Each day, the Bbox team trolls YouTube for the hot clip—sometimes it's a brand-new moment and sometimes it's a throwback to an oldie but goodie. No matter what praise hands are shot up, pearls are clutched and the repeat button is hit.
"The Next 10 Minutes" from The Last Five Years (Norbert Leo Butz and Raúl Esparza)
Ulterior Motives: The lineup for MCC Theater's virtual Miscast20 is turning out to be fantastic and they haven't even announced everyone yet! We shared the first round a week or so ago but listen to these names: Robbie Fairchild (An American in Paris), Ingrid Michaelson (Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812), Leslie Odom, Jr. (Hamilton), Isaac Powell (West Side Story), Lauren Ridloff (Children of a Lesser God), and our Hot Clip of the Day star, Norbert Leo Butz. Along with one of this year's Miscast20 presenters, Raúl Esparza, he takes on Cathy Hiatt's track as Raúl sang Norbert's original role as Jamie Wellerstein at the Miscast benefit in 2009. Fun fact, both actors Norbert and Raúl played The Emcee in the critically acclaimed revival of Cabaret.
Ultimate 🙌 🙌 moment: We have to say, it's a really beautiful duet and these two sound incredible! Raúl would be a marvelous Jamie - could you imagine his "If I Didn't Believe In You?" Then there's Norbert sounding angelic as Cathy in this duet. It's a heartfelt and lovely performance by the actors. It goes to another gorgeous level at 4:16. That moment at 4:25 where a growl happens and the harmonies are ON. POINT. It is truly divine. What a Miscast gem! Looking forward to more magic moments like this on September 13th at this year's Miscast20!
