Have you ever been scooting around the internet, following link after link, and you end up somewhere familiar only to do a double-take when you realize what you’ve stumbled across?

This week I happened onto these YouTube videos of a small stage production of Once More With Feeling. The show was put on by a great cast in front of what looked to be a fairly small audience.

For those of you that may not be Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans, Once More With Feeling (OMWF) is an iconic episode of the series. It was a pivotal episode during the show’s 6th season, and several plot twists and character secrets were revealed throughout this episode.

Every song was recorded by the television show’s cast members themselves - and many of them had no real training as singers, yet they managed to pull off a fantastic musical. To say that this episode is a fan favorite is a complete understatement, and the music from it is simply fantastic.

And here I was… watching a small stage production of the Buffy musical in 13 parts on YouTube. And I really enjoyed it.

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