all of the references are literally exploding in my head so im probably gonna timestamp them.. i'll just timestamp anything my full comment is a bit confusing so; *"song" from show (location, role he played, year[s] he played that role)* anything in that is in italics is basically above but he doesn't sing a song from the show, just a storytime. anything with a "-" is just my comments and storytime timestamps. im sorry if this is a bit messy, the spaces are just an attempt to make it look cleaner. i just needed to yap, sorry guys 😭😭 0:00 *"hard to be the bard" from something rotten (obc, the bard, 2015-2016)* 0:18 actually starts singing here - 2:47 cborle addresses the elephant in the room (3:16, "can we address the elephant in the room please, what is the ??? am i doing?") - i've always thought about how he never does performances of his songs outside of his shows unlike jeremy jordan who sings santa fe everywhere he goes - 2:54 im not sure which three lyric mistakes he's talking about but im guessing: -- at 0:07, shakespeare doesn't start 'hard to be the bard' by saying "thank you! is it good to see me or what?!", he says those lines to start 'will power', his song in act 1. -- at 1:49, he sang "so unenjoyably unenjoyably hard!!" instead of "so unavoidably, unenjoyably hard!!" -- at 2:41, im pretty sure those noises are just improv, he just says/does whatever he wants at that moment - 4:23 storytime pt.1 about charlie and the chocolate factory 5:02 *back to hard to be the bard* 5:18 *"what do i need with love?" from thoroughly modern millie (obc, replacement for jimmy, 2003-2004)* there's a video of him performing this song and its so good (the audio quality is quite something though) kzbin.info/www/bejne/i37cqYN5g9Ggaac - 5:49 he sounds so good starting here to the rest of the song tbh - 8:27 storytime pt.2 about thoroughly modern millie and below - 8:40 little shop of horrors mentioned "can i be your dentist?" 8:57 *"dentist" from little shop of horrors (off-bway revival, orin scrivello, 2019-2020[covid]2021-2022)* - 9:10 that "oh!" 😭😭 me too girl - 9:16 "and bash its head‼" - 10:40 say AAAAAAA (really hoped someone would scream) - 11:00 storytime pt.3 about _jesus christ superstar (bway revival, idk his role in that, 2000)_ - 13:07 storytime pt.4 about _elegies: a song cycle (off-bway, idk the name of his role, it just says "performer" on the wiki, 2003)_ 15:03 *"mark's all-male thanksgiving" from elegies: a song cycle, cborle's character doesn't sing this song in the show* 18:28 *"vienna" by billy joel, covered by cborles character, tom levitt, from smash (2012-2013)* absolutely beautiful - if anyone wants to know when in the show: season 2, episode 14 - personally, i really love "tom" (cborle)'s cover of "another op'nin', another show" in season 1 and im devastated that it's not on the smash soundtrack 😔😔 21:07 *"chip on my shoulder" from legally blonde (obc, emmett forrest, 2007-2008)* emmett is my dream man - 21:51 storytime pt.5 about legally blonde '"but i told him "thats the point!"' 23:08 *back to chip on my shoulder* - 23:47 storytime pt.6 about stanley tucci (??) "i didn't get it" 25:02 *back to chip on my shoulder* 25:23 *"that's on eBay" eBay advertisement (2003) - parody of "that's amore" by dean martin* - 25:57 storytime pt.7 about raisin bran crunch (????) "i didn't get it" 26:43 *back to chip on my shoulder* - 27:07 storytime pt.8 about _spamalot (obc, historian/prince herbert/etc, 2004-2005)_ "i didn't get it (X3)" "turned it down (X3)" "and i got it!" 28:21 *back to chip on my shoulder* 29:14 *"pure imagination" from charlie and the chocolate factory (obc, willy wonka, 2017-2018)* - 30:46 reference to 4:23 (storytime pt.1) 31:01 *back to pure imagination* - 31:33 storytime pt.9 about _mary poppins (obc, replacement for bert, 2009-2010)_ - 33:33 "what i really need to get good at tap is 5 years and a pandemic, and then im really good at tapping" im assuming "5 years" was in 2015 when he did something rotten and HE SLAYED THAT TAP DANCING AS SHAKESPEARE/TOBY BELCH, and "a pandemic" was in 2022 in the show below - 33:38 _some like it hot mentioned (obc, joe/josephine/kip, 2022-2023)_ he does tap dance so well in the show - 33:44 storytime pt.10 about the song below 34:31 *"feed the birds" from mary poppins, cborle's character doesn't sing this song in the show* - 35:55 PETER AND THE STARCATCHER REFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (im sorry i really love the play), this guy is a literal freak😭😔... for anyone who doesn't understand this, it is a reference to somewhat near the end of peter and the starcatcher, where his character (black stache) accidentally slams a (treasure) trunks lid on his right hand and he goes.. insane because his right hand severed.. by himself. cborle makes the audience laugh (sometimes makes the cast break character) by dragging the scene out very long to continuously make those.. faces and repeating "oh my god!!" until he is satisfied. anyways *_(obc, black stache, 2009, 2011-2012)_* - 37:14 "are you okay?" -smee, "and you are?" -bstache, "your right hand man, sir!" -smee, "not anymore, smee! ((im not sure who the piano person's name is))" _raises his right arm to show his cut-off hand thing??_ "not anymore!" -bstache -- but in the og play, im pretty sure bstache says: "not anymore, smee. not anymore - thanks to, in no small part - to THIS!!" _holds up his stump to a collective gasp! (it says that in the script)_ - 37:16 i literally love how cborle gets the bstache accent on when he says "and you are?" 😭😭 37:29 *"i want to hold your hand" by the beatles* i dont think any of cborle's characters ever sung this song before but i think its just a funny song, related to his (black stache's) cut-off hand. or he just likes this song. pretty cool. - 39:07 i love how his hand just spawns back 40:30 *"what more can i say?" from falsettos (obc revival, marvin gardens, 2016-2017)* 43:56 "that's on ebay.." i remember something about cborle joked about marvin had a job in advertising, although micheal rupert (obc marvin) and william finn (creator of falsettos) have said that marvin owns a doctorate in meteorologist?? so he's a weatherman. pretty useful information to know edit: ok so i found a longer video with clips from the show pieced together so i'll watch it later and see if i can add any information onto this comment kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6bUoKZ_iNyWsK8si=CTooexx03snRmmnB

Hair on my arms standing up! ❤

so this is where the theater lesbians hang out

I'm gonna die (like kyle) because what do you mean he played vienna live and I just find out about this now

10:55

Very refreshing . Well done

35:56 I love this bit so much!!! 🤣😍

Have a 45 record with Take Me Home and Teenage Frustration . . . Wish I could get another BLT-shirt . . . anyone know how?

I'm an old fan and follower from the early 80's . . . Really admired drummer Greg Hall . . . I played one song with BLT at the Somewhere Else Bar in Newark, Ohio . . .

you are soo soo terrific! i saw you in annie got your gun. im so glad you are happy, and healthy. lots of blessings to you.

1:14 i love the audience here i dont think he expected it lmao

i love how this is literally titled CHRISTIAN BORLE

I've never been giggling and kicking my feet as much as I am for a video with Christian Borle in it wtf

THE “OH” AFTER THE BB GUN PART

Is that Shakespeare

AGGHHHHHHH

My favourite Javert ever.

40:40 INDALEHELDGEIE FALETTOS FALTTOS HSLAGSSHSV

Would love to see him play Franknfurter in Rocky Horror

this video is the best thing ive ever seen thank u so mcuh

What can you say? Why do we love him so much?! But the Bard, always the very best!

excelent version

Migod, thank you, THANK YOU. I've had "A Call From the Vatican" in my head all week, so hearing it so early in this montage made me happy.

Rip

Great cover. Awesome band

Which show is he talking about in 4:00?

I'm going to miss you forever, TT.

Thank you For uploading this incredible QUEEN singing all these amazing songs. love her voice so much!

Amazing!!!!!!!

25:11 The girl shouting "It's for hair" is me (I wish I was there)! I LOVE CHRISTIAN!!! 😍

THE EBAY BIT OMG

christian borle singing me vienna had fixed me

2:48 this whole bit has standup energy

She’s so cute I literally cannot 😭💗

amazing!! where did you find the sheet music for this?

I love christian borle so much

All I hear is vox lol

Christian borle content that isn’t 5+ years old, thank you for posting this I love you

Tysm!

“my dogs“ from elegies is so iconic <3

batman shirt <3

I didnt even know what this was i just saw the words Christian Borle and clicked immediately

I'm a hispanic lesbian but for God knows what reason, I kin this awkward straight white dude so (inconceivably, unbelievably) hard

Something about this gem of a man makes me kick my feet and teehee iykyk

"that's on ebay" at the end of what more can i say 💀💀💀💀

something in my twisted lesbian brain just can't get enough of this man

I found out about Christian Borle when I found out about Vox (not the pilot) and I love him. 😭

🥴 Wow I have to admit, I underestimated Abby’s talent. Her voice is Great.

Go to 9:10 to hear an audience member's Christian Borle awakening

Ughhhh what a performer 🥲🥲 Thank u so much for uploading this and making my day ❤