#slih behind the scenes

[personinthepalace]

POV: you’re Christian Borle glancing off stage right in Some Like It Hot.

From Kevin Del Aguila's instagram

[havanasroses]

my favorite christian borle onstage performances and why

1. orin & others, little shop of horrors

even though you know it's him playing these various characters, he brings such different humor to each of them that you can't help but decide that he's stolen the show from the moment he opens his mouth. i've never laughed so hard and watched + listened to so many bootlegs of a show just because i wanted to hear every version of one specific song (the meek shall inherit).

2. marvin, falsettos

this one speaks for itself. if he was nominated any other year (meaning, not against dear ben platt who absolutely earned it), he would have for sure won the tony. man deserves it for the emotion and care he brought to this character.

3. shakespeare, something rotten!

need i say more? he won the tony for a reason. the whole show was built around "or not toby" and i stand by it.

4. emmett, legally blonde

hahaha. i remember having very conflicted feelings when i found out about the behind the scenes (bc i love sutton with my entirety), but no one can deny his chemistry with lbb. such a good show and such great performances by a baby borle.

5. wonka, charlie and the chocolate factory

i remember the cast playing around so much in the creation of the show, mostly led and blocked by cborle himself. despite it being a flop, i enjoyed the show and his wonka, but mostly because of how much fun he had with the cast.

joe/josephine/kip, some like it hot

i'm going to surprise everyone and say that this is actually at the bottom of my list (had i incuded his other characters), hence why it's not numbered. you all know that i love slih to the ends of the earth, but not because of cborle. i'm going to be honest and say that it still makes me uncomfortable to watch sometimes when he's josephine, but i've explained before that my love for joe's familial relationship with daphne soars above it all for me. great performances from christian, but i have to say that this is by far the worst character he's ever had to play and that i don't think that tony nom was justified, imho.