move on (sunday in the park with george) - jake gyllenhaal and annaleigh ashford

from the 2017 revival of stephen sondheim's musical, sunday in the park with george
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disclaimer: i did not record this and will take it down if asked

[@giannakasman64]

This melts my heart. Jake Gyllenhaal is so incredibly talented.

[@CV-Moore]

[Sad Annaleigh Noises]

[@waelkyrige]

lots of love for jake here but not enough for annaleigh! both amazing

[@johnkarlquist7787]

Big fan of her as well.

[@TRoderick]

The lyrics in the song are some of the best lyrics in musical theatre. Very powerful.

[@jonl7692]

Annalieghs voice is off the scale amazing

[@mikiohirata9627]

I'd heard the original recordings of Patinkin and Peters and This couple do them justice in very unique vocal and acting talent of their own. Gave me shivers and goose bumps.

[@uckbee]

Mandy and Bernadette both have more vocal ease than these two, but these two have their charm...

[@TimelordUK]

Not a fan of Patinkin

[@le132]

that song makes me cry everytime i listen...

[@StorytellingHeadshots]

Me too. Always.

[@flannerymonaghan-morris7461]

This song has taken on a haunting new meaning with Sondheim’s death…

[@fockingreat1125]

3:20 favorite part honestly

[@orlandocordova8818]

Jake needs to do more MUSICAL THEATRE, ONCE WE RE- OPEN!

[@sweeney60]

I wanted him to do The Great Comet.

[@albablabla]

Just perfect

[@nikkisenerchia1752]

Fabulous. Simply beautiful.

[@johnkarlquist7787]

Amazing. He needs another show.

[@mikiohirata9627]

It infuriate me to read so many ppl commenting there's disconnect between them blah blah blah. Why don't you see the whole show from the top to the end and figure out what this show is all about ? Sondheim never write anything 2 dimensional. He's so complex in incorporating different time frames, several characters sing same subject with their interpreteations/ understandings of situations all at once. You as an audience member need to be on your toes so as not to miss where he's coming from or going with the scenes. It usually take a few listening of entire show before you actually know what happens and yes reading the synopsis beforehand also helps. There are people who loves his shows because he's so intricate, complex and contemporary.

[@robinmead5826]

Well said.

[@StorytellingHeadshots]

IMHO the direction should have them interacting, facing each other.... especially at the line where she sings, " Look at all the things you gave to me..." Especially since this is the part of the play where they finally stop being disconnected and become in sync "together"... Still, this Levine/Sondheim musical is magic. And that magic transcends even directorial shortcomings. I always without fail am moved to tears at this song, and the line, "...the choice may have been mistaken, the choosing was not."

[@TheYanicha]

Excellent

[@lucy-xc4co]

i love this song

[@RoyaltyAC]

This is one of my favorite musical theatre songs of all time. I think they’re both really great singers but I don’t think if their voices blend together very well. Their tone and approach are very different in a way that sometimes clash. Sometimes contrasting tones can sound great if you know how to play it. Maybe this is just an off night.

[@MixX3dr3al]

Is there any chance you can send me this bootleg please?

[@jjoshh2564]

Hi, do you have Putting it Together?

[@yaahyaahyahh]

There’s something off about this. They’re both extremely fantastic actors and singers but it’s like they treat their roles as independent. It’s as if the other isn’t there and each refuse to share the stage, I can’t really explain it.

[@shirleygonerka454]

Noobmaster 69 This scene in the play is Dot from the past singing with George her great, great grandson at the end of the play.

[@ealasaidfaye]

yeah i feel the same but maybe it’s because it’s a recording and the quality isn’t that great, i can’t really see their facial expressions

[@mikiohirata9627]

Because they are not from the same time frame. Dot is his Young great grand mother in 18th century who is singing to the ghost of George's Grand father Geroge Serrat yet the guy standing in front of her is his artist great grand son (and her's as well) from 20th century. Do you see the juxtaposition and complexity of Sondheim writing ?

[@yosoyconsuela]

@@mikiohirata9627 Thanks for this explanation. I was wondering why he was wearing a modern suit while she was wearing a Victorian style bustle dress.

[@uckbee]

Jake has a lovely tone; if only he had the vocal strength and ease of a Mandy Patinkin...

[@voxextremos22]

No one does Mandy has a unique voice that doesn’t sound like anyone else

[@jayhartbarger2793]

He is surprisingly good. She has a nice voice but seems to lack depth of character. They also, at least here, lack chemistry with each other. She keeps playing to the audience.

[@burtihal]

Go see the play, and you will understand why it is staged this way. Read up above what this scene is about.

[@justinekvaldez]

Meh.

[@margicates553]

Nah... they’re not in love. It’s disconnected. Cold.

[@lindinha2864]

in this scene shes his great great grandmother.....

[@Kristine_202]

@@lindinha2864 Yeah, I've seen this comment a few times, but I think people are forgetting that he's Act 2 George, at least in the beginning. Dot is not only his great grandmother, but someone he's never met. That's why he's so curious and asking her so many questions. I think he kind of transforms into George Seurat near the end of the song, but you're not supposed to automatically think "They're in love." They're not supposed to be. She thinks he's "her George," but he's not. At least not at first. He's 1980's George.

[@oscarlugo8126]

This song isn't about love between two people. It's about his love for the process of making art, which he is currently at odds with.