0:07 Florence throwing her hands in the air after Freddie immediately does what she just told him not to do always cracks me up. It's the little character moments I love so much about this production
@@jigurd Unfortunately he didn't sing the chorus, but if you want to hear som vocals from him in his prime, you should listen to jesus christ superstar, especially heaven on their minds.
While it's very easy to just say that Korberg is the best in the part (which is probably true) and that everyone else pales in comparison, musically speaking Groban is perfect for the part. Whereas Freddie is this really cold-sounding, high rock tenor, Anatoly needs to have a strong upper register, but he also needs to have this really warm, masculine sound to him, which makes him sympathetic and contrasts him vocally with Freddie. And Josh Groban's voice is absolutely perfect for that.
This Molokov's voice might not be perfect but his acting, his performance, amazing Also, Josh is definitely one of my favourite as Anatoly, his voice is really good
I read somewhere that Tim Rice wanted to build the cast around Josh Groban as Anatoly after seeing Josh a few years before in the Actor's Fund of America concert, also with Adam Pascal. Wow, that was a long sentence... Anyway, yes. I agree! This is a fantastic cast. I also wouldn't have cast Josh for Anatoly, but his voice is actually perfect for the role.
I agree! Even Groban's slight natural stiffness and awkwardness is appropriate for the character. And his voice, no question. I'm not sure how many theatre roles Josh would be truly right for, but this one fits him like a glove.
I was fortunate enough to see Murray Head and Tommy Korberg reprise their roles in NZ in the early nineties. AWESOME! Wish I had of known about this it would have been amazing to see! Plus I've seen the wonderful David Bedella as Frank N Furter! Great voice. This is an excellent cast!
Press Conference ! My favourite bit in the whole musical. Went to see it in London with the lady who became my wife for a short while and her cousin. Got the dramatic tune for that section stuck in my head for over 20 years without being able to properly identify it until I found a version here on TH-cam.. The version here is superb !
My high schools top hour is a top national choir and they’re doing this set for our first show they do so good and our guy who sings where I want to be sounds exactly like him
Damn, I just get into my Phantom of the Opera phase and going back to this concert I realized this 1:44 is Jon Robyns, the current West End's Phantom 😄
What is the name of the wonderful actor/singer playing the Russian head of intrigue? Oh my how wonderful he is - why don't we see more of him in the world of entertainment?
If you're referring to the character of Molokov, that would be David Bedella. I'm not entirely certain how many of his performances are readily available for online viewing but he's had leading roles in productions of the Rocky Horror Show and Jerry Springer: The Opera. I really love his work
Chess Opening song = 2:15 into the clip it starts The Story of Chess Slow 4/4 x7 = intro two instrumental melody parts Aaaaah the part begins 4/4 ×71 = 7 instrumental melodies = intro And in the end we see the game that started by mistake in Hindustan understood in the made by Watters now one The Referee's Lines after the song: The world chess federation, of which I have the honor of being president, announces that the next world championship will take place here in Merano, Italy. The current world champion Fredrick Trumper of the United States of America will defend his title against Anatoly Sergievsky of the Soviet Union. The first player to achieve six victories will be declared champion. The first game will begin on March 27th 1979, welcome world to Merano. Merano Reporter's song Fast bit interlinking with Florence bit lyrics = What did I conclude, his out of his streak His finally, caught up between you and me, his no opponent, as he described, infact he shouldnt have come here, he should have resigned 3x His no one's friend, he shouldn't have come here he should have resigned, Anatolie's first song The meeting at the mountain top song USA vs Russia song Cheerleader song Chess Game.1 = theme Key: Dm, Gm, Cm, Fm Lots of chromatic Reporter's song.2 Trumper song Global television = lines Florence song = Maybe Im on nobody's side Great Britain/London keyholders song Reporters Anthem Florence and Anatolie's song Bangkok Russian party song Global television guys small song Anatolie's wife's song All chess players name song Alekhine Smyslov Fischer Capa blank Kasparov Morphy Chess Game.2 = theme Take my blues red Anthem outro
Doesn’t matter the production, there’s something so inherently funny to me about the reporter asking “will you be quitting for good if you lose?” and freddie just not even gracing her with a response
Which version of this did you see Ramin in, out of curiosity? The 2018 Kennedy Center production, or the 2020 Japan production? Or another one I'm not aware he was in?
I’m afraid Groban's youth and inexperience put him at a disadvantage when I consider his acting against that of the others in the cast. But his singing is superlative. In fact, I prefer his singing here to anything else he's done.
@@JF-sh2sm Though the original 1984 version is sung by Swedish singers Tommy Körberg(the original Anatoly, a role he would reprise in 2002) and Bjorn Skiffs(The Arbiter, and also the original choice for Freddie before Murray Head). You're right that the original language of the show is English, but there were at least performances given by people FROM Sweden.
If your referring to Molokov... That my friend is David Bedella, You will find him in Rocky Horror Show, Jerry Springer Opera, and I also saw him in Chicago in West End. x
Listen. Groban is good, there’s no denying that. But all I’m hearing is Groban and not Anatoly, if that makes sense. Korberg will always be better in my opinion only because he is Anatoly, I don’t hear anything else.
I love Josh Groban and have seen him several times in concert. Same with Idina Menzel. But i feel each were a little miscast. Josh sings the songs great but i feel he is just missing the character like Korberg brought to the part. As far as Florence, i think i just REALLY miss Elaine Paige.
i was in the audience that night a long, long, time ago. I am a musician so i know a little bit about pitch, tone ,vibrato etc. Josh Groban has a great voice but Indina Menel is a above average but when she tries to hit those higher notes it sounds like a off key shrill, sounds like my budgie & it doesn't happen once or twice, it happens at least 6-7 times during the show. Now i know that her name alone will sel tickets but i am surprised they chose her. If this was a Broadway Show & this was opening night her singing would cost the show dearly in ticket sales so a one off concert version wouldn't hurt the brand too much. Menzel is not anywhere near the class of Groban who, in this case, was the glue which held this concert together. I hope he got paid more than Menzel because he covered up a lot of her mistakes.
3:19 So...look, I know the plot, I know this isn't a silly musical and that this character represents something...but I SO, SO want him to just, in the middle of his lines, yell out, "SPACE!" a la th-cam.com/video/g1Sq1Nr58hM/w-d-xo.html.
This too??? These new songs sound too "broadwayish," This needs to be on Glee :( I don't want to hear different songs. I grew up with the American and London version of Chess. Not digging the new songs and Menzel isn't doing if for me. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her in RENT, but I'm not hot on her here
There weren’t any “new songs”, this concert is 90% based on the original London version, with the addition of only two songs from the Broadway version: ‘Someone Else’s Story’ and the Prologue.
0:07 Florence throwing her hands in the air after Freddie immediately does what she just told him not to do always cracks me up. It's the little character moments I love so much about this production
They are all acting...
Pascal's arrogant swagger is PERFECTION in this... couldn't imagine anyone else as Freddie all these years later
Shay Xylander he seems to play a lot of arrogant characters. He like you said plays them to perfection.
He acts the role perfectly. Though I think Murray Head does One Night in Bangkok better.
Zubin Varla is my favorite Freddie, but Adam does a great job, too. He's definitely got that swagger.
Video clips of this is unfortunately kind of scarce, but check out Raul Esparza in the role in the 2018 kennedy center production.
@@jigurd Unfortunately he didn't sing the chorus, but if you want to hear som vocals from him in his prime, you should listen to jesus christ superstar, especially heaven on their minds.
Josh can sing anything and I'd listen to him. He's amazing. Broadway is perfect for him.
Amanda Yocham Now look at what he’s done!
The backup singers kill it in this version.
While it's very easy to just say that Korberg is the best in the part (which is probably true) and that everyone else pales in comparison, musically speaking Groban is perfect for the part. Whereas Freddie is this really cold-sounding, high rock tenor, Anatoly needs to have a strong upper register, but he also needs to have this really warm, masculine sound to him, which makes him sympathetic and contrasts him vocally with Freddie. And Josh Groban's voice is absolutely perfect for that.
I personally think Josh's singing style is a bit too classic, but there's not denying he's a very good singer.
Josh is a baritone so yeah
This Molokov's voice might not be perfect but his acting, his performance, amazing
Also, Josh is definitely one of my favourite as Anatoly, his voice is really good
Fuck Cats, CHESS was the BEST musical of the '80s...The lyrics, the orchestration...!!!!
PJ Angels I am a huge fan of chess’s music, but I will admit the plot needed a lot of fixing.
The music was fantastic but the book requires work
Press Conference is a bop.
TELLLL ALL THIS TO THEEEE
U-NI-TED NA-TIOOOONS,
AAARE YOU AN AS-SET TO
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAST
WEST RE-LA-TIONNNNS?
as a 4 year old my mom listen to this all the time. Now hearing it 8 years later in class, I song along and I got an a for the paper we had to write
I come back to watch this at least twice a year. Love this production so much.!
I love this! Idina is so good. Adam, Kerry, and Idina!
Josh sings this song so well..OMG it's thrilling..
Starts at 5:30 (for my notes)
I read somewhere that Tim Rice wanted to build the cast around Josh Groban as Anatoly after seeing Josh a few years before in the Actor's Fund of America concert, also with Adam Pascal. Wow, that was a long sentence... Anyway, yes. I agree! This is a fantastic cast. I also wouldn't have cast Josh for Anatoly, but his voice is actually perfect for the role.
I agree! Even Groban's slight natural stiffness and awkwardness is appropriate for the character. And his voice, no question. I'm not sure how many theatre roles Josh would be truly right for, but this one fits him like a glove.
"But what's the point
if I'm concealing"
*puts hand to chest*
"not only love
all other feeling~"
:')
The press reporter with the Russian accent is so extra in ALL of his scenes xD
loved idina's part
Me too
I never would have pegged Josh as the Russian, but now that I'm listening to him I wholeheartedly agree that Tim Rice chose very well. :)
Considering “Natasha and Pierre”, this comment aged really well
Perfection is the entire cast of Chess!!!
I was fortunate enough to see Murray Head and Tommy Korberg reprise their roles in NZ in the early nineties. AWESOME! Wish I had of known about this it would have been amazing to see! Plus I've seen the wonderful David Bedella as Frank N Furter! Great voice. This is an excellent cast!
Again hilarious closed captions... "how come your seconds a girl boeing butt"
ahh..good question.
"have you evil have any serious questions?" lol
'Where will I be duck we're starving'😅
It's like the part was written for him. His acting is quite good as well. He should considering doing more Broadway stuff
get me wrong,josh is perfect for this.
Press Conference ! My favourite bit in the whole musical. Went to see it in London with the lady who became my wife for a short while and her cousin. Got the dramatic tune for that section stuck in my head for over 20 years without being able to properly identify it until I found a version here on TH-cam.. The version here is superb !
Gosh Josh is amazing
he is such a great actor in this!! so good
I understand most of it, but subtitles with be awsome.
find lyrics online
Yeah it’s really hard to understand
My high schools top hour is a top national choir and they’re doing this set for our first show they do so good and our guy who sings where I want to be sounds exactly like him
Damn, I just get into my Phantom of the Opera phase and going back to this concert I realized this 1:44 is Jon Robyns, the current West End's Phantom 😄
What is the name of the wonderful actor/singer playing the Russian head of intrigue? Oh my how wonderful he is - why don't we see more of him in the world of entertainment?
If you're referring to the character of Molokov, that would be David Bedella. I'm not entirely certain how many of his performances are readily available for online viewing but he's had leading roles in productions of the Rocky Horror Show and Jerry Springer: The Opera. I really love his work
If your talking about the lead Anatoly he is played by josh groban!
Chess Opening song = 2:15 into the clip it starts
The Story of Chess Slow 4/4 x7 = intro two instrumental melody parts
Aaaaah the part begins 4/4 ×71 = 7 instrumental melodies = intro
And in the end we see the game that started by mistake in Hindustan understood in the made by Watters now one The Referee's Lines after the song: The world chess federation, of which I have the honor of being president, announces that the next world championship will take place here in Merano, Italy. The current world champion Fredrick Trumper of the United States of America will defend his title against Anatoly Sergievsky of the Soviet Union. The first player to achieve six victories will be declared champion. The first game will begin on March 27th 1979, welcome world to Merano. Merano
Reporter's song Fast bit interlinking with Florence bit lyrics = What did I conclude, his out of his streak His finally, caught up between you and me, his no opponent, as he described, infact he shouldnt have come here, he should have resigned 3x
His no one's friend, he shouldn't have come here he should have resigned,
Anatolie's first song
The meeting at the mountain top song
USA vs Russia song
Cheerleader song
Chess Game.1 = theme Key: Dm, Gm, Cm, Fm Lots of chromatic
Reporter's song.2
Trumper song Global television = lines
Florence song = Maybe Im on nobody's side
Great Britain/London keyholders song
Reporters
Anthem
Florence and Anatolie's song
Bangkok
Russian party song
Global television guys small song
Anatolie's wife's song
All chess players name song Alekhine Smyslov Fischer Capa blank Kasparov Morphy
Chess Game.2 = theme Take my blues red Anthem outro
Doesn’t matter the production, there’s something so inherently funny to me about the reporter asking “will you be quitting for good if you lose?” and freddie just not even gracing her with a response
And then he basically does quit for good
The Trumpster lol
I saw this with Ramin Karimloo (amazing) but I really like this version also (Josh Groban looks so much better here (shaved) :)
Which version of this did you see Ramin in, out of curiosity? The 2018 Kennedy Center production, or the 2020 Japan production? Or another one I'm not aware he was in?
I swear Idina Menzel can unhinge her jaw like a snake.
What?
Oh Florence here becomes the ice queen later.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!
I’m afraid Groban's youth and inexperience put him at a disadvantage when I consider his acting against that of the others in the cast. But his singing is superlative. In fact, I prefer his singing here to anything else he's done.
That does seem to be the primary view - Groban's singing is the best Anatoly, while Korberg's acting is better
Josh ❤❤
Is the guy with the short blondey/gingery hair in the group of singers with the microphones Grant Southard?
Oh Josh your so HOT!!!!! AHHHH
and Josh!
Luv you josh💋
This English-version is a real contender to the Swedish original. I'm quite impressed!
The original isn't Swedish, the Swedish version is relatively late.
The original is from 1984, it was always in English. There wasn’t a Swedish version before 2002.
@@JF-sh2sm Though the original 1984 version is sung by Swedish singers Tommy Körberg(the original Anatoly, a role he would reprise in 2002) and Bjorn Skiffs(The Arbiter, and also the original choice for Freddie before Murray Head).
You're right that the original language of the show is English, but there were at least performances given by people FROM Sweden.
dramatic pause at the end before "go to hell" would have been nice - just sayin
nope..... no one whould do that in life
2:37 - is that the chick from the Geico commercial??!
Yes, Idina - and wasn't she great in that too?
Fred's manager played "the wicked witch" in Wicked!
And they were both together in the original Broadway cast of Rent, as Roger and Maureen respectively.
Press conference Is the only decent moment Idina sings in the whole concert. That final note is fierce
idina is the best thing in this!
Yeah
That is Josh Groban. He is a singer. However, he is very interested in acting, and you might see him in some upcoming musicals. Who knows?
If your referring to Molokov...
That my friend is David Bedella, You will find him in Rocky Horror Show, Jerry Springer Opera, and I also saw him in Chicago in West End.
x
David Bedella is amazing in Rocky Horror.
Listen. Groban is good, there’s no denying that. But all I’m hearing is Groban and not Anatoly, if that makes sense. Korberg will always be better in my opinion only because he is Anatoly, I don’t hear anything else.
1:01 i'm pretty sure i saw this guy in tv shows
josh groben
Comrade Molotov tells me you want to play chess go to hell
I like a lot Leonid's voice, why didn't he have more lines
Is that Roger from rent the movie?
It is.
IDINA!!!!!
I love Josh Groban and have seen him several times in concert. Same with Idina Menzel. But i feel each were a little miscast. Josh sings the songs great but i feel he is just missing the character like Korberg brought to the part. As far as Florence, i think i just REALLY miss Elaine Paige.
Tell the Americans to take a hike. They royally screw this up every time.
i was in the audience that night a long, long, time ago. I am a musician so i know a little bit about pitch, tone ,vibrato etc. Josh Groban has a great voice but Indina Menel is a above average but when she tries to hit those higher notes it sounds like a off key shrill, sounds like my budgie & it doesn't happen once or twice, it happens at least 6-7 times during the show. Now i know that her name alone will sel tickets but i am surprised they chose her. If this was a Broadway Show & this was opening night her singing would cost the show dearly in ticket sales so a one off concert version wouldn't hurt the brand too much. Menzel is not anywhere near the class of Groban who, in this case, was the glue which held this concert together. I hope he got paid more than Menzel because he covered up a lot of her mistakes.
Love this show -- but the otherwise-fantastic Ms. Menzel is woefully miscast here.
Could not agree more
What does he said in the end
He said "Go to hell"
3:19 So...look, I know the plot, I know this isn't a silly musical and that this character represents something...but I SO, SO want him to just, in the middle of his lines, yell out, "SPACE!" a la th-cam.com/video/g1Sq1Nr58hM/w-d-xo.html.
A.K.A the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism!
@@TimeandMonotony Sadly, even that in of itself gets called into question, every now and then, these days.
5:28
No she isn't.
Brilliant concept squandered due to lack of imagination and proper research.
What is wrong with Menzel's voice? She'd surely appreciate some auto-tune correction ;)
The title is Chess
Copyright issues and all that sort of stuff. Only reason the title is Checkers.
ikr I thought I was stupid
This too??? These new songs sound too "broadwayish," This needs to be on Glee :( I don't want to hear different songs. I grew up with the American and London version of Chess. Not digging the new songs and Menzel isn't doing if for me. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her in RENT, but I'm not hot on her here
There weren’t any “new songs”, this concert is 90% based on the original London version, with the addition of only two songs from the Broadway version: ‘Someone Else’s Story’ and the Prologue.
Lealands high school did it better!