Marya: Hélène is a women you’d want to stay away from Also Marya: *makes out with Hélène during the abduction*

@coffeebee9196

3 жыл бұрын

yEAH 😩

@KingsBard

3 жыл бұрын

So she was speaking from experience

@matte5705

2 жыл бұрын

Helene is woman you'd want to stay away from..........because I've got dibs

The third person references are the book quotes, reminders that the story comes from a "complicated Russian novel"

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow they actually used book quotes? That's insane! Who reads War and Peace and manages to create a musical based off of it? Amazing!

@reader2012

3 жыл бұрын

@@Barbara2.0 he also made a musical adaptation of Moby Dick which I saw the world premiere at Harvard’s American Rep last winter. That was an introducing show that still has a way to go before it’s commercial enough to run on broadway

@SpencerIsAnIdiot

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure the third person quotes are also based on the opera trope of characters describing what they are doing, hence "You are at the opera" in the prologue

@QuikVidGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@SpencerIsAnIdiot The times the characters refer to themselves in 1st or 3rd person - as well as present or past tense - also have purpose, but the emotional meaning is more subtle

@kelliemishmish

3 жыл бұрын

It was wierd to me at first too, but the more i listened i liked it, made me think of old timey radio shows - which probably relied more on sound effects than descriptions like that, but this similarity then made me think of people listening to a recording of an opera the same way.

With the “proposal” Pierre isn’t actually saying he wants to marry her, but in a moment where Natasha feels worthless telling her that only “the handsomest, smartest, best man on earth” is deserving of her! It’s an incredibly kind moment, but not really romantic but is just a kind selfless moment. The way the comet is done on stage makes me weep everyone!

@michaelwilliamybarra2409

Жыл бұрын

And it’s important to note that he starts this speech with “If I were Not MYSELF, but..” because at this moment Pierre knows he SURE AS HELL isn’t, or at least doesn’t see himself as, that “brightest, handsomest, best man on earth” himself. At this moment, both of them are very worn and torn by all the events that took place both during AND before the past couple of hours(much happened in War and Peace before Andrey first “isn’t here” in the show). Pierre arguably much more so, and rather than see Natasha fall to his level of depression(how his speech was provoked by him contemplating Natasha saying it’s “all over” for her), he decides to assure her that even the best person in the world would gladly accept her as she is now, even if it were a much better version of himself. Needless to say, since this show is an adaptation of only a 70 page section of War and Peace, there’s much that happens later on in the story. In particular, Pierre and Natasha going through more separate perils, causing both to actually mature and become the “brightest, handsomest, best” versions of themselves in the process. After both Andrey and Helene sadly pass(the former from getting badly injured in war, only to come across Anatole who just had his leg cut off and thus finds the will in him to forgive him and Natasha for their affair, dying in Natasha’s care. The latter, having realized too late she could’ve been happy with a man like Pierre[the two were actually arranged to be married by Helene and Anatole’s conniving father, so the father could get his share of Pierre’s newly inherited wealth], tragically and painfully dies from a botched chemical abortion to get rid of an unwanted pregnancy from one of her affairs), after a month of grieving since the two reunited, Pierre would finally ACTUALLY propose to Natasha, and she accepts! The book ends with them happily married with four children, and VERY little of the domestic DRAMA we see in this 70 pages worth of material in this musical!

I'm in love with this woman because she compared it to Octet without realizing they're both written by Dave Malloy lmao

@numerousfrogsinacoat607

3 жыл бұрын

Frrr when she said that i was jumping like “ITSDAVEMALLOYITSDAVEMALLOY-“

@QuikVidGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@numerousfrogsinacoat607 REFRESH REFRESH REFRESH

@numerousfrogsinacoat607

2 жыл бұрын

@@QuikVidGuy YES I AM JESSICA. THAT ONE RIGHTEOUS MOBMIND CASUALTY SACRIFICIAL LAMBB THAT I AM

I love how Anatole just told Hélène to invite Natasha to the ball, but she was like “nah I’ll seduce her”

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha Just Helene being Helene I guess xD

“This guy has the easiest job in the show, doesn't he?” It’s funny cause he actually has the most difficult costume change in the whole show! He appears as Andrey in the opening of the first song then has to run backstage and do a quick change so he can appear as Bolkonsky a minute later.

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

This is the type of information this channel lives for! Thank you, I didn't know that 😊

Fun fact: 50 rubles is equal to about 15 bucks today, and Dave Malloy has said that Anatole was using the 15 dollars for the Russian 19th century version of hair gel

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahaha I'm dead

When i first listened to this show i spent like 2 hours listening to Dust And Ashes lol, it's so good.

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

I'm totally in love!

@ajmalaika1287

3 жыл бұрын

reply same I was in tears

Thé electronic sounds throughout the show are typically tied to Anatole bc he comes in and electrifies and shakes up natashas world! He literally enters in a blaze of electronic light! it works really well! And yeah the electronic bit in Pierre and Anatole is when Natasha poisons herself

@michaelwilliamybarra2409

Жыл бұрын

And at the beginning and throughout "Natasha Very Ill", you hear these electrical noises seemingly slowly waring down, which itself is a way to characterize: 1. The poison and Anatole's influence leaving Natasha's body as she recovers. 2. Anatole's overall character leaving the story as well, as all the genre's of music displayed in this score are tied to each character's personality traits("Pierre" being made to sound like indie rock and archaic fire, to demonstrate Pierre's large, and near emo at times, sense of existential dread with the world, etc.).

We believe in Amber Grey supremacy.

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

*AMEN*

You mentioned how you feel included when they break the 4th wall, and if you look at any live clips you can see that the audience is basically always involved. They sit next to you, hand you items, give you a wave, it's really amazing!

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

That's so cool! Would do anything to see them live

You should definitely look at how the show is staged because it’s so amazing and subversive. The orchestra pit is in full view in the middle of the stage, and piete plays the piano in quite a few songs. Also the audience is seated around the stage/ on the stage in tables and the actors interact with them by walking amongst the tables and chairs and occasionally sitting with them.

@michelleberlanguet5149

3 жыл бұрын

I did see it, sitting in front row and the actors were routinely running by. I travelled from Alberta to see Josh Groban, not disappointed, would love if they released it on video

@QuikVidGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Rachel Chavkin is so imaginative

@QuikVidGuy

2 жыл бұрын

don't forget the 2 drummers in the upstage corners behind glass!

I got so emotionally invested in Pierre and company that I'm actually considering reading War and Peace just to know more (and Russian literature is really not in my interests).

@madeleine.exists9207

3 жыл бұрын

I'm halfway throught War and Peace bc of GC and I kinda regret it bc I don't like Pierre as much anymore😢

@bellsthesultana

3 жыл бұрын

I have read it and i can gib spoilers HABAHSHSHS

@bellsthesultana

3 жыл бұрын

@@madeleine.exists9207 FOR REAL? The book made me love Pierre so much MORE, he literally tied a cop to a bear and threw both in a river in the first 50 pages of the book HAHAHAHA

@madeleine.exists9207

3 жыл бұрын

@@bellsthesultana it was the way he treated Helene that made me not like him; he gives me incel vibes in the book for some reason

@madeleine.exists9207

3 жыл бұрын

@@angeliparraguirre7329 Thanks mate💜

I’m so surprised that you picked up the plot AND picked up some of the nuances in the show on the first listen!! I think Pierre’s said proposal to Natasha was a way to tell her that she is still worthy of love despite of what she has done, which gives her hope in a situation that genuinely felt hopeless. But they do get married 7 years later!

I got a pierogi when I saw this in NY with the OBC. I still have my egg shaker from Balaga too. And I got to clink glasses with a performer the second time I saw the show with friends. I loved how immersive the show was, there was no traditional stage, the whole theatre was the stage and the performers were all around you, and the lighting and sound design and everything, it was so innovative.

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

I am a sucker for immersive experiences and when I was told how the staging for this works I went crazy! So sad it's closed :(

@megwestfox2481

Жыл бұрын

I saw a local immersive performance in Wisconsin. It was magical!!!

" we don't have enough songs about non-romantic relationships out there " Thank you for saying this! As someone who is on the aromantic spetrum (doesn't feel romantic attraction) I run into that so much!

I had the luck of watching this live in São Paulo. It was the prettiest thing in the world - this is such a beautiful musical. I *read* War and Peace and started to learn russian because of this, and I can't say I regret it. What a magical experience. also, i think a REALLY important aspect of this musical about Natasha is that she, up until that moment, had not been exactly out in society as young ladies had to be back in the day. She and Andrei were married mostly for the money, and although she MIGHT have really liked him, and he definetely cared a lot for her, it probably wasnt the true love she alludes to in "No One Else". Her very first "love", her cousin Boris (which... yikes!), was much the same; she was a young sheltered girl who came from a family in which everyone loved her, and she loved everyone. Andrei is away because his father (Prince Bolkonski, the crazy guy) sent him away. He wanted to see if their "love" would last (it didn't). Anatole's "love" wasn't... How can I say this. It was probably for a one night stand, and that's all. And she hadn't been wanted that way. She didn't know she could refuse him. If Anatole looks at her that way, and if he WANTS her that way, that can only mean SHE wants him too, right? He wouldn't do that if she didn't want it, right??? And in the end, when all of her expectations are broken, her heart is shattered, and she feels the utmost shame for what she did. When Pierre comes in and reminds her that people can still be loved and forgiven even despite their worst mistakes, despite his own depression and disbelief in love and simple things, and their two stories come together... Well I just think it's beautiful, isn't it?

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant points! Thanks for this

@michaelwilliamybarra2409

Жыл бұрын

@@Barbara2.0 The important thing to distinguish as well, as some here point out, is that Pierre's "proposal" is not necessarily himself claiming he'd married her, but that the even the best person on earth would be willing to love her in the state she's in. The important part of that moment to take in is him starting off with "If I were not myself", cause he SO does not see himself worthy of Natasha's love in the state he's currently at. He also just had his ideals and beliefs in Andrey being that ideal of the "brightest, handsomest, best man on earth" crushed a few minutes ago("You told me once, a fallen woman should be forgiven"), and yet he's not yet ready to let those ideals fade away. At this point in the novel, he is JUST starting to realize his attraction to Natasha, and his statement that he WOULD HAVE proposed, if he were something FAR better than how he sees himself, would make an impact on her too. It isn't until after the two of them go through more separate perils in the book that they mature and truly become the "brightest, handsomest, best" versions of themselves that, after Andrey(who gets injured in another battle, and ends up meeting Anatole who just had his own leg amputated to prevent an infection) finds the will to forgive Natasha and Anatole and dies under Natasha's care, and after Helene(who, after falling to try to get a divorce, realizes too late that she could've been truly happy with someone like Pierre[the two were actually arranged to be married by Helene and Anatole's conniving weasel of a father, just so he can share in Pierre's then newly inherited wealth]) tragically dies herself from trying to chemically abort an unwanted pregnancy from one of her affairs, that Pierre and Natasha would meet again, Pierre would ACTUALLY propose to her(after a month of grieving for Andrey), and THEN the two happily marry and have four children. This show's writer(and Off Broadway Pierre) Dave Malloy has recently written an "Epilogue" loosely based on the two epilogues from the book, with TONS of musical references to the songs in this show! kzread.info/dash/bejne/lIxstpOjnLLSpbQ.html And here's a live performance of it by Josh Groban(OBC Pierre) as well: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZmFtq5Oof67Seag.html Enjoy! :)

2:48 attempts to do what I do everytime I listen to Prologue

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA I'm sure you do better than my failed attempt

@sylviab8482

3 жыл бұрын

@@Barbara2.0 lol I can still barely do it and I've been listening to Great Comet since 2017

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha no hope for me then xD

@sylviab8482

3 жыл бұрын

@@Barbara2.0 You'll get there, there's also the situation of trying to do it and singing "Helene is a slut" and "Anatole is hot, he spends his money on women and wine" in front of your parents XD

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha very tricky

Anatole: Is it my fault that you’re enchanting? “Yes, control your d- feelings!”

andre and prince bolkonsky are played by the same guy which i find really interesting

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

No way! That's cool, but would have never seen that coming xD

That guy (Pierre) is Josh Groban, and his voice is magical. Just discovered your channel, and I love your reactions. Honestly, I reacted so similarly but had to contain myself... The first time I listened to this soundtrack was on the silent floor of my library, which was a huge mistake.

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mary! 🥰 Also, a library sounds like the absolute perfect scenario for that first listen

@megwestfox2481

Жыл бұрын

The first time I listened all the way through was on the ski slopes, which was perfect.

Antole’s Petersburg hits different

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha agreed

Also, yes I am absolutely in love with Pierre's voice, and some of those lyrics are so "chef's kiss." Also, reading War and Peace I was/am shocked to find how many of Comet's lyrics and descriptions were lifted directly from the novel, (although some things were moved around a bit in time or number of people present)sometimes it even makes me laugh when I see word for word lyrics where I wasn't expecting them (example - "It's dawned on me suddenly and for no obvious reason that I can't go on living as I am." Or so much of the opera scene, down to the descriptions Sonya gives in the musical of the opera itself.... fun fact, in the novel Natasha specifically says that she wants to tickle Helene, which was one of the few differences I saw from that scene) Malloy really distilled this segment of the book to its emotional cores and then expanded on them. I think the musical makes it more powerful. And realizing the way it was adapted so closely, while making room to have fun with it makes me even more impressed with an already very impressive adaptation!

Well, Natasha is young so ig it's normal for her to be singing about being passionately in love with Andrey in one song and then singing about being attracted to Anatole 2 songs later and ofc the rest of the show happening lol

@QuikVidGuy

3 жыл бұрын

yeah a 20 year old countess who was moved to a secluded mansion in the countryside as a little girl is not going to be an emotionally experienced person

Your faces during the opera are priceless lol

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha that was... intense xD

@QuikVidGuy

3 жыл бұрын

"did I pass out"

Yes it's war and peace

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

I have no idea how that popped in my mind, it was a true epiphany haha

If you like choir you should listen to Hunchback of Notre Dame the broadway recording the cathedral choir is sooooo beautiful

the comet is a historical event actually. people actually thought it was going to be the end of the world bc you could see it with your eye. And Pierre sees the comet and actually sees it as the start of a new life. And Pierre lives. :D

Fun fact! The electronic music comes with Anatole. It only shows up after he's introduced in The Opera, and leaves after "fooooorrrr peteeeeeeersberg!!!!"

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

I actually didn't notice that until someone mentioned it. Such a great move

@michaelwilliamybarra2409

Жыл бұрын

@@Barbara2.0 During the start and throughout "Natasha Very Ill", you hear what may sound like electronic noises starting to ware down after Anatole's departure. Character-wise, it's to signify the both the poison and Anatole's influence leaving Natasha's body as she recovers from attempting to poison herself. The entire score and orchestrations are arranged in way that signifies the differing personalities of each character in this overall Classical Russian Landscape. Pierre, for instance, has music(including his introductory number "Pierre" of course) that's based in the stylings of indie rock and archaic fire, to highlight his almost emo like character and existential worldview in a way, while also branching into the his sense or learned classical training and education as a noble. Anatole, conversely, is associated with E.D.M. to signify his magnetic sway over people he fancies, with some Russian folk thrown in for his party animal sensibilities. And it goes on and on with each character and the genre(s) their personalities are expressed with. Therefore, like thenumbertwo says, that wearing down of electric noises is also to thematically signify Anatole's character and influence on the story's narrative leaving with him as well.

Im a simple woman, i see great comet i click (i have the stupidest crush on Pierre its okay, and also on Josh Groban bc hes truly irl Pierre)

I know that its been said, but not only War and Peace, but only like 80 pages from the book. I remember seeing this off broadway when it was this pop up theatre. Dave Malloy, who wrote the musical, played Pierre and Phillipa Soo played Natasha. The stage was 100% interactive. There are times where the singers are standing and just singing to you. Such an amazing unique experience.

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds absolutely incredible! What an experience!

Yay!!! So happy to see this reaction! The show was truly a transcendent experience. I certainly hope that a revival happens at some point, or if the filmed shows could be cut together like the Hamilfilm. I was there on one of the filming days. Also yas Amber Gray! This show was my introduction to her and was so excited thrilled when she got her tony nomination for Hadestown.

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

A pro shot would be fantastic!!!

@turkeypopcorn

3 жыл бұрын

Barbara 2.0 yeah, a proshot would be great tho I will say they'd need some incredible editors. The show is very immersive with the audience having seating on the stage at little tables and in banquettes. The idea is kind of a Russian vodka bar but make it a fabrigé egg. The stage snakes through the audience in pathways. And the cast is everywhere in the theatre so it might be though to really capture the show on film. Tho I still want to see it lol.

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Good point! I looked for some photos of the stage after filming this video and I gotta say, that must be a hell of a fun experience!

What a beautiful experience, right? By the end, I was sobbing. Love the cast. And Dust and Ashes is one of the greatest songs ever.

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, my friend, agreed... :,)

4:44 calls Andre the comet but brilliantly adds Anatole's (Lucas Steele!) head to the comet in the edit. Truly the stuff of genius hahaha Also, such a thorough, wonderful reaction!

You should listen to Spring Awakening for this series, if it interests you.

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes! It's on the list ;)

@valentinamazzoni9531

3 жыл бұрын

Barbara 2.0 can't wait for it!

I hope you'll do Ghost Quartet someday

@cool870

3 жыл бұрын

ghost quartet is the most confusing musical i have ever stanned. it's perfect

@PianoWithSam

3 жыл бұрын

It's. Absolutely. Amazing.

@aspenculbertson3938

3 жыл бұрын

It is the best thing I've ever listened too!

These are the exact emotions all of us have felt while listening to it for the first time. Girl I feel for you :(

Oh the musical is based off a section of War and Peace!

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

I knew I wasn't going crazy hahaha

This show deserved so much more. It’s so fucking good and i have never gotten sick of it. They deserved all of the Tony’s. I also love that they did a blind casting and it really added to the story as they hired people off of TALENT

YEEEEEES I am so happy your doing a reaction for comet! Man Comet is so good I just can't

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

I know the feeling, sis... hahaha ❤

I am very late but your commentary gave me a new perspective on a musical that I already loved so much and now I love it even more! Thank you!

@Barbara2.0

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel, Austin!!! 🥳 Makes me really happy to know I was able to bring something new to the table, thanks for watching! 😊

I was so happy to see someone who had the same reaction to "Dust and Ashes" as I did!!

I HAVE to comment before finishing the video because the immediate cut from "what is goin on" to you staring at your monitor in horror IS HYSTERICAL XDDDDD

Funnily enough the production made an After Great Comet short video series and it's hilarious

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my God someone told me about that and I totally forgot to check it out. Need to fix that asap! Hahaha

look at the "what happened to 'x' character after the great comet?" videos !! loved your reaction 😭🌸 i really like this show, every character's voices sound so unique, and songs like 'dust and ashes' always make me cry 🥺💗

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Ooooh that's a thing? =0 Will definitely check it out, thanks Chiaro!

@michaelwilliamybarra2409

Жыл бұрын

@@Barbara2.0 You may have already seen them by the time I posted this comment, but those videos were posted by the cast of the 2013 Off Broadway production, which is basically everybody in the principal roles of this cast(including Amber Gray, of course!), except Andrey/Old Prince Bolkonsky are played by Blake DeLong, Natasha is played by then recent Juilliard School graduate Philipa Soo(That's right, ELIZA from the OBC of Hamilton), and Pierre is actually played by the show's composer/lyricist/playwright/orchestrator himself, Dave Malloy(who has a VASTLY different voice than Josh Groban's(who plays Pierre in this recording, and stared in this role as his Broadway debut as well), more rough and rock edged, but many fans of this show since it's Off Broadway development would argue his characterization of Pierre(whom he's said to relate to the most from reading War and Peace) is just as great as Josh's(some say even better)). (Dave would also go on to reprise the role on Broadway immediately after Josh's departure from the show, and then reprise it again for the show's final night) They also made a cast recording for the Off Broadway production as well, which you can take a look at here(it's mostly the same as the Broadway recording, except for a few line changes, different transitional music passages and sung melodies for some lines, and one song for Natasha(called Natasha Lost) that was sadly cut in favor of Pierre's Dust and Ashes(which wasn't yet written during that point in the show's development): kzread.info/dash/bejne/a313sKSnhpS2f5s.html And of course, as many have mentioned, Dave is also the writer of the Musical Octet, and he's also written and performed in Ghost Quartet(which also has two albums) which I myself recommend. Going in blind for this may be the RISKIEST challenge to make, and Dave himself says that's exactly the point! Like Great Comet, there's a great deal of eclectic mixes of music played and perform by four performers who inhabit a MULTIDUDE of various characters from SEVERAL different stories happening near simultaneously from one another(with thematic connections of each character tied down to each performer or playing off other different characters). The actors who play Sonya and Princess Mary(and also one of the Opera singers during the opera section of "The Opera"), Britain Ashford and Gelsey Bell, are also in this too, and the ENTIRE show was uploaded on Dave's channel during the pandemic! kzread.info/dash/bejne/ln6Hw6eDnZvWc6g.html And also here's the two cast recordings: This one being the same audio as the previous link, but with opening ground rules for the audience by Dave: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqhsxcGzdcytedI.html The other being a studio recording containing only a few of the major songs from the show: kzread.info/dash/bejne/kZdr2qd7e7S-d8Y.html Hope you enjoy!!! :D

Literally found this musical when the mv for Charming was in my recommended while I was watching Hadestown stuff, and then I realize it's directed by the same woman! A really unique piece, and so much more once you see how the stage is set up. I would love to see you react to Next to Normal, it's a difficult listen but one of my absolute favorites.

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

When people started telling me the staging is immersive I completely lost it! Must be a hell of an experience! Next to Normal is on my list but I'm apprehensive cause everyone is saying it's a hard listen 😥

It's October so i'm assuming you will be wanting to listen to shows with a "spooky" vibe so even if ik i'm probably not the first to recommend them ... you should really react to The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals and it's "sequel" Black Friday, both are really nice horror comedy musicals by Team Starkid and while they are not Broadway, they are definitely quality musicals. Team Starkid are known for professionally recording their musicals and uploading them to youtube so everyone can watch them legally and for free, both of these shows are not the exception and i'd actually recommend you react to the actual thing rather than just the soundtrack in both cases as it is hard to follow the plot just going by the songs, that is just s suggestion for if you actually decide to react to these shows though.

@karenalysebillings1958

3 жыл бұрын

um yes to this!!! i agree

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals is on the list and I intend to do Starkid very soon ;)

@karenalysebillings1958

3 жыл бұрын

Barbara 2.0 yay!!!! please do!!!

The ensemble and the harmonies they sing in the show are just so so so phenomenal

I clicked in hopes of seeing your reaction to that bit in the opera and you really delivered

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha ❤

my second fave musical after phantom of the opera! love it

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Phantom is on my top 5 too. I live the very dramatic/intense ones hahaha ❤

Watching this video, I just realized that the comet symbolizes rebirth. It was rumored to bring "the end of the world", but within the story, it's more of just the end of Natasha's childhood innocence and naivety. That side of her died, and now she's able to move on and grow into a new person, or as the last line says "into a new life"

OMG I GUESSED WHICH MUSICAL YOU WERE REACTING TO NEXT

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Killed it! Hahaha I owe you a proper shout out though ;)

okay i just finished the album for the umpteenth time this may be a strange comparison but sonya alone and michael in the bathroom are rather similar in theme the main characters best friend is left behind and sing about how sad they are about losing the one they love then i made myself sadder by imagining michael singings sonya's song and vice versa

This show actually has the same director as Hadestown! And Pierre is played by Josh Groban!

You should listen to the off Broadway cast it has Phillipa Soo who played Eliza in Hamilton

So a few curiosities, Octet and Comet are both made by Dave Malloy, so that's probably why there are similarities. Also the stage of comet is very different of the normal italian stage. They did the musical in South Korea and Brazil (That I'm still very sad that I haven't seen) and the stage was kinda different of the original, but the interaction with the public (who is also a character) was still amazing. Seeing this musical is a real experience, you should see the bottleg. And also, sorry for this fucking big comment, I just literally can't shut up about Comet

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha the bigger the comment the better! ❤ I knew I wasn't going crazy about Octet!!! Thanks Babs. The show is immersive then? That's absolutely awesome!

@christacannon5518

3 жыл бұрын

You and me both, Babs! I will never shut up about the genius of Dave Malloy. 😍😍😍

@bellsthesultana

3 жыл бұрын

The brazilian stage is kind of a mix between the off broadway and the broadway stages lmao

All the electrical music correlates with anatoles control over the musical

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Ooooh I didn't pick that up and it was right under my nose. Thanks mate!

I absolutely wept at the end of this show (irl) . I can’t really even describe why. I don’t identify with any of the characters… but somehow I wept.

If you didn’t know the stage was modified to have some audience members sit on stage, those members were interacted with by the cast for example Lucas Steele (Anatole’s actor) would sometimes kiss an audience member’s hand

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

I freaked out when I heard about that! It must be a hell of a theatre experience 😍

@ellielovegood6307

3 жыл бұрын

@@Barbara2.0 it sadly closed in 2017, but yeah it must have been

YAY! I LOVE THIS SHOW!

SHOUT OUT to *@JustSomeDudeOnline* for guessing the musical I was doing next yaaaaayyy! *party emoji This is the first time I'm doing such a long video and couldn't go back to it to add the shout out because it took 3652 days to render lol But I'll give you a proper shout out next time you guess the musical, promise. Keep singing! ;)

I think what you are doing with musicals is very interesting and it does mirror my journey a bit( I started around a few months back) I have attempted 3 shows(Hadestown, Sweeney Todd, and this )and so far this show is my favorite. This is such an immersive show, I personally felt like I had been kidnapped and taken to 19th century Russia and also the combination of fun and thematic depth which was present in Hadestown is also here which is probably my favorite thing about musical theatre(seriously if anyone knows anything that combines those two elements please share) so yeah, I adore this show and I also really liked your reaction to it. BTW I am sorry this turned out so long.

@Barbara2.0

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Maybe try Into the Woods for fun and thematic depth ;)

"Control your d- FEELINGS" Nice save there

Once again giving me reasons to check out shows that haven't been on my radar! This will be an endeavor... Good thing I have a lot of housework I've been avoiding.

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Yeeeeees hahaha

I always keep coming back to this video because of the criminal lack of other good Great Comet reaction vids. Great Comet is such a gold mine of priceless reactions because of its weirdness but reaction channels won't capitalize on it.

Thank you for this

Totally unrelated to the musical you just reacted (because I binged all of them hehe) but if you haven't seen them I would absolutely love Next to Normal or The Last Five years. Thank you so much for these amazing reactions

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for the kind words, love. Next to Normal is already on the list, coming soon. I think I've watched The Last Five Years but can't remember much so might be a good refresher. Thanks for suggesting!

I don’t think I saw this on another comment, the electronica comes and goes with Anatole.

I have never been able to finish the video because everytime we get to Dust and Ashes I leave to listen to it on Spotify lol. But this time I actually finished the video 🤣

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha fair enough xD

This musical is definitely in my top 5 favorites

I forgot to mention: that meta moment in the Opera? That singer does a lot more of that in Ghost Quartet, which also has Sonya and the composer Dave

Omg I love this musical

“This guy has the easiest job in the show” Andre is doubled up with the old prince

I'm like so late but one of my favorite lines ever has got to be "And here Anatole, with a stubborn attachment small minded people have for conclusions they've worked out for themselves, repeated his argument to me for the hundredth time." I thinks its an insight into Dolokhov's character that you don't really get to see otherwise. Before preparations all you really see him as is the guy Helene is cheating on Pierre with, but this shows that he is incredibly loyal, even when he shouldn't be. I also think Dolokhov and Pierre are just really interesting when it comes to each other. "Dolokhov is recovering, he will be alright, the good man." Isn't something you'd expect a man to say about a guy sleeping with his wife. Pierre is a pushover and I think Dolokhov's character show's that best. He could have both Helene and Dolokhov's reputations ruined and yet he doesn't. Also, the fact that it's clear Anatole is good friends with both of them always struck me as odd. How can you know your brother in law's best friend is sleeping with your wife and your brother in law knows it and still b able to look him in the eye? Anyways, Dolokhov is one of my favorite characters because it's clear that he thinks Anatole is foolish, but he still helps him because he's his best friend and why would he not?

This was the first musical that I bought blindly and listened from start to finish and it’s one of my favorite of all time. Hunchback of Notre Dame is my fave stage musical though. I have rewatched Hunchback of Notre Dame more than any musical. You should definitely listen to it. So good!

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

It's on the list! :)

This is like a miniscule Part of the Gigantic book "War and Peace". And I mean, miniscule. It is 70 Pages out of this 1200+ Word Behemoth. That is about 6%

You have to listen to "Ghost Quartet"!!

Please listen to Bare A Pop Opera!!!!! (when you listen to it it’s called bare the album)

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

It's on the list! ;)

@fangirlfortheages5940

3 жыл бұрын

I’m SO happy someone recommended thissss

@JenniferCummingsPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

I cry my eyes out every time I listen to Bare....

Have you heard the staged version of Chess that was put on in 2008 or 2009? It was recorded live, and Pierre is in that as well...also as a Russian now that I think about it. Great recording.

@Barbara2.0

2 жыл бұрын

Not familiar with it. Will have to look it up. Thanks!

dude!!! i love this reaction of tgc (since i am a BIG malloy fan) and i would love to hear your reaction to preludes (musical) or octet (musical)!!! preludes is such a unique take on rachmaninoff's mental breakdown and art block while octet is an acapella musical about tehcnology addiction, both written by the person who wrote tgc!!!

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

So so happy you enjoyed the video! 🥰 I actually know Octet, it's amazing! The talent of those people is out of this world!

@neilagangitlog

3 жыл бұрын

I wanna listen to preludes but it's not a sung through 😩. I can't understand the plot by just listening to the cast recording

REACT TO: "Everybody's Talking About Jamie" !!! it's so goodddd!

Do Here Lies Love!!!! It's also sung through and is a TRIP (a glorious trip)

Oh you know the person who wrote this musical also wrote a musical called Octet

by far my favorite show. natasha & pierre is much better listened to with context of their relationship before the events of the show. i'm on my second read of war & peace and it is put so naturally in this song (especially josh grobans way of performing it - CHILLS!)

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

I really need to re-read that

She: Sad man with books and booze, violin - that's how Russia looks like Me, the russian: yap that's accurate as hell. Also, we not "sad cos somebody hurt us", we're just sad, it's our default state And that's why this musical is hilarious

I got to see this on Broadway, with seats on stage, and I still don't know what the hell was going on in the opera.

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

It reminds you of Octet cause they are both by Dave Malloy!

So... I really like this musical

If you want more Josh Groban as a depressed moody Russian, check out the Musical Chess In Concert Version at the Albert Hall

by the way i am not sure if you figured it out yet (it took me 3 years to hear) but the comet at the end is a fire that was sent upon moscow ... they're in the middle of a war after all

You should watch the tony performance to get more of a taste of what the show was

Also: Can you react to Stephanie j. Block singing What is it about her at Miscast??? Please it's so good :)

You should listen to the Adams family musical for Halloween.

What about Pierre? My reaction is...he gets his own song 😂

I don't know if there's an emoji for this but out of the 7 or 8 episodes I've watched so far at least 4 of them open with a question that make me just do the "ehhhh" hand motion in silence

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

What exactly is an "ehhhh" hand motion again...? Haha

@QuikVidGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@Barbara2.0 kzread.info/dash/bejne/mJycpNqYh7StcdI.html

Could you please react to ghost quartet? Dave Malloy even uploaded it to KZread

we had the same reaction for the opera... when i first heard the musical i would always skip that part bc it freaked me out LMAO!!

14:46 Yeahhhh anatole is totally malicious/a villain in this story

@livvy94

3 жыл бұрын

17:05 Dolokov ghost-wrote the love letter, that scoundrel 😂

@livvy94

3 жыл бұрын

19:47 oh man now I'm imagining a 2D Disney animated version with horses and snow flying everywhere

@livvy94

3 жыл бұрын

23:49 Anatole is the final boss, then Natasha's shame is the emotional final boss that makes you cry as you're playing

@livvy94

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Definitely check out Ghost Quartet, it's by the same composer! It's super confusing though and it's told out of chronological order, but it's got perfect halloween spooky vibes.

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Hahaha @Disney make it happen

the slime tutorial can be found on youtube if you ever feel like you want to watch it 👀🤭

@Barbara2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Probably when my hopes of seeing it live die hahaha But thank you! Always good to know I have the option ;)

"The comet. THE COMET-"