This man was singing in the street, when by chance, the main singer in the ongoing play The Phantom

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

Well, that was a pleasant way to wake up this morning! His reactions are priceless!

[demmiblue]

1. YouTube/full video:

I stopped in Covent Garden to watch a young busker @stephensings1 performing songs from stage musicals. He has the most incredible voice. He had just sung a song from Phantom of the Opera, and then something incredible happened....
......a young woman stepped forward and asked him to sing 'All I Ask Of You'.
Stephen replied 'I can't do two Phantom songs in a row'.
The young woman said 'if you do, I'll sing it with you'.
Stephen looked skeptical and asked 'are you any good?'
The young woman replied 'I'm currently Christine in Phantom of the Opera'.

What followed was absolutely amazing and I'm very glad I got my phone out quick enough to record it!!
I feel very privileged to have witnessed such a special moment in person.

[lark]

2. Wow, wow, wow!

How lucky you were to be there in person to capture these magical moments!

[Fla Dem]

8. Touched my heart.

How great was it for her to step in and do that. She could have just walked on by. A good person. Hope she puts in a good word for him if he's interested in going professional.

[MurrayDelph]

21. Reminds me of the story a friend of mine tells

when he was sitting at the LA Farmer's Market when some acapella carolers walked by. My friend pointed them in the direction of a pudgy little old man drinking coffee and told them to sing The Christmas Song (aka Chestnuts Roasting...) while standing next to the man, who happened to write the song.

(Since my friend is a professional writer, and it's his story to tell, I'm just going to link to it and suggest you read it when you need a smile)

http://www.newsfromme.com/2020/12/19/my-xmas-story-4/

[scipan]

22. That was really neat.

Imagine, they didn’t even know who he was!

[niyad]

24. Thank you for bringing us that delightful vignette. Smiles.

[Chainfire]

3. If that doesn't move you, you are made of stone.

[3catwoman3]

6. I must not be made of stone...

...because I'm sitting here with tears pouring down my face.

He will remember that forever. So will she.

[mitch96]

19. +1!😭

[Tomconroy]

4. Bravo!

[gristy]

5. Beautiful

And chills. Oh my. Just beautiful.

[hippywife]

7. He has an amazing voice, as well.

I hope something comes of this for him. That is one of my favorite ALW plays. The music gives me such chills. I was so thankful that ALW put it up to be watched in its entirety during the initial lockdowns. It's the only way I would have ever gotten to see it. So beautiful. Sigh.

[mountain grammy]

9. Saw this on Twitter

and completely lost it.. just sobbing as I shared it and sent it to five friends via messinger.

Beautiful, thanks for posting.

[ananda]

10. I this doesn't bring up a smile and joy to your heart...

I don't know what will.

Love

[hippywife]

12. I crossposted this in the Music Appreciation Group

giving you credit for the initial post.

[Wild blueberry]

13. Beautiful

Thank you!

[snacker]

14. Pure joy.

[flying_wahini]

15. I got all verklempt and started bawling when I saw this.....

Just a wonderful thing. It moved me, thanks!

[dlk]

16. Beautiful!

Just the lift we need this morning. It brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for sharing.

[Manfred Arcane]

17. Bravo, Bravo, Bravissimo!!! (eom)

[Jarqui]

18. Thanks for posting that

I've watched it a few times

Beautiful

[Duppers]

20. Wonder how these Londoners...

Can just walk by THIS?
Folks pay $$ to see marvelous performances like this!
A YouTuber wrote, "Londoners, amirite?"

(Pretty much true. I've never been treated as badly anywhere as I was in London when trying to board a bus with my 20mo old son. Some Londoners can make New Yorkers seem like purveyors of southern hospitality.)

Anyway, THIS street performance was absolutely beautiful!

Read that this Irishman is now working in theater productions. Wishing him much success.

[niyad]

23. Happy tears.