Seth Rudetsky deconstructs Norm Lewis "This is the Life" CD

[bxkforu101]

Seth your my absolute favorite. I love your sass. you make me so happy! one day i hope youll be deconstructing a video of mine! lol love you

[FunnyGirlUWS]

"okay, that's me being stunned" LOL!!!!

[AlexVB622]

I love Seth so much!

[Jeroen1983]

I could listen to Norm Lewis sing the contents of the phone book and still it would be the most amazing thing I've ever heard. That man! That voice! Wow! Just...wow!

[RentandWicked]

Awesome deconstruction love you seth and love norm

[jtcarey2]

Norm Lewis is one of the most amazing Broadway singers ever... and he is the sweetest man ever.

[AtLastOnTheGround]

I would like to know the same thing, Seth. He's a BARITONE! How in God's name does he belt a C?! It's like he's teasing us!

[Selendomono]

lol "How does he have a C? HOW?!" your so funny!

[JoSoPhierce]

I got to see him sing Before the Parade Passes By today in Tudor City! Simply incredible! :D And I got to meet him afterward! He's so kind and genuine and amazing! lol

[HorHorBagel]

I am so obsessed with his No One Is Alone from his cd. Ugh...Phenomenal.

[uncletibs]

norm plays dolly levi and you can do the mr hackle

[ericvaldez1970]

I love Norm Lewis!

[kyb2011]

Have you heard Norm Lewis singing 'The Birthday of a King' on the Broadway Christmas album? It's Amazing!! He holds a Bb above middle C for what seems like ages!

[TinorialPeredhil]

When I first got Norm's cd... i listened to it four times in a row. He's amazing!!

[JaredBway]

I'm obsessed with his Before The Parade Passes By... I'd do anything for that arrangement. Brilliance

[jonl67]

Hey Seth, love your show on Sirius XM! I agree Norm Lewis is very good, but I think he was badly mis-cast in Les Mis. Just don't think he cuts it as Javert. Other than that, he is great.

[Broadwaychick888]

he's amazing. and so are you.

[lmr5069]

lols at 3:48

[falsetto81]

Norm. Is. GODLIKE!

[renethel]

I freakin' LOVE Norm Lewis! I remember telling him how excited I was for his CD and he was really happy about that!

And WOW....a BARITONE belted a C5???!!! Norm Lewis is the uber-baritone!

[broadwaystud2004]

just went right to cdbaby and ordered myself a copy and one for my mom for christmas!

thanx, seth!

[BlueJeanBaby012]

Obsessed more with Norm Lewis.

THANKS SETH!

[boinxtdor]

Would love to see him do Walter in RAISIN.

[dreamerjj]

I also thought he was good before the CD appeared, but now... he's superb! I think Brian Stokes is a incredible baritone, but Norm definately can compare and add some astonishing Cs and Es! I'm amazed!!! So glad I've seen him at least once performing live!!

[fizzthelibertine]

I can't believe he hit a high C! He's amazing. Superbaritone.

[theleadingplayer]

oh my god i went to the thing at joes pub last night and it was aMAHzing!!! i love norm!

[cuicuimusic]

this C WAS stunning for someone who sounds like a baritone !!

[davecrimi]

Seth, a lot of these 'slow trills' at 5:10, 5:38, 7:35 and 8:31 are what some would call mordents... no?

And the last one (which is BRILLiant) at 8:56 is a turn!

Regardless of what we call them, the vocal control needed to pull them off (which Norm does stunningly) is through the roof! Bravo!

[Javaisreve]

His tone is absolutely gorgeous, and this sounds like a great album. And that C was ridiculous, I really need to start up voice again, I am dying to figure out how he extends his range so far, its fantastic that he keeps the beautiful quality of his voice.

[secondeagle]

Mr. Rudetsky, I'm not one to tell you what to do, but...uh...from a JCS fan, can we get a deconstruction of Ted Neeley or Carl Anderson? PLEASE, PLEASE do so. Or try. Really try.

[Mattbrain]

And while we're on the subject, is there any chance you could deconstruct some performances from The Life?

[jsclifford]

my life goal is to be Norm Lewis when i grow up.

[broadwayfan3]

Norm Lewis is amazing! Seth is amazing! This video is amazing! I loved this sooo much! It makes me want to buy the CD right now-in fact, I think I will....

[OperaGhost20]

Norm Lewis is amazing. I wish I could sing like him!

[leahlikesmusic]

okay, not only was this incredible (totally going to buy that cd now by the way) but all of these "deconstruct" videos help me immensely as an actress/singer/whatever. i just love the way you break things down, it's so helpful for me to see. i have children of eden auditions a week from tomorrow, so i'm going to go see if there's any "deconstructing" of spark of creation out there! :)

your awesome seth rudetsky!

[uberdork987]

Norm Lewis = GOD. I want his voice so badly...but that would give me nothing to listen to! I want this CD!!

[WickedBoi]

Soo amazing, Seth.

[Blendre]

What is a trill?

[bluebettle]

Half of a trillion.

[cxeazn]

5/8 of a trillion.

A trill is when you go back and forth between two notes really quickly... like if you think of playing a piano, and playing C then C# then C then C# etc. really fast.

[zonkzink]

it's when you have two notes, next to each other, moving back and forth very fast!

[admiralkathryn]

i love the lypsynching you do with it. that's what makes it amazing.

and norm = the best!!! i'm obsessed too.

[carly3592]

Haha that was great. My high school is doing Hello Dolly this year and auditions are tomorrow. This video made me really excited for them lol.

[christineadorno]

So how did you get to see Idina Menzel's apartment?

[jpsketch03]

Another epic video!