This week was Broadway Week on The Today Show, and the theatre community turned it the hell out for national morning television! Scroll on for all the killer Broadway moments.
“Answer Me” from The Band’s Visit
Ultimate 🙌 🙌 moment: The band's ending is great but this video reaches its emotional peak around 3:38. Also, shoutout to the woman holding her sign high between Katrina Lenk and Tony Shalhoub during the emotional 3:55 moment.
“Mama Will Provide” from Once On This Island
Ultimate 🙌 🙌 moment: This is CHURCH. Alex Newell (who now lives in the great hall of Tony snubs) SLAYS the vocals—he’s serving more here than the broll (which is insane)!! I first clutched my pearls at 1:20 but it was premature because I threw off my headphones and threw both hands up at 2:40.
“Apex Predator” from Mean Girls
Ultimate 🙌 🙌 moment: These girls are much more fierce than they are mean—everyone is serving a full performance here. The Plastics are cold, hard & shiny; Erika Henningsen as Cady is lovable AF and singing her face off; and then Ms. Barrett Wilbert Weed (from the House of Vocals) brings it to the next level. When they come together around 3:50—yas ma’am! It’s also a great showcase for their Tony-nominated choreography.
“Hero Is My Middle Name” from SponeBob SquarePants
Ultimate 🙌 🙌 moment: This Cyndi Lauper song is going to be stuck in your head all day. What a truly fun moment to put on TV! The praise moment comes courtesy of former Elphaba Lilli Cooper and her “hero” verse around 4:08.
