Musical Theatre Coach Reacts | HAMILTON - JONATHAN GROFF | "What Comes Next" 

What I like about this “Awesome, wow” vs other ways I’ve heard it is that he’s just slightly...off. And it sounds like an English person mimicking an American accent. I think that subtlety is what has it for me.

I think this ‘awesome, wow!’ Is more sarcastic and like a verbal eye roll - I prefer it 👌🏻👌🏻

I liked this version of "awesome, wow". He's contemptuous; he's lost, but he's minimizing the Americans' win, saying he doesn't think it's that impressive. It's a slow clap.

On the lyric "Oceans rise", the notes descend and on "empires fall", the notes ascend. Always found that fascinating.

I think this "awesome, wow" is perfect. He is mocking them, saying it isn't a big deal. He is devaluing their win. I think it fits the king's character perfectly.

Im so glad that Lin decided to add this character into the show. The rest of it can be heavy and very fast, King George allows a bit of a reprieve and different style to break things up.

I’m British and to be honest the ‘awesome, wow’ is on point in terms of British sarcasm and deadpan delivery. It is also probably how I would sound attempting an American accent! My husband and I cracked up at that delivery from Jonathan. It’s perfect.

I am sorry, the 'awesome, wow' is so perfectly delivered. It is totally British sarcasm in a nut shell (and i say this as a Brit, we love our sarcasm)

I love how different we can all see this performance. I took his pause before "What Comes Next" to mean everyone waits on the king. Sit and wait for my question, you peasants!

I mentioned this on You’ll Be Back because I’m a big English history buff but they actually have clothing in the UK Royal Archives that belonged to King George III that still has drool stains on it hundreds of years later. So basically they couldn’t have picked any better actor to illustrate that historical aspect 😆

Perfect example of how tech, the actor and director can work together to create such a great moment. If Groff hadnt created such a solid character, the light change wouldnt have worked as well. The director was able to see how to create a good moment with something so little. And tech needs no introduction. They are amazing. Period.

The blue color change for me showed his sass and melodramatic personality

The beat before “What comes next?” should absolutely not be interpreted as the King just having some kind of brain fart. The pause is purposeful; it’s there to emphasize his accusation that THEY haven’t thought it through - not the other way around. That’s his character’s whole thing: Is there truth behind his insanity?

I actually love more the “Awesome, Wow” more here because it sounds more sarcastic.. like “good for you”

I actually prefer this "Awesome, Wow" because he just sounds completely and utterly disgusted and just done and that fits the character more.

I only discovered Hamilton with the Disney+ release last year and, I have to admit, I have become obsessed with it - almost to the point where my partner now rolls his eyes when he hears those opening orchestral stabs. Jonathan Groff is just outstanding in this role; it really needed both the comedic timing and capability to immediately engage the audience for this role and that is something that Groff can do effortlessly. Marc, thanks for constantly reviewing those musicals and performances that seem to always resonate with me.

Groff is a Spitter, AND the director plays it up as an non-verbal to the madness.

I could not believe how much I loved this musical the first time I saw it on Disney +. I have heard about it but never ever thought it would have such an impact on me. Jonathan Groff blew my mind with this character. I just loved him.

I actually loved his "awesome, wow" because when he under plays it like that, it comes across unimpressed and even more sarcastic than the Valley Girl version. The verbal eye roll is so much more apparent than when he played it up. By under playing that moment, he's lending even less credence to the US's victory.

“Awesome, wow” - an American playing a Brit doing a mocking American accent. The layers, while also being comical... not many can do that well. (Which reminds me, I’d love to hear your take on any of the singing by the genius, insanely talented Tracey Ullman :) )

I think this song played into the king as a parent to a petulant child who was acting out. The awesome wow would truly be how I felt of say my child decided to become emancipated or something and they just came to tell me... And the do you have a clue what happens now really played into that as well. .his experience with life and speaking to a upstart country.

"I'm so bluuUuuUuUuuue" aggressive tapping on the floor

i feel like jonathan groff displays the 7 stages of grief in chronological order in his performance of the king. shock, denial, anger, bargaining, dpression, testing, and acceptance

Personally I think the way he played the "awesome, wow" line is more effective for me with the muted, one note version of it. It sounds much more like he's playing down the significance of them being free and on top of that, it sounds like he's mimicking an American accent as an Englishman which is what had me laughing. Every time I hear someone from the UK mimic an American accent, it sounds exactly like that. Like you said, he's reacting childishly. Like another comment I read before, it's like he's sarcastically golf-clapping for the Americans lol

I see this song as being about power. A King who always gets his own way suddenly not getting what he wants. This is why in the final song, he is overjoyed & starts laughing when he discovers that Washington is stepping down.

The three emotions I got from this were: Insanity; petty anger; and...Loneliness. Really sad, crushing loneliness...

I love how you can see Marc acting out the character as if he was playing it, it's just a little thing and I love it.

Fab video a/p usual but just a little reminder from the UK 🇬🇧: King George III is known over here as the “mad king” and has been analysed/confirmed through historians and scientists as a man who was mentally ill. Especially in his later years he suffered from delusions, paranoia and hallucinations as well as memory problems and acute anxiety, and I’m sure the actor did his research. The “awesome, wow” bit is also said in an American accent to imitate and mock his former subjects I feel as we wouldn’t say it that way in England..

I think the way he delivers this character is perfect. The awesome wow is the perfect representation of a upper crust Brit trying to sound american. I've heard it so many times on british shows. Groff delivers all the king's numbers to where you laugh but also feel his disconntent/hatred for america and his disbelief that they won. It is in every way he sings every word. Especially when it comes to that awesome wow.

Groff, the most hydrated man on Broadway.

I'd love to see your reaction to Brendan Urie's best vocals. I know he's not musical theater but his ability and technique is astounding.

I think his ‘awesome, wow’ is typical British sarcasm …… and taking the mick out of the Americans! ! It’s what we’re good at!

Pls react to Say No This performance and Take A Break Performance as well as The Room Where It Happens from the Disney Proshot of Hamilton

Couldn't take the song out of my head this evening. This video comes at perfect timing. King George is pure joy in this play

Johnathan Groff is absolutely amazing. First, his voice is wonderful and he uses it in unexpected ways. Second, his stage presence is impeccable! Third, his comedic timing is gold. I just love him!

The spit and mood changes are adding to the King who in real life became a raging maniac.

I'd love to see you react to "One Last Time" in Hamilton. Chris Jackson's performance is a masterclass.

I like it! You have mentioned the proclivity of the character to break the fourth wall, and go all valley girl, so the character's "awesome, wow", not being bound by time, can directed at us today as reflecting this nation's bad choices of late, as our own empire starts to crumble. As such, I really like his choice.

I love when I’m singing along to these videos and I look over and Marc is also singing with pure joy on his face...priceless!

Another thing I love SO MUCH is his posh accent! I spent a semester in England, studying abroad, and when the English students referred to a posh accent, I honestly didn’t know what they meant…until I watched The Crown. Now it’s impossible to miss. I love that you can hear it so much in this performance. It really separates him as an elite from the lower classes-aka the American rebels. I’ve watched King George performances by a few other actors, and the posh accent is missing. But this is spot on.

Ingerpretation of the blue: the whole musical is just how things went in the madness altered mind of king george.

See, I prefer this sarcastic "awesome, wow" over the Valley Girl version. I think it's a subtle, but very telling choice.

I love your videos! I do have to disagree with you though on the “awesome, wow” comment. I actually like the more sarcastic/mocking tone of the way he said it. To me it shows that America has this momentum and thinks it’s better now because of the war and he’s downplaying it. He’s loosing everything so he’s like “ok whatever.”

You have to do “Who lives, who dies, who tells your story” it is the most perfect ending to a play or movie, I have ever heard. I can barely explain why I love it.

Marc, thank you. We needed this!🤗

I think the footstomp light switch is more that things have fallen apart so much that his followers can't tell where he's going (or switched their focus to something other than him) and he has to (regrettably) spell his moves out clearly and as a consequence lose some of his affect/power. It's genius!!

Love this so much!!

Love! Love! Love how you go into every interpretation of every clip!

You should do “What did I Miss” from Hamilton next, or a few of the songs with Daveed Diggs in them!

Please react to something from "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"

I love how your videos are like little masterclasses... thank you!

I interpret or feel in the boot stamp light change as a way to communicate that the King is still important. A very intelligent way of saying “Yes, I lost, but Im still dangerous and extremely powerfull”

I'd just like to point out that the blue lighting could also be interpreted as king George's supposed illness porphyria which in rare cases as supposed with king George it turns the urine blue that was also what they thought turned him mad at the time I may be incorrect but it's a theory !!!

People in power tend to let questions hang. I interpret the delay between "... Query for you" and "What comes next?" As someone so accustomed to everyone waiting for them to finish talking it is natural to pause and intentionally drive up the tension for the real question, "What comes next?"

I was in elementary school when Hamilton released. 2014-15 was a great year. My favorite thing about the musical that I think so many forget is the HAM4HAM lottery they held outside the theatre. You paid $10 (a Hamilton) for a chance at a front row seat to the show with (I think) only 10 tickets drawn each show/night. This is significant since a standard ticket ranged anywhere from $250-500! I participated twice but didn’t win. What’s even more unfortunate is the fact that I missed the period when they allowed American history students to watch the live broadway musical for free!

Wow, we did not have the same view on this number... A lot of explanations you did I never saw and won’t see whilst viewing this. Like the “what comes next” I interpreted as “he’s the king, and you shall wait for his authority to ask the question!”. So interesting to see that we all can have such different interpretations to one single performance Also: The Awesome, wow..! I like much more this way, it’s so sarcastic and plays to how I viewed the light changing to blue - stubbornness and almost child like, not having power over the lightbooth.

I just watched the Hamilfilm for the first time (I recently got the budget back to get disney+) and I was in LOVE with this number! I’d love a reaction to Hamilton’s Guns and Ships and literally anything from Six and deafwest Spring Awakening

Thanks for bringing these interpretations and unsaid details of the play now i am realizing more of the subtext of it

Marc, you have the same reaction to "Awesome Wow" that I always have. Love your videos! 😂

I interpreted the Valley Girl version of “awesome wow” as the king’s mocking American accents.

You also have to think about "the madness of King George," and people who are interested in history will appreciate the way he plays it, and not only think of a "stable" stage character.

So, I don't agree with your "awesome, wow" assessment. I really like it this way and I feel it plays to the character better. Just my opinion.

Marc: "He used to play it like a valley girl." Me: "Isn't... isn't that what he's doing now?"

I can't wait for the "I know him" review!

love this! please do 'the room where it happens' or 'one last time' from hamilton!

My fellow theater kids which musical is this: Too late He got in KnOcK KnOcK

Everything in King George III's numbers hints at his solipsistic POV and I'm here for it.

0:21 “subscribe to this video”? 😂 Ngl, woulda prolly have happened to me 🤣

I'm obsessed with this song- Like seriously tho I have a problem

King's control over the show- I love in the first song he gives direction to the Orchestra to end the song and that connects to this song and the blue light.

Please review Yorktown (the world turned upside down)🙏 🙏🙏 who id be with Brian D'Arcy James

As never seen the og show I took the awesome wow as a Brit seeing the Americans

more more more lol tnks

2.45 has me snickering because of your reaction, it is the same reaction everyone has but it is fun to see it xD

"Awesome. Wow." 😂

I think he played it perfectly in this.

I liked your perspective on the "I have a small query for you". I always took it as the king pausing for dramatic effect, as we have come to expect in plays/movies/etc. Because of COURSE the king would wanna be dramatic. But, it's also likely that he's so baffled by the course of the war that he coulda just stumbled upon the answer. Good call!

We need play lists good sir. Would be a great improvement to your channel. By the way, I love watching you break down the complexities of these characters. You give new insight into the characters and make them even better to rewatch. Keep up the great work.

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Bear in mind - every filmed/recorded performance is subject to a director and an editor. The version that you prefer may not be the one that those two entities want for the entire project. Just a thought...

Groff has said publicly - and it was confirmed by his cast mates - that he is a spitter. I see it as, he is so immersed in his character, that he doesn’t notice it and/or try to stop it.

Interesting thought on the 'what comes next line'. I've always interpreted it as the King asking/mocking the US. What on earth are you going to do now you don't have me protecting you and ruling you?!

I would LOVE a Samantha Pauly "All You Wanna Do" reaction. I don't think any Six has been done, but I think it would be beyond interesting.

This audience member interpreted the color change as FUNNY AS HELL. 🤣🤣

Regarding the "all alone, across the sea" moment. I think he played it perfectly. Coming off of the "awesome, wow" sarcastic attitude, the King slips into a moment of empathy. It accentuates his psychological unstableness. Remember, the King is going mad. There are psychological layers to the character. And this scene is lacking the attack on the audience. On stage, he is off center, in the dark. Giving the impression that he is alone with his thoughts. JG did a stellar job conveying all those emotions and mental instability.

Please do any Daveed Diggs performance

I actually think Jonathan portrays the perfect amount of depth for king George relative to the show. The show wants us to understand and empathize with even the characters that are enemies to the protagonist. i.e Burr and Jefferson. The king is the only character that gets no depth because there has to be a separation between the evil relative to the American story and the evil relative to Hamilton's story. The first is supposed to be absolute and needs the audience to be entirely on the American side. The latter has to be open to interpretation to help the character development of Hamilton within the American story. Jonathan's performance is telling the audience "the king is a joke, he has no depth, don't worry about what happens to him".

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Okay, but... no one has talked about how that all of the King George III, is literally Brit pop. NO one has commented on that.

There is historical precedence to suggest that King George the third, spits often when speaking.

6:29 You said that Jonathan Groff came back to the roll for the movie but it was originally filmed in 2016.

Did he ever upload his reaction to the third part though? I can not find it.

I took this completely differently, the King comes off as someone who is so confident and arrogant that his empire can crumble around him while he stays completely oblivious because he doesn't think it's possible. The awesome wow comes from him trying to put himself up on a pedestal by saying they will never be as good at running a country/empire as he is at running one. I don't think there is any self reflection in him getting worried for himself due to the king being too clouded by arrogance and surrounded by yes men.

I just saw Hamilton 3 days ago, and the King was my favourite character (I generally prefer comedic characters/stories, and as a non-American, I didn’t have the same connection to the revolutions story. But personally I felt like I’m his first song he was like a Narcissistic ex, who’s threatening their partner not to leave, and in this one he was like a narcissistic parent who’s reluctantly had to let go of their child, and in the 3rd one he’s like a gleefiul combo of the two, who’s let go, but expects and is excited to see the other fail!🤷‍♀️😅🥰😂

I always though the “blue” flood/stomp was a nod to the porphyria which would befall him and turn his urine the telltale “blue” hue.

Like, gag me with a Ginsu, Valley Girls can be like, totally sarcastic. I love this version.

I would love to see you compare and contrast this with Michael Jibson's portrayal of King George!

I would to see you do a video on “I’ve Decided To Marry You” from A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

You should do Reynolds Pamphlet!