Episode 9: The Real Boy

[1127Aec]

<3 <3 I love John so much even with Johnny & The Sprites.

[appie2624]

How do they control his nose? Ps great show I think!

[artist2748]

lol the eyeliner

[artist2748]

the ppl is who do the music and the lyrics talk about him nicley in this vid but if u watch episode 3 they want to do so many bad things to him!!!! 0.o

[qweenlucy]

"You knew all along. You knew ALL ALONG you were gunna put me in there!" Tee hee



[artist2748]

what i dont understand is how he takes the makeup off his chin and then puts it back on in like 2 minuets. that a lot of detail on his chin

[MissPinkySparkles]

thats crazy, hes brilliantly tallented.. i thought they prerecorded the mirror.. wouldnt that have been a bit easier on him? :L

[hamstergirl2000]

top 3 reasons Johnny is my role model

5.3 yrs. ago I was ''The Real Boy'' in a show .

4. Shrek is my FAVORITE  show

3.Jonny and the sprites was my favorite show when i was little.

[avenueyay]

freaking love John!

so happy i met him at Shrek's stage door

[funnygal1111]

he was in avenue q as rod yaaaaaaaay XDD

[BlackStallionWoman]

OMG Johny from Johny and the Sprites.

[onekidonedream]

at 3:17 , i thought he said f*ckwaud xD

[Broadwaypuppet]

108 people are wood and good, and one person is not used to it!

[Broadwaypuppet]

It sucks that they cut the Magic Mirror for the tour!!!

[collgoff]

@Broadwaypuppet But why? The magic mirror is the inportent part of the story!

[Broadwaypuppet]

@collgoff Cuz it was costly!!

[Broadwaypuppet]

It sucks that they cut the Magic Mirror for te tour

[Broadwaypuppet]

4:03-4:05, is that Haven Burton getting ready 2 understudy Sutton, if not, who is it???

[RyuxChan]

i cant figure out how they make his nose grow, love john tartaglia

[artist2748]

@RyuxChan oh i know! there is a switch in his glove and he has to wear wires up under his shirt and he wears kind of a headband that goes all over his head in 3 directions: the sides for his cheeks, and one so the nose doesnt slip off. lol so the switch has like a lever so he can control how fast it gorws and how far it goes out. :)

[RoseGirl1192]

I want to marry him.

[ShutterBAM]

I love this man. He is absolutely fantastic <3

[FranBMan]

Johnny doing the air quotes at 1:57 is pretty much my life.

[71crm]

Yes, I finally get to see what John does with the Dragon! Feels like the Dragon is one of the most important aspects of the production yet they don't really talk about it in the interviews

[71crm]

Lol, Chris Sieber rolling his eyes after "Make a Mess Troll" and Brian's daughter wanting him to be Pinocchio instead of Shrek! This show is EPIC!

[collgoff]

@71crm That's crazy!

[71crm]

@collgoff I beg your pardon?

[hilzaa]

i didnt know johns voice could do all that!!!!!

and i was exausted just hearing about all those quick changes!

xoxo

[notyouraveragething]

i love John and i was so mad because when i went he wasn't playing Pinocchio. gr hopefully he is in the dvd version. :P

[crazymaziedaisy22]

@notyouraveragething ddo you know when the dvd is coming out?

[notyouraveragething]

@crazymaziedaisy22 no :/

[teleryn0the0kitten]

@crazymaziedaisy22 Wikipedia says sometime in 2010. If it won't, I don't know what I'm gonna to to myself!

[teleryn0the0kitten]

John is fantastic!

[kriscutie109]

Lmao

4:17 "You knew all along. You knew ALL ALONG you were gunna put me in there!" Tee hee

[TheRaven971]

Pinocchio was one of my favorite characters in the whole musical xD

[xoxo721xoxo1]

GOD!

john tartaglia is amazing!!!!1

<3

[Jamiekennywicked]

why did they film the show a few weeks agp

[caminikaS2]

Johnny is amazing n' he does a lot of amazing voices! I totally LOOOOVE him!

[NashiNashii]

Oh Johnny, I love you in more ways than one.

[Pompoms13]

i know he left and is coming back december 15th but why did he leave or take a break?

[dmnpuff]

His amazingness is making me dizzy

[Pompoms13]

ahh john is just perfection with that role(:

[sgshitfl12]

hey has anyone seen the show with Robb playing Pinocchio instead of John? i want to kinow if he is good,better,worse,the same please if you are reading this and saw him tell me cause i am going in October and i will see him instead of John.

[artist2748]

@sgshitfl12 actully his understudy's name is denny. my aunt gave me her playbill from it and a thing fell out saying "in this performance of shrek the musical the role of pinocchio/ magic mirror will be played by DENNY PASCHALL" so ya

[sgshitfl12]

omg i'm scared i went on the Shrek website and looked at the cast list and John isn't playing Pinocchio! it is some guy named Rob. i was so excited to see John on Broadway but now my dreams are crushed. does anyone know if this is temporary or a permanent switch? I NEED TO KNOW!!!!!

[seawatchkid3104]

it isn't a permanent switch...he comes back Dec. 15th :)

[sgshitfl12]

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH i was actually freaking out a little bit thank you person i don't know.

[sgshitfl12]

John is so cute! and he is an amazing performer. i really want to see the show and try to get his autograph.

[angelxschunard]

Has ANYONE ELSE noticed that Shrek is, um...you know...

LEGALLY BLONDE...

only green?

I find that funny.

[rYiOkUn]

That's one insanely high note.

[thecollegeseparation]

now that i know John Tartaglia is in it I really want to see it!

[pinkbroadwayprincess]

hes gone for now and will be back in december.

[dreamdisneyhill]

December 19th I believe, to be exact.

[stack496]

"Yeah, and those stories that say I'm a wooden boy! Hahahhaha...what?! Well I'm not! (Nose grows) ...I have a glandular problem..."

[bezzybecks123]

hahahaha i really wish i cud go c it now thanx 4 tellin me XD

[TheRaven971]

That was like my favorite lines in the whole thing xD

[artist2748]

@stack496 he really says " and the ones that say im a wooden boy! *starts cracking up* (nobody laughs) well im not a wooden boy! *nose grows*...... i hav a glandular condidtion..." LOL

[bezzybecks123]

man john has to do a lot

[luv2act143]

I LOVE THE VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[XCasperProductionsX]

omg!! 6:15 look at jhonnys eyes!!

[Medusa0999]

i LOVED chris' "make-a-mess troll" face XD that was a lot tamer than my reaction to that episode lol

[bezzybecks123]

same here dont you think wen john was dressed up like the troll he looked like a human trekkie? lol

[artist2748]

@bezzybecks123 wen is he dressed up as a troll? i thought he was only: pino/ the dragon/ and the magic mirror?

[bezzybecks123]

@artist2748 In the broadway production that is true. But for one time only he performed in this show in a different country- I forget which one- and in the behind the scenes for that he dressed up as a troll

[artist2748]

@bezzybecks123 can i find a vid of it?

[heartabc]

3:07-3:29

Ok, that was the weirdest, yet sweetest thing I have ever seen and heard. I only saw him in Johnny and the Sprites (Babysitting). Who knew he had such talent!

[bezzybecks123]

well he's on this of cors and beauty and the beast johnny and the sprites used to be sesame street and avenue q

[taiyo888]

I love that bit in 3:00 to 3:02 - it's like he's thinking, "What the hell am I supposed to say NOW?"

What part of the play is that from?

[clownrus]

When Shrek finds them all on his swamp. And they're all making jokes, like how the big bad wolf really isn't big and bad, and then pinnochio comes out and says "Yeah, and how I'm actually a real boy!" and his nose grows, and he just points at it and says "Uh...I have a glandular condition..."

[chad2CCC]

HOW DOES HIS NOSE GROW!?!?!?!?

[fudge894]

watch episode 2

[Cacaxa]

a device in one of his gloves controls it

[bounesjonasgirl]

he had a slide botton on his hand

so he slides it up for his nose to grow

and hes slides it down for his noes to go in

[chad2CCC]

ok. i watched episode 2 no one else has to tell me how it happens.

[TheITinFIT]

I just noticed--Christopher Sieber didn't seem too happy remembering his stint as the Make-a-Mess Troll (check out his facial expression after he mentions it, xD) But I think he and Johnny make a great team, they should do stuff together more often.

[missmossxx]

I think it was a more "Typical I got THAT part" face. :P

[TheITinFIT]

That's true, I'm kinda the same way when I remember what I had to do in my high school shows, particularly in "Once Upon a Mattress". =P

[nichic96]

JOHNNY!!!!!

AHHH!!!!!

*extremmely high pitched squeel*

[balletxxlove]

lol nice!

Yeah he is awesome!

[heartabc]

Spooky...

Also, he's FINE!!

[avenueyay]

3 words. i love john

[funkyflyswim]

dude he was sooooooo good on stage and i knew he did the mirror but he also does the dragon AND PUSS IN BOOTS PUPPET....man this dude is soooo busy....wow.....he should get a tony next year..

[chad2CCC]

lol! the puppet controls two puppets!

I LOVE JOHHNY!!! {in a manly way}

[yellohcard]

whoa I didnt know he could sing that high! That makes him even better

[SlimShaney08]

I love him , met him , got a pic, have him on facebook haha

[bwaygurl105]

John Tartaglia doesn't wear a watch. He DECIDES what time it is.

^That is how fierce he is.

[HarryPotterRENThead]

Whoa. I didn't expect Johnny to have such a high pitched voice but I guess it makes sense for Pinocchio.

Goodness gracious, John Tartaglia is freaking amazing. I had no idea he did so much. I've wanted to see this for a while now and this only makes me want to see it even more!

[musicalchix]

When I saw this recently, I fell in love with the character Pinnochio and how he and the others had to be like Shrek, as they pointed out. I really just loved the whole show!!!!! They deserve to win all of the tony's!!! <3

[BMT8685]

2:22 looks like me & Johnny have the same taste in head wear. (I have the same one) Have to love the EPCOT Center hat & its retro greatness :-)

[DG21809]

Who knew he had to do all that stuff in one show!

[ztslovebird]

Johnny is, by far, the most amazing guy I have ever met!

[Dumbledoresgirl413]

YAYYYYY JOHNNYY!!!!

[PuppetDumbledore]

I love how this video explains everything that he does and how much running around he has to do. I knew he did a lot, but I never knew that it required that many costume changes! He's such a talented performer and it was a treat to see him perform.

[euphonicDreams]

YAY!! I was extremely excited for this one! Johnny is hilarious! Incredibly nice & sweet!!! I loved getting to see him work the dragon and the mirror! WOW he works so hard every show!!!

He's so breathtakingly beautiful!

[ztslovebird]

OMG, Johnny was SO amazing! I KNEW he was in the Travel Song scene, but he had more puppets than just Puss. I think he also did the bunny (the one Shrek said looked delicious that ran off screaming like Rod), either the dish or the spoon (similar departure), and maybe the voice of the cow.

[familyfunny]

I sure hope Shrek wins Best Musical. Everybodies buzzing about "Billy Elliot." I saw the movie it was based on recently and though it does have elements in the story that could make a good musical I just found the movie PAINFULLY BORING.

Anyway... this video is about Shrek so I feel like venting out the categories it got snubbed in. I think John and Daniel were cheated out of best featured actor but I'm glad Chris was nominated. On another note, Sutton has got best Leading actress IN THE BAG.

[PuppetDumbledore]

I'm not trying to cause trouble, but if the Tony nominations were any indication of how the awards will go, nobody has anything in the bag. There were a lot of surprises already, particularly Rock of Ages' 5 nominations and Shrek/9 to 5 not getting nominated for set. I think it's safe to say that June 7th will bring some surprises. Let's just cross our fingers that it'll be in Shrek's favor!

[familyfunny]

*sigh* True. Fingers crossed, my friend.

Peace.

[amberlyxx]

but i really really hope sutton does get the tony because she is amazing in everything she does :)

cant wait tony's tony's tony's

[broadwayhead]

he's one of the nicest people ever! love him!

[ztslovebird]

Me, too! He was incredible onstage, and he was SO nice offstage!

[RentandWicked]

Omg Johnny does so much on the show and is just so talented! Not to mention what a fabulous singer he is!

[ztslovebird]

When he was onstage, I couldn't take my eyes off of him for long! He has the BEST expressions ever! And the only time I didn't laugh was when he had his "why can't I be a real boy" scene, and that's because it's a crime against humanity to laugh at a crying puppet boy.

[plmg211]

LOVE IT!!

Johnny is amazing!

[TheITinFIT]

My sister and I LOVED Pinocchio when we went to see it! And Johnny is just awesome, I can't imagine being able to do everything and getting ready in a matter of minutes! Some people say it's a shame Pinocchio doesn't have more time but they don't realize all the work he does that makes whenever he's not in the spotlight so special and fun. Go Johnny!!!