All Things Beautiful Thread

Melissa Talks To Google: Beautiful on Broadway. 49 minute interview

Before it gets yanked off youtube, here's Melissa singing "So Far Away," along with some of her Brooklyn accent. No video.... just audio.

Thanks for sharing! These further whet my appetite for seeing her in person on August 4. I'll be at her last performance. I'm hoping she will do the Stage Door that night, but either way it will be a fabulous time I am sure.

Before it gets yanked off youtube, here's Melissa singing "So Far Away," along with some of her Brooklyn accent. No video.... just audio.

Thanks for sharing! These further whet my appetite for seeing her in person on August 4. I'll be at her last performance. I'm hoping she will do the Stage Door that night, but either way it will be a fabulous time I am sure.

Oh man, Superbill! Just so excited for you. Jealous. But excited.

Superbill, be prepared to be blown away! Melissa live is beyond anything you see and hear on tape. Enjoy yourself!

Argo

Superbill, be prepared to be blown away! Melissa live is beyond anything you see and hear on tape. Enjoy yourself!

Argo

Thanks, Argo. I'm sure she will!

Carole King herself was at tonight's (July 27) performance of Beautiful.

Yay!! Thanks for this, Kiwi. Just got out of Mission Impossible, saw Carole King was there, and was hoping to find some video so I could see Melissa's reaction.

Here's an even better video if Carole surprising Melissa because it starts from when the cast is finishing the last number and Carole walks on when Melissa is turned the other direction. At one point, you see Mel say, "Mom!!" who was in the front row.

Awwwa, that’s like double cherry’s on a sunday. No doubt Melissa’s Mom got to go backstage and meet Carole too. To have her mom there to interact with one of both of thier mutual idols is really special.

Last night!!! Superbill, have a blast. Go to the side door and see if you get a chance to meet her!

Also, was just watching Beautiful's Instagram video of Carole King surprising Mel. And I realizing from THAT video, Melissa was saying, "MoM??" with a question mark, and then turns to Carole and said something like, "You knew my mom was here?" and Carole shakes her head yes. So, it appears Mel's mom being there was a secret, too.

Now that Melissa's run on Broadway has come to an end, I figured this thread would come to a close. But, I found these new uploads of Melissa as a Sophomore in college singing. Thought I'd share. Really highlights how amazing her voice was even then. Being this video was upload in 2009, but is just now starting to pop up under a Melissa Benoist search, I suspect the video might have been recently renamed, and perhaps more of these may start to pop up now that her name is now respected as a Broadway star.

Here's an even better video if Carole surprising Melissa because it starts from when the cast is finishing the last number and Carole walks on when Melissa is turned the other direction. At one point, you see Mel say, "Mom!!" who was in the front row.

I liked what Carole King said about Melissa's tapping.. And she seems to be a great personality.