Top 20 Hardest Broadway Songs to Sing

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You might be able to climb ev'ry mountain, but can you master the hardest Broadway songs? Our countdown includes "Rose's Turn," "Bring Him Home," "Defying Gravity," and more! What do YOU think is the hardest Broadway song? Let us know in the comments!
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  • @stoopid9898
    @stoopid98982 жыл бұрын

    Broadway is so underrated but I don't think people realize that we are literally singing, dancing and acting, not in a studio but in front of bright lights and a giant audience. Not to mention the fact we sing live so if it sounds bad there aren't any retakes... and one bad show could ruin your entire broadway career.

  • @932ForeverLove

    @932ForeverLove

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oof!

  • @Christinasvenska

    @Christinasvenska

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you aren't vocally trained, you also don't realize the amount of breath support and stamina needed to sustain a belt or high note. Performing Musical Theatre is not a the faint of heart....or breath! Thank God Broadway is back!

  • @hannahbanana007x

    @hannahbanana007x

    2 жыл бұрын

    'Broadway is so underrated' yes, it's criminally underrated. It is so underrated that litterally everybody in the world knows what Broadway is, thousands of people try to become Broadway stars, the Tony Awards exist...

  • @christyvillez9166

    @christyvillez9166

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hannahbanana007x I think they meant for the general public. Like in mainstream and US movies, there’s a stereotype for theater kids and are often looked down upon for being “weird” when a bigger emphasis is placed on sports and stuff. So similarly a lot of those people are also like “ew musicals” because of that negative stereotype

  • @justinblair9661

    @justinblair9661

    2 жыл бұрын

    I played Jarvis (The Pink Panther Strikes Again) in high school. Instead of Streisand, I sang Big Spender. The little bit of vocal training I got was brutal; I couldn't imagine doing it full-time. But, that's why they're so great!

  • @honeylily1795
    @honeylily17953 жыл бұрын

    “Have you ever tried to do a duet by yourself?” Me, a theater kid: *_everyday_*

  • @briannanathaniel63

    @briannanathaniel63

    3 жыл бұрын

    Literally come to the comments to say this. 😂😂

  • @Poniksei

    @Poniksei

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bold of you to assume I don't attempt to sing in place of whole companies XD

  • @skylarnicole8077

    @skylarnicole8077

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha. I’m more of a band kid who has recently gotten into Broadway musicals and lemme tell you- you CANT do a duet by yourself in band, it was refreshing to find out you can sing a duet by yourself:)

  • @marielrodriguez6334

    @marielrodriguez6334

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yup

  • @makaylakatycharles3184

    @makaylakatycharles3184

    3 жыл бұрын

    Divorced, beheaded, died..............

  • @CadieCat
    @CadieCat2 жыл бұрын

    “Have you ever tried to do a duet by yourself?” Me trying to sing all the parts at the same time in the end of “we don’t talk about Bruno”:

  • @adlr13470

    @adlr13470

    2 жыл бұрын

    No,no,no.

  • @LAURA---

    @LAURA---

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me singing every single part in Belle, the opening to Beauty and The Beast 😂

  • @samw8285

    @samw8285

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me with one day more

  • @shahdkarout3093

    @shahdkarout3093

    2 жыл бұрын

    Non-stop in Hamilton too 😏

  • @andreaweever4298

    @andreaweever4298

    2 жыл бұрын

    I grew up an hour from Broadway and saw my first show, "How To Succeed...", when I was seven. Incredibly lucky!! My parents would see a show then take my sister and me to a matinee. They bought the cast recording of virtually every show from the 50s onward so I had them all memorized, without meaning to, and always sang all the parts. I did a lousy job but boy was it fun! When someone mentions a show, I start singing from it. People say, "Oh! That's amazing! How do you KNOW all of those songs?!" and I tell them there are a boatload of people like me who know all the words too. The only difference is that I write about it; for a biographical encyclopedia. Some people and I know all the words to classic movies as well as all of those musicals. Same thing. I just write about it.

  • @bread474
    @bread4742 жыл бұрын

    “Have you ever tried to do a duet by yourself?” Me singing nonstop from Hamilton: 👁👄👁

  • @theKendollDEWEY

    @theKendollDEWEY

    2 жыл бұрын

    that's so me

  • @LoyaFrostwind

    @LoyaFrostwind

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or Les Miserables

  • @eliasmg9144

    @eliasmg9144

    2 жыл бұрын

    Gentlemen of the jury, I'm curious, bear with me. Are you aware we're making history?

  • @adityaaryanyt5

    @adityaaryanyt5

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eliasmg9144 This is the first murder trial of our brand new nation

  • @jaecooper6363

    @jaecooper6363

    2 жыл бұрын

    I WAS THINKING THAT EXACT ONE

  • @AshJen3
    @AshJen33 жыл бұрын

    “Have you ever tried to do a duet by yourself?” Me trying doing every single part of most songs: 👁👄👁

  • @vedamadem196

    @vedamadem196

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have different voices for each character too 😅

  • @AshJen3

    @AshJen3

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@vedamadem196 A must!

  • @OfficialJiuli

    @OfficialJiuli

    3 жыл бұрын

    clark on stage solved that for me 😍

  • @madisonlebrun9598

    @madisonlebrun9598

    3 жыл бұрын

    YES!!! No one will sing with me 😔

  • @chiaragiuliani4893

    @chiaragiuliani4893

    3 жыл бұрын

    "how can you do a duet by yourself that's like vocal masturbation or something"

  • @The_Dudester
    @The_Dudester3 жыл бұрын

    The irony in that Broadway actors have to sing these insanely difficult songs is that Broadway actors make a pittance compared to TV and movie actors. To me, it's like you shouldn't be on a TV show unless you've proved your mettle on Broadway.

  • @SharpDesign

    @SharpDesign

    3 жыл бұрын

    also, the fact that they don't just sing it once and done.

  • @Zodia195

    @Zodia195

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah alot of these guys are triple threats (sing, dance, act) for a reason. It's one reason why I'll always prefer Broadway over TV and Cinema.

  • @jwindsor6274

    @jwindsor6274

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hate when people are amazed movie and tv show actors performed musical scenes in “one take.” Lolol broadway actors are cackling

  • @maestroclassico5801

    @maestroclassico5801

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is why Brit actors are so good. A huge chunk of them started in Theater.

  • @walkz007

    @walkz007

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have always had this opinion as well

  • @alexrector4171
    @alexrector41712 жыл бұрын

    The fact that Barbara Streisand’s“don’t rain on my parade” isn’t on here tells me people equate high notes with skill FAR too much. Emotion and dynamics are much much harder for people than simply hitting high notes. I’m a guy who can hit A5 without a hiccup…. That’s not a brag that’s just my voice. The high notes are EASY for me. High notes are NOT always an indicator of skill

  • @LucyAnne1

    @LucyAnne1

    2 жыл бұрын

    This list is focused on Broadway, and even so, I think "My Man" is harder

  • @candacesmith75

    @candacesmith75

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glitter and Be Gay? So where is Barbara Cook?

  • @markp2827

    @markp2827

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Hi Ho Funny Girl was a broadway show, thus the song , Dont Rain on my Parade

  • @markp2827

    @markp2827

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Hi Ho She starred in Funny Girl o Broadway. Funny Girl IS a Broadway musical.

  • @madisondonnelly7259

    @madisondonnelly7259

    2 жыл бұрын

    PERIOD

  • @SingingAudball
    @SingingAudball2 жыл бұрын

    I played Cinderella in Into the Woods a few years ago…Your Fault is an absolute MONSTER to sing. The first time we went through the entire show during rehearsals, I got an asthma attack during “Your Fault”. Absolutely brutal song. The show went really well though!

  • @ErinBookNut

    @ErinBookNut

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sondheim's music is brutal.

  • @audreypogue6306

    @audreypogue6306

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just finished a run of ITW in the orchestra on clarinet. Phew! It was tough, but extremely rewarding 😊

  • @Anime_theatre_lover

    @Anime_theatre_lover

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m 14 so I’m in the junior version. It doesn’t have your fault but most of the songs are in it

  • @932foreverlove6

    @932foreverlove6

    Жыл бұрын

    Ouch! Asthma attack during a rehearsal. That’s a bit terrifying.

  • @Walker-vm6bf

    @Walker-vm6bf

    2 ай бұрын

    thank god i got cinderellas prince and not baker or jack lmao

  • @bryangintora9541
    @bryangintora95413 жыл бұрын

    I’m a simple Broadway Fan. I see Indina Menzel, I click.

  • @XJIcequeen

    @XJIcequeen

    3 жыл бұрын

    Idina Menzel

  • @albanmalezieux8878

    @albanmalezieux8878

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@XJIcequeen Menzel

  • @XJIcequeen

    @XJIcequeen

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@albanmalezieux8878 thank you

  • @taliafisher1048

    @taliafisher1048

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thats me too lol

  • @amandashrum8069

    @amandashrum8069

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@XJIcequeen Adele Dazim

  • @gelfling3077
    @gelfling30772 жыл бұрын

    "Hey, here's a Sondheim song" "Oh, awesome. Okay" "It's four minutes long" "Not a problem" "With seventeen minutes of lyrics" "Wait, what?" "And the tempo changes every three seconds" "Great."

  • @a.kenneth3521

    @a.kenneth3521

    2 жыл бұрын

    “And the accompaniment sounds like freeway traffic at rush hour during a blackout.” “So, this is Sondheim’s Ninth Level of Hell?” “Oh, honey, we’d never send you there. It’s a clone of Mandy Potemkin with a piccolo. You’re safe.”

  • @gelfling3077

    @gelfling3077

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@a.kenneth3521 I can't stop laughing, this is SO ACCURATE.

  • @latashastrahan4297

    @latashastrahan4297

    2 жыл бұрын

    😅😅😆

  • @Christinasvenska

    @Christinasvenska

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mmmhmmm!! There is very little, if any, room to breathe in a Sondheim song, lol!

  • @terryfuson2027

    @terryfuson2027

    2 жыл бұрын

    Every three seconds? You obviously aren't singing it up to tempo yet.

  • @queenvidron4240
    @queenvidron42402 жыл бұрын

    “Have you ever tried to do a duet by yourself?” Me, a Les Mis fanatic who tried singing both parts of The Confrontation at least a thousand times: you underestimate my ambition

  • @esmeclayton2650

    @esmeclayton2650

    2 жыл бұрын

    I tried singing one day more by myself 😭😭

  • @ErinBookNut

    @ErinBookNut

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or like, literally the whole musical honestly. Is it possible to just sing one part?

  • @viktorbraginski

    @viktorbraginski

    2 жыл бұрын

    Saaame. Like yes, every theatre kid and musical lover has tried to sing two or more parts at once. It's part of the culture

  • @yourlocalhufflepuff3305

    @yourlocalhufflepuff3305

    Жыл бұрын

    @@viktorbraginski your not wrong

  • @BigChessFan

    @BigChessFan

    Жыл бұрын

    There is power in me yet, my race is not yet run!

  • @ellieu.6575
    @ellieu.65752 жыл бұрын

    “Have you ever tried to do a duet by yourself?” Bohemian Rhapsody has entered the chat

  • @w.d.4930

    @w.d.4930

    6 ай бұрын

    Yesss. I have! When my father bought his first band recorder (with two huge spools) and found out that he theoretically could dub tracks, he tried it on me! It worked and I turned out to be having a perfect pitch. For me, that was not surprising, I was just told to do the same song twice. He loved it. A singing career was out of the question, tough.

  • @theblaze5530

    @theblaze5530

    2 ай бұрын

    Wait bohemian rhapsody is a duet?

  • @mmsarahs
    @mmsarahs2 жыл бұрын

    I personally believe Burn from Hamilton deserves something because some of the notes I can't even hold and the amount of emotion Phillipa put into that is insane.

  • @live_unafraid47

    @live_unafraid47

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree...I find Burn far more challenging than Guns and Ships.

  • @ellichan5603

    @ellichan5603

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@live_unafraid47 yea same i prefer "first burn" tho

  • @fbwsrd9910

    @fbwsrd9910

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ellichan5603 First burn would be so incredibly difficult to do by yourself. Most of it is therorectically possibe but those long notes are so hard.

  • @urmawm3236

    @urmawm3236

    2 жыл бұрын

    fr!

  • @reggiesutphen1079

    @reggiesutphen1079

    2 жыл бұрын

    as a vocal major, I don't think Burn is that difficult. guns and ships is hard because of the fact that you have to enunciate your words very fast. burn is not too demanding at all

  • @biazacha
    @biazacha3 жыл бұрын

    "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" always makes me emotional, is seriously something else if done right.

  • @kevinhanson6106

    @kevinhanson6106

    3 жыл бұрын

    @ Beatrice NO ONE will equal the raw power passion and honesty of Jennifer Holidays performance of this song!

  • @Star3marie304

    @Star3marie304

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kevinhanson6106 I agree. She is a legend for real

  • @ohthelovelypoems

    @ohthelovelypoems

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kevinhanson6106 I get electric goosebumps everytime I hear her sing it.

  • @ghmck1995

    @ghmck1995

    3 жыл бұрын

    People say they don't like songs where the singer yells or shouts. But this song is raw emotion. If you can't convey your anger or hurt in this song without yelling and shouting then you aren't trying hard enough. Jennifer Holiday owns this song. She will forever be the standard. Yes Jennifer Hudson won an Oscar and did it justice. But the pain and soul Jennifer Holiday sang with can't be duplicated. You have to go to a dark place to sing this song.

  • @melmc9672

    @melmc9672

    3 жыл бұрын

    Omg- done right- it reaches inside your chest and grabs your heart

  • @cap-lock9432
    @cap-lock94322 жыл бұрын

    I didn’t realize that Dolores Umbridge could singing so amazingly 😂😂😂😂

  • @biancadiangelo5904

    @biancadiangelo5904

    2 ай бұрын

    Ikr

  • @Ember_Prime
    @Ember_Prime2 жыл бұрын

    Defying Gravity is a powerful song that gave me chills when I saw WICKED live in 2018. The final stretch of it has several belts and the ending riff is surprisingly difficult to pull off while staying on-pitch and keeping the tone full. The song was pretty much made for Idina Menzel (the original singer).

  • @patclinker6587

    @patclinker6587

    Жыл бұрын

    I've seen Wicked 3 times, and every time, the audience stands and applauds Elphaba when singing Defying Gravity! What a song!!

  • @Chloe.G.Miller

    @Chloe.G.Miller

    Жыл бұрын

    I saw wicked in 2015 when I was 3 it left a permanent mark on my soul im 12 now

  • @Tam_Eiki

    @Tam_Eiki

    9 ай бұрын

    Mitch Grassi from Pentatonix did Defying Gravity. It's on his SuperFruit channel. He even went a note or two higher than Idina Menzel. If you look up "Superfruit Defying Gravity" you'll find it. Thought you might enjoy a different version. :)

  • @shopsshire9282
    @shopsshire92823 жыл бұрын

    Broadway where the actors actually have to sing and dance and actually have talent with no Auto-Tune

  • @presidentofmaglab404

    @presidentofmaglab404

    2 жыл бұрын

    8 shows a week

  • @TheTylerJWalker

    @TheTylerJWalker

    2 жыл бұрын

    I mean I could TOTALLY DO IT! ha ha ha

  • @ertjiesb4158

    @ertjiesb4158

    2 жыл бұрын

    They don't need extreme close ups to prove they are singing live... - Neil Patrick Harris

  • @journeysoutloud1990

    @journeysoutloud1990

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm trying to jump back into it and I do sing and dance.

  • @vanessastegall

    @vanessastegall

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@journeysoutloud1990 you can do it! Bravo!

  • @jwindsor6274
    @jwindsor62743 жыл бұрын

    I literally cried the first time i saw “she used to be mine” performed

  • @bryangintora9541

    @bryangintora9541

    3 жыл бұрын

    First time I heard that song it was from AGT 2019. Lucas absolutely killed it with his performance.

  • @trinaq

    @trinaq

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too, the lyrics are so poignant, and makes me cry each time I hear them!

  • @Aster_Risk

    @Aster_Risk

    3 жыл бұрын

    I saw a video of Jordan Sparks performing it, and she absolutely made me cry.

  • @jwindsor6274

    @jwindsor6274

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Aster_Risk i saw Allison luff i swear the whole theater was crying lol 😭

  • @ETbonehome

    @ETbonehome

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yup this is my “cry in the shower/car” song 😭🖤🖤🖤 I wept like a baby watching Luke perform it on AGT

  • @chorusnerd91
    @chorusnerd912 жыл бұрын

    "Have you ever tried to do a duet by yourself?" *Me singing every part I possibly can during Hamilton...*

  • @artchic528
    @artchic5282 жыл бұрын

    How many words should we put in the lyrics? Soundheim: Yes!

  • @cooperminion825

    @cooperminion825

    2 жыл бұрын

    How many key changes should we include? Sondheim: Yes!

  • @riftryn

    @riftryn

    3 ай бұрын

    How much oxygen should the actors have? Sondheim: No!

  • @hollandfray4521
    @hollandfray45213 жыл бұрын

    Seriously Veronica only gets an honorable mention? She leaves the stage for a total of 4 minutes the entire show and the rest of the time she’s on stage belting or screaming.

  • @BffKLAM

    @BffKLAM

    3 жыл бұрын

    I guess this isn’t about roles tho it’s about songs - tbf tho she has diiificult songs lol!

  • @sabrinakina698

    @sabrinakina698

    3 жыл бұрын

    or laughing

  • @hollandfray4521

    @hollandfray4521

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BffKLAM not to mention just about every actress who played her suffered some degree of vocal damage from the the role.

  • @user-ir6mk6me7t

    @user-ir6mk6me7t

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just imagine screaming dead girl walking every night, I'd lose my head(6) performing that.

  • @poppyarnold3128

    @poppyarnold3128

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hollandfray4521 yeah, it’s a good thing when they did the west end version they lowered the notes. However Carrie Hope Fletcher did get tonsillitis during the last few months of her performance I’m pretty sure

  • @FlutePlayer777
    @FlutePlayer7773 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know Broadways Hunchback of Notre Dame had sign language in it! That is so cool!!

  • @jessicabennett9915

    @jessicabennett9915

    3 жыл бұрын

    That was from the Seattle cast. The actor who played Quasimodo is Deaf, just as the character in the book is. The actor signed his lines while one of the gargoyles sang them.

  • @christinaclark4360

    @christinaclark4360

    3 жыл бұрын

    But Ms Mojo is putting all the focus on singing while acting in the physical form of the hunchback & it’s not him, it’s the gargoyle singing.

  • @1974shannon

    @1974shannon

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome

  • @jamesc7277

    @jamesc7277

    3 жыл бұрын

    Quasimodo is deaf from his life ringing the very loud bells. (Yes, deaf, he can’t hear, not Deaf, culturally and linguistically Deaf. Maybe I should say ‘deafened’...anyway, he can’t hear, but he is lucky enough to live in Paris, relatively near the church-run Deaf school, where the French Sign Language (ancestor of ASL) was ‘born’, so he has access to sign for communication.

  • @zentient8840

    @zentient8840

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome

  • @ryanboardman7933
    @ryanboardman79332 жыл бұрын

    When I went through Marine Corps' bootcamp, every Sunday at mass we had a recruit that would sing "Bring him home" every week and it would bring every grown man to a tear in that room to a tear every time. A true and amazing musical for years to come!!!!!

  • @gwynnielsen5081
    @gwynnielsen50812 жыл бұрын

    I would say "I'm Not Getting Married Today" from Sondheim's COMPANY is pretty tough. I didn't sing it, but my colleague did and had a short series of emotional break downs during rehearsals because she just couldn't get all of the song's words out. Eventually, she recovered, got the knack of it, and she and the show went on to be a big hit.

  • @angelicember
    @angelicember3 жыл бұрын

    *Casually songs a long, even though I sound like a dying cat*

  • @lorenzogoglee1320

    @lorenzogoglee1320

    3 жыл бұрын

    same 😅

  • @xxkewldudexx

    @xxkewldudexx

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me with Gethsemane: God (pun intended), I hate being a baritone.

  • @cherryllama3767

    @cherryllama3767

    3 жыл бұрын

    I am sure that isn’t true unless it is but that’s just self doubt

  • @bridgetdinning4587

    @bridgetdinning4587

    3 жыл бұрын

    At least that’s the point for Memory

  • @orhugs

    @orhugs

    3 жыл бұрын

    So . . . as Grizabella lol

  • @silversnackan7037
    @silversnackan70373 жыл бұрын

    I'm SO glad Betty Buckley's climax of "Memory" was in this, her "Tony"-performance is my favourite version of that song.

  • @payattnto

    @payattnto

    3 жыл бұрын

    0

  • @jamiewolf1516

    @jamiewolf1516

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gives me chills every. Single. Time.

  • @elainezdollz

    @elainezdollz

    3 жыл бұрын

    She is an amazing singer. Best of all. I’ve heard her in person. Unbelievable voice. Gives me chills

  • @garyjones2561

    @garyjones2561

    3 жыл бұрын

    Barbara Streisand did the best Memory rendition tho, just in case u were implying that Betty Buckley was the "definitive".

  • @Kovu1224

    @Kovu1224

    3 жыл бұрын

    Check out Delta Goodrem's Version of "Memory"

  • @gregorylandon8524
    @gregorylandon85242 жыл бұрын

    "Vocally the song is all over the place." Me trying to reach those high notes but failing spectacularly that my neighbors notice: "OMG SAME!!!"

  • @katradiction
    @katradiction2 жыл бұрын

    Need to add these to a Playlist so: 20) Climb Every Mountain 19) She Used to be Mine 18) Made of Stone 17) Rainbow High 16) Confrontation 15) Rose's Turn 14) Pitty the Child 13) So Much Better 12) Your Fault 11) I'm Here 10) I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General 9) Memory 8) Guns and Ships 7) Bring Him Home 6) And I am Telling You I'm Not Going 5) I Only Want to Say 4) Defying Gravity 3) Getting Married Today 2)Phantom of the Opera --Dead Girl Walking --Octet --Kiss Me --I am who I am --Let's Raise a Little Hell 1) Glitter and be Gay

  • @viktorbraginski

    @viktorbraginski

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are amazing, I was looking for a comment like this for my own playlist

  • @crumpledgary3850

    @crumpledgary3850

    2 жыл бұрын

    13 is actually so much better

  • @ReliPen

    @ReliPen

    2 жыл бұрын

    Defying gravity was a song I wanted to sing

  • @RandomWriter9110

    @RandomWriter9110

    Жыл бұрын

    13 is “So Much Better”, not “Whipped Into Shape”. “Whipped Into Shape” is just an example they use in comparison for the song. And 9 is called “Memory”, not “Midnight”. 😅 Other than that, you’re spot on! Thanks for the list! 😄

  • @katradiction

    @katradiction

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RandomWriter9110 😅 the process of typing it on my cell while I listened without being able to pause without deleting the comment was... Not easy 😂

  • @Umihime
    @Umihime3 жыл бұрын

    My daughter who grew up in a family filled with music people (vocalists and instrumentalists) and was practically born singing musicals. She loved watching "Phanton" and mimicked the songs. She especially loved to sing Christine's part on Think of Me, and The Phantom of the Opera and had no idea the E6 was supposedly near impossible to sing. Her middle school teacher heard her hit the E6 with no problem while she was singing for fun in the school bathroom and went in to and asked her why she did not tell her she could sing that high. She said she didn't think it was a big deal. She was recommended to apply to a very prestigious Fine Arts Academy and got in easily. Her class won a Grammy. Graduation year she sang with her class in Carnegie Hall. I sing but not like she can. I thought she might choose a career singing but she decided she is happiest teaching young children. She chose to teach full classes with ESL. I am so proud of her as she is very gentle and patient and maybe she will help some other kids to find their voices!

  • @Umihime

    @Umihime

    3 жыл бұрын

    Forgot to add, a close family member is a Music producer and he told us that Brightman had trouble with the E6 so for the musical, the recorded E6 is dubbed.

  • @iamarine

    @iamarine

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Umihime I think your family member who told you that is mistaken. Sarah Brightman was married to Andrew Lloyd Webber and he wrote that song for HER to sing and he knew her limitations. She was the first Christine and was fantastic in her role.

  • @Umihime

    @Umihime

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@iamarine I knew she was married to ALW and that she sang the part but she was not always consistent. No One is perfect. The person who told me has worked with them both. I also have a career in music as well as a history of musical theater performance as do several off my other relatives. It is not all that rare to have a note recorded to make sure it is perfect in a live performance.

  • @Umihime

    @Umihime

    3 жыл бұрын

    I knew my stuff but went to find a source you might actually believe. It is done ALL THE TIME in musical theater. NO ONE is perfect.

  • @Umihime

    @Umihime

    3 жыл бұрын

    ​@@iamarine BTW, the family I am referencing knows them both and has worked with both of them.

  • @puppymcpupsters
    @puppymcpupsters3 жыл бұрын

    I'm a simple man, I see "Broadway" in the title so I click

  • @puppymcpupsters

    @puppymcpupsters

    3 жыл бұрын

    Omg yes So Much Better made the list I'm so proud

  • @charliep123

    @charliep123

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too. Me too.

  • @uraveragesimpdownthestreet5583

    @uraveragesimpdownthestreet5583

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep. Same

  • @udontknowme7417

    @udontknowme7417

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same same

  • @raccoonmotion5681

    @raccoonmotion5681

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @TheHealerIzAwesome
    @TheHealerIzAwesome2 жыл бұрын

    Can we all appreciate David Hasselhoff for doing a really great job despite not having done theatre like that before.

  • @Potatoesop

    @Potatoesop

    2 жыл бұрын

    I will certainly appreciate his acting and singing… but you should give the concept album (with Anthony Warlow) a listen. Especially #16 Alive

  • @alioc3298

    @alioc3298

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right?? He’s way better than I ever thought he could be

  • @louisacoote2337

    @louisacoote2337

    2 жыл бұрын

    Which part/song did he play/sing? I recognised quite a few actors ( who knew Imelda Staunton had such a great singing voice? News to me!), but did not recognise The Hoff at all!

  • @Potatoesop

    @Potatoesop

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@louisacoote2337 Hoff played the roll of Jekyll (and by proxy Hyde)

  • @alioc3298

    @alioc3298

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@louisacoote2337 he was Jekyll and Hyde

  • @janaschwehm3059
    @janaschwehm30592 жыл бұрын

    I attended MANY Broadway shows and I loved them ALL! I had an ex-boyfriend who worked for a Broadway theater, as did his father and uncle in the box office. I'd usually take two friends with me into the city, where we'd shop and dine before the show. I was hooked up with three 5th row center seats for FREE! I was just a kid back then, but I still cherish those memories. Seeing the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center, watching the ice skaters and enjoying the holiday decorations were special and something that most Americans NEVER get to see!

  • @tessadavis2018
    @tessadavis20183 жыл бұрын

    I’m so happy to see Made of Stone on this list. Hunchback is criminally underrated. The music, vocals, and raw emotion are incredible. It’s such a powerful show. It’s a show I think everyone should see if they get the chance.

  • @emilywest1116

    @emilywest1116

    2 жыл бұрын

    Stephen Schwartz is a genius. Pair him with Alan Menken and you got a MASTERPIECE. Hunchback of Notre Dame has some of the best pieces of music Disney has ever made.

  • @theenergetichopecat7006

    @theenergetichopecat7006

    2 жыл бұрын

    yes and this is one of my favorite shows of all time! It is so good!

  • @l.n.3372

    @l.n.3372

    Жыл бұрын

    HoND is a criminally underrated musical and has always been a criminally underrated animated movie.

  • @ellecullen3986
    @ellecullen39863 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU FOR PUTTING JEKYLL AND HYDE ON HERE! Some people don't understand how difficult it is to change voices so quickly. Anthony Warlow is a god. It's one of my favorite musical concept albums

  • @lilymarinovic1644

    @lilymarinovic1644

    2 жыл бұрын

    Aaah, Anthony Warlow 🥰 when I was in a musical in high school, we (the whole cast) were taken to see him in a one-man show. As exhausted as he must have been, he hung out for a bit with us afterwards.

  • @olvialee7221

    @olvialee7221

    2 жыл бұрын

    Crazy Fact: My mom actually played the main character in a great feminine role in a elementary school. I’d call this a Crazy Musical Fact for Myself

  • @angelicabutterfly1794

    @angelicabutterfly1794

    2 жыл бұрын

    That concept album is absolutely incredible

  • @mizusenshi8172

    @mizusenshi8172

    2 жыл бұрын

    When I first heard that song it was when Constantine Maroulis played the title role, in which Hyde was portrayed via a projection, so seeing Anthony Warlow's performance of it was a definite surprise to me. (Also in the Constantine Maroulis production they gave the song more of a rock arrangement, which sounds weird but is fitting if you saw him on American Idol).

  • @sheilagravely5621

    @sheilagravely5621

    2 жыл бұрын

    I didn't even know Hasslehoth sang, wow.

  • @maryschmitt5813
    @maryschmitt5813 Жыл бұрын

    Betty Buckley knocks Memory right out of the park...Fantastic!

  • @stardustmz
    @stardustmz2 жыл бұрын

    I played Little Red in Into The Woods in high school, and getting those "it was your faults" in was so hard but so fun. Of course I am a Sondheim junkie and love the complicated rhythms and overlapping voices. Such fun. I love learning/practicing/performing patter songs too. Oh Shit BRING HIM HOME.... our Val Jean was a freshman who somehow pulled out all the stops and killed it. Les Mis was so interesting to do. So many set changes.

  • @LoyaFrostwind

    @LoyaFrostwind

    2 жыл бұрын

    Our high school Baker's Wife accidentally sang "The cow as red as blood". 😹

  • @JarrettSelf
    @JarrettSelf3 жыл бұрын

    “It takes a really talented actor to pull off this musical number” *immediately cuts away from David Hastlehoff* 😂

  • @orhugs

    @orhugs

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bahahaha I was hoping they would've cut sooner.

  • @vanityplates3125

    @vanityplates3125

    3 жыл бұрын

    As I read your comment, that scene played out. 😂😂😂😂

  • @michelledrayson4027

    @michelledrayson4027

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, he almost destroyed that show for me. Luckily I had seen it live with truly talented actors, so the bad taste in my mouth was short-lived!

  • @grease58

    @grease58

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@michelledrayson4027 Obviously you never saw Sebastian Bach destroy Jeckyll/Hyde. THAT was a travesty.....

  • @michelledrayson4027

    @michelledrayson4027

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@grease58 I knew better than to subject myself to that which I knew would be a travesty. I only saw the Hasselhoff version because it was given to me on DVD - I haven't been able to stomach that one a 2nd time!

  • @rily1099
    @rily10993 жыл бұрын

    I am surprised 'I Dreamed a Dream' was not on here. That song requires strong emotion and voice.

  • @marallenrondez2606

    @marallenrondez2606

    2 жыл бұрын

    True, but I would choose Bring Him Home from Les Miserable since it has a lot of emotion and more voice control compared to I dreamed a dream

  • @RobbieL1977

    @RobbieL1977

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree with both and was amazed when Tom Ellis sang it on Lucifer

  • @joelcastro-reyes1667

    @joelcastro-reyes1667

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@marallenrondez2606 yeah, holding a constant falsetto is hard enough for most male singers as it is.

  • @Scheherasad

    @Scheherasad

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RobbieL1977 he sang it great

  • @susie9893

    @susie9893

    2 жыл бұрын

    I can't believe On My Own wasn't mentioned. Requires huge range and requires real depth in performance if it's to get the right reaction from the audience

  • @crystalfajman3732
    @crystalfajman3732 Жыл бұрын

    "Confrontation" from Jekyll and Hyde really makes you see how good a singer David Hasselhoff really is!

  • @eldenl1

    @eldenl1

    6 ай бұрын

    I noticed they gave credit to Anthony Warlow but David Hasselhoff was the actor in that clip.

  • @r3pression

    @r3pression

    4 ай бұрын

    LIVE LAUGH LOVE DAVID HASSELHOFF@@eldenl1

  • @brancellbooks

    @brancellbooks

    2 ай бұрын

    @@eldenl1Anthony Warlow was the singer from the cast recording, who they played a clip of-a confusing citation for sure though, it’s not clear that the actor in the visual clip is different from the audio clip.

  • @patriciawhite6178

    @patriciawhite6178

    14 күн бұрын

    Fantastic!!

  • @janisi9262
    @janisi92622 жыл бұрын

    “Have you ever tried to do a duet by yourself?” Just everyone who's tried to sing Bohemian Rhapsody.

  • @trinaq
    @trinaq3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another brilliant musical theatre list. When I was in high school, we performed "Les Miserables", and our Valjean might have only been 16, yet he had a incredible baritone voice. You can BET that he brought the house down every night with his roaring rendition of "Bring him Home." 👏🏾🎭🎶

  • @rubygracemoseley8144

    @rubygracemoseley8144

    3 жыл бұрын

    I cry over that song no matter who sings it 😂😂😭😭

  • @ChildofGodjmh

    @ChildofGodjmh

    3 жыл бұрын

    I cry throughout that play! Especially during the finale when Valjean and Fantine have their interlude!

  • @mikesnyder1788

    @mikesnyder1788

    3 жыл бұрын

    What fun it must have been to perform this great musical in high school. Great memories you will always remember!

  • @LoyaFrostwind

    @LoyaFrostwind

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love the Valjean/Javert duets.

  • @pockylovingranger
    @pockylovingranger3 жыл бұрын

    When it comes to Defying Gravity, no one can ever top the Spirit Lord of Derpendelle herself, Idina Menzel x3

  • @calebjfreed

    @calebjfreed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Jessica Vosk

  • @ladybuggywuggy

    @ladybuggywuggy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@calebjfreed I agree 1000000%

  • @Pippi4TeaInTrees

    @Pippi4TeaInTrees

    2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely. I prefer the song no good deed but the pair definitely made the bar so high, it’s never the same unless they sing it.

  • @alexthornley9936

    @alexthornley9936

    2 жыл бұрын

    I can do it

  • @dumblebee9167

    @dumblebee9167

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh they absolutely can.

  • @aphroditeinamerica7242
    @aphroditeinamerica72422 жыл бұрын

    “Have you ever tried to do a duet by yourself” Me casually singing ALL of Hamilton at the drop of a hat with no mistake: 👁👄👁

  • @theanonymous1606
    @theanonymous16062 жыл бұрын

    “Have you ever tried singing a duet by yourself?” I’ll do you one better, have you ever tried singing one day more by yourself?

  • @rubyannable8335

    @rubyannable8335

    2 жыл бұрын

    Answer is yes , I ran out of breath so many times , did 0.5 seconds of each sentence so that each character gets a part and finished it impressing my music teacher to nearly crying for my voice

  • @tigergirljamie7

    @tigergirljamie7

    2 жыл бұрын

    One day more is more impressive but I sing gay or European in the shower and in the car every line. Does that count ?

  • @bayjaby

    @bayjaby

    2 жыл бұрын

    Always! And Master of the House!

  • @amandatolentino589
    @amandatolentino5893 жыл бұрын

    I'm blown away every time I see Broadway shows, the incredible choreography, insanely long lyrics, and vocal ranges that seem almost non-human. I agree with another comment below: these actors and actresses have so much to offer their audiences yet get paid so little in comparison. These are people so dedicated to their art and performance. Bravo to them all!

  • @cameronoz4603
    @cameronoz46033 жыл бұрын

    She's not suspended while singing "Defying Gravity". She's standing on a lift that is hidden behind giant sheets of black fabric.

  • @jkrissyla

    @jkrissyla

    2 жыл бұрын

    She did say the original staging.

  • @mirjamleczek1527

    @mirjamleczek1527

    2 жыл бұрын

    not in all stagings. The one I watched was really "flying" ;)

  • @jkrissyla

    @jkrissyla

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mirjamleczek1527 apparently you need some help with reading comprehension. Original means the first staging. Touring shows will likely have different staging, i.e. the staging you saw. While some theatres have the flies to be able to pull off the original staging, some do not, and instead you get a different staging. And here’s the best part - it has absolutely no effect on how you see the show. Kthanks. / soapbox

  • @mirjamleczek1527

    @mirjamleczek1527

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jkrissyla I was replying to Cameron, just saying that I had a flying one!

  • @MondoMiami

    @MondoMiami

    2 жыл бұрын

    And she’s also screaming, not singing.

  • @The_Captain2000
    @The_Captain20002 жыл бұрын

    The most difficult song in all of musical comedy is "Trouble" from The Music Man. Nothing from Hamilton can hold a candle to it in difficulty. The acting required is staggering as it sets the premise for the entire show and the enunciation and cadence require the skill of an auctioneer.

  • @madisondonnelly7259

    @madisondonnelly7259

    2 жыл бұрын

    my community theatre did the music man and our harold hill was SOOOO charismatic and the only person i know who could pull it off

  • @bonniedurigo

    @bonniedurigo

    2 жыл бұрын

    Definently,I am playing contasoble locke at my drama shool this year and trouble is so hard YougottroublemyfriendsrighthearIsay,troublerighthearinrivercity Thats what it sounds like

  • @andysmith5806
    @andysmith58062 жыл бұрын

    So, is Sondheim aware that oxygen is necessary for people to, you know, sing? Or live?

  • @halvarianknight4477

    @halvarianknight4477

    2 жыл бұрын

    He he he he he

  • @ascent8487

    @ascent8487

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sondheim cares not.

  • @jbvader721

    @jbvader721

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sondheim just likes to punish his singers.

  • @danpage6907

    @danpage6907

    2 жыл бұрын

    "By the Sea" from Sweeney Todd is literally a physical torture for the actress playing Mrs. Lovett.

  • @jbvader721

    @jbvader721

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@danpage6907 Just ask Angela Lansbury.

  • @dinosaurwoman
    @dinosaurwoman3 жыл бұрын

    It is important to note that Colm Wilkinson was the one who chose to sing "Bring Him Home" in a high tenor register. Everyone has since followed his lead. THANK YOU for including "Climb Every Mountain." One of the most beautiful songs from a musical ever written. I used it and plenty of Sarah Brightman and Andrew Lloyd Webber to help me train for operatic singing.

  • @genapruitt
    @genapruitt2 жыл бұрын

    "The Lonely Goatherd" from "The Sound of Music" is another difficult and impressive song for anyone to master. 😊♥

  • @blankspace17
    @blankspace172 жыл бұрын

    Well, search too for Ms. Lea Salonga (former Ms. Saigon, original singer of Aladdin's "A Whole New World" & Mulan's "Reflection"). She's one of the best broadway singers & theater performers in the world. Try to watch her theater performances. 😊

  • @acedunnit

    @acedunnit

    2 жыл бұрын

    omg i love her sm!! #1 erzulie from once on this island as well

  • @katebaird6759

    @katebaird6759

    2 жыл бұрын

    YES!!!

  • @elliedorough6160
    @elliedorough61603 жыл бұрын

    Santa Fe isn’t even an honorable mention?! That song is incredibly difficult.

  • @itskirstiswani98

    @itskirstiswani98

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or Watch What Happens. That song is really fast. I love Newsies

  • @started_dreaming208

    @started_dreaming208

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah. I was surprised. I mean, there are some guys who have to perform high notes in the chorus. I think that is an honorable mention itself.

  • @AldenBunagCDAD

    @AldenBunagCDAD

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love the song but the vocal resilience and range needed isn't that bad compared to all of the songs on here. Plus it doesn't require anywhere near as much physicality as many of the other songs in Newsies (hence why it's the most difficult song to sing in the musical).

  • @started_dreaming208

    @started_dreaming208

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AldenBunagCDAD Well I see what you are saying, but I believe that this last note and the changing of emotions during the song is really hard. I believe it should have been in the honorable mentions ...!

  • @h193013

    @h193013

    3 жыл бұрын

    The one from Newsies or Rent?

  • @mialast6306
    @mialast63063 жыл бұрын

    not me trying to sing these songs 🙄✋

  • @ellienolan9040

    @ellienolan9040

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was the sale lol

  • @practical_panda4131

    @practical_panda4131

    3 жыл бұрын

    yep i feel u

  • @legallyfinn3816

    @legallyfinn3816

    3 жыл бұрын

    My biggest flex is that I can sing the last note on So Much Better 😛

  • @ellienolan9040

    @ellienolan9040

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @irmacuevas9990

    @irmacuevas9990

    3 жыл бұрын

    MEEEEE LMAO

  • @ttff9016
    @ttff9016 Жыл бұрын

    I was specifically looking for memory, which is my fav Broadway song of all time cause it was written like 30 minutes before the show went live and the actress had to learn it in lesser time. LOVE IT SO MUCH.

  • @alyzu4755
    @alyzu47552 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad "Rainbow High" was included. And I'm REALLY glad you showed Ms. Pfeiffer and Ms. LuPone. (I listened to the original cast recording on repeat when I was a kid. 😊) Also, when trying to sing along with "Hamilton" (which I really shouldn't do), I often end up singing "Everybody give it up for America's flavored flying French fry!"

  • @itsmesara4464

    @itsmesara4464

    2 жыл бұрын

    THE HAMILTON ONE AHAHAHAHAHA PLEASE

  • @Sba_w
    @Sba_w3 жыл бұрын

    Guns and ships is perfect noone can top the original version

  • @Weirdos22146

    @Weirdos22146

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's so true

  • @foziart1325

    @foziart1325

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah but i can rap it now- what really helped is that its to the same rhythm as Alexander Hamilton which was the first song i learnt

  • @LadyMephistopheles

    @LadyMephistopheles

    3 жыл бұрын

    You haven't seen any of the London cast members performing it. They're fucking amazing

  • @ishee-chan6495

    @ishee-chan6495

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not me rapping it in the bathroom (no im not in the bathroom)

  • @RoarOfWolverine
    @RoarOfWolverine3 жыл бұрын

    They should have included “Heaven On Their Minds” from Jesus Christ Superstar. That song is more difficult than Gethsemane, but for a different reason. There’s not any insane high notes that up the curve, but insane scales instead. Carl Anderson set the bar high after doing the 1973 movie version and I have yet to hear anyone match it. Anderson’s scales on the big notes were flawless and the passion with which he sang it was unparalleled. I have also seen him do it live on three occasions in the 90s, and he still nailed it every time, even adding in extra scales. RIP Carl Anderson.

  • @leg7497

    @leg7497

    2 жыл бұрын

    10000% AGREED seen it 3 times live and no one matches his version

  • @joehadari7315

    @joehadari7315

    2 жыл бұрын

    Heaven on Their Minds also has to convey Judas' mixture of admiration, frustration, anger and fear.

  • @RoarOfWolverine

    @RoarOfWolverine

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@joehadari7315 …and no one captures all of those emotion better than Carl Anderson did. Especially in the movie where all of the singer/actors had the benefit of being directed by Norman Jewison. Without Norm’s direction, that movie would not be as powerful as it is and I’m an atheist, but I still know art when I see or hear it.

  • @mr-capgras
    @mr-capgras2 жыл бұрын

    Gethsemane is so beautiful every time, it's so incredibly well done and gorgeous. This musical did so much justice to the story it tells, one of my absolute favorites!

  • @astragato.
    @astragato.2 жыл бұрын

    the fact that Chris Colfer did 3 of the hardest of these perfectly is amazing, as well as Amber Riley with I am telling you and Jayma Mays with Getting Married!

  • @carlaconnormusicmotivation2249

    @carlaconnormusicmotivation2249

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was scrolling for Glee comments!

  • @madisondonnelly7259

    @madisondonnelly7259

    2 жыл бұрын

    GLEEK FOR LIFE!

  • @paigebohlen8967

    @paigebohlen8967

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amber Riley is the most underrated singer/actress on that show.

  • @Moonuska93

    @Moonuska93

    2 жыл бұрын

    In fact Chris did four of these list: Rose's Turn, Memory, Bring Him Home and Defying Gravity

  • @astragato.

    @astragato.

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Moonuska93 oh yeah! what a god

  • @kendragramley6243
    @kendragramley62433 жыл бұрын

    Pretty great list, but I'm kind of disappointed that you mentioned Jennifer Hudson for holding a candle to Jennifer Holliday and not even a nod to Amber Riley who not only killed the song on Glee near the beginning of her career, but played an award-winning Effie in West End to critical acclaim. Not knocking either of the other singers, but Amber Riley often gets overlooked and I think she deserved credit and a mention here too.

  • @Imjuscariii

    @Imjuscariii

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yupppp

  • @veronicaruston8224

    @veronicaruston8224

    2 жыл бұрын

    No, she doesn't. She didn't perform the song on stage. Duh

  • @cisgwapa

    @cisgwapa

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@veronicaruston8224 She did. She literally won awards for playing Effie on West End. (which the original commenter had already mentioned)

  • @Cheer4lifeAmberMarie
    @Cheer4lifeAmberMarie3 жыл бұрын

    Popular- Wicked Let It Go- Indina Menzel(Frozen) Another Day& La Vi Boheme-Rent Listen- Dream Girls Green Finch & Linnett Bird- Sweeney Todd Never Enough- The Greatest Showman

  • @citrus_sarcasm4058

    @citrus_sarcasm4058

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree with never enough. I did a production of it for a musical course in which we had a week to put on a musical and chose the greatest showman. Don’t he me wrong we had some strong singers for the leads but damn it if that song wasn’t up there with the hardest.

  • @pennyc11

    @pennyc11

    3 жыл бұрын

    Green Finch-the hardest song I've heard sung badly and beautifully in the latest Sweeney Todd version. I was following the send up closely to see if it was included with dread but the young actress sang it so well. No screeching. 😊

  • @bobbihearn6168

    @bobbihearn6168

    3 жыл бұрын

    I can do all but Green Finch & Linnett Bird(not for lack of trying though)

  • @adamuffoletto7869

    @adamuffoletto7869

    3 жыл бұрын

    Never Enough is hard as hell because that strong high note on "enough" is right on a lot of women's breaks, where the "natural" voice stops and you have to transition into head voice. It's hard to land as powerfully as required when you're fighting against your normal placement

  • @edsheeranhatepage1464

    @edsheeranhatepage1464

    3 жыл бұрын

    and also world burn - mean girls

  • @sonyasandoval1477
    @sonyasandoval14772 жыл бұрын

    The best rendition of "Gethsemane" I've ever heard is by the one and only Michael Crawford. He sings it with such passion and emotion, he makes me cry. And when he hits that note in the center and holds it forever! He is also my favorite Phantom, and Sarah Brightman my favorite Christine. I wish I had her range.

  • @thefilmwatcher1216
    @thefilmwatcher12162 жыл бұрын

    Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera. The range that song requires is insane.

  • @lara-yc6iq
    @lara-yc6iq3 жыл бұрын

    Defying Gravity is always hailed as being a hellish song to sing on Wicked, but No Good Deed is also *extremely* hard.

  • @Loveboylove1989
    @Loveboylove19893 жыл бұрын

    I was in a production of “Into The Woods” and “Our Fault” was hard as heck. I was the Baker’s wife so I was dead by then, but DAMN! Watching my classmates manage that was insane.

  • @harleycao1332

    @harleycao1332

    3 жыл бұрын

    I can sing it and keep up, though I don't sound good.

  • @moonjellypins

    @moonjellypins

    3 жыл бұрын

    (Not related but) the baker’s wife is one of my dream roles! Hope everything went well in the production 😄

  • @Loveboylove1989

    @Loveboylove1989

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@moonjellypins thankfully everything went well other than having to delay the show twice due to terrible weather that year. We had to cancel our second musical of the year because of it. We were SUPPOSED to do Guys and Dolls for the spring show. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @moonjellypins

    @moonjellypins

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Loveboylove1989 That sucks. At least Into the woods went well.

  • @tomshea8382

    @tomshea8382

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's "Your Fault."

  • @manifestgtr
    @manifestgtr2 жыл бұрын

    This is a bit of an oddball choice but I think the second “I’ll Cover You” from Rent has got to be BRUTAL to sing. The most devastating moment in the show has just happened and Collins has to bring that moment home. When it’s done right, it leaves you emotionally exhausted…so while it’s probably not the most technically demanding song in the world (also not the easiest), that’s always been my benchmark for great broadway singing.

  • @marcietannous5786

    @marcietannous5786

    6 ай бұрын

    💯

  • @erickkjann7661
    @erickkjann76612 жыл бұрын

    Comments be like: "have you ever tried a duet by yourself?" Me who sings all parts in One Day More from Les Mis: ●︿●

  • @redisthecoolestcolour
    @redisthecoolestcolour3 жыл бұрын

    Did you know Adam Pascal's audition notes had the memo: "Closes his eyes when singing" as a concern of the Director of RENT? Jonathan Larsson rejected that concern, and said it was in Adam's favour, given that he wanted people to believe Roger was a singer in a band, not a trained Broadway singer.

  • @elizamay6402

    @elizamay6402

    2 жыл бұрын

    I find in order to feel the song the most, my eyes are always closed.

  • @hunterp41
    @hunterp413 жыл бұрын

    Everyone panic, Dolores Umbridge has come to Broadway!

  • @saorise28

    @saorise28

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like to think Dolores got fired and banished from the wizarding world and saw the error of her ways. While trying to adjust to the muggle world she stumbled upon musical theater and loved it. It gave her motivation and hope to try it out. She now spends her days performing and wishing she could apologize to all those she hurt but in a roundabout way grateful they kicked her out because now she is happier than ever.

  • @alishamurdock3796

    @alishamurdock3796

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, and she was killin’ it‼️😂

  • @LadyMephistopheles

    @LadyMephistopheles

    3 жыл бұрын

    Imelda Staunton is a fucking amazing musical actress. I'm grateful to have seen her perform live

  • @spacecadet2172

    @spacecadet2172

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@saorise28 she deserves MUCH worse; you’re perverse

  • @jotajota6125

    @jotajota6125

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol, my reaction exactly. "Oh!!! Dolores Umbridge is singing Rose's Turn!!"

  • @MLopez-fu8fd
    @MLopez-fu8fd2 жыл бұрын

    Ms. Chenowith is absolutely brilliant, Both as a Commedienne, and as a Singer!! Her movement between the Two is effortless: and Genius in that scene where she tells Patti LuPone: “My song, You go” Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant!! I adore her!!

  • @nothingtonooneinparticular8500
    @nothingtonooneinparticular850010 ай бұрын

    There will never be another Madeline Kahn...such perfection in comedic acting and singing. Phantom was absolutely stunning at Her Majesty's Theater London, my friend had seen it so got us center orchestra seats. He awaited my expressions, when the chandelier flew off the stage to the celiing and savored my reaction when it fell from the ceiling and to the stage with the curtains closing for the intermission. I could feel the adrenaline shot both times, as I almost had a heart attack, to his delight! lol It was life affectingly brilliant!

  • @natfoote4967
    @natfoote49673 жыл бұрын

    Reciting "Modern Major General," from memory, at speed, is a challenging exercise undergraduates in the English Department tend to share with the Performance Arts types. It takes a remarkable level of enunciation to keep it from devolving into incoherent gibberish.

  • @JustTanya.

    @JustTanya.

    2 жыл бұрын

    And why did I read this comment in the same rhythm as the song? 🙄🤣🤣

  • @gabrielasaldivia7923
    @gabrielasaldivia79233 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know that David Hasselhoff could sing parts so demanding as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde!!! A really amazing surprise!

  • @smokierings

    @smokierings

    3 жыл бұрын

    He did a good job, but he SUPER rushed Confrontation in that recording, sadly.

  • @LeoHernandeznyc

    @LeoHernandeznyc

    3 жыл бұрын

    You can see his entire show on amazon prime. I saw it on broadway with him.... He was ok when he was by himself but he was WAY out of his league with others.

  • @XJIcequeen

    @XJIcequeen

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was quite unexpected

  • @lemasander4932

    @lemasander4932

    3 жыл бұрын

    Didn’t know he sang on broadway either... apparently in Germany we only know him from knight rider, Baywatch and of cause for claiming he brought the Berlin wall down 🤣

  • @MarySunshine25

    @MarySunshine25

    3 жыл бұрын

    Omg yes, it's epic. I cried so much watching it. It's a masterpiece.

  • @dabbyleemiller
    @dabbyleemiller2 жыл бұрын

    “Dangle something sparkly in front of a soprano and you can be sure they’ll try to sing it” 😂🤣😭

  • @doordedeur
    @doordedeur2 жыл бұрын

    When I was younger, I thought that Andrew, Loyd and Webber were three people...

  • @gmcnewlook
    @gmcnewlook3 жыл бұрын

    I don’t know this counts but suddenly Seymour in the parts when Audrey belts it out is just insane (specifically when it’s Ellen Greene)

  • @Cloud-be8pg

    @Cloud-be8pg

    2 жыл бұрын

    suddenly seymour took me so long too he able too hit luckily i have a wide range and operatic voice but it took a while

  • @cynthiamaldonado8051
    @cynthiamaldonado80513 жыл бұрын

    David Hasselhoff in Jekyll and Hyde really surprised me.

  • @1049berkeley

    @1049berkeley

    3 жыл бұрын

    I am not a fan of his singing.

  • @cynthiamaldonado8051

    @cynthiamaldonado8051

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@1049berkeley I don't know if I'm a fan. I just didn't know he could carry a tune.

  • @daledonaldson4122

    @daledonaldson4122

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cynthiamaldonado8051 he’s immensely popular in Europe, has released a lot of albums there.

  • @cynthiamaldonado8051

    @cynthiamaldonado8051

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@daledonaldson4122 I did not know that. Thanks. I'll have to listen to some of his music.

  • @valogden

    @valogden

    3 жыл бұрын

    A fantastic musical!

  • @carlozabbia1157
    @carlozabbia11572 жыл бұрын

    I graduated high school in 1967, and "Climb Every Mountain" is our class song. We sing it at every reunion, the latest being this year, celebrating 55 years.

  • @mamaboocee
    @mamaboocee2 жыл бұрын

    You really did a great job of putting this together so everyone can appreciate these scores and performances. I am not as familiar with live theatre - especially on Broadway - as I should be, but you have helped me immensely in getting to know more about it and the talented, dedicated people involved in making this magic happen! P However, I did have the good fortune to see the original cast of "Evita" on Broadway in NYC back in 1979. That was a very exciting experience to say the least. What a treat to have seen Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin perform this modern day classic! And now I appreciate the experience even more! Lucky me!

  • @jessica_jade97
    @jessica_jade973 жыл бұрын

    I think almost every song in les mis is crazy hard... I dreamed a dream anyone

  • @bridgetbarber4221

    @bridgetbarber4221

    3 жыл бұрын

    "On my own" was always my favourite and one of my audition songs when I used to audition for pantos, etc.

  • @kimmie_g1387

    @kimmie_g1387

    3 жыл бұрын

    I really thought that was gonna be on this list

  • @halvarianknight4477

    @halvarianknight4477

    2 жыл бұрын

    Stars is really fun

  • @aeternumiudexem

    @aeternumiudexem

    2 жыл бұрын

    I raise you all Javerts Sililoque

  • @amandawagner6099

    @amandawagner6099

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bridgetbarber4221 I sang On My Own for a college concert once. My voice wasn't in the best shape, because I had been recovering from bronchitis or something, but I powered through (the low notes were a bit rough). I was a little disappointed with it, since the first time I sang it was pretty much the most perfect song I've ever performed. However, an audience member came up to me and said I sang it so well, it was like she could feel the character's emotions and like she was listening to a Broadway singer she had seen perform it.

  • @liamsdream403
    @liamsdream4032 жыл бұрын

    Have you ever sing a duet with yourself Me singing all song from Hamilton everyday Mostly Alexander and Laurens which have chemistry so I’m basically flirting with myself

  • @Imjuscariii

    @Imjuscariii

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me singing as Washington and Hamilton in “One Last Time” 😭

  • @mmsarahs

    @mmsarahs

    2 жыл бұрын

    I literally sing every part except for Lafayettes in Guns and Ships

  • @Yumixfan

    @Yumixfan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mmsarahs I mean, I still TRY to sing Lafayettes part in Guns and Ships. TRY being the operative word XD

  • @ernekecamacho4604

    @ernekecamacho4604

    2 жыл бұрын

    And singing both Washington, the ensemble and Layffette! Oo

  • @halvarianknight4477

    @halvarianknight4477

    2 жыл бұрын

    Room where it happens is my favorite

  • @annemariewindhorst6308
    @annemariewindhorst63082 жыл бұрын

    I'm a bit sad that The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha wasn't in here. It's basically everything she says about Bring Him Home.

  • @shroompunk285
    @shroompunk285 Жыл бұрын

    “Have you ever tried to do a duet all by yourself” Me trying to sing all of Rock Island from the music man: *gasping and panting* I NEED AIIIRRR

  • @mariashouse5492
    @mariashouse54923 жыл бұрын

    My favorite songs are the ones from the Golden Age of Broadway, most of which are written for legit voices rather than belters. From this list I would choose: "If I Loved You", "I Could Have Danced All Night", and many of the tunes from "West Side Story", just to name a few.

  • @Sunflowers1591

    @Sunflowers1591

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love those as well. They've stood the test of time for a good reason. They have everything: melody, emotion and a good story - and (most of) the singers could sing.

  • @Kaelsma5646
    @Kaelsma56462 жыл бұрын

    "Stars" from Les Miserables never fails to take my breath away.

  • @SkyGypsy
    @SkyGypsy2 жыл бұрын

    I played 'Marta' in Company in 1979, and I had to hold out the final note of 'Another 100 People' for something ridiculous like 20 measures. I barely pulled it off and did so by swinging into a deep bow at the end, cutting the note off abruptly. But more difficult than either that or 'I'm Not Getting Married' was the opening number with the entire cast singing, with several of us singing different lyrics at the same time. The timing and synchronization was gawd awful hard to do. The opening number gets my vote for Company.

  • @AndrewGrabowski
    @AndrewGrabowski2 жыл бұрын

    Patty absolutely killed her performance of "Memory" in Diary of a Wimpy Kid

  • @turtlebutt1574

    @turtlebutt1574

    2 жыл бұрын

    glad i’m not the only one

  • @Sba_w
    @Sba_w3 жыл бұрын

    Getting married today is very hard i can't even think about singing it

  • @ladyredl3210

    @ladyredl3210

    3 жыл бұрын

    This song changed for me now I'm actually planning a wedding, it actually stresses me out less. It's weird.

  • @Sba_w

    @Sba_w

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ladyredl3210 oppps

  • @Sba_w

    @Sba_w

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ladyredl3210 wish you luck

  • @ladyredl3210

    @ladyredl3210

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Sba_w thanks I like your pic on your profile. Do you customize dolls?

  • @Sba_w

    @Sba_w

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ladyredl3210 thank you , no i just got the pic from net 😅

  • @EphPhaThaINC
    @EphPhaThaINC2 жыл бұрын

    Bernadette Peters is a freaking living legend.

  • @Komerican10
    @Komerican102 жыл бұрын

    Seeing this collection reminds me of my time in theatre 🎭 SO much fun. Phantom was always my choice for auditions due to the wide range it shows. Musicals, plays and operas can make men weep or turn sadness into joy:)

  • @codexena1
    @codexena1 Жыл бұрын

    WOW! I did not realize how hard these songs were hard but listening to you and your view showed me a new light. Just WOW!

  • @chelseacanales8763
    @chelseacanales87633 жыл бұрын

    Memory is my favourite song from Cats. I don’t know why, but it makes me cry.

  • @YugiohDigimonFan

    @YugiohDigimonFan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Elaine Paige definitely nailed it.

  • @mr.froglegs

    @mr.froglegs

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its the best song from the show, no cap

  • @adamuffoletto7869

    @adamuffoletto7869

    3 жыл бұрын

    I mean, it's the only "I want" song in 2 hours of "I am" songs. The whole show is basically an experiment in the emotional impact of a good "I want" song

  • @karamakowski7607

    @karamakowski7607

    3 жыл бұрын

    My mom laughs at me cause I literally do every single time without fail

  • @squirleyspitmonkey3926

    @squirleyspitmonkey3926

    3 жыл бұрын

    You and everybody else. Defying gravity also gets me. If anybody sings those two, and I don't cry, they're a bad singer and should find a different line of work

  • @1marilynable
    @1marilynable3 жыл бұрын

    When Gaga sang "climb every mountain" at the oscars in 2015, I was speechless. That was amazing.

  • @justineharper3346

    @justineharper3346

    3 жыл бұрын

    That performance was the first time I really appreciated her skills as a singer. I’m not really a fan of her type of music, but damn. She’s got some pipes. I loved her acting skills in AHS as well

  • @randomlysammy9856
    @randomlysammy98562 жыл бұрын

    I was amazed that David Hasselhoff was able to sing a duet all by himself..just wow

  • @ScarMoonYT
    @ScarMoonYT2 жыл бұрын

    I love that you guys put Confrontation in here! That song, along with Alive, are my favorite songs from the Jekyll and Hyde musical.

  • @sandibergen2523
    @sandibergen25233 жыл бұрын

    Defying Gravity by Idina, gives me chills!!!!! Love you, Idina-thanks for sharing your incredible gift!!!!!

  • @BeanBag343
    @BeanBag3433 жыл бұрын

    I don't think anyone can sing glitter and be gay as good as Glinda.... I mean Kristin Chenoweth

  • @xxkewldudexx

    @xxkewldudexx

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't know...Barbara Cook (the OG) was pretty good too.

  • @richardcanedo1614

    @richardcanedo1614

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@xxkewldudexx Agreed; very few singers can pull off that song well, and Cook and Chenoweth are among the very few.

  • @richardcanedo1614

    @richardcanedo1614

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Russell Hayman It doesn't build Barbara Cook up at all to tear down Kristin Chenoweth, and the hyperbole ("third-rater"?) is just silly. Barbara Cook was as gracious and generous a performer as there's ever been, and I feel pretty certain that she appreciated Chenoweth for her talent and hard work as well.

  • @CraftyLadyLinda

    @CraftyLadyLinda

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed... and her comedic timing it perfect

  • @julkasteven8198

    @julkasteven8198

    3 жыл бұрын

    Idina played in two different productions with two Ladies with similiar names Kristen and Kristin

  • @1982Nels
    @1982Nels Жыл бұрын

    So mad I waited for years to see Wicked. Great production, book. Loved it!

  • @Wolf-Man88
    @Wolf-Man882 жыл бұрын

    Not theater related songs, but definitely sang duets on my own. Going from rapping into singing is something haha. Loved this video, the talent in these people is so amazing 🤩

  • @michellesoh4932
    @michellesoh49323 жыл бұрын

    “Hey Little Songbird” from Hadestown is a hard one. Hades sings some very low notes

  • @bluecheese100

    @bluecheese100

    3 жыл бұрын

    Patrick Page’s voice is so low but it’s great!🤣

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