Drew Sarich: Where Is He Now?

I think I just has a religious experience listening to Drew Sarich sing "Gethsemane" from Jesus Christ Superstar. I mean, he nailed it. And the orchestrations were on key and everything, it was great. It was how it should sound instead of the watered down version that was on Broadway a few years back. Anyways, where is he now? I know he does a lot of stuff over seas, and I wish they had an English language version of "Rudolph" because it sounds good. But is he planning on doing anything in NYC anytime soon?

There is an English demo of Rudolf with Rob Evan doing a poor job in comparison to Drew Sarich's work on the cast recording, if you want to get the gist of what is going on in the show.

^ Agreed. Even if you don't understand German, do yourself and pick up the cast recording. Mut Zur Tat is fantastic.

Schmerg, have you heard his "Out There" in English? It is all kinds of amazing.

Oh for sure, I completely agree. I just wish I understood what he was saying! And if the synopsis for Rudolf didn't sound painfully boring I would attempt to make it through the entire DVD, but I will just skip to the 4 Drew songs I like from the show

Does the "Rudolph" DVD play on American DVD players? It shouldn't, right? And thanks for all the info! I'm pissed I just discovered him. I would have loved to seen him in Lestat or Frakenstein or something. His voice is just so raw. Is there a recording of his Hunchback?

I think I'll try that one out. Even though I don't know the language, a good melody is a good melody. I didn't see it on Itunes, but I'll check it out on Amazon.

CyCoSpazz, I actually do have the Vienna cast recording of Rudolf and I LOVE it!

I wish Drew HAD done Frankenstein. Hunter's good but I know that Victor's songs would have sounded awesome if it was Drew singing them.

And yes, the cast recording of Glockner is amazing!

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I had to bump this thread. No doubt he's strutting about on some stage in Europe, but I miss him here! Dear Drew, come back to Broadway, bitte.

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^ I thought he was busy playing Krolock in Vienna?

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Wow, that is some WTF casting.

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I have a recording of him singing Jesus already. Was that the old one? He's wonderful on it. I listen to it at least once a week. His voice is AMAZING to me. And this is some WTF casting, but he would be LEAGUES better than the lame guy on Broadway.

If you have a recording of Drew as Jesus, it is very likely from the previous Vienna cast (opposite Serkan Kaya as Judas).

I've listened to a lot of his material, and this is entirely personal opinion, but his voice has gone through some great changes after his Valjean days. Maybe because he is singing extensively in German again and, as a previous poster said, it seems so much more "suited" to his voice. [The language "sits lower" for lack of a better way to describe it.] Even comparing JCS 2008 to 2005, though, there is a significant auditory difference.

I'm very curious to hear the latest recording. I have friends in Austria and Germany who were lucky enough to attend JCS 2011, and from everything that I've heard, it was mindblowing. Gethsemene earned a standing ovation.

(Now, how the heck his Curtis will sound... I have nooo idea.)

That being said, it is highly likely that VBW will eventually release the CD on iTunes; they are usually very good about that. And it will save me some insane shipping prices, the downside of being a fan of the German musical theater world.