I feel like he's a little too... conventionally attractive to play Emmet. Like, don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Christian Borle, but he is not the traditional male lead that you get in most musicals, he's supposed to be quirky and a bit awkward. I just feel like Derek is too blatantly hot for this role :') I would still love to see him as Emmet though, because I really love this character!
Meg Willsher oh my gosh I freaked out when I found out he was cast as Dimitri!! He's my favorite Fiyero and now he's in one of my favorite movies/musicals I'm so excited!!!!!!!
Dancing through life Skimming the surface Gliding where turf is smooth Life's more painless For the brainless Why think too hard? When it's so soothing Dancing through life No need to tough it When you can sluff it off as I do Nothing matters But knowing nothing matters It's just life So keep dancing through Dancing through life Swaying and sweeping And always keeping cool Life is fraught-less When you're thoughtless Those who don't try Never look foolish Dancing through life Mindless and careless Make sure you're where less Trouble is rife Woes are fleeting Blows are glancing When you're dancing Through life So, what's the most swankified place in town? That would be the ozdust ballroom Sounds perfect Let's go down to the ozdust ballroom We'll meet there later tonight We can dance till it's light Find the prettiest girl Give 'er a whirl Right on down to the ozdust ballroom Come on, follow me You'll be happy to be there [All] Dancing through life Down at the ozdust [Fiyero] If only because dust Is what we come to [All] Nothing matters But knowing nothing matters It's just life So keep dancing through
My favorite Fiyero!! Lindsay Mendez was always my fave Elphaba!! They are perfect pair in her "Fly Girl" series!! There is so much talent in this one video
Ugh I haven’t watched this in forever, he’s flawless 😭 in the bootleg of As Long As You’re Mine, too. as much as I love Aaron and Ryan, Derek is my fav Fiyero 🥺❤️
Most fiyeros are pretty mediocre, but some of the best is this man, Norbert of course, Ryan mccartan, Andy Karl, and Jonah, Matt shingledecker, and the king Aaron Tveit. And Michael campayno. That’s my boy.
mostly agreed (aaron!!!) but as much as i love ryan in other stuff he's done (heathers, frozen) i just can't get behind his version of fiyero? his voice in dancing through life just always sounds weird to me.
f a n s h i jeremy jordan is in his mid thirties now, as much as I love him they should cast someone who is actually a young adult or in the early twenties
The trouble with schools is They always try to teach the wrong lesson Believe me, I've been kicked out Of enough of them to know They want you to become less callow Less shallow But I say: Why invite stress in? Stop studying strife And learn to live "the unexamined life" Dancing through life Skimming the surface Gliding where turf is smooth Life's more painless For the brainless Why think too hard When it's so soothing? Dancing through life No need to tough it When you can slough it off as I do Nothing matters But knowing nothing matters It's just life So keep dancing through Dancing through life Swaying and sweeping And always keeping cool Life is fraught less When you're thoughtless Those who don't try Never look foolish Dancing through life Mindless and careless Make sure you're where less Trouble in life Woes are fleeting Blows are glancing When you're dancing Through life So--what's the most swankified place in town? That would be the Ozdust Ballroom Sounds perfect! Lets go down to the Ozdust Ballroom We'll meet there later tonight We can dance 'till it lights Find the prettiest girl Give her a whirl Right on down to the Ozdust Ballroom Come on, follow me You'll be happy to be there Dancing through life Down at the Ozdust If only because dust is what we come to Nothing matters But knowing nothing matters It's just life So keep dancing through
And he's surprised to find screaming girls outside the stage door at Anastasia. *shakes head* Oh, Derek, Derek....
How Roode RIGHT?!
I didn't know I needed Derek Klena in a popped collar until now
His vibrato is to die for
he's the perfect fiyero omg i'm in love
I think Aaron Tveit is my personal favorite and I'm lesbian but truly perfect for this role
I love how he's so comfortable to be quirky now AHAHAH
Therese Carmela it’s so cute isn’t it ?!!!!
Aaaaaah
The way he moves through the crowd is my favorite thing
derek klena in a popped collar is more than an addiction. it's a fucking blessing
Yep. Aaaand down we go the Klena rabbit hole.
Again 🙋♀️
Never left it 😅
real, I was in a rabbit hole like 4 years ago and I’m back again lol
He'd make an amazing Warner in Legally Blonde too...
Omg yes!
I feel like he’d be a better emmet he would be a breathtaking Warner but I would love to see him as emmet
I feel like he's a little too... conventionally attractive to play Emmet. Like, don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Christian Borle, but he is not the traditional male lead that you get in most musicals, he's supposed to be quirky and a bit awkward. I just feel like Derek is too blatantly hot for this role :') I would still love to see him as Emmet though, because I really love this character!
Good lord...........I see why he's Dimitri now. Hot damn!!!!
Meg Willsher oh my gosh I freaked out when I found out he was cast as Dimitri!! He's my favorite Fiyero and now he's in one of my favorite movies/musicals I'm so excited!!!!!!!
Same 😂
Wish I had a bootleg from Derek's time as Fiyero !!
Alex S. dont we all 😭
i've been seeing you everywhere, man.
Sigh same but we have Derek's in the Anastasia bootleg.
Grace Wood we do
i saw him in wicked but i was like, 7, so i remember none of it and it’s so upsetting
He looks kinda like Warner from Legally Blonde in this outfit
Kerry Lambert OMFG HE WOULD BE A PERFECT WARNER OR EMMETT!💓
Or basically freaking anything he's so awesome💓💓
Richard Blake?
That is wild lmao I’m flabbergasted 😂
Damn I am in love with another bway guy
Beccation right? I'm like, I thought I already met my quota?!? Guess not.
Aren’t we all😂
same when will this stop 😂
can't decide what's more beautiful, him or his voice
Yes! 😁
I’ve come to a conclusion that it’s both. Everything about him is perfect 🙂↕️
The TONE though. Bless.
His soft high notes keep me alive
now i just need Jeremy Jordan to sing this and my life will be complete
Yes! That and Ben Platt 👌😁
Omg I didn't know I needed this until now
I think Ben platt's has too much of a soft voice for fiyero, he was perfect for Evan Hansen tho
I think I would finally satisfied if Jeremy Jordan and Derek Klena doing a duet. I would die
@@gracewood9332 Aaron Tveit can join in too
How in the hell have I never heard of this guy until now....
the guy on the piano is always FLAWLESS
He makes roles his own and makes people (like me) just fall in love with him with all that charm and talent.
Derek Klena is seriously amazing. I loved him in Dogfight and have wanted to listen to him as Fiyero!
So good, man I wish him and Lindsay were taped when they did Wicked. He should be cast in the movie when they finally make it!
DANG BOY
I love Derek Klena so freakin much he's amazing in every role he does and its just UGH
WHY IS HE SO PRETTY
his voice has matured sooo much
"Feinstein's Ballroom" I died. XD
never knew how much i wanted this
He's an amazing singer! You can just see how much effort he puts into his performance.
Rewatching this for the hundredth time😍
This is so amazing that it killed me, then revived me. Excuse me while I watch it 10x in a row.
This is the first time I see Derek like this. Usually he's all cool and chill.
Top 3 Fiyero for sure. And he is probably the most princely of them all. Loved him since Dogfight!
WOOOOW
Okay, he makes an amazing Fiyero. *immediately starts looking up his Fiyero vids*
Yup same
It fits him perfectly
You know what sucks about broadway guys? They're either gay or straight and taken. And as a straight female I'm disappointed. That voice is so hot.
Emily Parr I agree. Being a gay broadway guy XD
He is gay?
@@aldualcaide4568 He is not! He is married to his beautiful college sweetheart Elycia Scriven. So he falls in the taken category.
Honey don't worry about it. It's not like you were going to be with them anyway
@@Moonlight-tr7jv lmao
that cracked me up
i watch this video literally everyday. i love this man.
Never heard this song before but Derek is singing it so I clicked!
I SCREAMED WHEN I SAW HIS OUTFIT GAAAAAHHHHH!!!
Oh my gosh , this boy is too beautiful and awesome and just perfect!!! His looks; his voice ugh can I be Ursula and just steal him?!
I never get tired to listening to this and that chuckle at around 2:02 after that small dance move always makes me laugh.
Dancing through life
Skimming the surface
Gliding where turf is smooth
Life's more painless
For the brainless
Why think too hard?
When it's so soothing
Dancing through life
No need to tough it
When you can sluff it off as I do
Nothing matters
But knowing nothing matters
It's just life
So keep dancing through
Dancing through life
Swaying and sweeping
And always keeping cool
Life is fraught-less
When you're thoughtless
Those who don't try
Never look foolish
Dancing through life
Mindless and careless
Make sure you're where less
Trouble is rife
Woes are fleeting
Blows are glancing
When you're dancing
Through life
So, what's the most swankified place in town?
That would be the ozdust ballroom
Sounds perfect
Let's go down to the ozdust ballroom
We'll meet there later tonight
We can dance till it's light
Find the prettiest girl
Give 'er a whirl
Right on down to the ozdust ballroom
Come on, follow me
You'll be happy to be there
[All]
Dancing through life
Down at the ozdust
[Fiyero]
If only because dust
Is what we come to
[All]
Nothing matters
But knowing nothing matters
It's just life
So keep dancing through
MY FAV BROADWAY MAN EVER
The BEST Fiyero ever!! :)
BOOTLEG. NOW. GIVE ME THE LINK TO HIM PLAYING FYRIO PLEASE
Or cast him in the mooovieee
Aiya Gilliam *YES*
I really hope he is cast as Fieyero in the Wicked movie.
hi,,, i just love derek's voice so much??? like, wow??
Whoops I'm pregnant
Madison Cantwell 😂
Don't have sex cause you will get pregnant and die!
Eva Huang No! This is Wicked, not Spring Awakening 😉😆
oops me too
Whoops I’m gay now
Derek is so dreamy in a Ken-like, unattainable, too perfect kind of way
Ugh. I need to carry his babies.
Derek Klena is so amazing!!!
Dripping with some bad ass swag♡
The performance I never knew I needed
why is he so perfect? 😭❤
Loved it!
My favorite Fiyero!! Lindsay Mendez was always my fave Elphaba!! They are perfect pair in her "Fly Girl" series!! There is so much talent in this one video
One of the best performances I have ever seen. Thanks 🤩
Them shades tho
MusicalFanatic04 I WAS JUST ABOUT TO COMMENT THAT 😂
Yeah
Oh my goodness I just found out about this ugh I've been missing so much
this makes me so happy
well there go my ovaries
Amazing!💖
OMG hahaha lol 😂 his voice is beautiful and he's also hilairious!!💖
its been 8 years and im still here
This makes me feel better about failing algebra
Jeez Derek always finds a way to get out of that stage
We literally need a Wicked proshot with him and Rachel Tucker
great performance!
Ugh I haven’t watched this in forever, he’s flawless 😭 in the bootleg of As Long As You’re Mine, too. as much as I love Aaron and Ryan, Derek is my fav Fiyero 🥺❤️
dEREK DON'T SMILE LIKE THAT, YOU'RE KILLING ME
I usual can't handle listening to Wicked but..... Dang Dang Diggity Dang De Dang
How is he that attractive and hot
so handsome and talented ugh
Most fiyeros are pretty mediocre, but some of the best is this man, Norbert of course, Ryan mccartan, Andy Karl, and Jonah, Matt shingledecker, and the king Aaron Tveit. And Michael campayno. That’s my boy.
Ethan Navarro Oof I was getting a little worked up until I read the last four words. Tveit is in my (not expert opinion) the best Fiyero
Felix the Sloth imagine if i just skipped him entirely😂😂
mostly agreed (aaron!!!) but as much as i love ryan in other stuff he's done (heathers, frozen) i just can't get behind his version of fiyero? his voice in dancing through life just always sounds weird to me.
Sebastian Arcelus was also a pretty good Fiyero (just watch him sing As Long As You're Mine with Stephanie J. Block)
Does Andy Karl in *anything* know I would Die for him tho
That chest tho!
I love this man. I love him as Fiyero and I love him as Dimitri
I just looked loving at the signed Wicked schedule I got at the bway flea market this year and was living
He is going to be the perfect Dimitri... Geezus! lol
And he was 😁
That popped collar 😂🤣😂😂😍😍😍😍😍
HES SO HOT AHH
He can literally sing everything
Love Love the popped collar...
For the Wicked Movie he is my second choice after Jeremy Jordan just because Jeremy Jordan's voice is freaking amazing
In many ways I think Jeremy Jordan’s voice is unrivaled! 👌
f a n s h i jeremy jordan is in his mid thirties now, as much as I love him they should cast someone who is actually a young adult or in the early twenties
i can't breathe omg
Hot damn.
just wow
Thank. You. :'-)
Does anybody have a bootleg with this guy as Fiyero? Because… I need it!!!!
dude was making that spotlighter work for it loool
Props to the accompanist not missing a single note.
❤️❤️❤️
Oh my gosh ^-^ I love him so freaking much ^-^ !! every single note is just on point °-° (I actually prefer the german lyrics...)
Tell me why he looks like Tom Cruise in this. Omf
But a hot version that can sing and dance
Grace Wood 😂😂
Okay the outfit is killing me daaaaaamn. ALABANZA!!!!! (Edit: I just realized I commented the same thing weeks ago. Hahaha too true)
🤤 he’s so good looking and charming!!!
My dream cast would be him as Fiyero, Kristin as Glinda and Idina as Elphie.
He could be the amazing Fyero in the film.
I don't know how to breathe anymore
The trouble with schools is
They always try to teach the wrong lesson
Believe me, I've been kicked out
Of enough of them to know
They want you to become less callow
Less shallow
But I say: Why invite stress in?
Stop studying strife
And learn to live "the unexamined life"
Dancing through life
Skimming the surface
Gliding where turf is smooth
Life's more painless
For the brainless
Why think too hard
When it's so soothing?
Dancing through life
No need to tough it
When you can slough it off as I do
Nothing matters
But knowing nothing matters
It's just life
So keep dancing through
Dancing through life
Swaying and sweeping
And always keeping cool
Life is fraught less
When you're thoughtless
Those who don't try
Never look foolish
Dancing through life
Mindless and careless
Make sure you're where less
Trouble in life
Woes are fleeting
Blows are glancing
When you're dancing
Through life
So--what's the most swankified place in town?
That would be the Ozdust Ballroom
Sounds perfect!
Lets go down to the Ozdust Ballroom
We'll meet there later tonight
We can dance 'till it lights
Find the prettiest girl
Give her a whirl
Right on down to the Ozdust Ballroom
Come on, follow me
You'll be happy to be there
Dancing through life
Down at the Ozdust
If only because dust is what we come to
Nothing matters
But knowing nothing matters
It's just life
So keep dancing through
I just came back from watching the Wicked bootleg and Anastasia bootleg as soon as I found out he played both characters
Omg you watched the wicked bootleg with him as fiyero? if so CAN YOU SEND ME?
@@ashileyquaresma7969 sorry no it was Kyle Dean Massey but I found out that Derek played Fiyreo sorry (but my search goes on)
I love him I’m afraid