Son of a Brick The sheer power of Brandon Victor Dixon

And Jordan

And Jordan lol

I know you meant 'lackluster' but lack oyster made me laugh 😂

Jessica Carter sammee. He deserves better

Michael McElroy from the final cast of RENT back in 2008 deserves a mention as well. Don't know if you've seen "Rent Filmed Live on Broadway," but his performance was (in my opinion of course) the most powerful and moving rendition of this song I've ever heard. Check this performance out (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/adtjpNmInd-took.html) Genuinely curious to hear how you think he compares to your favorites!

@@tankmaster1018 I was gonna suggest this version. Michale McElroy’s rendition has to be my favorite after Jesse L. Martin.

Not in a good way. But of course BVD is the goat

My heart💔!

I’m confused

@@nicolelynn6240 They're talking about powers. The person who played Collins in this also played Terry Silvers

Just type in Rent Live 2019 and the full thing is here on KZfaq

Wait this is from the concert 😅😅

@@freya6307 so this was actually live in front of an audience on the day of the concert. The version that was aired on TV that night was the dress rehearsal because Roger broke his foot and the end of the rehearsal I belive the night before. There are clips of it on KZfaq with Roger wheeling himself around in a wheelchair. Everyone was saying they should've aired this version instead.

This is just the concert show they had to put on instead of the actual show because brennin hunt got injured rehearsing

This right here was live but the version they aired was a dress rehearsal as one of the main characters broke his leg night before the live performance

Right? She has PIPES bus she either let her emotion take over or doesn't have great control.

I think it’s also that her mic was WAY louder than everyone else’s. It would’ve sounded better if her and the background vocals were on the same level instead of her overpowering them.

The actor playing Rodger broke his foot the day they were supposed to air the show. Instead of doing the show as planned, they aired a taped dress rehearsal and performed the show concert style for the audience. So the disappointment of not being able to perform after all their hard work crossed with such an emotionally charged song is what did it

It's an emotional scene, they're at a funeral.

She ruined it for me and I’m sure countless others!! She’s like shaking when she sings- her voice is like screeching on a chalkboard.

I'm so sad that I have to agree bc I love her😔

asvpomega I know but she over sang and kind ruined the background singing

Sally Whelan she didn’t over sing his mic just wasn’t working

@@sallywhelan it's not that she over sang it, it's that no one else's mic was on or working. There should have been mark and another female voice on the harmony but only Keala's mic was on. You can hear it on the performance that was actually aired.

You mean the contrarian. 🤷‍♀️

It wasn’t bad but I agree with your opinion. Jesse is a hard act to follow. The guy from the 08 version probably gave the best different approach to this song.