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Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/17/11 at 9:14am

Okay...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....

Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/17/11 at 9:27am

I think he is quite cute but I am not obsessed. I also think they ought to alert security at the Eugene O'Neill!! (jk!)

Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/17/11 at 9:28am

Dis is not de way.

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Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/17/11 at 9:57am

Andrew 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.

Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/17/11 at 10:11am

I'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.

Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/17/11 at 10:33am

I've been a fan of his ever since I saw him as Bob Gaudio 4 years ago. Love him.

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Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/17/11 at 10:53am

He reminds me of Jim Carey.

Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/17/11 at 4:19pm

All that lip-licking, too.

I like your imperturbable perspicacity.

Andrew 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.

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Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/17/11 at 4:43pm

Been 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!

::bust a move::

#11

Andrew 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.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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Updated On: 6/17/11 at 05:04 PM

#12

Andrew 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.

#13

Andrew 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.

-There's the muddle in the middle. There's the puddle where the poodle did the piddle."

Updated On: 6/17/11 at 05:11 PM

#14

Andrew 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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Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/17/11 at 5:17pm

Yeah, 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!

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

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Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/17/11 at 6:06pm

^Don't! He was awesome. And completely adorable.

I like your imperturbable perspicacity.

#17

Andrew 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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Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.

#18

Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/17/11 at 9:12pm

He's gonna be in the new Judd Apatow/Lena Dunham HBO series "Girls." So excited!

#19

Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/17/11 at 9:29pm

Oh 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.

#20

Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/17/11 at 10:29pm

Totally 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?

#21

Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/18/11 at 6:07am

Updated On: 6/23/11 at 06:07 AM

#22

Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/18/11 at 8:41am

Denis Jones.

#23

Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/18/11 at 2:53pm

Richard Blake played Link for almost two years. Rannells was his understudy, before taking over in November 2005.

#24

Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/18/11 at 2:57pm

Glad to see that I'm not the only one obsessed. Actually he reminded me a little of the guy who introduced him, Stephen Colbert.

#25

Andrew Rannells

Posted: 6/18/11 at 4:06pm

Also 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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