"A Lot Like Me" from The Magician's Elephant | RSC's new musical first listen to Jack Wolfe
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Have a first listen to Jack Wolfe perform a track from the upcoming new musical, The Magician's Elephant.
Nancy Harris provides book and lyrics for the piece, which also has music and lyrics by Marc Teitler. It follows the story of an orphan boy, whose whole world is transformed when a magician conjures an elephant from the sky.
The show is set to run from from Thursday 14 October 2021 to Saturday 1 January 2022, and will be directed by Sarah Tipple, who was the associate director on the venue's hit musical The Boy in the Dress.
The principal cast includes Keisha Amponsa Banson (Matilda) as Gloria Matienne, Marc Antolin (Matilda) as Leo Matienne, Sam Harrison (Les Misérables) as Count Quintet, Forbes Masson (The Boy in the Dress) as Police Chief, Mark Meadows (Flowers for Mrs Harris) as Vilna Lutz, Alastair Parker (Matilda) as the Magician, Summer Strallen (Young Frankenstein) as Countess Quintet and Jack Wolfe (Pinocchio) as Peter Duchene.
Further cast comprises Sharif Afifi (Milliner), Alison Arnopp (Baker), Hannah Brown (swing), Michael Carolan (swing), Lucca Chadwick-Patel (Fishmonger), Stephen John Davis (Doctor), Zoe Halliday (The Elephant), Wela Mbusi (The Elephant), Suzanne Nixon (The Elephant), Wendy Somerville (Mrs Griswald) and Mandi Symonds (Sister Marie).
The Magician's Elephant is designed by Colin Richmond, with lighting by Oliver Fenwick, music supervision and direction by Tom Brady, vocal arrangement by Brady and Teitler, orchestrations by Sarah Travis and Teitler, sound by Paul Groothuis, movement by Francesca Jaynes, dramaturgy by Réjane Collard-Walker, puppetry direction by Mervyn Millar, puppetry design by Millar and Tracy Waller. John Bulleid acts as magic consultant, with video by Douglas O'Connell.
“Play piano, too?”
“Flute,” said Wylan defensively.
“Perfect.”
"If you get us killed I'm going to get Wylan's ghost to teach my ghost how to play the flute and then I'll follow you around with it"
"Then I'll get Matthias' ghost to beat your ghost up"
"My ghost won't associate with your ghost"
"I can speak Fjerdan"
"Schoolboy Fjerdan probably, I'll bet you speak it about as well as I speak Moose"
"I'd have thought Moose was your native language"
"Who's Mark?"
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“You should visit me in Ravka. We could learn to use our powers together.”
“How about I push you in the canal and we see if you know how to swim?”
“I’ve heard he’s one of the richest men in Ketterdam. I wouldn’t cross him.”
@@a.m.s6611 i cracked at his part 😆
A magic flute perhaps?
I love how all of the Six of Crows fans are here fawning over Jack because he’s playing Wylan.
(Me, pretending I’m not doing the same thing)
yesss lol
JAJAJA YES LOOOL
Wait, Six of Crows is getting an adaptation?!
@@jacobbissey9311 maybe its not confirmed yet
YES
Sir, i would like to order fjerdan national anthem, please ?
This made me giggle so much, yes please!
MY THOUGHTS PRECISELY
but make it with drunk milk instead of regular pls ☝🏻
Wylan's not fjerdan though but yeah thatd be great T.T
@@AllDaGoodUsernamesWereTaken Yes, but in one of the Shadow and Bones books, Wylan distracts Fjerdan guards by singing the Fjerdan national anthem.
A perfect guy who will definitely fit for the role of jack frost for a live action movie. 😊
Omg I didn't think of that! He would be utterly perfect though!
Definitely, agree 😁☝️
OMG yes yes!!!
I agree. He has a very animated feature.
Omg! Yes!
Cant wait to hear him sing the national anthem of Fjerda
EXACTLY MY THOUGHTS
Our Wylan Van Eck Sunshine 🧡 his voice is so incredible!
We all had the same idea to come here after the casting announcement 🤣
Exactly!
I'm kinda late but han jisung in your pfp??? I love him so much
@@e28_skz omgg a fellow stay I love him soo much too 🥰
@@Fairytaleski oh wait is your bias lee know? it is mine too!!
Everyone searched "Jack Wolfe singing" after the casting for shadow and bone was announced. 😂
He is PERFECT. I CANT WAIT TO SEE HIM ON THE SCREEN. OUR WYLAN VAN ✨SUNSHINE ✨
I can't wait for him to sing "Drunk FJERDAN Anthem " in the show.
Also this song just fits Wylan so perfectly.
Edit: That's the most likes I ever got ! Thank you ?
Edit 2: 130? *Shocked Pikachu face *
I seen him live doing this it was great
@@ebonyclarke2588 WHERE WHEN HOW
After finishing Season 2 tbh😂
Ben and Jack singing together? take my money 💥💳💥
Is it too late to do S&B: The Musical??
No Now I want it so badly
oh my gosh that would be the most beautiful duet!!!!!!!!
@@alealcantaram OMG WE NEED THIS ASF
as a theatre kid and a soc fan, i am currently losing my mind rn
same
I hear he kills it on the flute too...
I love that random Jack Wolfe videos are being suggested to me after the casting announcement lmao
This popped up randomly for me today after binging season 2, our UA-cam knows us too well!
He will be a great Wylan
Is he a mythical creature? He looks like he has stopped aging, beautiful voice, and an innocent & pure vibe.
I saw online that his boyfriend made a birthday post for him on instagram once calling him a woodland creature
@@dhruviarthe is gay?
@@sandemetrioxo sir he’s literally transman lol.
@@sandemetrioxo yup
@@dhruviart omg he looks like a botton, isn't that cute? 🤩
His little 'I enjoyed that' at the end though. How adorable can a person get? You can tell he really enjoys singing. Wish I could've seen this live.
kit and jack singing together when 💳💥💳💥💳
I need this in my life !
Yes, I'm here to see Wylan. Yes, I also just enjoy this as Jack Wolfe singing with his beautiful voice. So glad to have had a reason to discover him.
same 😭
Just imagine the lyrics of this song as if sang by Wylan talking to Inej.
THEY FIT SO WELL
I imagined it as him talking to Jes but yes that fits even better
@@laurah3791 I'm gonna try to listen to it again in the Wylan-Jes scenario!!
Surely it won't hurt u.u
@@laurah3791 i wouldnt say the lyrics fit fully with wesper, but i wrote a wesper version ;)
In the dead of the night
While the whole world's in slumber
What is it you dream of?
What is it you wonder?
Do you have a father?
Far across the sea?
Longing for his baby.
Wondering where he must be?
Alone here with no family
Under lock and key
In so many ways
You're a lot like me
A lot like me.
Do you have a lover?
Someone you can tease
Someone who you belong to
Someone who you please
Do you have a home?
Do you have a name?
I look into your eyes and i can see the saints
Alone here with no family
Under lock and key
In so many ways
You're a lot like me
A lot like me
I've lived my whole life not knowing for sure
If someone's out there for me
If there's something more
Surrounded by people
Who never stop to see
The lonely boy before them
The boy that was me
@@kylarthrower8601 update that was the wrong acc but we move
@@kylarthrower8601 yess that's exactly how I replaced the words in my head while listening
i’ve never heard of shadow and bone (i might just check it out though) but i’m so glad jack wolfe is getting popular now! he’s absolutely brilliant in everything he’s in, so i’m really happy more people are finding out about this lad
I absolutely recommend shadow and bone! If you want to know more about Jack’s character specifically, you might want to read the book Six of Crows and be on the lookout for a character called Wylan.😉😉😉 Enjoy!
@@pharaoh4064 thanks! i’m def gonna have a look at the show when the new season comes out, and i’ll keep my eyes out for the book the next time i’m looking for a good read :)
i'm glad i noticed him through his casting for s&b !
@@siouxsiesiouxseyebrows i found him through a very minor character he had in Inside No 9, so if you ever want to see him teaching steve pemberton to dab, uh season 6 episode 6 of no 9 is a fun one
have you checked out shadow and bone yet?
who’s here after the cast announcements????
I aammm
Yas!
meeee
Here😆
YESSS!!! CANT WAIT TO SEE HIM IN THE SHOW
Go little Rockstar. You are perfect Wylan Van Sunshine
SPOILERS FOR S&B2
I can’t help but imagine Wylan singing this directly after his one-night-stand with Jesper, so this is my self-indulgent hypothetical musical sequence/missing scene.
{Piano Introduction} The scene opens on a darkened room in the Slat. It’s crowded with a single bed, a small trunk, and a makeshift table that used to be an apple box. Clothes are strewn haphazardly across the floor. The camera pans slowly around towards the bed, revealing two figures. Outside the window, the moon shifts from behind the clouds to illuminate their faces.
{Key Change} Wylan turns his head away from the accusing light of the moon to look at Jesper’s sleeping form. His gaze softens. He begins to sing.
{In the dead of the night, while the whole world’s in slumber} Wylan looks at Jesper like he might disappear between one blink and the next.
{What is it you dream of?} Wylan’s eyes dart down to Jesper’s lips
{What is it you wonder?} He smiles softly as he sees that corners of Jesper’s mouth are turned slightly upward.
{Do you have a mother?} Wylan lifts his hand toward Jesper’s face.
{Far across the sea?} He gently moves one of Jesper’s curls back into place.
{Longing for her baby} As he takes his hand away, his fingers just barely brush across Jesper’s face towards his lips.
{Wondering where [he] must be?} Wylan’s fingertips hover for a moment, and Jesper stirs, before rolling over so his back is to Wylan, who draws his hand back as if he’s been burned.
{Alone here with no family} As the key changes, we see Wylan’s thoughts also take a darker turn.
{Under lock and key} The moonlight briefly shines on Jesper’s Dregs tattoo, as Wylan seems to realize that a relationship will never be in the cards.
{In so many ways} A look of deep sadness cross Wylan’s face.
{You’re a lot like me} He looks down at Jesper for what he thinks will be the last time.
{A lot like me} Wylan pulls away, mind made up to leave before Jesper gets the chance to leave him first.
{Piano Interlude} Wylan stands up and shrugs on his clothes. When he lifts his shirt off of the ground, the moonlight bounces off of two pearl-handed pistols nestled into a leather holster. Wylan slips his shoes on and crosses quietly over to the door. As the piano melody begins to descend into the minor key, he turns the door handle. He hesitates, but doesn’t look back before he opens the door and leaves, shutting it behind him silently, and making his way down the hallway.
{Do you have a sister?} Wylan passes a dark alcove where Inej waits in the shadows. {Someone you can tease?}
{Someone who you belong to?} Wylan doesn’t notice her, but Inej looks at him curiously before glancing back the way he had come.{Someone who you please?}
{Do you have a home?} Wylan makes his way down a set of stairs.
{Do you have a name?} His mind is still clearly on Jesper as he passes a dirty mirror {I look into your eyes and all I see is pain} The camera holds on his distorted reflection.
{Alone here with no family} Wylan rounds a corner
{Under lock and key} He brushes right past Kaz, who stops for a moment, tilting his head to follow Wylan’s progression.
{In so many ways} As Kaz observes Wylan, his gaze sharpens.
{You’re a lot like me} His expression turns calculating.
{A lot like me} The camera zooms out as a hint of a shark’s grin appears on Kaz’s face.
{I’ve lived my whole life not knowing for sure} Wylan steps out of the hallway onto the landing overlooking the Crow Club
{If someone’s out there for me} He crosses over to the steps separating him from the crush on the main floor.
{If there’s something more} He steps down into the crowd.
{Surrounded by people who never stop to see} Wylan pushes his way through the crowd as the people around him jostle for a spot at the Makker’s Wheel.
{The lonely boy before them} Wylan keeps struggling towards the door
{The boy that is me} With one last push, he reaches the exit and steps out into the damp dark of Ketterdam.
{Piano Outro} He waits for a moment, breathing hard, before he squares his shoulders, turns down the street, and is swept up into the night.
i need this in the show omg
aw this is so good!
we need this is the show or an animation pls anyone.
This is just so perfect! I need this in the show
Genius ❤😍👍
I'm very glad to have discovered him very recently thanks to shadow and bone. What an amazing artist!
me too!! I adore him 🥲
Haunting Voice. You can definitely tell this is a stage trained voice. The presence, clarity and sheer magnitude I could listen to this song on repeat for days. I can totally see you performing Marius in Les Miserables or Phillip Carlyle in The Greatest Showman and giving one of the most memorable performances in each part. You prove beyond a doubt that the best singers require the least orchestration. Absolutely One of A Kind.
I was waiting for the fandom to drag this up, I couldn't find it on my own.
the "i enjoyed that" and the little laugh at the end???????? Sir???? who allowed you to be this adorable???
what i'd give to have this on spotify
My heart is fluttering, I am now fully convinced of him as Wylan
Props to Jack Wolfe and also the pianist! This was so beautiful I come back to it almost daily
HIS VOICE IS TOO PRECIOUS
I can hear Jesper clapping and screaming in the background while and Kaz tells
Inej to stalk the mansion to steal the DeKappel.l
I absolutely adore this video. The way Jack sings , the emotions we can feel so strongly and how you see how much he likes singing, the adorable " I enjoyed that " at the end that is so much like him and so genuine. ( Also his Wylan mannerism and how that song just feels so much like Wylan to Inej or Jesper is really cool , I hold the Six Of Crows duology so dearly in my heart I am really happy we got such a perfect person) That man is an angel, he looks/sounds like such a cute, kind and sincere human , oh who can't love that 😌❤
This sounds like an emotional Disney movie song
OUR VAN-SUNSHINE ❣️✨
such a clear and powerful voice coming from this tiny guy. just wow
can't believe I actually watched this before the cast announcement was made and before I knew this guy would one day sing fjerdan national anthem
Can we just have a scene of him singing a love song to Jesper, and Jesper just being his biggest fan? ❤😊
Wylan!!!!! My gorgeous child!!
No, but this sounds like it could be wylan singing this to Inej and I am in love
I never comment on YT. Don't like musicals. Rarely even listen to music, but I can't function if I don't listen to this at least 5 times a day. The power of Jack Wolfe* people.
*Praise also goes to the pianist and all members of the production teams
In the dead of the night
While the whole world's in slumber
What is it you dream of?
What is it you wonder?
Do you have a mother?
Far across the sea?
Longing for her baby
Wondering where she must be?
Alone here with no family
Under lock and key
In so many ways you're a lot like me
A lot like me
Do you have a sister?
Someone you can tease?
Someone who you belong to.
Someone who you please.
Do you have a home?
Do you have a name?
I look into your eyes
And all I see is pain.
Alone here with no family
Under lock and key.
In so many ways you're a lot like me
A lot like me
I've lived my whole life
Not knowing for sure
If someone's out there for me,
If there's something more.
Surrounded by people
Who never stop to see
The lonely boy before them
The boy that is me.
LIFESAVER TYSM
@@jessieo.8863 ❤️
wylan van sunshine
He has such a powerful voice! This brought tears to my eyes❤️
I watched the magicians elephant at the RSC a few years ago for my birthday. I was obsessed with Jack from that moment I couldn’t take my eyes off him. When he popped up in shadow and bone I was so excited!! He deserves it so much ❤
That's why we call him Wylan Van sunshine
MERCHLINGGGGGGGGG
Such a big voice from such a petite fella! :)
we stan our little merchling ❤
im so glad that his casting in shadow and bone introduced me to him! he's such a talented and well-versed individual, and i'm disappointed i didn't come across him earlier. i hope that he's not reduced to just Wylan just because the role was an introduction to him for so many people, he's such an incredible individual no matter what he does.
No because this song keeps me alive. i cant stop hearing it.
same 😭
Me too!
This man is absolute perfection-
WYLAN❤❤
I haven't stopped listening to this song since I found it. I was looking for Jack Wolfe after finding out he can sing on TikTok, and after I heard this specific song, I was completely mesmerized. It's so powerful and relatable, I can't help but feel sad but also feel comfort. You can *hear* the emotion in his voice, I was almost brought to tears the first time I heard it. The piano is so nostalgic somehow, but also slightly creepy, I love everything about this. I really want to see this musical one day, though I can't do it in person. Thank you, Jack Wolfe and Royal Shakespeare Company for making a musical that has this amazing song in it!
I will never get over that this is our wylan we can wake them up van eck
If a word can be personified, then "magic" is him
Ok, why is he so PERFECT?! Should be illegal to be this flawless 😭😭❤️❤️❤️
PLEASE OUR WYLAN VAN ECK SINGSSS
I'm coming back to this video. like every day. I loved wylan van beautiful and this was soo perfect oml
don't mind me. watching this for the 1000th time for my daily serotonin
That’s very sad expression of the singer boy. Feeling like it’s more than just words of sing for him, but expression of something hard he’s really going through. Got a big wish to hug him during the song. Beautiful song, but sad😿
WHAT HE IS PERFECT I LOVE HIM ALREADY
our merchling🥰😂
He's so cute and his voice is great.
Coming back here after SaB S2 trailer just dropped. I’m so excited to see Jack as Wylan! And he has the voice of an angel!
crying rn guys it's WYLAN
just when i thought he couldn't be more perfect he's out there proving me wrong
OMG HE’S SO PERFECT
I’m currently writing a book and this is what I imagine one of my characters to sound like, so I revisit this video often to help me better imagine the character :)
OUR WYLAN
this needs to be a published song!
commenting to leave my mark as a Wylan Van Eck fan before he becomes a character from Shadow and Bone
REPLYING TO DO THE SAME THING (STAN OUR WYLAN VAN SUNSHINE)
I don't even like musicals but I will watch whatever Jack is in. Such a beautiful voice. He is so talented.
He is adorable and talented (I love his voice). He has a face of a character in Japanese Anime.
Meanwhile in Van Eck mansion:
It came up in recommended and I said "this is where I'm from" (his voice ¿? is beautiful, sToP)
He is wonderful.
One of the most beautiful scores ive heard in a long time! Great performance!
that was so good im literally gonna cry 😌
What a voice. That was a great performance. His voice is beautiful. So glad I discovered him
I'm back here after the season 2 and.... fuck he is so wylan van eck, he is perfect.
I don’t care if it’s humming, a nursing rhyme or a full song… if season 3 doesn’t have wylan singing…
hahaahah that would be awesome!!
We need a fjerdan National anthem!
Apparently it was my most re-watched video of 2022 🤣 obsessed with Jack and this song !
What a fascinating singing. It makes me emotional. It's so beautiful....
This musical needs a soundtrack!!!
I think there probably is a soundtrack by now.
I wish I had something to say…but there are no words for this…😍😍😍
Oh my god, he has such a heartwarming voice...
Go little rockstar!
I've been listening to this NONSTOP!!!!
I wish I could find the soundtrack somewhere because this song is so beautiful and I would love to hear the rest of it
His voice is just so beautiful.
I’ve been listening on repeat sense I found this
Literally beauty and the beast vibes
You can feel the emotion what an amazing talent being :-)
Marketable skills merchling, marketable skills
Oh my… he’s so talented! I loved this interpretation. I hope to have the chance to watch his show.
Wow... not only he's beautiful... but his voice... magnificent!❤
Oh his voice is so gorgeous! I can't stop listening to this. I love Wylan but I think I need to watch everything else this man has ever been in too 🥺❤
This sounds amazing. I can not wait to hear more tracks and to see the show if i can! 🥺😍
I just love his voice so much! It gave me a SoC animatic idea, at the end of CK when Jesper, Inej and him are living together, he sings the first part to Inej, then to Jes and finally he thinks of himself
Why is bro so god damn gorgeous and perfect in every way his voice is amazing, his acting is amazing, God I love him so much
There's something about his face that is so unique and it's so cute idk why
Hes perfect for wylan