STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga and Darren Criss Salute Alan Menken

[ooliveros]

Posted: 10/25/11 at 7:23pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-Lea-Salonga-and-Darren-Criss-Salute-Alan-Menken-20111025

[pinoyidol2006]

Posted: 10/25/11 at 8:43pm

Cute. I just wish "A Whole New World" was performed less freestyle-ish.

[jsg03jd]

Posted: 10/26/11 at 12:02am

Lea Salonga sounds amazing even with the altered melodic lines and harmonies. Great vocal technique at play here.

[Wildcard]

Posted: 10/26/11 at 12:39pm

Darren was at her concert two nights ago too.

[jsg03jd]

Posted: 10/26/11 at 5:34pm

Did he sing with Lea at her concert?

[Wildcard]

Posted: 10/26/11 at 6:17pm

No, for the Disney song, she chose to do the full version of Reflection from Mulan. Darren was crying during this song though.

[TheatreJuls]

Posted: 10/26/11 at 7:27pm

Here's the full medley if anyone is interested in seeing it. :)
Menken Medley

Posted: 10/26/11 at 8:01pm

"No, for the Disney song, she chose to do the full version of Reflection from Mulan. Darren was crying during this song though."

But remember, as Darren stresses in every single interview, HE'S NOT GAY!

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 10/27/11 at 7:09am

"No, for the Disney song, she chose to do the full version of Reflection from Mulan. Darren was crying during this song though."

But remember, as Darren stresses in every single interview, HE'S NOT GAY!

Cut to ten years from now when he's on the cover of PEOPLE under the header - YEP, I'M GAY.

Updated On: 10/27/11 at 07:09 AM

[snl89]

Posted: 10/27/11 at 9:56am

I've already listened to the whole medley WAY too many times- it just makes me so happy (partly because I love Darren and know how much of an idol Alan Menken is for him, but also just because the medley is awesome)

Darren and Lea both sound gorgeous, and they sound fantastic together as well! They have totally different vocal styles and yet somehow it meshes really well ^_^



"Cut to ten years from now when he's on the cover of PEOPLE under the header - YEP, I'M GAY."

Except with Darren it's legitimately not that kind of deal haha. We're talking about a kid who grew up in the San Fransisco theatre community, who never comes off as anything but completely and totally comfortable in his own skin. And HE really doesn't bring up the fact that he's straight that often at all- it's just the media that are always all "what's it like being a straight man playing gay?"

So yeah, he's not gay, and with Darren I 100% buy it :) Not that would be bad at all if he was, of course, but seriously.. watch enough of his interviews and you'll see.. there's pretty much no way he wouldn't be out at this point if he was actually gay.

Updated On: 10/27/11 at 09:56 AM

[darquegk]

Posted: 10/27/11 at 10:42am

The reason Criss is crying during Salonga's performance is mostly because of the place Disney played in his life and his career- before Glee, before "Very Potter," Darren was mainly known as that kid around campus/on YouTube who played freestyle-versions of Menken and Ashman Disney songs on acoustic guitar.

[jsg03jd]

Posted: 10/28/11 at 2:29am

How is it known that Darren Criss was crying during Lea Salonga's concert when she sang "Reflection?" Is there some video/article or something?

As for him being gay, who knows? Maybe he's another Zachary Quinto. Maybe not. Maybe he's just an effeminate straight guy. All I know is I can't tell the difference between how Darren Criss sounds in an interview and how Blaine Anderson speaks on "Glee."

[Wildcard]

Posted: 10/28/11 at 5:23pm

"How is it known that Darren Criss was crying during Lea Salonga's concert when she sang "Reflection?" Is there some video/article or something?"

1) I was seated not too far away from his table and that girl from "Pretty Little Liars" group as well
2) Lea wrote it on her newspaper article