it's interesting that christian borle mentioned in an interview that he wanted shakespeare to seem a little washed up in this song, specifically like 'you're happy to see him on stage even if he's not really doing as much as the backup dancers, he's just trying not to break a sweat on the first song,' whereas it seems like a lot of other shakespeares very much leaned in to actually being All That, like a true rocker in his prime
Duh cuz he auditioned (if that), rehearsed and performed the role longer than anyone that’s probably ever played it. Will, Adam and the u/s’s still do amazing jobs
@@sorrynotsorry6 I certainly feel lucky to have seen Something Rotten live. He was entirely too good at the role of Shakespeare! The way he carried himself across that stage. He was hysterical. 😁 my family and I had so much fun, we had to see it twice!
@@stealthpanther I wish I could have seen him in the role twice. Got to see him in 2017 when the show came through Cleveland; played at Playhouse Square's Conner Palace. Coincidentally enough, Rent played there the next year...though I doubt that's actually a coincidence, as there's 2 theaters out of about 6-8 or so that musicals are primarily in; the other is the Keybank State Theater.
I saw the cast with Adam Pascal for a field trip a few years ago, and then he came to my school the next day to give our drama club some advice bc he's this one kid's acting coach or something
An in-costume version of the last Korean actor, Park Gun Hyung: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rpDQiYWfxUA.html It was recorded without an audience to be uploaded as a preview, so his performance was a lot tamer than at the actual show (he is a lot more charismatic and hilarious in person). If anyone wanted to see Seo Kyung Soo - whose name was wrongfully mentioned in the video - his official preview recording is also available: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R3bpIQB-QEM.html I'd say he has more conventional musical actor-esque vocal skills. The two actors have very different interpretations of the character, and I quite enjoyed both!
