Comments | azalaisdep: Spread a little happiness...

azalaisdep

Spread a little happiness...

Jun 15, 2011 21:14

It must be my week for sharing silly things from YouTube.

If you can get to the end of this without a smile on your face, I will pay you five pounds...

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silly, theatre

Comments 9

kaffy_r June 15 2011, 21:33:35 UTC

Oh, that's brilliant. Thanks for sharing!

azalaisdep June 16 2011, 05:58:19 UTC

I'm glad you liked - hope it cheered you up :-)

(And yay, an icon which references that wonderful line about the "two-hour-long live-action barely-affordable non-lip-synched version of Glee"!)

engarian June 15 2011, 21:59:05 UTC

Oh, this was wonderful. I never watch the Tonys because I never go to the theatre, but NPH was magnificant.

- Erulisse (one L)
whose parents adored the theatre and whose parents would have been rolling in the aisles at this one

azalaisdep June 16 2011, 06:00:31 UTC

I am a theatre nut - though admittedly not usually a great Broadway-musicals nut, but I know the genre enough to recognise most of what was being riffed off - and there was rolling over here, believe me.

just_ann_now June 15 2011, 23:09:17 UTC

*gigglesnort* Excellent, thanks!

azalaisdep June 16 2011, 06:00:57 UTC

Good, so far at least my five pounds is safe!

lostmoon71 June 16 2011, 01:34:42 UTC

I just love him. He can sing, he can dance, he can act (great comic timing), and he does a hellava job with the patter-song section (where they've got him lifted up above their heads).

azalaisdep June 16 2011, 06:10:41 UTC

Isn't he wonderful? I only dimly remember the odd episode of Doogie Howser, M.D. (Resident Geek reminded me when I raised a confused eyebrow at his opening "I'm teenage heartthrob Neil Patrick Harris" line...) but he's got the whole slightly arch, drama-queeny, glowingly-enthusiastic tone of the classic Broadway musical off absolutely pat and manages gently to mock it, and theatrical luvviness in general, while at the same time evincing genuine affection.

(Helped, of course, by whoever wrote and choreographed the piece - that was genius!)

I've never watched the Tonys - is it traditional to start the ceremony off with a big song-'n'dance number, and is it usually self-mocking that way?

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azalaisdep June 16 2011, 12:37:06 UTC

Wasn't it fabulous? (Or, as NPH himself said after squeaking that, [switch to deep 'manly' voice] "I mean, isn't this AWESOME?"