@@thowdy daveed diggs and christopher jackson also nominated for best supporting actor. daveed won. lin and leslie odom jr nominated for best actor. leslie won
This is a great example of how a part with very little stage time can be both pivotal to the plot and be so memorable. I think that it is critical to understand what was going on in England for two reasons. First, this is the only example of how European policy was made--on the whim (sort of) of an absolute monarch. Especially, showing that characters who may look simpering, are very much in charge. Second, we see the real reason that the revolution was successful--England had bigger problems.
Soo some sidenotes I picked up from several inteviews... yes, there is a live audience on this taping, and Jonathan Groff is not only perfectly still and focused - he likes to play a little game, where he picks individual audience members and maintains an uncomfortably long eye-contact with them during this sog :D :D that is why you can see that his gaze is constantly fixated on a certain point :D And about the spitting thig - he admitted that he purposfully tries to collect as much saliva as he can during the song, and not swallow it so that the shouting 'NO' moment is as juicy as it can be :D
From what I understood from interviews the film is actually spliced from two or three different recordings. One or two different live performances and one non-live performance to get the close ups.
The other thing about the saliva is that George III is know as the Mad-King. Not because he was particularly despotic but rather, he had extended periods of acute mental ill-health, culminating in him being relieved of duty for the final ten years of his life, with his son (the future George IV) acting as regent.
@@mcswordfish It ran in the family because of the intermarriage between the royals. Blood diseases and madness was very common. But losing the colonies did nothing to help his fragile mental state.
I've heard that Jonathon Groff walked like that as King George because the first version of the crown was super heavy, and in order for it not to fall off, he had to walk like that. They changed the crown, but the walk stuck.
Everyone remembers George Iii as "the mad King". Whilst it is true that he "went mad" in his later years, we have to remember that George rules for just shy of 60 years. He starts going mad in 1810. By this stage, he has been king for nearly 50 years. George III was, in fact, one of Britain's greatest ever Kings. As King, he was known for his huge capacity for work. Many of his letters to ministers are not only dated but also the time at which they were written is noted to the minute. He had a great interest in the generation of knowledge to the benefit of the nation. Much of his garden at his palace at Kew was given over for the study of botany and opened to the public for free twice a week. At Richmond Palace, he built an entire observatory just to view the rare event of the transit of Venus. He even took detailed notes of the event. He was one of the most cultured Monarchs. Started a new collection of books, 65,000 of which were donated to the British Museum. George III took great pity on others suffering from mental distress. In 1786, he was attacked by Margaret Nicholson, who tried to plunge a pudding knife into his chest. She was immediately rough handled away. George cried out, “The poor creature is mad. Do not hurt her she has not hurt me” and ensured she was taken to Bethlem Hospital for treatment. George was exceedingly humble for a king. He preferred to eat frugally, breakfasting only on dry toast and weak tea. When he was taken to Kew for treatment, the kitchens were in a separate building. A housekeeper recalled years later, that the King insisted on bathing in the kitchens to save the servants trouble of carrying over the hot water. Indeed, when Historic Royal Palaces restored the kitchens in 2012 we discovered a fine late-1700s bath tub stuffed up the chimney. It could only have been George III’s. George III is distinctive amongst kings by being largely faithful and loving towards his wife Charlotte. Together they had 15 children, who were the apple of his eye. Visitors to Kew and Windsor were often caught by the sight of the King playing with his children. In 1785, Mrs Delany noted the “beautiful babe Amelia playing [with huge pleasure] with King upon the carpet ”. Although it is unlikely that the King ever changed a nappy, he was heavily involved in the lives of his children visiting the nursery every morning at dawn to enquire how the children slept in the night. He also did a great many things for the country. He was staunchly opposed to slavery. George wrote a document in the 1750s denouncing all of the arguments for slavery, and calling them an execration and ridiculous and absurd. George never bought or sold a slave in his life. He never invested in any of the companies that did such a thing. He signed legislation to abolish slavery. During the War of Independance, Approximately 20,000 freed slaves joined the British, fighting for George III. In 1783, they were all given British certificates of freedom. It is under George we get the Act of Union, that created the United Kingdom. There is so much more that can be said about him. Really he has been imperfectly remembered by most people.
@@MikeGoodrich He's fantastic - I think the beauty and variety of his voice shines the most in "36 questions". It's a podcast musical (freely available) and really wonderful.
Jonathan said in an interview that he's just a natural spitter. It just adds a little something extra in this role because it hints at the idea that King George actually is "mad".
As someone who was that person for him AND the wink from Lin as he sang about marrying a Schuyler sister...I promise you...most awkward and amazing experience of my life lol
Oh man... having not seen Hamilton is like a goldmine being a reactionist. Though it would be hard to react to all the songs and not ruin the impact of the show. Maybe do an epic live watch or cut a bunch of takes from your first watch through. But yeah, Hamilton is an EPIC of a Broadway musical. You will love it.
Enjoyed your reaction and comments. The Hamilton film was put together from recordings done on three consecutive days. The first was a Sunday matinee in front of a live audience with cameras strategically place in the audience. When that performance was over, cranes and dollies, etc, were brought in and they started later on Sunday into the evening filming closeups, pans, and other views (from the back of the stage and overhead). The filming without an audience continued on Monday, their normal dark day, and into Tuesday. The special equipment was removed and they film the entire show a second time with a live audience for their Tuesday night regular performance with, if I understood correctly, cameras back in the audience in different places than the first live filming. All of the footage was then available to edit together for the version for which Disney purchased distribution rights . It was filmed in June 2016 at the Richard Rodgers Theater in NYC. Most of the original cast was there, with a few cast changes in the ensemble. Actually, Jonathan Groff has already left the show, replaced by Rory O'Malley, but Rory stepped aside and let Jonathan return to the role so all the principles would be OBC members. Lin-Manuel discussed the details of the filming in an interview on Good Morning America when Disney and Lin announced the film was going to be released on Disney+ on July 3, 2020, more than a year ahead of the originally planned release into movie theaters before streaming service. The original date for the movie theater release was to be in October 2021. The pandemic caused them to decide on the early release in a way people could watch from home since movie theaters where closed. Here's a link to the interview on GMA. th-cam.com/video/tD36x-DJXZg/w-d-xo.html The interview is 6:55 long and I think it's worth watching to the entire piece, but if you only interested in hearing about the way they structured the filming, go to 4:15 and start there.
I saw this live and he was very dialed into the big house during the stare-awesome stuff! His dramatic high and low notes are superb, not to be repeated in many amateur singers!
My daughters had the music on their phones, so I heard the entire show prior to seeing the acting and dancing with the voices. The entire cast was wonderful! This musical quickly became a favorite and I still react with laughter, tears and joy each time I watch it. I so wish that I could have seen it live. ❤👏
You’re bang on there with the vowels in opera modifying as you go up in range (copertura) in order to keep more chest. His performance of this is so captivating!
I work in our little theater (city of 45,000) as a lighting technician, and we have done some musicals, but no way we have had a voice like this. Great stuff.
Very cool to hear your perspective! I adore this performance and it was fun to see your reaction, and hear what struck you as notable. Jonathan is so freaking talented. I hope by now you’ve gotten to watch the entire Hamilton production, as it’s modern opera at its finest.
I just discovered you and I love you already. For some reason, at 7:45, the way he sings "praise" just gets me in the gut. I have no idea why. Something about that perfectly-controlled vibrato after the nice, neat straight tone. And that angelic face itself contributes a lot, considering how crazy he's supposed to be. And the way he belts "fall" and "gone", oh man... ~LOL~ I counted a grand total of six blinks in the entire video. I can't imagine the control that would require. I'm discovering this Jonathan Groff for the first time also.
If you haven't seen the full production still, I can't stress enough that I absolutely recommend it be the next thing you watch. Great video and you have a very nice voice as well!
Slight correction, filmed over 2 days with an audience (you can really see this on Angelica during Satisfied and the flowers on her dress appearing and disappearing) and there was an additional filming done without an audience so that they could get the close up and other weird angles (the introduction to George Washington when we get the POV from the back of the stage looking out to the front). They did an amazing job on those shoots that you can't tell that the audience is not in house imo.
Saw Hamilton last weekend at FOX theater in Atlanta. Seeing the cast on stage was FAR more immersive than any video rendition. You FEEL the singing and emotion. Definitely worth seeing.
This is my absolute favorite song and performance in the musical, and that’s saying a lot considering the amazing songs and performers in Hamilton. Josh is known to be a spitter, but the excess was planned. The king was known to spit, especially in anger.🎶🎶♥️
It’s the best w Jonathan!!! He’s known for Frozen, Spring Awakening and Glee to name a few of his successes. He makes this one of the most memorable moments in Hamilton. Comedy relief. It’s brilliant in the script. Hugh Laurie inspired Lin said. I see him at my gym. He does the rockwall. Nice man.
I watched a coach yesterday with insider info. He pointed out that the king used to invite audience to sing da da at end but in video he utters everyone to side. Coach said this change seems in character of king demanding, reminding ordering cast. Loved you video.
Mike, loved the video. Jonathan's stare apparently was fixed on one individual in the audience each time to increase the evil behind the eyes. I've seen the show five time, three times on stage and twice on Disney, and you should stop whatever you're doing and watch it on Disney. It was filmed three times, twice before live audiences and once in an empty theater so the videographers could move around and be on stage for closeups. The changes in POV are remarkable. Meanwhile, I loved your take on the performance. I'm a musician but about as far from being a singer as you can get, so it was fun hearing you explain things I could appreciate but not duplicate.
Groff was only 30 when the production moved to Broadway but by then he had had a long and successful career already . I saw him less than a month after the move (August 15, 2015). Quite amazing.
It was filmed over the course of three days, two complete live shows with audiences (with the cameras in different positions) and one day without an audience to get all the close-ups with steady-cams on stage, and then edited together.
They filmed it over a period of 3 days, twice with an audience then the close-ups without an audience. I saw an interview wherein they discussed the process. I am obsessed with "King George" and usually watch all three performances every day, at least one or two of the other songs before I leave. Sometimes I play the soundtrack underneath anything else that I am doing on the laptop. I am thrilled by the voices, the words, the music...I think Lin Manuel Miranda must be a genius, surpassing any of the greats from the past. I am no expert and certainly not a musician, but this show thrills me to the core.
On Disney+ Hamilton was shot from 3 different performances and cut together also the extremely close and creative shots they got were from an empty theater run!
The 2020 film of Hamilton is where they took footage from 2 live performances of the 2016 musical and a filming of the play with cameras and made it into the film.
I highly recommend listening to Jonathan Groff as Melchior in the original cast recording of Spring Awakenings or watch him on the 15th anniversary concert.
The walk is purposeful due to the weight of the crown; he has to keep his upper body still or it would have fallen off. I also heard that read that Beyoncé actually went back stage after a show to ask him to show her how to do the walk
You mentioned the walk. The reason he walks that way is that the crown is insanely heavy as is the cape, that's the only way he could walk without losing the crown, lol. You should also do his other songs in the show, I Know Him, is my personal favourite.
Please continue with your musical theatre critiques. First time I’ve watched your videos and they are so informative as well as instructive. Thank you for he;ping me know what I did not know.
just rewatched this video..since i saw it he was on late show and explained he's a bit if a spitter and that walk was specific due to costume and crown weight. he does singing for disney.
Really? So when he says "kill your friends and family" with a close up and the audience laughs it's just a laugh noise added later? It seemed legit. Just wondering how do you know that?
I really loved Hamilton, especially the characters rapping throughout the musical. That was a first for me. Jonathon Groff is my favorite actor in the musical. Did you know that when Lin Manuel was first starting to write Hamilton, he performed the beginning at the White House when Obama was Pres to run it by them and see their reaction? I've watched videos regarding how Groff played his role. I also have some information for you that you wondered about in your video regardingJonathon Groff and his role as King George: (1) You're right about him just being a spitter. He's apparently known for it, but I think it works for this particular role. Didn't King George kind of go insane? (2) The real reason he walked the way he did was because of how heavy the crown was, but it is very comical here. (3) Regarding the stare, I forgot his reason behind it, but he said he would find someone in the audience and just stare directly at them without blinking. Well, that's all I could think of. Except there's another comical part also. there's a scene where he is stage right having someone get him a chair, then he gets up and starts dancing around like a child. It's hilarious!
Jonathan is an amazing singer, this is not a criticism of him but an observation of theatre as a whole. Obviously Broadway is amazing and has some amazing singers and musical theater as a whole has lovely voices everywhere but I think sometimes it’s less about sounding good/perfect and more about acting than ANYTHING. Because I have heard great singers sing a song perfectly and completely miss the character and flop. I’ve also heard people who don’t have the best voices absolutely SHINE through the acting creating an absolutely amazing experience.
Love Jonathan Groff so much. Some Home Free would be great to see you react to (not man of constant sorrow, it’s good but not the best to see what they can really do despite a ton of reactions)
Not sure if anyone else mentioned it, but that spits real, he's a natural spitter. It's just so absolutely perfect for mad king George. If American audiences didn't know that's how he's best known this performance makes it known.
Please do a reaction to hamildrop "First Burn". It is a song told from the point of view of Eliza Schuyler, Alexander Hamilton’s wife, as a reaction to the recount of his affair in the Reynolds Pamphlet, in lieu of “Burn” from the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Hamilton. First Burn" is the fifth song in Hamildrops and was released in April, 2018. This was the first draft of the song Burn sung by Eliza in Act 2. It was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, produced by Alex Lacamoire and Mike Elizondo and performed by Lexi Lawson, Arianna Afsar, Shoba Narayan, Rachelle Ann Go, and Julia Harriman, who have each played Eliza in the show in various Hamilton companies.
The Groffsauce is LEGEND for spitting. He is just a spitter snd doesn’t add anything...he can’t help it. I’ve been baptized by him when he did Little Shop of Horrors lol It’s just a known thing with him. He’s said he used to be self conscious of it but is over it now hahaha Hamilton was recorded over 3 live performances and 2 daytime (non audiences) for Disney+. This part was before live tho! Amazingly the current King George (Rory at the time) stepped aside so Groff could come back and join the OGs for the recording. Don’t mind me, total Broadway nerd lol
No wonder this guy was nominated for a Tony for only 9 minutes on stage -he´s absolutely phenomenal!
I wonder how the rest of the cast felt....so many great performances...but he stole the show.
9 minutes
@@thowdy daveed diggs and christopher jackson also nominated for best supporting actor. daveed won.
lin and leslie odom jr nominated for best actor. leslie won
@@amytucker1902 philippa and renee as well
This is a great example of how a part with very little stage time can be both pivotal to the plot and be so memorable.
I think that it is critical to understand what was going on in England for two reasons. First, this is the only example of how European policy was made--on the whim (sort of) of an absolute monarch. Especially, showing that characters who may look simpering, are very much in charge.
Second, we see the real reason that the revolution was successful--England had bigger problems.
Soo some sidenotes I picked up from several inteviews... yes, there is a live audience on this taping, and Jonathan Groff is not only perfectly still and focused - he likes to play a little game, where he picks individual audience members and maintains an uncomfortably long eye-contact with them during this sog :D :D that is why you can see that his gaze is constantly fixated on a certain point :D And about the spitting thig - he admitted that he purposfully tries to collect as much saliva as he can during the song, and not swallow it so that the shouting 'NO' moment is as juicy as it can be :D
From what I understood from interviews the film is actually spliced from two or three different recordings. One or two different live performances and one non-live performance to get the close ups.
Hilarious!! Thanks!
But Jonathan is known for spitting and sweating tho 😂 it's become a joke by now between Broadway stars
The other thing about the saliva is that George III is know as the Mad-King. Not because he was particularly despotic but rather, he had extended periods of acute mental ill-health, culminating in him being relieved of duty for the final ten years of his life, with his son (the future George IV) acting as regent.
@@mcswordfish It ran in the family because of the intermarriage between the royals. Blood diseases and madness was very common. But losing the colonies did nothing to help his fragile mental state.
I've heard that Jonathon Groff walked like that as King George because the first version of the crown was super heavy, and in order for it not to fall off, he had to walk like that. They changed the crown, but the walk stuck.
yeah i heard that too
Thats what it looks like. But I think that just makes it funnier.
Yeah he was on some talk show and they asked about the walk and he pretty much said what Sara Nicole said
Everyone remembers George Iii as "the mad King". Whilst it is true that he "went mad" in his later years, we have to remember that George rules for just shy of 60 years. He starts going mad in 1810. By this stage, he has been king for nearly 50 years.
George III was, in fact, one of Britain's greatest ever Kings. As King, he was known for his huge capacity for work. Many of his letters to ministers are not only dated but also the time at which they were written is noted to the minute. He had a great interest in the generation of knowledge to the benefit of the nation. Much of his garden at his palace at Kew was given over for the study of botany and opened to the public for free twice a week. At Richmond Palace, he built an entire observatory just to view the rare event of the transit of Venus. He even took detailed notes of the event.
He was one of the most cultured Monarchs. Started a new collection of books, 65,000 of which were donated to the British Museum.
George III took great pity on others suffering from mental distress. In 1786, he was attacked by Margaret Nicholson, who tried to plunge a pudding knife into his chest. She was immediately rough handled away. George cried out, “The poor creature is mad. Do not hurt her she has not hurt me” and ensured she was taken to Bethlem Hospital for treatment.
George was exceedingly humble for a king. He preferred to eat frugally, breakfasting only on dry toast and weak tea. When he was taken to Kew for treatment, the kitchens were in a separate building. A housekeeper recalled years later, that the King insisted on bathing in the kitchens to save the servants trouble of carrying over the hot water. Indeed, when Historic Royal Palaces restored the kitchens in 2012 we discovered a fine late-1700s bath tub stuffed up the chimney. It could only have been George III’s.
George III is distinctive amongst kings by being largely faithful and loving towards his wife Charlotte. Together they had 15 children, who were the apple of his eye. Visitors to Kew and Windsor were often caught by the sight of the King playing with his children. In 1785, Mrs Delany noted the “beautiful babe Amelia playing [with huge pleasure] with King upon the carpet ”. Although it is unlikely that the King ever changed a nappy, he was heavily involved in the lives of his children visiting the nursery every morning at dawn to enquire how the children slept in the night.
He also did a great many things for the country. He was staunchly opposed to slavery. George wrote a document in the 1750s denouncing all of the arguments for slavery, and calling them an execration and ridiculous and absurd. George never bought or sold a slave in his life. He never invested in any of the companies that did such a thing. He signed legislation to abolish slavery. During the War of Independance, Approximately 20,000 freed slaves joined the British, fighting for George III. In 1783, they were all given British certificates of freedom.
It is under George we get the Act of Union, that created the United Kingdom.
There is so much more that can be said about him. Really he has been imperfectly remembered by most people.
fun fact about his walk: when Beyonce saw the show she straight up told him that she's gonna steal his walk and she actually did lmao
I have to see this
I love how he says "Everybody" in this version, it used to be more bouncy, but now it's more like "you all missed your cue! Come on!"
Yes, it is much more menacing here, whereas the original as more loony.
“Everybody sings or their friends and family are taking it first.” said in a perfectly still monotone voice.
No one can go wrong starting with reacting to Jonathan Groff, just saying! I absolutely adore his voice.
It's great! And thanks!
@@MikeGoodrich He's fantastic - I think the beauty and variety of his voice shines the most in "36 questions". It's a podcast musical (freely available) and really wonderful.
Jonathan said in an interview that he's just a natural spitter. It just adds a little something extra in this role because it hints at the idea that King George actually is "mad".
Imagine you are the poor sod in the audience, he focuses his insane stare on. I can imagine, that this could be very uncomfortable :D
There is a video, that someone took illegally, where he stared at him almost every time he was on stage
As someone who was that person for him AND the wink from Lin as he sang about marrying a Schuyler sister...I promise you...most awkward and amazing experience of my life lol
I would love it! But I’d also be cracking up
i would love that tbh.
Oh man... having not seen Hamilton is like a goldmine being a reactionist. Though it would be hard to react to all the songs and not ruin the impact of the show. Maybe do an epic live watch or cut a bunch of takes from your first watch through. But yeah, Hamilton is an EPIC of a Broadway musical. You will love it.
I watched Hamilton for the first time a couple weeks ago and this song has been stuck in my ever since. Absolutely love his voice.
I know! Great and hilarious!
Enjoyed your reaction and comments. The Hamilton film was put together from recordings done on three consecutive days. The first was a Sunday matinee in front of a live audience with cameras strategically place in the audience. When that performance was over, cranes and dollies, etc, were brought in and they started later on Sunday into the evening filming closeups, pans, and other views (from the back of the stage and overhead). The filming without an audience continued on Monday, their normal dark day, and into Tuesday. The special equipment was removed and they film the entire show a second time with a live audience for their Tuesday night regular performance with, if I understood correctly, cameras back in the audience in different places than the first live filming. All of the footage was then available to edit together for the version for which Disney purchased distribution rights . It was filmed in June 2016 at the Richard Rodgers Theater in NYC. Most of the original cast was there, with a few cast changes in the ensemble. Actually, Jonathan Groff has already left the show, replaced by Rory O'Malley, but Rory stepped aside and let Jonathan return to the role so all the principles would be OBC members. Lin-Manuel discussed the details of the filming in an interview on Good Morning America when Disney and Lin announced the film was going to be released on Disney+ on July 3, 2020, more than a year ahead of the originally planned release into movie theaters before streaming service. The original date for the movie theater release was to be in October 2021. The pandemic caused them to decide on the early release in a way people could watch from home since movie theaters where closed. Here's a link to the interview on GMA. th-cam.com/video/tD36x-DJXZg/w-d-xo.html The interview is 6:55 long and I think it's worth watching to the entire piece, but if you only interested in hearing about the way they structured the filming, go to 4:15 and start there.
Thank you so much for such awesome and detailed info!! I really appreciate you taking the time. (-:
Your face is a delight when you react. I hope you react to the whole show.
I saw this live and he was very dialed into the big house during the stare-awesome stuff! His dramatic high and low notes are superb, not to be repeated in many amateur singers!
In a musical full of STELLAR performances, Groff's 3 short appearances are my absolute favorites.
I really enjoyed your open delight. It's fun when someone who knows what they're talking about has the same reaction as I do. :)
My daughters had the music on their phones, so I heard the entire show prior to seeing the acting and dancing with the voices. The entire cast was wonderful! This musical quickly became a favorite and I still react with laughter, tears and joy each time I watch it. I so wish that I could have seen it live. ❤👏
You’re bang on there with the vowels in opera modifying as you go up in range (copertura) in order to keep more chest.
His performance of this is so captivating!
I love the fact that Everything that this guy’s mouth comes out is a positivity
I absolutely love Jonathans part in this show! He is HILARIOUS! Definitely a highlight of the show :)
Mike you are like a breath of fresh air. I absolutely LOVE Hamilton! Johnathan Groff is so beautifully talented. Thank you for this video. :)
Proud of this Lancaster County Pa hometown boy - he came from a great Theater program at Conestoga Valley HS - he's great at what he does 😀
I’m a Broadway nerd , and Jonathan Groff is absolutely amazing. I’ve only seen this one video of yours, but I will be watching more! Thank you! 👊🏼
You definitely have to check Hamilton out. I come here for your awesome Jinjer reactions and now Hamilton.
Haha! What's next? lol
@@MikeGoodrich Satisfied By Renee Goldsberry(aka Angelica Schyuler)
@@jordynegipson1039 I almost want to say he should watch Helpless and then Satisfied to get the impact from the choreography!
@@darsynia yes!
I love his low notes too!
I work in our little theater (city of 45,000) as a lighting technician, and we have done some musicals, but no way we have had a voice like this. Great stuff.
Very cool to hear your perspective! I adore this performance and it was fun to see your reaction, and hear what struck you as notable. Jonathan is so freaking talented. I hope by now you’ve gotten to watch the entire Hamilton production, as it’s modern opera at its finest.
I just discovered you and I love you already. For some reason, at 7:45, the way he sings "praise" just gets me in the gut. I have no idea why. Something about that perfectly-controlled vibrato after the nice, neat straight tone. And that angelic face itself contributes a lot, considering how crazy he's supposed to be. And the way he belts "fall" and "gone", oh man... ~LOL~
I counted a grand total of six blinks in the entire video. I can't imagine the control that would require.
I'm discovering this Jonathan Groff for the first time also.
I wish i had a teacher like you when i was younger you are a master at explaining music
If you haven't seen the full production still, I can't stress enough that I absolutely recommend it be the next thing you watch.
Great video and you have a very nice voice as well!
That entrance walk was the result of how heavy the crown was on his head. The only way he could balance it. Fabulous.
I love this number -- Jonathan Groff is fantastic!! -- and your commentary gives me an even greater appreciation of the song and the performance!
He keeps the belting down and refines it, opens up well. His head voice into chest voice control is awesome!
The movie was filmed twice over two days. Once with an audience once without.
Slight correction, filmed over 2 days with an audience (you can really see this on Angelica during Satisfied and the flowers on her dress appearing and disappearing) and there was an additional filming done without an audience so that they could get the close up and other weird angles (the introduction to George Washington when we get the POV from the back of the stage looking out to the front). They did an amazing job on those shoots that you can't tell that the audience is not in house imo.
Groff is so precious❤ Such a joy watching him in any work he does.
I love the musical, but this is just one of those songs that takes the cake! Love your take on it
More musical theater and metal. Love the enthusiasm!
I love the look of utter joy on your face while you watched this, Mike! Thanks for posting.
Dude was cool. Great acting that accentuated his song.
More Hamilton please!
Love when he sings 'fall' and the the slight cry/intentional vocal crack. I get chivers.
I would like your take on "theodosia" from hamilton
It was as much fun watching you react to this in real time as it was watching it for the umteenth time! ✌🏾
Love this guy!!! He's absolutely outstanding!!!
Saw Hamilton last weekend at FOX theater in Atlanta. Seeing the cast on stage was FAR more immersive than any video rendition. You FEEL the singing and emotion. Definitely worth seeing.
This is my absolute favorite song and performance in the musical, and that’s saying a lot considering the amazing songs and performers in Hamilton. Josh is known to be a spitter, but the excess was planned. The king was known to spit, especially in anger.🎶🎶♥️
You’re fantastic Mike. I love your authenticity and your energy.
It’s the best w Jonathan!!! He’s known for Frozen, Spring Awakening and Glee to name a few of his successes. He makes this one of the most memorable moments in Hamilton. Comedy relief. It’s brilliant in the script. Hugh Laurie inspired Lin said. I see him at my gym. He does the rockwall. Nice man.
It sounds so great
I watched a coach yesterday with insider info. He pointed out that the king used to invite audience to sing da da at end but in video he utters everyone to side. Coach said this change seems in character of king demanding, reminding ordering cast. Loved you video.
More Hamilton please!!! I've got a trigger finger for Hamilton reviews/reactions and yours was awesome!
I love your reactions! You should definitely react to Burn from Hamilton!
Mike, loved the video. Jonathan's stare apparently was fixed on one individual in the audience each time to increase the evil behind the eyes. I've seen the show five time, three times on stage and twice on Disney, and you should stop whatever you're doing and watch it on Disney. It was filmed three times, twice before live audiences and once in an empty theater so the videographers could move around and be on stage for closeups. The changes in POV are remarkable. Meanwhile, I loved your take on the performance. I'm a musician but about as far from being a singer as you can get, so it was fun hearing you explain things I could appreciate but not duplicate.
Your enjoyment was so fun to watch. Would love to see your reaction to the whole show.
Oh my gosh you are so delightful!
Groff was only 30 when the production moved to Broadway but by then he had had a long and successful career already . I saw him less than a month after the move (August 15, 2015). Quite amazing.
It was filmed over the course of three days, two complete live shows with audiences (with the cameras in different positions) and one day without an audience to get all the close-ups with steady-cams on stage, and then edited together.
They filmed it over a period of 3 days, twice with an audience then the close-ups without an audience. I saw an interview wherein they discussed the process. I am obsessed with "King George" and usually watch all three performances every day, at least one or two of the other songs before I leave. Sometimes I play the soundtrack underneath anything else that I am doing on the laptop. I am thrilled by the voices, the words, the music...I think Lin Manuel Miranda must be a genius, surpassing any of the greats from the past. I am no expert and certainly not a musician, but this show thrills me to the core.
On Disney+ Hamilton was shot from 3 different performances and cut together also the extremely close and creative shots they got were from an empty theater run!
Outstanding!!!
The 2020 film of Hamilton is where they took footage from 2 live performances of the 2016 musical and a filming of the play with cameras and made it into the film.
I highly recommend listening to Jonathan Groff as Melchior in the original cast recording of Spring Awakenings or watch him on the 15th anniversary concert.
2:15 - I had exactly the same reaction hearing it for the very first time. :D
Thank you. All of the other " vocal coach reacts" I've seen only talk about his performance and not his vocals.
The walk is purposeful due to the weight of the crown; he has to keep his upper body still or it would have fallen off. I also heard that read that Beyoncé actually went back stage after a show to ask him to show her how to do the walk
Awesome review!
I enjoyed your reaction a lot!
You just need to watch the whole show. You'll be blown away!
You mentioned the walk. The reason he walks that way is that the crown is insanely heavy as is the cape, that's the only way he could walk without losing the crown, lol. You should also do his other songs in the show, I Know Him, is my personal favourite.
great video !! keep it up, we'll be watching
Please continue with your musical theatre critiques. First time I’ve watched your videos and they are so informative as well as instructive. Thank you for he;ping me know what I did not know.
Your smile' s great 😃
I have heard that the film in disney+ is a mix of 3 performances. 2 with audience, and then the close ups without audience.
just rewatched this video..since i saw it he was on late show and explained he's a bit if a spitter and that walk was specific due to costume and crown weight. he does singing for disney.
Another hilarious video! Jonathan forgets the words while singing in the musical Spring Awakening on Showbiz Stories channel. So funny!
This is the first video I've seen of yours, and already I feel that I would LOVE to have you as my vocal coach!
The movie was edited. They recorded the far out shots between 2 shows and the close up on 1 day of an empty theater
Really? So when he says "kill your friends and family" with a close up and the audience laughs it's just a laugh noise added later? It seemed legit. Just wondering how do you know that?
I'd love to see this guy break down a muse vocal. " Time is running out" would be a good one
More hamilton plz. I love the musical and I would love it if you reacted to it!!!
Singing coach: I really like his vibrato
Opera singer: what vibrato
You have a fantastic voice especially for radio ❤️
Oh my. You should do ‘I believe’ from Book of Mormon. There’s a video out there from the Tony awards.
I know it's hilarious!! Hel el loooo!!
I really loved Hamilton, especially the characters rapping throughout the musical. That was a first for me. Jonathon Groff is my favorite actor in the musical. Did you know that when Lin Manuel was first starting to write Hamilton, he performed the beginning at the White House when Obama was Pres to run it by them and see their reaction? I've watched videos regarding how Groff played his role. I also have some information for you that you wondered about in your video regardingJonathon Groff and his role as King George:
(1) You're right about him just being a spitter. He's apparently known for it, but I think it works for this particular role. Didn't King George kind of go insane?
(2) The real reason he walked the way he did was because of how heavy the crown was, but it is very comical here.
(3) Regarding the stare, I forgot his reason behind it, but he said he would find someone in the audience and just stare directly at them without blinking.
Well, that's all I could think of. Except there's another comical part also. there's a scene where he is stage right having someone get him a chair, then he gets up and starts dancing around like a child. It's hilarious!
This is wholesome lol
Love that Groff is a natural spitter.
Love, love, love your reaction! Please react to the whole thing on Disney+!!🥺❤️
Would love a live reaction to the Hamilton film on Disney+!
Menacing and Hilarious! Lurve it!
Jonathan is an amazing singer, this is not a criticism of him but an observation of theatre as a whole. Obviously Broadway is amazing and has some amazing singers and musical theater as a whole has lovely voices everywhere but I think sometimes it’s less about sounding good/perfect and more about acting than ANYTHING. Because I have heard great singers sing a song perfectly and completely miss the character and flop. I’ve also heard people who don’t have the best voices absolutely SHINE through the acting creating an absolutely amazing experience.
First view, like and comment, what a day to be alive
You should check out Home Free’s rendition of Man of Constant Sorrow. Amazing A Capella group .
Love Jonathan Groff so much.
Some Home Free would be great to see you react to (not man of constant sorrow, it’s good but not the best to see what they can really do despite a ton of reactions)
Not sure if anyone else mentioned it, but that spits real, he's a natural spitter. It's just so absolutely perfect for mad king George. If American audiences didn't know that's how he's best known this performance makes it known.
Please do a reaction to hamildrop "First Burn". It is a song told from the point of view of Eliza Schuyler, Alexander Hamilton’s wife, as a reaction to the recount of his affair in the Reynolds Pamphlet, in lieu of “Burn” from the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Hamilton. First Burn" is the fifth song in Hamildrops and was released in April, 2018. This was the first draft of the song Burn sung by Eliza in Act 2. It was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, produced by Alex Lacamoire and Mike Elizondo and performed by Lexi Lawson, Arianna Afsar, Shoba Narayan, Rachelle Ann Go, and Julia Harriman, who have each played Eliza in the show in various Hamilton companies.
Also, can we talk about the amazing British accent? Exaggerated in certain places for musical/comedic effect without being over the top.
I need to sing this in my musical class and I am regretting because this song is harder than I think he made this song sounds like easy
This earned him a second Tony nomination.
I've seen a couple of musicals way back when, but not this one. Loving it tho'. :)
Oh really?! Damn, I cannot recommend it enough. You should definitely watch the whole thing, it's incredible.
The Groffsauce is LEGEND for spitting. He is just a spitter snd doesn’t add anything...he can’t help it. I’ve been baptized by him when he did Little Shop of Horrors lol
It’s just a known thing with him. He’s said he used to be self conscious of it but is over it now hahaha
Hamilton was recorded over 3 live performances and 2 daytime (non audiences) for Disney+. This part was before live tho! Amazingly the current King George (Rory at the time) stepped aside so Groff could come back and join the OGs for the recording.
Don’t mind me, total Broadway nerd lol
I think parts were filmed intro rod a live audience and other parts on a closed set so that the camera crew could get close in.