A Duet from 'Carousel' Featuring Laura Osnes and Steven Pasquale

[@jeffreyr.gentnerea5629]

I think Steven Pasquale is so under-appreciated by Broadway. He was so wonderful in Bridges of Madison County and now Carousel - I hope he can get a Tony when this comes to Broadway!

[@seethevolcane]

Alas, it didnt come to Bwy !

[@conn.i3]

seethevolcane it did with Joshua henry!

[@capt.molyneaux7037]

@@conn.i3 i find no record of a production. Maybe he did concert version.

[@richardmayora1289]

@@capt.molyneaux7037 Nope. It did open on Broadway but did not run very long.

[@jlyfan]

@@conn.i3 not the same production

[@zoeyan708]

Steven Pasquale's voice is just something else. He has the range of a tenor and yet, in his tone, I can also feel the warmth and depth of a baritone. Outstanding performance by two very talented actors.

[@franklesser5655]

He's sorta kinda easy on the eyes, too.

[@Brian-dg7qc]

When I hear Steven do this, he's got the quintessential tenor timbre: nice and bright with a hint of nasality and forward sound. If you're interested in a tenor who really sounds like a baritone when performing this, I'd look into the Joshua Henry + Jessie Mueller recording of this kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5SXkGmwba-mqLM. Juxtaposing these two versions is a great way to see the effects of vaulting your vocal space. (I'm sure Steven could sound like that too if he chose to ... most any of us who have had extensive vocal training can change our timbre like that.)

[@derekec]

He'd make a good Captain Von Trapp. Has the look and facial expressions.

[@itsoopsie4280]

Victoria Laura has already played Maria, but in a concert (i think it was a Carnegie Hall, but i could be wrong)

[@maz2825]

I see that!! I think he'd have a beautiful voice for aidelvice (or however you spell it 😂😂)

[@ema79871]

I've always thought his wife would make a stellar Maria and that would be so fun to see them do it together.

[@bellamoya4101]

@@ema79871 oh my gosh, she would be the PERFECT Maria

[@ellacarlin323]

@@ema79871 fun fact actually his first wife, the amazing Laura Benanti, did play Maria on Broadway as a replacement in 1998-1999! But yes Phillipa Soo would be an INCREDIBLE Maria. Or Sierra Boggess 😱

[@avastovall3745]

Not to sound pretentious, but Stevens timing of his straight tone to vibrato is truly masterful at 8:20.

[@lezleyl3939]

Never apologize for being knowledgeable!

[@StringerCourier]

One of the wonders of KZbin is that you can stumble on brilliant performances such as this. With no props, no background ... just knowing Carousel and seeing these two beautiful young people interact in their roles to perfections, well, it's wonderful. Made my day.

[@catnipnbone]

+John White You've put it perfectly. There are so many times when the internet brings out the worst in people. Each time I hear these two sing, they touch my heart and soul and leave me wanting more. I'd love to be able to see the entire play and purchase the album as this is my favorite Rogers & Hammerstein musical. But, I'm grateful that I came across it and can return to this slice of the play that takes me away. I'm not an expert, I just go by the ability that these two have to move me.

[@jafrieden]

+CatnipandBones You might also enjoy the Live from Lincoln Center version. The bench scene is on KZbin, search for If I Loved You (Kelli O'Hara and Nathan Gunn). In my opinion the LfLC version is the greatest ever done, and their version of the bench scene is absolutely perfect. Osnes/Pasquale are great, but O'Hara is unique.

[@theatrain1323]

@@jafrieden I'm a big fan of Kelly, like almost everyone. Saw King and I four times and Kiss Me, Kate three. I have the Lincoln Center DVD and I was also there to see it live. I thought that she was too old to play a believable Julie. Just her body language and the strength of her gaze made it hard to accept her as the poor, ignorant waif Julie Jordan. Of course if this had been a full run she would have improved in that role just as she has improved in Kiss Me, Kate. I was at the first preview of that show so I see how she has developed in the role.

[@mommymodenglish9503]

That's why I love Internet! Such a wonderfull content like this is with in reach for everyone especially children...:-))))

[@erik1836]

Mine too mon ami - would that I were back when he was that age and beautiful as he is now. This is one of the most exquisitely beautiful songs ever written and they performed it wonderfully.

[@savannahgibbons6349]

Laura Osnes is a literal Disney princess come to real life. Like I imagine she just wakes up with birds and woodland creatures helping her get ready in the morning while she sings like an angel.

[@DancingShortyGirl]

"Kissing and making out on the ground. Bali ha'i, Bali ha'i." What moving lyrics.

[@stephenlevine1929]

The performers are wonderful, but as always I am in awe of the structure of this scene. Ten minutes of courtship and romance built on the conditional -- what would it be like IF I loved you? My favorite scene from my favorite musical and a towering creation by the brilliant Oscar Hammerstein II. Pure magic!

[@catnipnbone]

+Stephen Levine It's my favorite also and you grabbed the words right out of my heart.

[@stephencowley3661]

Yes the performers are important, but as you say its the masterful construction of the piece by the genius Oscar Hammerstein II.

[@alexdaley7616]

So true, Stephen. Rogers and Hammerstein were masters at this type of thing. (See "People Will Say We're in Love" from Oklahoma for another example.) It was a brilliant way to get a love ballad into the first act of a musical before the characters fully realized they were in love.

[@TribalSooz]

Bravo to the accompanist! From one accompanist to another! Seriously! They made you feel like they just were singing and oh my gosh there is music that fits oh so perfectly! And believe it or not, it expands in an actual show adding violins, brass, piano, etc. This pianist is extraordinary! Following their breath, their intention, so wonderful to observe :)

[@jeremybong7238]

Yes!

[@TribalSooz]

William Billingham is the brilliant accompanists name! Bali Hai!

[@chloeb4701]

Okay aside from the overall perfection of both Laura and Stephen, Laura's hair and makeup is FLAWLESS.

[@marikamarklin348]

Chloe B AGREED

[@Emily-tx3jw]

This is a master class.

[@juliemaloney2419]

I'll tell ya it's nice to hear your name sung so beautifully.

[@stayseelynne]

Laura could have chemistry with a cat

[@Meme-go9ts]

Absolutely! And the cat would get emotional :') I just love her to pieces

[@SeekerGoOn2013]

Can I be that cat?

[@samlowell231]

lol you win!!! i agree

[@cubessopranista8772]

She has that young sounding soubrette / leggero soprano fach which suits the role. It would be too heavy and elderly sounding if this role was given to a robust dramatic soprano.

[@adolisfitwi]

I hope that Laura Osnes returns soon to the levels she deserves. She is too talented to take refuge in certain artistic environments. I understand the disappointment and also the fact that she felt welcomed in these (narrow-minded) environments, after what she unjustly suffered. But she's an artist and she cannot limit herself to a few horizons, she must go beyond. The scenic stage is her world. Musical theater is her true home.

[@patsaylor8973]

Steven Pasquale expression when she is singing is priceless.

[@stalbansgirl-jg9yn]

Steve Pasquale is arguably the most talented singer/actor in the game right now...not to mention that those green eyes just kill me...

[@ajna1969]

Laura Osnes is a living advocate of Rodger and Hammerstein's work! I love her so much, she's brilliant!

[@dallasnolen8789]

I WANT THIS CAST RECORDING DAMMIT MAKE IT HAPPEN

[@catnipnbone]

+Dallas Nolen If they make one and you hear about it, would you please let me know? I'd love to see them in Chicago but, I don't think that's going to happen. Maybe I'll be lucky and they'll bring the show to San Francisco AND make this cast recording as well! It would be great if PBS would show it too...for all who aren't lucky enough to make it to the theater. :) Thanks so much.

[@nintendonut100]

There was a radio broadcast of a performance that's easy enough to find a download of online ;)

[@alexanderzamora5930]

nintendonut100 please send link. I love this!!

[@Cristina4175]

I have this record. Lyric Opera of Chicago 2015. See here: www.reddit.com/r/CastRecordings/comments/4tn57u/carousel_lyric_opera_of_chicago_radio_broadcast/

[@lauredilianan]

I love how their tones and faces change when they sing "But somehow I can see." And I like how Steven's "soon you'd leave me" until the end is soft unlike Gordon McRae's really strong version, it gives a nice tenderness to it. I still love Shirley Jones and Gordon McRae's version, but I love this just as much too!

[@lisaskogsrud4155]

Why would you still even remember Gordon McRae and Shirley Jones after this?

[@anthonysimpsonanygoround8749]

@@lisaskogsrud4155 Both pairs were talented actors and singers, bringing different interpretations vocally to this.

[@derekec]

@ Lisa Skogsrud I would never disrespect the almost supernatural wonder of Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae's immortal performance, even if this were the better. That is "If" it were better, which I didn't say 🙃 They're both stellar performances brought forth decades apart and we might not even have the modern variations if never given the strong foundation of the originals. I'd already applauded Steven Pasquale in a comment 4 years ago, but for me that romantic vision of burly handsome Gordon MacRae and delicate innocent Shirley Jones in that evening scene will affect me as long as I exist.

[@johannastromberg1224]

I love this rendition, not taking away from the other previous masterful versions. There's just something so natural and authentic about this rendition.

[@Anduril919]

I absolutely loved Steven’s “If ai loved you.”. The phrasing, expression, the legato, the dynamics! Just pure perfection.

[@anisasays4146]

I always come back to this video. Their voices are just so beautifully blended. It has to be the most beautiful rendition of the song I have ever heard.

[@chrisshar7095]

I just loved this, pure, innocent but highly professional. Well done.

[@margaretbrown8786]

Wado Rocks I love you steven

[@rickram1961]

Just got back from Chicago from seeing Carousel at the Lyric Opera starring Ms. Osnes and Mr. Pasquale which was an absolutely amazing show.

[@johnpotter8039]

I was in an 11th grade high school performance of Carousel back in 1966 as a part of theater arts study in an advanced placement program. I played The Storekeeper/Doc Sheldon. We staged it, cast it, lit it, costumed it and performed it in a 9' x 18' space in the classroom. One of my classmates was a talented pianist/accompanist. We put on 3 shows. Watching and hearing this brought back a flood of 57 year-old memories. I was in the midst of my first love at the time and surely was caught up in the romance between the characters. Everyone should be in Carousel. I have seen it on Broadway, a concert performance at The Hollywood Bowl and the movie, of course.

[@JohnPerez718]

Can we just talk about how perfect Steven's technique is? I recently saw him in The Wild Party and he was just as phenomenal live as he is on any recording! But here, more specifically his "to Know, If I loved you.." towards the end...such a seamless transition. Ugh brilliant.

[@appgreen8019]

+John Perez Let's show some people here how to "agree to disagree". Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? Steven's seemless transition as you referred to, appears to me as lacking in power as the notes go higher. He manages very well, but expanding one's vocal range is forever the proverbial "GET" of all PROs.

[@georgiacatt1979]

especially impressive as he says he learned technique whilst doing the miss saigon tour! not even been studying voice his whole life and he still sounds amazing

[@erpollock]

Laura Osnes has more than a lovely voice - she has charm.

[@MISSBELLAG2]

I think I've watched this 1000 times and love it more and more each time

[@johannarill3861]

Same here, watching it over and over again😂

[@hydranjablooms9093]

@Guillano Augello .. same. i won't get tired watching this .. ❤❤❤

[@southrnlvingsc]

Same! I keep coming back over and over. I've lost count how many times...

[@MultiMaryRoss]

Oh, yes....no one does it better than these two!

[@colleendauer4429]

Steven and Laura are just perfect together! I love their facial expressions, and could feel all the emotions they put into this performance! I really hope this comes to Broadway! I am dying to see Steven perform his Soliloquy! I heard the live audio recording of it and my jaw literally hit the floor I was so in awe! He is just amazing! So crossing my fingers this comes to Broadway! Steven, Laura, and the entire cast have earned a Broadway run! An damn is Steven sexy! I just love him!!

[@ritapacitti9599]

He sure is handsome!

[@sarah.anne.sillers]

The ending. Flawless.

[@mariamelis1938]

Sarah Anne Sillers n h

[@lisaskogsrud4155]

Wow! That this is beautifully sung goes without saying, but even more significant is the acting. I've watched many performances of this scene, and this is the first time I've believed any of it! So much attention to detail and nuance, right down to his Boston accent. Every blink from both of them is completely dramatically justified. Just lovely.

[@reganfisher8180]

It is amazing 😭 I love it 🥰

[@savstewart]

And this doesn't have 10 million views because...???

[@Justin-zw1hx]

most people are ignorant and don't have a good taste

[@ezequielaguirre5622]

I never get tired of this rehearsal.

[@fadhilramadhani1847]

STEPHEN PASQUALE IS UNDERRATED!!!

[@bonjourbianca]

Oh my god. Every time I hear Laura sing I just go CRAZY. Who wouldn't with a voice like that?! Ugh. So much perfection. 😍

[@michellepang7701]

Loving the singing AND the acting....the nuances are amazing! Doubt I could see in such details sitting in the audience.

[@elliemason188]

I saw her live tonight.

[@karmanleung2422]

Steven Pasquale's voice sounds so nice; it's so soothing. Love both their performances

[@masonshaffer6561]

The end was the most perfect thing I've ever seen in my life

[@kirstenleigh9645]

Laura is the the definition of a disney princess😍

[@zoebirkbeck]

I wish I could like this a million times over

[@478mpatrick]

Everything in this is brilliant. The singing, the acting, the everything. Carousel is my FAVE.

[@KStoneTexas]

Laura and Steven really captured the essence of Carousel just in this short clip. I would’ve loved to have seen the entire production.

[@McCartneyMadness1964]

What's crazy is you can see the exact moment they break character at the end. I loved this show. Laura and Steven were AMAZING.

[@jimclarke6023]

I must admit that living a sheltered life in England, I was unaware of Laura Osnes and Steven Pasquale. Although obviously in a rehearsal studio with just a piano accompaniment, this is the best performance of one of my favourite songs from Carousel that I have heard since watching the actual film - just beautiful I will try to follow Laura and Steven from here on

[@catnipnbone]

+Jim Clarke But, you have London Theatre! I was lucky enough to live there for a year and I couldn't get enough of it. I'd often purchase discount tickets and go by myself. What a treat!

[@willec7105]

Perfect yet warm and real. These people are obviously well-trained and dedicated to their art which shows in every word and note. Fine actors which includes acting their songs. I would have loved to have seen this production with them live onstage.

[@curnait_e-sports]

It is not only the again brilliant Laura Osnes, she always finds the best partners for duets, and Stephen Pasquale is one of these "best partners" too. You cant "tell the story" of this song better,than these two do here, thank you to you both!

[@TheatreInspired]

I was in a production of Carousel about 6 months before this production. During the show all I could think of was "Could Laura PLEASE play Julie someday?!" That December the casting was announced and I could not have been happier!

[@beckyleonardis6331]

Steven's voice is amazing! Laura was really good too. Would love to watch the entire musical on KZbin. If that's an option.

[@turnitback]

This is wonderful! That includes the pianist.

[@sallyniemzyk6964]

These two...there are no words.... Both overly talented, pulling us in to their story with their acting. The voices of these two should never leave Broadway, as Broadway would never be the same without them!

[@kennethbrady]

Her acting is perfect.

[@darylatterdesigns]

They are mesmerizing.... enough in a small room!

[@tomgallowitz4464]

If this does indeed transfer, Steve and Laura need to be nominated and hopefully win Tonys.

[@LaurenZ13]

I still wish this production had transferred to Broadway

[@DarthxErik]

Well, I cried. And I've never seen Carousel before. This is special.

[@catnipnbone]

+DarthxErik You'd love the film. Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae are absolutely brilliant. Just make sure you have a large box of tissues handy. You'll need them.

[@martinchuzzlewit2452]

I love these two gorgeous and talented people. I love Carousel, Oklahoma! and Rodgers & Hammerstein. I love everything that has been so willfully destroyed in the music of today.

[@elizabethfalgout]

I need Laura to drop a hair tutorial bc her hair is always flawless and beautiful

[@andredarin8966]

Perfection. This is musical theater genius, unequalled by the pablum Broadway serves up to today, with few exceptions.

[@lindadavis3728]

So enjoyable to watch. These two are seasoned performers. Timing, espressions, voices. They are both very gifted, a gift to all that have the opportunity to see them perform.

[@CBHS1962]

This is a great performance and effortless by both. They both draw on past performances: Steven on Gordon McRae and Laura on Jill Clayton (see TV clip from the 1950s broadcast). This impromptu performance is right up there with the best. Shirley Jones in the movie is just wonderful and John Riatt, whom Rogers had in mind when he wrote this piece, is fantastic too in the 1950s broadcast.

[@Ze2Be]

I so miss Laura Osnes, her voice is exquisite and her interpretation of the music is amazing.

[@Tolstoy111]

Miss her? She’s still performing.

[@anhphi100]

Do you know she has a full album ? It's her own songs, they reflect her emotional journey

[@deekay5594]

wow. it doesn't get any better than this.

[@howyfixer4890]

Do either of you two, ever feel guilty, for making people cry? Wonderfully poignant and intimate portrayal. Bravo! And thank you!!

[@27NicoleB]

Laura Osnes is just perfect!

[@erik1836]

My favorite performance of this is with Joshua Henry and Jessie Mueller but this couple is pretty damn close! They are both beautiful as human beings having a legal right to be! And their interactions are perfect perfection in sync. This song, along with Soliloquy by Joshua Henry - and It Feels Like Falling in Love from Brigadoon are two of my favorites of all.

[@arniekevinvalera8166]

Yes yes!

[@1earflapping]

This is so much better than the movie version. Both are better actors and singers than the originals.

[@timothysmith7888]

"Both are better actors and singers than the originals"?!?! Well that's disputable. Of course, the original 1945 Broadway cast, Jan Clayton (Juie Jordan) and John Raitt (BIlly Bigelow), didn't appear in the 1956 "movie version". And though Clayton and Raitt recreated this number in a TV performance for "General Foods 25th Annoversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein", NINE YEARS AFTER they had originated the roles, it is important to understand how drastically different the Broadway of 1945 was from a NYC rehearsal studio 70-years later. You are comparing apples to oragnes. Start with the fact that, in 1945 Jan Clayton and John Raitt had to be heard in the last balcony of the 1645-seat Majestic Theatre, eight times a week WITHOUT ANY AMPLIFICATION or assistance from microphones of any kind. Broadway shows were entirely acoustic in 1945. Microphones wouldn't show up on Broadway Principals, much less Chorus for another TWENTY YEARS. Ms. Osnes (whose clear, clarion voice WOULD likely carry to the balcony), and Mr. Pasquale (accessible, folksy/pop/rock-star-esque, studio recording voice) are clearly scaling their performance to an iPhone, or other smart device. Would we be able to hear them in a theatre with a pit orchestra and no microphones, EIGHT TIMES PER WEEK? As to the film, with all due respect to Shirley Jones, I find it very difficut to believe that Ms. Jones' Julie Jordan is a blue-collar, laborer in 1873, working 12-14 hours per day, Mon-Fri, and six-hours on Saturday in a textile mill! Leave it to the Brits to make clear to American audiences with the 1994 Lincoln Center revival to tell us just who these milltown women and roustabout men really were. I myself, was quite pleasantly surprised by Clayton's and Raitt's relatable performances.

[@tinselbmerryweather]

This is my favorite song in Carousel!

[@lucytracey6302]

THE BEST VERSION OF THIS EVER EVER EVER

[@lilyrose9102]

This is so good. Laura is a good Julie

[@alexs.3383]

God, this song is so beautiful

[@goonhoongtatt1883]

OMG...It's amazing the kind of voice that comes out of Laura Osnes. Astoundingly beautiful!

[@patriciamaginnquinn6436]

Laura was Americas choice for sandi in grease for Broadway i tv show you’re the one that I wave

[@KonradLasocki]

UGH IM IN LOVE WITH THIS. can’t stop watching.

[@melissabrown3665]

Perfection. They act so well even when they are just standing by a piano singing!!

[@LittleMissMaddie1998]

I saw them live and met them and it was beautiful 

[@Sammy-qq8hq]

OMG THEYRE SUCH CUTIES

[@BobChapski]

This is stunningly beautiful.

[@kda340]

Wonderful! Jan Clayton and John Raitt must be smiling. Great job! Hope to hear a cast album with Laura and Steven. The last good recording was way back in 1995.

[@JenniferMurrayIL]

This was a FANTASTIC show!!!

[@laurenredding1419]

OH wow the video that made me fall instantly in love with Laura Osnes

[@DeborahBoily]

Since I am about to perform in a show in which I reminisce about my childhood and my love of Rogers and Hammerstein, I thought I'd share this 8 minute gem from a recent Concert version of "Carousel" with Laura Osnes and my dream of a singer Steven Pasquale. My head is full of their beautiful music as I rehearse this show and loved watching this wonderfully performed scene.

[@southrnlvingsc]

Beautiful! Her voice is so sweet and pure and I just LOVE his expressions...so natural and easy, like he's not acting at all. At 1:36 and then at 2:09, his stance and expression are reminiscent of Stanley (Brando) for a few seconds in the scene where he meets Blanche for the first time in Streetcar.

[@debratrani8583]

Perfection. They are outstanding singers.

[@alexanderzamora5930]

two great thespians singing one of the greatest librettos from American musical theatre ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@patsaylor8973]

I have love this musical for year! I love every single song!

[@lolawhiterabbit]

Soooo much chemistry between these two, I loved it

[@kaykibbe9312]

Enjoyable. Gotta get my dose of Laura singing and Steven is very good too.

[@toshikazuota1509]

How enchanting!

[@dianepeker]

Wow, what memories from Old Town Players a million years ago!!❤️

[@dianepeker]

Or maybe Encore ... In Old Town

[@Averia89]

This was such an amazing show with two wonderful headliners. You have to see it if you are in the Chicago area!!!

[@keepgoodcompany1279]

What a delight to stumble on this bit of brilliance!

[@patsaylor8973]

I keep watching this over and over again!

[@alexmz123]

Gorgeous voices!

[@camfam611]

I come back to this video often. One of the best performances I've ever watched. Laura and Steven's chemistry is stunning. And Steven's acting is a prime example of what it's like to have complete control over a character. Amazing.

[@kenguappone7605]

Agree. Great performances. But the material is also magical. Hammerstiein's intense yet intimate lyrics that all the while are telling a story. Every word and syllable is precise.. This is sweet yet passionate and a very human drama. And every nuance of the lyrics are magnified by Rodgers perfect melodies and harmonies. "I'd let my golden chances pass me by" Are there sadder words than these? and the last 3 words are 3 heart-breaking chords. Musical drama at its finest. This may R&H's best work.These two performers seem to really understand the dramatic nature of this work. Their beautiful voices "act" the music. Truly lovely.

[@robertshaw6347]

Fantastic! Great chemistry and wonderful voices. A pleasure to watch and to hear. Thanks a lot guys!

[@cherylagraff]

gorgeous! so sad I'm missing this show. I wish it would run for a longer period of time!

[@janetmcguffey1394]

awesome voices and acting....this is one iconic song

[@bedhairballoon]

I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS! They are the best and sooo talented. Strange how people can affect others just with the power of beautiful music.

[@catnipnbone]

+Elizabeth Love It's real life magic. :)

[@catnipnbone]

+Elizabeth Love P.S. You're so lucky! How I wish I could have gone. Hope you had a wonderful time. :)

[@mufasarawrful]

forever wishing for this cast album.... best show I've ever seen

[@Stacey_Robinson]

They are absolute perfection.