STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga and Darren Criss Salute Alan Menken

[ooliveros]

STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga and Darren Criss Salute Alan Menken#1

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

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

[pinoyidol2006]

STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga and Darren Criss Salute Alan Menken #2

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

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

I like your imperturbable perspicacity.

[jsg03jd]

STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga and Darren Criss Salute Alan Menken #2

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]

STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga and Darren Criss Salute Alan Menken #3

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

Darren was at her concert two nights ago too.

[jsg03jd]

STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga and Darren Criss Salute Alan Menken #4

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

Did he sing with Lea at her concert?

[Wildcard]

STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga and Darren Criss Salute Alan Menken #5

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]

STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga and Darren Criss Salute Alan Menken #6

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

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

[Unknown User]

STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga and Darren Criss Salute Alan Menken #7

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]

STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga and Darren Criss Salute Alan Menken #8

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.

"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.

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

[snl89]

STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga and Darren Criss Salute Alan Menken #9

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.

I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.

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

[darquegk]

STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga and Darren Criss Salute Alan Menken #10

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]

STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga and Darren Criss Salute Alan Menken #11

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]

STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga and Darren Criss Salute Alan Menken #12

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