Episode 9: The Real Boy

This 10-part series takes an in-depth look at the process of bringing Shrek to Broadway through interviews with the Tony Award®-winning creative team and cast, behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive content you wont find anywhere else!

[@sarahkillian3303]

It amazes me how much power he can have behind his voice even though he only sings in his falsetto. Absolutely incredible.

[@alyssahertzog3294]

Well he does have a mic too

[@sarahkillian3303]

+Alyssa Da Turtle true, however I consider power and volume two different things. I think you can incredible power behind a voice without being loud and vice versa

[@alyssahertzog3294]

Your right, it is two very different things. I'm playing the part of Pinocchio in my school play and I'm trying to have power in my voice without a mic but I just can't seem to make it happen😂😂 it's pretty difficult to sing with a Pinocchio voice

[@hollylewisevery4989]

+Alyssa Da Turtle can you please tell me how you sound like pinochio like what do you do with your voice? i really need to know!

[@reinaberries4278]

Blondie 225 I know it’s a year late, but it’s nasally and comes back in the throat. At least for me. It’s quite easy for me since I’m a girl and I can get that high because I speak higher already. Plus since it’s so high, it’s like a piercing sound so you can really belt it out if you can get the voice down. The southern accent kinda just comes for me with the voice. :)

[@kristendushko5467]

I had no idea until the end credits (I watched it on Netflix) that he played so many roles! I'm astounded by his talent! Oh my god! I can't believe how many things he did in this show, and how busy he was! And that he did them all well! Whoa. I agree, respect. Wow. Amazing, superb.

[@raseon97]

“We don’t have someone to do the dragon” “You knew all along- you knew all along you were gonna put me in there.”

[@lexifeldmann5353]

Man, is there anything that Tartaglia CANNOT do? Pinocchio, Dragon, the Mirror, Ave Q which is still a pretty huge thing..............also, in love with him too. He's funny and attractive

[@isabellawuaren]

I thought I was the only who think that

[@geniusathlete687]

What he do in the dragon I know he said he dragon by what specifically

[@MorganAFunches]

I agree! I had a crush on him ever since I watched him on Johnny and the sprites! I still crush on him!

[@MrSonnanburg]

@@geniusathlete687He’s the puppeteer for the dragon

[@ashareeoo]

When I saw this recently, I fell in love with the character Pinnochio and how he and the others had to be like Shrek, as they pointed out. I really just loved the whole show!!!!! They deserve to win all of the tony's!!!

[@MorganAFunches]

I agree! Even though I like the original animated movie I think I like the musical better!

[@nicolewhinnett641]

John Tartaglia is simply incredible. I have no words for how much I love him as pinochio! and his puppeteering is incredible!! :D

[@natalieprocopio1819]

I know!!!!! =D and I LOVE Chris, too!

[@nicolewhinnett641]

Chris is brilliant!!! :D and so is Sutton....

[@natalieprocopio1819]

Nicole Whinnett hahaha yes! I wanna see Chris so bad in ny =D he's in Matilda, and apparently it'S the best show of the year and I have only seen fantastic reviews and heard awe struck praises!

[@natalieprocopio1819]

I wanna see him playing Miss Trunchbull soooooo badly! If only...

[@albrechtb100]

Shrek

[@PuppetDumbledore]

I love how this video explains everything that he does and how much running around he has to do. I knew he did a lot, but I never knew that it required that many costume changes! He's such a talented performer and it was a treat to see him perform.

[@musicalphan666]

This is so helpful for people like me who are auditioning for this role so that we can get to know the character better and therefore perform it better.

[@dionneroyal4397]

I love what he brought to the character of Pinocchio and how he played him and how important the character is in the musical and his journey to accept who he is and how different he is

[@brrrnaner]

HIS VOCAL RANG!!! O MY GOSH!

[@raseon97]

He does SO MUCH in this show and it is incredible. Never getting a break, but he gave it his all every time.

[@officialbroadwaylukesonnan6987]

Pinocchio: Uh I’m not a puppet I’m a real boi! Love the accent! Sincerely: BroadwayLuke

[@ZoiePerahoritis]

FAVORITE CHARACTER OF THE WHOLE SHOW!!! :):):) Plus I LOVE the actor!!! :):)

[@christianmingles464]

john tartaglia is my absolute baby

[@ztslovebird]

When he was onstage, I couldn't take my eyes off of him for long! He has the BEST expressions ever! And the only time I didn't laugh was when he had his "why can't I be a real boy" scene, and that's because it's a crime against humanity to laugh at a crying puppet boy.

[@letskeepcreatingstudios]

I was trying to figure out how they got his nose to grow on que....

[@vanillacremeice1978]

The video on this channel about costumes explains it

[@xiaok5244]

On.... avenue q? ;)

[@rYiOkUn]

That's one insanely high note.

[@71crm]

Lol, Chris Sieber rolling his eyes after "Make a Mess Troll" and Brian's daughter wanting him to be Pinocchio instead of Shrek! This show is EPIC!

[@kidspretzellover]

Dont mind me. John is best. Hes just best. I absolutely adore that man so much

[@HeyMahiahGirl]

hahaha Christopher's face when he's talking about being on johnny and the sprites

[@ztslovebird]

Johnny is, by far, the most amazing guy I have ever met!

[@madigreen5635]

johnny and the sprites was a blessing to my childhood

[@funkyflyswim]

dude he was sooooooo good on stage and i knew he did the mirror but he also does the dragon AND PUSS IN BOOTS PUPPET....man this dude is soooo busy....wow.....he should get a tony next year..

[@alyssahertzog3294]

I am playing Pinocchio in my production of shrek the musical! It is a really fun role, but I'm still trying to make Pinocchio voice sound as good as him

[@vdlfamily4171]

Alyssa Da Turtle hey! im wanting to go for Pinocchio for a future production. do you have any tips on doing the voice?

[@LemonBattery]

@@vdlfamily4171 try to put on diddy kong from the donkey kong country series's voice, and add a southern accent

[@julietteramirez6777]

"I have a glandular condition" -Pinocchio

[@mcqb_9]

My respects!!! I LOVED him in the musical!

[@horrormgirl4979]

OMG I didn't realise John did the magic mirror and the dragon!!! WOAH!!!! He is amazing ❤️❤️❤️

[@ztslovebird]

OMG, Johnny was SO amazing! I KNEW he was in the Travel Song scene, but he had more puppets than just Puss. I think he also did the bunny (the one Shrek said looked delicious that ran off screaming like Rod), either the dish or the spoon (similar departure), and maybe the voice of the cow.

[@wowkaitlynfields]

I LOVE JOHN TARTAGLIA MORE THAN LIFE

[@caminikaS2]

Johnny is amazing n' he does a lot of amazing voices! I totally LOOOOVE him!

[@rachelbancrift917]

Johnny and the Sprites was Pinocchio, people. Mind.... Blown

[@ellah5192]

Does anyone else just hope that their school will do this musical???! And hope they will be cast Pinocchio??? Even though I am a girl?!! I WANT TO SO BAD😫

[@rachezzel]

I am a girl and I got Pinocchio, and they usually cast girls as Pinocchio in school plays because of their high voices. hope u get the part!

[@kassmaster7531]

lmao saaaame

[@FranMSK]

Johnny doing the air quotes at 1:57 is pretty much my life.

[@ztslovebird]

Me, too! He was incredible onstage, and he was SO nice offstage!

[@stack496]

"Yeah, and those stories that say I'm a wooden boy! Hahahhaha...what?! Well I'm not! (Nose grows) ...I have a glandular problem..."

[@Medusa0999]

i LOVED chris' "make-a-mess troll" face XD that was a lot tamer than my reaction to that episode lol

[@bwaygurl105]

John Tartaglia doesn't wear a watch. He DECIDES what time it is. ^That is how fierce he is.

[@71crm]

Yes, I finally get to see what John does with the Dragon! Feels like the Dragon is one of the most important aspects of the production yet they don't really talk about it in the interviews

[@nat-qw8wu]

I got Pinocchio in my play!! I saw the title of this video... I’ve never clicked a video so fast.

[@StoutShako]

Holy shit. Respect, man.

[@performergrl11]

I love Pinochio in this musical lol I saw it and loved it!

[@camilaengler4308]

I love John Tartaglia!!!♡♡♡

[@jessicajayes8326]

Johnny, we love you!

[@AdjectiveOtter]

*sigh* True. Fingers crossed, my friend. Peace.

[@808natee]

He's a puppeteer who played a puppet

[@M.as.e]

shrek is love,shrek is life

[@chad2CCC]

lol! the puppet controls two puppets! I LOVE JOHHNY!!! {in a manly way}

[@Stickywicket]

Oh Johnny, I love you in more ways than one.

[@dmnpuff]

His amazingness is making me dizzy

[@DianeLStyma]

He does amaze me! I remember when he did tv for kids. Then I researched him finding he has such broadway history then my child grows up and I see him in shriek broadway 🎭 proudly representing freaks which as some of us catch is a huge homage to gays surviving in our society!

[@Nerdfighter7814]

Johnny, I want to be you. I literally want to be every member of this cast.

[@caseyvee9973]

i just realized the most amazing thing. Christopher Sieber looks almost exactly like my social studies teacher. OMG.

[@NicoleOConnor]

JOHNNY!!!!! AHHH!!!!! *extremmely high pitched squeel*

[@BMT8685]

2:22 looks like me & Johnny have the same taste in head wear. (I have the same one) Have to love the EPCOT Center hat & its retro greatness :-)

[@notyouraveragething]

i love John and i was so mad because when i went he wasn't playing Pinocchio. gr hopefully he is in the dvd version. :P

[@christinaphipps1784]

John you are great as Pinocchio in Shrek the Musical we all love your accomplishments and goals so much you are touched the lives of people. the fans loved you all of Fairy tales creatures. we know this musical that you guys doit's great experience that we never forget.

[@SamSommer]

My acting group is doing the pilot performance of shrek jr and I would love to be Pinnochio

[@beehartxoxo]

top 3 reasons Johnny is my role model 5.3 yrs. ago I was ''The Real Boy'' in a show . 4. Shrek is my FAVORITE show 3.Jonny and the sprites was my favorite show when i was little.

[@clairedownes582]

So I was recently cast as Pinnocchio in a local production of Shrek the Musical. Rehearsals don't start for a few months, but I want to start working on the iconic voice. I don't want to ruin my vocal chords, but I'd like to be able to pull the voice off. Any tips?

[@rachezzel]

try and use ur nose a lot, and be high pitched but not glass breaking

[@SwissArmyCheese]

When Shrek finds them all on his swamp. And they're all making jokes, like how the big bad wolf really isn't big and bad, and then pinnochio comes out and says "Yeah, and how I'm actually a real boy!" and his nose grows, and he just points at it and says "Uh...I have a glandular condition..."

[@PuppetDumbledore]

I'm not trying to cause trouble, but if the Tony nominations were any indication of how the awards will go, nobody has anything in the bag. There were a lot of surprises already, particularly Rock of Ages' 5 nominations and Shrek/9 to 5 not getting nominated for set. I think it's safe to say that June 7th will bring some surprises. Let's just cross our fingers that it'll be in Shrek's favor!

[@Biowoman.]

same here dont you think wen john was dressed up like the troll he looked like a human trekkie? lol

[@belleanndm]

i got cast a pinocchio in my play today, anyone got tips on the voice? i can’t go as high as he can but i still wanna sound unique

[@hotcheesestick2828]

ugh no i wanna be him and i need tips

[@matthewmcdonnell6524]

I'm doing this play and I REALLY want to be Pinocchio. I just have to figure out how to talk like him.

[@serenarodrigues1268]

My school is doing thuis musical, and i am little red riding hood

[@MinionGoggle]

My school is doing this too, I'm Gingy.

[@pieroriveragarcia8691]

-SESAME STREET -THE MUPPETS -JONHY AND THE HADES -ANIMAL LAM -TEENY TENY DOGS -SPLACH AND BUBLES -SHREK -

[@brooklyncampbell7389]

Man, John must of gotten a full-on work out from this show

[@emmableeblah2992]

He rocks! Pinocchio is boss!!!!!!!

[@ProfessorStuDDS]

108 people are wood and good, and one person is not used to it!

[@alina.olivia]

The guy that plays shreck looks like shreck as a human 😂

[@squirrelsqueaksioned5578]

Haha he does

[@LittleSockMonkey]

If he had a child with Sutton Foster, it would be a god.

[@fjz10706]

He sounds like March Of The Falsettos

[@marystadter5054]

john Tartaglia from Johnny and the sprites.

[@jakewhittle444]

National geographic Shrek

[@justineschmitt7675]

Ha!After I got finished watching avenue Q clips,I saw this,clicked on it,and thought,"Pinnochio is awesome!Who is he?"Then I come to find out that its none other than John Tartaglia!

[@Juliana_Elainee]

OMFGGG he's from johnny and the sprites???!!! I Loved that show

[@funnygal1111]

he was in avenue q as rod yaaaaaaaay XDD

[@jakewhittle444]

Real boy

[@Biowoman.]

@artist2748 In the broadway production that is true. But for one time only he performed in this show in a different country- I forget which one- and in the behind the scenes for that he dressed up as a troll

[@dreamdisneyhill]

December 19th I believe, to be exact.

[@Biowoman.]

well he's on this of cors and beauty and the beast johnny and the sprites used to be sesame street and avenue q

[@ProfessorStuDDS]

It sucks that they cut the Magic Mirror for the tour!!!

[@amvwarsaw5174]

why cant you be pinnochio? 😂😂😂😂

[@ellah5192]

ᗩᗰY ᗯᗩᖇᔕᗩᗯ I love your profile picture! Little Parker is so cute isn't he?

[@colleenm.1811]

I got a call back for Pinocchio

[@colleenm.1811]

AG Wishes a school MUSICAL

[@JT-jd7sz]

I GOT ONE TODay

[@JRipley15]

WAIT WHAT? I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE JOHN DID THIS.

[@ProfessorStuDDS]

It sucks that they cut the Magic Mirror for te tour

[@realmofthemisunderstood166]

I have a friend who knows him,according to him,John Tartaglia is very cool.

[@SlimShaney08]

I love him , met him , got a pic, have him on facebook haha

[@taiyo888]

I love that bit in 3:00 to 3:02 - it's like he's thinking, "What the hell am I supposed to say NOW?" What part of the play is that from?

[@22jeyq]

He should play Boq in Wicked some time.

[@bridgettheswaggmaster7958]

in the moive my favorite character is donkey but in the musical my favorite character is the puppet

[@broadwayhead]

he's one of the nicest people ever! love him!

[@libsterization]

i think he has a thing that he holds in his hand & when he pushes a button, the nose grows

[@crazymaziedaisy22]

@notyouraveragething ddo you know when the dvd is coming out?

[@Biowoman.]

man john has to do a lot

[@disneyfreak4455]

2:20 He has a disney EPCOT hat :O

[@Cacaxa]

a device in one of his gloves controls it

[@nayraneluna9277]

Ylove Pinochio

[@collgoff]

@Broadwaypuppet But why? The magic mirror is the inportent part of the story!

[@eddieborrero1]

I like the play 😀👍🍉