#musical theater fandom
Patti LuPone’s vibrato in Gypsy is simply god tier
I can’t stop thinking about how Funny Girl and Chicago are set in the same time period and Nick Arnstein sings to Fanny “You are woman, I am man, you are smaller, so I can be taller than”
And then Roxie Hart sings about her husband in Chicago, “I can’t stand that sap, look at him go, rattin’ on me, with just one more brain, what a half-wit he’d be”
One of them talks about how women are smaller and softer than men and the other is about how stupid men are! In the same time period!! ICONIC!!!!
What’s a song from a musical that made you fall in love with broadway all over again??
Mine is Journey To The Past from Anastasia.
Person: So do you have any hobbies?
Me, when I’ve done nothing but listen to musicals and act them out in my bedroom: Umm…
Normal people’s friendship group they wish to be a part of;
VS theatre kids friendship group they wish to be a part of;
I’m beginning to think musical relationships like Tony and Maria from West Side Story and Laurey and Curly from Oklahoma! Might actually be why I have ridiculously high standards.
So in other words, I love Ben Platt
Theatre kid; Yeah, I’ve been going to ballet and tap classes since I was a fetus and I got the lead in the last three shows I’ve been in and my aunt is Idina Menzel. Anyway, what shows have you been in?
Me, with my zero ounce of talent but obsession with musical theatre;
Missing entertainment in this pandemic? The cast from
Come From Away Toronto has come together to give us a Star exclusive performance, from home. “Come From Away” is the most successful show in Canadian-made musical theatre history. Now, they’re going through a struggle, but are finding ways to cope.
Read the full story here:
[Image ID: An ‘Alice by Heart poster. In the middle near the top is an illustrated gold pocket watch ‘Alice By Heart’ is is red text above it. Under the clock there is white text that reads “A New Musical. A white curtain behind it that splits the background into two sections.” Over the curtain is a grey top of a stone subway/ tube tunnel. Underneath the curtain is a collage of John Tenniel Illustrations over illegible text and an illustation of a rose garden. At bottom over the visuals is white text which reads: “Booth Theater/ 222 West 45th Street” with ‘www.alicebyheart.com’ under it in smaller text. On the curtain reads ‘Book by Steven Sater & Jessie Nelson. Lyrics by Steven Sater. Music by Duncan Sheik’. /End ID]
I just think it’s an interesting show even with its flaws. Also John Tenniel made some pretty good Illustrations for collageing: I did try to pick ones significant to the show though! (The blurred text is from the first chapter of Alice in Wonderland)
Note: I picked a random broadway theater on a list I found it has not run at the Booth Theater as of 2021.
