Why Are Weird Musical Adaptations So Popular? (ft. Sarah Z)

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[@cykuta44]

*even a story of a guy who didn't like musicals can be a musical*

[@ridleyrickmanreduz2196]

Even the story of a rock can be a musical

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

I’m just a ROOOOOCK!!! A big stone ROOOOOOCK!!!!! I’m made of ROOOOOOOOCCCCKK!!!!!!!! That’s why I ROOOOOOOOOOCCCCKKKKKK!!!!!!!! (And to the bridge!) I-am made-of-stone, and-I’m-thrown at-your-bones! I’m a rock! I may-not-talk, but I rock all the same! I’m a rock!

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

I loved how they mention Hamilton, and then have the Professor reference Hamilton later with the line "You think l'm not prepared for you? I've been waiting in the wings!"

[@BestgirlJordanfish]

The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals is honestly one of my faves of all time.

[@Deader-Than-Dead]

@@BestgirlJordanfish starkids musicals are some of my favorites

[@communisticus191]

The chorus of Hadestowns "why we build the wall" also builds upon itself like a wall. In every chorus there is one line added on top of the preexisting chorus.

[@feel-goodfrankie8370]

It's also referring to the 4th wall.

[@Max-zs7di]

Woah

[@juliadietrich3584]

How Did I Not Realize This- oh I know why I was too busy being distracted by patrick page's amazing beauty of a voice Especially that one note at the beginning, the second time he says the line 'why do we build the wall' So Dang Low and beautiful lol And just in general Patrick page lol

[@pinkajou656]

GENIUS!!! SO GENIUS

[@dominiquepocopio777]

OH MY GOD

[@lulu-the-librarian]

Lmao shout out to Six for making me know wayyy more about King Henry’s wives than I thought I ever would

[@Astra.6889]

Exactly, I love Six ❤❤❤❤😍😍😍

[@goodjobeli]

I'm British and even I learned a lot from Six, and we learn about the tudors.....a lot.

[@callmeca1]

The British learnt from horrible histories

[@Justice237]

Space Otter Horrible Histories taught a lot of things but not a whole lot about the wives themselves - but then again, it’d probably be hard to make Katherine Howard’s story funny or kid friendly.

[@rainbowpearlvlogsandanimations]

@@Astra.6889 Me too! I put in a reference or two to it into one of my school essays. Yes, I am that obsessed.

[@abigailisbored7676]

I'm still waiting for that Megamind Musical

[@starthng]

69 likes

[@chillycasual4572]

I'm expecting megamind to say the n word.

[@maggieent3215]

I'd like to see it

[@reasyrandom]

If that happens, Megamind NEEDS to sing "The Villain I Appear To Be".

[@SimplyWaffle]

@@reasyrandom I LOVE THAT SONG AND ANIMATION, You are the MOST cultured person on plant earth for that idea!

[@oliviageyer5716]

See, I knew you were religious by the many and frequent veggietale references

[@konnerdent4835]

Olivia Geyer Huzzah! A man of quality!

[@deadaccount2212]

a lot of my friends who aren't religious and don't have religious families watched veggietales, probably because it has some good messages.

[@bailey9947]

TurtleFace Veggietales is just Jesus’s shitposting change my mind

[@oliviageyer5716]

Parker Bailey i couldn’t if I tried

[@peridotasadeadbritishmonar7924]

I'm not religious but I love VeggieTales.

[@feliciarussell2684]

I think a fantastic example is, “West Side Story.” It broke boundaries when it appeared. “Romeo and Juliet as a modern New York gang war? Yeah. Sure. That’ll work.” And it did!!! It paved the way for theater through its songs, choreography, direction, etc. it still puts me in awe.

[@bradyweed4124]

Oh shit, that’s what it’s about? I’ve never seen or heard it. Sounds great.

[@obamna666]

I’m not sure if this was started by West Side Story, but tons of Shakespeare adaptations are set in the modern day or in alternative settings

[@corinnehorowitz6559]

also the fact that it told about the struggles of immigrants and hispanics in america in that time period which was very shocking for its audience at the time

[@kikispears4749]

Now that Schaff has referenced Starkid, I need him to review The guy who didn't like musicals, twisted, or firebringer. Although I won't mind hearing more about Heathers. I love me some Heathers.

[@nitw06]

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT

[@isabellan7200]

YES heathers and starkid are amazing

[@rosemurray857]

GOD DAMN IT HERMAN!

[@epicremarc]

Sadly, editing his his top 30 villain songs video shows that it’s Jalisa who knows starkid, not James.

[@ellieofthebeast7952]

I SAW THIS COMMENT AS IT HAPPENED

[@fekinuhhh3495]

There’s a fart joke in Madagascar the musical that goes on for 2 and a half minutes

[@kauswekazilimani3736]

We aren't worthy of such brilliance.

[@oo-ef3fv]

perfection

[@amyishere5206]

Can confirm

[@amyishere5206]

Also there's like a 7 page song about steak

[@D0VEGUM]

And one in the Sune musical, if you want to know what Sune is you are clearly not a true Swede

[@MadameCorgi]

Schaffrillas has clearly never seen that weird bootleg of Les Mis which is set during a futuristic Zombie apocalypse

[@RianeBane]

um wHAT

[@goodjobeli]

Why do I feel like this could work

[@3nu570]

W h a t. Is that real? How can I find that?

[@GuerillaWelder]

More please

[@colonyofrats4193]

Err where can I find this

[@meatcute6165]

pEoPle: I hate when the actors don’t look like the characters Hamilton Cast: • - •

[@carolinecorra]

Limp Noodles that’s what i love about it tho, because Lin purposely casted people of color to fill the roles of political leaders when they wouldn’t have had a chance at that during the time Hamilton actually took place

[@nicolettethebaguette1576]

Lol right, it actually pisses me off when I see an animatic or fanart of Hamilton Musical and the characters look historically acurate

[@apoof4528]

@@nicolettethebaguette1576 but not everyone makes fanart for the musical.

[@ktw5574]

"Thomas wasn't BLACK"

[@jamingrythm584]

@@carolinecorra I heard the reason he did that was because back then when America was made everyone was an immigrant, cause technically everyone came from either europe or somewhere else. So he was trying to make a point

[@unholyzoe]

My dudes, Schaf made a Starkid reference, I can now live at peace.

[@BuddyBoo-qz1dh]

@Unholy Zoe I KNOW! I literally shrieked out of pure JOY

[@alejandror.9974]

@@BuddyBoo-qz1dh as did I.

[@b4tsnbugs]

Y E S

[@madmadmaddymad]

I LOVE STARKID yet somehow I missed the reference? where did he talk about them?

[@b4tsnbugs]

@@madmadmaddymad at 1:00

[@sparklingsora]

I thought that Burr was the narrator because of the emphasis on how he prefers to stand on the side and watch how things play out instead of always taking action.

[@disgruntledradish6106]

If you think about it, with some minor tweaking of the book and lyrics, that would actually work and I would LOVE it

[@elizabethashley42]

That's a really good insight

[@TNTITAN]

That and apparently an actor to play John Adams would cost too much.

[@theflyingspaghettimonster4165]

Wait burr isn’t the narrator...?

[@TheLittlekuribohfan]

Young Scrappy and hungry people... So exactly the kind of people who can't afford a Hamilton ticket

[@Mars_555.]

I mean...qho needs to see it when you hsve one uploaded to y- MINECRAFT TUTORIAL

[@RenaDeles]

On one hand yep that shit is too expansive which is why I'll probably never see a Broadway play on Broadway, but on the other Hamilton is more accessible then most since they both have the whole ocr on Spotify, and the story only happens in the music. So even if one weren't too go for less official methods that Sarah Z might have talked about in a video for example, anyone with internet access can enjoy the story in some way.

[@oliverlee8232]

heY YO I'M JUST LIKE MY COUNTRY-

[@angiex750]

ME

[@AntepenultimaRomantica]

just traveling to america would be all my organs sold on the black market

[@melonyrobinson9944]

People who don't like musicals because people randomly burst into song have obviously never been to my house

[@utubrGaming]

Don't you ever feel the need to express your thoughts in a rhyming monologue, with stirring strings in the background?

[@idlesun1645]

My stepfather hates musicals, I love them, so Everytime I'm in the tv seeing one he starts rambling about how it doesn't make any sense and I'm like "you just don't get it"

[@candescence]

I barely keep from bursting into random song everywhere. The only concession I make is singing softly or going into the next room, and frankly the journey home at night is always the best part of my day for the sole reason that i do not care enough about strangers to not sing out loud in public. This was even before I discovered musicals were a thing, so I can confirm that musicals are real

[@TheRealLittleBIGhead]

Wouldn't that make them like it less?

[@plutossky7534]

Mines either

[@Nomarura]

My school did Les Mis with a punk rock aesthetic! The music was all the same, but we did the costuming and set design our way. It was rad!

[@aishutoon4553]

Ngl that sounds awesome

[@jamilleyomtown]

YO. That's dope

[@WilliamMorgan-rc5ud]

Awesome, but would’ve been awesomer if you did the music and vocals punk as well. That’s impossibly difficult to readapt but it could be so cool

[@parkerislost6400]

Shaffrillas : * shows two second clip from TGWDLM * Me : Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well.

[@apffee7287]

YES.

[@lominary]

YES. STARKID.

[@calebchan4210]

Yay starkid

[@spacetea4537]

YESSS

[@cash_machi0896]

I SCREAMED

[@tabshiraz]

"Javert: A Star Wars Story" featuring the story of the Stupid Hat is something I would 100% pay money to see

[@tritogenias]

me: wow one of the 6 people who still enjoy the great comet of 1812- comments: *DID SOMEBODY SAY* *S T A R K I D ??*

[@burnpygmalion39]

it’s not everyday you find another person who likes to see jeff blim go insane for 2 hours

[@eratinuwu1952]

I love the Great Comet

[@frameturtle]

Same

[@ameliewilson6673]

As one of the very few lucky people who got to see Great Comet live on broadway, every time I see anyone reference it in the slightest I go absolutely BALLISTIC. Still my second favorite show to this day (behind Deaf West Spring Awakening of course)

[@hannahb6411]

I'm one of the people who's just barely getting into Great Comet

[@stephanielawrence6523]

As you are clearly a StarKid watcher, PLEASE can you do a video on how Twisted has one of the best villain redemption stories ever!

[@anelkalumbao2108]

it couuuld be the editor who inserted the clip there, we prolly should be asking _them_ for a starkid vid ö

[@DeviBuster]

Y e s

[@de-niall]

Yes! YES!

[@katherinerodgers2056]

pleaseeee

[@idlesun1645]

Yessss

[@Sleepless_Sam]

I don't like hip hop, I don't like musicals, and I don't like history... I've listened to Hamilton at least 25 times.

[@Xenephos]

Sticks and Stones That's one of the biggest things about Hamilton that confuses me the most. I LOVE Hamilton but generally dislike all of the individual pieces. I guess it's like a casserole; veggies, meat, and spices kinda suck on their own but they're pretty good together.

[@sketchyth0ughts399]

@@Xenephos casserole is fucking awesome on its own

[@truthseeker8200]

Exactly. Hamilton just has that magic

[@L16htW4rr10r]

Danggit, now I really want to watch it. Is there the full show recording in KZbin?

[@phrog1670]

Sticks and Stones, only 25 times? weeak

[@crm1301]

starkid stans 🤝 great comet stans going ballistic when someone mentions our musical in pretty much any context

[@cryptid4131]

When your both and feel this extra hard 😭😭😭

[@baller5709]

I relate to this too much

[@littlesongbird7881]

Literally I got so excited seeing Natasha in the thumbnail

[@cryptid4131]

@Sphingidae same ;-; I watched the video solely bc I heard there was great comet and I was NOT gonna pass up that opportunity

[@eyeball_freak]

As someone who is both a Starkid Stan and a great comet stan, this is accurate

[@SianNadine]

Shaffrillas obsessed with Hamilton and Moana... what’s the overlap here? Oh wait ... Lin Manuel Miranda that beautiful man

[@bruhitzanerd8366]

Y e s

[@sincerelysomehumaniguess7610]

Y E S ~

[@alizeica519]

I don't know if you understand this, but SING THE BEGINNING OF MOANA!

[@bruhitzanerd8366]

And also Chris jackson voice acts as Moana's dad so....

[@dvdcbb]

@@alizeica519 i know fellow starkid fan

[@ChristopherMoom]

I can't wait for the musical version of the MCU Musical Cinematic Universe

[@halikarnak1862]

Not featuring spiderman

[@keiradickson2354]

spiderman turn off the dark

[@gezz5904]

halikarnak too soon, am crying

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

WHO IS SPIDERMAN?

[@kayamoosic]

@@halikarnak1862 too soon dude

[@burnpygmalion39]

Trail to Oregon matches these too. Who would expect a simple video game from the 1980’s about the gold rush turn into such a phenomenal musical about a family’s struggles.

[@Sowono]

And dysentery

[@alizeica519]

@@Sowono I was literally about to type the exact same thing. r/beatmetoit

[@luciaelizalde5243]

My name is Cletus Jones and I've killed three people👌

[@TheMurrmursonbottle]

Listen I love starkid and all their musicals, but calling TTO phenomenal and making it sound so deep when 80% of it is shit jokes and a complete train wreck is a step too far

[@joelatkin1214]

TheMurrmursonbottle it only really has poo jokes towards the end, and it’s hilarious, and it makes you cry, what’s not to love about it? It’s phenomenal

[@averystreeter9470]

the only good movie adaptation on broadway rn that I love is beetlejuice, it really is a wild ride and stands out against its competitors

[@alexw3777]

Avery Streeter If only Heathers was on Broadway (not saying its better because it hasn’t made it)

[@ondiiina]

@@alexw3777 lmfao

[@wootdorfstudios8252]

Avery Streeter The plot and writing is pretty sloppy to be honest.

[@thattheatrekid2519]

And Heathers if it was on broadway

[@ChenoWolf]

While I sure do like Beetlejuice, it's lacking a little bit for me, it doesn't really have any songs that stand out too much and at times it feels like it's just dialogue being sung for no reason. Still really enjoy it though.

[@BugsyFoga]

I cant wait for the Schaffrilas musical with songs like "WHY MUST EVERYTHING BE SO PAINFULLY AVERAGE "

[@skittybug6937]

And a whole song about steaks and mis steaks.

[@AGO271]

Cant wait for the song called "Subverted My Expectations"

[@epicremarc]

Don’t forget the great act 1 closer: That was his mistake

[@aishutoon4553]

And Tamatoa is the main character

[@LlamaLlama213]

I think we’re forgetting the best musical The Spongebob Squarepants musical

[@johngreen8344]

Llama Cult It is the best day ever, when another recognised the beauty of this epic ballad of a musical.

[@turtle1661]

it's actually a really good show. i got to see it a couple of times, and it deserved all of the nominations it got :)

[@itspronounceddie8129]

YES

[@bluexbeanlyn]

my heart went boom when i read this comment

[@alfeld3729]

I fucking *LOVED* that musical!

[@msamyrose100]

You know what musical adaptation from a snippet of a story would work amazingly? Working Boys: The Musical

[@Mr.En1gm4]

Hamilton move over, your new competition's in town.

[@confusedrune9887]

5 o'clock really can't come soon enough

[@goodjobeli]

it was supposed to be extremely boring though, right? like as much as I like the bit and the snippet of the song is a bop it would not work as a full musical.

[@mb-176]

@@goodjobeli yeah, the whole thing is based in an inside joke between starkid on what the worst musical would be like.

[@deadaccount2212]

WORKIN BOYS, WE'RE UP TO OUR ASS IN SHT- WHATS IS THIS BUSINESS

[@SarahZ]

madagascar: the musical when??? edit: HOLY SHIT IT'S REAL. thanks for having me!

[@Springy297]

hUh

[@amyishere5206]

It exists. I was in it. I played skipper. I'm not kidding look it up

[@aurora_skye]

We don't talk about that. It's cursed.

[@swansonjoe7121]

Yo! U still alive after the Lily Orchard roast? Lmaoooo

[@DrMoonRose]

Ok but where'd you get your Monokuma plushie?

[@lyfrassirr]

*stares at film adaptations usually being crash grabs* *stares at beetlejuice musical* *sw e a t s as slowly g rabs it*

[@slion9914]

LISTEN it's a FUN AND GOOD MUSICAL

[@ShowtuneSampler]

slion Fun? Maybe. Good? Eh, that’s a bit of a stretch. I saw it pre-Broadway, and nothing short of rewriting 3/4 of the show could’ve saved it.

[@user-sm1uw6bo1h]

@@ShowtuneSampler did you say that the beetlejuice musical might be fun im sorry sir you’re coming with us

[@nickbecerra9580]

@@ShowtuneSampler That's the thing. Pre-Broadway Beetlejuice is pretty trash but they rewrote it to focus more on the emotional aspects and it really makes is better. You should check out a slime tutorial of it sometime

[@MaeAlessa]

Heathers too

[@cavenoises]

I actually audibly gasped at that last line James you GENIUS

[@brennanruiz1803]

Hadestown has fucking beautiful music. I know I’m biased as someone who loves early/mid 1900s jazz, but I don’t care.

[@mewingmanda]

Brennan Ruiz I’m not even that big a fan of jazz music but hadestown is a masterpiece

[@julia-kk7zi]

a g r e e d

[@marimidoriya6059]

I love it

[@averystreeter9470]

I’m not a huge fan of the show itself but god the music is absolutely amazing

[@misteryA555]

I really prefer the off broadway versions of all the songs though. Like, I get why they changed them but also whhhhyyyy ;~;

[@taylmaor]

“I love les mis with all my heart... and I tolerate phantom fairly decently” ME

[@juliadietrich3584]

*gaspsssss* Howww My phangirl heart just breaks Tbh I'm kinda the opposite lol, love poto and tolerate les mis

[@PhantomFandoms]

When he said that I literally just out loud mumbled "yea that's about right"

[@juliafaith06]

Well they put in the movie which is not very good comparing it to the 25th anniversary

[@MsAbixxx]

Taylor I would have been butthurt with his statement in my 13-16 year old crazy Phangirl phase. But as I’ve matured I do understand how cheesy and overrated Phantom can be, especially when compared to my newest obsession Hadestown. It’s still my favourite musical though. What can I say, I’m a sucker for melodramatic 80’s cheese. And the fact that Schaffrillas doesn’t love it doesn’t change my love for it. Not everyone likes everything.

[@baguettegott3409]

@@juliadietrich3584 I get violent war flashbacks when I see the phrase "phangirl" or "phandom"... not because of phantom, but because of Dan and Phil...

[@Sinshine-Lennypops]

The Schaffrillas Productions musical playlist- 1. "Subverted My Expectations" 2. "Why Shiny is the Best Disney Song" 3. "Sharktale was a Mistake" 4. "Painfully Average" 5. "Shrek the 3rd was a mistake" ((The Sharktale reprise)) 6. "A mastapeece" 7. "The Magic of Bradburd's Writing"

[@portpebble]

8. Frollo is great

[@jennychionidi8495]

and the musical will be called "THAT WAS HIS MISTAKE"

[@fudgesolo6352]

I want this musical so bad

[@im_waiting_for_the_catbus]

Ember 360 9. BAH! - The Ballad of A Sad Strange Little Man

[@helenaperez4343]

9. That Is... a Movie.

[@icannotchoose]

1:00 God bless you and your correct taste in musical theatre

[@jasmine-km2lv]

Indecisive starkid starkid

[@abbeyangevine1773]

Ah, yes, here we stan StarKid and Veggie Tales. Welcome to the greatest section of KZbin.

[@sillygoosetaur]

I really want to like it but the 400 is so perfect

[@yumyum3599]

Everyone overlooks the masterwork that is Springtime For Hitler

[@rem5782]

In Germany?

[@petercarioscia9189]

Springtime in Germany mien man

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

It’s springtime! For Darth Vader! And the Empire!

[@thegoodmudkip3652]

Winter for Poland and France

[@vincedanc3911]

My name is Dorf and I was born in Düsseldorf

[@reasyrandom]

Hamilton - adapted from history/a book that Miranda happened to stumble upon Heathers - adapted from a cult movie Be More Chill - adapted from an obscure book Dear Evan Hansen - ...

[@nectarinn3]

DEH is also a book.

[@suntheclumsycat]

The book was made after the musical was released. The story was based off of something that happened during one of the creator’s high school years. Basically, a kid died and everyone started trying to jump in and claim they knew him well.

[@clarabrandaog]

Dear Evan Hansen is an original script musical. The book came out later.

[@kathradyne6801]

DEH, TEARS

[@that_orange_hat]

ReasyRandom the BMC book isn’t actually all that obscure, but just kinda faded in popularity after like the early 2000’s

[@de-niall]

I loved the snippet of The Guy Who Doesn’t Like Musicals.

[@wormgf]

schaffrillas: the great comet me, bursting in through the wall:

[@dangerousflowerboy6806]

LMFAO SAME

[@cryptid4131]

SAMEEE I CRIED WHEN THE CLIP OF THE FINAL BOWS PLAYED

[@louiebeatty3667]

"and I'm personally religious" I like how you embrace who you are instead of shying away from it, props to you man

[@karateparty100]

Agreed. I admire it when people are open about their religion (especially Christianity). It shows they have good courage

[@lizzycoy1745]

@@karateparty100 why especially Christianity? If anything, christianity is one of the easiest regions to "come out" as in the western world.

[@iridescentsea3730]

@@lizzycoy1745 might have something to do with his orientation.

[@zemorlockwarlock8791]

Iridescent Sea his orientation? Is Schafrillas gay? It’s cool if he is, I just didn’t know

[@noorazraq2245]

Ze Morlock Warlock Nope,have you seen his Hunchback video?He talks about a girl he met on tinder.

[@fatcat8088]

"Probably the best arc in the entire Bible, up there with Noah's" Thanks, man

[@kenz5206]

great comet is my all-time favorite musical. i’m so blessed to see it live because it’s such an outstanding and breathtaking experience. how it didn’t win against dear evan hansen is beyond me. it’s so creative and inventive and you can tell dave malloy put his everything into it.

[@AidanKedzierski]

As someone who has loved Hadestown and Great Comet so so so so much, thank you so much for this video. These weird musicals have such a special place in my heart and I'm glad that someone else gets why they're so amazing.

[@justmeh3000]

Please talk about Starkid for once, you keep showing them to us I know you like them

[@kieravermeal9127]

Apparently it's his editor that likes Starkid and Schaff has never seen any shows. Although that might've changed, since he directly referenced/sang a Starkid song (Kick it Up a Notch from Starship)

[@KEKrato]

PLEASE do a video about the StarKid musicals

[@callumpullen9378]

Yes. Just yes

[@mirainhaf]

Yes. This. I need this.

[@serenp4427]

It'll be... showstoping

[@samfromtheshire6761]

Oh god yes

[@maxthefool]

K.E. Wagner omg yesss

[@re_animatedabby6791]

Patrick Page is a national treasure and must be protected at all cost. Because I loved him in Hunchback and was devastated it didn't go to Broadway I looked into his other works and discovered Hadestown. He has finally gotten the broadway recognition he deserves!!!

[@juliadietrich3584]

Yes! And he was put with all these other amazing singers like amber gray and eva noblezada, which is perfecttt

[@ohwow6640]

Welllllllll It's great that people have forgotten about that Spiderman musical. Reeve Carney and Patrick Page will always bump into each other.

[@instinctbrosgaming9699]

The only thing Patrick Page couldn't do was fix Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark

[@scorpioninpink]

No one can really fix that mess.

[@abbyehrenstein2550]

Great comet is still the best musical experience on broadway I have ever had. The staging, lighting, costume design, and immersion is so amazing

[@user-tn1dy4en1w]

abby ehrenstein best show I have every seen in my life.

[@abbyehrenstein2550]

cinIALVEspO w sadly no they ended the run on broadway. I’m not even sure there are any good bootlegs because the acting happens all around the theater and the actors are constantly in the isles.

[@ameliewilson6673]

abby ehrenstein yeah I can confirm that all the boots suck. When I saw it I had an onstage seat so any boot I’ve tried since then is just depressing

[@epicremarc]

Amelie Wilson you won life

[@epicremarc]

I am incredibly jealous. All I have are bootlegs

[@sirshotty7689]

"The tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise" sounds like a Shakespeare play

[@eoincampbell1584]

I don't think you've read the titles of too many Shakespeare plays...

[@seanyazzie8191]

If it was a Shakespearean tragedy it would by titled, Plagueis the Wise, a tragedy.

[@eoincampbell1584]

@@seanyazzie8191 Also wrong, yall' kids need to read more.

[@duolingo_abuse_is_realclub7949]

Can we all appreciate how absolutely amazing Jekyll and Hyde is.

[@ConnorTheUndying]

Where is Shrek 4? There, now we can say something useful in this comment section.

[@superdude681]

Yeah

[@tylerhackner9731]

There we go

[@hobbesb9597]

Who wants shrek 4? I want shrek 6

[@borrowedcolt1108]

Majoras mask review first!

[@focusfireno.1099]

After the Madagascar trilogy, he'll do Shrek 4.

[@dannywood8623]

The mean girls musical is actually a bop tho

[@LunaWitcher]

Mostly Regina's songs, though. I particularly think "fearless" and "do this thing" could have been better. I get where he's coming from.

[@noodleraptor]

I WANNNA WATCH THE WORLD BUUUUURRRNNNNN

[@LunaWitcher]

@@noodleraptor yes. You get me.

[@cate7229]

LunaWitcher and ‘who’s house is this’ which is frankly terrible

[@noodleraptor]

I agree, who’s house is this is kinda bad. it’s my least favorite song lol. But I like all the other songs

[@melodytheatre2887]

Y’all forgetting about IT: The Musical where Pennywise was defeated by a Britney Spears dance battle

[@samiam7327]

Bread

[@Solnai42]

"...and seeing them not the way they are," Ho don't do it. "But the way they could be." 😭😭😭

[@hadiyahhope9354]

i screamed when he said that

[@bleh93]

the great comet is one of my favorite musicals and is one of my special interests and i ended up starting war and peace because of it, watching the show adaptations of the past, and GOD i love the great comet. and many other musicals but i'm glad that this was praising the great comet because it deserved so much more appreciation.

[@sappiilassi5832]

Marshall Price Great comet💓💓💗💓💓

[@autumnramble]

"No one would ever set Les Mis in space" Time to brush off the dust from my "Les Disposables" Transformers fanfiction...

[@koalasandwich567]

That sounds epic

[@pinkajou656]

Oh my gosh LMTO

[@ABitSoupy]

Ok so, I'm currently a minuite in. You uploaded a video. One point. Its about musicals. Another point. It refrenced some of the most currently known. ANOTHER point. YOU ADDED IN A STARKID CLIP! A billion points for you sir.

[@TheShuckmeister]

Still waiting for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure The Musical

[@griffinlidiard732]

It has to happen eventually, right?

[@JosibiusZ]

Considering they have to incorporate the musical references into the soundtrack... Its gonna be tough :v

[@TheFlamingDraco]

I went into the comment section to look for JoJo references and find a whole JoJo channel.

[@Abbey0912]

You know, since you mentioned it, if there's death note musical, maybe jojo could be adapt to musical as well. I'm really sure you're joking or not😅but if there's going to have Jojo musical, it needs to be well-written and good, for the sake of JBA reputations🤔 sorry if i wrote smth wrong, English is not my first languge😅

[@slickmf4634]

Part 4 would make an amazing musical Ngl

[@musicprincess9747]

*sees Lin, Denée, Reeve, and Eva in th thumbnail* me: all my favorite broadway shows represented in one photo... i like that

[@gutsmasterson2488]

No mention of the greatness of Something Rotten. 0/10 Shakespeares.

[@happychaosofthenorth]

Remember, when life gives you eggs, make an omelette.

[@juliacondensada]

0/10 not enough Christian Borle

[@noorazraq2245]

Me: *reads title* a surprise to be sure,but a welcome one

[@goodyougetastar]

Hi, just so everyone's clear: yes, Great Comet did get robbed of its rightful Tony.

[@nekomarustoes4865]

YOU USED THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS WE'RE MARRIED NOW Edit: jfc I've never had this many likes on anything before. The duck is pleased

[@LavenderWhale]

That was me LOL

[@nyx.8254]

SHOULD WE KILL HIM

[@callumpullen9378]

Everything he's talking about is musicals with.... showstopping numbers.

[@nekomarustoes4865]

@@callumpullen9378 with Emma front and centre?

[@callumpullen9378]

@@nekomarustoes4865 a kickline is inevitable.

[@Angie-ji7be]

Schaff: *uploads a video about musical theatre* Me: I AM SPEED

[@jordyn2173]

was i the only one that was screeching when there was that starkid/tgwdlm reference?

[@jackiegonzalez6814]

When are we gonna get a LEGO movie musical along with a LEGO Batman movie musical and a LEGO ninjago movie musical? Oh I almost forgot a bionicle musical!

[@cassie5248]

Honestly though? Imagine if they found a way to make the sets entirely out of lego

[@jackiegonzalez6814]

Caleb Martin yeah, and the songs and the costumes and puppets etc. But In the ninjago movie, the environment was animated realistic that includes the plants, water, ice, and even the mud!

[@ThomasG_]

Add the Bionicle musical to that list and you'll have me on board

[@smolshay]

My current weird musical obsession? Six. King Henry the 8th's six wives telling their stories. It's awesome, Go listen to it. Do it. Now. It's a wonderful musical and so much fun.

[@Mpiewizard]

YESSS It’s so good!

[@greenergrass4060]

Listen up,let me tell you a stoory!

[@voidify3]

"While not being interested in any other portion of War and Peace whatsoever" okay fair BUT, despite its length, war and peace absolutely slaps. watch the bbc series for a general idea of the rest of the plot and mental images of the characters that don't appear in great comet, then read it or get an audiobook, because not only is it fun to brag about, but it goes fucking HARD. I recommend listening to the great comet soundtrack as you go when you get to volume 2 part 5 though, because you will appreciate Malloy's skills as an adaptor much more once you realise JUST HOW MANY of the lines are ripped right out of the book

[@asterismos5451]

XD I have the show basically memorized so I could just see it by reading it though I read a different translation than what Dave used. So for me, I loved all the character melodrama like was in the show, but didn't care the slightest for the war bits or the endless philosophizing bits so it was intermittently enjoyable. Sometimes really slow, sometimes great. The great comet bit is far from the only good bit, gotta say. Aside from the shitshow of an epilogue, it did have some wonderful conclusions to several character arcs before the epilogue. Also I just hope that maybe someday Dave will go revisit Moby Dick and rewrite it a bunch because the songs are amazing and he clearly knows what he is doing mostly, but a lot of that show was just a big mess and would really benefit from him actually listening to people of colour rather than speaking for them and getting mad at their negative reactions to his (often) bullheaded writing.

[@kaya.serrano1693]

Omg yes the musical is why I decided to thrift the book and read it so I can understand it better and I’m obsessed. I already caught where the lyrics in “no one else” came from.

[@nobodyiswatchingvideos]

I’ve loved Hadestown forever and I’m so happy that it’s getting more attention

[@hadiyahhope9354]

@@birdplushie you know it's been around for years, right? it JUST won those tonys.

[@zo-zu7158]

Mmmmm The cgi for Cats on a technical level is actually really good. It's just that no one needs to see those cat humanoid monstrosities

[@petercarioscia9189]

Some people are all about it. *_Those_* people ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@imasisara]

I can fix the cgi with 4 words: give them cat noses.

[@kerri6011]

Also get rid of the human lips too and maybe give them dangs

[@petercross1879]

@@petercarioscia9189 I'm a furry, and I find them horrifying

[@nectarinn3]

@@petercross1879 Same here. Even we don't want these abominations.

[@cupcakequeen1313]

This video introduced me to Six: The Musical and now I’m obsessed!

[@nikvlai9730]

i just discovered six yesterday and i watched it and am obsessed now

[@1nsgnfgnt]

all i saw in this video was "Majora's Mask video is coming 4/27/2020"

[@Nosiu]

also the shrek 4 video will come out before the end of the year don't worry

[@greatestloseralive7615]

Yeah okay... They’ve got Shrek the musical and soon Madagascar the musical... Where’s my Bee Movie Musical?

[@laralara8856]

I'd watch that

[@smeltstarverse7306]

*Megamind the Musical*

[@greatestloseralive7615]

Smelt's Custom Corner Y e s

[@owls2223]

@@smeltstarverse7306 Santino Fontana as Megamind Barrett Wilbert Weed as Roxanne Ben Platt as Hal Alex Brightman as Minion Ben Crawford as Metroman

[@flowerrat5055]

A group called seehumans recently made Ya Like Jazz? A Bee Musical. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2SvaGaJrNasi5I

[@thewitchbasket]

I like how Hamilton (the musical) actually makes Burr a better person than he was in real life. In the musical, he's concerned with upholding the legacy set forth by his parents, but in real life, he was a selfish and manipulative little man who eventually moved to Louisiana in an attempt to profit off of war with Spain, leading to Jefferson trying (and failing) several times to get him convicted of treason. He also had a strong desire to conquer Mexico for whatever reason, and to do this was soliciting funds in England for a while. He was eventually kicked out of the country, tried to flee to France, was booted by Napoleon, and ended up back in America. Somewhat ironically, his divorce lawyer was Hamilton's 3rd son.

[@meiju1563]

Yea, this is why I really like Lin's storytelling. He makes us feels sympathy for someone who's supposed to be the villain, and died over 200 years ago.

[@voidify3]

His ex-wife's divorce lawyer actually, and even more of a power move, the son was named Alexander Hamilton Jr. Also Burr died the day the divorce was finalised. Poetic_cinema.jpg

[@rick30521]

It's just crazy, sounds fake but it actually happened.

[@nicolersands]

The musical makes ALL of them seem better than they were. Hamilton was a super-capatalist shithead who didn't care much about immigrants despite being one and arranged the purchasing of slaves for his in-laws, George Washington was a slave owner who did NOT free his slaves upon his death (his wife did a year later because she hated living surrounded by people waiting for her to die), Hercules Mulligan was also a slave owner who relied on his slave Kato to do a LOT of the spy work for him, Angelica Schuyler met Hamilton TWO YEARS after Eliza married him and still had an emotional affair with him (so her entire character arc/conflict is bs. Also she had older brothers), Lafayette was...actually pretty cool ngl, and Jefferson was a slave owning pedophile rapist who kept his own children as slaves (just read Sally Hemings wikipedia page it is so much worse than just that ohmygod). Soooo yeah a bunch of completely shit people being presented as sympathetic.

[@jamiec9260]

@@nicolersands Yeah, that's exactly why I've always taken issue with the show and throw up a little in my mouth when I hear it getting praise - infact a friend of mine who is way less restrained in their hatred of the show on that basis was joking about how Lin's next project will be about rehabilitating Hitler lol

[@noorazraq2245]

Oh god. I thought I finally escaped the hellish black hole that is the Hamilton fandom.

[@LavenderWhale]

You’ll be back

[@nekori.]

You will see

[@acdsarc11]

You will remember you belong to me...

[@mewingmanda]

i barely escaped too, but I still can’t help myself from jamming out to the album every now and then.

[@hannahjwhitson]

Same and now I’m back where I began

[@MminaMaclang]

Have you... watched the movie Cats Dont Dance? Because if you havent You need it

[@corenlavolpe6143]

Such an underrated movie 👌

[@FragglevisionReturns]

That movie was my childhood ♡

[@MagpieDynamics]

“All I want to do is the thing that I love”

[@connierule3902]

Weird childhood memories. I don't even know where we got the vhs but it's one of the most outstanding memories I have.

[@klg9549]

It's possibly my favourite movie ever. Funnily enough I can't stand the whole "get the band back together" plot in other films/shows, but this just works.

[@lightworthy]

i was a massive greek mythology nerd in middle school, but by the time hadestown rolled around i forgot about orpheus and eurydice. when i found out how their story ended i CRIED. i hadn’t watched anything and knew no plot aside from the myth and wait for me one. then when i saw a bootleg i SOBBED for so long. and every rewatch or relistening through the album i sob again, and every time i still have hope that maybe this time it’ll change. i didn’t even get sad upon hearing the original myth because there was no personhood attached to them, just names and being told they loved each other. taking a myth that’s tragic and sounds hopeless and injecting hope and creating a deep connection to mythic characters that most people don’t know about or barely do??? that’s genius and takes so much talent. and to do it in a way that EVERYONE can relate and see themselves in the story, and to show the dichotomy between hades and persephone’s and orpheus and eurydice’s love? it creates a story you can learn from, but is innately hopeful, and teenagers to old people can relate to and CARE about, AND has accidental parallels to our real world problems (the fact that why we build the wall was written in 2006 and is so relevant now is poetic). setting it in a familiar more recent era like the great depression BUT having it also be post apocalyptic to give liberty is genius. it allows us to connect in a very different way than we would if it was set in ancient greece, especially because a song like flowers can be read as just straight eurydice’s experience with hades transitioning into the underworld, but also sexual assault and abuse and poverty. there’s so much you can recontextualize in hadestown to modern plights and that’s a sign of timeless writing. something like les mis is so much harder to recontexualize for some of the songs because they’re so specifically about the battle, and i think that’s what hamilton also does really well. that’s why it’s so popular, they’re not just broadway songs, they’re songs YOU can listen to and inject yourself into without tying, just like a normal cd

[@berkleypearl2363]

Hadestown is flawless and it’s my favorite thing ever and I’m so happy it exists

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

*Next Up:* Despacito: The Musical _One of the greatest Broadway hits of all time follows the story of Luis Fonsi and how the song turned into a sequel._

[@trashking471]

*I laughed longer than I should*

[@howtubeable]

"...Broadway has been inching towards weirdness for quite some time..." God! What an understatement.

[@ShowtuneSampler]

I mean, Via Galactica! was in the ‘70s. Broadway has been weird for a very long time - it’s only in the past 15-20 years or so that “weird” has made the leap to mainstream

[@sepulchrums]

I see Sarah is a woman of culture as well with her Nightvale/Desert Bluffs poster

[@szaboluca5536]

Right???

[@alexw3777]

And Donganronpa plush (I hope I spelt it right)

[@johncoleman1930]

All hail!

[@AdoboSoGuud]

@@alexw3777 *Danganronpa

[@sarahbearah6297]

Not even a mention of Pokemon Live. Also I can't tell if Schriffillas likes Mean Girls the Musical or not?

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

"You're such a goody-two-shoes, it's more fun being bad!"

[@bogey]

mean girls isn't really a weird adaptation, it stays quite true to the film, or at least the feeling of it. it wouldn't apply to this video

[@fatherpleasereturn2088]

pokémon live is a fucking bop

[@rosemurray857]

*I shrieked when I heard the StarKid.*

[@c.jhamblin5759]

Please..... Revive....... Great comet Edit: please find a way to bring up Amber gray Edit 2: the lack of Amber gray is deeply upsetting

[@Kazpberry]

C.J Hamblin I- I AGREE

[@myrrhder8964]

I was waiting for Amber to be mentioned tooo

[@kayleerogers6043]

should I listen to great comet :00

[@Kazpberry]

Kaylee Rogers *Y E S*

[@isad9391]

I'm so sad that I obsessed with Great Comet two years after it closed, please bring it back

[@maggieeverman9913]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL ❤️ -disney -reveiws -truth -starkid -hadestown -hamilton -literally all of my interests

[@allthewayfromatoz3855]

This is just a video essay on why fanfiction shouldn’t be so hated on

[@BlueLucario98]

Thank god, a broadway video from a professional shit poster, god bless you

[@dovefilms]

19:18 okay out of all the musicals im surprised are included in your videos, the _death note musical_ was not something I really expected. at all.

[@holdingcactus]

They made a death note musical...

[@karateparty100]

Wait, wut...

[@JD2390]

Did you guys not know about it?

[@riveristhename2129]

When I was in high school we did les mis twice, once normaly and then we did it as if it were set in a post-apocalyptic civilisation. It actually worked really well. We even managed to win an award at our state.

[@charlietheanteater3918]

You should make a video exclusively on Shrek the musical and how it doesn’t work

[@smallvoices9564]

Waaa I loooveee Shrek The Musical. Its really funny and there are so many innuendos hidden in a seemingly kids musical

[@Jill4ChrisRedfeild]

I actually love the music in Shrek the musical, but was so disappointed to find that 90% of the script was exactly the same and the only huge change was Fiona being mentally ill from being locked away for 20 years. Which was great.

[@smallvoices9564]

@@Jill4ChrisRedfeild I'm confused. How is that disappointing?

[@Jill4ChrisRedfeild]

@@smallvoices9564 I felt as though they could have done something more exciting with the script, changed up some of the dialogue or story beats or something different. Besides the music, and the inclusion that Shrek and Ffiona were forced to be alone from a young age, I don't think the musical added anything more to the story that was already there and they really could have expanded upon a few things. Instead the script is cut almost word for word from the film so any time someone isnt singing, the story is what we've heard before and as someone who kiiinda obsesses over Shrek and has watched it since it came out in theaters as a 6 year old, the musical adaptation when there is no music is boring haha

[@smallvoices9564]

@@Jill4ChrisRedfeild thanks for explaining

[@jennakastigar2169]

THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT GREAT COMET!!! 💖 💫 it doesnt get enough love anymore and for a while ive noticed the instrumental versions of its songs in the background of your videos :)

[@froge6652]

My favorite historical musical adaptation is Firebringer. It is incredibly accurate and educational. Great way to learn exact how fire was discovered and also that time when we were all married to jemilla was golden

[@thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989]

Ok, but what about the Phineas and Ferb Stage Show?

[@savannahkrystall2698]

Phineas and Ferb aren’t allowed in the third dimension it’s horrifying

[@vvx600]

Its too good for its time

[@skylon01]

Phineas and ferb: across the third dimension

[@stinklordbonk8253]

Don’t give them ideas

[@lavenzavantas]

Still waiting on that Shark Tale musical

[@imhappy5266]

Beetlejuice the musical. That is all. just had to drop that here

[@azutheviper6443]

Im Happy It’s so amazing, I love it;; specially ‘what I know now’, what an amazing song

[@fayfalc21]

rip

[@MsAbixxx]

Im Happy As much as I like Beetlejuice the musical, it isn’t very unique. Not in the same way Hamilton or Hadestown are.

[@angelfish1506]

I'm obsessed with Beetlejuice and SIX at the moment. Literally all I've been listening to.

[@kayleenoxie6372]

@@angelfish1506 **bursts through wall** DID SOMEONE SAY SIX?!?! That and Mean Girls are my favorite musicals

[@TheChaoticAsexual]

12:30 HECK YES I LOVED THAT MODERN CONNECTION IN THE SONG GET DOWN FROM SIX

[@LavenderWhale]

I KNOW RIGHT

[@softeunoia4763]

10:56 watch out the ten people in the 1776 fandom are about to be mad

[@gabivermes2501]

Oh, I am

[@ChamiKhan13]

WE WILL FIGHT YOU AND WIN. IT WAS THE OG HAMILTON AND IT DID IT GLORIOUSLY although in this house we love and respect lin manuel miranda because he is a god

[@elizabethashley42]

I'm a fan of 1776 and I'm here to fiGHT

[@TheWoodEyeLyes]

24:05 "I LOVE musicals" so hard she spills her tea felt that

[@jackdanielsinthelionsden1887]

I'm still waiting for the musical adaptation of the live action remake of the _animated_ remake of the novelization of the musical adaptation of the screen play of Shrek