplished singer. John is the perfect illustration of the fact that good technique is for all types of singers, not just opera and classical singers.
he is extremely multi talented, and altho we all know him in the UK, Americans also know him more than you realise. Captain Jack Harkness will live in the Who Universe Forever! making JB Immortal!
I LOVE THIS MAN. He's a brilliant actor, and Jack is one of my favorite Doctor Who characters. But also, he has a flippin' fantastic voice!! He can sing big, theatre numbers like this, but he also sounds amazing on more pop songs.
I was just looking for this song's lyrics and found this great rendition that won me over. What a talent and he's got all anyone could want or need to be where he is. Thank you John Barrowman. A new fan.
This was the most beautiful song I have ever heard sung by anyone. I adore John Barrowman more than ever before. He is truly amazing. I'm so stunned I can't even use exclamation points.
SUCH a stuf muffin...I don't think there will ever be another John Barrowman. He is talented in the purest form...geez. That VOICE. -sigh- Incredible. Such control. Impeccable vibrato. Fantastic diction and phrasing. Perfectly emoted lyrics. He is nothing short of phenomenal! =)
The original Hello Dolly version seen in Walle-E and also "Put on Your Sunday Clothes" also seen in Wall-E are both on RU-vid. Do a search on the titles and you will find them.
There's another RU-vid vid of Barrowman singing I Won't Send Roses from Jerry Herman's Mack and Mabel which is even better. He sang it in his UK concert tour this past spring as well as at the Boston Pops concert in August, 2004.
yeah, me too. I'm basically both alto and soprano, I could really get into this song. I got chills up and down my spine (this happens when a song really moves me). One of my favorites to sing is On the street where you live from My Fair Lady.
jackdoc5-This performance is from a Jerry Herman tribute concert with The Boston Pops Orchestra was broadcast on the PBS public TV network under the title "An Evening with the Boston Pops" on 22 August 2004. It was an all Jerry Herman song night; the song list also included John Barrowman singing "I Am What I Am" which is also posted on youtube. I have not found this performance on dvd for sale anywhere yet. Maybe an e-mail to PBS or to WGBH in Boston, MA might yield some answers.
It's not about being gay or not. Gays are more drawn to Acting and Modeling etc. And Hollywood etc is drawn to beautiful people. There are tons of average and ugly Gay Men out there too... but they are not successful models or Leading Men Actors. There are surely some gay Actors that are not attractive to you... but you never cared to know. I am straight... but I spent over a decade Acting and I know plenty of gay men that are average at best. They never get to be the Romantic Lead in a typical show because they don't have whatever it is you want. But there is something to the act that most (not all) tend to take care of themselves better and tend to their beauty needs better. If I had a gay Twin he would probably look better than me with the identical set of genetics. I never get to play the Romantic Lead either.
@@SchnarphStudios Is that all? I'm going to the store. What else do I need? I'm about to start acting again. I at least need to get an advantage over the other straight guys.
brucemercer.....Im gay and never thought of myself as a real "beauty" and have been an actor in the theatre for 40 years....beauty is really in the eye of the beholder....its true....I am a gentle-man of 58 and it seems that beauty and brawn is the big thing now in the community....I guess I'm just a has been and commune with the older gay folk....I am a gay "mama" and have been helping our gay youth survive in the world today and my kids have been with me for a number of years thriving in some of the big cities in this country. But I teach them about treating others with respect and dignity and to promote kindness to others when they can. Those families that shun their children because they are gay is something I will NEVER accept and I speak with some of these parents and I let them know that your child being gay was NOT a choice but throwing them out of the house and forgetting about them is! I do what I can for these kids and letting them know they are loved unconditionally so they can continue to thrive in a world that is not so accepting.♥️
@@stevefreedman470 I act too Steve. But I am not gay. There are tons of actors that are not "good looking" and we always end up sitting behind the Actors that are. I'm not ugly. I'm probably a REAL PEOPLE 8 or 9 (when I am back in shape, got injured put the pounds on) but I am more like a 6 or 7 in Hollywood. I've known many gays in the Theatre and Film Industry there are tons of them that will never get a Leading Man Part anywhere that PAYS. Those guys have to survive on TALENT and other methods for success... connections, charisma etc etc etc. And I don't want to knock the Pretty People.. the BEST of them have Talent too but we all know a few that... Dear God... once that pretty fades we won't be seeing them again. haha I wrote back rather than just liking you comments is I think my previous comments left out guys like yourself. I think I meant to make it more clear that so many Actors and Models that people KNOW are the Pretty ones... and that with the Theatre being a relatively "Gay Friendly" environment for Centuries that many of the best looking Gay Men would find a home there. And due to this you would find tons of Pretty Gay men in numbers that might seem higher than average based on the percentages. I thought it was a misconception of the OP. They just have never seen all of the men who do not live in front of a Camera. I hope you are taking advantage of all the new roles that might be about to open up for you. At 58 you might be or you might not yet be ready for the Grandfather roles in appearance. But don't forget that there are tons of good roles to come. Both the Major Roles and the Minor Roles and maybe even some very fun Small Roles. There maybe even a few roles left for you that might make you one of the NAMES in the industry that everyone knows and remembers. I wish you well on your 1st King Lear or Willie Loman or some other great Role. Maybe We'll met on the boards some day.
From what I've read John Barrowman had a similar experience, locking eyes with his future husband from stage to audience! Wish them all the best. I had a not so similar experience, locking eyes with a guy I saw across the bar, but I was too shy then to make first contact. A mutual friend noticed, and introduced us. It was an instant and mutual attraction, and when we got to talking on our first date, the conversation mostly ran to what did you see in me, on both sides! It didn't last - I wanted commitment and he didn't, but we had a great run while it lasted!
It only, Takes a moment, For your eyes to meet, and then... Your heart knows, In a moment, You will never be Alone again. I held her, For an instant, But my arms felt sure, And strong... It only, Takes a moment To be loved, A whole life, Long... "Isn't the world full of wonderful things?" "I have lost so many things, my job, my future, " "Everything that people think is important, but I dont care!" "Cause even if I have to dig ditches for the rest of my life, " "I should be a ditch digger who once had a wonderful day!" ("Hey mister do you mind, I came in late, right after-") It only, (takes a moment) He held me, For an instant. But his arms, felt safe and strong. It only, Takes a moment, To be loved, A whole life long. And that is all, that loves about. And we'll recall, when time runs out... That it only, Took a moment, To be loved... A Whole... Life... Long.
t only, Takes a moment, For your eyes to meet, and then... Your heart knows, In a moment, You will never be Alone again. I held her, For an instant, But my arms felt sure, And strong... It only, Takes a moment To be loved, A whole life, Long... "Isn't the world full of wonderful things?" "I have lost so many things, my job, my future, " "Everything that people think is important, but I dont care!" "Cause even if I have to dig ditches for the rest of my life, " "I should be a ditch digger who once had a wonderful day!" ("Hey mister do you mind, I came in late, right after-") It only, (takes a moment) He held me, For an instant. But his arms, felt safe and strong. It only, Takes a moment, To be loved, A whole life long. And that is all, that loves about. And we'll recall, when time runs out... That it only, Took a moment, To be loved... Whole... Life... Long.
Though he did grow up in the states... Its probably just that Americans generally don't "know" many actors who do mostly Broadway, and now he does so MUCH in England... but with doctor Who and Torchwood gaining popularity, who knows...
marjasofia94 - I agree, the haircut wasn't as flattering to JB as the Capt Jack Harkness look. Remember that this performance is from 2003, and was broadcast on PBS in the USA in August, 2004. The concert was called "An Evening with the Pops- A Salute to Jerry Herman". The orchestra backing JB is the Boston Pops Orchestra with conductor Keith Lockhart.
John did a great job, but my favorite version has to be the original. Charles Nelson Reilly's performance was phenomenal and I don't think it can be beat. I still think John was marvelous though! :)
