Alex Newell sings "Mama Will Provide" at BroadwayCon 2020 while crew fixes tech problems!

Alex Newell was busy hosting the BroadwayCon 2020 First Look panel and bantering with the audience, when a member of the tech crew came from backstage to announce the panel would have to shut down for a few minutes while they worked out an audio problem (which you can hear in the "Between The Lines" First Look panel video). Lucky for us, Alex is a Broadway singer too, and without a microphone or musical accompaniment, Alex sang an impromptu rendition of "Mama Will Provide" from "Once On This Island", with a little help from the audience! The show must go on, and this performance proved it!

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[@willwalker24601]

Woww he "accidentally" sang it 3 keys higher at the end and it was a slayyy

[@GETOSUPASTAR]

How the hell was he not nominated (& won) the Tony for "Once On This Island"? Alex's voice is one of the seven wonders of the world... ❤🤗

[@johnphilipfantonial4540]

They got bitter, jealous and maybe racist. I think, even tho I never seen a tony awards or know any of the committee or people behind it.

[@user-xs6lu9nj3c]

She*

[@allyisanxious2551]

jailin samuels actually alex uses he/him pronouns

[@GETOSUPASTAR]

@@allyisanxious2551 thank you 🙄

[@mrbusinesss1]

@@allyisanxious2551 don’t they go by all pronouns?

[@evamaloon1920]

Alex, you dropped this: 👑

[@m1kesnts]

who needs a mic? not alex haha amazing!

[@lalagonegaga]

It is perfectly ok for me to die now because Alex will raise me from the dead.

[@islandeatssand684]

Was this even planned? It seems to me like he just went on because they had tech issues and he still absolutely killed it. He’s so underrated
He went on with no warmup and no one backing up him, how the heck did he still do that amazing?
Let's face it, Alex Newell is the star we need but don't deserve

[@NerdNewsToday]

It was not planned at all. The tech issues occurred, and Alex did this to help keep the audience excited. He was incredible

[@islandeatssand684]

@@NerdNewsToday Damn, I knew he was amazing but that's just a whole new level. Istg there's a dramatic soprano dancing around in his throat somewhere

[@Almando]

Tony Award Winner Alex Newell.

[@meredithchandler73]

Just stumbled on this video. I think Alex even starts the song a half step higher than the key he normally sings in!

[@kendalgibson2405]

The way he sings the word fan is amazing it’s so full

[@SK-ue4in]

Thank you! Finally a crowd that backs him up, cheerfully! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@joeytansey8466]

When you have an impromto musical number and the world joins in, that is the dream.

[@bossladybaby9702]

This video has zero dislikes he really is blessed

[@mikelucas1183]

It has 3 dislikes sorry😭

[@willwalker24601]

Nobody:
15 people: No

[@MABACTS]

I won a Tony! 😂♥️ he should have!

[@LucasSilva-it3lz]

Always fun seeing Alex singing

[@ktgbw]

Mama certainly provided. Thank you Alex!

[@Jes824]

That voice is golden.

[@SearchingForTimothy]

How fortunate to live in a time when this can be recorded and shared. Wow.

[@nghtwtchr9]

I need for him to STAR 🌟 in a Sylvester biopic or stage play!

[@mesweetsam]

So blessed and so underrated ❤️❤️

[@desireekeys6854]

Didn’t know I could live this song in so many ways. Alex is a real treasure 💜💜💜

[@fireshakti777]

Holy cheeses...tHAT RESONANCE!!! 😱❤️😍

[@orlandocordova9495]

Those CREATING need to create roles just for this one!

[@robertmonthe9750]

Amazing my number one countertenor

[@theonlyexception54]

Absolutely brilliant! Soooo much talent running through that soul!

[@mariabreu3056]

I CAN’T WITH ALEX!!!! AMAZING!!!!!!

[@rogeriosousa9474]

❤️

[@willwalker24601]

"i WoN a ToNy"... the shade tho lolll

[@ryanjoshuacalo9146]

Nonchalantly says "I WON A TONY"

[@romeisloan]

The girls need to take notes, I am!!!!

[@noname-gu6ho]

I wish I was in that audience I would have sing the chorus.

[@ciberdark]

gorgeous, talented, funny

[@jamibarnes7317]

I love this!

[@SuperManning11]

Phenomenal!

[@chadstchad]

AMAZING.

[@Pj_Sigma22]

In love!!!! 😍😍😍

[@markeyce_P]

SHE NEEDS TO SING AND IM TELLING UU BY JENNIFER HUDSON.

[@felixer2846]

They did, in the Glee project

[@allyisanxious2551]

he did on the glee project

[@rnancy4218]

@@allyisanxious2551 its They a**hole

[@lilly.486]

@@rnancy4218 you overreacted, correct them kindly.

[@dakingbey]

BY JENNIFER HOLLIDAY* that’s not JHud’s song.

[@Teuzalvez]

Woooow

[@jeremylloyd1533]

What a GIFT FROM GOD!!!!!

[@noelegreen9841]

Yesssssssss

[@ceejayl5350]

Sickeninggggggggg

[@gabrielleivie4585]

This act should have definitely been on the BET awards idk why they don’t do it smh I know they can’t do a whole play but certain parts yes 👏🏾

[@Elmiaho]

❤️❤️❤️

[@spinel3089]

SO EFFORTLESSLY WOW

[@TherealAphrodity]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@missfrancineangelique]

Alex: Mic who?

[@samsstudio9913]

Does anyone know if Alex has ever addressed their pronouns? 🤔💖

[@SamKFCNyanJAHorsley]

I read somewhere that Alex is gender fluid but prefers he/him but I haven't heard directly from him so don't wholeheartedly believe me

[@allyisanxious2551]

he uses he/him

[@gabrielalves6953]

Mercedes tá diferente

[@jovanka609]

Brittany 😂😂😂

[@skyesmith532]

Note change

[@MasonPerry7]

Mosquitoes?
Ew... Ha!

[@psycoticcinnomonbun1804]

Covid killed this show and I hate it!