Jason Danieley - I Miss the Music

[XDsmileyDX]

My high school is doing this and boy oh boy do I want to sing this on stage.

[WalrusMuffins10797]

i just got cast as aaron. god, he makes this song sound so easyyyy. this is gonna be a challenge. jason danieley is absolutey the best aaron



[paintballin4real]

This perfectly describes how my composing is going.... I miss my best friend so much :"( Don't drink and drive

[redsteelchair]

Amazing. What a gorgeous voice. And one of the best musical theatre songs of the past decade.

[onlywhenimdancing]

I saw this show recently and immediately fell in love with this song. So I came home and watched youtube. I must have watched a dozen versions and this one comes in second in my opinion. To see the most perfectly sung and relaxed version of this song watch Vilhelm Blomgren - I miss the music (IMHO).

[redsteelchair]

@onlywhenimdancing Different opinions, I guess. Just watched Mr. Blomgren's version, and though it's lovely, I personally much prefer Mr. Danieley's version, both in the maturity of his voice and acting, and also in his control and use of vibrato. Stunning song!

[onlywhenimdancing]

@redsteelchair well, I guess to each his own.

[WalrusMuffins10797]

he makes those notes sound really easy. HOW!!!???

[ed88888]

Heheh.

"Thank you, thank you. Stop it."

XD

David Hyde Pierce is such a great man on stage and in person.

[Dayfray116]

I met Jason a few weeks ago. I actually performed for him. He gave me tons of great advice. He is an awesome guy.

[dramageek1213]

@Dayfray116 [seething jealousy]

[nameinlights123SDM]

i play georgia in curtains right now, our aaron sounds alot like him and he is kinda frikin amazing!

[ABCSuperSoaper]

Jason Danieley is awesome. He's in 'Next to Normal' right now, but I prefer him in 'Curtains' (now that I know he's in it!) =0D

[badymio]

Best song in the musical

[Sundrstorm]

incredible

[indiworld]

my school is doing this show in early 2011, and I hope who ever does this song does it justice. Its really good!

[Voicedude]

BIG fan of the show, and this song in particular - one of Broadway's most clever songs. A great comedic set up in an exposé of what's behind musical inspiration, with more heartbreak subtly infused in the music, timing, and lyrics, a la "Coffee Shop Nights". And the backstory of writing this one for your late writing partner: bittersweet!

It was also written with Jason's voice in mind - what a compliment!

[xXicecream9995Xx]

Jason Danieley is amazing

[MusicIsMyLife11593]

<3333 i LOVE this play and danieley's voice speaks to my soul :D

[DramaGod88]

best song in the whole show! my school is doing curtains this upcoming fall and i want to play aaron just to sing this song, such an amazing number!

[drummerkid14s]

ha i also get to play aaron in our production at school. I wish i could sing it like that though lol

[ChanginAndHow678]

best song in the whole show.

seriously.

[spydergoalie35]

agreed

[Evers70HWT]

@ChanginAndHow678 I agree! As far as single numbers go, this might be one of the best of the decade =]

[cdpb94]

i performed curtains with my drama club this spring and over the summer in scotland...

this song is my favorite song in the entire show (although i was never able to watch the scene backstage b/c i had to change)

watching jason danieley perform this in person @ one of our school benefits was even better then watching the video.....i absolutely luv this song

[bboynlh]

can you send me the sheet music of this song! Please please please I need it for my upcoming talent show!

[marymeely]

I love how at 2:09 to 2:12, after he sings 'You play a vamp', the pianist plays the first few chords of 'Wilkommen' from Cabaret. I'm assuming it was deliberately done that way and isn't just a coincidence. A wonderful little reference to Kander and Ebb's magnum opus.

[wanttobediva]

@marymeely yup it's written in the music thataway lol and im glad someone else picked up on it

[addiople]

Jason's sister is my Acting professor - she's incredible :) What a talented family.

[JuanAchach]

One of my favorite songs of the show...

I hear the lyrics and it makes me think of the way Kander & Ebb worked together...

Unfortunately, the dynamic and legendary duo became only of a single man when one of them left this world =(

[dare2dream0728]

such an adorable song. it's my favorite of the musical :]

[contact0365]

I'm playing Aaron in a show here before long and I can tell you now if I sounded like that I could die a happy man XD

[bboynlh]

can you send me the sheet music for this song, please please please I need it for my upcoming talent show and I cant find it anywhere

[foghorn97]

This man is incredible.

[charlesegarnier]

Also, fantastic FANTASTIC performance jason you are truly gifted with such a resonant and free sound as well as truthful on stage introspection necessary for such a complex part!

Most people commenting here are cynical and judgmental idealists who THINK they are qualified to judge a true performer! or are too eqotistically inclined and feel they could out perform [we'll look forward to that!] ; sure

+loved you in phantom as raoul!!

Keep it up and we will rejoice when you're on Broadway again!

[charlesegarnier]

Alright, people need to stop comparing hs singers with jason danieley, he is a real actor whose made it on broadway not some political hs student who thinks musical theatre is his career, let me tell u as a ny director that never in my career have i found hs kids truly passionate enough for the real deal, this is new york not nj or wee dunk nebraska, ego serves nothing.HS is kids loving themselves on stage and not the art so lets be real here not naive idealists, ps the nj aaron was vocally weak

[splitster7]

I was in "Curtains" at my school! The guy who played Aaron was AMAZING!

[Lassy518]

ZOMG

our skewl did this already =P 1st in NJ wooooot

[Andrezzz122]

they did this musical at my high school...i played in the pit orchestra...its pretty good

[otherjoe1234]

i'm playing this at my school performance of this musical this saturday! i have the piano part

[HPluvrnoDOUBT]

he's an amazing singer and i love him! but seriously that underlying vibrato sounds bad...i'm gonna be down voted now but that's my opinion

[rissa617]

I stumbled upon Jason while I was looking up the Sondheim Benefit and all I can say is WOW. He is amazing.

[HPluvrnoDOUBT]

we're doing this musical too...this song when i'm watching them reherse it makes me sad...1 because it's sad about his wife 2 because he's not even close to this good...

[BroadwayGirl012]

Our school is doing this musical. The guy playing Aaron or Jasons character sounds just like him! Its amazing

[joninho22]

jason is just a top quality guy. no doubts about it. He is a good guy, and good singer, and a fine musician. If you really want the best Jason there is, look at Opposite you, his duets cd with his lovely bride, Marin Mazzie. Their sound is glorious, and the music is fantastic.

[DNAlchemist]

This is the most beautiful and amazing song in this entire show.

And now that my Theatre is going to be performing this, I get so worried about who will sing it. I love this song so much.

[borgqueen45]

he sounds like a tenor josh groban

[pannicatack]

Josh Groban is debatably a baritone, depending who you ask. This guy's definitely a tenor, as he has no trouble at all with the high Fs. And he played the title role in Candide.

I'm wondering why Richard Walters put this song in a bass/baritone anthology...

[Lassy518]

So am I!

[charlesegarnier]

has anyone really hear josh grobin sing and jason? I have, josh is much lower and overpowers songs with exaggerated vibrato, although still an incredibly talented guy. Jason is tender and soft with emotional climaxs complemented by tenor range with tenor II resonance, do your research

[borgqueen45]

you're talking to a dramaturg here. you do your research.

[RobertThe5]

Aah . . .

As I was watching "Curtains," this instantly became one of my favorite show tumes.

Man . . .

It's always refreshing to see numbers like this and know that musical theatre isn't entirely trashy.

[amesmb]

This is so poignant considering John Kander had lost his own writing partner.... :-(

[svenpoopsagain]

He's a perfect singer!

He's as perfect live as he is on the recording!

[WildQueenie]

Jeez, his voice is so gorgeous! It's smooth, yet meefy, all at the same time! It's just so lovely. He should take over the world one of these days. =]

[BobRawks]

Im not a fan of the bridge, but it still grabs me enough elsewhere to be one of my favorite songss

[JazzRocks]

I saw the show & this song really grabbed me. What a fabulous voice!

[1soprano20]

This song is so beautiful. I tear up almost every time I listen to it. Bravo Jason. Bravo.

[MustangsDog]

God, this song makes me cry whenever I listen to it... probably because I'm a musician myself... *sobs* Poor Jason... you just want to hug him and tell him it's all right!

[CleanSockz]

i love this song so much...

[thelivesofme1]

he is just wonderful

[sidekick4ever]

i love his voice--he is such a tenor--i went and saw this musical in new york--my aunt in the musical (karen ziemba) is georgia--after the musical i went backstage and met him--IT WAS SO COOL!!

[4k20]

love his voice

[Pinknails09]

i saw him in curtains and i love his voice... one of the best male voices i've ever heard

[AngelOfMusic144]

he's got a fantastic voice.

[fmafreak586]

I saw Curtains last night, and I have to say, I loved this song! The whole play was brilliant!

[hockeyplyr042]

John Kander is one of the greatest Broadway composers of all time. He wrote this song after Fredd Ebb, his real life collaborator passed away in 2004.  This song is actually John's ode to Fred. :'(

[mets72692]

yeah, Fred died while writing curtains and Kander finished writing the music.

[SteelyDanLuvr]

I didn't know that it was his ode to Fred. Thanks for that tidbit. I love interesting stuff like that.

[chenofan7]

that just made the song even sadder than it was in the show

[misqueetobite]

He is amazing and such a nice guy!

[Allmtzee]

Absolutely beautiful. ♥

[NYUcutie]

where did you get all these clips?

[ActorSinger51]

i think it's from the Drama Desk Awards 2007

[NYUcutie]

well that I know but I meant where did he get them to put them on here.

[JazzRocks]

Jason Danielly has an awesome voice. This song blew me away when I saw the show.

[poopydiaper300]

I love this song. He does it sooo well.

[itsabusiness2003]

David is so adorable in this video!

[coloratura42]

I just saw this show tonight... and the whole thing was amazing and funny, but this song is by far my favorite. It's beautiful, and he sings it fabulously. I got to chat with him for a minute at the stage door - he said he loves singing it, too.

[ActorSinger51]

He should have been nominated for a Tony...and then won the Tony!

[WickedFan2008]

I've seen this twice and he is simply amazing!

[XoMissMaryMack]

ahhh his voice is AMAZING!!!

[pumo101]

Absolutely amazing! I saw Curtains about a month ago and this was probably my favorite piece in the whole show.

[Clayford27]

I just saw Curtains today...AMAZING. Jason has such a beautiful voice! I really want to see the show again, it was fantastic. :o)

[itsabusiness2003]

And how was David Hyde Pierce??

[Clayford27]

DHP was fantastic! I'm a huge DHP fan, and I was just so impressed with his performance. He definitely deserved the Tony! :) Since then I've seen the show 2 more times. The entire cast is amazing, it's a very well put together show. I just love it! Have you seen it?

[itsabusiness2003]

No, I haven't, but I'd love to! David was adorable climbing the globe in the show. I have a picture of him in my Curtains photo album on my myspace page.

[Clayford27]

Aww! Yes, David is so adorable in the show, he's really just fantastic. I hope you get the chance to see it!!

[groundlings123]

I saw Curtains in December with the OBC. AMAZING!!!

[Clayford27]

That's awesome! I love the show :) It's so amazing!

[JazzRocks]

I saw the show weeks ago and I can't get this song out of my head. I love it - and Jason Danieley is incredible!

[paguyfifty]

This guy has to be the best male vocalist on Broadway in the last number of years. Saw Curtains a few weeks ago and would see it again. Wonderful entertainment.

[misqueetobite]

I just saw this show yesterday and I had the privilage to see the entire original cast. It was amazing! This song was my favorite.

[SHABLAMALAMA]

completely brilliant.

[fivemile13]

Jason was fantastic in the show, which I saw a few days ago. He is appealing and his performance heartfelt. He does very well with Karen Ziemba. He is also in the Carnegie Hall concert version of South Pacific which was aired on PBS (with Reba McEntire, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Alec Baldwin, and Lillias White) available on CD and DVD.

[chocolatara]

Curtains was fabulous, and "I Miss the Music" is one of the greatest moments in the show. Jason's whole performance was amazing. If you can go see it while the original cast is still there, do it!

[Jake24601]

Any idea on how long the original cast is still going to be running? Or at least Jason?

[Brokenlizard14]

I'd like to know as well. I'd like to see the entire original cast, but as long as Jason is in I'll be happy.

[dellapj]

Those of you who are new fans of Jason Danieley can hear him as Malcolm on "The Full Monty" cast recording (singing in "Big Ass Rock" and "You Walk With Me", two great songs) and as the title role in the '99 revival recording of "Candide".

[jsager1]

When I heard Michael Cerveris sing Johanna in Sweeney Todd, I thought he had the best male voice on Broadway. Then I heard Jason Danieley sing in Curtains! WOW! Hearing him sing this song live was awe inspiring! Gave me goosebumps. This song currently gets the most play on my iPod!

[jennaness]

one of my favorite songs from Curtains

[gmitsin]

Excelent performance. I will miss the lyrics from now on................cause of Fred's death.

[DannyHiggs]

He can do anything.

[dansing416]

This is so much better to see live. His voice is entrancing... just like Marin's is. Thanks for posting!

[joninho22]

jason is one of the sweetest people ive ever met, and his performance is fantastic, it was even better on broadway. He truly is the most impressive part of curtains in my opinion.

[Tinatearsofpaint]

I loved seeing this live. They all did such a wonderful job. Jason is a great performer, ahh. I miss the music too. :_)

[Twoey2E]

I love this song. You can tell Kander missed Fred Ebb when he wrote it. Did anyone else besides me recognize the "Wilkommen" vamp? ;)

[theatercutie]

I did and so did one of my teachers from school.

[Twoey2E]

I was sitting beside a friend with a language barrier and another friend who had never seen a musical before, so I had no one with whom to share that revelation. It's a fun wink at the theatre-going audience.

[itchycorn]

When I saw Jason perform this live in "Curtains" on Broadaway, it brought tears to my eyes. What a performance!

[WildQueenie]

I know what you mean. I had never heard of him before and certainly hadn't heard the song, and my gosh, it was so beautiful! My DAD was even crying! And Jason's not too hard on the eyes either ;)

[NathanLaneObsesser]

It looked like Debra Monk was crying at the end.