I have to admit that I've "belted" along with OBCR many times (sans costume and makeup), but I have never taken it to this level (thank God). Nonetheless, these clips are funny.
Ahh, there is nothing like live theatre, is there?
Billy Bones: Beware lad, beware. Jim Hawkins: What, the one-legged man? Billy Bones: Aye, but also, beware running with scissors or any other pointy object. It's all good fun, until someone loses an eye.
I actually wish I could see them sing something they know that's in their ranges. At least the white guy knows when to go into his head voice. Gotta rest up for the end. Haha.
"...But Kungurtseva reels off multiple fouettes and the tape is stopped so she can take a bow. The Jester, an abomination introduced to Swan Lake in Soviet times, extorts applause from the audience. The cuts don't help the storytelling, the production is bare bones and they go for the '50s-style happy ending.
The audience cheers like mad at the end. It's the Russian ballet, after all..."