Jennifer Damiano reunited with Aaron Tveit and Alice Ripley - "Superboy and the Invisible Girl"

On July 30th, 2016, Jennifer Damiano reunited with original "Next to Normal" co-stars Aaron Tveit and Alice Ripley to sing "Superboy and the Invisible Girl" together for the first time in over six years.
This was the encore number on the closing night of her debut solo cabaret show "Jennuinely," at Feinsteins/54 Below.
"Jennuinely" will have two encore performances on August 31st and September 1st at 9:30PM at Feinstein's/54 Below. Tickets are available here: 54below.com/events/jennifer-d...
"Jennuinely" was co-written with Pulitzer Prize winner Brian Yorkey, music directed by Benjamin Rauhala, and produced by John Mara Jr.
"Superboy and the Invisible Girl" is from the musical "Next to Normal" with music by Tom Kitt and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, and orchestrations by Michael Starobin.
The band here features Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf on cello, Alexandra Eckhardt on bass, Thad DeBrock on guitar, Marques Walls on drums, and music director Benjamin Rauhala on piano.

[@ameliamorgan2287]

The irony of these comments all being about Aaron

[@asnalelo.165]

lmfaoo💀💀💀

[@bekahharmon8658]

when alice looks even younger here than when the show was actually on broadway

[@elphbwckd212]

The hair and outfit have a lot to do with it I think. She had a very 'mom' hairstyle and wardrobe in the show.

[@ameliamartin9359]

I love how as soon as Alice gets on stage the first thing she does is make fun of Aaron

[@vanessarenee4106]

starring jenn damiano's cheekbones.

[@katheandranian]

a bit overdone in this, but omg im so jealous, shes so prettyyyyy

[@lorencappelson6475]

that highlight is enviable!!!

[@cierra6940]

It's crazy how easily Jenn goes into character

[@aishahsan277]

Aaron's approval of the other singers is so cute, he always smiles when he hears them singing

[@asnalelo.165]

”the other singers”

[@fairytalebeliever8394]

Her voice has only gotten better damn I want to see her in more stuff Also, it is time for a revival

[@renno2679]

I'd love a movie version at least!

[@laraanderson9855]

Aaron smiling at Jennifer while she sang honestly just makes me so godamn happy

[@baileybieganek2446]

That one girl that screams the highest and longest and first because she figures it out a second before everyone else would be me goddammit!

[@dontstopdancinggirl7]

i love how when Gabe comes in he steals Natalie's melody just like he stole the spotlight of life as well, it's my favorite part💗

[@chloeminh2366]

her snapping into character gives me chills

[@stawbellyy]

why are jen and aaron both so PRETTY

[@selectedshipper8282]

It’s called bisexual distress

[@SlowxParentsCrossing]

the obc was so perfect 😍

[@michellepalmer1617]

So this is what death feels like.. I am dead. I am ascending into heaven.

[@katani4322]

Just like Gabe!

[@rmoore547]

alice ripley ain't even need that microphone damn her voice is powerful

[@Ladycraft-lk5tk]

How do Jennifer and Aaron manage to still look like teens?

[@sebastienlee9754]

Aaron does NOT look like a teen

[@blizzard7122]

Matooda Pendulum yah he doesn’t look like a teenager just like 29 or something. I don’t like his mullet nowadays :/

[@lorencappelson6475]

Yeah no Aaron doesn't look like a teenager by any means - he looks like a very handsome 32 year-old. I think people have an odd idea of how 30-somethings should look. And Jennifer is really little here anyway so she just looks her age.

[@wdrh03]

Yeah. Teens in CW shows

[@tylerbmiranda]

Infant blood

[@elliemay6444]

Aaron is just... my everything

[@TokyoBlue587]

Beautiful but sad song. I can relate to this song. My brother is Superboy and I am the Invisible Girl.

[@Cassandra0Danielle]

Same here.

[@trb7153]

Please remember the context..... HE IS DEAD. D E A D. So it's not so difficult to imagine how his parents, especially his mother, would be tortured by the notion of...... "what she did wrong."

[@melissaspencer521]

@@trb7153 this is true, and the mother/parents deserve our compassion - but this song is about the experience of the surviving child (children, in my sister’s case and mine) growing up in the shadow of the D E A D hero child. It took me years to realise my mother indeed loved me as much as she could - but that doesn’t negate what it was like growing up invisible, with her always seeing him when she looked at me. That’s why this play, and especially this song, was so powerful to me.

[@breanabrown9167]

I have so many things to say about this video. First of all I was in class and was trying so hard not to scream out loud. Second of all Allison looks so freaking great. Third, right before this I watched the older video of this at the awards and Jennifer's voice has grown so greatly now she has way more control and better pitch, and she also looks great. AND LAST BUT NOT FREAKING LEAST AARON TVEIT IS MY HEART AND SOUL AND I LOVE HIM SO MUCH THAT I WAS PRACTICALLY MELTING AT EVERY NOTE, NAY, EVERY MOVE, NAY, EVERY FREAKING BREATH HE MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@purplejelly3521]

i love how he bends down to apologizes to that lady at 1:08 :) and how he's tapping the microphone in time with the music!

[@anne_bckmnn]

why is he apologizing? I dont see it

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

@@anne_bckmnn At 1:00 when he thrust forward his crotch to show off his keys, the lady recoiled. 😂

[@anne_bckmnn]

@@musicaltheatergeek79 thanks 😅

[@emmarodden7178]

@@musicaltheatergeek79 I didn’t even notice!! 😂 what a sweetheart 🥹💕

[@ScaraFiggy]

My heart is bursting. I think I'll always love this show.

[@charlie-fh2lc]

That shirt Aaron wears though omg

[@NotEnoughBooks]

Goodman Family Feelings!

[@agneseditsstuff]

All I want from life is a hug from Aaron omg

[@adamesser6056]

its not ok how happy this makes me

[@charlieinfinite9434]

I was already choking on my tears before this even hit the first minute mark. I feel a constant sense of devastation in not being able to go back to this family ever again (recordings aside). I don't care how old any of them get... I'd still buy tickets to watch them do N2N until the end.

[@Abi-uj8yg]

I got way too excited for not even being there and reading the title of the video.

[@Rebecca-cn9tg]

love the musical. love this song.

[@luciah2263]

Is that a The1975 shirt Aaron??;))

[@emilyhacker2248]

I think it is

[@acciobia]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@briannathompson2864]

As if we needed another reason to love him lol 💕

[@PolyBiBadger]

I love Next To Normal and this was my favorite song from the album, this OBC reunion just warms my heart

[@Cbell14-]

Their voices combined feed my soul and I’ve cried more listening to them sing than I have in months❤❤❤

[@abialston8476]

The way Aaron looks at her in the screencap LITERALLY KILLS ME

[@jennime89]

Dream come true!

[@voxextremos22]

I'd love to hear her and Adam Chandler-Berrat sing Perfect

[@briellec7173]

They sang Perfect for you/Hey #3 in this

[@Talieful]

Omg, did someone film them performing it? Or is it up on youtube?

[@kiyaevans9700]

It's on the Feinstein's/54 Below Facebook page :)

[@Talieful]

Ah thank you!! Only, I found the video on their page, but it won't load for me :(

[@valelvira2411]

Honestly i think it's great when actors play a part they haven't played in awhile because you can hear how much their voices have changed over time

[@reinaldaaudrey700]

Superboy and the Invisible Girl Son of steel and daughter of air He's a hero, a lover, a prince She's not there Superboy and the Invisible Girl Everything a kid ought to be He's immortal, forever alive Then there's me I wish I could fly And magically appear and disappear I wish I could fly I'd fly far away from here Superboy and the Invisible Girl He's the one you wish would appear He's your hero, forever your son He's not here, I am here! You know that's not true, you're our little pride and joy our perfect plan You know I love you, I love you as much as I can Take a look at the Invisible Girl Here she is clear as the day Please look closely and find her before she fades away Superboy and the Invisible Girl Son of steel and daughter of air He's a hero, a lover, a prince She's not there She's not there She's not there She's not there

[@shaunamcg13]

This was so beautiful thank you so much for uploading it!

[@bambibloggerfantage]

holy crap- aaron is a the 1975 fan?? his shirt omg

[@rae_zina]

Literally crying

[@jeiaelise6365]

She (Jennifer) would have made a be a better Belle than Emma Watson

[@emilypozi]

the 1975 top !! KING

[@miraclevalenz]

The best part of this video is that Aaron is wearing a The 1975 shirt and the performance is incredible too❤

[@nwmusic2010]

I love Alice Ripley ❤❤

[@gabbrielviera]

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@noellealmeidasantos374]

HOLY SHIT IM SO LATE BUT HOLY SHIT THANK KZbin RECOMMENDED THIS VIDEO TO ME

[@MsMaggyW]

I watched the show online way back when and watched the Tony performances. Jennifer was already really good but now, although she gets a few notes in the beginning were slightly off-key, her voice has really matured and she makes it sound effortless. Really nice performance.

[@vanessarenee4106]

cryin.

[@timolee]

aaron

[@fagittarius555]

*cries*

[@leojbramble]

BROADWAY PRODUCERS: REVIVE. THIS. SHOW. WITH. ORIGINAL. CAST. That is all.

[@carriecloud8798]

Saw this on Broadway. They were amazing!

[@stephanie8417]

who else thinks Barrett Wilbert Weed (Veronica in Heathers) Would do a great job as Natalie?

[@alexnaples7940]

Stephanie Conklin IKR

[@hannahwhite4893]

Stephanie Conklin OMG THAT WOULD BE EVERYTHING

[@stawbellyy]

SHE SO WOULD

[@astrowiz3544]

I NEED to see this happen now. Derek Klena from Anastasia the musical could make a great Gabe, too

[@MadameCorgi]

Fuck yas

[@elizabethboone8240]

He just switched up and got into character and focused

[@Chris-on2xv]

This song always reminds me of my family.

[@klaraannakeclikova7231]

Me too. But without the dead brother

[@alexdeleon7829]

Who's here in July 2019?

[@goldagosia]

HE HAS THE 1975 T-SHIRT

[@varianmidoriya1194]

Does anybody know if they rehearsed this or just knew it by memory?

[@margotmaple]

probably memory!! they might’ve ran it once or twice though

[@josiefrostnews]

seriously, I understand the significance of this song, I loved hearing it, and I know this was everyone’s favorite but did she really bring THE AARON TVEIT out just to sing a few lines?

[@sketchy_character]

Oof i love her

[@joeblow9186]

Dayum dat ass on Aaron

[@shawnlarson966]

Alice did not need that mic at all

[@lemansr]

WOW

[@nahrenneno9975]

CUDDLES

[@pandamonika]

Don't worry about it, Natalie. Everyone is invisible next to that man.

[@tofu4627]

jennifer improved so much sjsksks

[@calamity_cailynn]

I know everyone talk about Gabe stealing her melody and her moving to harmonize but what I also love (whether intentional or not) is that the harmony she moves too is almost out of place, it feels forced and loud and like its overcompensating for something. but it makes it feel right because that's what she's trying to do, she's trying to outshine this memory of her brother and take back the love he keeps taking from her, she's trying so hard to take back her own song from him and musically they tell us that

[@tihgger7466]

I love Alice in this role but....What the hell is Alice wearing?

[@sarajaffe939]

k but the girl on the guitar is like really pretty

[@ebandcsproductions]

The band was rushing waaaayyyyy too much.

[@JamieVocalLand]

I never realized why Jen sounded so winded at times until I saw this. She's using her throat, no vocal support from the diaphragm

[@annikamuller5983]

I really have to say that I like the German version more...

[@LordGreystoke]

The dude sings for a little over 30 seconds. That's it. What was the point of coming on stage?

[@asnalelo.165]

is this a joke? :-0

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

Eye Candy

[@happytrees4177]

​@@musicaltheatergeek79 LMFAO

[@strawberryyogurt7]

im sorry but i hate how alice ripley sings 😭😭