Here's a sketch from The Late, Late Show with James Corden -- their vision of a new stage show, "Donald: The Musical." The song they perform is "When I Grow Up," which is a parody of the same-titled song from the Broadway show, Matilda, which won five Tony Awards..
Though most of the performers will be unknown to most viewers, it's actually a fairly auspicious group. As young Donald, the performer is Tim Minchin, who's an Australian comedian -- however, he also wrote the Tony-nominated music and lyrics to Matilda (which, as I noted, this song parodies). Also here is Ben Platt, who originated the starring role in the current, acclaimed musical hit, Dear Evan Hansen, which opened on Broadway in December. (He flew across country for this broadcast, since it was done on a Monday, the only day his show has off.) And there's Abigail Spencer, who you may know from the Sundance Channel's series, Rectify, or the NBC series, Timeless, as well as the All My Children soap opera. And of course, James Corden is around, as well.
Though most of the performers will be unknown to most viewers, it's actually a fairly auspicious group. As young Donald, the performer is Tim Minchin, who's an Australian comedian -- however, he also wrote the Tony-nominated music and lyrics to Matilda (which, as I noted, this song parodies). Also here is Ben Platt, who originated the starring role in the current, acclaimed musical hit, Dear Evan Hansen, which opened on Broadway in December. (He flew across country for this broadcast, since it was done on a Monday, the only day his show has off.) And there's Abigail Spencer, who you may know from the Sundance Channel's series, Rectify, or the NBC series, Timeless, as well as the All My Children soap opera. And of course, James Corden is around, as well.
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