Tony Yazbeck - "Forget About the Boy" Broadway Backwards 2016

At the 2016 edition of Broadway Backwards, Tony nominee Tony Yazbeck showed off impressive tapping skills in a high-spirited "Forget About the Boy" from Thoroughly Modern Millie, joined by Eddie Korbich and the show’s brilliant ensemble dancers: Stephen Carrasco, Michael Fatica, Drew Humphrey, Bryan Hunt, Drew King, Jess LeProtto, Cory Lingner, Christopher Rice, Clinton Sherwood and Jacob ben Widmar.
Broadway Backwards, the annual Broadway extravaganza celebrating the LGBTQ+ community through the great songs of musical theater, returns to Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre on Monday, March 13, 2023. The beloved evening and its star-studded cast will embrace love and self-expression in true Broadway fashion.
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Broadway Backwards creator Robert Bartley wrote and directed this year’s show, with choreography by Bartley, Al Blackstone, David Bushman, JoAnn M. Hunter and Adam Roberts. Mary-Mitchell Campbell served as music supervisor and Tim Rosser was music director. The creative team included lighting designer Paul Miller, costume designer Matthew J. Kilgore and sound designer Matthew Kraus. The production stage manager was Chris De Camillis.
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[@FlutistPride]

Thoroughly Modern Milton

[@Ashestoashesjc]

My first thought. I would watch this entire musical, especially with Tony Yumbeck in the lead.

[@banannanabread2133]

Ashestoashesjc omg I can't believe I found one of my favorite KZbin singers on this! You should cover showtunes Ashe!

[@dmark1922]

With Mrs Meers as a drag queen disguised on the run from the law!

[@yelanates]

Could…actually work really fucking well.

[@jenniferliu7681]

Me: *is scrolling through the comments* Me: *hears tap dance* Me: *frantically scrolls up*

[@meikajorgensen8411]

We need to talk about the dude in green hes a treasure

[@gabegutierrez5818]

He is he played George in the drowsy chaperone and was so good!

[@sachae8793]

How can this video not be seen by more people? It's kind of embarrassing that I have watched it + 20 times now, it is such a brilliant version and I just can't stop click rewatch.

[@bcefa]

+Sacha E We agree! Help more people see it by sharing, Sacha!

[@dequanrick2209]

Shut up

[@rayzabenitez3176]

I'm so down for a genderbent Thouroughly Modern Millie

[@sweeney60]

Yeah I think it could be a lot of fun!

[@zo_vachon2781]

Wow!!!! He has so much control over his voice it's insane!

[@loverboymadita7811]

I love his voice!!! It's fantastic!!! I especially love the knee wiggle at 1:04!!! It makes me happy... :D

[@billfisher9238]

This guy is incredible. Saw him in PRINCE OF BROADWAY. For that, he was robbed a Tony nomination.

[@lindsayduet5658]

I just need to know what Broadway Backwards is waiting for to do an all women Newsies number

[@rockerbyal]

Tony the best song and dance guy around.

[@lechatrouge2]

My mouth is on the FLOOR. THIS WAS OUTSTANDING!!!! I LOVEEEE

[@borderj9519]

The whole time all I could think was, "Forget about Dat Boi"

[@RaySnively]

I KNOW RIGHT I'm playing Miss Flannery in my school's version so when I was learning the words I could literally only say 'Forget about the BOI'

[@ohyikes1355]

I'd love to see dead boy walking that'd be great

[@nightcoresubliminals2038]

Pronoun Showdown has something close enough

[@grown-upactress4155]

When Yazbeck dances, no one can touch him.

[@dequanrick2209]

🤮🤮🤢🤢👎🏾🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤢 Go to hell

[@trvelnfool]

I've loved him since I saw him as Tulsa in Gypsy

[@bcefa]

+Shelby Lambert We love that he comes back every year to perform in Broadway Backwards, Shelby!

[@donhulbert1913]

Tony Yazbeck is fabulous! I saw him in "On the Town" as Gabey, and I'll never forget his version of Lonely Town. And he looked fabulous without a shirt...

[@treesny]

He was terrific in On the Town, and not just the singing and acting. I can't swear that he was the first Gabey to actually dance the "Imaginary Coney Island" ballet in Act Two, but he sure was memorable!

[@lbcandide]

Me too. It was an incredible performance. He and that song were magic.

[@evantheriault9216]

I’ve worked in this office

[@mzmiller52]

Wish tony yazbeck had done “the music and the mirror” sometime.

[@znmnky13]

Can't love this enough ❤

[@victoriap.3394]

Who else is using this to learn the tap routine?

[@alecrpearson]

I have some recommendations for future Bdway Backwards. I think that a male She's/ He's In Love from The Little Mermaid would be really cool. Also, maybe Part of your world from the same musical would be really cool. I don't care if you don't like these ideas, they are purely recommendations. Also, really good performance you put on this year,

[@glynshort8165]

An antidote to a tough day.

[@mariacreatesthings658]

Sung this song one time I got lost, prevented me from panicking :)! Highly recommend!

[@chronicallywilting]

This is beautiful

[@aileenford3573]

OMG I'm in this next year I'm love this song!!!

[@lesslycepeda9693]

love this!!!

[@bunji_beans]

Love it!!! :D

[@DorisDearNY]

best number!

[@adensiegel91]

So good!!!

[@taylorjo9]

Amazing!

[@misfittoys5873]

Eddie Korbich is an absolute delight!

[@jonathanbenn626]

I love watching this video, it shows guys can also dance not just girls!

[@silentgameplays1337]

Jonathan Benn no one said that only girls can dance

[@victordunson719]

Yasssssssssss

[@seventiesmemories5116]

Magnificent. And funny too.

[@bluefriend62]

Excellent!

[@bcefa]

+bluefriend62 Thanks for watching!

[@metamorfoseo]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😍

[@Ligaya1980]

Well done! It was such a treat!

[@MrCrowebobby]

Fabulous. Watch the "Twisted Broadway Melbourne 2013" version as well.

[@shelbyresz0165]

TONY FREAKING YAZBECK WOW BUT ALSO AT THIS POINT ITS REALLY BAD HOW FAST I CAN SPOT NEWSIES

[@rorygiambalvo2955]

I will now only hype up the boys with tap dancing.

[@AbiS1018]

Thoroughly modern Miles

[@pennyj5595]

XD Chris Jackson at the end knows me too well. I got nothing else to do.

[@blankacct6421]

No one: Shangela: HALELOO

[@caedwinred2103]

He is that guy from Gypsy and A Chorus Line

[@MikeA15206]

Who sang the A on top at the end?

[@BrianRIngram]

I believe it was Eddie Korbich since his mouth was open the widest.

[@nightcoresubliminals2038]

Minus the teacher, their shirts are the bi flag colors

[@MS-df2fk]

Are they on the Kinky Boots set?

[@bcefa]

Yes. Broadway Backwards is an annual benefit concert we produce, and for several years it was performed at the Al Hirschfeld Theater, home to Kinky Boots when the show ran on Broadway.

[@MS-df2fk]

@@bcefa Thanks! I thought it looked familiar.

[@dmark1922]

This puts the musical version of "Millie" on the right track! I loved the original movie but every time I see the musical version of it on KZbin I'm bothered that the music and dancing looks too gay for the "straight" male characters. Looks perfect here!

[@simplystreeptacular]

Idea: TMM only gay and set in 2022

[@kristenmoresi5977]

What is Broadway Backwards?

[@bcefa]

+Kristen Moresi It's anannual celebration where men sing songs originally written for women and vice versa offering this audience the chance to see LGBT stories told through the great songs of musical theatre, to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York City. More info at broadwaycares.org/backwards2016

[@tylermarlin7009]

Tap dancing wasn't as good as the original choreography, and they were doing it in flat shoe.

[@meowool]

Tyler Marlin if they are doing in flats it should be cleaner as they can pick up heels better. (Which I basically can't do in my character shoes as they are 3 inch ones

[@danielsuastegui220]

It be better if they were younger

[@AndrewRudin]

Unnh... WHY? Hard for me to imagine it being better than it is here.

[@ikurrinegartzia5487]

.Great.