--- title: People Can't Get Over Jake Gyllenhaal's Delightful Singing description: A backstage video of the actor's rehearsal for 'Sunday in the Park with George' shows off his unexpectedly great pipes—and fans are in awe. canonical: https://time.com/4663956/jake-gyllenhaal-singing-reactions/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-08T17:58:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:40:56.332Z og:title: People Can't Get Over Jake Gyllenhaal's Delightful Singing og:description: A backstage clip of his Broadway rehearsal has fans in awe. og:url: https://time.com/4663956/jake-gyllenhaal-singing-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: People Can't Get Over Jake Gyllenhaal's Delightful Singing twitter:description: A backstage clip of his Broadway rehearsal has fans in awe. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # People Can't Get Over Jake Gyllenhaal's Delightful Singing Voice  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 8, 2017 5:58 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 8, 2017 5:58 PM UTC Jake Gyllenhaal is a [beloved dramatic actor,](http://time.com/4540660/nocturnal-animals-trailer-amy-adams-jake-gyllenhaal/?iid=sr-link1) of course. But fans are thrilled to discover he’s also in possession of an unexpected talent: a singing voice worthy of the stage. Gyllenhaal is taking to Broadway for the Sondheim musical [_Sunday in the Park with George_](http://entertainment.time.com/2008/05/05/sunday%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fpark%5Fwith%5Fgeorge/?iid=sr-link1), opening [later this month](http://www.thehudsonbroadway.com/whatson/sunday-in-the-park-with-george/), and he [released a teaser video](https://www.facebook.com/JakeGyllenhaal/videos/10153654714977465/) of his rehearsal in which he belts out the haunting, thoughtful tune “Finishing the Hat.” It nabbed over half a million views in less than a day. Gyllenhaal had noted [director Cary Fukunaga](http://time.com/4074556/director-cary-fukunaga-tamed-beasts-to-tell-a-crucial-african-story/?iid=sr-link1) (of _True Detective_ and _Beasts of No Nation_) on hand during rehearsal, so the casual backstage video is actually more of a polished clip than you might expect. And fans (including fellow actor Ryan Reynolds) have plenty of praise for Gyllenhaal’s singing—which is buttery and on-tune, even during the song’s tricky key changes. > [](https://twitter.com/FrancesDarvell/status/829363440066109441) > [](https://twitter.com/McHenryJD/status/829071237603278848) > [](https://twitter.com/icuddlyharry/status/829366504235859968) > [](https://twitter.com/EmmettChapmanUK/status/829365083373445120) > [](https://twitter.com/leemcquxxn/status/829364106519928832) > [](https://twitter.com/natsoto3/status/829352269992837120) > [](https://twitter.com/katherinedp/status/829339857126301698) > [](https://twitter.com/JoeyMoser83/status/829329602891902976) > [](https://twitter.com/erinykim/status/829369131405303808) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4663956/jake-gyllenhaal-singing-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4663956/jake-gyllenhaal-singing-reactions/"},"headline":"People Can't Get Over Jake Gyllenhaal's Delightful Singing Voice","datePublished":"2017-02-08T17:58:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:40:56.332Z","description":"A backstage clip of his Broadway rehearsal has fans in awe.","url":"https://time.com/4663956/jake-gyllenhaal-singing-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","celebrities","Music","viral","Theater"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4663956/jake-gyllenhaal-singing-reactions/","name":"People Can't Get Over Jake Gyllenhaal's Delightful Singing Voice"}}]}] ```