DARREN CRISS How to Succeed

In early 2012, "Glee" star Darren Criss took over the lead in the Broadway revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" for just three weeks, following Daniel Radcliffe and preceding Nick Jonas. "The Company Way," "Rosemary," "Brotherhood of Man." HD 1080p

[@val8869]

ok but why is no one talking about the fact the Darren and Daniel have both played Harry Potter and Finch like that is the most metal shit

[@Marcel_Audubon]

coz nobody gives a rat's ass?

[@bluedancelilly]

Everybody talks about that connection.

[@ashareeoo]

It warms my heart to see him on Broadway. I've followed his journey since the beginning of Starkid. He's made it!!

[@May04bwu]

Darren's hair is never set free lol

[@scarlettlewis2005]

I know poor man 😂😂

[@michelehaber61]

Can’t wait till he is on Broadway again , and gets that “Tony”🏆🏆🏆😍👍🎤

[@samsingsthings]

I loved Darren in this show. He just goes for it. And his dancing is so good!

[@crisp8516]

How is everything about him perfect 😭😭

[@rohinirenee]

so freakin perfect

[@giulupara]

He is totally awesome.

[@jaydynnelson8406]

Because it's him lol

[@crisp8516]

@@jaydynnelson8406 it’s so funny I see u under so much Darren stuff. Nice to know I’m not the only one crawling in a pit of obsession.

[@jaydynnelson8406]

@@crisp8516 🤣🤣 you're definitely not the only one. Lol *Baby you're not alone* Okay I'll go now lol

[@SudhirKumar-sy9we]

Oh God Blaine! Enough with the hair gel! BTW he did a great job . He belongs on Broadway

[@ryanlee354]

its been years since I've gotten to see Darren do the company way snd rosemary this is the best day ever

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

What a compliment. Thanks Ryan and others who enjoyed this.

[@leizlalfonso7084]

A combination of classic broadway vocal style and Darren Criss’s made it more entertaining and enjoyable. He should be doing more Broadway shows. I love the part where he’s singing and dancing with the men. He’s great! He should be doing more of that, also! Thanks for posting this!

[@Ava-bx5sn]

He’s doing little shop of horrors

[@jaydynnelson8406]

His voice he beautiful!!😍🤩🤩💖💖💖💖❤️💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@bridgetalice4823]

Wait so this is what he was really doing after Sebastian blinded him with the rock salt slushie?

[@melc.5681]

Yes!

[@bmyra]

He's resilient.

[@natl5692]

He did everything...

[@emilybarber5916]

So...... 2 Harry Potter’s were in this part..... coincidence? I think not

[@millie8156]

I cannot stop replaying the flip into the next bit of choreography like WOWOWOWOW

[@friendsfans123]

Do u have the full version? I would literally pay, I’ve been trying to watch the whole thing for so long!

[@CaptainQuirky]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!

[@katiehough2499]

White Josh from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend at 8:50! And Michael Park (Larry Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen) on the left.

[@easterslice]

White Josh! I kept asking myself who that guy is!

[@HannahBridgman]

His only musical job requirement is Daniel Radcliff

[@keely0x86]

He screams Blaine here 😂

[@pfloydsux]

Except for the part where he's kissing Rosemary

[@laurasalvaggio113]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@junenovae]

AM-AAAA-ZIIIIINNNNG

[@alexevans798]

Darren legit loos like Blaine here with his hairgel and bowtie. LOL

[@VictoriaRamos-jz6mb]

My boy brought back the Blainsey Warbly hair back! That's my boy!

[@blueseagull416]

Rip robs voice he was definitely sick while performing

[@friendsfans123]

Please post the whole thing if u have it!

[@JessIsBlue]

Do you happen to have the full version or know where I could find it?

[@charlotted1321]

Omg do u have the bootleg?? It kinda disappeared off KZbin about 2-3 years, haven’t found it since

[@Cris-db8iy]

Please Mrs Aurora

[@Cris-db8iy]

Please x2 Mrs Aurora

[@cordeliapalmer5800]

Charlotte D YES, PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE IT, PUT US OUT OF OUR MISERY!!!!!

[@VictoriaRamos-jz6mb]

Dedicated the song "For My Daughter" by Kane Brown, "Never Grow Up" by Taylor Swift, "Paper Rings" by Taylor Swift, and "Beautiful Boy" by John Lennon for Darren

[@samanthavalladares9230]

Oh gleeeeee..., what irony ! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤯

[@helenbaines3376]

Wait how is that irony?

[@VictoriaRamos-jz6mb]

Dedicated this song to Darren: Dear Theodosia, what to say to you? You have my eyes, you have your mother's name When you came into the world, you cried And it broke my heart I'm dedicating every day to you Domestic life was never quite my style When you smile, you knock me out, I fall apart And I thought I was so smart You will come of age with our young nation We'll bleed and fight for you We'll make it right for you If we lay a strong enough foundation We'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you And you'll blow us all away Someday, someday Yeah, you'll blow us all away Someday, someday Oh, Philip, when you smile I am undone My son, look at my son Pride is not the word I'm looking for There is so much more inside me now Oh, Philip, you outshine the morning sun My son When you smile, I fall apart And I thought I was so smart My father wasn't around (my father wasn't around) I swear that I'll be around for you I'll do whatever it takes (I'll make a million mistakes) I'll make the world safe and sound for you Will come of age with our young nation We'll bleed and fight for you We'll make it right for you If we lay a strong enough foundation We'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you And you'll blow us all away Someday, someday Yeah, you'll blow us all away Someday, someday

[@healthyholemealbread]

so with this show and Hedwig does this mean Darren has technically been on broadway more times than Lea Michele?

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

Lea was in "Ragtime," the Alfred Molina "Fiddler," and "Spring Awakening," all on Broadway.

[@reniguima]

she was also in Le Mis

[@Marcel_Audubon]

he has also been summarily snubbed by Jessica Lange fewer times than Lea Michelle or whatever her fake name is

[@pfloydsux]

2023 list: Lea: Les Mis Ragtime Spring Awakening Fiddler on the Roof Funny Girl Darren: HTSIBWRT Hedwig American Buffalo She still goin'

[@sophliberty]

i thought it ended in 2011

[@wendikallins4010]

Loved Daniel in Harry Potter but sorry he can’t hold a candle to a real song and dance man like Darren. Daniel is doing steps. Darren is dancing. And as for singing....what can I say. Darren has it all

[@Benji767]

Darren played harry potter too in a college fan production called a very potter musical

[@bmyra]

Radcliff was awful in How to Suceed. The worst Finch I've ever seen. No personality at all. Criss is a big improvement.

[@nicoe2010]

I don't no this musical I like Rose Maria song darren criss is all ways fit and garages

[@chrisnorman9980]

He seems like a nice young man, but, to me, he comes off as a competent high school actor tossed into a big budget musical. Still, it was enjoyable.

[@justexisting614]

Lol pls explain

[@pfloydsux]

I mean he has a degree in musical theater and was a lead actor on one of the biggest TV shows of all time but ok.

[@cbh4166]

@@pfloydsux he has a degree in acting, not musical theatre. university of michigan arguably has the best musical theatre program in the US (based on how many students get hired after graduation), but he studied straight plays there. i am a huge darren criss fan and even i understand what this comment means--he has a different style of performing than people who train in voice and dance technicals nonstop with the goal of being employed in contemporary american musical theatre. it's a little less "polished". but i think he's a blast to watch onstage because that "polished" style gets boring after a while. he was excellent in hedwig, where the style was meant to be more rock&roll and loose. being a lead in a tv show has nothing to do with being a musical theatre performer because live and filmed performance are completely different things! and the fact that he built a name for himself on glee is the very reason he was cast at all, not because he's trained in MT. but the "amateurness" of his performance is also because he only had 2-3 weeks to learn the part and then was in the show for less than a month, significantly less time than a non-celebrity theater performer would have to become comfortable with the material.

[@geaj]

He's not a very strong singer.

[@svizerana]

No, he isn't but he makes up for it with other qualities :)

[@That_Camp_Kid]

Depends on what he's singing.

[@Northfan42]

He has significant training and control but his natural tone is quite smooth and breathy so it doesn't cut through the way that other voices can.

[@shawnmulligan2894]

That note at 8:35 proves it. No one, not even Harry Potter, can beat the original Robert Morse. Has anyone ever heard Warren Berlinger sing it on the Londo cast? I've been trying to buy it but it's expensive online.

[@pfloydsux]

Nobody in this particularly impressed me. Darren has charisma and dance skills which are also vital to the role