I laughed so hard when you started talking about not liking Mr. Wonderful just before Geoff started singing it. I knew he would change your mind. You noticed the look Geoff gave Cesar when he shouted Kill the witch, but I don’t think you caught that it was an Easter egg reaction because Geoff played the sea witch in the Little Mermaid medley. Great reaction. Geoff worked on this arrangement for years and it payed off.
@Ally.20022 Жыл бұрын
OH NO!!! I didn't think of that. That make so much sense now.🤣
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
OMG you're so right! how did I not think of that!
@gilliandrysdale5306 Жыл бұрын
Rachel was an understudy on Broadway in wicked ❤🏴
@Wildecat10 Жыл бұрын
In the role of Glinda. She was thrilled to be able to play Elphaba here!
@lkayh Жыл бұрын
Also it was a touring company, I believe. I love seeing her play Elphaba because you can see how much she loves this role.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
OMG I would love to see that!
@kathrynmenzel2615 Жыл бұрын
Emoni sings in The Bones and her voice with Eli’s is astounding. One of VoicePlay’s most underrated.
@Traci2000 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. I love that one too!
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
OHHH I will defiantly need to look into it!
@dawnburris6412 Жыл бұрын
I believe she also sang in I like me (I think that’s the name of it😂)
@dgkesquire11 ай бұрын
Her first collaboration with them was called "I Can't Believe It".
@emilybennett6567 Жыл бұрын
After you react to VP's Little Mermaid Medley, you'll understand why Geoff was looking daggers at Cesar in "Kill the Witch". 😅
@thisismetoday7423 Жыл бұрын
I thought he was just looking at him like dude, chill… same way he looked at Earl during Daddy Sang Bass 😂
@par500dragon7 Жыл бұрын
LOL.. I hadn't made that connection! So funny.
@dianeschluter9995 Жыл бұрын
😂 totally believing that now
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Oh I actually have already! Check it out in the link in the description!
@alyssadaniels7841 Жыл бұрын
I love seeing an actual Wicked fan’s reaction to this! Wicked is my favorite musical and Geoff slayed this arrangement (that took him years to make). Rachel actually was an understudy for Wicked on Broadway, but for Glinda’s part. Thanks for mentioning Layne’s stellar performance! He gets overlooked a lot for this performance because of all the vocals, but he crushed this!
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
It really shows when something is a passion project that someone has spent time and love on!
@janetdw Жыл бұрын
The harmonies in this are absolutely gorgeous. Because I Knew You gives me chills every time. But one of my favorite parts is when they start Good News. I love how Cesar goes up and then passes it off to Eli who goes right back down like they’re bookends.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
YEESSSS!! Sooooo good!!!
@bluedolphin05 Жыл бұрын
Emoni appears in Can't Believe It, The Bones, Love On Top, I Love Me and Sing. She also did live shows with them. The Sing Off Tour
@CynicalTesuji Жыл бұрын
I Love Me is so underrated!
@jackyfriedman1963 Жыл бұрын
And Just Sing with Voiceplay.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
OHH I LOVE 'I Love Me'!!!! I NEED TO HEAR THAT!!!
@ronsbrat525 Жыл бұрын
@@dj_410 Make sure the captions are on. It tells who everyone is and how they know Voiceplay. That's also the first video Anthony was in with Voiceplay. It was done during covid so everyone is in separate places.
@lkreinmiller-author Жыл бұрын
Goosebumps. Every time I hear Rachel sing gravity I get goosebumps.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
100%!!! She is an insane talent!!
@karenponchak5304 Жыл бұрын
Did you catch Eli singing bass when Geoff was singing the first part of "Wonderful"? If you want to hear VoicePlay do "Seasons of Love" outside of an ACA Top 10, it's on AJ Raphael 's channel.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
OMG YOURE RIGHT!! I just went back and re-watched! its hard to pick it up cause even bass doesn't sound like bass compared to Geoff hahahah
@MiladyMacabre Жыл бұрын
Rachel was with the national touring company of Wicked where she understudied Glinda. I just LOVE how she hands off the high note run to Eli at the beginning of Dancing Through Life. Fun fact: Rachel actually had laryngitis on the day of the video shoot. Side Note: Jeff Goldblum is listed on IMDB as being cast as the Wizard in the upcoming film.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
OMG! Laryngitis and she still performed with that much energy and emotion (Obviously the vocals were pre-recorded but STILL!) if i had laryngitis id be in bed! hahahaha
@Rebecca-of7fh Жыл бұрын
Let me guess - you were not prepared 😄🧡
@toddmaliepaard9777 Жыл бұрын
We do our best to keep our requests as blindsiding as possible 😂
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
I never am haha
@lkayh Жыл бұрын
You know Rachel is totally crushing it when you are so caught up in her that you miss Geoff’s crazy subs.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
RIGHT!!!! normally no one puts Baby (Geoff) in a corner! hahaha
@christinestromberg4057 Жыл бұрын
Emoni Wilkins has worked with VP a few times: The Bones, Can't believe it, (Bubble-yum Bum) And this one . I believe that Rachel has appeared in Wicked but not in this role. did you catch that cute look Cesar gave Geoff wheb singing Because I knew you? I can't remember whether you've done their Greatest Showman. It's another stonker.
@Wildecat10 Жыл бұрын
And Just Sing, of course.
@alexwalker8440 Жыл бұрын
Emoni was with them in the Sing-Off tour (not the show), so there are some live performances with her. Another one I love w/her is I Love Me. 😍😍
@janetdw Жыл бұрын
And I always wonder if his “kill the witch” and then looking over at Geoff is a secret joke with him since he was Ursula in Little Mermaid.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
I want to do Greatest Showman SOOOOO bad!!! another of my FAV musicals!! Saw it 6 times at the movies!!!
@leesmisadventures Жыл бұрын
Rachel was in Wicked on Broadway and has also played Wednesday Adams on Broadway as well!🤷♂️🔥😎🙌👍
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Oh thats awesome! ive never seen The Adams Family Musical
@pennywilliams186 Жыл бұрын
I really love Emoni with VP in I Love Me. Hardly anyone ever reacts to that one, and it really deserves some love.
@shirleykarr560 Жыл бұрын
Agreed! And it has Tony, who I still miss. I know he's there at Pattycake but it's not the same as hearing him sing.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Will defiantly make a point to check it out! :D
@thisismetoday7423 Жыл бұрын
Have you reacted to Sing yet? Emoni is in that along with many others. You need the subtitles on that one.❤
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Very Very soon :)
@vcg73 Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite Geoff arrangements. He always does fantastic transitions, but I loved the way he was melding and blending tiny reprises of previous songs into the mix of the big numbers, as well as creating tempo shifts that kept me on the edge of my seat.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
It really is a masterful arrangement! He is so talented!!
@davidkreacts Жыл бұрын
Glad you got such a kick out of this one! A truly masterful arrangement. Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction. I also appear to be the one person who enjoys Wonderful, but ah well… 😂 This was my first reaction, and I still have a blast watching others have that same experience!
@patriciaschuman4205 Жыл бұрын
Oh, yes! This was already one of my favorite VP medleys, but I also still distinctly remember last October when I was on vacation and while looking for VP reactions came across your video being recommended, David. It's always fun to see anyone get blown away by that first time hearing/seeing VoicePlay, but it was extra enjoyable for it to be a lengthy reaction/analysis done by someone with actual music and musical theater experience. It was great to have someone with your background really appreciate and explain what was particularly wonderful about the arrangement and performance.
@jammiegirl74 Жыл бұрын
@davidkreacts your reaction to this song is still my favourite but Dillons is now second for best reactions to wicked. The emotion, excitement and feeling you both showed is still the best to watch ❤
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Omg i cant wait to watch your reaction now!! I love your videos! I think wonderful might be an okay song, I've just heard bad people perform it haha
@Debs_Badger Жыл бұрын
Actually...Jeff Goldblum (who *can* sing) has been cast as the Wizard in the upcoming Wicked movie.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Ohhhh can't wait to see that!!!
@rmdewberry2482 Жыл бұрын
The best medley Geoff has ever arranged!
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Totally amazing! but how can you pick just one haahhaha
@Maerahn Жыл бұрын
Lol, Cesar has more natural sass than most people could even know what to do with. 😄 And if I were to nominate Emoni for a musical, it would be a lesser-known one called 'Smoky Joe's Cafe.' It incorporates songs from Leiber and Stoller's catalogue (so includes bangers like 'Pearl's A Singer,' 'Some Cats Know,' 'Poison Ivy' and 'Stand By Me,') and she would totally SLAY in pretty much any of the female roles!
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
ohhh i dont know that one!!!
@nicolaidavi495 Жыл бұрын
The way you jump when Geoff goes low during "Wonderful". I'm dying. I absolutely live for folk's reaction to Geoff and you are indeed delivering. :D
@nudgificator11 ай бұрын
Something about their 'Dancing Through Life' arrangement gives me '90s Disney cartoon series theme' vibes, like Gummi Bears or Chip 'n Dale'.
@tomykomiyamoto8742 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for a great reaction!! ❤😊
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :D
@kimberleyharvey8175 Жыл бұрын
I have been impatiently waiting for you to get to this one, and your reaction was exactly what I expected. :) One thing you need to sneak onto your VP list sooner rather than later is Just Sing. It was done about 2 months into the US pandemic lockdown as a benefit, and is a collection of almost all the featured artists and past VP members. When you do watch it, definitely have the captions on!
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Yes! This one is coming very soon!!!
@itsdoroti Жыл бұрын
This is in my personal top 5 of all the stuff Voiceplay has ever done
@risperdude Жыл бұрын
How can you pick a Top 5?
@itsdoroti Жыл бұрын
@@risperdude It's hard 🤣 but this one is definitely up there
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
It was absolutely amazing!!! Defiantly one I can hear over and over!!!
@Wa_pox Жыл бұрын
I was constantly just going "Yup.. yup.. yup" To every outburst of joy :D Great reaction and an incredible cover! Love it
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Every time I thought it couldn't get better, it did!!!
@Xonslaught1 Жыл бұрын
Wow, shots fired at James Corden 😜
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
He is a fun Tv host, but I don't think any musical has ever benefited from having him in it :/ but that's just my opinion, no hate to those who love him :)
@Xonslaught1 Жыл бұрын
@@dj_410 I really haven't liked him since he was in Doctor Who, so no loss on my part
@iamsquatty Жыл бұрын
Love this one from them. Cesar is amazing during this, and Geoff really killed this arrangement. 💜🦌 #DJantlers #DJsHerd
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
@sallymaria Жыл бұрын
Emoni is an on-going friend of VoicePlay and Home Free from when she performed with them on the Sing-Off tour - she was part of the group that came second, and joined VP when Honey, who was in the competition with them, wasn't able to tour. I love her performance of The Bones with VP.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Thats so lovely, I love how supportive the Aca-Community is!!!!
@DnDAddictUK Жыл бұрын
PURE JOY! I could see your musical theatre self vibing so much with this one. There are no bad songs in the Wicked soundtrack, but as always VP managed to do something special. Thank you Annie for getting this one in so early for us all. DJ, please do not stop being you. The energy that you put out there is worth everything! #DJsHerd #DJantlers
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
AWWWWW Sarah!
@trishaurvan9439 Жыл бұрын
So DJ...fellow Rent fan here as well. Had the honor to meet Jesse L. Martin who played Tom Collins in the original Broadway play and the movie as well. Such an amazing actor and so kind. I would pay to hear VoicePlay do a version of La Vie Boheme...that would be a rocker! They probably wouldn't but could you imagine. Hell I want them to do a Six medley for giggles lol
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Can you imagine Geoff doing a solo of the ill cover you reprise?!?! I would SOB!
@trishaurvan9439 Жыл бұрын
@@dj_410 You and me both. That would be epic!
@terimingle8957 Жыл бұрын
This was sooo cool!! Great reaction❤
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
🥰🥰🥰🥰
@ginawever6016 Жыл бұрын
I so enjoy watching your reactions! I've been in a dark place for many years now. But seeing you react makes my day a little bit lighter!! Therefore, I watch a lot of your videos back, to bring me a smile!😊THANK YOU!💚🌹
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
I'm truly so happy and honored that I can bring some joy into your day :)
@jackyfriedman1963 Жыл бұрын
Awesome reaction DJ.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jacky 🥰🥰
@5foot2eyesofblue13 Жыл бұрын
This reaction was so fun! I rewound and watched you react to Rachel's run in Defying Gravity like 6 times in a row.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
hahahaha Awww thank you so much
@liisaara7242 Жыл бұрын
This was so, so fun! Loved seeing how much you enjoyed it! And THANK YOU ANNIE for an awesome request!
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
🥰🥰🥰🥰
@desireecox9358 Жыл бұрын
Loved your reaction! Thank you for my smile today.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
You are most wecome! Hope I give you many more in the future!!
@jimcoogan1529 Жыл бұрын
Rachel was actually in the roadshow of Wicked. She is phenomenal.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Wish I could have seen that!!!
@IowaDad8111 ай бұрын
Voiceplay hasn't covered Seasons of Love (as far as I know, anyway), but Pentatonix has. It is FANTASTIC.
@erinromary2796 Жыл бұрын
You are going to love this so much.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
I sure did hahahaha
@lkayh Жыл бұрын
Let’s face it: Geoff could sing the phone book and you and I would be there for it. Also, Cesar could sing the phone book and make it sound sultry. Just saying. LOL.
@AudreyStar17 Жыл бұрын
#Facts lol
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Cesar could sing the pants off a phonebook and phonebooks cant even wear pants!
@theironherder Жыл бұрын
I've never been disappointed in any of the host's reactions, but his reactions to songs that he knows and loves are a world apart. Like his reaction to "Ain't goin' down 'til the sun comes up", and his reaction here. Thanks, and keep 'em coming. And when you can, please react to songs that you already love.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so so much!
@TehPengie Жыл бұрын
I think Emoni was in a different group during their season in the Sing Off.
@Debs_Badger Жыл бұрын
She was. She was with the group Ten. 🙂
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
I really need to watch Sing Off :)
@Debs_Badger Жыл бұрын
@@dj_410 I'm always an advocate for that. 🙂 I recently rewatched the entire season 4 myself (it's how I first discovered VoicePlay and Home Free when the show originally aired). *However* , recognize that the show was *10 years ago* . Both VoicePlay and Home Free have grown tremendously in that time, and it does them both a disservice when people compare then's version against today's.
@joyvanderveer2282 Жыл бұрын
Rachel would make an Incredible Elphaba. I would so pay to see that!!! Both of these ladies have their own personal style, and yet, when they blend their voices, they go to a whole new level of amazing. This is one of my favorite Broadway musicals of the last 20 years or so, if for no other reason than the music that it sent out into the world to challenge singers with. WOW!!! Voiceplay nailed it again!
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Voiceplay can do no wrong and you are 100% right, the songs in this one are next level!!
@maryel5398 Жыл бұрын
Just FYI, this is the 4th time I’ve watched this reaction because I love it so much!
@AnaArantes Жыл бұрын
Can't waaaaaaaaiit!!!!! 😊😅
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
🥰🥰🥰 Hope you loved it Annie 🥰🥰🥰
@AnaArantes Жыл бұрын
@@dj_410 I totally loved it!!! (And I missed you and The Herd so much!!! ❤)
@sharonmortimer3843 Жыл бұрын
Emoni actually was on the Sing Off the same season as them and Home Free. She actually went on the Sing Off with Voiceplay because Honey Larochelle didn't or couldn't go. Enjoyed watching your reaction.
@Lampropeltiss Жыл бұрын
Wonderful and cute, sunshine 💙
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
So so glad you enjoyed it 💚💜💚
@chenmd16 Жыл бұрын
Loved your reaction. I was looking forward to it! Thought you would love it. They are all so talented 😍
@ainyouko Жыл бұрын
Try listening to "The Bones" a voiceplay cover ft. ms Williams
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
ohhh very keen!!!
@bekahb.45239 ай бұрын
Wicked is my favorite Broadway play. I have yet to find any play to top it. If you haven't got it yet. They have a 20th edition of the Wicked soundtrack coming out on vinyl, and they even show that they are going to have it colored green.
@rhythminart5262 Жыл бұрын
I love hearing a MIKA shoutout! I love that version of Popular, although I can acknowledge it’s a specific person who enjoys it. Great reaction!
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
OMG I LOVE MIKA hahaha, well, I at least love his older stuff, ive fallen out of touch with his newer releases...
@Athainian1973 Жыл бұрын
Love this musical. My favorite musical of all time is Phantom, however I love the songs from Hair and cringe, Rocky Horror Picture Show. Nothing like seeing John Travolta in drag swinging about being a Sweet Transvestite from Transavia.
@marymulligan3053 Жыл бұрын
Loved your reaction!
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@dianeschluter9995 Жыл бұрын
DJ: doesn't like Wonderful Everyone who knows what's about to happen: 3... 2...
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
HAHAHA yep... i stand corrected :P
@jonadabtheunsightly Жыл бұрын
I wanna hear them do a Sound of Music medley. Except I don't, because then I'd want full versions of several of the songs, and there's no way they'd find the time for all of that.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Hahahaha yessss I so want that and then I want it to finish in a way that blends perfectly into this one! hahaha
@jonadabtheunsightly Жыл бұрын
@@dj_410 Yeah, I've got a whole list of stuff they should do. Another one is, a mashup of When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Johnny B Goode, and Who's Johnny (the song from Short Circuit). Or, taking things in a completely different direction, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Whichever. And I *desperately* want Geoff to do a version of The Truck Drivin' Song on his solo channel.
@leslieholland7843 Жыл бұрын
Such a super reaction. The VoicePlay Wicked is GREAT! Rachel Potter is amazing! The only person who sings that song (Gravity) better, in my opinion, is Mitch Grassi. Both are phenomenal. Thanks for this! ❤
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoyed it
@katiewhite9351 Жыл бұрын
#djsherd Awesome as always.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
🥰🥰🥰🥰
@matthewireland1125 Жыл бұрын
You probably ought to go back and review The Singoff Season 4 which both Home Free and Voiceplay plus some other wonderful groups. For one thing they all are so young.
@debbierichardson9009 Жыл бұрын
Loved this from Voiceplay. If you love Wicked check out What is this feeling by Ptx and also Seasons of Love by Ptx
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Defiantly cant wait for these!!!
@richardfranz3180 Жыл бұрын
Don't hate me because I love Voice Play and all of their arrangements, productions, and and voices they draft for said productions. However, the best individual rendition I have found of "Defying Gravity" is the Stages Sessions version from Morissette Amon and the Pentatonix version of "Seasons of Love"(by far Kirstie's best, imho).
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
I will need to check those out!
@hurricanebubbles9 ай бұрын
Does anyone want to laugh that Jeff Goldblum is playing the wizard
@sarawlindgreen3115 Жыл бұрын
Your ramble was totally understandably and absolutely adorable to watch 😊 They were in a cover of Seasons Of Love back in 2017, but it wasn't on their own channel. They worked with a guy named AJ Rafael and the video is on his channel: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q52Dms-Ttrm0cZs.html
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
YESSSS :D CANT WAIT TO SEE THAT ONE!
@gabrielnight6995 Жыл бұрын
You should watch voiceplay just sing with subtitles.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Its HIGH HIGH on my list for many reasons!
@wesleylatham3913 Жыл бұрын
I have to say, while I can understand the opinion "James Corden can't sing" I don't believe that James cannot sing in reality. I believe he purposefully embellishes and overplays himself, in much the same way Josh Gad does, for mere comedic relief. I mean you could almost throw Nathan Lane in there as well. All wonderfully talented singers, but they tend to over perform and sing in a comedic style rather than take themselves too seriously. It's kind of their mark or brand. As I said though I understand, as I do tend to get annoyed at seeing James' overdramatized style whether it be on the Late Late show, Into the Woods, or Cats. He plays the same character, sings in the same flat tone, and the joke gets old really quick. But I know that some of it may not be his choice rather the choice of those behind the scenes asking for that type of character.
@dj_410 Жыл бұрын
Very true and absolutely no hate to anyone who loves him! I just don't vibe with him and don't think he was the best choice for those roles :)
@lisamitchell1714 Жыл бұрын
My least favorite VoicePlay video...there was hardly any of the guys in the medley at all