Review: Jeremy Jordan Proves He's One of Broadway's Best - and Realest - at Town Hall

Jeremy Jordan never disappoints when proving that he has earned his spot among the ranks of Broadway's best. Last night's concert at Town Hall was no different.

The show was a part of the Broadway @ The Town Hall series, music directed, moderated, and accompanied by the one and only Seth Rudetsky. Jeremy and Seth seamlessly integrated a Q&A session, chronicling Jeremy's career, and a concert of songs handpicked by Seth, many of which were from Jeremy's past productions.

The concert opened with Seth poised at the piano, already cracking jokes with his signature dry sassy style, when Jeremy entered, singing a hilarious re-written version of Everything's Coming Up Roses. Beginning with "I'll be swell, I'll be great, well, I'll leave that to you to debate," the song (written "mostly" by Jeremy) had the audience in stitches. A perfect way to set the tone for the evening.

From the moment the pair sat down, the effortless conversation flowed. There wasn't a dull moment in the chat, with one of the two cracking a joke at any given moment. Jeremy told the story of his journey, from waiter to swing in Rock of Ages, to alternate in West Side Story, to Tony nominee for Newsies, and a household name for his recurring role on the hit television show Supergirl. Of course, with a sprinkling of NBC's Smash, the film adaptation of The Last Five Years, and more career highlights, for good measure.

Jeremy kept it real throughout the show, proving himself to be the humble guy his fans have come to love. He even told the audience, multiple times, that he would need to take a pee break - and that he did, bolting offstage following his energetic rendition of Moving Too Fast from The Last Five Years.

He sang all of the expected songs, including Santa Fe from Newsies, Broadway Here I Come from Smash, and Bonnie from Bonnie and Clyde, during which a girl was brought onstage for Jeremy to sing to. He let his personality flow, joking with the girl that he preferred her to his onstage partner Laura Osnes, because she didn't fawn over him as much. Only after learning the fan was 16 did Jeremy choose to turn away, so as not to make the sensual lyrics an awkward moment. The audience ate it up.

Sprinkled into the mix were a couple of mashups, a delightful break from the overdone numbers from Jeremy's career peaks (which were still beautifully performed, might I add, just overdone).

The encore was a stunning rendition of Bring Him Home, from Les Miserables, which Jeremy chose to sing without a microphone. The result was a chilling sound you don't hear often in settings like these, Jeremy's falsetto cutting through the awed silence in the house. The song, as haunting as it is, was truly the perfect note to end on.

Above photo: Jeremy Jordan performs at Concert For America, June 30, 2018.
Photo Credit: Jessica Fallon Gordon