Also, there is the fact that Broadway and theatre, in general, was such a childhood dream of mine. I think on Broadway, you're such a cog in a beautiful wheel where you have so many people that are relying on you. You know? I kind of own the world out there and I can go out there and do my best and maneuver around that. Groban: Well, I think that's there's no question that as intimidating as doing my own shows are, I know that even with all that pressure I can still kind of go out there and control my own destiny a bit. Sarachan: Can you compare the pressure of entering the Broadway community in Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, taking on a role the writer Dave Malloy played himself previously as well as taking on Tolstoy, versus singing a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden where people are paying just to hear you sing? Is there an intimidation factor or is it getting easier as you go along? So to be able to have it captured for my fans, for my future grandkids someday, it's all around really special for me. You build up something like the Madison Square Garden performance in your head for so many weeks, and then you do it, you blink and it's done. Whenever you do that and feel like there's a response to it that warrants being able to play a place like Madison Square Garden with those new songs, and then on top of that you get a chance to document it, you know, you never know, these things happen so fast. It's an album with original songs that I felt really helped me pay homage to the first album that I did but with a fresh approach. So I just dove right into it and turned it into an extremely personal album.
#What to josh of the power hour full#
I felt like my tank for original songs was full again. So when I was done with Great Comet, I had so many things that I wanted to say.
So it took me on a journey that I never could have imagined and it took me on a journey that actually lasted longer than I thought doing a musical theatre album was going to take me on. Then after that, it turned into, kind of serendipitously, a Broadway run of this brilliant show. That turned into a really long tour, but we decided to make that tour a little more intimate because of the style of songs they were, so I was playing a lot of beautiful theatres. I didn't know if it would do well or not, it ended up doing so great.
My first few albums were mostly originals, and then I decided a couple years ago I wanted to do a passion project which wound up being a musical theatre album. I had kind of taken a "time out" from original music. Josh Groban: It was a special album for me because it was the culmination of 2 years of writing after I had already done a covers album and Broadway. Another major passion in Groban's life is his active involvement in philanthropic organizations, most notably with his own charity, the Find Your Light Foundation, which focuses on support for arts education. The Broadway community not only embraced Groban, but asked him to co-host The Tony Awards the following year alongside Sarah Bareilles. He starred in the critically acclaimed Broadway Production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, replacing the show's creator Dave Malloy in the role of Pierre. Beyond that, the 37-year-old Los Angeles Native also has appeared as an actor in countless films and television shows. His voice and face are easily recognizable, and he has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. It can be easy to forget that Groban, who is friendly and forthcoming, is a multi-platinum award-winning global superstar. He also openly admits to sometimes getting brought down by the dark hole that can at times be found in the Twittersphere. Most musicians who are at the stage in their career where they are playing to world-wide sold-out audiences after conquering their Broadway debut with a Tony Nomination wouldn't admit to nervous jitters, but Groban readily does. One of the more endearing qualities of the already very charming Josh Groban is his relatability.
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