Today, I Wanna Be Like Jim Walton! Jim Walton has had a vast Broadway career most notably originating the role of Frank in Merrily We Roll Along. He also was featured in the documentary The Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened which details the process and legacy of Merrily We Roll Along. He’s also gone on to star alongside John Stamos on Broadway in Bye Bye Birdie. He originated the Kander & Ebb revue And The World Goes Round Off Broadway. Jim’s also written multiple musicals with his brother Bob Walton including Double Trouble, Midlife! The Crisis Musical and My Brother’s Keeper. Most recently, Jim was seen in Come From Away on Broadway which was then developed into a film for Apple TV.
I WANNA BE LIKE JIM WALTON CHAPTERS
1. 00:00 Intros
2. 05:16 Jim’s I Wanna Be Like You as a Kid
3. 09:00 Theater Beginnings
4. 13:00 College Experience
5. 20:00 Summer Stock
6. 25:50 Big Bad Burlesque
7. 29:25 Scrambled Feet Off Broadway
8. 33:20 Broadway Debut: Perfectly Frank!
9. 36:30 Steve Martin!
10. 38:35 Perfectly Frank Callback
11. 42:00 Merrily We Roll Along Audition
12. 52:00 Giancarlo Esposito
13. 54:50 Merrily Rehearsal Process
14. 1:00:50 Merrily Preview Process
15. 1:06:40 Getting the Role of Frank
16. 1:11:50 Previews CONT’D
17. 1:14:20 Merrily We Roll Along Opening Night
18. 1:17:20 Reception For Merrily
19. 1:28:55 Merrily Cast Recording
20. 1:31:40 Subsequent Merrily Productions
21. 1:33:40 Merrily Documentary
22. 1:37:30 Jason Alexander!
23. 1:38:50 42nd Street!
24. 1:42:42 Follies Concert
25. 1:45:15 Vocal Journey
26. 1:48:30 Anthony in Sweeney Todd
27. 1:51:50 Closer Than Ever
28. 1:55:25 And The World Goes Round
29. 2:01:15 Guys & Dolls On Broadway!
30. 2:05:45 Writing with Bob Walton!
31. 2:11:10 The Music Man with Rebecca Luker
32. 2:15:35 Auditioning for The Drowsy Chaperone
33. 2:18:00 Company NY Philharmonic
34. 2:20:00 Sondheim’s 80th Birthday
35. 2:21:25 The Mystery of Edwin Drood
36. 2:27:40 Bye Bye Birdie with John Stamos
37. 2:30:36 She Loves Me!
38. 2:31:35 Swings and Understudies
39. 2:34:25 Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close
40. 2:37:50 Come From Away
41. 2:42:15 What’s Next?!
42. 2:44:00 Finish The Lyric!
43. 2:48:45 Dream Guest Manifestation
44. 2:49:50 Jim’s I Wanna Be Like You NOW!
