Bridge scenes & She Was There

From the tour of SP. :o)

[@leahfisher2451]

"I'm not mentally ill. This is perfectly normal behavior," I tell myself as I hit repeat on this video for the 4th time in one day

[@StephEGroff]

Saaaaames!

[@showbizz84]

I NEVER get tired of watching this clip!!! Douglas is so good and he looks like he really enjoys his role as "Percy". And that VOICE!! I never get tired of that either. I hope the show comes back someday and they bring the original cast back as well. It was a shame that the show didn't last a long as it should have. I would definitely go see it!!

[@Lifeisshort214]

It irks me to no end that the theatre industry doesn't record and sell its performances, not even when the shows are closed. Five years ago a happened across the soundtrack to this musical at my local library. I listened to it and was completely enchanted, and for five years I have been waiting for the opportunity to see this show, but nothing has been available. I understand watching the play live is special experience and that that industry is nervous about losing their live audience, but people haven't stopped going to concerts because Itunes exists. They could have a paid streaming service, or an individual rental website. I can't believe they money they could make from a potentially global digital audience won't compensate for any local viewers who would have seen the show live, but now watch it digitally.

[@phoenixfire124]

Agreed. It would have been a good way to raise money during the shutdown of the theatres and it would probably reduse the pirates copies. Would you rather have the official copy that shows everything or one that is partially obstructed because they weren't supposed to be filming.

[@derikshopinski5651]

It’s called royalty rights. The authors own the rights to the show/music. Maybe if you were in the industry, you’d understand

[@dear_totheheart]

The industry must adapt, it legitimately is the same mentality museums have had for the longest time, fearing that if they digitize and make access to artifacts that people won't attend exhibits...when its the most ridiculous notion, no its advertising and showing people what they can see in person and enjoy and in terms of musicals, it is such an archaic and nonsensical view, as you mentioned selling digital copies/renting live performances, etc. to a global and ongoing living audience far outside the run time would drastically benefit and provide profit and incentives to all involved. Royalty rights out to be revised or adapted and the success of the Phantom of the Opera and other modern musicals with digital versions shows it can and ought to be done. I surely hope that there is at least a recording available with The Scarlet Pimpernel's original cast preserved and will be released for posterity someday

[@voulafisentzidis8830]

​@@derikshopinski5651 it benefits copyright holders to have their creations listened to and paid for, legitimately. I bought the CD when first released and have been a Linda Eder fan since. As a 'down under' resident, seeing the live show is almost impossible. Purchasing the DVD would have been perfect had they released it. I, like many fans, have spent fortunes buying CDs and DVDs of shows I've enjoyed.

[@WithmeVerissimusWhostoned]

@@derikshopinski5651 hahaha, it's called bullshit and that is understood,.. or do you really think selling a few thousand tickets on Broadway can compete with selling hundreds of thousands of copies to the whole world?

[@allycrombie33]

The look on his face when he grabs her after "That decision is mine"...it completely kills me every single time. Just heartbreak and devotion and pure love. Unbelievable. And that silent screamed "No" after he finds out that Chauvelin has been with Marguerite...AHHHh I love Douglas Sills!

[@MO123rules]

"I've been watching more and more clips from this musical and Douglas Sills is wonderful. It's just the little gestures, expressions, or tones he uses. Just all the small details really make this character. "

[@gazebo46]

They really should do a revival of this show on Broadway. And yeah, bring back Douglas Sills!

[@TheGothprincess2]

I agree !

[@Echo_Wings]

gazebo46 I agree as well! I've always wanted to see this show!

[@TheGothprincess2]

Katie Z. Me Too !

[@quaesimpson2042]

Great show I was in love with Douglas Sills oy!!

[@RosesNightengales]

AND TERRANCE MANN! I'd love to see this as a reunion show, or something. It would be freaking awesome. So sad they never released it out on DVD :(

[@alexandrakl]

"Made you look." Ohh, that was brilliant. I have tears in my eyes from laughing too hard.

[@DawnHMK]

Sills as Percy is just fabulous. And three cheers for the videographer. I've never had the nerve - what a steady hand! I know it's not right but how else can the brilliance of live theatre live on... there must be an equitable solution.

[@giggle_snort]

There are not words enough to describe how much I love this show--especially this scene!! SO FANTASTIC!!!

[@Dinuial]

By the time I saw this in LA Doug Sills was having a positively indecent amount of fun with this scene.

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

Who wouldn't?!?!

[@DawnHMK]

Saw him play it twice in New York and again on tour, and yup. Whenever he channeled Sir Percy, the joy and sheer fun was absolute magic.

[@RosesNightengales]

How is William Paul Michaels not laughing his butt off here?! I would just lose it

[@erpollock]

What a voice! What breath control! Beautiful performance of song/aria.

[@DavidRH714]

Why isn't this more popular. It's so good 👍

[@mmgringoire2]

Everytime i watch this i feel horrible i was never able to see Douglas Sills in this role. Funny, beautiful, and amazing man.

[@lastxwriter]

It's Douglas! Wow! A great voice and comedic timing. I never got to see him in this role, so this is such a blessing. Thank you for uploading this!

[@Analblockage]

First Broadway show I saw was Little Shop Of Horrors with Douglas Sills as the Dentist. Brilliant actor and it's a shame we haven't seen more of him.

[@practicaldreamyr]

I LOVE this show. Seriously, one of the best shows I've ever seen. Wish it could've had a better run on Broadway, it certainly deserved to!

[@Elizabelle79]

Saw him in 1998. Unforgettable moment.

[@silverrimmedrain19]

oh, my gosh!!!!!!!! douglas sills is hilarious!!!! and that song was so passionate!!! how i wish i had been able to see this...douglas sills is a cutie, too...

[@MasqueradingDragon]

YAY!! I've never seen him perform, but my mom bought the Broadway recording of The Scarlet Pimpernel, and I fell in love with his voice.

[@clairestancy6409]

I wasn't even born when this production was on Broadway, but I would give anything to go back and see this show with Douglas Sills. I'm obsessed!

[@TheFirstNoel23]

The pimpernel is going to be here! i can't wait to see his costume! Is that him? Oh PIMPY! Made ya look :) Mon Dieu! THis man is a nincompoop! (Pause) AND DAMN PROUD OF IT! I LOOOOVE DOUGLAS SILLS!!!!!!

[@allycrombie33]

My favorite scene in the play. The look on his face when he pulls her close is heartbreaking.

[@SHC87]

I got to see this about 15 years ago when it came to Charlotte. I would love to see it again. Douglas Sills is amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@marilyn1166]

this clip is priceless. omg how ive laughed. i think the actors were great and what a voice he has. and the part where he comes back and says pp.....made you look, i laughed like hell. that was so funny. this is the first time ive seen any of this play. if i ever have the chance to see it i definately will. thank you for posting it. if you have any more please post it. its worth watching.

[@RosesNightengales]

"PIMPY!" "............" "Made You Look........" XD

[@kittybirg]

This is why I don't KZbin at 3am. I think I may have laughed hard enough to wake the cats in the other room. Thank you so much for uploading this. I'd only seen small clips of Sills, but never a full scene. His ability to switch characters and full demenor at the drop of a hat is absolutely amazing.

[@officialmichaelcarrasco]

Missing these voices on Broadway. #Legend

[@TomIdelson]

He is incredible!! What a voice and what an amazing technique! He's placement is perfect!

[@DawnHMK]

Oh, how I've missed the Pimpernel! Thank you so much for capturing and sharing this delicious bit of stage history. I gave up too much money, gladly, to see Douglas Sills do this role in NY and LA. And the highlight of my life around that time? Getting to run a spotlight at a charity dinner. I was told to keep the spot on Douglas Sills. NO PROBLEM!

[@graceheart4444]

My favorite book!

[@dropUrPeaches]

My God, he's incredible!

[@AvalonMorley]

Such a brilliant performance, in another class from most, up with the legends of musical theater. How I'd love to see Doug Sills again in a new show, written for and worthy of him & his talents. Saw the tour of ADDAMS FAMILY with him, which I found fun & well done, if slight & unimportant in the broad context of musical theater. Nice to see, but not the kind of work he deserves to star in.

[@alyzu1]

I saw this tour 3 times. Love it!!!!!

[@beastsbelle81]

I just realized that this is the cast I saw!! It brings it all back. :D

[@groovyroses]

They need to a movie musical with the original cast

[@PinkSiouxzieQ]

Got to see Douglas Sills in New York with Terrance in SP1 and his last performance in LA. And many times in between. He was wonderful. His ad lip was great. He will always be my Pimpy.

[@LuluM4e]

If Anthony Andrews could have sang this, as Percy.....😍😍 But this man is amazing as Broadway Percy!!

[@RoronoaEmi]

"AND DAMN PROUD OF IT!!" XDD

[@NiennaJane]

Wow, he's so amazing!! :)

[@DeborahKangas]

love love love! this video!! so perfect! i LOVE douglas sills!

[@RosesNightengales]

"THIS MAN IS A NINCOMPOOP!!!" *pause* "And Damned Proud Of It"

[@theatredirector50]

Truly amazing

[@gb363gb]

Yes it is. Credited during the tour as William Paul Michals, now William Michals. He's currently in the South Pacific Revival as the standby for the lead male role.

[@myulchibokkeum]

저렇게 부르면 끝나지도 않았는데 감탄의 박수가 나오는구나..

[@johnkling6657]

Saw the original on B'way, saw Pimpy 2.0 on B'way 8 times. Was fortunate enough to have seen the final performance which ran about 30 minutes longer because of all the ad libbing. It was great!

[@DawnHMK]

The latitude the cast had with the fourth wall was half the fun. The latecomers after intermission...! I'm crying just thinking about it! I thought I was lucky to see it on B'way, you are golden! Such fun. We could all use this now...

[@OwlRoo]

Thanks... Now I'm laughing even harder than before. Which is hard, that was amazingly funny.

[@xmenlover92]

As Colm Wilkinson is to Valjean in Les Mis, as Sutton Foster is to Millie Dilmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and as Hunter Foster is to Seymour in Little Shop Of Horrors; Douglas Sills is The Scarlet Pimpernel.

[@bryarerose]

wow. this is so amazing. i hope it comes to ATL soon so i get the chance to see it on stage! ~lAUra

[@ghostofthespire]

i love him too!!!

[@justalittlebookworm]

This guy is so freakin' BRILLIANT!

[@Lindow]

My God he's good!

[@tinahayward1604]

Is there anywhere I can find a video of the whole play with Douglas Sills? Anywhere at all?

[@iheartdisneymusic]

+Tina Hayward I can't find one anywhere. If you find one, let me know! I've been looking too!

[@genevaharris2107]

Same!

[@katmatheson3114]

I wanna see John Barrowman play this... :)

[@mmgringoire2]

There isn't enough space for me to say how much i love Douflas Sills. He only has to smile and i'm lost, but when he sings... (faints) And his laugh:) OMG that laugh! Anyway great video, do u have anymore?

[@JeMSx7]

I will never let my brother be in charge of my CD's ever again. He lost my Scarlet Pimpernel CD and I'm going through major withdrawls.

[@jakeblues875]

Did he loose it, though... or was it the Pimpernel?

[@inuyashaluvskag]

Pimpy!!!!!! Made ya look.... OMG ROTFL

[@crazyloverofcats]

Douglas Sills is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ashareeoo]

Holy crap! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@BlackRose2354]

"And damn proud of it"

[@LeBette]

oh man- douglas sills IS the scarlet pimpernel. I hate so much that I missed it.

[@MrPigGamer]

Stop shooting stupid movies and do this musical on the big screen now!

[@bethany5527]

YES PLEASE

[@RosesNightengales]

OMG.. YES

[@jakeblues875]

Ah, but how do we know that the movies were simply a ruse made by the Pimpernel himself?

[@Realbeatz86]

You can see the sweat on Douglas' face.

[@showbizz84]

Just a hopeful wish since it wasn't that long ago that the show was on Broadway...it would be nice =)

[@IGotYumph]

Zounds can that man hold a note. O_O

[@ctby4354]

Thx to Great acting

[@bibliophile15]

This video is a gem. That's all.

[@DawnHMK]

I believe Sills only performed Percy with Michals and Bodnar at the extended Los Angeles stay, or at least that's where he finished up. I was lucky enough to see SP1, SP3 and SP4 - while visiting NY, and we tried to live at the Ahmanson while SP was in LA. I never tire of seeing Sills play Percy, partly because that fourth wall comes down so often - and because the show kept changing!

[@CoriChandler]

@Masquerade2010 The line is "This is so demmed clever of you. Posing as this ass 'Shovelin' over there in Paris, and the whole while you're a hero!" (I believe that last word is 'hero'. i'll have to check my script to be positive)

[@41192tara]

@RoronoaEmi I laughed when he said that! I love Percy! Douglass Sills did a wonderful job!

[@CallMeKes]

Where can I purchase this recording of the show? Can anyone help? I've been looking for it for so long.

[@jakeblues875]

7:40 PIMPY!

[@WhereDoTheDucksGo]

LOL... Douglass is amazing. :D

[@kittybirg]

The official tour never left the US, I don't think. But! If you go to the official website, they will list upcoming independent productions of Pimpernel -- quite a few are in the UK.

[@phantomlover1000]

I can see douglas play the candel dtick in beauty and the beast i think he would be amazing as that part

[@Dragonrider1227]

Do you have the rest of this? My mother used to have this specific performance on tape but it was lost in storage.

[@TheGothprincess2]

Wheres the full version ?

[@CancerousPiesRTasty]

frank wildhorn should write for disney.

[@moonbeam33090]

Oh, I thought he said "Made you look." Because, once Chauvelin comes in, he has to be all foppish again and kind of silly, so he pretends to see the Pimpernel. So, he says "Pimpy" out towards the audience, I guess. And then, "Made you look." Although, he really does just burst out laughing. I mean, I think he's supposed to, but...haha. Douglas is just so brilliant.

[@Masquerade2010]

What's the full line "Posing as this ass......?" at about 6:55? I can't understand it and it's driving me crazy.

[@RemedialMan]

Great singing voice. i can't make out this voice, his pretend voice.

[@AvalonMorley]

I'm sure you're right, but there was at least one other Chauvie in the tour (maybe more), tho I don't remember the names now. Also, just for accuracy, not snark or rudeness, his last name's spelled "Michals." Very talented guy, I think.

[@johnkling6657]

Does anyone have a copy of the entire show with Sills?

[@gb363gb]

Amy Bodnar wasn't that bad :)! She had an extremely tough line of people to follow in the role (Christine Andreas: Awesome!, Rachel York: Amazing!!, Carolee Carmello...No words!!!).

[@littlegiry]

Do you have Douglas Creation of Man?

[@KellyKilgore]

@thebrainlessfop The director wants to see the whole show ... and so do I!

[@littlecorinthian]

@wincipoet It's Amy Bohner. This looks like the early tour cast. :0)

[@41192tara]

@MichaelCrawfordsFan Terrance Mann. He also was the Beast in Beauty and the Beast.

[@user-ll5xo3bf6r]

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[@WestEndDream]

omg this looks absolutly brilliant!!!*Sigh* has it ever actually played in the UK?

[@bearuhtone]

No, this is the tour, so it's William Paul Michaels. Terrence Mann was only in the originally broadway cast, and not even for too long.

[@JacquelineTrudeau]

He says "Made you look"

[@marilyn1166]

@thebrainlessfop no its not william michals its terrance mann

[@LisaB1991]

@marilyn1166 That's Amy Bodnar

[@OwlRoo]

What is said before Douglas says, "And damn proud of it"? I can't hear it clearly.

[@41192tara]

@RosesNightengales That was funny!

[@marilyn1166]

is this christine andreas? and do you have any more clips?

[@iheartdisneymusic]

The girl is Amy Bodnar. Definitely not Christina Andreas. Douglas Sills plays the perfect Scarlet Pimpernel.

[@marilyn1166]

Does anyone know who this women is? I know its not rachel york!

[@dg5602]

What did he say @2:45 ??

[@Sierraness23]

OMG, how could there be any dislikes on this! ...Made ya look. XD