Brian d'Arcy James inspiring performance of Who I'd Be (Shrek) - Broadway sings for Amigos de Jesus

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  • Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2014
  • On September 19, 2014, some of the biggest stars on Broadway were invited to perform at a benefit concert for the Amigos de Jesus Orphanage (www.amigosdejesus.org/) and the children of Honduras. The concert was held at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia and guests enjoyed cocktails and tapas provided by award-winning chef, Jose Garces. The benefit concert featured such stars as Brian d’Arcy James (Shrek), Julia Murney (Wicked), Jennifer Damiano (Next to Normal), Mandy Gonzalez (In the Heights), Robin De Jesus (In the Heights), Taylor Noble (A Lasting Impression) and the up and coming composer, Zoe Sarnak. The performances included several Broadway hits, such as:
    Blue Skies (Music and Lyrics by Irvin Berlin)
    Breathe, from the musical In the Heights (Music and lyrics by Lin Manuel-Miranda)
    Maria, from the musical West Side Story (Music by Leonard Bernstein and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim)
    You’ve Got a Friend (music and lyrics by Carole King)
    Give Words of Love (music and lyrics by Zoe Sarnak)
    Let it Go, from the Disney animated film Frozen (Music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez)
    Ring Them Bells, from the concert film Liza with a Z (Music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb)
    Who I’d Be, from the musical Shrek (Music by Jeanine Tesori and Lyrics by David-Lindsay-Abaire)
    That’s How You Know (Music and Lyrics by Zoe Sarnak)
    Somewhere Over the Rainbow, from the film The Wizard of Oz (Music by Harold Arlen and Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg)
    For Good, from the musical Wicked (Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz)
    Rain on My Parade, from the musical Funny Girl (Music by Jule Styne and Lyrics by Bob Merrill)
    To learn more about this organization and to donate to Amigos De Jesus, please visit www.amigosdejesus.org
    Directed by: Laura Pietropinto
    Presented by the D'Ambrosio family.
    Follow Amigos de Jesús:
    www.amigosdejesus.org
    / amigosdejesushogar
    / @amigosdejesushogar
    / amigosdejesushogar #amigosdejesushogar #amigosbroadwaynight

Комментарии • 109

  • @Merrydothe
    @Merrydothe 9 лет назад +598

    I love how he slipped into his Shrek voice 3/4 of the way through. :)

    • @00rabbit7
      @00rabbit7 8 лет назад +103

      yeah I think he thought he'd sing it as himself and then got to the words "an Ogre always hides" and was like... oh crap the song doesn't actually work out of context :-P

    • @zeldaglitchgamer
      @zeldaglitchgamer 3 года назад +19

      I got to meet him during his run of Something Rotten. I was so star struck since he's my favorite Broadway actor

    • @ignacioleonardo8500
      @ignacioleonardo8500 2 года назад

      i know Im kind of randomly asking but do anybody know of a good website to stream new movies online?

    • @ThirrinDiamond
      @ThirrinDiamond 2 года назад +16

      I love that the whole time he's trying to not slip into it, it's so cute 😭😭😭

  • @Shindai
    @Shindai 7 лет назад +139

    Wow, Shrek cleans up pretty nice lol

    • @zeldaglitchgamer
      @zeldaglitchgamer 2 месяца назад +1

      He's getting ready for Shrek 2 the Musical

  • @jillmcintyre8125
    @jillmcintyre8125 7 лет назад +115

    I love shreak because I teaches you to not try to have your story like someone else's and have it
    be your own story

    • @Elissasaurus
      @Elissasaurus 2 года назад +1

      @Jill McIntyre I have been struggling with "feeling behind" for a long time now. Your comment gave me the clarity I needed. God bless you!

  • @Maryllima
    @Maryllima 9 лет назад +128

    This song always makes me cry!

  • @o-stone8339
    @o-stone8339 4 года назад +64

    Shrek is the role brian was born to play. Also this is my favourite song ever... and it was from shrek the musical. Unexpected

  • @blackroserevan6939
    @blackroserevan6939 9 лет назад +85

    He is truly amazing. The perfect shrek.

  • @marknicolussi3856
    @marknicolussi3856 Год назад +13

    Shrek is a surprisingly great musical.

  • @nataliepuddy3709
    @nataliepuddy3709 8 лет назад +78

    One of the most uplifting songs I've heard in a while ✨

  • @jenniferwaldron2513
    @jenniferwaldron2513 4 года назад +52

    The piano was so loud lol

  • @Les342
    @Les342 9 лет назад +182

    I just recently found out about the awesomeness that is Brian d'Arcy James because of Something Rotten! but now I wish I could have seen him in Shrek. That was an amazing performance of a wonderful song! And I just love his voice. I think he could do a musical rendition of a phone book and make it sound great. lol

    • @beef4869
      @beef4869 9 лет назад +4

      There is a DVD for sale.

    • @Les342
      @Les342 9 лет назад +4

      Thanks for letting me know. I didn't know about the DVD.

    • @imaminecrafter2265
      @imaminecrafter2265 8 лет назад +3

      Omg same i love something rotten and I'm not sure if I saw him as Shrek when I was little

    • @firebros1695
      @firebros1695 5 лет назад +2

      Lola Riven I know this was 2 years ago but they could of saw a production of these show off broadway or on broadway and Ben Crawford played Shrek(Crawford was Shrek’s understudy and shortly before Shrek closed in Broadway he was Shrek full time)

    • @PanzerFalcon2232
      @PanzerFalcon2232 3 года назад +6

      It's on Netflix right now!

  • @brooklyncampbell7389
    @brooklyncampbell7389 6 лет назад +217

    listening to him sing the end on his own made me think of something like Fiona and Donkey died, and he just wants to find his perfect happy ending again.

    • @austinpoe3798
      @austinpoe3798 3 года назад +5

      I hate you cause now im crying

    • @oliviasharbear
      @oliviasharbear 3 года назад +17

      WHY WHY WHY WHYYYY

    • @aj.guevarra12
      @aj.guevarra12 3 года назад +2

      Fck i hate your comment huhuhuhu

    • @chris_producing
      @chris_producing 2 года назад +14

      now what possess a person to think that then comment it lol

    • @reimichacha
      @reimichacha 2 года назад +5

      @myluv TV because an oger’s fate is known😭😭

  • @actorsnonactors
    @actorsnonactors 7 лет назад +338

    I mean...BDJ could fart in a sock and call it a musical, and I'd still pay to see it.

  • @martaseabratavares7227
    @martaseabratavares7227 3 года назад +12

    NO ONE sings this better than him.

  • @SouthIndianbb101
    @SouthIndianbb101 7 лет назад +19

    this song makes me SOB every time

  • @ProfessorSassypants
    @ProfessorSassypants 3 года назад +16

    Listening to him sing this breaks my heart every damn time. Wow.

  • @kathrynsimpson334
    @kathrynsimpson334 5 лет назад +23

    You know how some people get tangles from ASMR? his voice does that to me

  • @Mrbillingtons1
    @Mrbillingtons1 22 дня назад

    You are amazing and loved you in Shrek.Your amazing .Thank you ,you as a singer gave me a purpose .Thank you from Auckland ,New Zealand.

  • @drummingjedi7203
    @drummingjedi7203 8 лет назад +29

    His smile!!! 😍😍

    • @sophia_ferrer
      @sophia_ferrer 4 года назад +1

      His smile is so nice!!!!🌟🌟

  • @declansmith2497
    @declansmith2497 9 лет назад +17

    this version is is amazing!

  • @Yagirlnyesha
    @Yagirlnyesha 3 года назад +4

    I cry everytime I hear this song

  • @michaelcareymph
    @michaelcareymph 7 месяцев назад +1

    He is absolutely brilliant

  • @rayselle2532
    @rayselle2532 6 лет назад +29

    My school did Shrek the musical Jr last year (I was a dulocian dancer puppet thingie) but this song wasn’t included, and I was very upset

    • @madikeck9031
      @madikeck9031 5 лет назад +1

      Baritone player Number yes I same I just finished our last night of preforming yesterday and this song wasn’t included😪

    • @coastercraziness
      @coastercraziness 4 года назад

      Lucky we’re doing Singin In The Rain instead

    • @epicguy228
      @epicguy228 3 года назад +10

      How do you have Shrek the Musical and not include Who I'd Be? That's like making an omelet and forgetting the eggs.

    • @RariettyC
      @RariettyC 3 года назад +2

      ​​ @MechaGs It's not included in the jr. version, and jr. versions have a terrible habit of cutting out "slower" songs that are not directly contributing to the plot (even if they build towards character development or an emotional core like this song does beautifully) for the sake of performing a show within 60 minutes. My little brother was in a production that firmly stuck to the jr. script that was given to his school, and they didn't perform it either

    • @joshuamaldonado1721
      @joshuamaldonado1721 Год назад +1

      ​@@epicguy228 I know James and the giant peach Jr doesent have middle of a moment, they always cut the best songs.

  • @ashleymancroni4657
    @ashleymancroni4657 7 лет назад +8

    I LOVE HIM SO MUCH OMG

  • @jenniferodonnell6815
    @jenniferodonnell6815 3 года назад +5

    I've seen shrek a hundred times, never seen him without the makeup!

  • @stacieberhart6272
    @stacieberhart6272 6 лет назад +36

    I want Brian to be my dad.

    • @karitooumcrmymilk
      @karitooumcrmymilk 6 лет назад +1

      Staci Eberhart to Hannah wasn't that good have him as a dad xD (? Sorry I had to

    • @pixeliien
      @pixeliien 4 года назад +3

      i’m actually related to him lmao (but he’s not my dad unfortunately)

    • @avalynyost1498
      @avalynyost1498 3 года назад +1

      a wait what Lucky what’s your relation to him

    • @Yagirlnyesha
      @Yagirlnyesha 3 года назад +1

      I never related to something so much

  • @kennethlinscott4744
    @kennethlinscott4744 3 года назад +18

    Who mixed the audio for this song holy cow. Sounds like the audio engineer was drunk or left early

    • @jghays
      @jghays Месяц назад

      I know it made me sad. But still he soared. He’s such a great talent.

  • @niamhmcquemusic3282
    @niamhmcquemusic3282 2 года назад +3

    I had the pleasure of dining this song in March this year when I played shrek and have never loved a song so much and this man is brilliant 🤩

  • @Yagirlnyesha
    @Yagirlnyesha 3 года назад +4

    He’s such a good Baritone

  • @_victoria8601
    @_victoria8601 7 лет назад +6

    I'm crying omg..😍😭

  • @amiiwilliams9834
    @amiiwilliams9834 3 года назад +3

    I remember watching the musical on Netflix and I loved it so in Georgia on single mountain they did their own Shrek musical I was Gretel

  • @rileysdad1923
    @rileysdad1923 Год назад +1

    Best song ever.

  • @cocosekhu6516
    @cocosekhu6516 7 лет назад +6

    My favorite song 💚💚💚

  • @NocturneFexy
    @NocturneFexy 9 лет назад +12

    Dat ending though

  • @Turbo9987
    @Turbo9987 8 лет назад +26

    He was fucking awesome in Spotlight

    • @SofiaSternGuat
      @SofiaSternGuat 6 лет назад +1

      Turbo9987 he is my friends 2nd cousin.

  • @Ellabassx
    @Ellabassx 7 лет назад +3

    Amazing!!👏❤

  • @kobewilson3177
    @kobewilson3177 3 года назад +7

    Who I’d be is great song and it describes on who Shrek would like to be instead of an Ogre

  • @sarahlucypenny
    @sarahlucypenny 3 года назад +6

    Very clever cut! Loved the performance

  • @ljd6293
    @ljd6293 9 лет назад +8

    Great song. Amazing Performance.

  • @alexandervue9464
    @alexandervue9464 7 лет назад +3

    This song is so beautiful!

  • @gabrielleblondin5566
    @gabrielleblondin5566 3 года назад +3

    To the guy in the front row just shaking his head yes: me too.

  • @ITSVTR
    @ITSVTR 9 лет назад +14

    i can tell that's the guy that play's shrek

  • @Dkazakis84
    @Dkazakis84 2 года назад +3

    Thank you Netflix for bringing Shrek to a revival!

  • @karitooumcrmymilk
    @karitooumcrmymilk 6 лет назад +124

    That piano ruined the whole song it was like too loud omg

  • @abrianadomino8917
    @abrianadomino8917 8 лет назад +14

    I'm playing Shrek on the sames stage I'm am30 years old

  • @douglascorreia6858
    @douglascorreia6858 4 года назад +2

    I Love this music 😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😭

  • @aimeekyle4859
    @aimeekyle4859 6 лет назад +1

    What an amazing guy

  • @elliejones8358
    @elliejones8358 2 года назад

    he is just absolutely brilliant

  • @graciexoxo4916
    @graciexoxo4916 4 года назад

    I love him so much bro

  • @natalyromero4128
    @natalyromero4128 6 лет назад +2

    Me enamoreee ame su personaje en Shrek para mi el unico y original

  • @alexiajones410
    @alexiajones410 8 лет назад +4

    just beautiful

  • @katiejo6066
    @katiejo6066 3 года назад +1

    Wow

  • @sstar202
    @sstar202 4 года назад +2

    And I'm also known by many as the HBO lawyer. Lol

  • @brianflynn5136
    @brianflynn5136 5 лет назад +9

    Shrek]
    I guess I'd be a hero, With sword and armor clashing
    Looking semi dashing, A shield within my grip
    Or else I'd be a Viking and live a life of daring
    While smelling like a herring, upon a Viking ship.
    I'd sail away, I'd see the world, I'd reach the farthest reaches
    I'd feel the wind, I'd taste the salt and sea.
    And maybe storm some beaches.
    That's who I'd be. That's who I'd be.
    Or I could be a poet and write a different story,
    One that tells of glory, and wipes away the lies
    And to the skies I'd throw it, the stars would do the telling
    The moon would help with spelling, and night would dot the 'I's
    I'd write a verse, Recite a joke, with wit and perfect timing.
    I'd share my heart, confess the things I yearn, and do it all while rhyming.
    But we all learn. But we all learn.
    An Ogre always hides, an Ogre's fate is known
    And Ogre always stays in the dark and all alone
    So yes I'd be a hero, and if my wish was granted
    Life would be enchanted, or so the stories say.
    Of course I'd be a hero, and I would scale a tower
    To save a hot-house flower, and carry her away
    But standing guard would be a beast, I'd somehow over whelm it,
    I'd get the girl, I'd take my breath, and I'd remove my helmet.
    We'd stand and stare, we'd speak of love, we'd feel the stars ascending
    We'd share a kiss, I'd find my destiny
    I'd have a hero's ending, a perfect happy ending.
    That's how it would be
    A big bright beautiful world
    But not for me.
    [Fiona]
    An ogre always hides. An ogres fate is know. An ogre always stays in the dark
    [Shrek] (same time as Fiona's same line)
    An ogre always stays in the dark
    [Donkey]
    you're all alone
    [Fiona]
    All Alone
    (All at the same time)
    [Shrek]
    So yes i'd be a hero, and if my wish was granted my life would be enchanted or so the stories say.
    Of course I'd be a hero and I would scale a tower to save a hot-house flower and carry her away!
    [Fiona]
    There are rules and there are strictures. I believe the story books i read by candle light
    [Donkey]
    All alone
    You need a pal,
    My calendar's open
    You need me.
    [All]
    A perfect happy ending, that's how.... it.. should be!

  • @davidmcaninch4714
    @davidmcaninch4714 Месяц назад

    I guess I’d be a hero
    With sword and armor clashing
    Looking semi-dashing
    A shield within my grip
    Or else I’d be a Viking
    And live a life of daring
    While smelling like a herring
    Upon a Viking ship
    I’d sail away I’d see the world
    I’d reach the farthest reaches
    I’d feel the wind I’d taste the salt and sea
    And maybe storm some beaches
    That’s Who I’d Be
    That’s Who I’d Be
    Or I could be a poet
    And write a different story
    One that tells of glory
    And wipes away the lies
    And to the sky I’d throw it
    The stars would do the telling
    The Moon would help with spelling
    And night would dot the i
    I’d write a verse
    Recite a joke
    With wit and perfect timing
    I’d share my heart
    Confess the things I yearn
    And do it all while rhyming
    But we all learn
    But we all learn
    An ogre always hides
    An ogre’s fate is known
    An ogre always stays in the darkness
    And all alone
    So yes I’d be a hero
    And if my wish was granted
    My life would be enchanted
    Or so the stories say
    Of course I’d be a hero
    And I would scale a tower
    And save a hot house flower
    And carry her away
    But standing guard
    Would be a beast
    I’d somehow overwhelm it
    I’d get the girl
    I’d take a breath
    And I’d remove my helmet
    We’d stand and stare
    We’d speak of love
    We’d feel the stars ascending
    We’d share a kiss
    I’d find my destiny
    I’d have a hero’s ending
    A perfect happy ending
    That’s how it would be
    A big bright beautiful world
    That’s how it should be

  • @erulreza
    @erulreza 4 года назад +1

    i'm here from john oliver vs bob murray musical

  • @JTPMalavet
    @JTPMalavet Год назад +1

    Hannah’s Dad! 😭

  • @jonaheggert3321
    @jonaheggert3321 Год назад +1

    Did uh….. did they not think to tune to piano before this?

  • @XJIcequeen
    @XJIcequeen 3 года назад +1

    Wow! He doesn’t look like Shrek

  • @jessicaandreotta3130
    @jessicaandreotta3130 3 месяца назад

    I care about your fealings Bryon

  • @thegreenvoltage
    @thegreenvoltage Год назад

    Was his voice modulated with like a computer for the show? Because it is much deeper than it is here

    • @BebesMp5
      @BebesMp5 6 месяцев назад

      No, just assuming it was just the Shrek voice he would do. He was doing a impersonation during the performances, here he was just singing

  • @Disneyfreak_8
    @Disneyfreak_8 3 года назад +2

    It’s really too bad they never did a Shrek 2 The Musical, BDJ looks a lot like human Shrek clean shaven!

  • @AyaBlue22
    @AyaBlue22 5 лет назад +5

    Beautifully done, and kudos to making it through despite that off-key violin...

  • @vickyrobinson6429
    @vickyrobinson6429 8 лет назад +57

    DOESN'T WORK WITHOUT THE SCOTTISH ACCENT

  • @averypflueger2035
    @averypflueger2035 3 года назад +2

    Lmao he's my dad's best friend its so weird to watch these videos

  • @jesselee669
    @jesselee669 3 года назад

    do u know who brian d arcy james is is the self inharry today theater the veiw rosie o donnell show macy's thanksgiving day parade home and family late night with seth myersthe stand boys tallk and made in holly wood the 1st lawyer in last week tonight with john oliver the tim dude in the big c the happy clit in it could be worse the young mark in time out of mind the stone in song of back and neck the sherrif jones in 1992 the andy baker in 13 reasons why iorn man in the super mairo bros shrek in shrek the musical tom sheffield in all these small moments irsh eddie in ghost town a joe walker of the show in first mananton in devs the oldbard in molly's game a in the catedarl richard damrosch wwe star lord steven regal in raw smack down and more thats what he does..

  • @andremarotto5966
    @andremarotto5966 Год назад +1

    The volume of the piano is dreadful!