If I loved you from Carousel Hugh Jackman Audra McDonald

Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic,
Carousel in Concert
6/6/02 Carnegie Hall, NYC
Billy
Well, anyway, you mean you don't love me.
That's what you said, isn't it?
Julie
Yes!
I can smell 'em, can you, ah?
The blossoms. The wind brings 'em down!
Billy
There ain't much wind tonight... Hardly any.
You can't hear a sound, not the turn of a leaf
Nor the fall of a wave hittin' the sand.
The tide's creepin' up on the beach like a thief,
Afraid to be caught stealin' the land!
On a night like this I start to wonder
What life is all about.
Julie
And I always say two heads are better than one to
figure it out.
Billy
[spoken]
I don't need you, I don't need anybody helpin' me.
Well, I got it figured out for myself.
We're not important. What are we?
A couple o' specks with nothin'
Look up there...
[sung]
There's a hell of a lotta stars in the sky,
And the sky's so big the sea looks small,
And two little people, you and I
We don't count at all.
[spoken]
You're a funny kid, you know?
I don't remember meetin' a girl like you.
Hey, you're tryin' to get me to marry you?
Julie
No!
Billy
Then what's puttin' into my head, babe?
You're diff'rent, alright! I know what it is...
You have doped me with that little kid's face, right?
You've adjusted me!
I wonder what it'd be like...
Julie
What?
Billy
Nothin'.
No, I know what it'd be like.
It'd be awful! I can just see myself-
Kinda scrawny, and pale
Picking at my food,
And love-sick like any other guy.
I'd throw away my sweater, and dress up like a dude
In a dicky and a collar and a tie.
If I loved you.
Julie
[spoken]
But you don't!
Billy
No, I don't!
[sung]
But somehow I can see
Just exactly how I'd be
If I loved you,
Time and again I would try to say
All I'd want you to know.
If I loved you,
Words wouldn't come in an easy way
Round in circles I'd go!
Longin' to tell you,
But afraid and shy
I'd let my golden chances pass me by!
Soon you'd leave me,
Off you would go in the mist of day,
Never, never to know
How I loved you
If I loved you.
[spoken]
Aha...I'm not the kinda fella to marry anybody!
No, even if a girl was foolish enough to want me to,
I wouldn't!
Julie
Don't worry about it, Billy!
Billy
Who's worried?
Julie
You were right about there bein' no wind.
The blossoms are comin' down by theirselves.
Just they're in time to, I reckon.

[@scottmiller7779]

I think this is the best I have ever heard him sound. The scoring is in the perfect spot for his voice.

[@robertawalsh2995]

Sorry, tried not to laugh. 🤭

[@pianoboyo]

Hugh Jackman is one of the few 'truely' talented stars in Hollywood today. A REAL all rounder, like they used to be.

[@Robert4770]

Hugh could be the biggest star on Broadway if he did more shows, God what a talent

[@zuhalyilmaz6624]

Hugh's singing is a treasure,he s always find his own style,thats why he s a real talent

[@goo2m]

Gosh. When you Hugh Jackman started singing "If I loved you", my heart soared...

[@wsp67326]

I wonder how many people realize how this one scene changed the musical theater genre forever. There was never such changes within a single scene with differing sub-songs and recitative interpersed between them. Before this, the standard was a song on its own, nothing in between. This really opened up the world of musical theater.

[@pellebravesskylar]

Hugh Jackman is an incredible talent w/a voice to die for & looks to match! He is pretty perfect.

[@Drovers1girl]

Hugh is so believable in every role he plays. He is truly blessed as an all around "natural" entertainer. His voice is mesmerizing. His acting is superb. AND!! He's not hard on the eyes!! To add to all of that, he is a wonderful human being, inside and out. A true MAN. All men around the world could learn from him.

[@deannemoore94]

HOW DID I JUST FIND THIS NOW?!?!?! I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOWWW

[@armaansidhu9360]

I always thought he sounded crap due to his performance in les mis, but man that resonance in this song, that vibrato makes me think it’s not even the same guy that gave that shoddy performance in les mis. Maybe he was asked to be like that, and shame on them for wasting his talent like that. This is absolutely amazing.

[@alisadm]

Oh GOD, I'm SOOOOO jealous of Audra right now! *sigh* That was a NOICE kiss!!

[@cards0486]

Wish this was on DVD like Hugh's OKLAHOMA. He is so perfect for this role. I love hearing him sing!

[@Mia7189]

Can you imagine the lines around the block for tickets if these two ever star in a Broadway musical together? I'm a huge fan of both and I'm always waiting for that announcement where they have finally found a vehicle to star in. That would be so amazing.

[@larrykraft1943]

Two of the absolutely greatest performers, singing some of the greatest music ever written.

[@sheilabloom6735]

The divine Audra! Gorgeous voice

[@jvcurtis]

Thank you so much!! I was in the audience for this concert and couldn't believe they didn't preserve this!

[@cognitogrrl]

Dear GOD that was FINE !! I love Hugh Jackman, but I did NOT know he could sing like that. SAWOOOOON !!!

[@alexandreleite2541]

Can't get enough of Audra's voice! What a superb talent!

[@Richard_Fouts]

Audra sang at Symphony Hall in San Francisco at an all Aaron Copeland concert. She blew the roof off. She was stunning and magnificent. AND she had just had a baby.

[@francoisbessing]

I don't know what all the criticism is about. He has a very nice voice and is an excellent actor. Wonderful!

[@daniellamorrow]

When they kissed, my heart exploded 😭❤️❤️❤️

[@philipbahia924]

OMG! if Hugh Jackman kissed me like that my heart would melt lol,coming from s gay guy.

[@Drovers1girl]

I listen to this over and over and never tire of it. Hugh is amazing.

[@jillsantoriello209]

I was there, and it's probably the best singing he's ever done.

[@carrotjuse]

Magic, just for a moment! Even in a concert performance, Audra and Hugh make it real.

[@AtLastOnTheGround]

Of course he does : ] Jackman's first love was musical theater, his first big gigs were Gaston in "Beauty and the Beast" and Joe Gillis in "Sunset Boulevard" on Melbourne (the Australian equivalent to Broadway). He's a real gem of a person.

[@Bmoreviewer]

He's got a great voice! Great voice, great everything! I sat through 3+ hours of the Oscars just to see him.

[@caseym5004]

Lovely! I only wish the video included the first half where Julie sings because Audra is always divine. And I'm going to be immature and to the last 30 seconds of this clips say: GET IT, AUDRA!

[@finny505]

Oh wow! My favourite R&H song sung by my favourite actor - it doesn't get any better than that! You're an absolute star for sharing it with the world, egazeba. Thank you thank you thank you!

[@showtunestarpower]

Beautifully fresh, thrilling and funny. Hugh is the ultimate R&H leading man of today. It's so nice to hear a man's voice on these songs instead of these guys who go up into that falsetto sound. Rodgers would have been very satisfied indeed!

[@richardgornalle4536]

It is a big thrill seeing a young Hugh Jackman sing with the great Audra.

[@zuhalyilmaz6624]

Quality is bad but you can hear this is one of the best versions

[@eslomovits]

I totally agree!!!! Such an inspiring person!

[@Mcrose1]

You are soooo lucky! i would give anything to meet her :) she seem like such an awesome person

[@TheNeicey78]

Apparently this is the favourite song of Trudi Styler the wife of Sting, and Hugh Jackman sang this for her at her 40th birthday party. Lucky woman!!!!!!

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

TheNeicey78 Trudie Styler is 61 years old.

[@coconuttytree]

Way before he got into movies, Hugh graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Notable stage performances include "Beauty and the Beast", "Oklahoma!" and "The Boy from Oz". I was lucky enough to see him as Gaston in B&B -- he's just wonderful. Very excited about this remake!

[@cognitogrrl]

Omigawww I love this man. Even with the less than perfect sound quality, that is a TOWERING voice. Mario Lanza he ain't but that is still STELLAR. Thank you for posting this video. ~~sighhh~~

[@lauredilian]

OMG. The voice. The voice. *swoon*

[@trilingual28]

Oh that kiss...ooooh that kiss...If I were here I wouldn't be able to pull away!

[@Drovers1girl]

How anyone can think this is not a great redition of this song is beyond me. Being a singer myself, I think Hugh did a fantastic job on this song. The video and sound quality need some work, but as for Hugh's voice...absolutely stunning!! I wish I could sing it with him....it's just that good!!

[@chrishot10]

I've listened to the australian Beauty & the Beast as well as Oklahoma! and The Boy from Oz. I too am a singer, training for opera though, not musical, and I love Jackman's voice. I don't think he has a breathing problem and I think his performance in Carousel is top notch. For me he is ideal for Bigelow and Curly, the way he acts, the sound of his voice, his manly looks. He is imposing on stage. We just have different opinion which is natural when it comes to such subjects as singing.

[@onlykismet]

OMGGGG I adoreee "If I loved you"! I first heard this song sung by Charlotte Church and it became one of my favorites, and now listening to it with Hugh Jackman which I admire and like so much! it's heavenly! Thanks a million for sharing this video!

[@QueenBensley]

Really? That would be amazing! Loved them at the Oscars :)

[@BLCdale]

Wish the video was better, and sound too, because these are two great performers.

[@artistphx]

and a good family man as well! The complete package!

[@Disney65Fan]

WOW Madam De Garderobe meets Wolverine. WOW Hugh Jackman should sing full time. I'd buy his album. His been singing since he was young.

[@JuhiSRK]

Hugh gave me chills. Thanks for this. SO want to see him and Anne do this, even if "Carousel" isn't a favorite musical.

[@calanais06]

Lucky, lucky you!!! I would be thrilled just to be on the same continent... I would just swoon if I saw him!!

[@elizabethmsotelo]

Beautiful♥ Brought me to tears

[@dianaaljadeff2983]

Audra Mc Donald played Carrie in the 1994 revival when she received her first Tony Award. Here she sings Julie .Before her only Barbara Cook had sung both roles and Jessie Muller did it after Audra. Shirley Jones sang both Julie and Nettie and Jerry Orbach Jigger and Billy this one in John Raitt vacations in the sixties revival.

[@calanais06]

I absolutely agree - he is so perfect...

[@WakandaBabe]

Love that this person somehow recorded this. But doesn't Hugh Jackman's song sound rushed? Like orchestra is playing too fast. But I still watch it over again because that kiss is worth the watch!

[@tommymarx391]

I agree. It does sound rushed. But he is excellent.

[@margaretbrown8786]

Watch Steven Pasquale singing this much better

[@audiesgirl]

We should start a campaign to have HJ in a video of the full production of Phantom so we can see what might have been had be been available for the movie version. I can't bear to watch Butler massacre the part. If Webber can resurrect Christine from the dead to do Love Never Dies, anything's possible.

[@melodielimet3075]

Hugh , i love you.

[@thia912002]

Hugh Jackman kicks ass in this role! :P

[@Donara8706]

That kiss was waaaayyyy to passionate!

[@myunconventionalfairytale2217]

This is so good.

[@pudgeuncle]

@kennyalancramer For a FILM, she will sound just fine. She has a lovely voice and I sincerely doubt you know the intimate details of her vocal training. She did a wonderful job at Encores in NY.

[@tappytb]

wow that would be outstanding!!!! that makes alot of sense!!! thats what he was playing @ this year @ the oscars!!! buttering up to anne hathaway !!! so she will co star in this remake!!! it would be truly beautiful!!! i am rather excited!!!

[@scgtlp]

i think they should redo carousel with hugh as billy, like they recorded oklahoma from the 1998 London production and put it on dvd. i know i would def buy it! he's def this generation's gordon macrae! LOVE YOU HUGH!!!!!!!! he has such a classic deep voice.......*sigh*

[@kassdiamond]

i am sooooooooooooo jealous!! i want to kiss HJ like that!!!

[@itsthequietones]

@Erdrick345 He can't sing?? Dude, he won a Tony Award AND an Olivier Award for his work in two separate musical productions - he got his start in musical theater. I think most of the world would disagree with your assessment of his singing ability! Sounds great to me!

[@Chriswren9]

CAN'T WAIT!!!!!

[@stmckinne]

Wow! Astonishingly good!

[@tamarwilliams5995]

No, Matt Thornton in the Grosse Ile HS production in 1972. So much talent out there, not all of it reaches celebrity, but Matt pulled it off to tears and applause at age 18!

[@wh1048]

I can't believe they let him sing this, Rodgers and Hammerstein would be turning over in their grave if they heard his voice singing their beautiful music.

[@ltee1a]

Aw, we didn't get to hear her, and she would have been amazing!

[@dodgerkitty]

I saw Audra McDonald in Carousel, but she was Carrie Snow not Julie Jordan.

[@nancydrew5]

dang i wish I were audra kissing Hugh, he planted one on her. Wow

[@johnmanno2052]

Interesting. He sings it in a kind of "pop" style. Usually it's sung more operatically. Not sure how I feel about his interpretation, but his acting range and skill set are undeniably quite impressive

[@OAWilliams]

wow --- I mean, I knew he could sing, but that was wonderful

[@tonyjohnson5304]

Love it

[@chrishot10]

That's just YOUR opinion. Don't try to make it sound like it represents as all. I'm not deaf, I just love Hugh Jackman's rendition more that anyone else's. Is there a problem with that?

[@princeandrey]

Whom are you contradicting, pray tell? It seems like everyone here agrees with you. wasted indignation, a bit comical!

[@dianaaljadeff2983]

They should have put also Audra s If I loved you solo that ia before his solo.

[@rachaeltovey6941]

Not a patch on the gorgeous Gordon McRae

[@margaretbrown8786]

Steven Pasquale

[@Arctophile2000]

Hugh Jackman and Audra McDonald kissing is the best event that could possibly occur ever.

[@violetcloud6517]

i dont know if im more jealous of audra or hugh O_O!!

[@SmartStart24]

Eeeh! I love him! :D

[@imPathogenic]

wow. i just found out hugh jackman was an amazing singer.

[@tjcrossley_]

I bet one of his influences was Anthony Warlow, a fellow Australian haha! They sing similar!

[@pajarowalking]

Where was this Jackman voice in Les Miserables??

[@sportsmed77]

The director for Les Miserables wanted a different type of singing. He wanted it to feel raw and real - less pretty. Also, for much of Les Mis, Hugh is crying or being very emotional while singing. Then add to that the fact that he had to sing an octave and a half higher than his natural baritone voice for Les Mis and you get a different sound. I still think he did a fantastic job in Les Mis.

[@pajarowalking]

sportsmed77 Whatever the reasoning, there is no excuse, professionally speaking, for 'bad' singing or nonsigning acting in one of the greatest musical works of this century. Hugh Jackman is so much more than that - think - Oklahoma.

[@sportsmed77]

pajarowalking That is the director's responsibility. If the director wants it that way, that is how it will be so your gripe I'm guessing lies with Tom Hooper (the director of Les Mis) and not Hugh Jackman. Hugh did everything that was asked of him for Les Miserables and more and was a total professional (just look at the hell he put himself through to play that character). Personally, I had no problem with the singing in Les Mis, anyway, although I get why some people did. And yes, Hugh was great in Oklahoma.

[@pajarowalking]

My original post was not intended as a knock on Jackman nor Tom Hooper. Hooper showed that he intended to maintain the integrity of the show by filming the songs live with one camera, one take. But the results were not what Schonberg and Boublil had in mind when writing the score. Just sad that the potential was not fulfilled.

[@sportsmed77]

pajarowalking Oh, okay. Fair enough. I misunderstood.

[@royalnt1]

@maracujaronda Hugh's a bit old for it now. Billy is supposed to be late 20's (at the oldest). Hugh is in his early 40's.

[@Rodn]

thats a kiss

[@chrishot10]

Whether you like it or not, Jackman is an acclaimed theatre actor, a Tony, a Drama Desk, a Theatre World Award winner and a nominne for an Olivier Award when he starred in Royal National Theatre's revival of Oklahoma, BEFORE his MOVIE career. Plus an MO Award back in Australia for Beauty & The Beast. I saw in your profile that you're a singer. Why don't you get over your complex towards mr Jackman and show some respect for his notable career? At least HE has proved to audiences his value...

[@chrishot10]

You have know idea what's good and correct singing. I study opera for more than six years in the best conservatory of Athens, Greece, with one of the best teachers we have here and I can tell that this man knows how to sing and control his breath. And if you think I don't know much (besides, I'm not a pro like veganWiccan who definetely knows better than me), well know that my teacher thinks Hugh Jackman is amazing, and she is always very strict when she is to judge a singer...

[@mr_knat]

He's a Tony winner. Lol where have you been?

[@ObediahFults]

Do you know "Carousel"? Of course Julie Jordan is MUCH younger than Billy Bigelow! Julie is 18 in the show, if that...wide-eyed and innocent, easily taken advantage of by the older, more "experienced" cad, Billy. I think Hathaway would be perfect opposite Jackman and I hope I live long enough to see this production become a reality.

[@mikkibaker6907]

C'mon! We missed half of the musical conversation!! This starts with Billy Bigelow telling Julie Jordan, "You're a queer one, Julie Jordan" followed by Julie singing "If I Loved You". Hugh Jackman's voice is fine, but you've deprived us of Audra McDonald's Julie Jordan. The whole scene may well be the finest scene in all of musical show history.

[@lskarin]

Does it not occur to anyone that the audio is shitty because of a microphone far away? Yes - you can say the performances were good from the essentials, but I'll buy the recording. This is not worth posting other than telling you what you're missing without a proper recording.

[@mr_knat]

Well...yeah...

[@Luchino]

You must be kidding. The man has incredible magnetism....here before he grew those steroided Wolverine muscles.

[@zuhalyilmaz6624]

2019?

[@yankeejohn58]

NO WAY that Hugh Jackman and "Julie Jordan" on Broadway would EVER COMPARE Favorably with the Combo of Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones in the ORIGINAL Movie by Rogers & Hammerstein "Carousel"!

[@hermione278]

OMG!!! How'd you record this? I tried to record Brian Stokes Mitchell at Carengie, and one of the ushers saw the light on my camera x_x

[@tronduick7028]

May I thank egazeba for thoughtfulness in including lyrics, given poor audio. It's a pity this wasn't commercially released. Now I've been listening to opera and choral for five decades and I'm a pretty fair amateur singer; the notion Mr. Jackman is out of his depth is ridiculous. More than one comment from those trained agrees. Too bad orchestra leads rather than follows. My beautiful wife said "Did you see the way Audra looked at him after he kissed her?" Indeed. Btw Audra sang "Smile" at Joan Rivers' memorial Sept 7 2014.

[@pajarowalking]

Tron Duick He was outstanding in Oklahoma. That was the Jackman I was expecting to hear in Les Mis.

[@bookmom07]

+Tron Duick , while I agree with you that Hugh Jackman is blessed with a real vocal talent and presence, I think the other folks in this thread questioning Jackman's ability in this song are fair. Just listen to his voice towards the end of the piece, when he sings "...never, never to know..". He really has to reach for that note. He gets to it, but clearly it's a bit of a stretch for him. Maybe he was not sufficiently vocally warmed up that day? Because we certainly have seen evidence of his singing abilities in other roles, Jean ValJean notwithstanding. ( musicaltheatergeek79 has a valid point in this regard.)

[@tronduick7028]

+bookmom07 He's right at the top of his range, no doubt about it. You're right. I guess it's a good example of the whole being different from the sum of its parts - a magic moment captured.

[@broadwaybound6230]

THE MUSICAL IS BACK. 8DDD

[@TheAmbkn1]

It would be so easy to pretend being in love with him! You wouldn't even HAVE to pretend....

[@broadwaymaniac92]

@maracujaronda i agree. they'd have fairly decent chemistry maybe but at the end of the day, anne's voice isn't quite up to par to handle a role such as julie

[@alworkedup]

Gordon MacRae was the best :)

[@fep.langston293]

alworkedup .

[@johnandbob2]

Omg yes!!!!

[@veganWiccan]

Um...maybe because the first section is the recitative, and the second section...oh, wait a minute, the second section(the actual aria) IS slower than the first. Any slower than how it was just done and it would drag BIG time. So, just because a song is called an aria, doesn't mean it has to be sung like a funeral durge. But then, I'm only a classicaly trained singer and actress who's studied and performed music and theater for 22 yrs. So, hey? What do I know?

[@ohjawillkommen]

@maracujaronda I can easily see Hugh Jackman in this part, but he needs to be less charming. He has this natural charisma that he had as Curly in Oklahoma! that doesn't work as well for characters like Billy Bigelow. That being said, he would definitely be my first choice for Billy Bigelow if Carousel was revived on Broadway. If he can train his voice more, and switch up his acting methods, then he'd be absolutely amazing, I'm convinced of it.

[@GerardSchneiderTenor]

If a person really thinks that this performance is better than Raitt's, they must be deaf. I can't help but feel that Jackman's acclaim for stage work is tied up in his film career. Though he may give a good performance in terms of his relationship with Julie, as well as with the audience, he does mangle phrases. The music has is also much faster pace than any performance I've ever heard. It saddens me that a person must boast about their supposed career to make themselves seem important.