Vocal Coach Reacts West Side Story - America | WOW! They were...

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

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[@ladyluckclubllc]

I reacted to this same song!! 👏👏👏👏🤩🤩🤩🤩 I did the lyrical video but it's super good! --- Lady Luck Club😁👏👏👏

[@fleurpouvior2967]

I wish i was confident enough to sing. I know I'm good, and when I sing along i nail it. But as soon as I know someone is listening, my throat tightens and I either go flat or pitchy. Choir and singing since mommy and me singing classes when I was learning to talk, and I can't get through baa baa black sheep if anyone is listening

[@Robloxbestie-o4n]

You should watch adley

[@Robloxbestie-o4n]

Aubrey

[@TheTradge]

Ariana was in the OBC of Hamilton, she played the Bullet!

[@staceymariecomerthune7178]

Ariana DeBose. Oscar nominee and is best known for playing The Bullet in Hamilton. She had an edgier, more unique and easily noticed, short on the sides and back, curly and blond on top hairstyle in that show.

[@fernandomoreno6197]

She is also in The Prom 🤩 i love her in that movie

[@csh]

She also played 'Disco Donna' in "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical" (Tony Nom for Best Featured Actress) and got her start in the top 20 on season 6 of SYTYCD.

[@MrNorcal81]

@@csh Gabby Diaz who won Season 12 of SYTYCD is one of the Shark girls. Rickey Ubeda, Season 11winner, is one of the Sharks. He's been in a number of Broadway shows. Jess Leprotto, who was in the Top Ten in Season 8 is one of the Jets and is prominent in Gee Officer Krupke. Jess has an amazing 17 Broadway shows on his resume. SYTYCD is coming back in the Summer. It's been the launching pad for the professional career of so many dancers, among them Melanie Moore (Finding Neverland, Fiddler on the Roof and Hello Dolly on Broadway). She's going to be in the national tour of To Kill A Mockingbird. Neil Haskell and Thayne Jeppeson have been a longstanding cast members of Hamilton on Broadway (Neil has stepped into the role of King George at times). Alex Wong has worked consistently on stage and in movies. The list is actually longer so the show coming back will, hopefully, send more of the kids on their way to long careers in dance.

[@silentsmurf]

@@MrNorcal81 lots of Newsies in this list 😂

[@michelelindor]

She was also Donna Summer in the biopic Broadway musical… as well as the OG nautica in bring it on the musical, the Bronx tale og cast, Motown of cast, hamilton DIDNT make her.

[@katedonnelly2224]

THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU CAST ACTUAL BROADWAY TALENT IN MOVIE MUSICALS AND NOT ACTORS WHO CANT SING AND DANCE YES! I’ve seen Ariana a couple of times on Broadway and she is just the ultimate triple threat.

[@peninahkitty]

Amen!!!!

[@Fandomonium456]

Which is why I wish tony was a broadway actor 😭

[@erincoughlintower5507]

Um, THIS. Every. day. 👏👏👏

[@CRanapia]

Absolutely - and damn, DeBose didn't just deliver the goods on a demanding role, but stepped into the shoes of two women who truly deserve that over-used label "iconic" - Rita Moreno and Chita Rivera. She didn't win her Oscar -- she did ALL the work to snatch it.

[@icymoons]

@@Fandomonium456 always gonna be mad about antonio cipriano and the fact that all his covers with rachel zegler had to be taken down (so people won't compare him with ansel elgort or whatever)

[@melanieinnecken2315]

Ariana DeBose is an amazing singer, dancer, actress, performer, she was the bullet from Hamilton, she was in Schmigadon, and The Prom movie from Netflix. She is great

[@hierophantpurple5163]

Yup she's fantastic!! I really hope she gets the Oscar for this role. And I think this film has really started to help kickstart her career in Hollywood. It was recently announced she got cast in Sony's Kraven the Hunter movie, a spy film starring people like Henry Cavill and Samuel L Jackson, and a space thriller called I.S.S.

[@offbrandhandymanny]

dont forget about her in Hamilton!

[@sarataylor4854]

and Schmigadoon - you like musicals? You should totally check out Schmigadoon. Kristin Chenoweth, Aaron Tveit, Dove Cameron, amongst other notables are in it. So enjoyable!

[@calidofrio13]

I just wanna point out that the woman in the purple dress next to Anita (Arianna DeBose) is the first Panamanian person to be in a big Hollywood picture and we are extremely proud of her. The casting director for this reimagining of West Side Story did an AMAZING job at representing every latino out there!

[@ajhughesdev]

Ilda!

[@snowy7011]

Which purple dress girl? Could you point the time stamp in were she appears

[@calidofrio13]

@@snowy7011 01:56 although I just noticed the dress changes randomly from red to purple between shots. So it's kind of red wine, I guess?

[@CWazBroadwayBandGeek]

Ariana DeBose is famously known for being “The Bullet” in Hamilton. She was also in Bring It On: The Musical and The Prom. She was also in Schmigadoon. Singer, Dancer, Actor a real force of nature. She’s also an advocate for LGBTQ+ representation and equality. And Bernardo, he was in Billy Elliot when he was younger.

[@marallenrondez2606]

Sidenote: According to Stephen Spielberg and a bunch of the casting crew in an interview, during the casting of WSS, they were having trouble casting Bernardo after a couple weeks. It's until they recalled the young kids who won tony awards for their roles in Billy Elliot. One of those kids actors is David Alvarez.

[@ghinanaeem5723]

Fun Fact: Ariana DeBose shot this entire dance number on a badly sprained ankle. It was so bad that when she was injured, everyone thought she had broken her foot

[@trythis1995]

I didn't know that. In the original, Rita Moreno also did this song in a badly sprained ankle. If you look carefully you can see the tape on her foot.

[@Theordoreqaz]

Let’s give some love to David Alvarez too as Bernardo! He’s one of the original Billy Elliot’s from the Broadway production!! The man won a Tony when he was like 13 lol

[@ANightworkerslife]

Love David as Bernardo, he and Ariana has such perfect chemistry together. Their lovestory in the film is actually better than the main one..(never understood the Romeo/Juliet story, seems a liiittle crazy)

[@jtbaldur]

She's Ariana DeBose. She's won the award for Best Supporting Actress at EVERY award show so far and is most definitely winning the Oscar as well

[@markthompson1618]

Yes, she absolutely is, and it's fully deserved. A great performance.

[@samanthagillenson2047]

What's even more impressive is that they filmed this scene in over 100 degree heat. Ariana said that she burned holes in her shoes from how hot the asphalt was when she was dancing!

[@chrisg2282]

Real talk. #TRUESTORY

[@neutralman9124]

She's going to win an Oscar for this movie.

[@ArtGeek2817]

yup in 2 days from now.

[@dayvaughnmonroe9540]

Yes. T Minus two days

[@ambersfreeman]

and she did!!

[@morganbertolino]

Ariana Debose, 2nd Oscar winner for this role in West Side Story! She did it so well they gave an Oscar for the same role!!!!

[@cosbystark69]

Oh wait until “a boy like that” you’ll see that Ariana can sing, dance, act, and tear your heart out. 😩

[@j.r.taylor1997]

Some people don't like musicals because of how unrealistic it is to break out into song and to just know the choreography me personally I wish that was real life. Sometimes I wish I could just break out into song and have a whole ensemble of people dancing in the street behind you this is literally my dream. And yeah it's not quote on quote realistic but it's better than reality I think that's the charm of musical theater

[@lisa-marieskowronek6407]

I went to high school with her and even back then I admired her dancing. It’s so great to see how far she’s come.💃🏽

[@benjjjjsin]

Did she always act and sing back then too?

[@iago07]

Steven Spielberg is such a genius... this LOOKS brilliant.

[@putinscat1208]

I never watched the original. I did watch this recently, not what I expected. But this scene was amazing.

[@kev121]

I so love Spielberg for this. I think everyone understood the assignment, but Ariana and David in particular, were the movie for me.

[@piratesswoop725]

Yes!!! Throw Mike Faist into there too, he was FANTASTIC as Riff. Those three deserved all the awards and I'm so bummed David and Mike haven't gotten as much acknowledgement for how incredible they were!

[@idaf3028]

david and mike should have gotten best supporting actor nominations frfr

[@ryanamari2233]

Ariana DeBose is now an OSCAR WINNING ACTRESS

[@suebee0619]

Ariana has been around Broadway since Bring It On. She became more known as The Bullet in Hamilton and then went on to get a Tony nomination for her portrayal as one of the Donnas in the Donna Summers musical. She went on to do The Prom and Schmigadoon. She really is an extraordinary triple threat and is always putting in the work for the next phase of her career before it even happens, which I have huge respect for. She sees where she wants her career to go and trains for it. As for the costumes, that is Paul Tazewell’s extraordinary eye for detail. I’m not surprised at all that he added the Capri pants. In my opinion, he is the best costume designer on Broadway. His designs are always brilliant and when the situation calls for it, utterly gorgeous and sumptuous. I’m so glad to see him break into other areas of the industry.

[@drieuxkoeppel8152]

Justin Peck is the principal choreographer for the New York City ballet. He choreographed this movie. Remember, these scenes were filmed in July, when the pavement is scorching hot. Peck said he’d never seen anything like it. Between the hot pavement and how fast her feet were moving, Ariana DeBose’s shoes MELTED. Peck and the costume department had to keep extra shoes on set just for DeBose. Make that: FUTURE ACADEMY AWARD WINNER: Ariana DeBose!

[@CreativaArtly]

It’s so nice actually getting to hear Ariana Debose sing because her role in Hamilton as the Bullet was very quiet.

[@ArtGeek2817]

Becuas she was in the ensemble in Hamilton . But she was in three show before that where she sang Pippin Motown , bring it on But then she staring roles with singing after Hamilton like Donna Summer (Tony nomination for featured actress) , A Bronx tale , the Prom , and finally WSS

[@sirjoshyyy_2024]

I love how all the comments start with Ariana DeBose she is truly wonderful performer This movie came out on my 16th birthday last year and I was NOT DISAPPOINTED💖💖💖

[@drieuxkoeppel8152]

It was my birthday too, birthday twin! I’m a TINY bit older than you…if you. Want a hint-i was 16 in 1975. So we saw this film for my 62nd birthday! So I’m only 46 years older than you! Lol

[@meganbarette6235]

I love that you noticed the capri's. I was in a production of WSS a few years ago and was one of the few girls who got to wear them and it was so amazing to have that variety in the costumes.

[@GraciesMom]

This is actually the first movie Ariana Debose filmed. She was in The Prom which came out first (after West Side was already in the can). She made a name for herself on Broadway-In “Bring It On”, “Motown the Musical”, “Pippin”, “Hamilton” and “Donna Summer the Musical” for which she was Tony nominated. She booked the WSS gig while doing Donna Summer. She’s an Afro Latina who began as a dancer and who also supports LGBTQ+ rights. For this film she’s Oscar nominated who already won the best supporting actress for the SAG Award, Critics Choice Award, Golden Globe, and the BAFTA Award.

[@Tra5h_boat6368]

Ariana DeBose, an absolute FORCE that I first noticed as the bullet in Hamilton and since then she’s been the best part of every musical she’s in that I’ve seen.

[@christopherrex8203]

She will be an Oscar winner by next week

[@margaritapeggyschuylervanr2486]

she did!

[@Mai-po1me]

For me the song where Adriana really shines is in “A Boy Like That.”

[@JScott-jm1bo]

She was my favorite part of the movie! Absolutely incredible!!

[@sirusbones]

That woman, my dear, would be Academy Award Winning actress Ariana DeBose! I'm so thrilled I can say that now!

[@LucasVerbunt]

Please do A Boy Like That / I have a love from WST 2021!

[@janae4778]

No matter what happens, Ariana Debose deserves an Oscar. Even if she does not win this time, it will happen in our lifetime. She won!

[@marissamoore3577]

That's Ariana DeBose. The bullet from Hamilton, Donna Summer from the Donna Summer Musical, Alyssa from the Prom, Emma Tate from Schmigadoon. She is definitely a force to be reckoned with. 🔥♥️

[@darkhorse4122]

I do like that they kept little moments from the first film, since even with its huge problems the first film is iconic

[@leosparks7825]

She is the amazing Ariana DeBose😍. She has been in The Prom, Schmigadoon, Hamilton, Summer:The Donna Summer Musical(she was nominated for a Tony for that),Bring It On: The Musical. She had won a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a Critics Choice Award, and is nominated for an Oscar😆😆😆😍😍😍

[@hierophantpurple5163]

I love this number so much 😍😍 Every time I watch it, it's like an instant serotonin boost.

[@mariabelenvargassanmartin2314]

acording to internet, Ariana Debose has been in Broadway with Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, A Bronx Tale, Hamilton (Off-Broadway and original Broadway cast), Leading Player in the Tony Winning revival of Pippin, Mary Wilson of the Supremes (Diana Ross cover) in Motown, Nautica in Andy Blankenbuehler's Bring It On the Musical, and Sondheim's Company with the NY Philharmonic. Her film credits include: Anita in West Side Story and Alyssa Green in The Prom. And her TV credits include: "Schmigadoon" (AppleTV) "Blue Bloods" (CBS), "The Breaks" (VH1), "SYTYCD" top 20 season 6 (Fox) & "OLTL" Star Crossed Lovers Series. She can be heard playing director/choreographer Zoey Taylor in As the Curtain Rises, an original Broadway soap opera podcast from the Broadway Podcast Network.

[@chocofruits1534]

Love your reactions, you are so expressive and I have a great time watching your videos

[@kristamckay9294]

Definitely watch/react to The Prom! Ariana DeBose was also on So You Think You Can Dance a few years ago. So yes! She can dance! Lol

[@lottiew1578]

if u want to watch more of ariana debose u should totally watch the prom on netflix its such a good musical and she is amazing in it as alyssa

[@emileecee5510]

Soon we will be able to say Oscar WINNER Ariana DeBose!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@johnculley5852]

Ariana DeBose won the Academy Award for best supporting actress!

[@larissacury7714]

Ariana is flawless!! I've got to know her because of The Prom, which is a lovely movie based on the Broadway musical. The movie is available on Netflix! You shoud hear her sing "Alyssa Greene", that's her solo there! But my fav is the duet "Dance With you" 😍😍

[@larissacury7714]

She's also the bullet in Hamilton and played Donna Summer in Broadway!! She's also in a TV series featuring many Broadway references, in which she sings "With All of your heart", the song is really nice!

[@larissacury7714]

If you're looking for another good harmony, then you should also check The Prom's It's Time to Dance, I LOVE.it!!!

[@hierophantpurple5163]

Schmigadoon on Apple TV+ is another thing she was good in! Not going to lie I hadn't seen the Prom or WSS at that point so that was my first introduction to her but yeah she was great in that show! The cast of the show is also great. Ariana DeBose, Kristen Chenoweth, Dove Cameron, Aaron Tveit, and Alan Cummings play some of the important figures in the town of Schmigadoon plus Keegan Michael Key and Cecily Strong play the unhappy couple that find their selves transported into Schmigadoon. The show is both a parody and an homage to classic musicals. I found it a fun watch.

[@eliotmarshel7976]

She was in THE PROM on Netflix (Alyssa Greene), also in Hamilton. And also in Bring it On the Musical, I believe :) She is wonderful 🥰

[@milesmills9516]

She is now an Oscar winner. I saw her on Broadway in Hamilton, a Bronx Tale and As Donna Summer in the Donna Summer musical. She was also delightful in the TV musical the series Schmigadoon. My worry is should become a movie star and not to musicals anymore. She is brilliant.

[@domenicacampain]

Congratulations!!! You hit 100000 suscribers!! Hi from Ecuador.

[@NineAnutza]

Ariana Debose is such an amazing star. She is the bullet and Ensemble member in Hamilton, so you have seen her before lol. She was also Donna summer on Broadway and on bring it on another musical on Broadway which was written by lin manuel miranda. And also was on the movie version of the prom. So you have choices of videos to react to and see how amazing she is 😍❤

[@MrsBWitching]

Ariana DeBose is incredinle. She's rediculously talented and when you see her act you will die. True triple right there.

[@allysonkrause4121]

I really hope you have seen the videos of Ariana Debose speaking about dancing through a sprained ankle and melting shoes… Also, with regard to Hamilton, she campaigned directly with Miranda to be in that show even though she knew she didn’t fit for a main role… she worked with him on Bring It On 😁

[@paulgnsn554]

I think this scene is absolute perfection from the laundry to the final kiss. There is nothing I can fault, the colour, choreography, staging..it’s just absolutely exhilarating to watch, especially on a big home cinema screen. I have watched this song about 20 times and I still love it as much as I did first time around. Thanks for the amazing analysis and just as importantly the genuine enthusiasm!

[@noahgerber4977]

Please review “A Boy Like That” it’s absolutely on another plane.Transcendic!!!

[@jja8750]

So glad to hear your praising of this song/performance. I love it and am happy to hear your breakdown of it.

[@Sparklegirl79]

Ugh, I forgot how much I LOVE this music

[@katiet6783]

West side story, prom, Hamilton, Donna summer… she’s a star!

[@rebeccabieri354]

Naya Rivera sent Spielberg her audition tape for Anita. They went with Ariana. I can't help but wonder if it would have changed her decision to enjoy a day on Lake Piru. Miss her. ❤️

[@raphria2261]

Oh if you'd like to react to a solo from her recent work, you should check out "With All of Your Heart" from Schmigadoon! She has a good roster of work and performances so I'll just name those that you might know her from. Ariana is an original company member of Hamilton and originated the key ensemble track of The Bullet. She currently has a Golden Globe, BAFTA and now nominated for an Oscar. She was also nominated for a Tony for her performance as Disco Donna in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

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[@bryancash6330]

Love that you matched the yellow ❤️❤️❤️

[@shaunkenneally7597]

When everyone loves you/and you win an Oscar. Vocal coaches will ALWAYS bust you down.

[@joolaine]

Ariana DeBose actually has quite the Broadway career was Tony nominated for her performance as Donna Summer.

[@sandichase7571]

Oscar winner Ariana DeBose!

[@erikagholston6610]

Ariana DeBose was Anita and she just won the Oscar for this performance. I first saw here as the Bullet in Hamilton.

[@PrincessPipsqueek]

Love this. Also did you see that Netflix released a deleted Tick Tick boom song?

[@AlgernontheWizard]

my Dad instilled a love of old musical movies in me as a kid. So the old movie and Bye bye Birdie have a special place in my heart.

[@johnd.nugent2145]

Been a fan of Ariana DeBose since the film version of The Prom. This is why.

[@fernandomoreno6197]

Future Oscar Winner Ariana DeBose 😌❤

[@tytylittle6933]

she is singing in her face very that ping and cartoony ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@drieuxkoeppel8152]

OSCAR-winner! Best Supporting Actress!!

[@stevenaustin2507]

Wonderful reaction to my favorite musical song ever. Now I am a fan of you, too, Audrey!!

[@fredbronaugh7954]

I hope you have Disney +. There is show called "Step into the Movies" with the Houghs and they have that Anita Arian Debose. some wonderful singing and Dancing

[@TheTradge]

So glad movie musicals are FINALLY casting actual broadway stars, rather than celebs whose vocals are slightly patchy. Ariana Debose is an absolute star, and I’m so glad she got an Oscar for this role!

[@nicksmith2010]

Months ago, you reacted to songs from Hamilton. She (Ariana DuBose) is all throughout Hamilton, but as a member of the chorus (known as “Bullet”). She is the one that whispers to King George that John Adams has become the new president. She is a standout even as a member of the chorus.

[@ItMeGee]

I completely blame this movie (specifically this song) for the main reason I wanted a swishy wedding dress

[@thevixenshow4651]

You need to watch SCHMIGADOON! it’s perfection!

[@tytylittle6933]

love the harmony of guys and girls

[@esther8847]

You should react to One Hand One Heart, Maria, ahh they are all so good! You would love the movie!!

[@ItsMeWendyvee]

You watched her for hours in Hamilton! She was The Bullet :) :)

[@pcwillis]

It's just so... JOYFUL! 💃🏽💃🏽😀

[@the.h.is.silent]

She is GOALS. That’s who she is!!!

[@JohnHoulgate]

My favorite part of this number in the '61 movie was when Rita Moreno touches George Chakiris's arm and sings, "You forget I'm in America." and the women shout with glee that she finished Bernardo's line. That came off a bit low key in this version, but otherwise, it was a great scene all the way around.

[@CRanapia]

I take your point - but I think it was a sound performance choice on Debose's part because the whole number was pitched as a little less of Anita being flirtatious and teasing with Bernardo. Not saying it was better than Anita Moreno's read -- in my book, they both richly deserve the Oscars on their shelves -- just different.

[@JohnHoulgate]

@@CRanapia Debose was awesome all the way through the film. Anita is a scene-stealer role and she stood up to the challenge..

[@karmen181]

I held out in n watching this movie because I was a little bitter it got an Oscar nom and not tick tick boom. Felt like I was cheating ony main men Jonathan , Andrew and Lin. Well enjoyed it soooo much .. and what had me coming back was not the acting or singing it was the orchestra! And dancing !! It made me feel I was in the theater.. and I was blown away ... And omg the final scene

[@softshallow7435]

It’s a brilliant film. Saw it at the Cinema.

[@kathrynlouiseberman7919]

I got to see her on her last performance day in Hamilton. One of the things that always bothers me is that casting directors wouldn't think of hiring a non dancer for a dance role,like this, and yet they will routinely hire non-singers, like Ansel Elgort, for singing roles.

[@richierich7229]

Ansel Elgort is a great singer. What are you on about?

[@ruinspidey]

ansel elgort is a singer though? he makes music you can literally search him up on spotify

[@MsMaggyW]

Most actors know how to sing and if not, it's easy to learn with a good coach. Dancing is a less common skill and learning to dance this well when you've never done it seems like it would be way more difficult.

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

@@ruinspidey Ansel Elgort is actually an accomplished singer and musician.

[@ruinspidey]

@@bowtoyoursensei554 dude i know thats what i said?

[@mitsim]

Ariana DeBose, definitely a Broadway triple threat! Not a newbie!

[@moniquelacosta5170]

America is the most exciting dance number I have ever seen. I love both the 1961 and the 2021 versions. Maybe you can compare them both? In WSS the Dance at the Gym is my all time favorite of the 2021 film. The dancing is GREAT!!! Even though there is no singing, it leads to the Maria song. Maybe you can compare the 2 films. I have subscribed today. You give me good insight into the making of a song. Thanks.

[@kimberlywalkins]

Please more West Side Story!! I subscribed!

[@saberthecoolest]

This edition of America reminds me so much of Bollywood dance sequences! Lots of playback singing, but it's always so colourful and enjoyable!

[@JackieWarner13]

Ariana was in the original Broadway cast for Hamilton playing the bullet character & also in The Prom movie musical on Netflix. She was in Apple TV plus show called Schmigadoon. Really fun

[@alessio3575]

Ariana DeBose. I first saw her in that musical TV show "Schmigadoon!" and she was amazing!

[@aarongilmore1254]

More west side story please

[@matarthekiller6614]

your excitement is absolutely adorable

[@tiffanyp5781]

She was in SHMIGADOON (Disney plus) it’s a play off of brigadoon and she’s incredible in it as well!!! Amazing cast. You have got to check it out!!!!

[@kalebjernigan]

The woman is Ariana Debose! You watched her in the Prom, and she was also the bullet in Hamilton

[@putinscat1208]

She was outstanding, and made me watch the movie for the first time. Ariana and Ke Huy Quan are starring a movie called 'With Love' Feb. 2025

[@tytylittle6933]

love the laying of parts ❤❤ 3:02

[@lonellfletcher]

ARIANA DEBOSE- academy award nominee (hopefully winner come sunday)

[@jonathanrio6587]

I love how excited you get watching. I felt exactly the same way watching! I LOVE the original and was kind of against the remake, but I loved it just as much as the original. GREAT performances! and it was updated appropriately. Spielberg did that!!!! I also noticed the women in pants. Nice touch!

[@oliviamartinez7231]

When are you doing the watchparty for this? I love your reactions to West Side Story!

[@tytylittle6933]

love harmony of guys and girls 2:25

[@tytylittle6933]

love the dance break 3:36

[@xana636]

The first ten seconds of the intro, I could have swear it was "In the Heights". SAME.