so I'm a theatre tech person who can't sing worth a darn... but I love your reaction videos, I'm always in awe of singers... This is remarkable reaction to great singing... but as a lighting person, I have to comment on how well it is lit and the color blending between her dress and the blue light that surrounds her, without losing any natural tones on her skin... and if you get a wider shot of this scene you will notice that they also matched the color of the accent lighting on the stage to the color of the flame...
I loved hearing about lighting from a techs point of view! I danced a lot growing up and tech rehearsals were always so long and I never understood why. I didn’t realize so much went into lighting! Thanks for sharing!
do you think maybe she didn’t think about sustainability because they were recording the film? maybe she did it differently for her normal performances? i just wonder if that could affect her choices somehow 🤔
Yes for sure! I'm sure the fact that it was filmed affected her performance in many ways. I know for a fact she's got great technique so I'm not worried about her based on this one performance!!
I think maybe it was just when she was acting. She definitely does a more smooth push in the cast recording of the song. I have listened to it many times lol. She sounds slightly different in a few places on the recording versus the film.
Also from I know about the night of that performance she was also grieving a family loss and it was a more emotional night for her so that could’ve affected her performance when it was filmed.
They also filmed this performance after doing a regular 8 show week, and had to run it multiple times. This should have been their very necessary rest day, but instead they had to do more performances. Every single one of them was physically and vocally exhausted (aside from Groff who had already left the show and just came back to film).
FUN FACT: they used a special kind of paper for the letters eliza burns, so it burns from the point she lights it up until the song ends so she can exit in a total blackout
She is definitely one of the best in the theater. Oh my god, she has the voice of a goodness. One recommendation I have is Peter Hollens' Disney Medley. It's so good and covers so many genres. Amazing video, Hannah!
Please do a reaction to Alex Brightman! He is my absolute favorite Broadway actor! He's been in School of Rock, which I think is the most like the way he likes to sing, but it's a little raspy and shouty because of the intensity of all the songs. Then there's Beetlejuice where he does a specific voice. I think it would be really neat if you could watch an interview where he talks about the voice, because it's something only he can do without damaging his vocal chords. And then he has a solo song called Marie and Me, which I think is the truest to his real voice. Love your videos so much!
When I saw the thumbnail, I was like "Oh, so is Phillipa going to react and analyze her own performance??". And Hannah's look here (the hair, the clothing) adds to this feeling even more hahaha
I LOVE how instructive this is! You give us so much insight in how she's doing what she's doing and other ways that she could perform it that might be easier (or gentler on our own voices) than how Philippa Soo does it herself in this performance.
I love that the song has a backstory like how she loved Alexander, she adored him and you could see that in the movie and hear it in the music, she loved him and he broke her heart, I love this song because it has a backstory and emotion, AMAZING JOB! The crying and trembling in the voice at some moments makes it so beautiful.
Hannah, I never felt that you were being nit picky. I found you so incredibly helpful! I am a singer who loves this song and wants to tackle it and everything you mentioned were things I was struggling with in the song. So it felt like I got a mini voice lesson in this song!! Thank you so much, I recently realized, thanks for a voice class, that I’ve been singing with a lot of unnecessary tension and stress and that it should feel relaxing and never tight in your body as you sing. I’m currently working on that now and it’s really hard but feels so good when I remember that it should feel as good physically as it does emotionally 🥰 thanks for your help, now I feel more capable to do this song justice 🤩
As much as I love Burn I also love First Burn, the first draft of the song. I think its one you would love, especially since a bunch of Eliza’s are singing it
This song makes me cry every time no matter how many times I've heard it. The emotion she conveys in her voice is insane! I remember when I first saw this I hadn't even seen hamilton and it still made me cry. It's amazing!
I love how she brings a lot more weight to her voice when she stands up. Standing up or sitting down are usually a really powerful physical actions in theatre as they usually mark a turning point to the character's emotions and bringing this to a turning point to her voice as well is great acting being done. She makes very good choices.
I would love to see a reaction to "Say No to This" from Hamilton with the original cast! I love hearing all the technical stuff of singing even if I don't understand it all, and that song is one of my favorites! 😊
This song is not easy to do. It's become a bit of a personal project for me. As a very happy Soprano 1, this song sits right on that edge between my head and chest voice. I'm constantly struggling with that edge. I've actually learned I can only practice is while I'm still only semi-warmed up (I know, horrible), because otherwise I end up really hurting my cords. Someday I will master the balance between emotion and breathing. Besides that, this is the first video I've ever seen of you, Hannah, and I think you're so precious. I already have a bunch of your other video queued up to watch.
That song at the end where they reconcile after the death of their son, and then the final song narrated by Soo, had tears streaming down my face. I do *not* cry at movies, but musicals have this weird way of getting to me, my mom and sister thought it was hysterical that i'm damn near bawling at that point in the play, I so wish I could have seen this live.
I cannot help it, I choke up everytime I hear this song, even when paused, explained and elaborated up.... some sentences still strike home. I think that is a testiment to the greatness of the song and the performance.
Fun fact: They worked so hard on the scene. Because they had to find the exact right paper that would burn through the exact right amount of time. So they could have a dramatic moment of the fire going out when she leaves the stage.
Yall I don’t even know how to describe that but her whole look in this video, the slightly messy loose braid the color of her hair and dress just sends me to a whole different time absolutely gorgeous
could you do more vocal instruction videos? like for songs and how to sing them? cause your voice is amazing and you are obviously a great vocal coach and imma need all advice I can get 🥺🖤
Ahhh I cried the whole show too! So much emotion, even the extrem happy makes me cry! Part of it being how great it is and part being that my health has been too awful to pursue musical theatre myself and now I'm 35 I think it's waaay too late. Even so, singing brings me so much... Life? It can be a private thing and still feel great.
I’m going to see Hamilton this weekend in Sydney, so I’m binging all of your Hamilton videos (and a couple of your other videos too). I love hearing your take on everyone’s voices.
This video helped me so much! I feel like my voice is very similar to hers and I share some of those same problems, especially with my voice getting raspy where hers does. Your video helped me fix that and singing in that range feels so much better now!!!
I have two suggestions. You should do the musical episode of flash (you get Jeremy Jordan and ex glee stars) and you should react to bad idea from waitress with the original cast (the harmonies kill me).
I was so excited to hear Hannah say, right away, the comment about the song starting at that in between point in her range, because I always thought this song lives right at her register break. I love Philippa's gorgeous phrasing. I feel like many other broadway actresses may have over-sung this a bit. Her voice and her singing are so lovely.
this couldn't have come at a better time! i am playing eliza in my high school's production of hamilton and i started working on burn... and this helps a LOT!!
I genuinely think that all of the actors gave a little extra during the filming of this, because they knew they were being filmed. I can see that Christopher Jackson is crying at the end of One Last Time, I don't know if he always does that. I also heard someone say that Leslie Odom, Jr. was deliberately being more subtle in some of his facial stuff during times that he knew they were doing close-ups, because he knew it would translate. So I feel like Philippa Soo probably pushed a little harder during those two days, but likely is professional enough not to keep it at that level and risk her voice, long term. Love your stuff, Hannah!!
You should definitely react to First Burn, which is the first version of Burn before revisions for the musical. They take 5 of the other Eliza and it truly is ✨magical✨
I think reacting to Anthony Ramos (also in Hamilton) just some of his songs and performances?? Maybe even 21 chump street? I know I’d be VERY interested in that video
Fun fact: The dress is specially made as fire proof, cause the fire from that scene is completely real
They also did a lot of testing papers to get the paper to burn at the exact length of time they wanted.
@@vic70ria Yes!! Oh, all the little details in Hamilton 😍💜
@@glaicelobato8407 okay but it’s more like “all the little details in fire safety 💜😍🔥”
@@BacadoTheSkoggy yeah it's really more like "we don't want to kill thousands of people 😍🔥"
@@GreetingsFineCitizen lolol
“You’ve married an Icarus, he’s flown to close to the sun” is the greatest line EVER
periodt.
AgH i wanna listen to all of the Hamilton songs now-
Even better because Lin didn't write it, the real Angelica did. It's perfect.
IKR IT'S SO UNDERRATED
I just love it too.
i SWEAR they look exactly like each other
Agree, I think it's their smile.
@@alyssahall3197 i feel like it’s also her face shape
Yeah I think it’s both the smile and the head shape. They are both gorgeous and sound incredible! ❤️🌈
I thought it was her
OMG COMPLETELY! When I saw the thumbnail, I was like oh she’s the one from Hamilton??? That’s awesome! Lol
i love how she gradually adds more chest voice like when youve just started crying and your voice gets thicker
I JUST REALIZED HOW MUCH YOU LOOK LIKE HER-
I SEE A MIU STAN AND NOW I STAN YOU :O
SAME.
They even sound alike omg. When she sang "I saved every letter you wrote me" she sounded exactly like Phillipa.
@@thereisabugonmyhead5093 omg same
THIS
You do look pretty similar to her, and she's gorgeous so take it as a compliment
Please, now, review First Burn. It's the original version that Lin wrote, performed by several actresses who played Eliza in different productions.
YES!! I love First Burn 😭
I definitely prefer Furst Burn at Burn
Yessssss
honestly tho i fell in love with first burn the very first time i heard it, it’s just soooo good
Aaah First Burn is the bomb!
I need a "Non-Stop" reaction, a "Wait For It" reaction, a "Satisfied" reaction and MY LIFE IS COMPLETE (kind of lol)
I’ll be satisfied
Omg i cant WAIT FOR IT, the reaction will be great, ill be hoping for it NONSTOP, and if it happens ill be SATISFIED(okay ill stop lol)
I need satisfied omg
Yes! Please!
Yessss definitely will be satisfied
so I'm a theatre tech person who can't sing worth a darn... but I love your reaction videos, I'm always in awe of singers... This is remarkable reaction to great singing... but as a lighting person, I have to comment on how well it is lit and the color blending between her dress and the blue light that surrounds her, without losing any natural tones on her skin... and if you get a wider shot of this scene you will notice that they also matched the color of the accent lighting on the stage to the color of the flame...
Yes! I did lighting in high school and I wish I had been given proper guidance, because lighting is used so beautifully here.
I loved hearing about lighting from a techs point of view! I danced a lot growing up and tech rehearsals were always so long and I never understood why. I didn’t realize so much went into lighting! Thanks for sharing!
Also, I have so much appreciation for tech crews. Everything you guys do makes the shows so much better!
do you think maybe she didn’t think about sustainability because they were recording the film? maybe she did it differently for her normal performances? i just wonder if that could affect her choices somehow 🤔
Yes for sure! I'm sure the fact that it was filmed affected her performance in many ways. I know for a fact she's got great technique so I'm not worried about her based on this one performance!!
@@kiras2250 I agree, the expression on her face makes it seem like she's doing it unintentionally to me.
I think maybe it was just when she was acting. She definitely does a more smooth push in the cast recording of the song. I have listened to it many times lol. She sounds slightly different in a few places on the recording versus the film.
Also from I know about the night of that performance she was also grieving a family loss and it was a more emotional night for her so that could’ve affected her performance when it was filmed.
They also filmed this performance after doing a regular 8 show week, and had to run it multiple times. This should have been their very necessary rest day, but instead they had to do more performances. Every single one of them was physically and vocally exhausted (aside from Groff who had already left the show and just came back to film).
Now i can’t unsee the resemblance 😂
FUN FACT: they used a special kind of paper for the letters eliza burns, so it burns from the point she lights it up until the song ends so she can exit in a total blackout
She also does a really good job in Amelie. Its such a different character from Eliza and the song "Times are Hard for Dreamers" is so cute
Omg yes she needs to react to Amalie!
I love that song.
I saw her live on Broadway in New York in Amelie and Phillipa was amazing
i’m named after that film
@@jadynN08 Amelie
"Alexander, did you know?!" is the best line from Ms Soo tho. She dominates that song.
“FIRST - there’s real fire on the stage” i thought that was cool, too, i’m glad that it wasn’t just me
She is definitely one of the best in the theater. Oh my god, she has the voice of a goodness. One recommendation I have is Peter Hollens' Disney Medley. It's so good and covers so many genres. Amazing video, Hannah!
“There’s real FIRE onstage” yeah in every level ❤️
Please do a reaction to Alex Brightman! He is my absolute favorite Broadway actor! He's been in School of Rock, which I think is the most like the way he likes to sing, but it's a little raspy and shouty because of the intensity of all the songs. Then there's Beetlejuice where he does a specific voice. I think it would be really neat if you could watch an interview where he talks about the voice, because it's something only he can do without damaging his vocal chords. And then he has a solo song called Marie and Me, which I think is the truest to his real voice. Love your videos so much!
yes I agree
Ok, now please do "First Burn"! All of the women in it are AMAZING! And the lyrics! :)
To the British Editor- I love you babes. The little comments just kill me off
When I saw the thumbnail, I was like "Oh, so is Phillipa going to react and analyze her own performance??". And Hannah's look here (the hair, the clothing) adds to this feeling even more hahaha
I am a grown man who isn’t afraid to admit that I tear up at this song…every…time
I’m such a big Hamilton fan she’s amazing 🤩
This song is so good. Lin is amazing for writing it and Phillipa performs it to absolute smooth perfection.
I LOVE how instructive this is! You give us so much insight in how she's doing what she's doing and other ways that she could perform it that might be easier (or gentler on our own voices) than how Philippa Soo does it herself in this performance.
I love that the song has a backstory like how she loved Alexander, she adored him and you could see that in the movie and hear it in the music, she loved him and he broke her heart, I love this song because it has a backstory and emotion, AMAZING JOB! The crying and trembling in the voice at some moments makes it so beautiful.
Hannah,
I never felt that you were being nit picky. I found you so incredibly helpful! I am a singer who loves this song and wants to tackle it and everything you mentioned were things I was struggling with in the song. So it felt like I got a mini voice lesson in this song!! Thank you so much, I recently realized, thanks for a voice class, that I’ve been singing with a lot of unnecessary tension and stress and that it should feel relaxing and never tight in your body as you sing. I’m currently working on that now and it’s really hard but feels so good when I remember that it should feel as good physically as it does emotionally 🥰 thanks for your help, now I feel more capable to do this song justice 🤩
I’m obsessed with Hamilton and Burn is one of my several favorite songs from Hamilton!
Hannah: uploads
Me: CLICKS FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT
I upload vidz 💜
Same 😅
Same but now Im thinking of don't stop me now
Omg i remember watching ur vids in like 2020!!
their singing voices... literally IDENTICAL! they look so much alike🥲😌
Philippa Soo makes it look so easy. She is A QUEEN
As much as I love Burn I also love First Burn, the first draft of the song. I think its one you would love, especially since a bunch of Eliza’s are singing it
You should also react to first burn which was the first written version of the song 🥰❤️
Agreed! There are so many more harmonies and high notes that I would love to see Hannah react to.
This song makes me cry every time no matter how many times I've heard it. The emotion she conveys in her voice is insane! I remember when I first saw this I hadn't even seen hamilton and it still made me cry. It's amazing!
Y’all remember when Trisha did a cover😳😳 React to that, I dare you
Oh god HAHAHA yeah I feel um traumatized also “say no to this”👁👄👁
I’m gonna watch that right now
I’m scared
@@lawlersweeney you should be I mean it’s really good👁👄👁💧
Remember the ‘Satisfied’ cover? God, what was that?
@@luuuuux_ It was definitely something so I showed my siblings it😂💅🏻✨
I love how she brings a lot more weight to her voice when she stands up. Standing up or sitting down are usually a really powerful physical actions in theatre as they usually mark a turning point to the character's emotions and bringing this to a turning point to her voice as well is great acting being done. She makes very good choices.
I would love to see a reaction to "Say No to This" from Hamilton with the original cast! I love hearing all the technical stuff of singing even if I don't understand it all, and that song is one of my favorites! 😊
This song gives me chills. Phillipa Soo's voice is amazing! I appreciate the breakdown of her vocals
“First of all, there’s fire on a stage”
My exact same reaction
This song is not easy to do. It's become a bit of a personal project for me. As a very happy Soprano 1, this song sits right on that edge between my head and chest voice. I'm constantly struggling with that edge. I've actually learned I can only practice is while I'm still only semi-warmed up (I know, horrible), because otherwise I end up really hurting my cords. Someday I will master the balance between emotion and breathing.
Besides that, this is the first video I've ever seen of you, Hannah, and I think you're so precious. I already have a bunch of your other video queued up to watch.
My favorite line is "I'm erasing myself from the narrative" 😭chefs kiss
That song at the end where they reconcile after the death of their son, and then the final song narrated by Soo, had tears streaming down my face. I do *not* cry at movies, but musicals have this weird way of getting to me, my mom and sister thought it was hysterical that i'm damn near bawling at that point in the play, I so wish I could have seen this live.
You should watch madison reyes singing burn!
She was so good🥰🥰🥰
Philippa Soo is literally an angel 👏💕
Edit: that last note always gives me CHILLS
Wig in a box from hedwig and the angry inch, it’s such a good song!
I cannot help it, I choke up everytime I hear this song, even when paused, explained and elaborated up.... some sentences still strike home. I think that is a testiment to the greatness of the song and the performance.
The way she sings this song is actually insane I don't know how she is so talented
Also yes now that you say it you look rlly alike
This is literally one of my favorite songs from the music just because her emotion was AMAZING
Fun fact: They worked so hard on the scene. Because they had to find the exact right paper that would burn through the exact right amount of time. So they could have a dramatic moment of the fire going out when she leaves the stage.
Yall I don’t even know how to describe that but her whole look in this video, the slightly messy loose braid the color of her hair and dress just sends me to a whole different time absolutely gorgeous
Pippa is such an inspiration to me I am so glad you are reacting to her. Also, I can kinda see the resemblance. :)
Im LIVING for your outfit/hair rn (you do look like philipa btw)
When I watched this with my mom we had to go to bed right after this song, I was so depressed.
literally the second i found your channel i was like « oh my god. i’ve found pippa soo’s redhead doppelgänger »
every single person when she lights the letters on fire: OMG REAL FIRE
I think you'd really like Caleb Hyles
His covers of "This Life Is Mine", "Lullabye for a Princess", and "I Dreamed a Dream" are especially amazing
her voice is beautiful
could you do more vocal instruction videos? like for songs and how to sing them? cause your voice is amazing and you are obviously a great vocal coach and imma need all advice I can get 🥺🖤
Please never apologize for being brilliant. I have no background in music other than love but really enjoy your break down of the moments in this song
Okay but you HAVE to make a cover of this song. The people need it and you would KILL it. Like....PLEASE.
U definitely look like her that’s no a bad thing u 2 are so pretty and great singers ❤
Okay when you sing, you sound like her too....w h a t. ARE YOU HERE LONG LOST TWIN SISTER?!?!?😩
Ahhh I cried the whole show too! So much emotion, even the extrem happy makes me cry! Part of it being how great it is and part being that my health has been too awful to pursue musical theatre myself and now I'm 35 I think it's waaay too late. Even so, singing brings me so much... Life? It can be a private thing and still feel great.
Annapantsu does a fantastic version of this (sorry for plugging her again 😂😅, but I think you’ll love it!)
Your understanding of voice and control of your own is incredible
Never been this early wow
Her live performances are absolutely amazing ❤
I’m going to see Hamilton this weekend in Sydney, so I’m binging all of your Hamilton videos (and a couple of your other videos too). I love hearing your take on everyone’s voices.
Fun fact: the paper is special paper that only burns for a certain amount of time.
You are so pretty 😍 your face gives me a feeling of peace 🥺🤍 like the feeling of a kind mom's face ❤️
2 seconds, i'm incredible
This video helped me so much! I feel like my voice is very similar to hers and I share some of those same problems, especially with my voice getting raspy where hers does. Your video helped me fix that and singing in that range feels so much better now!!!
I have two suggestions. You should do the musical episode of flash (you get Jeremy Jordan and ex glee stars) and you should react to bad idea from waitress with the original cast (the harmonies kill me).
Phillipa Soo was also Chang'e in Over the Moon, on Netflix. :3
You should react to first burn, it’s burn but with a few different changes in lyrics. Also, it is sung by all the people who have ever played Eliza!
I was so excited to hear Hannah say, right away, the comment about the song starting at that in between point in her range, because I always thought this song lives right at her register break. I love Philippa's gorgeous phrasing. I feel like many other broadway actresses may have over-sung this a bit. Her voice and her singing are so lovely.
Can you react to Dear Theodosia from Hamilton also?! It is beautiful 🤩
this couldn't have come at a better time! i am playing eliza in my high school's production of hamilton and i started working on burn... and this helps a LOT!!
i’ve never thought of how similar you two look!
YOURE BOTH SO BEAUTIFUL
I would love to you see react to "You'll Be Back" by Jonathan Groff. From the Hamilton movie. One of my favorite songs, and there is alot going on.
Goosebumps every time
You should React to FIRST BURN 😃👌
I adore her
Shes soooo good
I genuinely think that all of the actors gave a little extra during the filming of this, because they knew they were being filmed. I can see that Christopher Jackson is crying at the end of One Last Time, I don't know if he always does that. I also heard someone say that Leslie Odom, Jr. was deliberately being more subtle in some of his facial stuff during times that he knew they were doing close-ups, because he knew it would translate. So I feel like Philippa Soo probably pushed a little harder during those two days, but likely is professional enough not to keep it at that level and risk her voice, long term. Love your stuff, Hannah!!
I'm no voice coach but that "catheEedrals" was so damn good
You should definitely react to First Burn, which is the first version of Burn before revisions for the musical. They take 5 of the other Eliza and it truly is ✨magical✨
You are both so incredibly beautiful and both of your voices are too!
Absolutely LOVE this musical. Have you seen Over The Moon on Netflix? Philappa Soo plays one of the leading parts in it and it is AMAZING!
…i would absolutely love a burn cover from hannah 👀
I cry every time I really listen to this song... 😭
Y'all look exactly alike! Also, can you react to Taylor Swift's live Grammy Performance. It's very vocal-based and I think you would love it!
" you'll sleep in your office instead " litteral chills all over my body
I think reacting to Anthony Ramos (also in Hamilton) just some of his songs and performances?? Maybe even 21 chump street? I know I’d be VERY interested in that video
this song is sooo good
I saw this live once and I was in tears. Only time I’ve ever cried more was reading Warriors deaths.
Sam and Ryan reacted to your video about Ryan Mccartan singing Dead Girl walking!!!
Y E S i got the vibe when i first saw u 💞💞💞 must've been the pure talent queen energy 😌✨
She looks like a mix of madelaine petsch with the hair, but has the face of Philipa Soo
I love this song it is so beautiful!