Eli Stone is one of my latest, must-see television shows. It's a show that has a lot to do with faith, whatever that may be. I don't really know but I'm beginning to believe that it's a subject which I'll be exploring more of in these pages. Anyway, I've been reading Eckhart Tolle and that Buddhist nun book but can't comprehend most of what is written there. I'll have to focus in one day and try read more accessible things. There's one by the DL which I think will be more understandable. Until then, here's a quote from the end of a recent Eli Stone episode:
"There is no faith without hope
No justice without compassion
No humanity without fairness
Every one of us, the least of us, is still divine."
I really like the idea of this group. From what I have found on the net, they tend to do Broadway show covers. For the most part I like the musical arrangements although I find the vocal arrangements a little grating at times. Too many songs (like anything more than one) have near falsetto ranges which gets to be a tad annoying after a while. Feed the Birds, which I almost absolutely love suffers from this.
So, hears the description of the group from their website, www.bwayboys.com:
Imagine watching a show with unparalleled vocals and explosive energy. Imagine classic songs being completely reinvented. Imagine an evening full of showtunes presented with a contemporary flare. You’ve just envisioned the Broadway Boys.
The Broadway Boys were created in June of 2005 to play a single night at a club in New York City. The overwhelming response and a packed bar forced the club to bring the boys back again for another sold out evening. Realizing that this group had serious growth potential, The Boys decided to focus and develop their product into the “symphony of sound” that they have become.
The Broadway Boys is a collection of the hottest male voices currently working on the New York stage. Through their dynamic vocal prowess and redefining arrangements, the Boys add elements of Pop, Funk, Gospel, Jazz, and Folk to showtunes and classic pop songs. Performing in groups of six, the Boys are able explore harmonies rarely presented by Broadway singers.
The group serves two main purposes:
- Introducing audiences outside the theater community to genres of music they may not be familiar with by fusing Broadway music and Pop styles.h.
- Presenting the Broadway community and its audiences, often sick of singers rehashing the same old songs, with new arrangements of songs they are all too familiar with.
Having captured the attention of audiences in New York City the Broadway Boys are ready to take their show across the country. With their eyes set on performing in new and exciting venues, the Broadway Boys are always looking for new projects. With an explosive evening of entertainment, capable of large venue production, complete with choreography, sets, and light design, as well as intimate performances skills, the possibilities for the Broadway Boys are endless.
Next up is Blackbird/Feed the Birds:
Here's Defying Gravity from Wicked. There are segments that I just love and quite a few passages I just hate.
The next video is by the Broadway Boys band. WIthout all those tenors trying to harmonize and be sopranos, it's listenable from beginning to end.
I've got more videos and I'll load them up at another time. Don't get me wrong. I enjoy the group. They are very talented. You just have to take them in small doses. From what I understand, whenever they perform there are six boys; however, the roster of six boys is not always the same.
