Christian Borle Is The Willy Wonka We Deserve

[@tennesseejermyn7705]

I love how the audience doesn't know who he is but they still pretend to be super excited

[@jazzingirl]

He has a very calming voice

[@charchar1300]

and an even better singing voice

[@pia1867]

Yes! He should read audiobooks

[@taytay8303]

hard borled egg

[@amazingp-y3j]

Tay Tay god help and forgive me

[@e-linamarie]

JEJDJDJRJFHRU

[@simonabellaforgione]

Tay Tay HAHAHAHAHAHQH

[@kd-mv2ep]

Tay Tay I love you

[@SuAva]

i giggled hard

[@nolongeractive2581]

in most interviews christian seems kinda shy, but in this he's really funny, i love him so damn much. he doesn't have any social media but i think he would be great and hysterical.

[@lexxierowell]

I would love to know what it's like to work with him in a show, that's all i want to do

[@keysmashingnerd]

THE MEMES ABOUT HIS ARMS MADE IT TO TV WE DID IT

[@teapotman_]

yeah ❤

[@HouseMDaddict]

i can see him as Wonka. the way he talks and his wide eyes are perfect

[@kerk9795]

"Even bald, he looks good"

[@rebeccabeach7722]

erin camp Just remember he's psychotic... ;)

[@kerk9795]

He looks damn good but he's cheep as dirt......(hes not) (but he looks good;;))

[@Sloaneprimo]

stop telling yourself these lies

[@fruitgummies9878]

@@kerk9795Even psychotics can charm - which he does so beware

[@pia1867]

And just be careful

[@Nkanyiso_K]

This guy should host a show, damn his jokes are so good

[@arielsteinsaltz1956]

I got a selfie with him last year stage-dooring "Something Rotten." He had hair then.

[@emilysh3989]

During*

[@xdd560]

Emily Mcmenamin No, it’s dooring.

[@3mmsi]

i google 'christian borle arms' at least twice a day

[@momo-mitski]

emma ME. TOO. GORL

[@lilymarie2001]

MEEE

[@London755]

Stephen's father and brother died in a plane crash when he was 10. I'd imagine Christian (and the audience) didn't realize why that line hit him harder than most.

[@andrewkohler3707]

I knew that about Stephen's father and brother, but I didn't make the connection :'-(

[@evieprice6661]

I kind of cringed when he said that - Stephen's talked about the death of his father and brothers quite a few times over the years so I figured it was pretty well known, but I guess he didn't realise.

[@LiaHartman]

I guess I missed it; which line?

[@genyamoiseeva9435]

from 3:06

[@laurenng9058]

Christian's father also passed away a while ago... so...

[@MichaelAKaras]

I can tell Christian Borle has a dark side from this interview.

[@kerk9795]

And it's hot, right?

[@kiwisareoranges6717]

erin camp believe me when i say i died ten timeS-

[@tabithaghaffary1256]

Everything I've seen Christian in he's been absolutely stunning (specifically falsettos! It was wonderful!!!) I can't wait to see this!

[@katedonnelly2224]

Yesss that Falsettos revival was stunning!

[@Les342]

Lucky you!! I would loved to have seen it. I read that they filmed and are going to be showing it on PBS at some point. I definitely need to keep an eye out for that. It's not the same as seeing it looks live, but it's much better than not seeing it at all.

[@katedonnelly2224]

Yes, I believe it's set to air in the fall and I am so grateful that it was preserved for all to see!! I was so thrilled to see him get Tony nominated for the role, completely deserved! My favourite performance of the season.

[@mars-nf9cj]

Chantel Carter um actually his name is Emmet Forest

[@kateoconnor30030]

Look up Falsettos, you won't regret it.

[@pleaseenteraname4824]

Do you enjoy ruining people's lives?

[@gripweed]

PleaseEnterAName we need friends to cry together

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

It's an amazing musical where everyone is happy and nobody dies

[@nasaii_8924]

*flashbacks to whizzer's death* what hAVE YOU DONE

[@ghosty_blues2791]

Lol

[@kathrynbeeman7559]

"no", he said.

[@emilycucci2226]

No one is going to mention Emmett Forest?

[@priyankakrishnamurthy2500]

Emily Cucci I loveeeee him in legally blonde 💓

[@xdd560]

little miSs wOOdS COMmA eLLE

[@goodnesswhy]

"Emmett Forest, please make me the happiest woman I know!" "Oh my, oh my, omigod!"

[@Jamie.isatheatrekid]

Ughgh.. The room just got colder😩

[@MadComMar]

I feel like he would make a good wizard of oz..

[@bearheart2009]

They should remake Twins with him and Stephen, they wouldnt have to change their clothes.

[@aidenacts1523]

Call up Wicked

[@arsonfiIm]

from the looks of it he would be a great humpty dumpty as well

[@adamweinberg2532]

He has the unstable look about him that I think would make him a very good Wonka

[@susgra21]

Borle does a good job here! Bring back Smash and Legally Blonde! We need them now more than ever.

[@rai27_]

Jane S legally blond yes!!!!!

[@shellypearle9610]

falsettos though

[@sweetstxr]

“Did Mikey get his?” “H e W i l l”

[@BUROSIDAT]

Saw Christian Borle as Wonka last week and he's awesome!!!!

[@arianna_marie6064]

BUROSIDAT STOP MENTIONING MEATING HIM sorry i have wanted to meet him so long. Today mean girls at school braged that they met him

[@nolongeractive2581]

Lemme tall ya'll about Charlie and the chocolate factory on broadway. Back in August, I got to see it with a friend of mine and it was one of the weirdest shows ever. Act 1 is everyone collecting the tickets while act 2 is inside the factory. Charlie and the chocolate factory is for kids right? This one ain't. 1) The grandparents say: "Hope we die in our sleep!" Fun right? 2a) One of the moms bring in a flask. Wonka tells her no alcohol allowed she says it's just lemonade. Wonka takes a sip before belting out fucking Whitney Houston. 2b) The mom says "You can visit my factory anytime Mr Wonka." I was so uncomfortable, so were others. (It was funny tho) 3a) They flat out kill the kids like you've heard. It's been a while since i read the book, but i'm 98% sure they don't die. 3b) Salt gets ripped into shreds...ON STAGE 3a) The girl who turns into the blueberry? Her dad comes on stage covered in blue ribbons and cries about how his daughter just exploded. Jolly. 4) The mom was Mike TV's. I can barely remember but she does reference it a lot that she drinks and hates her life. 5) Mike TV: "YOU KNOW WHERE YOU CAN SHOVE IT!" Now, I had a great time watching this musical, it was so enjoyable. I feel like these were added for the adults who took their kids and for the teenagers as well. They actually made it more funny. Christian was great, my voice cracked when i was cheering so that made it even louder. You should totally go see it if you can!

[@barbthornell4786]

Have you ever read the original Grimm's fairytales? Or Howard Pyle's Robin Hood? Or even good old Mother Goose? This stuff is TAME compared to what used to be considered suitable for children...

[@lily-cr4tn]

i just wanna know how they ripped a girl into shreds on stage also, *all* the kids seriously died?

[@overlydramaticpanda]

@@lily-cr4tn There are various "slime tutorials" of the Broadway version - especially of that scene since "one of the bad kids gets ripped apart onstage" was heavily mentioned in reviews of the show at the time and everyone wanted to see if the scene was as bad/scary as people were saying. Basically they have a big song-and-dance number with some giant squirrels and towards the end, the actress playing Veruca runs up this conveyor belt at the back of the stage and is offstage for about 2 seconds. During that time, the actress gets swapped out for a dummy. At the very end of the song, the squirrels' eyes start glowing red, they drag "Veruca" back down the conveyor belt and...well, just as the lyrics of the song talk about "ripping her limb from limb", the squirrels basically do exactly that to the dummy. Including pulling off the head. As for the other kids, according to some reviews you could apparently clearly see Augustus' head going up the pipe after he falls into the chocolate river but no body underneath it which...yeah, Violet exploded as the OP says, and I'm pretty sure Mike didn't actually die but his mother was actually happy that he gets shrunk and decided to just keep him that way rather than having him stretched out like in the original story. Like, I know everyone likes to joke about Willy Wonka being a serial killer but the Broadway version is the only one that actually went there. And considering the whole thing was marketed as generally being a "kids show" (even more than the original and ultimately much less dark West End version was), it was a...very weird creative choice, to put it mildly.

[@mr.womblordofunmercifultor190]

Damn! Christian Bale is such a chameleon. I can't even recognize him in this interview.

[@zerazara]

Do you have dysczlektia?

[@sophiainthestars6748]

Yea, escpecially when it Christian Borle and not Christian Bale...

[@honkytonky7043]

I can't tell if the replies to this comment are sarcastic. Read the comment again. It's a joke

[@GreYaoistaxD]

I read "Christian Bale" and I thougn "damn, he did it again "

[@katemcd9161]

I saw the show... holy crap he wasn't kidding about Verruca coming to a shocking demise.

[@jacquelinelapacek1721]

Hah! Took my six year-old last weekend, and all I can say is, "Thank goodness for curtain calls!" See everyone came out OK!

[@qing6306]

“NO” he said then he cracked my head open

[@andrewkohler3707]

I still send my therapy bills to the Roald Dahl estate.

[@ShayShayPlay]

Andrew Kohler SAME

[@cuddlypop23]

THE ARMS

[@imnotevensupposedtobeheretoday]

y-es...

[@tahliaevans5444]

"Christian Borle arms" I don't think I've laughed so hard

[@nabanitabanerjee9385]

I think Stephen was totally unprepared for that " I want my father back " thing. You can literally see him lean back a little and breathe deeply at around 3.10.

[@laurenjcoates]

Christian is such a dreamboat 😍

[@GreenRabbitism]

I guess he knew Stephen would take it in stride, but it's a little surprising he went there with that 'I just want my father back' story considering what happened to Stephen as a kid.

[@emmay2158]

I mean, he might not have known, I didn't until I read the comments.

[@kerk9795]

Christian srsly needs to do more interviews.

[@sophieroche]

Christian looks like Pitbull

[@kerk9795]

Thank god it's not just me 😂 Christian is better looking tho

[@nasaii_8924]

I was watching this with my friend and he said the same thing 😂😂😂

[@sofiaacosta4768]

I cant unseen it. What have you done.

[@anij3222]

how could you forget "starring role in Stars Hollow: the Musical" ??

[@SonjaDawn]

Bring back smash!

[@tyrakristiansen7188]

nO he said

[@chadhofheins3005]

Roald Dahl was a genius. So glad his books were around in my childhood.

[@ashleywalton2758]

oh he's incredible, I saw the show already and I wish I could see it again

[@emilymae4206]

Actually, we don’t deserve Christian, he’s too amazing.

[@marlatranspinay9370]

I was not familiar with Christian Borle but he made for an excellent interview.

[@agentbobcat1866]

NO ✋ he said.

[@NewMessage]

Friggin' Mikey. He'll eat anything, sure.. but what a jerk.

[@christiansborledegg]

1:03 _there's a chip on my shoulder.._ we gotta thank matt for those arms 😭😭

[@gregorcollins]

Not sure who is more charming.

[@itsanax8148]

i am very proud to be able to memorise and reenact all of this interview

[@alannabrereton8516]

So I went to Google Images and searched Christian Borle's Arms and then I cam back here and audibly *gasped* when I saw the *egg* .

[@g0d.loves.y0u]

I love him so much I'm dying rn 😭

[@jennyfur6154]

with the chance you've been given, you gotta be driven as hell

[@emelineemeline9114]

I've liked him ever since Smash. Great show!

[@tainadelcaribe]

He looks like his is 30 not in the early 40s; I want those genes and diet!

[@aimee-lynnahumada8413]

aygo Do 8 3ish hour shows a week! Automatic body lol

[@anamello6174]

the chaotic neutral energy overflowing from him is kinda disturbing and amusing at the same time i love it

[@milou66]

He was great as Batman in the Nolan films.

[@mistertea603]

Bianca Castafiore ...im sorry what are you talking about?...do I just not get the joke?...

[@sometimesitbelikethatallth7234]

If only Mikey from nursery school could see him now

[@iced-americano900]

Aww I miss his Will hair

[@leah6820-y9v]

I saw Christian in Something Rotten. Amazing.

[@peggy2983]

I once forgot he shaved his head and when I saw the thumbnail I was like *wait what*

[@juliapenta8558]

PEGGY WHY DO I SEE U EVERYWHERE HDHDIDJSJ

[@abbyhansen8109]

I saw the show yesterday. I was absolutely blown away!

[@PrincessPixieBell]

I cried the first time I watched willy wanka. I was perfectly traumatized it was great.

[@lennixa1685]

His awkward jokes just like make me love him more bahaha

[@gren5466]

hey look its gru from despicable me broadway show

[@ejanocrowsnatcher6785]

When he says swifty he has a psychotic look in his eye...

[@ellenoraamrani2274]

Christian Borle is one of the top talents in the world. I've seen him in several shows and of course "Smash", which was amazing, and he is fantastic in every show. What a singer, dancer, actor! And he also has this sexual energy that adds great depth and interest to the characters he plays.

[@finn8460]

I can't believe I've never noticed this before but dang. Christian is FUNNY. And really witty too.

[@Sharpe1502]

I wasn’t expecting the dark humor but oh my god. Kind of love it.

[@abikelly8256]

Anyone else here because they’ve just watched Legally blonde the musical and are in love with a Christian so are youtubing the shit out of him? No just me okay ahahahah

[@oumarcus3546]

I love Christian Borle more than I can Express in WORDS

[@enfercesttout]

This guys shall play a villian

[@gripweed]

existential. anarchist I WOULD WATCH THE FUCKING HELL OUT OF THAT SHIT

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

Does Shakespeare count?

[@ice_wolfie]

vox hazbin hotel !!

[@Ava-j5n6z]

i love him and this whole thing made me laugh...just looking at him and hearing either of them talk hahaha

[@moomlxght]

i screamed when i saw the tumbnail

[@DrMattPhillips]

Smash was a great show.

[@v.v365]

Why does Christian Borle have such barely restrained chaotic energy??

[@jenniferl.6387]

He kind of looks like a young, bald Donald Sutherland.

[@kitteridgesimpson8144]

Roald Dahl had such a dark sense of humor, but I loved it.

[@melloe]

Got my tickets, can't wait to see the show!

[@dougy_dawg]

My favorite part of the musical is when Veruca gets ripped apart by the squirrels 😁

[@andrewsantos7307]

I saw the show it's Awesome. My favorite part is when the town people sings WILLY WANKA WILLY WANKA the song is stuck inside my head every day I love it

[@Chlo255]

This musical was absolutely wild. I loved it

[@missezramay]

My heart broke a little when he brought up Smash. Still praying for a revival.

[@tacobell7878]

That tan line tho

[@RAFMnBgaming]

Oh man, he is just adorable.

[@ren9821]

little miss woods, Elle would not be happy with the shaved head.

[@rai27_]

I love Christian Borel ❤️❤️

[@maidenofcats568]

He's so CUTE!!!!! I love him so much, he's so amazing!

[@megan_elizabeth11]

Me when I saw the title: yes, yes he is

[@lynarielle]

NO, HE SAID

[@chloebutler8438]

bald Christian Borle is my sleep paralysis demon

[@itsanax8148]

1:11 Mikey in nursery school pushed me off a fort no he said and crackef my head open

[@devotedcetacean6568]

"No" he said

[@kalliehennigar8005]

Christian is going to give Mikey to the squirrels

[@tylerholmes4399]

Christian is so funny and charming

[@jadencorona2016]

I loved seeing him in Legally Blonde the musical, he was an amazing Emmett. I know he's is going to be a great Willy Wonka (I'm positive 😂🤣)

[@mistertea603]

Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait.... 3:48 .... Christian, YOU were the buff Scmee in Peter Pan Live?!?!?!?!?!?WHATTHE-?!??!?

[@elliewilkinson4240]

NO he said

[@zoe6511]

Man, that piano in the background really wants to play.

[@jbo5o643]

suddenly Gene Wilder is everyone's favorite

[@HouseMDaddict]

JBoyd suddenly? okay

[@DeadlyDanDaMan]

Wilder was always everyone's favorite. Depp was absolutely AWFUL as Willy Wonka. If it wasn't for Wilder, the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory would've completely bombed, and you wouldn't have any remakes or Broadway shows. Instead, Wilder was soooo amazingly good, that the movie became an instant classic.

[@astrowiz3544]

Plus hes a meme :D is Depp a meme? Well, yes, but not as Wonka. So NO!

[@randomperson22856]

When life gives you eggs, name then Christian! Mikey really beat that egg! The solution to your troubles is chocolate, not vege tah bles He's willy, willy, wonka, yeah! Sorry, just had to

[@talytasbarcelos]

don't say yes antil i finish talking guy

[@gripweed]

Talyta Barcelos YEA HE PLAYED IN SMASH

[@jillsison9747]

He WILL POWER!

[@tiredcerulean]

I love the title