Andrew Rannells
Andrew Rannells
Owen22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/11
#1Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 9:14amOkay...is anyone else obsessed with his performance on the Tonys? I watch it way too much....Now, I saw the show in previews, own the CD...liked him very much, but not to any abnormal degree. Nothing to indicate it would turn me into a Youtube stalker. But the Tonys!! His innocent/sexy/righteous swagger has me mesmerized. Every time he turns his head to the side and delivers the line "what's so scary about that?" I fall a little more in love with him....help....
#2Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 9:27amI think he is quite cute but I am not obsessed. I also think they ought to alert security at the Eugene O'Neill!! (jk!)
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#2Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 9:28am
Dis is not de way.
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#3Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 9:57amAndrew Rannels is the latest big Broadway name to hit big after getting his career started in the infamous Pokemon musical. He was James from Team Rocket.
broadwayjim42
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/19/03
#4Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 10:11amI'm kind of obsessed with "I Believe" and his voice is incredible, but I'm distracted by the fact that he looks like he's molded out of plastic.
#5Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 10:33amI've been a fan of his ever since I saw him as Bob Gaudio 4 years ago. Love him.
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#6Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 10:53amHe reminds me of Jim Carey.
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
pinoyidol2006
Broadway Star Joined: 5/3/11
#7Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 4:19pmAll that lip-licking, too.
I like your imperturbable perspicacity.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#8Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 4:38pm
... but I'm distracted by the fact that he looks like he's molded out of plastic.
That's the whole point. I give kudos to the creative team for casting these 'plastic' looking, wholesome, 'Up with People'-type actors to play the Elders. Having Josh Gad not fit that mold adds so much to the visual of the group all together.
#9Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 4:43pmBeen in love with this boy since his understudying days in Hairspray before taking over for Link. Still my favorite Link. Incredibly happy for all the success he's getting now!
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#10Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 5:04pm
Curious about that lip-licking thing. Is that just a nervous habit? Did he do it in Hairspray, too? Or is that a character "tick" for this show only?
The first time I saw him on the Tonys, I thought he (and the song) were great. Now I can't get past all the lip-licking on subsequent viewings.
I feel like sending him a case of Chapstick.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#11Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 5:10pm
It must have been his nerves or a case of dry lips at the Tony Awards as its definitely not a character thing in THE BOOK OF MORMON.
I was 6th row Orchestra Center when I saw the show and he did not do that lip-licking bit that I can remember. Again... it isn't a character thing.
#12Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 5:11pm
Best12bars, the lip-licking thing is a habit that maaaaany singers get into. It's not necessarily a bad thing, though it can be distracting. I guess the best way to explain it is that it's a (mostly) unconscious, knee-jerk reaction to make sure your mouth/lips aren't dry while you're singing.
Edit: In conjunction with Brody's post, whenever you become super nervous, your mouth suddenly becomes extremely dry partially due to the extra breathing you're doing. That might explain the constant lip-licking as opposed to it happening once or twice.
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#13Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 5:13pm
Well, I can totally understand "drying up" at the Tonys and nerves taking over. His performance was great, regardless.
But I'm glad he's not doing that all the time. It could get hugely distracting.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#14Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 5:17pmYeah, I can attest that it's not something he made a habit of either in Jersey Boys or Book of Mormon. I felt bad for him during the Tonys!
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pinoyidol2006
Broadway Star Joined: 5/3/11
#15Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 6:06pm^Don't! He was awesome. And completely adorable.
I like your imperturbable perspicacity.
#16Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 6:22pm
This has been my desktop for months now. I can't stop looking at his hair. I seriously need to go to whatever treatment center Anthony Wiener was pretending to go to!
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#17Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 9:12pmHe's gonna be in the new Judd Apatow/Lena Dunham HBO series "Girls." So excited!
pinoyidol2006
Broadway Star Joined: 5/3/11
#18Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 9:29pmOh yes. Don't even get me started on the hair. I thought it was all stiff, but it looks so soft.
I like your imperturbable perspicacity.
zamedy
Broadway Star Joined: 6/27/07
#19Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/17/11 at 10:29pmTotally agree. He is absolutely adorable and has a beautiful voice. You can't help but want to root for him. I know he played 'Link' for a while in HAIRSPRAY. Was he Matthew Morrison's understudy? Didn't Richard Blake briefly take over the role after Morrison left? And was the hottie he was sitting next to at the Tony's his date?
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#22Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/18/11 at 2:53pmRichard Blake played Link for almost two years. Rannells was his understudy, before taking over in November 2005.
#23Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/18/11 at 2:57pmGlad to see that I'm not the only one obsessed. Actually he reminded me a little of the guy who introduced him, Stephen Colbert.
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#24Andrew Rannells
Posted: 6/18/11 at 4:06pmAlso saw him in "Jersey Boys" and was amased at his talent. He was my pick to win the Tony over Josh Gad.
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