Jay Armstrong Johnson - "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" Broadway Backwards 2016
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- Опубликовано: 24 мар 2016
- At the 2016 edition of Broadway Backwards, Jay Armstrong Johnson let his inner Marilyn Monroe fly in a glittery production of “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Broadway Backwards, the annual Broadway extravaganza celebrating the LGBTQ+ community through the great songs of musical theater, returns to Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre on Monday, March 13, 2023. The beloved evening and its star-studded cast will embrace love and self-expression in true Broadway fashion.
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The number also featured Dave August, Thomas Bevan, Ward Billeisen, Joshua Buscher-West, Alicia Charles, Seth Danner, Mallory Davis, Alexa De Barr, Karli Dinardo, Callie Gullickson, Kourtni Lind, Colby Lindeman, Mary Page Nance, Emily Palmquist, Waldemar Quinones-Villaneuva and Christopher Rice. Choreography by Robert Bartley and Adam Roberts. Arrangement and Orchestration by Frank Galgano and Matt Castle.
The sold-out audience at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre was dazzled Monday, March 21, 2016, by this year’s stirring edition of Broadway Backwards (#broadwaywaybackwards). The annual celebration, where men sing songs originally written for women and vice versa offering this audience the chance to see LGBT stories told through the great songs of musical theatre, set a new fundraising record. The evening raised an incredible $480,287 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York City.
Broadway Backwards creator Robert Bartley wrote and directed this year’s show, with choreography by Bartley, Al Blackstone, David Bushman, JoAnn M. Hunter and Adam Roberts. Mary-Mitchell Campbell served as music supervisor and Tim Rosser was music director. The creative team included lighting designer Paul Miller, costume designer Matthew J. Kilgore and sound designer Matthew Kraus. The production stage manager was Chris De Camillis.
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Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the major supporter of the social service programs at the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative and The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts. Broadway Cares also awards annual grants to more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., providing lifesaving medication, healthy meals, counseling and emergency assistance.
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The title of the video should be "aggressive bisexual onstage: glitter edition"
Lmao
Haha 😂
He sounds like a diamond salesman.
Ender-Chan and a damn good one.
Jewellery shops should really use this as the song for their ads
I’d buy from him anytime 😍 (if I had any money)
when he says “NO” i get strong john mulaney vibes and truly im not mad
Cartier......? Yeah..........
4 minutes and 9 seconds of Jay Armstrong Johnson convincing me to get a sugar daddy
4 minutes and 9 seconds of Jay Armstrong Johnson also being a diamond salesman
I'm pritty convinced at this point
For real lol
when he goes " n o ! " i'm reminded of john mulaney for some reason
I hear it!!! 😲
Tiffanies? "NO!" His face is so great 😂😂😂😂😂
a Pink Suit would have made everything more magical
Pedro Amorim sometimes less is more.
@@heatherhan2100 This is literally a song about valuing the material and extravagant but ok.
A pink suit would have been too literal. It would have made the song about the outfit. Having everyone wear black let the audience focus on the words coming from a male's voice.
@@jonwiley2592 a pink tie, then
@@jonwiley2592 I think their referencing what Marilyn Monroe wore though
I love how elements of the Marilyn Monroe version were alluded to and the brief reference to Material Girl was added. It's a total hoot!!! He's a terrific performer...
I think it might be a reference to the number in Moulin Rouge as well.
And for the younger audience, throwing in the Material Girl reference reminds them of the stellar 'Glee' version of this song!
@@eatonjask No, it's a Moulin Rouge! reference. The other guy up ahead and it right.
To sing that well while dancing that much is incredible. Who choreographed this? It's better than any of the "real" versions.
RichardBrennan true but what do u mean by"real "
Marcus Johnson. Real productions of the musical. This was a performance of the song. He's saying this is better than an actual production.
Yea at one point he was just getting thrown and still sounded great
His breathing was incredible. You knew he was working and moving, but still belting it out.
And that was one of the slickest costume change/adaptation I ever seen. Went What? And had to replay it to see when he got all glittery.
Tu as quel âge
C est la chorégraphie de Marylin Monroe évidemment
C est le côté drôle génial et gay de la chose
pov: bisexual jewelry store salesman tries to convince you to buy his stock.
Jay's facials are everything ❤️💎
+Anne Diminick He's a fantastic performer!
IS THAT ON PORNHUB?
@@stalematesibling *oh no*
i love that he's increasingly sparkly
"It's then that those louses go back to their spouses." Great line when first heard.
He should have been in a vest, not that jacket.
I've said it before and I will say it again. It would be a much darker world without us GAY people!!!BRAVO!
That looked exhausting, I'm so impressed he didn't get out of breath.
Nice Moulin Rouge moment. :)
I ❤️ Jay Armstrong Johnson, and this was a fabtastic performance. 🌈🦄 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
+Blake J Glad you enjoyed Blake! Thanks for watching.
This is at the Kinky Boots theater!!!
Correct.
dude killed that performance
Is there any chance of getting John Barrowman in on these?!?
I don't know if he can sing, but part of me doesn't care. ♥
Heathyr Hoffman If you watched the movie version of The Peoducers, he was in it and sang
Heathyr Hoffman John's a lovely singer. Look at his version of being alive.
It's not Broadway backwards but he has a lovely performance of Anything You Can Do
@@HeathyrHoffman He started out in musical theatre
How have I only just now found this guy
When he left the stage I was hoping he was going to come out dressed like Marilyn Monroe
i got a prageru ad before this and i’m so glad it came before this video because i was pissed off and this video made me happy
STUNNING. SLAY SLAY SLAY.
Am I the only one wishing his suit was bright pink satin?
Jay Armstrong is one of my favs! Wish I could've seen it live
I've enjoyed Jay's performances on stage in The Most Happy Fella and On the Town. I'm glad to see he's keeping up the good work.
0:45 i’m sorry his turns are everything to me
How did i only find this now? I have to admit that I was hesitant about this version at first, since it makes a GREAT song for a drag show, but it was AMAZING!! And Jay Armstrong Johnson is very, very cute.
I love that it's the Moulin Rouge version. And SO good, btw!! :)
This is my absolute favorite thing! So wish I could have seen it live. I will definitely be hitting replay.
+taylorjo9 Replay all you want, Taylor!
I missed his turn on Quantico but between his duet with Todrick Hall, 'Colors' and this amazing live version, I'm a total fan for life.
What a queen!!!
I LOVE HIM !!!!!!
literally obsessed with this performance. the aesthetic is IMMACULATE
I love the tribute to Monroe, and the homage to Madonna. Hes a cutie and whst a great performance!!
I'll always call him Baby Michael C. Hall
Omg I can see it
oh dont mind me, just back for my routine watch of this masterpiece of a performance
I need that blazer!!!!!!
That glee shoutout with that "Material Girl" addition.
That's also from Moulin Rouge! ruclips.net/video/zFYtofcllMo/видео.html
Jay is doin it for me, even if I don't know what he is doing.
1:41 Wow thats a great quickchange!
love it 💎💍💎💍💎💍💍💎💎💍💍💎💎💍💎💎
I love it. Jay is terrific and the whole number is a delight to watch (IMO). Thanx for this.
You go, Miss Thing!!!
(Very impressive.)
Slay Queen
I'm seriously glad this exists- whatever that says about me
Génial merci ❤
damn, wish he wore something similar to satine's costume in moulin rouge
this isi the best thing ive ever seen
I didn't realise I needed this. Now I can't live without it.
MARAVILLOSOOOOOOOOOOOOOS!!!!
love it!!!!
THIS WAS SO AMAZING
+Hannah from an Glad you enjoyed it!
buenisimo
God I love this. The sparkles everywhere just wow. And his voice? I’m-
Very classy!
+Jasper Bowman Thanks for watching, Jasper!
Bravo!
Very good.....enjoyed it!
LOVE ITTTTTT
i love this so much
LOVE IT!
That was awesome
Love it!
So much fun!
i love this sm
Terrific!
Seriously he is amaaaaaaaaaazing
Yaaaaas queen
I didn't know I needed this but I'm thankful to have it
This was weirdly sensational 👉👈😳
Bravoooo
Maravilloso 👏 👏 👏
Very nice 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
His voice... aHHGGHHHHHGHH HOT
uau... maravilha... assisto sempre e a reação é essa:: uau, maravilha....
ótimo, perfeito e ao vivo. Não faz dublagem... Como pode? E consegue com sucesso... Deve ser a juventude, e... talento...
I was waiting for him to turn into Wonder Woman during that little turn
😍
Man, this is dope.
"The french are glad to die for love"
Me, broke: that's it i'm moving to the uk
fantastic, well done and how much for the jacket
Bellisimo,bellisimo, bravo ! Muumh
I love musical of Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend, Although I also like a lot in the version of Kylie Minogue of the year 1999, a huge greeting from Chile, ,my name is Joseph Anthony
It’s Delightful Down in Chile
this song is always and forever a mood
Those no’s have big john Mulaney energy
I keep watching that part where they flip him in aw
This is amazing!! Will the video of Lesli Margherita and Beth Malone be posted?
How great is he? How great is this? This is great. 😍
Aoyamaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I want to be masculine but like this
Hey! That's Chunk! What's he doing here? I love him!
I literally fantasy with doing this, and I’m a straight dude
Did anyone else notice this was on the Kinky Boots set?
Yes. Broadway Backwards is an annual benefit concert we produce, and for several years it was performed at the Al Hirschfeld Theater, home to Kinky Boots when the show ran on Broadway.
That’s so cool! x
that looks like alot of fun
Is he Quantico Hacker Extraordinaire
That was so guy I loved it
I've heard of affairs are strictly platonic but diamonds are a girls best friend
And I think affairs you must keep masonic are better bets if little pets get big baguettes
Time rolls on and youth is gone and you can't straighten up when you bend
But stiff back or stiff knees you stand straight at Tiffany's!
Diamond's are a girl's best friend!
"affairs that you must keep LIAISONIC are better bets"... Anyway, that was great!
🏳️🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜✨✨
Has Broadway Backwards gotten back to being more a review than having a connective line? I hope so.
+D Mc Some years yes, some years no. This year had some scene work around many of the numbers (including this one!)
Opera singer sing jazz: