‘The Marvelous Music of Maisel’: Emmy Season Music Video Raises Awareness and Funds for Charity

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won’t return to Amazon for its fourth season before 2021, but a new music video highlighting the talent of its actors, singers, dancers and creative team just hit YouTube, just in time for Emmy Awards voter consideration.

Inspired by Season 3’s Miami-set fifth episode, the nearly 10-minute video combines scenes from the show with existing musical numbers and new recordings, including a new socially distanced collaboration on “Strike Up the Band.”

Shot in just three days, the video involved over 60 people—19 tap dancers and 20 musicians among them—participating in quarantine from their homes all over the country. Darius de Haas, who plays Shy Baldwin in the show and his Silver Belles backup singers Markita Prescott, Alysha Deslorieux, and Brennyn Lark also made their contributions separately and virtually on “One Less Angel” and “No One Has to Know” by songwriters Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore.

Costume Designer Donna Zakowska did fittings with all of the dancers and performers via video conferencing, and then dancer’s costumes were shipped to their homes. The director, choreographer, editors, sound and visual effects supervisors also worked remotely. 

As the end-card announcement indicates, the video raises awareness and support for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, MusiCares, and Swans for Relief, “so that ballet dancers may dance, music creators can continue to make music, and those affected by HIV/AIDS have access to vital services.”