Luis Ceja But he is a Tim burton character. Tim Burton designed Jack Skellington which means he is a Tim burton character. He was animated by someone else but still a Tim burton character nonetheless
Oh my god, the movements! Is he really just that thin and flexible? People are talking about the singing, but it's the physical acting that's so incredible.
Wow he really captures the physicality of Jack Skellington, although his legs aren't quite long enough for him to move like a spider...I was impressed. Plus great singing voice :)
I actually love his costume so much, they way they decided to give him white hair instead of him being bald and/or a giant orb lookin helmet to try and emulate the original cartoon. really shows the costumer knew what they were doing. They didn’t just try to recreate the cartoon, they took elements of it and made it really come to life!
I really love the guy doing this scene playing jack, he gives me a replica of the actual jack. This is the only video I can find of this person, so idk if it was a full show, or just a skit this person made. He is a perfect jack !!!
Everyone in the comments seems to believe that this guy was cast as Jack. The man playing Jack here is the guy who runs this channel. He is playing Jack because he wants to.
Agreed. I can't wait for Halloween. I painted my room blood red, I have a stash box signed by Kane Hooder. (It has blood and Jason's mask on it) I have hell raiser cubes and a scary clown jack in the box. And a bunch of old scary movie posters. And much more. It's like that all year. But as you see I'm a halloween fan.
pink panda you mean as the actor? Probably because they could not find someone within the group that was bald, tall, skinny, and could move the way that jack does, as well as sing and act of course. . Tbh, I think if anyone real person was going to even get close to how Jack Skeleton was in the film, tis this guy.
B House *cough* *cough* He has like 537 likes more than you And when did he say he’s funny? I didn’t see a sign at all... maybe you don’t know what jokes are
sam rizzardi it would be hard to do a mask because usually masks don't have mouth movement so I wouldn't match the singers mouth movements, and the mask would get in the way of of the actor actually talking and singing, but it's a creative idea though😀
Mary Helsing I agree Nightmare Before Christmas should definitely be made into a musical. Maybe it will be in the future if it's the right time for it to become a Musical.
wait a minute that was for ACTING CLASS?! holly hell I thought that was actual musical with actual preps and actors! It is awesome I hope you all get A :-)
Despite all of the negative commentary, as someone who has grown up with this as my favorite film, from when I first saw it as a child, to someone who is now 23 years old, I found this wonderful. His body moved like Jack, he portrayed the character well, and he was a very talented singer. I loved it so much.
Yes thank you! He moved like Jack, he even sat in the chair like he would which is amazing because he stretches his legs to make it look like he had long limbs. Props to the actor
The only thing they forgot was Jack's great big black and white bat bow tie. Oh and to take his eyes out, but that's not important, I don't know why I would even think that. Anyway... BOO 👻
Out of all the Disney movies to put on Broadway; I find this one the most fitting for that treatment and they can be really creative with it too. I wish they'd do it all ready. I would soooooo go and see that.
Mary-Christine Hennessy I know there won't be a sequel and that's fine, but Burton needs to do something new like this. I always thought it came out in 2005 or 6 lol.
this guy is a fantastic actor and looked/acted/sounded exactly like Jack Skellington; this whole video was a prime example of quality theatrics. thanks for the upload.
A lot of people in the comments seem to expect him to be made of sculpting material and be an incarnate of Jack himself. I haven't seen a lot of Jack Skelington imitators who can also sing and act, so this is both unique and quite fascinating. You gotta admit, this guy is certainly thin enough to be Jack and he has a great voice. I love the outfit! If the channel owner is the one who played Jack, then bravo! You did an excellent job!
Considering how hard it is to portray Jack I'd say this guy did pretty well. Not as well as someone could do it but I didn't think I was terrible. Hell, I'd say I even liked it.
Wow, everyone does such a good job of reading video descriptions. :P And FYI, no, he doesn't sound like Danny Elfman for a reason... when playing a character, you are encouraged to use your OWN acting, not perfectly imitate someone else's... why would you? Then it's not authentic acting/voice work. Well done, acting student!
Honestly, it's an excellent performance in my opinion. Even If there was no audio I would grade him high. He moves with jerky, exaggerated movements and expresses everything in his walk. Exactly like the real skellington. As for the acting itself, I see the emotion. How he struggles with what he loves and excels at, and his sorrow at their lonely victories. I don't think he perfected elfman. And if he had this would be much worse than it was, without a new soul to twist the knife just right. I agree, remake over carbon copy any day. (Original first)
He obviously wasn't committed, he didn't take off his head to quote Shakespearean quotations. I am just joking, this was BEAUTIFUL and I don't see why everyone is complaining, he moves like jack, he sings beautifully and it was just wonderful. This was a different take on the song, but it was still amazing. You can complain all you want but I don't see you guys making something better than this.
I totally agree with you! This is excellent to be a real human acting out a stop-motion character. Yeah, this guy really moves like Jack, and his thin, long limbs are perfect for the role. And right, it would be awesome if he could have taken off his head, LOL, or at least a magic illusion, maybe? But, awesome anyway.
this is really neat, no he doesn't sound like the movie's Jack, but who cares if he's still awesome in his own way with the song. The costume is nice, hair did bug me but not enough to mind. I really want to see more of the Sally because the details to her face look awesome.
I've said FOR YEARS this needs to be a seasonal show at a Disney Park. I don't care which one. It just needs to happen, it's literally a gold mine of an idea. It's not 'Broadway' really, it somehow doesn't quite fit there, but it's SCREAMING to be one of the seasonal parks shows. The movie is only 70 minutes and therefore easy to cut to just under an hour... I heard from a friend it's been rumored to be talked about but why it's never been given the green light I have no clue...IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN
I feel that this actor suits this role in appearance only. There were so many opportunities to emote in this song but he chose to go flat instead. There was a reason Danny Elfman persisted in being Jack's singing voice, and it was because he knew how to emote the songs properly. I know this is two years old now, but I just had to get this out there.
As a theater nerd and a NBC superfan, I don't think you understand how much i love this. They better make a broadway show right now or I'll do it myself
I didn't go through all the comments because this is years old but did anyone else get the vibe that The Joker was doing a Jack Skellington Cosplay skit?
I honestly don't get all of the negative critiques. Theater IS drama lol...it is meant to be exaggerated and this was executed profoundly perfectly. I like the make-up and white hair for a creative more realistic tone.
I totally agree. He’s way too musical theatre and less like Danny Elfman portrayal which is what everyone knows. I’m all for people adding their artistic flare but he’s a little too over the top. His physicality is much more similar.
@@MLongPhotography then again, the character of Jack can himself be a bit over the top at times (as is Elfman’s vocal style). I think that if you were to cast a big name in musical theatre for Jack, my choice would be Anthony Warlow (he has the physicality, acting prowess and voice to pull off a tim Burton style character). Raul Esparza and Marc Kudisch would be my two other choices.
What's this? What's this? A play long overdue! What's this? What's this? A show for me and you! I can't believe no one has ever taken this on. It's absolutely PERFECT for a stage adaptation. I wonder why Burton and Elfman have never pursued it.
I'm 50/50 on this. I don't really like the singing. I can't honestly say it's bad or anything, I just liked the movie version better. Deeper voiced and more mournful. But this guy can't really help the difference in tones, and I'd noticed with stage plays they like to add some drama and flair to the music. I can't fault them on that, but I still didn't really like the song. The dancing though, that was impressive! I mean Jack's all long-limbed and as an animated character those features are even more exaggerated, but this actor was able to give the impression several times of both the distinctively long limbs and the various ranges of motion Jack often goes into. It was fascinating to watch, and tons of kudos to the actor for not only pulling it off but making it look so effortless to boot!
When doing theatre, actors have to exaggerate in a sense their features, expressions and movments so that even the people in the back of the room can understand the intentions of characters
no joke this is really well done! the makeup and costumes are just a brilliant real life version of what’s in the movie. and the actor! i don’t think you can find a better person to play jack! his physicality in the role for the character so well!
Holy shit. Great makeup, great costume, great -movement-, great interpretation with the singing. I can't really imagine a way this could be improved upon the capture the feel and tone of the original, and I'm saying that as a fan. Also, wow, I've never seen a live action person move as if stop-motion. So spindly!
this is effing fabulous, saw it shared on facebook and had to come find the original video... especially I had to come see who the actor is .. you reminded me of the fabulous guy who played Voldemort in Starkid's Harry Potter stage show tributes .. the way you move your body and mannerisms are perfect for the part.
That guy from Starkid is Joe Walker and this comment made me laugh cause I literally came to rewatch this video because I was thinking about how good Joe would be in this role
i thought I was the only one who thought he looked like him, I feel like Joe would've been perfect for this role! Maybe its the slicked back white hair haha
I know this was uploaded 11 years ago but if they ever do make Nightmare Before Christmas a Broadway show, I hope they cast this guy as Jack. He's physically and vocally perfect for the part!
I love so much about this. In high school I contemplated what this would look like... and the line about taking off his head, I was curious how you would solve it... and the choreo is perfect. The physicality in the legs and arms really sold the performance to me... Thank you for uploading.
Good God, this is incredible. The amount of muscle control the actor has is mind-blowing, especially while singing. To everyone criticizing him for--what, exactly? Being--breathless? Frankly, I can't tell what you're talking about. Watch live musical theatre. Try to DO live musical theatre. This man is ridiculously talented, and obviously put a lot of thought and effort into his staging. I suggest that anyone calling this performance weak try to step up onto their kitchen table in one fluid motion and see how they are at it.
I knew I recognized that amazing physicality from a certain character in Barbarian from somewhere. Really stellar work both in that movie and here! Always love coming back to watch this video every Halloween season.
the way he does that things with his legs and the way he walks truly blow my mind away! literally the definition of the live action version of Tim Burton characters. his voice, his walk, just.... perfect.
those legs and proportions alone are great. the fact he can move like that and still sing that well is amazing!
He moves like a Tim Burton character. Amazing acting
Except jack skellington isn't a tim burton character
Luis Ceja But he is a Tim burton character. Tim Burton designed Jack Skellington which means he is a Tim burton character. He was animated by someone else but still a Tim burton character nonetheless
@@Packer714 Technically, he is
@@Packer714 ? He is
He has Tim Burton legs.
Yes he does
I realized that to
Yes
yeah and apparently he’s 6’8”
Oh my gawd😂
11 years later and I’m still waiting for this to be a full theatrical musical
Oh my god, the movements! Is he really just that thin and flexible? People are talking about the singing, but it's the physical acting that's so incredible.
Yes!!
I TOTALLY agree yes the singing is amazing but the way he moves gives it a bigger illusion that he is actually Jack which makes it even better!
It does doesn't?! I would so do it like this!!
Yeah it's Matthew Patrick Davis, the dude is like 6'8" and 170lbs. It is really impressive.
What?! He's 6'8" and 170lbs??!!! WTF!!!
This is absolutely incredible! How is this not a Broadway musical yet? This actor's physicality, look, and singing are so spot-on for Jack!
No it's not youre fucked
@@darksector_0675 that's very mean, I think the performance was wonderful!
Ghostly Gaming legit what’s your deal you’ve replied on so many comments you good bro?
I think his look and physicality are very good, but the rhythm and tonality aren’t really my cup of tea.
@@PSYCHOWANABE666 I agree. His singing isn't broadway material. In the theatre world it's actually mediocre.
90% be like “dammmmm his legs”
10% be like “what a good actor”
IKR
"be like?"
And 1% thinking neither.
he rlly looks like joker from batman arkham series
you're wrong, Alex
Wow he really captures the physicality of Jack Skellington, although his legs aren't quite long enough for him to move like a spider...I was impressed. Plus great singing voice :)
Don't be impressed this is fucking stupid and if you like it your fucked
@@darksector_0675 no its not anything else its better than people thinking a rapper would be perfect
GhostShard 95 what's your problem?
@@EquanimusIridocyclitis don't have a problem do you want me to have one ?
Ghostly Gaming fuck you my name is better
This man is, like, 90% leg. He's _perfect._
But where's Zero?
This is gonna sound weird but...
DAMN HIS LEGS...I LOVE THEM
He does have some fabulous legs!
Hi Andy
just.another .lame.nobody bro same
That was awesome!
you pathetic meat sack then marry him
Where is the guy that says, "Nice work, Bone Daddy".
Was it really "Bone daddy" ?? I thought it's my imagination only
Oogie boogie, and yeah, he calls jack bone daddy when jack comes to save sally and santa!
That's the best part of the movie!
Omg yes😱
Yep
I actually love his costume so much, they way they decided to give him white hair instead of him being bald and/or a giant orb lookin helmet to try and emulate the original cartoon. really shows the costumer knew what they were doing. They didn’t just try to recreate the cartoon, they took elements of it and made it really come to life!
I really love the guy doing this scene playing jack, he gives me a replica of the actual jack. This is the only video I can find of this person, so idk if it was a full show, or just a skit this person made. He is a perfect jack !!!
it' just a skit *cries*
good
nick Strickland thie is his channel so you can check it out and find more info about him:)
Oooooh :0
nick Strickland
Everyone in the comments seems to believe that this guy was cast as Jack. The man playing Jack here is the guy who runs this channel. He is playing Jack because he wants to.
Omg it's a Foafy
out of all the places to find the footofaferret I did not expect it to be in the comments section of nightmare before christmas live
ITS HIM
Damn, what a great actor! :o
+It's Black Friday He is totally amazeballs! Btw love your videos!
Agreed. I can't wait for Halloween.
I painted my room blood red, I have a stash box signed by Kane Hooder. (It has blood and Jason's mask on it) I have hell raiser cubes and a scary clown jack in the box. And a bunch of old scary movie posters. And much more. It's like that all year. But as you see I'm a halloween fan.
+It's Black Friday ikr plus why wont they do someone who is bald
pink panda you mean as the actor? Probably because they could not find someone within the group that was bald, tall, skinny, and could move the way that jack does, as well as sing and act of course. . Tbh, I think if anyone real person was going to even get close to how Jack Skeleton was in the film, tis this guy.
I thought he was gonna
actually take off his head
Slender man has some long legs
Jack: hold my beer
you're not funny
B House *cough* *cough*
He has like 537 likes more than you
And when did he say he’s funny? I didn’t see a sign at all... maybe you don’t know what jokes are
For real ... 👍🏽😷😂😂😂😂😂🤭😷👍🏽✌🏽🖖🏽🍽🇦🇺
“Hold my pumpkin” would be better.
Jessie Lol ikr
Did not remove head for Shakespeare reference 0/10
Lmaooooo
so true mein
Yeah, I was kind of expecting them to rewrite that verse. It doesn't really have the same effect, does it?
They could make up the guys head in black and have the head be a skull mask.
sam rizzardi it would be hard to do a mask because usually masks don't have mouth movement so I wouldn't match the singers mouth movements, and the mask would get in the way of of the actor actually talking and singing, but it's a creative idea though😀
... i would literally pay money to see a live action musical of "the nightmare before christmas!"
so would i
What else would you pay with? Lol
@ Lupe Virgen ... you really don't wanna know! 😶
Hahaha
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Why isn't Nightmare before Xmas a live stage Musical?!!! THIS IS BRILLIANT!!!!
it is tho
What? The movie is a musical?
Mary Helsing I agree Nightmare Before Christmas should definitely be made into a musical. Maybe it will be in the future if it's the right time for it to become a Musical.
I'm pretty sure she means a live action musical.
it is tho
This video finds me every Christmas 😂 LOVE IT!
First time it found me and I am thanking the universe greatly.
your JJin!
Cheers mate
no, every halloween! haha
THIS NEEDS TO BE A BROADWAY SHOW!!!!! I would fly to new York from cornwall just to see this show xxx
YEEEESSSSS
Agreed x10 time to pettion Tim Burton!
+DoomKitty yah,with Johnny Deep as jack skellington and Ann hatheway as sally.
+DoomKitty I would to, we hopefully have a long journey ahead of us.
I love it! The had a hard work finding singer who can act and has really long legs :-) he plays that "spiderly" Jack perfectly
wait a minute that was for ACTING CLASS?! holly hell I thought that was actual musical with actual preps and actors! It is awesome I hope you all get A :-)
He sounds so similar to the actual jack than most “professional” actors in musicals
the guy playing Jack is litterally amazing.
Merthurmad I know right! And I love your profile picture
Right, had to watch the movie again after this
How I imagine myself when I do Jack's monologue in my living room at 4 in the morning:
I really like the part "No animal, no man, can SCREAAAM LIKE I CAN!"
That was so cool. He suddenly reminds me of Joker O.o
glad to know im not the only one that was reminded of the Joker
Good
He reminds me of Eric Draven from The Crow.
+Alma ‘Ochi’ J. must be because of the scars
EXACTLY that's what I said!
Despite all of the negative commentary, as someone who has grown up with this as my favorite film, from when I first saw it as a child, to someone who is now 23 years old, I found this wonderful. His body moved like Jack, he portrayed the character well, and he was a very talented singer. I loved it so much.
Yes thank you! He moved like Jack, he even sat in the chair like he would which is amazing because he stretches his legs to make it look like he had long limbs. Props to the actor
He is actual amazing!!!!!
I love his passion
Yeah, I was amazed by his performance too. He did so well! :)
omg, this is so amazing, his body, his attitude, makeup, everything is perfect!
The only thing they forgot was Jack's great big black and white bat bow tie.
Oh and to take his eyes out, but that's not important, I don't know why I would even think that. Anyway... BOO 👻
He's low key hot
10/10 would pay for the full length show.
His Legs are unnaturally long O_O He really suits Jack !
I think it's The Outfit.
Tina Zahn ya most likely an illusion caused by the pants . but still. wow..
***** Ah Ok Thanke you. that´s so cool that performance.
I know. That must have been one of the things the actors had to have, to get the part, lol
This Lines is very complicated .
Why?
This is one of the best performances of an established character I've ever seen! This actor was born for this role, too!
I feel like this man had a lot of fun doing this. He just looks so comfortable being this character
The movements and proportions are so realistic, yet Tim Burton like at the same time. I love this!
Out of all the Disney movies to put on Broadway; I find this one the most fitting for that treatment and they can be really creative with it too. I wish they'd do it all ready. I would soooooo go and see that.
Mary-Christine Hennessy I know there won't be a sequel and that's fine, but Burton needs to do something new like this. I always thought it came out in 2005 or 6 lol.
this guy is a fantastic actor and looked/acted/sounded exactly like Jack Skellington; this whole video was a prime example of quality theatrics.
thanks for the upload.
great footwork. he was really successful with nailing Jack's characteristics
2:17 was a great addition🙌 overall, an amazing performance🔥
Where can I find rest of the show? I love it!
A lot of people in the comments seem to expect him to be made of sculpting material and be an incarnate of Jack himself. I haven't seen a lot of Jack Skelington imitators who can also sing and act, so this is both unique and quite fascinating. You gotta admit, this guy is certainly thin enough to be Jack and he has a great voice. I love the outfit! If the channel owner is the one who played Jack, then bravo! You did an excellent job!
This is absolutely beautiful! I never expected such a good performance of this song from anyone but Danny Elfman.
Everyone is talking about the performance and I'm over here applauding costume and makeup. Sally's is sickly good.
Considering how hard it is to portray Jack I'd say this guy did pretty well. Not as well as someone could do it but I didn't think I was terrible. Hell, I'd say I even liked it.
I would die to see this! it would be my complete dream.
Hah. I get it. Nice joke.
Corpse Bride di 98765. 1
Corpse Bride nice one
Corpse Bride mhm
Corpse Bride but you're already dead :P
I would go out of my way to see this Jack do a full live rendition of The Nightmare Before Christmas! He's got the limb movements down to a tee!
It annoys me so much that Jack hasn’t got his bat bow tie 😭
Andrew Lloyd he had but he threw it on the ground
Maybe to make his neck look longer
Oh my GOD HE DOESN’T
Negan Driscoll yeahhh lol
He did at the beginning but he takes it off and throws it on the ground
Wow, everyone does such a good job of reading video descriptions. :P And FYI, no, he doesn't sound like Danny Elfman for a reason... when playing a character, you are encouraged to use your OWN acting, not perfectly imitate someone else's... why would you? Then it's not authentic acting/voice work.
Well done, acting student!
Honestly, it's an excellent performance in my opinion. Even If there was no audio I would grade him high. He moves with jerky, exaggerated movements and expresses everything in his walk. Exactly like the real skellington. As for the acting itself, I see the emotion. How he struggles with what he loves and excels at, and his sorrow at their lonely victories. I don't think he perfected elfman. And if he had this would be much worse than it was, without a new soul to twist the knife just right. I agree, remake over carbon copy any day. (Original first)
I love his movement. he perfectly captures the stop-motion look and feel.
He obviously wasn't committed, he didn't take off his head to quote Shakespearean quotations.
I am just joking, this was BEAUTIFUL and I don't see why everyone is complaining, he moves like jack, he sings beautifully and it was just wonderful. This was a different take on the song, but it was still amazing. You can complain all you want but I don't see you guys making something better than this.
I totally agree with you! This is excellent to be a real human acting out a stop-motion character. Yeah, this guy really moves like Jack, and his thin, long limbs are perfect for the role. And right, it would be awesome if he could have taken off his head, LOL, or at least a magic illusion, maybe? But, awesome anyway.
Well said!
2018 and I'm waiting for this...this guy is brilliant. I would pay any amount of money to see him perform.
I love everything: the costume, the mouvements, the voice! Brilliant
His guy has Jacks characterization down. I really want it to be a full live production.
this is really neat, no he doesn't sound like the movie's Jack, but who cares if he's still awesome in his own way with the song. The costume is nice, hair did bug me but not enough to mind. I really want to see more of the Sally because the details to her face look awesome.
1:55 😲 that scene actually looks like him singing to the moon, shining down on him on a cold dark night
Why is this not a full musical yet?
I've said FOR YEARS this needs to be a seasonal show at a Disney Park. I don't care which one. It just needs to happen, it's literally a gold mine of an idea.
It's not 'Broadway' really, it somehow doesn't quite fit there, but it's SCREAMING to be one of the seasonal parks shows. The movie is only 70 minutes and therefore easy to cut to just under an hour...
I heard from a friend it's been rumored to be talked about but why it's never been given the green light I have no clue...IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN
I know. I agree with the Disney comment
Its gonna be here in New York for two days
I feel that this actor suits this role in appearance only. There were so many opportunities to emote in this song but he chose to go flat instead. There was a reason Danny Elfman persisted in being Jack's singing voice, and it was because he knew how to emote the songs properly.
I know this is two years old now, but I just had to get this out there.
THIS GUY DESERVES AN AWARD!!! HE’S SUCH AN AMAZING ACTOR!! 👏🏼❤️
No he's NOT YOURE FUCKED
Ghostly Gaming u god bro? Like what’s your problem with this show? Did you not get casted or sumthin
Discovered this years ago and still come back, time to time, to watch because it is a masterpiece!
I _adore_ his portrayal of Jack! They got the perfect actor. He has the perfect voice look and legs. 💕
Woah wow. What a amanzing Performance. Love it. His legs are looking so damn long...can't handle it 😱
Stop saying this isnos good it's fucking horrible shut it
@@darksector_0675 no u
@@darksector_0675 I don't like judging or sounding horrible but i agree I'll never prefer a remake only original
As a theater nerd and a NBC superfan, I don't think you understand how much i love this. They better make a broadway show right now or I'll do it myself
This actor is incredible. I actually want to see him in a live version instead of the animated one
I didn't go through all the comments because this is years old but did anyone else get the vibe that The Joker was doing a Jack Skellington Cosplay skit?
ME
i thought the same thing
if you know the Myers Briggs personality theories, people say that joker and jack skellington have the same personality lol ( entp )
You can buy tickets online to go see it in Hollywood.
Me and my mom looked into it.
what great news... im also an entp
Great job, I love the fluidity in his movements and performance. He's no Danny Elfman but I love his interpretation for sure. (:
I honestly don't get all of the negative critiques. Theater IS drama lol...it is meant to be exaggerated and this was executed profoundly perfectly. I like the make-up and white hair for a creative more realistic tone.
This is the opposite of what I would have expected from a live action jack, but I'm more convinced by his physicality than his vocal performance.
Same, i felt like his acting was too dramatic and loud, and that wasn’t like jack
Yeah, it's the voice I'm guessing. But if I had to choose the physical acting over this than I'd rather have this
I totally agree. He’s way too musical theatre and less like Danny Elfman portrayal which is what everyone knows. I’m all for people adding their artistic flare but he’s a little too over the top. His physicality is much more similar.
@@MLongPhotography then again, the character of Jack can himself be a bit over the top at times (as is Elfman’s vocal style). I think that if you were to cast a big name in musical theatre for Jack, my choice would be Anthony Warlow (he has the physicality, acting prowess and voice to pull off a tim Burton style character). Raul Esparza and Marc Kudisch would be my two other choices.
@@flanplan5903 Anthony Warlow for a live-action Jack? Sign me up!
What's this? What's this? A play long overdue! What's this? What's this? A show for me and you! I can't believe no one has ever taken this on. It's absolutely PERFECT for a stage adaptation. I wonder why Burton and Elfman have never pursued it.
Because it's FUCKED
2:35 best part 😂👌
toxic tea 2:37 I can’t breathe 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oh I agree 100%... that was absolutely amazing....
toxic tea: 3:41 is the bestest part ever
@@kungpaopizza2126 all tea all shade !! 🤣🤣
When he said “Scream” I freaking died and I rarely laugh when I’m on my phone
I'm 50/50 on this. I don't really like the singing. I can't honestly say it's bad or anything, I just liked the movie version better. Deeper voiced and more mournful. But this guy can't really help the difference in tones, and I'd noticed with stage plays they like to add some drama and flair to the music. I can't fault them on that, but I still didn't really like the song.
The dancing though, that was impressive! I mean Jack's all long-limbed and as an animated character those features are even more exaggerated, but this actor was able to give the impression several times of both the distinctively long limbs and the various ranges of motion Jack often goes into. It was fascinating to watch, and tons of kudos to the actor for not only pulling it off but making it look so effortless to boot!
He sounds like if the joker was trying hard to sing in some parts
honestly i think he was trying to potray jacks anger of being unable to understand the rot his in
Very well explained . my thoughts exactly
When doing theatre, actors have to exaggerate in a sense their features, expressions and movments so that even the people in the back of the room can understand the intentions of characters
*slenderman with abnormally long limbs*
Jack: Hold my head
this guy nailed it, even moved gracefuly just Jack Skellington, if you think this sucks then don't know how to appreciate how work and art
This is better than the live staging of the Nightmare than I expected
He's missing the bat bow tie
they couldn't find it at walmart
I actually didn't notice it until I saw this comment.
It probably would've got in the way of his amazing physically stunning acting.
Yes I actually noticed immediately ;)
He took it off at the start
Just watching this video makes me think that this movie should SERIOUSLY be made into a broadway musical!
Really REALLY enjoyed this! He moves and sounds just like Jack!
Whyvis this not a Broadway show yet? WHYYYYY
Wouldn't that be awesome? :)
wow,
i know this sounds a little weird but...
THE LEG MOVEMENTS ARE SO AMAZING!
its exactly like the movie!!!!!!!! Its amazing!!!!
and sounds alot like Danny Elfman
I'm not too big on this version of the song but I really like the staging
Love this to become a Broadway show. Actor can sing, and you can feel the emotion in his voice. He did great giving us Jack!
no joke this is really well done! the makeup and costumes are just a brilliant real life version of what’s in the movie. and the actor! i don’t think you can find a better person to play jack! his physicality in the role for the character so well!
I still come back to this! A classic!
Holy shit. Great makeup, great costume, great -movement-, great interpretation with the singing. I can't really imagine a way this could be improved upon the capture the feel and tone of the original, and I'm saying that as a fan.
Also, wow, I've never seen a live action person move as if stop-motion. So spindly!
Where has THIS video been hiding??? My God it's brilliant!
am I the only one OBSESSED with the nightmare before Christmas??? 💀👻
Haley Haynes judging by how many views this video has, I'm gonna go with no. 😜
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SirOysterBoy omg yess!!!
Haley Haynes me ✋
Corpse Bride thank God lol. It's a good movie though
My entire life depends on this movie. I can’t live without it. I’ve always wanted it to be a musical. This is amazing and should be on Broadway
this is effing fabulous, saw it shared on facebook and had to come find the original video... especially I had to come see who the actor is .. you reminded me of the fabulous guy who played Voldemort in Starkid's Harry Potter stage show tributes .. the way you move your body and mannerisms are perfect for the part.
That guy from Starkid is Joe Walker and this comment made me laugh cause I literally came to rewatch this video because I was thinking about how good Joe would be in this role
i thought I was the only one who thought he looked like him, I feel like Joe would've been perfect for this role! Maybe its the slicked back white hair haha
omg i thought the exact same thing
Kira Ragged that's exactly what i thought, he acts so much like joe! Starkid should do a nightmare before christmas parody.
I'm a magical diary - shit - journal! Could you imagine how hilarious that musical would be if it was made by starkid? XD
I know this was uploaded 11 years ago but if they ever do make Nightmare Before Christmas a Broadway show, I hope they cast this guy as Jack. He's physically and vocally perfect for the part!
this is amazing I'd love to see a full scale production like this!!
Incredible. Perfect interpretation of the character, great physicality.
Now I want a nightmare before Christmas stage adaptation to exist
I love so much about this. In high school I contemplated what this would look like... and the line about taking off his head, I was curious how you would solve it... and the choreo is perfect. The physicality in the legs and arms really sold the performance to me... Thank you for uploading.
Good God, this is incredible. The amount of muscle control the actor has is mind-blowing, especially while singing. To everyone criticizing him for--what, exactly? Being--breathless? Frankly, I can't tell what you're talking about. Watch live musical theatre. Try to DO live musical theatre. This man is ridiculously talented, and obviously put a lot of thought and effort into his staging. I suggest that anyone calling this performance weak try to step up onto their kitchen table in one fluid motion and see how they are at it.
This was just recommended to me, glad that it did, mad that it wasn’t sooner.
I don't understand the complaints, this is so amazing
I knew I recognized that amazing physicality from a certain character in Barbarian from somewhere. Really stellar work both in that movie and here! Always love coming back to watch this video every Halloween season.
Why thank you kindly! Now we just need to complete the circle and have Jack Skellington forcibly breast feed someone...🍼
he moves just like jack!
what a great a performance
Nice work, bone daddy!
He reminds me a bit more of Betelgeuse than Jack Skellington- talented either way but jack is sweeter and less jumpy~
I agree, this guy has the movements down pretty well though but idk I just can’t feel jack’s essence if that makes sense?
Of who???
the way he does that things with his legs and the way he walks truly blow my mind away! literally the definition of the live action version of Tim Burton characters. his voice, his walk, just.... perfect.
I comeback every year to watch this multiple times in October
omg plllllzzzzz make this a Broadway id die to see this!!!!!!
This was really well done. The costumes looked amazing.
Midnght Eclipse Agree. I can see them pulling this off on Broadway.
What an amazing actor to embody an animated character with such extremes