#karen olivo

karen olivo’s insta video…wow. i expect we’ll see more of those over the coming months.

The Hearts of Broadway series Book 2 is out now! You can get them both here! 

Enter a glittering world where everyone has a song in their heart. Each book in the Hearts of Broadway series follows a Broadway star on the journey of falling in love. And when these artists fall, they fall hard.

A national tour, a brand-new musical, and a co-star who makes life miserable: navigating a challenging career is already a complicated dance. So when they meet the people who tug on their heartstrings, managing the choreography of their lives gets more difficult… and exciting.

Showtune references abound and each book comes with it’s own playlist, which you can find on your favorite streaming app. Read together or stand-alone, the characters in the Hearts of Broadway series will sweep you off your feet.

We are ONE WEEK away from the pre-order date for IF I TOLD YOU!

Looking for a theatre book? How about some sapphic romance? A whole-ass brand new musical? Paige + Alex are the perfect escape.

Paige Parker danced before she could walk. After a lifetime of performing, her wildest dreams come true: she gets the chance to originate a lead in a Broadway show. Determined to make the most of her time in Chicago, where the musical is workshopping, she vows to find herself. No more crushes, no more dating, no more mistakes. But all of that changes when stand-up comedian Alexandra Tate walks into her life.

Sweet, sexy, and fun as hell, Alex sweeps Paige off her feet. Gone are Paige’s rules, as well as her insecurities about not being worthy of love. The magic of Chicago summer surrounds them, and even though they try their best to simply enjoy the time they have, they can’t help falling in love.

Autumn and life-long dreams pull them in different directions. What comes first – a love like neither’s ever known, or opportunities that they’ve yearned for their entire careers? If their ambitions don’t keep them apart, Alex and Paige could find a way to their own happily ever after.

COVER REVEAL! Blurb reveal! Pub date reveal!

I can’t wait for you to meet Paige + Alex and go through the process of mounting a brand new musical. 

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Paige Parker danced before she could walk. After a lifetime of performing, her wildest dreams come true: she gets the chance to originate a lead in a Broadway show. Determined to make the most of her time in Chicago, where the musical is workshopping, she vows to find herself. No more crushes, no more dating, no more mistakes. But all of that changes when stand-up comedian Alexandra Tate walks into her life.

Sweet, sexy, and fun as hell, Alex sweeps Paige off her feet. Gone are Paige’s rules, as well as her insecurities about not being worthy of love. The magic of Chicago summer surrounds them, and even though they try their best to simply enjoy the time they have, they can’t help falling in love.

Autumn and life-long dreams pull them in different directions. What comes first – a love like neither’s ever known, or opportunities that they’ve yearned for their entire careers? If their ambitions don’t keep them apart, Alex and Paige could find a way to their own happily ever after.

The If I Told You cover reveal is coming! I can’t wait for you to meet Paige and Alex, and see the brand new musical I’m mounting in the book. Follow me for updates!

IF I TOLD YOU coming later this year! Paige gets the role of a lifetime, and maybe the love of her life, and I mount a whole new musical. Stay tuned!

musical theatre performances are lovely (w/ links)

lots of stuff for newer fans esp, i put in lots of popular performances! a bit of west end but its mostly bway

• im not letting anyone forget that time jonathan groff and BETTY GILPIN??? sang and kissed circa 2009 [x]
• i would do anything for denee benton’s natasha [x]
• obligatory joshua colley mention! he sang seventeen w milly shapiro and i cannot wait for him to be back onstage [x]
• also karen olivo sang your eyes from rent! [x]
• a ton of hedwigs sing wig in a box together with varying levels of production value and Wigs [x]
• jamie muscato singing laurie’s song from little women (fly at me) [x]
• jeremy jordan and cheyenne jackson (‘sergeant handsome’ or whatever from glee) singing from side show with jeremy jordan standing on a box hitting crazy notes [x]
• rob houchen sings adele and i love it [x]
• aaron tveit sings adele and i love it [x]
• john gallagher jr and jenn damiano singing dont do sadness/blue wind (i keep forgetting she was in spring awakening) [x]
• renee rapp celia gooding antonio cipriano+creep with this gorgeous moment where they go from chest to head voice in perfect harmony????? bro [x]
• putting this here too but dwsa word of your body reprise,, i love it, the way the sign for 'bruise’ gets used from the woyb to the reprise is so smart. THE ENDING!!! [x]
• rob houchen singing a jazzy the man that got away cover [x]
• ramin karimloo and colm wilkinson singing bring him home together [x]
• norm lewis sierra boggess phantom point of no return [x]
• antonio cipriano singing maria (it should’ve been him not a*nsel) [x]
• best bway power couple (thank them for dwsa) michael arden and andy mientus singing a case of you as a duet and its really pretty and their harmonies are stunning [x] andy mientus also sang this with darren criss and its also really pretty [x]
• also them singing vegas (tldr: two frat bros imagine going to vegas, written by the folks who wrote run away w me) [x]
• another bway couple! jeremy jordan n ashley spencer singing a mariah mashup [x] and tie me up from island song [x]
• also some cut songs from newsies circa 2011 [x]
• christy altomare n derek klena singing their carrie duet you shine @ 54 below, complete with a little spin? i kinda just love their stage chemistry+ their voices together! pretty [x]
• obligatory jamie muscato heathers performance since i think the tiktok audio of him is finally dead (personally i am obsessed with that bit where he sings the first 'i was meant to be yours’ the SWITCH?? also the shirt pulls were nice) [x]
• more heathers stuff but ryan mccartan singing dead girl walking from jd’s pov [x]
• aaron tveit and KELLI O HARA sing that judy garland duet [x]