Top 10 Rewatchable Male Broadway Belts 

Agreed!!

I loved him in Smash!!! He’s been on my Radar since then! ❤

@@danielleharvill6431 same!

I completely but I think it should have been his belt in Raise a little Hell from Bonnie and Clyde

The second I heard the ending of Santa Fe, I was hooked. He is a dang powerhouse and the emotion is always there

I can never choose which one of them I like more. It'll be Jeremy for a few months, then I'm reminded of Aaron's Goodbye performance and it's him again.

Why do you feel compelled to make a choice?

Jeremy is unbelievable!

THE PURE PASSION AND EMOTION HE PUTS INTO THAT SONG AND ALSO EVERY SONG JEREMY JORDAN IS A SINGING GOD

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Totally agree!

The minute I saw "I'll Cover You: Reprise" I was like "nope nope nope crying now"

A treasure

Such a great idea! Bravo.

Literally, they only mentioned him, but he’s not on the actual list 😒

Seriously! His Bring Him Home is the best version. It brings me to a puddle of tears every time

@@amymesserschmidt2044 Big same. But him singing The Neva Flows gives me more emotions than half of Les Mis put together. He just puts every single ounce of himself into it.

Some of his belts from Les Mis 25th, as Enjolras, were just unreal. And Alfie Boe didn't make the list, either. But I suppose you can't have half the list being from Les Mis.

"Til I Hear You Sing" from LOVE NEVER DIES. He is a master!!

Absolutely!!

The way I would give anything to watch Jeremy Jordan perform live especially Santa Fe

Mine too!. Christopher Jackson is a legend!.

I do try to sing along during One Last Time, even though I suck at singing.

I second that💗

I get chills every time I hear him!. I agreed with Ben Platt’s For Forever getting on the honorable mentions list!.

agreed. i was convinced it would be #1

Anything of him in Ragtime has stuck with me ever since i heard the original soundtrack back in 1997.

@Kris First of all: you're 100% right. Second of all, Ms. Mojo really sucks. I won't go so far as to say that the peopl who make these lists are idiots, but I will say that they're not the most knowledgable & they're far from being the most thoughtful. Why are they choosing concert versions of songs that were written to be performed live on stage...in character? These aren't performances of pop songs, so why is Mojo treating these songs like something one might hear on the radio or on a youtube playlist? I've lived in NYC & London for most of my life & have been lucky enough to see *a lot* of live theater first bc my parents were in the industry & then, later, because my job means I have to/I get to see a lot of shows; my point is not to brag, but to say that I see lots of Bway & West End musicals & plays. The first time I, as a child, saw (and heard) Les Miserables performed on Broadway, I cried so hard I ran out of tissues. That's not the reaction I've seen from many people at concerts or while listning to recorded versions regardless of whether or not it's the original cast performing/singing. Sorry, Mojo, but even the best actors - who give the most moving vocal performances on stage - don't bring whole audiences to tears & to their collective knees when singing the emotional climax (not "crescendo," ffs!) of a musical out of context. So why choose a concert version/anniversary performance performed by an actor who didn't originate the role as anyone's "most rewatchable" anything? This list feels like it was creatd by someone who has a laptop but who hasn't experienced much professional live theater performed by active members of Actors Equity.

He should have won the Tony for Man of LaMancha. I almost broke my tv when he lost to the garbage disposal singing.

TOTALLY agree!!! Make Them Hear You is a masterpiece!

I couldn't go see the Revival of "Company" ... Because of Mr. Esparza. He ruined me for every other Bobby.

Agreed. Raul is insanely talented.

@@mary-ellenbucko4322 Oh, preach.

Omg i fuckin love Raul

This... I came to say this.

They literally had him in the opening shot from Les Mis too.

What were they thinking?

Colm wasn't a Broadway Phantom. He was the Canadian cast. Tho they could have had him for Les Mis.

I know I am late to the party but it grinds my gear when people mistake belts for just high notes and there was definately some of that in this video. Smh.

Rent doesn’t get love because it’s kinda rubbish. Like, even the slightest look at the morals behind the story, and it falls apart. I think the biggest issue it has is choosing the narrating spectator to be a straight, healthy and privileged man who chooses to live in the slums, because he just comes across as pretentious, as if he is taking advantage of those who cannot live anywhere else to make his magnum opus. As someone who is LGBT and who grew up homeless at times, RENT always rubbed me the wrong way, and I think that’s why it’s kinda fallen off. One Song Glory is still dope af though.

@@NoFirstNoLastName I actually do agree with your point but that’s what makes it feel real. also remember that he is supposed to be a flawed character. Just because the story comes from his perspective doesn’t mean he is the protagonist. In fact all of the characters are supposed to be flawed. Mark is based off of the creator himself who grew up in the middle class but wanted to follow his dreams which is how he ended up in a very rundown apartment surrounded by his friends struggling with finances but also with finding themselves and a few with aids. Johnathan (the creator) was a straight, healthy white man who could have lived a decent middle class life but chose to live in the slums to be with the people he cared about most and tell their stories before they were gone.

I searched it and I cannot believe Lin Manuel Miranda belt, a single tear fell from my eye when I hear it for the first time

@@jemiadelacruz4016 YES. He did something he never did before, and it lifted our smiles. I also heard from Lin that he heard that the song might be the opening number of his upcoming Broadway musical, "New York, New York," and he's even working on the show with John Kander too! The song may not fit in "Hamilton," but it perfectly fits with "New York, New York" because it sounds like a classic Broadway showtune, it talks about New York, and the musical takes place in 1946! So if the song actually does become the opening number of the show, and if I hear Colton Ryan sing it beautifully (especially the ending), I'm going to cry and die happy.

NEVER underestimate Lin-Manuel Miranda!.

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YES!!!!!!!!!.

Yes yes yes!

Me too!. I absolutely suck at singing, but I do it anyway.

I totally agree with you on "Bring him home" and anything from JCS.

Totally agree on Anthony Warlow in Jekyll and Hyde !

I was surprised This is the moment didn't get at least an honourable mention

I agree..."Gethsemane" should have been high on this list. Even though "Heaven on Their Minds" is a song I have sung for a school project but I would never attempt to sing "Gethsemane" because of the range. Hands down, "Gethsemane" is the harder of the two songs to belt. I was fortunate enough to see Ted Neely perform it.

I saw him perform 'Bring Him Home' in a concert at the Barbican the Christmas before last. Les Mis turns me into a weeping mess anyway, but he only sung two notes and I was just gone. Just beautiful. I think I spent most of the interval trying to pull myself together again!

I saw Philip Quast sing Javert here in Sydney many years ago. Best Javert ever.

I came here thinking I was going to hear singing but I was wrong, all I heard was pretty much a woman talking.

Yes!!!. Have you heard “In Case You Don’t Live Forever”?.

Dear Theodosia is beautifully done too!.

So agree. Ramin over Michael Crawford hands down!! Till I Hear You Sing is the best ALW song in my opinion.

Have you heard “In Case You Don’t Live Forever”?.

I thought this list was supposed to be Broadway performances/recordings. Anderson wasn't recorded as Judas in Superstar on stage (only in the movie: Murray Head is Judas in the stage). Yes, there is a difference. I'm glad you got something out of the Superstar movie. Personally, I find it unwatchable (love the music, though I prefer the original concept album of Superstar & both the West End & Broadway original cast recordings - and all of the the revival cast recordings - to the movie soundtrack... though I find the "Live" televised concert versions are uneven (in the American concert version John Legend is a snooze as Jesus... and Tim Minchin's performance as Judas in the British concert version kicks Brandon Victor Dixon's ass in the American "Live" concert version.

​@@sparklemotion101ni3 Bless your heart... I did not make the video so why are you complaining to me while attempting to be a dick about something I enjoy. You say "I'm glad you got__" but then keep going knowing FULL well you are yucking in someone else's yum. Furthermore, you're wrong about your facts. Anderson absolutely was one of the actors who played Judas on stage. Not only did he play him on stage, he was the pre-Broadway Judas and the understudy and then alternate on Broadway. He was Judas before the production ever even had a dream of making it to Broadway. Were they recorded? I have no idea, I don't care, and it doesn't matter because very few stage productions were even recorded back then. And you might notice something about everything I just said there. I did it without shitting on anyone you like, because.... and I know this will probably be a shock to you so you might want to sit down... You can support all of them. You don't have to tear down performers who poured their whole lives into being this freaking amazing.

@@missingaria2503 Bless your heart... since your eyes & whatever you've got between your ears are not working so well. I wrote that Anderson's Broadway performance - as an understudy/replacement, since that's all he did in Superstar on stage - was not recorded. That's confusing to you for some reason despite being both (A) a straightforward statement and (B) undeniably true. It's sweet that you enjoyed that movie: there's no accounting for taste.

Scarlet Pimpernel is my all time favorite show! Douglas Sills makes MAGIC with his voice. I was in a production of Secret Garden and I always bawled when Lily's Eyes came along!

I still remember Douglas Sills' performance from that show 20 years ago!. He was so good.

I can't believe Brian in particular was left off!

EXACTLY!

I thought she was joking when she said his name as they are both at the microphone and Colm steps away. Talk about getting it wrong.

Sorry, but there is only one musically overwhelming Jean Valjean, and that’s Alfie Boe. Colm Wilkinson is/was a great actor, but his strained voice and forced vibrato are not necessarily pleasant to hear.

I am so obsessed with Brian d'Arcy James. Oomph.

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The Last Five years was soooo good

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Wait you’ve sang this is the moment before?? If so that is so cool!!

i saw jeremy jordan sing lost in the wilderness at the kennedy center and let me tell you that was a religious experience

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That song - and his version in particular - **haunts** me. SO amazing!!

Absolutely.

Agreed!

Hadley’s voice always feels so magical ❤️

Yes, Hadley.

Came here to say the exact same thing, JOJ is a west end treasure and he gets lost behind people like Alfie Boe when, personally, I think his voice trumps Boes any day emotionally and range

Colm Wilkinson ALL DAY!!

Ramin has such a masterful voice. He is #1 in anything he is singing in.

@@danski2260 I agree 99.9% I don’t think anyone will sing Being Alive like Raul, though I would like to hear Ramin try.

I literally rewind the “AAAANYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” Part in Anastasia all the time.

@@danski2260 absolutely!! I remember watching the 25th anniversary concert of Les Mis at the cinema and the minute Ramin came on sitting up straighter and being like 'well hellooo and who are you'!! Ive been obsessed ever since 🤣

@@NoFirstNoLastName oh yes please!!!

So true, it’s great

Did not know that. Thanks for the fact.

I think that the most impressive thing about Rannells' performance is how he successfully balanced the comedic and naive elements of the song.

He still is :) Ever seen 'Big Mouth' on Netflix? :)

He still does voice stuff and some great shows. I adoooore him so much, I'll watch everything and anything he is in ❤️ loved him on the New Normal and Falsettos is my comfort and pain musical

Yes! Christopher Jackson's performance hooked me on Hamilton especially One Last Time.

Me too I fell in love with Christopher's voice with this song🥰

Michael in the Bathroom is my favorite song!.

Growing up this was my favourite song. It was great!

Indeed he does. He was nominated twice for the Tony award for lead actor in a musical (Wild Party and Sunday in the Park With George) and won the Tony for featured actor in a musical for his performance in the original cast of Evita. He has an incredible voice!

Oh, my God! I hope that you are joking.

That surprises you?! His success STARTED on Broadway. He won a Tony for Evita and was nominated again for Sunday in the Park with George and The Wild Party.

And the movie Yentl.

@@carr0760 He didn't win for "Sunday in the Park with George?"

Yes! Simon Bowman’s voice is emotional perfection!

He’s the Susan Lucci of the Tonys. 😢