Chess Benefit Rehearsal - Mountain Duet - Part 2

[sazza923]

josh's voice is just gorgeous :) his vib brings you right in, lovely warm rich tone :) fab! <3

[bmc102392]

i love when she repositions him so he's cheated out... sooo cute.

[FireofSekhmet]

He's fine, she's not too great. The turn toward the audience was cute though :P

[sazza923]

omg adam pascal! i love him, i love Chess :D x x x

[TheMsdiva777]

Idine sang alternate lower notes.

[watch4meonbroadway]

the London concert was much better in my opinion ! The tune of the song was changed, and I much prefer it ! And on the case of Idina, I've always been a huge fan of hers, and Josh's, and I think their voices match very well. I agree with MateoG, and I think Josh drowns her out, but Idina's powerful voice can match up to his.

And Adam, oh my gosh, adorable !

I'm rambling now :)

[watch4meonbroadway]

sorry, I agree with tazlvr2001 :)

[tazlvr2001]

Julia's voice is hidden by Josh's. Idina matches him better

[freelancetada]

I love Adam's mess up <3

it's endearing.

[MateoG7788]

Love Josh. He is pretty much perfect in this role. I hate Julia. Actually, I hate her vibrato. It sounds like a jackhammer. I think that if her vibrato wasn't so intense I would actually like her since she has a nice tone.

[bloodynyphm]

@MateoG7788

I have to disagree. She hits high notes like an angel, and I like the vibrato. It give her voice a more professional and polished quality. But in this role, Josh could be singing to himself and I'd still go for it. Since he's so strong sometimes you loose her in the harmony. So there's this background noise of something then you're like "Oh, she's singing." But as a matter of personal taste, I like Julia WAY better than Idina Menzel.

[stakemespike04]

I LOOOOOOVE how she turns him towards the audience! That was adorable XD

[bloodynyphm]

@stakemespike04

That made me laugh so fucking hard. It totally was adorable...then I was watching the whole video to see if she'd do it again....

[zannaallen]

are they doing this in America or England?

[katelovestennessee]

america. on broadway. sept 2003.

[coloratura42]

Fantastic song, thanks for posting!

The song is actually called "Terrace Duet," though. :D

[thomps000]

London version and Broadway version had different titles for the song.

[cheerioproblem81]

2:00-2:07 is the stinking BEST PART!!!! I loooove that part of the song and Josh's voice is SPACTACULAR. hes amazing. i love him. marry me now.

[armageddonff]

oh I agree mini orgasms!!!

[cheerioproblem81]

did she remind Josh to face the audience? or was that on purpose? :51

[katelovestennessee]

she turned him towards the audience. (she said that in broadway chatterbox a few months after) so yes she reminded him.

[prissxazn]

LOLL, he wasn't well positioned XD he's so adorable <3 ah, that's what happens when you dont finish acting school... but, his voice does it all XD MWA, I WISH I COULD SEE IT!

[Seal0626]

I wish SHE'D come to London to sing at the RAH.

[EriksChristine]

They're so cute together. He's just like "Don't leave me" lol after Julia lets go of his hand.

[razie21]

does anyone have the video that continues this part of the musical with josh groban and adam pascal?

[hotbacon123]

i used to have it. but ya know the whole thing is on google video. just search chess benefit concert and then click part1.avi

[grobanfan5385]

Josh's voice totally overpowered hers. LOL. He's so little... Can't wait to see what a difference it will be when he does this in May.

[Kate1186]

Man oh man, Josh NAILED that note on "I don't carrrrrrrrrrrrrrre!"

He is amazing.

[natyhitzsn]

aiii ti fofo quando ela vira ele pra frente *-*

huhuhu

[FUNCHOMCLALA]

This is such a weird mix of US and UK lyrics. I guess CHESS is ever changing. Josh sounds great but looks very uncomfortable. Julia sound great too.

[deepamaranth]

so amazing does anyone have the audio available for this cast?? i want it!!

[vivaelphaba]

*sigh* Josh Groban is a beautiful human being...

[sarali40]

Adam Pascal AND Josh Groban... *drool*

[Tonzura11]

Groban looks like a little boy pretending to be Tommy Korborg. The original is still the best. Sweden FTW!

[singaporechick]

hahhaahha...its great at 53 seconds!

[freim93]

Thanks starscool. I didn't know that about Josh's fans. I wish I could've been one, but I didn't know who he was then. Thank God that I know now. Josh gave an interview recently and he said that he would be doing Chess at Royal Albert Hall in England sometime in the future. I hope that I know in time to be able to go.

[starsrcool101]

Gosh...they sound so pretty together.

[MountainsGandalf]

This is like the Dream cast for Chess!! It would be cool to have the soundtrack with Josh singing in it...does anyone know if this particular show was recorded?

[freim93]

I love the way Julia turns Josh when he is sideways in such a caring manner, since she is the more experienced. I just love this video. Thanks for posting it. You are so lucky to have seen this live.

[starsrcool101]

I think in an interview some where she said she did it because a whole bunch of josh's fans paid big bucks to see the dress rehearsal. I think she said something like "They came to see him so I turned him so they could see him!" XD

They sing beautifully together.

[poplife21]

Yeah, she said that when she was on the Chatterbox. She said that some of them paid up to $2500 to see the dress rehearsal and the actual performance, so she wanted them to be able to see who they were paying to see! She also mentioned some of the "Grobanites" were not happy that she put her hands on him. LOL.

[heninandroddickfan]

That is SOOO cute when she turns him...omg his face is priceless...he looked so timid and flattered by that

[ThruAcceptingRules]

She said on Chatterbox that one girl came up to her and said "You hugged my boyfriend!!!"

[Verita24]

haha lol thats great

[Namaechan]

What's chatterbox?

[ThruAcceptingRules]

It's this interview thing, I'm not exactly sure, I just found it online and it said "Chatterbox interview Julia Murney" or something like that.

[Namaechan]

Hm... In that case, i'll just google for the interview xD Thanks.

[jillflash1289]

Chatterbox - as in Seth's Chatterbox, its like a Broadway version of Inside Actor's Studio

Seth Rudetsky hosts it, he's pretty much amazing

[Verita24]

ahah wow posesive of him.there acting like he is their husband

[wickeddude89]

I love Adam's screw up at the end of the song! Classic!

[Emptychairs06]

Josh looks damn good in that shirt. lol

[phantomphan1778]

Josh is sooo amazing!

[pianogoddess06]

You are so so so so so so lucky to have seen this live!

[GlitteryUnicorn]

Woah.. intense!