Literal same and Imma say it…Corbin has thrice the talent level that Zac does. I luckily saw him in In the Heights back when and I don’t regret it one iota. Best casting decision that show ever made when it was still on Broadway outside of Lin himself. Equally made me laugh as well as cry. Never understood why Zac got all the attention when this chocolatey hunk with true triple threat skills exists.
Same I was crazy about him when he was younger in "flight 29 down" way before highschool musical. He was what brought me to HSM in the first place lol. No offense to zac
The arched back with arms behind, one leg elevated and now put it into motion. As simple as it may look, that is an incredibly difficult move. Phenomenal!!
The balance and core strength required for that dance were ever so much more obvious with Corbin than Liza. Just - DAMN! Liza made it look easy, but somehow this struck me more how difficult it would be, and how he made it work and again - look easy. Fosse was a mad genius with a serious sadistic streak.
Watched a doco, the other day, on the history of "Cabaret" which examined the evolution of Isherwood's "The Berlin Tales" to "I am a Camera" to the stage productions of "Cabaret" to the movie. Apparently, when filming this dance routine, for the movie, eventually they had to nail the chairs to the floor for most of the shots as Liza and the dancers could not maintain the balance required on unsecured chairs. Highlights the brilliance, and skill, of Corbin Bleu and the ensemble in this production! ua-cam.com/video/8xrGp3tzKgs/v-deo.html
Yes, I saw Cabaret on Broadway decades ago,, in NYC. Raul Esparza, had the lead, he was amazing. I can definitely see Corbin Bleu in the lead. He is definitely an underestimated performer in my opinion. I've always thought he would be a big broadway star, or would be a good dramatic actor as he matured. I thought I would see more of him, as far as television, movies, and Broadway goes.
Ryan Evans is somewhere in another life cheering this man on. Real talk tho, this was way good. Like Corbin is so legit. He gets right into character, not compromising any of the feminine energy of Liza.
The lighting in person was perfection, as were the easily visible dancers - who absolutely KILLED this number along with Corbin Bleu. The costumes were equally wonderful, turning sock garters into a sexy highlight. Unfortunately the dancers are very dark on video because it was lit for the live space. I'm super critical of Fosse numbers because I love them so much, and these guys were seriously perfect! I was blown away.
I am so glad you said some thing about the lighting. I thought about those dancers in the background who were rehearsing and rehearsing only to be totally in the dark. They look like they were really tremendous but it was really hard to tell.
Omg thank you for this comment! I was getting slightly irritated with the lighting (and camera work tbh) because the background dancers are such a critical part of this piece. I’m very glad to hear that it didn’t seem so poorly lit in person. And also that the costuming was good in person! The camerawork doesn’t really capture that. In fact, since the costumes as they are captured on camera look rather underwhelming, I was thinking that this comes off as an oddly somewhat more conservative rendition than other versions with bare legs that are shown off by the leggy choreography.
@@jk3253 And "I" was thinking that Bob Fossey must be rolling in his grave knowing his ground braking choreography has been practically erased in this production. (may he RIP).
@@jk3253 The way most of the dancers were fully dressed made the bare legs look even more obscene than if everyone was scantily clad, which I thought worked really well with male dancers
Corbin does it again...this is another one of his amazing performances...perhaps it's his best...it should be seen on Broadway...also would have liiked to have seen his fabulous dancers in a better lighting..
lighting for both the in-house audience and for video is always tough... more so when its a one-off performance... quite frankly its amazing what we get to see from this.
What a revelation! He did this with PERFECTION, so straightforward without a hint of camp. His movements are so feline! I also love the original Sally Bowles English accent. His singing voice is amazing too. I want to see him as the Phantom!
Yes! I saw him as Bert in Mary Poppins at The Muny a few years ago and he was amazing then. I had no idea what he could do and he continues to impress.
I'm out of breath just watching this. Corbin Bleu is a treasure and mind-blowingly talented. The breath control, not to mention core strength and musicality...simply perfection! Bravo sir!
Holy shit he’s amazing 😮😆 how does everyone doing this number make the chair balancing look so effortless?!? Incredible. Also I always see the performers do the same choreography, so is that like set in the script or something?
I saw a revival of Cabaret a few years ago that had different choreography and costumes - it was more like the 90s revival of the show (my guess being that Liza Minelli and Joel Grey did such an iconic job that everyone knew it couldn't be replicated so instead they decided to change things up especially the portrayal of the MC re Alan Cumming) so it isn't exactly set in the script (or at least not in stone). I guess they picked this one because it's iconically Liza Minelli so then it'd be more deliberately gender-flipped by having Corbin Bleu do her moves.
I watched this man play Don Lockwood in Singin in the Rain in St Louis a few summers ago. I have yet to see a better performance. He just puts so much energy and love into what he does and it's palpable
I remember watching this man as a kid in High school musical, seeing him now at this level is just so amazing! Great work Corbin! We love you brother! 🥰
Of course I've always known the name Corbin Bleu but this has made me a FAN of his. He is so extremely talented and I've watched this video repeatedly since I've found it.
that was faaaaaaaaaaaaaannntastic, from the opening flip to pose (no wasted movement!!!), which I replayed 5 times, it was IMPECCABLE! absolutely captured the essence of liza and fosse
Fun fact, when Corbin Bleu auditioned for High School Musical, he wanted the role of Ryan, because in real life he was a theater kid growing up, not an athlete. When they gave him the role of Chad he had to quickly teach himself how to shoot hoops, since he’d never done it before
An incredible performance!! Very respectful to the original which I love. I will say there is something about the male ensemble singing 3:25 that gives this part of the song some power to it, just so good!
Won the lottery to see him and Jinkx Monsoon in Little Shop of Horrors right before they both went off. Was there for Jinkx and left a massive Corbin Bleu fan. He was incredible! (Jinkx was too, of course.)
I teethed on Broadway musicals, my grandparents' 78s of South Pacific and Oklahoma. My life fave music (along with trad Folk, but was in theater from age 4 for 30 years. Saw Liza With A Z its first tv showing, adored he4 ever since for going full tilt boogie, balls to the wall total energy. Seen her Caberet dozens of times. I'm old and out of touch now, never heard of Corbin Bleu (brilliant name❣️)but j6st from this, on a phone, am Totally Awed by him👏🏽👏🏼👏🏾❣️The whole number is perfection.🎵🎶 The whole gender switching part of Broadway is welcome on many levels. The docu on Company! during Covid, in Sondheim's last days, was one of the Few bright parts of B'way shutting down. I'll probly watch this a fozen times this week, on tablet so it's bigger, cos it is so delicious❣️❣️❣️ I lost interest in B'way when it got all Disney-ized and all the music by the two guys who dominated these last decades sounds the same to me. Gonna spend s bunch of time seeking out vid of revivals like this one. It fits the whole Weimar decadence 💯%👌🏼👍🏽😘
He's been in Broadway productions of In the Heights, Kiss Me Kate and Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn. He was also in a production of Godspell but I don't remember if it was on Broadway or not. Oh and a performance of Mamma Mia at the Hollywood Bowl. He's done quite a bit more thespian work than just this song.
Attention Broadway producers and casting: The world could use 500% more Corbin Bleu.
Idk about the world but after this, I could
Corbin Bleu for every role! We have the technology :p
👀
FR THO
Chad Danforth: I don’t dance
Corbin Bleu: au contraire
If I can do this, well, you can do that
Corbin Bleu: "I wanna be that fucked up girl"
This comment
Brilliant 😂
Oh my god! I had not realised they played Chad until your comment!
I will never for the life of me understand why people were fighting over Zac Efron when Corbin Bleu was right there
Literal same and Imma say it…Corbin has thrice the talent level that Zac does. I luckily saw him in In the Heights back when and I don’t regret it one iota. Best casting decision that show ever made when it was still on Broadway outside of Lin himself. Equally made me laugh as well as cry. Never understood why Zac got all the attention when this chocolatey hunk with true triple threat skills exists.
I always did think he had nice eyes and a good smile. Plus then HSM2 came up and we heard how good his singing was.
Seriously though!
Not everybody is on the same taste level
Same
I was crazy about him when he was younger in "flight 29 down" way before highschool musical. He was what brought me to HSM in the first place lol. No offense to zac
He really matched Liza Minelli's moves beat by beat. Damn, that was incredible.
Yes original choreo but a totally different approach.
not only beat by beat. but also inch by inch. even mile by mile
Not just her moves, her whole energy. He fucking killed it.
The arched back with arms behind, one leg elevated and now put it into motion.
As simple as it may look, that is an incredibly difficult move.
Phenomenal!!
I’d love someone to edit these into a side by side
I always knew Corbin Bleu was talented but like this??? DAMN! Amazing performance
I’m sick of people sleeping on Corbin. He’s always been good! He’s a trained dancer and did theatre growing up!!
Im sure we would all rather sleep with him.
@@EmoExpression haha that too.
It was very clear from the start especially when his dancing drew away from Gabriel in HSM2 and Zac in 3.
@@R5ForeverXxWho’s Gabriel?
@@camara1194Lucas Gabreel, i got his surname wrong I used to just called him Gabriel as a kid obsessed with the movies🤣 he played Ryan Evans.
The balance and core strength required for that dance were ever so much more obvious with Corbin than Liza. Just - DAMN! Liza made it look easy, but somehow this struck me more how difficult it would be, and how he made it work and again - look easy.
Fosse was a mad genius with a serious sadistic streak.
Watched a doco, the other day, on the history of "Cabaret" which examined the evolution of Isherwood's "The Berlin Tales" to "I am a Camera" to the stage productions of "Cabaret" to the movie. Apparently, when filming this dance routine, for the movie, eventually they had to nail the chairs to the floor for most of the shots as Liza and the dancers could not maintain the balance required on unsecured chairs. Highlights the brilliance, and skill, of Corbin Bleu and the ensemble in this production! ua-cam.com/video/8xrGp3tzKgs/v-deo.html
Of course fosse was behind the choreo
Liza’s chair was nailed down too, they changed the shot for the part when she had to drag it across the floor.
Petition for Corbin Bleu to be apart of the immersive version cast of Caberet when it comes to Broadway.
YES!
Yes, I saw Cabaret on Broadway decades ago,, in NYC. Raul Esparza, had the lead, he was amazing. I can definitely see Corbin Bleu in the lead. He is definitely an underestimated performer in my opinion. I've always thought he would be a big broadway star, or would be a good dramatic actor as he matured. I thought I would see more of him, as far as television, movies, and Broadway goes.
Ryan Evans is somewhere in another life cheering this man on.
Real talk tho, this was way good. Like Corbin is so legit. He gets right into character, not compromising any of the feminine energy of Liza.
Ryan and Chad were basically canon if disney had not been such a coward. Ruan showed him all these moves and is very proud. Lol
chyan forever 🤞🤞
„I don’t dance“
In a parallel universe, Ryan Evans directed this
Ryan Evans as emcee, Sharpay as Sally, just continuing the thought
The lighting in person was perfection, as were the easily visible dancers - who absolutely KILLED this number along with Corbin Bleu. The costumes were equally wonderful, turning sock garters into a sexy highlight. Unfortunately the dancers are very dark on video because it was lit for the live space. I'm super critical of Fosse numbers because I love them so much, and these guys were seriously perfect! I was blown away.
I am so glad you said some thing about the lighting. I thought about those dancers in the background who were rehearsing and rehearsing only to be totally in the dark. They look like they were really tremendous but it was really hard to tell.
@@nrjohns50 My sentiments exactly. Neither the lighting nor the camera acknowledged them.
Omg thank you for this comment! I was getting slightly irritated with the lighting (and camera work tbh) because the background dancers are such a critical part of this piece. I’m very glad to hear that it didn’t seem so poorly lit in person.
And also that the costuming was good in person! The camerawork doesn’t really capture that. In fact, since the costumes as they are captured on camera look rather underwhelming, I was thinking that this comes off as an oddly somewhat more conservative rendition than other versions with bare legs that are shown off by the leggy choreography.
@@jk3253 And "I" was thinking that Bob Fossey must be rolling in his grave knowing his ground braking choreography has been practically erased in this production. (may he RIP).
@@jk3253 The way most of the dancers were fully dressed made the bare legs look even more obscene than if everyone was scantily clad, which I thought worked really well with male dancers
The effortless perching on the chair with one leg and the other crossed over is sending me!
I’m glad Corbin went to the broadway musical route for his career. This is wonderful and sexy.
Corbin never went off the rails.
me, at the height of my 2am hubris: …i could do that
Wow, excellent performance. What a talent. Couldn’t you see him as Billy Flynn?
HOLY SHIT YES!!!!
YO that would be incredible
Corbin does it again...this is another one of his amazing performances...perhaps it's his best...it should be seen on Broadway...also would have liiked to have seen his fabulous dancers in a better lighting..
lighting for both the in-house audience and for video is always tough... more so when its a one-off performance... quite frankly its amazing what we get to see from this.
Better lighting and naked.
@@chadoakley8505 "Never director" says what?
What a revelation! He did this with PERFECTION, so straightforward without a hint of camp. His movements are so feline! I also love the original Sally Bowles English accent. His singing voice is amazing too. I want to see him as the Phantom!
After he loses weight...
Yes! I saw him as Bert in Mary Poppins at The Muny a few years ago and he was amazing then. I had no idea what he could do and he continues to impress.
I missed him in that, but I saw him as Don Lockwood on Singin’ in the Rain at the Muny and was shocked and impressed
THAT WAS HIM????
such an underrated talent
Really? I just look at his CV. He is quite accomplished!!
Definitely!
One of the two genuine performers to come out of High School musical.
Who is the other one?
Vanessa Hudgens? Zac Efron? Ashley Tisdale, probably not.
@@tapesbytaylor Lucas Grabeel
@@SWein66 you're right, not them.
Whos the other? 😅
The smirk at 3:27 as he kicks his legs over is everything.
I'm out of breath just watching this. Corbin Bleu is a treasure and mind-blowingly talented. The breath control, not to mention core strength and musicality...simply perfection! Bravo sir!
Holy shit he’s amazing 😮😆 how does everyone doing this number make the chair balancing look so effortless?!? Incredible. Also I always see the performers do the same choreography, so is that like set in the script or something?
It's just so iconic it hard to do anything else! 💯
Training. Lots and lots and lots of training is how.
It's choreography by the late, great Bob Fosse, originally created for the film version of *Cabaret* (1972), as was the song.
@@oliverbrownlow5615yes, it's original choreography
I saw a revival of Cabaret a few years ago that had different choreography and costumes - it was more like the 90s revival of the show (my guess being that Liza Minelli and Joel Grey did such an iconic job that everyone knew it couldn't be replicated so instead they decided to change things up especially the portrayal of the MC re Alan Cumming) so it isn't exactly set in the script (or at least not in stone). I guess they picked this one because it's iconically Liza Minelli so then it'd be more deliberately gender-flipped by having Corbin Bleu do her moves.
I watched this man play Don Lockwood in Singin in the Rain in St Louis a few summers ago. I have yet to see a better performance. He just puts so much energy and love into what he does and it's palpable
My new favorite sally bowles
he makes the dance look so effortless WOW
Great performance and his pronunciation of the german words was exceptionally good.
"German words"? Prissy much?
This is complete brilliance. Also, as a native Brit, I have to commend his English accent - it’s very good!
My thoughts also. I was about to check if he actually was British
So good. Corbin is so talented. Happy to have seen him in Kiss Me Kate. He needs to be back on Broadway ASAP
I remember watching this man as a kid in High school musical, seeing him now at this level is just so amazing! Great work Corbin! We love you brother! 🥰
Kudos for temerity and guts because anytime I’ve seen anyone (man or woman) do a number Liza immortalized, the more in awe I am of Minelli.
Of course I've always known the name Corbin Bleu but this has made me a FAN of his. He is so extremely talented and I've watched this video repeatedly since I've found it.
that was faaaaaaaaaaaaaannntastic, from the opening flip to pose (no wasted movement!!!), which I replayed 5 times, it was IMPECCABLE!
absolutely captured the essence of liza and fosse
Wow! He killed this performance. Very talented.
Throw him a Tony!!! Literally a man named Tony…. This was a amazing.
It feels like just yesterday I was 12 years old and saw Corbin playing baseball while claiming he didn't dance. I guess he changed his mind. 😉
What do YOU do?
@@thewhiterabbitchaser What business is it of yours? NONE. #ShutUp #YouNeverBoughtUA-cam
Fun fact, when Corbin Bleu auditioned for High School Musical, he wanted the role of Ryan, because in real life he was a theater kid growing up, not an athlete. When they gave him the role of Chad he had to quickly teach himself how to shoot hoops, since he’d never done it before
wunderbar mein herr
Wow . Have a whole new respect for Corbin👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I thought this was utterly fantastic. A new spin and an old classic. This is giving me a new appreciation for the song and the theme of Cabaret.
He's so light on his feet that chair barely moves 😲
WONDERFUL!!!
He’s amazing
What a fabulous performance! Bravo Corbin!! ❤
I cannot even state how happy this made me. Absolutely astonishing.
This choreography is fucking difficult you guys. They did that!!!!
Corbin Bleu is AMAZING ✨ the world needs to stop sleeping on him!
An incredible performance!! Very respectful to the original which I love. I will say there is something about the male ensemble singing 3:25 that gives this part of the song some power to it, just so good!
So glad I saw this year's Broadway Backwards live, god this performance was EVERYTHING! Really an amazing show.
Words can’t describe how much I love this man and his talent. Geeezzzz 😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨
Devoured
Spectacular
Corbin is amazing! I saw him in D.C. in Anything Goes and he was absolutely incredible! So much talent!
He rocked that shit. Yall know he did!
I need him back on the big stage NOW
the way I would literally die for this as a full production
Corbin Bleu is amazing! ❤😊
I still can't believe this. the choreography..... the attitude..... The Liza! This is indeed fiercely approved.
Wow! He's so talented.
Good for you Corbin. Doing grown up stuff now. He is very talented❤
THE TITLE ALONE ALREADY HAS ME SCREAMING NO WAY NO WAY. IM SO EXCITED IVE BEEN LISTENING TO MEIN HERR A LOT LATELY FOR SOME REASON
It's so good but it definitely shows how effortless Liza makes the choreo look.
He Owned that song.
Sally Bowles who?! Amazing love Corbin’s live performances, never disappoints, a child of the stage
He has such a cheeky persona. Love it!
Won the lottery to see him and Jinkx Monsoon in Little Shop of Horrors right before they both went off. Was there for Jinkx and left a massive Corbin Bleu fan. He was incredible! (Jinkx was too, of course.)
beautiful. just beautiful.
I teethed on Broadway musicals, my grandparents' 78s of South Pacific and Oklahoma. My life fave music (along with trad Folk, but was in theater from age 4 for 30 years. Saw Liza With A Z its first tv showing, adored he4 ever since for going full tilt boogie, balls to the wall total energy. Seen her Caberet dozens of times.
I'm old and out of touch now, never heard of Corbin Bleu (brilliant name❣️)but j6st from this, on a phone, am Totally Awed by him👏🏽👏🏼👏🏾❣️The whole number is perfection.🎵🎶
The whole gender switching part of Broadway is welcome on many levels. The docu on Company! during Covid, in Sondheim's last days, was one of the Few bright parts of B'way shutting down.
I'll probly watch this a fozen times this week, on tablet so it's bigger, cos it is so delicious❣️❣️❣️
I lost interest in B'way when it got all Disney-ized and all the music by the two guys who dominated these last decades sounds the same to me. Gonna spend s bunch of time seeking out vid of revivals like this one. It fits the whole Weimar decadence 💯%👌🏼👍🏽😘
Oh same. Parents ' records, yup. Even grandparents ' records. Ezio Pinza owns "Some Enchanted Evening ".
That voice! I'm just memorized. Wow!!
Saw him in Singing in the Rain and he was incredible there too 😍
He’s a joy to watch
He is superb!
I am all for it, love Elizabeth Howard!
BRILLIANT! BRAVO!!
I'm literally sobbing and clapping right now. This man is so talented!
I’ll say this once ! Corbin Bleu is a fine looking guy! Damn! ❤.
Damn, that was so good! And his English accent is impeccable. I can see me watching this many more times. Excellent performance.
I like that he did the thespian work even though it’s just for this song
He's been in Broadway productions of In the Heights, Kiss Me Kate and Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn. He was also in a production of Godspell but I don't remember if it was on Broadway or not. Oh and a performance of Mamma Mia at the Hollywood Bowl.
He's done quite a bit more thespian work than just this song.
Two snaps, man! You were beyond fabulous! 🤩🤩🤩
He’s come along way from being on Disney Channel! I love to see it!
Corbin! I went to high school with him! Such a sweet guy! So happy to see his great success!
This so good, the vocals are insane
WOWWOWWOWthis guy's talent is over the top!
I didn’t realize Corbin Bleu doing chair choreography was something I needed but here we are 😍
Wow love him
That drop was so clean 3:34 & I how lots or all of the background dancers are male
I now have a new note to sustain while doing bicycle crunches, thanks for the inspo Corbin!
Wonderful performance!
That was MAVALOUS!!!!
How amazing! ❤
Just fabulous......
That was stunning! More please! :D
Fantastic! 👍
Faaaaaaabulous!
Love it.
this is rewiring my brain
Fantastic
Fantastic performance.
Fantastic!
Saw him as Usnavi in In the Heights…still blown away. More of him on broadway pls
He makes this look so effortless! I decided it looked easy enough, gave it a try, and promptly fell on my face
Stunning.