"The Smartphone Hour (Rich Set a Fire)" from Be More Chill

The 2019 Stars in the Alley concert took place earlier today, May 10, and it was chock-full of excellent performances.
The event is produced by The Broadway League. United Airlines is the title sponsor of Stars in the Alley® and is the official airline of The Broadway League and the Tony Awards. Live music sponsored by The Recording Industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund and Film Funds. The official hospitality partner is Junior’s Restaurant. The official media partner is The New York Times. Additional support is provided by The Shubert Organization and SL Green Realty Corporation.

[@theatermania]

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[@kaylasamson227]

hey mom, when i’m smiling at my phone, it’s not cuz of a boy. it’s because i’m *watching my favourite people sing about a house burning down.*

[@jacqueozoa9230]

I can relate to this so much

[@archerwarren4984]

This is the biggest mood of the year

[@musicalgeek9040]

If this ain't me-

[@scaratron8926]

Yup that’s my life

[@cloakedbadger9762]

Lol right my mom always thinks um talking to girls and I'm like who needs romance when you have broadway

[@shedoesntevengohere9700]

Rich singing about himself burning down jakes house

[@gleek781]

In the actual show they have him and most of the other male cast in drag as other girls gossiping! its absolutely hilarious!

[@wumbe3520]

Your name and pfp-

[@salveasgirafas6939]

Auge

[@stonks5909]

Wumbe ikrrrr lmao

[@emmie7923]

First time watching: *SCREAMING THE LYRICS* Second time watching: listening to the main cast people in this song normally Third: only pays attention to the band/orchestra Fourth time watching: *only watches George* *REPEAT*

[@cosmiccosplaycat9694]

thank you for stating what i did lol ❤

[@razzledazzleraelynn4276]

Thank for explaining what I did so I don’t have to

[@celestiql4366]

drag number 4 to the top and that's me 👌

[@sphiephillips]

first time watching this: watching george second time watching this: watching george third time watching: watching gerard fourth time watching this: watching george

[@loser1131]

I did it backwards

[@stringlink]

*yAS Tiffany Mann is queen* Wait correction: Tiffany Mann,Lauren Marcus and Katlyn Carlson are all queens. Another Correction: And George *Saladbar,the queen of all queens of course.

[@archerwarren4984]

As is George, as always

[@stringlink]

@@archerwarren4984 Yes,how foolish of me to forget.

[@haileysanchez8163]

wonderstruck. Correction: George Salazar is a kWEeN

[@stillw4t3r]

another correction: every single person that brought be more chill to life is a queen.

[@ace4979]

GEORGE S A L A D B A R

[@ashinbetweentoes4842]

I think George is slowly turning into Jason Dean

[@kayleefernandez9059]

Ashley Papa actually thooo

[@scaratron8926]

This needs an award

[@fart2351]

_did you mean: _*_trench coat guy_*

[@redfox7266]

*Mr no-name kid

[@TheIndigoSystem]

Red Dawn?

[@crowphia2562]

“This is tea is hot” is possibly better (or at least more accurate to actual teenagers) than the original line.

[@axelmcavinue6723]

The original line from the show is actually supposed to be "This shit is ripe." But for some reason they censored it to tea

[@idlesun1645]

@@axelmcavinue6723 because it says shit, maybe

[@raynova8055]

That’s because the book and musical wasn’t written recently

[@potato.pancake]

Pseudonym Pseudonym considering the show originally showed in 2015 and musicals take a very long time to write and produce, the original line was probably more accurate when it was written.

[@itz_elly5163]

Spilling the tea my sisters, ouch it's so H-O-T

[@michaelgriswold5663]

Now this is the way to both condense and censor it. You still get the funny parts, while cutting out some parts that are yes great, but not necessarily needed. Love it.

[@joejoejoeil3165]

Michael Griswold George Salazar forgetting text is a MOOD

[@user-jl2zi4sb2s]

Cough riverdale cough cough cough

[@glennichim2338]

it's so weird watching them sing this without doing the dance number but anyway Tiffany Mann always kills it with her amazing vocal and so is the rest !!!

[@mossy.frogs.]

ok Tiffany frickin KILLED IT but also just watching Lauren and George dancing in the background made my day lol

[@jessbirrell6979]

lmfao the same, she started body rolling for a full minute

[@adrianapekepolina]

laurens little dance is everything

[@Bella-lh7kf]

*fleking

[@zoosmellpooplord2148]

My attention kept shifting from Gerard to George the whole time I love both their little dances

[@vvvvinvasion]

Same😂😂

[@peachiefilms]

yall are all talking about George Salazar but i just keep thinking on why Jenna is so underatted. she couldve been a great important character. (no hate i actually love George♡♡)

[@resarious6225]

People always say its because she never gets really much time and lines on stage, but they forgot the fact that thats literally the whole point of her character 💀😂

[@celinamoore5025]

George’s coat reminds me of JD from Heathers😂

[@belle5387]

Celina Moore BAM BAM BAM

[@rskyem]

JD... Jakey D?!?!?!

[@belle5387]

Sundae no, Jd from Heathers Jason Dean

[@baileywalker6846]

Izzy Schuyler pew pew pew

[@belle5387]

Bailey Walker but-but-but

[@grammarpolice6822]

Okay but I love how the rest of the cast is paired up by height for the mic sharing

[@aguamiel2349]

I didn't notice that till you said it. Lol

[@ellahalvorsen9918]

Gerard is just chillin

[@lexis_trash4480]

Gerard and Lauren bopping to the song together in the beginning is my aesthetic

[@Savoureyes]

George dancing with his hands in his pockets gives me life!

[@sofiechristiansen2151]

I love how Rich is always there to sing this song

[@cutepotato1321]

Ahahaha true

[@clare8494]

Use this as a "I love Tiffany saying tea" button

[@anonymouscolorguardsoloist1159]

clare It’s the button on the right, correct?

[@clare8494]

@@anonymouscolorguardsoloist1159 o b v i o u s l y

[@pigeon8466]

I would pay to be able to be Brooke in this song *AHHHHHHHHHHHHH* *BROOKE SCREAM*

[@theblackcat2792]

Lol she had to do that eight nights a week 🤣

[@geraldinedavila2086]

George Salazar, as usual, is a mood.

[@lauramoon7915]

Trueee

[@lillianthan7075]

George looks like he could be the new JD

[@hopenight8645]

I would kill to see that

[@tiny_saur6320]

I was literally just thinking the same thing!

[@riskyvenussy]

Great, now imagine him singing “Freeze Your Brain”

[@bridgethealey3231]

Yesss

[@ashowstoppinnumber]

o s o I’d probably cry lol

[@grxciekit727]

I low-key paid attention to goerge most of the time.

[@arwroblox5411]

Don’t we all

[@fammleton]

Adorable :(

[@mckennamurphy6697]

i high-key payed attention to him the whole time 😂

[@rosejoseph-kevan1081]

0:45 GERARD IS SO PRECIOUS OML

[@evaperez5625]

Roseee xx wow I just noticed that thank you! 😂

[@lianaflores]

1:35 when u stub ur toe

[@eli_was_found_o7579]

Lol same

[@eruditeroach7099]

also 3:51

[@ninnyyy8620]

Off topic, but i sooo badly want george's coat. It looks like Jason Dean's

[@dasimations5780]

Saaammmeee

[@lauramoon7915]

Same

[@TheIndigoSystem]

George is now Jason Dean (let’s hope he doesn’t go from singing about burning down a house to blowing up a school) lol and Gerard and George dancing to this gives me life. They’re all great. I didn’t know who the others were but people said they are understudies which is cool :)

[@caileanlinnea8694]

I love the understudies/swings so much

[@yee-raplantar-maximoff4318]

Actually, this is the Broadway cast. Not the understudies

[@laylam7979]

George. C’mon. Stop it. Stop being cute. You’re killing me here.

[@lulu_0714]

I love how Gerard joins Lauren’s dance at 0:16

[@brendiflut]

My baby George dancing in the back is SO PUREEE

[@sahadsanchez2196]

Tiffany has an incredible voice 💜

[@mich5124]

The cast just dancing around is so pure omg 😍

[@TrangNguyen-cs1bt]

I just saw this on broadway and I met gorge Salazar!

[@saracqke]

Trang Nguyen YOU ARE SO LUCKY AWW

[@thefandomaffect8359]

Gorge Saladbar

[@aaava2007]

You’re so luckkkyyyyy

[@stillw4t3r]

me too!!! he complimented my sister’s camera and!!!!! we all freaking died afterward!!!!!!

[@gabrielleappelman7477]

same, i had a conversation with him

[@alonelyfry5643]

Gerard sitting there bouncing to the beat of him burning down a house is just some quality entertainment.

[@jellyfishyishy]

I'm not really a fan of this show, but I love the actors. This is my first time hearing Tiffany and she's so good

[@Shubanator-qc4el]

Lauren and Gerard doing a little dance is adorable

[@oliver297]

It's strange for me to watch them sing this without the choreography

[@missmarreynolds]

Ikr

[@alannamcelhanon7760]

George bopping is the best part

[@RonHeartsMe]

Gerard’s lil dances lmao

[@mich5124]

0:07 “y-I tell you what I heard!” That was cute 😊

[@sugarcube5826]

I thought I was the only one that noticed that lmao. It was cute.

[@louiscook9568]

Ikrr

[@jayleighcorbat462]

It’s so cute and other people are complaining about it. I know if I had witnessed someone burning down a house I wouldn’t be able to speak without stumbling over the words so I personally think the little stumble made it more realistic! But it is very cute!

[@zachabraham3004]

1:35 the high note. The. High. Note. THE. FUCKING. HIGH. NOTE. I've replayed this song ten times just to hear that one part...ugh she absolutely kills it

[@dmay6637]

The lyric changes are great 😂

[@PaleNoFace]

They're having too much fun this is amazing !

[@rend9624]

Hi Tiffany Mann is unreal also Katie sounds SO GOOD

[@B_M.0]

Everyone be focusing on George but I'm just dying from cuteness at Gerard and Lauren dancing together at 0:16 while Tiffany fucking burns down the house.

[@eternalmiasma5586]

I can’t wait to see this live! I got tickets to wicked and dear Evan Hansen so far, just waiting for Be More Chill to appear near me

[@pamelafumero4246]

Can we talk about how adorable George Salazar is in the background? Asdfghjkl 💞

[@spazielistenstorain2621]

George is giving me serious JD vibes

[@cosmiccosplaycat9694]

When you stare at george because he's amazing lol

[@sushiandaxolotls5702]

I love how rich is there just singing and dancing and gossiping about himself and how Michael is just completely not depressed anymore and is also happily singing and dancing lmao

[@addy7276]

Brooke is a mood. "At the party did you see rich? No, I was crying"

[@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz9460]

Can we talk about how Gerard was copying Lauren’s moves in the beginning 😂

[@grayr3438]

First time you watched you focused on the lead girls the second time your eyes were glued to George(Micheal) I swear

[@nameistotallyelise]

when they said “cuz he knew he was gay” it legit looked like george said “cuz i knew i was gay”

[@artomaly]

I love this sm but can we acknowledge George and everyone else dancing in the back

[@sam-wu4xq]

Everyone: rich set a fire and he burned down the house Rich: *bob bob*

[@BacadoTheSkoggy]

We all know george is queen but can we stop for a while to appreciate the fact that Tiffany Mann rocked this performance

[@JojoPretzel]

I'm really sad they cut out Brooke and Chloe's harmonies but Brooke's screech gives me life.

[@pamelafumero4246]

Okay but let's talk about George. Do you see his smile? Can you see how much he's loving this? SOMEONE TELL ME I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE MADLY IN LOVE WITH THAT PRECIOUS CINNAMON ROLL

[@sherreith8799]

I’m George Salazar is me he’s just uncomfortably bopping along !!😂

[@sigma--boss7098]

1:47 the amount of times i replayed this is unhealthy 😭😩 Absolute Q U E E N ✨😍

[@lianaflores]

*WOOOAAAAAAAAH*

[@spookyhamilton2732]

Eek!!! I wanna see be more chill SO bad!! They’re sooooooo awesome!

[@gracieyeehaw]

George Salazar in the back ground is me listening to this.

[@crySallyn]

"when Rich set a fire and he's totally dead" Rich: is in the crowd

[@emmie7923]

0:48 GEORGE IS A *MOOD*

[@NYQINA]

I saw this on Broadway and it was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Oliver-zj9nl]

Gerard and George just jamming around is my life

[@iLikePotato3s]

I was here and this was SO MUCH FUN!!

[@iLikePotato3s]

Veronika Johns - If you don’t like BMC then oh well 🤷🏻‍♀️ No need to be sarcastic, let people enjoy whatever they want

[@iLikePotato3s]

Veronika Johns - Oh I thought you were doing the spongebob meme and mocking me for saying it was fun 😂 I didn’t know you were making a joke

[@iLikePotato3s]

Veronika Johns - Ohh oops sorry 😂

[@shatteredswords]

Gerard's shrug at 0:47 is a mood

[@minnoceros]

I love everyone vibin in the background

[@walterhobbs9581]

The thumbnail looks like they're singing heavy metal lmao

[@resarious6225]

ngl i kinda miss the woaaahand oooh from the off broadway version (yall know what i mean)

[@ZEN-fk2mh]

i can’t stop rewatching this! the cast is wonderful!

[@megahuman9791]

the rest of the cast dancing in the background and george messing up at 3:01 im bsdhjkdnsal

[@cowboytoy05]

Tiff is so adorable!!!!❤️ Love her acting and vocals as well~

[@kasianotaku6349]

BE MORE CHILL WILL FOREVER BE MY FAVORITE MUSICALLLLLL

[@stillw4t3r]

gerard and lauren bopping put together added like, 50 years to my life.

[@Aly-ym9yi]

Just watch George Salazar the entire time. You're welcome.

[@gnarliquinn]

Gerard was in the back like “heh yeah that was me”

[@mantamoony]

I loved the person next to George, she was so dance-y!

[@emmatobey7020]

This teaaaa is ripe. Love ittt

[@DanaiThomopoulou]

THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE HAVING SO MUCH FUN IT'S INCREDIBLE TO WATCH

[@diw4599]

0:46 GEORGE AND GERARD GIVES ME L I F E

[@snow_berry4358]

George always looks so happy in any video of him performing this and it makes me so happy😌😍😊 But there are also so many parts where he looks so sassy a d I love it😂😂

[@Mozzarxella]

*Gerard and George dancing gives me life*

[@abandonedohio4419]

0:48 Gerard’s dance moves 😂

[@soapsy7656]

George dancing made my day💕💕💕

[@luvthecronch3542]

Once again, Gerard is singing happily with everyone else about his character being dead and being in a body

[@hadihijazi3096]

George in this video has my entire heart

[@daamric]

Whenever I listen to this song, you get I’ll get up and starts dancing

[@sarahvanlimbergen7057]

I’m gonna cry, look at George.

[@radioactive8662]

George nodding along to the song is my new mood

[@phrogi9092]

I was just watching George Salazar the entire time

[@franc5148]

who is at the right of George/Michael?

[@lillycarney34]

Talia Suskauer, she is an understudy for the female parts

[@lillycarney34]

@Sarah Hamilfan VERY TRUE!!

[@agentp5342]

@@lillycarney34 Do you happen to know who the person on the left of Rich / Gerard is?

[@lillycarney34]

@@agentp5342 yes her name is morgan siobhan green and she is great (also an understudy 😁)

[@Nightling727]

THIS TEA IS RIPE

[@leirabeatricebuay8922]

im just staring at george throughout the video he was so cute :

[@dracowen1332]

George Salazar dancing makes my day

[@kloiemccoy8179]

michael dancing in the back like he wasn’t crying in the bathroom 2 seconds ago

[@marinao4412]

lauren's lookin so cute