SR act 2

[@pretzel4340]

This whole musical was just setting up the "Tobey, or NOT TOBEY" joke

[@amaliasilva5003]

"tobey?!" "or not to be" this musical was created only for the purpose of this pun

[@jessieg58]

this entire musical IS a pun

[@veronicaerickson6146]

@@jessieg58 OMG TRUE

[@xXxGothClaudiaxXx]

min?

[@SnappyPenguin566]

"What news?" "The Nazis have arrived!" "Huzzah!"

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

*Shylock sweats nervously*

[@hippogriffrights6128]

Is everyone just gonna ignore "you will not make an ass of me"? He's Nick Bottom, like the Nick Bottom from Midsummer nights dream that gets turned into a fin donkey. I love this musical

[@sapphael.]

Damn I totally missed that connection xd

[@dionysus8708]

Y E S

[@kennaistardisblue9438]

I GOT THAT WHEN I STARTED READING THAT STORY I LOVE IT

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

Also am I the only one who finds it ironic that the preacher names his daughter after the leading female in a SHAKESPEARE PLAY

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

Also that cross dressing scene

[@georgiairving1234]

Everyone talks about how many references there are in A Musical, but how about how many there are in Something Rotten/Make an Omelette

[@spicedch4i]

It's hard It's hard It's hard to be Andrew at the 2017 Tony's So inconceivably unavoidably hard

[@preciousreyes420]

Nice one!

[@merf4588]

nO IM DEAD

[@drayiskewl]

... Christian got a boner during Will power. Fyi

[@asuramaruz]

@@drayiskewl no?

[@sheebiesheep1197]

@@user-il1db4fr6t I had a female boner watching at home, no one's special

[@maggieclosinski3552]

It’s SEXY but it’s hard Whoa.

[@makennapatton3680]

Maggie Closinski Andrew Rannells at the 2017 Tony’s 😂😂😂

[@shuhratsoxadullayev2494]

Salom

[@goganlomes]

You mean its and sexy (and its) hard?

[@sketchers3115]

@@makennapatton3680 *tony bony*

[@jackieadelle190]

@@makennapatton3680 IM SCREAMING

[@tyrakristiansen7188]

I love how gay Shakespeare is in this

[@teapotman_]

No, hes def bi

[@johnbuckeridge4210]

Gay - or European? :D

[@kentinson1670]

@@johnbuckeridge4210 let's see: Shakespeare is European. Christian Borle played Marvin, who's gay and Jewish. Therefore, Shakespeare is Gay AND European.

[@MissPinkSwagg]

"Toby??" "or NOT TOBY!!"

[@heatherrockwell9012]

I am in love with Christian and the ensemble of dancers that just sort of follow him around

[@warrenmoore4743]

When Brian d'arcy James super smiles, he is the most adorable man in the world!

[@ashsokumura4672]

Honey, I think you mean Andrew Rannells

[@CdntTnkOfAUsrName]

I kinda of feel embarrassed for the guys. They're in the most scandalous pants produced by an era XD

[@sky8462]

Hahahahahahahaha true

[@hanonondricek411]

OR THE BEST.

[@girlonabookshelf4922]

I wonder what the real William Shakespeare would’ve thought of this musical...?

[@mykelric4437]

he probably would have said, eh needs more sex jokes

[@sergiovela7686]

And more clever insults

[@user-ey4zw7vr6b]

Hate what he is proposed to be but will love the actor playing him

[@nootsuspicious]

Ask Anne Hatheway. She'll know what her husband thinks

[@xpa-beads501]

needs more made up words

[@caralinecasey]

I love how at curtain call, all of the actors have pure happiness on their faces

[@mckinleyjohnson8153]

Thanks so much to whoever posted this. I don't have the money for Broadway neither do I live in New York so this is really a treat. Thanks!!! Love musicals.

[@TigerPrawn_]

Hell, some (or probably most) of us don't live in the US, so there's no way we would see it otherwise

[@annmariegayz2973]

New Broadway drinking game...take a shot everytime there is a reference from another musical in the performance of Omelette. lol

[@eis249]

...I think I'll pass, I'm too young to die from alcohol poisoning

[@meandmymoterbike12]

Aka become an alcoholic

[@evita6150]

Maybe with water

[@spectre054]

"Do you really think that could happen?" Broke my heart Nigel

[@TamLe-vb5ig]

"The ghost of the dead father - No, the Phantom" and only the guy who recorded this got it?

[@hannagraczynska875]

I don't understand...?

[@TamLe-vb5ig]

@@hannagraczynska875 it's a Phantom of the opera reference

[@elphieb3538]

I did! I did!

[@strawberryfossils7273]

I wish "Lovely Love" wasn't cut from the musical. I really love that song 💕

[@lexycave1362]

Yes, I wish it was still in it when i saw it last week :(((

[@vilkomen]

Or that they had at least included it as an extra on the cast album.

[@jillybeanc]

Agreed! Their harmonies in that song are so good

[@charliemacsart]

Not only is this the original cast, but the original version as well! I was so confused by the minor differences and entire new song in the second act, until I learned that the Broadway Recording album is the refined version of the musical which was done after this!

[@GeekZone210]

Yeah, it was that song with the four leads. I was confused on what that was.

[@Alice-sp5jd]

The Yorkshire accent is just 👌👌👌

[@hanonondricek411]

"I like the new York actor!"

[@amicarter8476]

It really is - it's incredibly rare to get an American actor being able to nail a York accent. Most end up as Manchester

[@brynjames3779]

I was really pleasantly surprised with Christian Borle's accents! His British one is amazing but his Yorkshire one is so impressive!

[@BainneK10]

CATS!! A whole stage full of singing cats. No wait..yea singing cats ...fave line in act 2

[@user-oq6ol5fi2w]

was the whole second act just a set up for that toby pun?

[@girlonabookshelf4922]

SwedishNerd probably 😂

[@rainsawitch3650]

Yes, yes it was.

[@natalieelgert4307]

when do they say that?

[@natalieelgert4307]

44:07

[@kaleighdemeter2409]

k yep

[@natl5692]

I'm so haaaaard Haaaard for the bard The "sexy but it's hard" move is everything Where can I find a Christian Borle, I want one

[@melianbilello-rodriguez1013]

I will never forgive the writers for cutting lovely love out of this show, its such a nice song

[@StephenHopkinsRum]

Agreed

[@annabrooks6760]

Well I have just written the thing that the critics are calling the greatest thing they've ever seen...

[@lonelylittledot]

The people are loving it, can't get enough of it, everyone, even including the Queen!

[@lauren1969]

Is it called Something Rotten

[@annabrooks6760]

And privately she told me that your not any good, not any good, not any good, and she told me that all of your plays make her vomit and nothing's as good as my musical OMELETTE!

[@nia2602]

...Wait a minute. You wrote Omelette?

[@JoeArtMaker13]

Yes.

[@makennap2663]

21:06 for Lovely Love. It's so pretty I can't stop listening to it but I see why it was cut out of the show.

[@margaretcathcart2953]

OHHH!!! Tobey Belch is featured in twelfth night, along with the 'if music be the food of love, play on' line

[@karitooumcrmymilk]

Thank you so much im crying of happiness I never thought I could see it even more with the original cast you are a saint

[@simonabellaforgione]

*tap dancin’ eggs* the musical is a go people!

[@teapotman_]

yes

[@kaitlinschneider509]

Christian Borle is just… immaculate

[@xphoenixinflamesx]

0:00 - 11A. Welcome to the Renaissance (Reprise) 0:42 - 12. Hard to be the Bard 4:58 - 12A. Hard to be the Bard (Playoff) 6:45 - 13. It's Eggs 13:08 - 14. We See the Light 17:19 - 14A. We See the Light (Playoff) 18:17 - 15. Nigel's Theme

[@oil_can]

This is SOOOO different from the final version that ran on Broadway! It’s fun to see how the show evolved.

[@bridgez04]

I was thinking that while watching this. This had to be the previews version.

[@lilyflower50099]

@@bridgez04 it must be a preview !! in the something rotten at feinstiens 54 below video the writers say it made it all the way to the previews but not the final cut !

[@eldermckinley6461]

I’m literally laughing so hard at all the musical references I can’t breathe. Forgot how much I loved this musical

[@musical_trashie0952]

The first song is me procrastinating on my homework:,,,,,)

[@CrazyKayzee]

Ugh so good! I wish it would come to the UK. Soooo much. Christian Borle😍

[@alexs.3383]

those are some sweet omelette costumes!

[@kerk9795]

To be fair, eggs are an appropriate topic for this show.I mean, Christian makes every girl ovulate.

[@sowaneulmarebwa]

and he is also an egg

[@maemae1531]

erin camp actually not me

[@alright1454]

Mae Mae lies

[@maemae1531]

imalrighty no not really i don't like him like that

[@yummylemons172]

Mae Mae Go to LensCrafters

[@rachelbanks3541]

Anybody else notice the guy in the lower left corner screw up the choreography at 29:26? Hahaha

[@merf4588]

Omg lol

[@spicedch4i]

O damn

[@alildaisy.5697]

Rachel Banks yeah but as someone who has KNocKEd OVeR A STaGE MiC BeFOrE while making an exit(I refuse to let that go!), I can personally appreciate how he kept going even though he knew “He screwed up!”. You only know you can improvise when you have moments like that where you don’t even feel panic eventually. So he gets an A+++ from me! We LOVE a good ensemble!

[@sarahdonic4445]

@@alildaisy.5697 I thought this was intentional cause he handled it so well lol

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

He's trying he's best ok

[@wizardman149]

Has anyone noticed that "To thine own self" is completely different from the cast soundtrack?😂😂

[@americangirldoll58]

Yeah what is going on???

[@strawberrycow660]

These are just simply previews. In which they just test the show on the Broadway. So therefore, some things have been tweaked since then.

[@TechCaptain]

It's also extremely different from the current script as well. This is one show that changes a lot as it goes on.

[@katew6236]

2:17 sweet lord of the heavens above

[@butterflypaint4332]

AAAND THE PROVOCATIVE PARADING OF EGGS!!!!!

[@hanonondricek411]

"Smite their bottoms!"

[@humanpoison]

25:57 THAT SOUNDS LIKE LIN MANUEL MIRANDA IM LOST

[@participeyton4225]

LavenderEclipse IT DOES

[@merf4588]

_w a i t_

[@meganmyers2450]

LavenderEclipse holy

[@facedown8069]

WAIT WTF TRUE

[@pumpkinpulp4620]

it's a glitch in the matrix

[@bridgetb4757]

Christian borle really decided to make half the population love him

[@JP-sj5zn]

Why on earth "Lovely Love" was cut/not included onto the cast recording is an absolute crime to Musical Theatre!

[@charliemacsart]

From what I can find online, this is an early preview of the show, and Lovely Love was cut before they did the album. Same for why To Thine Own Self has slightly different lyrics, why Right Hand Man (Reprise) is missing, etc.

[@quackman]

I want a real, full-length musical of Omelette!

[@MartinaAlejandraFuentes-mf3iw]

"make an omelette" feels like a fever dream LOL I love it

[@ComputerGeek1100]

This is from previews; I really like that they eventually moved all of the To Thine Own Self reprise to the courtroom, instead of having half of it onstage and the second half in court.

[@aliciabeth9787]

35:29 for every time I wanna watch the omelette the musical part

[@yummylemons172]

"So he only saw half of it" That was lame and funny at the same time 😂

[@BigBadBuzzard]

Actually, it wasn’t lame at all! It was HILARIOUS! Like every other joke in this musical.

[@yummylemons172]

Vulture X Nah that was lame kinda like the jokes on a laffy Taffy wrapper: Lame but kinda funny as well 😂

[@eva9321]

I think the word you're looking for is *_cheesy._* You know, like the cheese they put on omelettes?

[@spicedch4i]

okay conspiracy

[@dippitydip4559]

Nice Falsetto there Christian

[@merf4588]

Really

[@preciousreyes420]

Nice pun there Whizzer

[@amethystbitch-8152]

Punsssss

[@dogfish.dogfish]

sorry i’m 5 years late but i had to express the audible sigh i let out at this comment

[@XxMissZodiacxX]

*High voice*: "Do you know what you are??" Shakespeare: "oh no, EnLiGhTeN mE" *High voice*: "A friendless, petulant little boy of a fraud!" *Pause* Shakespeare: "AHGDK DOKSBRNRLRHRV S DIENTVTKJS-"

[@frxgprince9701]

how has this stayed up for six months??

[@BigBadBuzzard]

uninspired username IKR? Something Rotten is a very underrated musical.

[@spicedch4i]

It's been over a year

[@hanonondricek411]

I know the licensing agencies abhor bootlegs, but I think once the show closes they're not afraid the video is taking business away from the original production or any possible movie rights or commercial stage recording they might want to make. In the case of Wicked which has run for so long, I think they came to the realization that 152 versions of "Popular" are actually free advertising for them and keeps their fanbase alive.

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

*gets personally offended/happy that this hasn't been taken down*

[@morganturner1230]

frxgprince try two years my lad

[@kayleyluczywo8805]

Why did they take that song they all sing out?! I love it 😍

[@vaalig]

I'm pretty sure this is previews because Act 2 is veeeeeery different. Like, the plotline is the same, but there are different lines and more songs and some with different lyrics and placement.

[@jay-lanhalliburton3593]

Vale Ibañez You comment is the second comment that I read that mentioned previews. I didn’t even think that this was a preview.

[@jay-lanhalliburton3593]

They felt that it didn’t push the story along like the other songs did.

[@carolyngara9169]

I am catching new experiences watching this so up close and personal. Thank you!

[@mmenirxa2402]

36:50 “The Nazi’s have arrived!” “HUZZAH!”

[@brynjames3779]

9:17 I've seen another version (probably later) where he looks at Nostradamus when he says "THAT'S the great idea?" the first time I think it's so funny, like he knows Nostradamus and maybe even been to him for his ideas

[@user-yv3ov6wu7h]

It's so interesting looking at how the show changed from the other version on youtube.

[@SopVlnNT15]

Where’s “and I am telling you I’m not gonna be an omelette”??

[@ComputerGeek1100]

j.s.golden pretty sure this is from previews, so they probably hadn’t written that yet

[@ayabuchler4467]

21:00 WHY IS THIS SONG NOT IN THE CAST RECORDING

[@sarahchristie7014]

AyaBuchler I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG ALL I WANT IS TO LISTEN TO IT AT FULL VOLUME AND SCREAM IT

[@chilicayte]

AyaBuchler i think this is a recording of the first few performances, or previews. i think it’s a cut song, but i’m sure you can find it somewhere on youtube, they have a whole one hour video somewhere on youtube of some of the songs they cut :))

[@vaalig]

@@chilicayte THANK YOU!! I'm so confused as to why the second act is soooooo different from the "new" version. SO many different lines, Lovely Love, different lyrics to To Thine Own Self and its reprise placement, Something Rotten/Make an Omelette is very different, CONFUSION

[@chilicayte]

Vale Ibañez 😂😂😂

[@jay-lanhalliburton3593]

I noticed that too! I was trying to find the title of the song so I could listen to it.

[@DavidAsset78]

Thanks for uploading. You're the best!

[@lilchwis4423]

He can't be the best because I am the best

[@lilchwis4423]

I have written twelve plays and each one is a great testament to my great skill. I am the Will. And I wrote Taming Of The Shrew and RIchard Three and Richard Two and Henry Four and Five and Six and Titus Andronicus! And oh did I forget... Romeo... AND JULIET!

[@celestialgardens4101]

@@lilchwis4423 oh my gosh

[@celestialgardens4101]

@@lilchwis4423 you didn't just...

[@modemexpress]

Thanks for sharing. Was this a preview performance or an out of town tryout? During the "Omelette" number, "Mary Poppins" and "Dreamgirls" reference were omitted. Also, slightly difference finale.

[@gillianhidalgo5525]

Kelvin Lee im guessing its previews cause there is an extra song in there too and some changes

[@SamTuckerSmith]

Gillian Hidalgo it is previews

[@themonadospower3941]

Kelvin Lee that’s what I was thinking!!

[@user-oq6ol5fi2w]

This is previews

[@drayiskewl]

Hard to be the bard is my favorite song

[@nightcoresubliminals2038]

26:47 Nigel, you know I love you, but Horatio was not forced into religious exile. You're mixing up characters, hon.

[@barrysussmann7789]

With Broadway closed this is the only way we'd see this show. Gracias.

[@that_1_theaterkid]

11:46 kate's "oh god." 🤣☠️❤

[@marriogrant9309]

Great funny 😆 musical. Great 👍 acting about a dark period in history about the Black Death ☠️ and the renaissance and Shakespeare

[@laurenjcoates]

Christian Borle 😍

[@kathrynberry7737]

The 2 dudes in the back at about 28:19 are the best

[@xphoenixinflamesx]

50:20 - 19A. Shakespeare in Court 54:03 - 20. Welcome to America 56:48 - 21. Bows

[@cadavra8]

This must be from a very early performance. The "Dreamgirls" gag during "An Omelet" isn't here.

[@thomasthornton8380]

joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat 43:05

[@user-oq6ol5fi2w]

just gonna drop these real quick 0:46 2:14 for no particular reason

[@nootsuspicious]

This man.... Is Hannah Baker's dad

[@connormurphy9774]

WOW OKAY THAT WAS AN EXPERIENCE

[@bill1597]

Hysterical first Act. Fun Second Act, but very very strange and a tough wrap up. Overall, I love the music and the comedy was just so silly I laughed out loud. :)

[@kaleylecroy8141]

THE DORKY LAUGHS

[@chabalba5914]

This should have been called omelette the musical

[@makennapatton3680]

Why does Nigel kinda sound like Kermit????

[@akaritonishi2173]

Aaaaannnd Hamilton takes place after this

[@llamaparty8441]

all i hear it kermit the frog

[@chiaraiannelli8392]

oh my god i would die for christian borle

[@TheRealBobert]

40:43 Brian D’Arcy James is the man😂 he owns that gaffe with pride!

[@makennapatton3680]

“The Nazis are such good people” oh god🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MsBroadway209]

Christian have my babies !!!

[@rexzmom5692]

Taylor G Christian is definitely a biscuit!

[@emilywright1390]

And Andrew Rannells is a nugget

[@noobynatter5675]

You’re why tickets are so expensive.

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

One day fangirls like you will cease to exist and Broadway musicals can finally be professionally filmed

[@ConanThreepwood]

Welcome to the Renaissance (Reprise)" - Minstrel "Hard to Be the Bard" - Shakespeare and Ensemble "It's Eggs!" - Nick, The Troupe "We See the Light" - Portia, Nigel, Brother Jeremiah, Nick, Ensemble "To Thine Own Self" - Nigel, Nick, Shakespeare and The Troupe "Right Hand Man (Reprise)" - Bea "Something Rotten!" - The Troupe "Make an Omelette" - Nick and Company "To Thine Own Self (Reprise)" - Nick "Finale" - The Company

[@jillsison9747]

I got each musical reference edit: Ha nerd

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

Ha nerd

[@meandmymoterbike12]

Ha nerd

[@ay7164]

Ha nerd

[@nag1tosgf]

Ha nerd

[@kelliwest7257]

Ha nerd

[@sofiagarcia1694]

23:22 Wait Is that Nigel's Poem? Geez The writers Really Had to make us get the feels

[@francisweatherspoon5850]

57:52 is like what are those

[@StephenHopkinsRum]

We see the light is the reason I wake up in the morning

[@Squidss]

LITERALLY

[@Annikakay15]

that quartet with the two couples was gorgeous, but i saw this show twice and don't remember that song! did they cut it during previews? (im assuming this was a previews recording bc there were so many different lyrics in act two haha)

[@ajlane8591]

omg this has lovely love in it!!!

[@fatherpleasereturn2088]

timestamp for myself: 36:52

[@cje24576]

When was this recorded? I know that they removed the song "lovely love", so I was just wondering.

[@mikegoldab9848]

cje24576 it was during previews

[@becarefulchirrendasalotoft3521]

LOVELY LOVE IS MY FAVORITE SONG IN THE WHOLE THING MY HEART WAS BROKEN ONCE I FOUND OUT IT WAS CUT 😭😭

[@fangirlfortheages5940]

At 40:10 is that a crazy for you reference?

[@Shae29]

John Cariani is so cute oml🥺

[@kaleighdemeter2409]

Christian Borle’s codpiece thoooooo

[@kelliwest7257]

👀👀

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

3:24 Why didn't they add this to the soundtrack

[@greepism]

Puppet Player either he changed it slightly in most shows (in another bootleg he doesn’t something different too) or this is from around the previews so it could’ve been changed later on

[@pretzel4340]

If this ever gets taken down, you like HAVE to re-upload it, if this gets taken down idk what I will do...

[@bennyboiart7781]

And they went to America where they lived hap- oh wait, they all died from cold and starvation.