Watch the ten videos below that were the most viewed in 2024 of those that I’ve posted on my YouTube channel, arranged in order of popularity. Only two were created in 2024 — Sutton Foster singing “Shy” from “Once Upon A Mattress” and a two-minute excerpt from “Water for Elephants.” So, beneath the Top 10, I’ve included five more from 2024 that were among the twenty most watched theater videos of the year..
Moulin Rouge
From July 25, 2019: A glimpse of the Broadway musical Moulin Rouge, adapted from the 2001 movie, combining four brief trailers, labeled freedom, truth, beauty and love. Click https://newyorktheater.me/2019/07/25/… for photographs and more videos.
From the (more than 100) comments: “….I’ve grown up watching the film and it’s one of my favorites, so to see such a fantastic homage to the film was truly an incredible experience.”
Once Upon A Mattress
From Jan 25, 2024. Sutton Foster as Princess Winnifred the Woebegon sings “Shy” at the Encores revival of “Once Upon A Mattress” Check out https://newyorktheater.me/2024/01/25/…
From the comments: “The video barely begins to capture the incredible non-stop playfulness and fun that Sutton Foster brought to this number — it was one of those great Encores moments.”
Anastasia
From April 25, 2017. Christy Altomare sings “Once Upon a December” from the Broadway musical Anastasia https://newyorktheater.me/2017/04/24/… More photos from the show
From the (hundreds of) comments: “I love everything about this scene- the actors are obviously AMAZING but I’m gonna take a sec to appreciate the lighting designers and costume designers!! Seriously, it looks INCREDIBLE. Also, for the actors, on top of their obvious talent I respect them VERY MUCH for wearing those costumes. Under stage lights, they must be BOILING.”
Across The Way
From May 11, 2020. As part of the 24 Hour Plays’ Viral Monololgues, Jake Gyllenhall performs “Across the Way,” an original musical piece — a love story from 60 feet away — written especially for him by Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire.
From the (more than 100) comments: “Im lying in bed at 2am and this made my eyes tear up! His voice is so beautiful and so is he, what a sweet song about lockdown, I’ve melted”
Water for Elephants
From May 22, 2024: Two musical numbers, “Easy” and “Lion,” from the Broadway musical “Water for Elephants’ Click https://newyorktheater.me/2024/03/21/water-for-elephants-broadway-review/ for more videos, photographs and my review.
From the comments: This was so beautiful to see live
Dear Evan Hansen
From May 19, 2020. Jordan Fisher sings “Waving Through A Window” from Dear Evan Hansen, while current Covenant House youth share their cardboard confessionals, in the May 18, 2020 fundraiser A Night of Covenant House Stars
From the comments: “He’s such an underrated singer. he definitely deserves more recognition.”
Latin History for Morons
From Nov 15, 2017. John Leguizamo talks about Latino history and culture in these excerpts from his Broadway show “Latin History for Morons” at Studio 54 https://newyorktheater.me/2017/11/15/…
From the (hundreds of) comments: “I watched this when it came out… and I learned more in that 90 minutes than I ever did about my own people from 4 years of high school & 8 years of grade school.”
Hadestown
From Apr 27, 2019. André De Shields as Hermes lead the company of Hadestown on Broadway in the Anais Mitchell song “Way Down Hadestown”
From the comments:
André De Shields’ Cardinal Rules: 1) Surround yourself with people whose eyes light up when they see you coming. 2) Slowly is the fastest way to get to where you want to be. 3) The top of one mountain is the bottom of the next so keep climbing.
Reply: Everyone’s eyes light up when they see him coming. cardinal rule number one is too easy
Hadestown
From Sep 2, 2021. Amber Gray as Persephone sings from “Livin’ It Up On Top” from Anais Mitchell’s musical “Hadestown,” which has returned to Broadway.
From the comments: 0:23 she went demonic there
Waitress
June 3, 2017. Christopher Fitzgerald, Tony nominated for his role as Ogie, sings his show-stopping number from “Waitress” at the Stars in the Alley concert. But first, he talks to his co-star…on his shirt.
From the comments: I never thought I’d see him like this again in another outstanding musical! He is the original Broadway Boq
