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.
"Nine People's Favorite Thing" from [title of show] (Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, Heidi Blickenstaff, and Susan Blackwell)
Ulterior Motives: Tonight is going to be something else over at the Vineyard Theatre website! For a donation of $25, you can access what is bound to be a night of joy and hilarity with the [title of show] show Vineyard Theatre Virtual Variety Show show. According to their site's description, Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff and Jeff Bowen, the original stars of [title of show] which ran Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre before Broadway, will be performing new material PLUS "renowned special guest artists from theatre, film and television sharing performances, sketches, reflections, special quarantine talents, and more."
The renowned stars? Courtney Balan, Laura Benanti, Jeff Blumenkrantz, David Cale, Victoria Clark, Billy Crudup, Micaela Diamond, Rachel Dratch, Barrett Foa, Ryan J. Haddad, Christopher J. Hanke, Benjamin Howes, Bill Irwin, Cheyenne Jackson, John Kander, Judy Kuhn, Linda Lavin, The Lopez Family Singers (Lindsay Anderson, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Annie Lopez, Bobby Lopez, and Katie Lopez), Rick Lyon, Bob Mackie, Audra McDonald, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joe Morton, Julia Murney, Alex Newell, Leslie Odom, Jr., Kelli O’Hara, Steven Pasquale, Larry Pressgrove, Zachary Quinto, Nicolette Robinson, Nathan Salstone, Brooke Shields, Douglas Sills, Ryan Spahn, Phillipa Soo and Michael Urie. The evening will be directed by Michael Berresse and Matt Vogel. Cool? Cool.
To support the Vineyard Theatre with a $25 donation, and view the show tonight, click here.
Ultimate 🙌 🙌 moment: We love the simplicity and honesty of Susan Blackwell recalling her Ohio baking competition at 2:32. We agree Susan!