Peyton and Eli Manning aren’t exactly known for their musical prowess, but that didn’t stop the NFL icons from dropping by Kent Denver School’s Anschutz Theater earlier this year to film a cheeky “musical” for the new season of their “ManningCast” show on ESPN2.
Peyton, the Hall-of-Fame Broncos quarterback who led the team to its last Super Bowl victory in 2016, and brother Eli show up on stage in the roughly 10-minute video, which “required a number of top secret operations in the city, including set building, choreography and rehearsals, and a number of other actors on stage with the brothers, plus a full ‘audience’ in attendance,” according to a statement.
“The four-hour shoot day saw Peyton and Eli sing and dance their musical numbers live, while separately laying down additional vocal tracks in a full studio recording session,” a publicist for Omaha Productions wrote. Kent Denver is an exclusive private school for grades six-12 that is located at 4000 E. Quincy Ave. in Cherry Hills Village.
So how did they fare?
Let’s just say they shouldn’t quit their day jobs. In the video, which promotes Season 4 of their alternate-live television broadcast of Monday Night Football, the brothers lean on celebrity cameos for the relatively elaborate production. That includes Bob Iger, CEO of a little company called Disney, to start.
“Can you just get us a theater?” Peyton asks, his Emmy Award for “ManningCast” in the background, of Iger in his sudden quest to get a Tony Award.
Not all of it was filmed in Denver, of course. Deadline reports that production began right after the Pro Bowl in February, and some of the L.A.-based cameos are spliced into the stage show; see Kevin Hart, Snoop Dogg, Bill Burr, Pete Davidson and Jimmy Kimmel. Plus, of course, NFL regulars such as Sean McVay, Ja’Marr Chase, and Andy Reid.
Watch the parade of weirdness above, or on YouTube.
Manning last week also announced a show interviewing actor and writer Larry David, of “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” at Denver’s Paramount Theatre on Sept. 20.
Originally Published: September 3, 2024 at 1:25 p.m.
