Brian d'Arcy James

crazy

talented Brian Darcy James as Shrek.

And it just kind of like became this big hit.

And then it was released to community theaters many years ago.

And he went, yeah.

And then that's when Brian Darcy James took over to go to Broadway.

That statement.

So anyone could wear that costume.

It was.

Brian Darcy James originated the role in the off-Broadway run.

Well, that's a very good start.

Five in a row and a bonus point.

Something Rotten and Shrek.

brian darcy james brian

darcy james yeah that's his name i was like i know he's got three names brian darcy james

as mr eddie

as eddie flagrante

And that was with Michael Cerveris.

Brian Darcy James.

Oh, wow.

I was

Like that in and of itself is like, I feel like it's something that's a little bit more underground.

I think it's gained a lot of traction in its afterlife, but like, Um, but this was John Lithgow, Jack Noseworthy, Kelly O'Hara, Brian Darcy James, and the score is stunning.

Um, so tell me a little bit, I guess where I want to start those, like you mentioned working with John Lithgow and I think he's just one of our greats.

I think everyone does.

Tell me something that you learned about work, you know, from working with these people, working with John Lithgow.

And I mean, you've worked with Brian and Kelly plenty of times, but yeah, um,

The first time, though, that I ever worked with Brian Darcy James or Kelly O'Hara was in that show.

Right.

They hired me on the spot.

And I ended up a non-singer with two solos and a trio working with Brian Darcy James.

The first time I met Broadway ensemble actors and singers and dancers and these triple threat people.

And I thought, boy, these people are really good.

Jarvis, he is Jarvis the AI, but Paul Bettany was the voice of Jarvis the AI in 2008's Iron Man.

And then Brian...

Wait, it's not Brian Darcy, James.

I forgot what his actual...

James Darcy was the Jarvis, the human Jarvis from Agent Carter and also in Endgame.

I was there at the first Shrek preview.

And when Danny Beaker and Brian James walked out, they had this prop helmet that they fumbled and it fell in my lap.

and i picked it up and the my friend beth next to me said i didn't she didn't say anything but she just sort of took it from he stood up and held it back up to the stage and then danny started adelaide like trick what the hell was that

that was yeah