Norbert Leo Butz

If you aren't obsessed with Norbert Leo Butz, you either hate musicals or don't have ears.

An audio only of him singing One Song Glory in '98.  I believe he was the 1st Roger replacement.  The recording is okay...aside from a few moments of technical difficulty.  Norbert is perfection.



Here he playing Mark to Adam Pascall's Roger (I guess Norbert was a swing as well).  Why was this recorded in the first place?  Thank god RENT inspired the rabid fandom it did, prompting fans to record and collect live performances.  I'm curious as to what else exists out there...



Here he is in DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDREL (the show for which he won a Tony).  I really enjoyed this show--a legitimately funny musical comedy is a hard thing to pull off.



in Cabaret



Here he is in LAST 5 YEARS.  I chose this particular one because he is shirtless.  But pretty much all of the original production can be found here. 



As Fieryo in WICKED.  He basically outsings Idina here.  He was an interesting short for the romantic lead--i mean, he's shorter than Elphaba--but probably the smartest decision WICKED made.