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Megan Hilty & Jessie Mueller to Play Patsy Cline & Loretta Lynn in TV Movie Patsy & Loretta

This pairing is a dream come true! Tony nominee Megan Hilty and Tony winner Jessie Mueller have been cast as country music legends Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, respectively, in the new Lifetime movie Patsy & Loretta, according to TVLine. Neil Meron, who worked with Hilty on Smash, will co-produce the film, to be directed by Callie Khouri (Nashville).

Patsy & Loretta will follow the untold friendship between the two music stars, leading up to Cline’s untimely death in a 1963 plane crash.

Hilty is a Tony nominee for Noises Off, most known for her turns in Broadway’s Wickedand on TV’s Smash. She’s no stranger to country music, having originated the role of Doralee Rhodes in Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 musical.

Mueller won the Tony Award for her performance as Carole King in Beautiful. Her Broadway credits also include Tony-nommed turns in Carousel, Waitress and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.

Patsy & Loretta will be filmed on location in Nashville, with a premiere scheduled for late 2019.

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Hi gang!

A lot of my stuff stopped working, so I’m trying a different route. Here are the parts of Jessie’s recent concert in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida that I uploaded previously all in one place! Thank you to the kind folks that messaged me about it!

Now, without further ado, please enjoy!

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Jessie Mueller telling stories from her time as Jenna in “Waitress”.

Ft. Lauderdale Florida on January 12, 2019

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This is Jessie Mueller telling two stories about Harry Connick Jr. from their run together in “On A Clear Day You Can See Forever”.

Ft. Lauderdale Florida on January 12, 2019

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This is Jessie Mueller being hilarious and telling us about the time that she had to stop the show right before she was supposed to tell Billy that she loved him. It’s hysterical!. 

Ft. Lauderdale Florida on January 12, 2019.

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Jessie Mueller singing “Vanilla Ice Cream”.

NOTE: I thought you guys might enjoy this. Seth asked Jessie to sing the first bit of “Vanilla Ice Cream” as any pop star and this is what she came up with…

Ft. Lauderdale Florida on January 12, 2019

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Jessie Mueller singing “Vanilla Ice Cream”.

Ft. Lauderdale Florida on January 12, 2019

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Jessie Mueller singing “The Trolley Song” from “Meet Me in St. Louis”.

Ft. Lauderdale Florida on January 12, 2019

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Jessie Mueller singing “Shy” from “Once Upon a Mattress”.

NOTE: Giving some context for all of the laughter…when she started singing about fishing for a mate she actually started stalking said potential mate back and forth across the stage. Again…was losing it.

Ft. Lauderdale Florida on January 12, 2019

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I walked into rehearsal today, and Jessie Mueller and Josh Henry were singing ‘If I Loved You’ and I immediately started to cry. It was so beautiful - so heartfelt and so beautiful

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One of my favourite performances ever But seriously can we talk about her crazy eyes and the note she hits at the end.

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Yesterday my dad told me something that I think maybe more people need to hear.

You’re allowed to just do things for fun.

He told me that in this modern society, especially the United States, we seem to have this attitude that we shouldn’t do something unless we’re aiming to be the best at it. If we can’t sing like Beyonce or Frank Sinatra or something there’s no point to singing. If we can’t make the next big breakthrough there’s no point in looking into mechanics and engineering.

But, he tells me, it took him a long time to figure out that life doesn’t have to be a race. If you want to take up the piano when you’re a teenager or later you’re not going to master it. You’re not going to be able to play to huge concert halls, but that also shouldn’t stop you. You can study a language out of curiosity and then drop the ball if you want. You can just get okay at something or even be terrible at it. You can drop it for days or years and then pick it up again and it doesn’t have to be a shameful thing.

I’m really glad he told me that because today I opened my sketchpad for the first time in months and just started drawing. And it looks terrible. But I don’t care. I don’t have the talent or patience or spacial awareness to get anywhere near good at drawing, but it’s fun. It helps me focus my mind and nobody has to see it.

And because of what he told me, I’m thinking maybe someday soon I will take up the bass guitar. And I won’t worry about how well I do, or how fast I learn, or that I haven’t played an instrument since sixth grade, or that I don’t have that much time to practice. I’m just gonna enjoy the experience. Maybe I’ll try swing dancing again and take a class because I’m not the best dancer but damn if it isn’t fun.

Yeah, you don’t have to be good at things. It’s not a requirement. Maybe that seems obvious but it had never occurred to me before. You’re allowed to just enjoy what you’re doing. For me, that feels like a life changing revelation. I don’t have to be good at something to like it. I don’t have to put 100% effort into everything I do. It’s kind of amazing.

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Hogwarts houses in Autumn

Ravenclaw: Reading in the common room into the late night when the wind is whistling around the tower, earl grey tea, vanilla scented candles, midday naps by an open window, admiring the view of the changing trees from Ravenclaw tower, study sessions in the library on rainy days

Slytherin: Cob webs in the common room, the lake rapping hard against the windows on especially windy days, hot coffee, late night studying, the softest and coziest robes, spearmint candles, waking early and seeing frost on the ground

Gryffindor: Pumpkin carving contests, sitting by the fireplace telling stories, woodsy and musk scented candles, staying up too late with friends in the common room, evening adventures testing limits near the Forbidden Forest and Great Lake, hot chocolate, wearing their red and gold house colors more proudly than ever

Hufflepuff: strolling through the grounds on sunny yet chilly early autumn days, always being the last table to leave the Great Hall after dinner because of the enjoyment of good food and friends, pumpkin scented candles, chai tea lattes, adding a cozy blanket from home to their dormitory beds, opening windows to enjoy the breeze and smell of the earth during fall

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Betsy Wolfe Audio Masterpost

I have never made a masterpost before but I thought I’d make one so that everyone can enjoy the incredible and versatile talents of the amazing Betsy Wolfe. This isn’t the most comprehensive collection but it’s got a pretty good variety of songs she’s sung for shows and concerts and I will do my best to update this as much as I can. Credit to all original sources.

Feel free to send me a message if any links are broken, you have suggestions on something to add or if you have something to contribute.

Audio is organized in reverse chronological order with as much information provided as possible. Click each song title to listen/download via Google Drive or stream via source (if available) by clicking the [x] after each song. Enjoy!

2017

Broadway At The W - August 27, 2017 People Get Ready (The Impressions Cover) [x]

Waitress (YouTube Page) - July 18, 2017 Everything Changes (from Waitress) [x]

Waitress at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre - June 14, 2017 What Baking Can Do [x] She Used To Be Mine [x]

True Colors: Broadway Fights Ovarian Cancer at 54 Below - February 13, 2017 Hold On (from The Secret Garden) [x]

2016

Eugene O'Neill Theater Center’s 2016 Summer Gala - July 23, 2016 Please Like Me (Cut Song from Up Here) [x] Let It Go (from Frozen) [x]

42nd on 57th: Broadway Today at Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops - March 11, 2016 Unusual Way (from Nine) [x] Meadowlark (from The Baker’s Wife) [x] Maybe This Time (from Cabaret) [x] Let It Go (from Frozen) [x] A Summer In Ohio (from The Last Five Years) [x] Take Me Or Leave Me with Darren Criss (from Rent) [x] Suddenly Seymour with Darren Criss (from Little Shop of Horrors) [x] Getting Married Today with Darren Criss (from Company) [x] Falling Slowly with Darren Criss (from Once) [x] Before And After You/One Second and a Million Miles with Darren Criss (from The Bridges Of Madison County) [x]

Broadway Today at Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra - February 26, 2016 Maybe This Time (from Cabaret) [x] Let It Go (from Frozen) [x] Take Me Or Leave Me (from Rent) [x] Suddenly Seymour with Darren Criss (from Little Shop of Horrors) [x] Falling Slowly with Darren Criss (from Once) [x]

2015

Music Man In Concert at Music Hall in Cincinnati - May 3, 2015 Til There Was You with Will Chase (from The Music Man) [x] Goodnight My Someone (from The Music Man) [x]

Miscast 2015 at Hammerstein Ballroom - March 30, 2015 Let It Sing (from Violet) [x]

2014

Bullets Over Broadway at St. James Theatre - May 21, 2014 (Evening Show) I Found A New Baby with Zach Braff (from Bullets Over Broadway) [x] Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me with Zach Braff (from Bullets Over Broadway) [x]

2013

The 1959 Broadway Songbook at 59E59 - December 22, 2013 I Wish It So (from Juno) [x] I Could Have Danced All Night (from My Fair) [x]

The Last Five Years in Concert at 54 Below - October 19, 2013 Climbing Uphill (from The Last Five Years) [x]

The Last Five Years Off-Broadway Cast Recording release at Barnes & Noble October 14, 2013 A Summer In Ohio (from The Last Five Years) [x]

New York Pops 30th Birthday Gala at Carnegie Hall - April 29, 2013 The Music That Makes Me Dance (from Funny Girl) [x]

Adam Gwon Show at 54 Below - April 8, 2013 Uncharted Territory (from String) [x] [x]

The Last Five Years at Second Stage Theatre - March 17, 2013 A Summer In Ohio [x]

The Last Five Years at Second Stage Theatre - March 9, 2013 Still Hurting [x] Goodbye Until Tomorrow/I Could Never Rescue You with Adam Kantor [x]

The Last Five Years at Second Stage Theatre - March 7, 2013 The Next Ten Minutes [x] A Summer In Ohio [x]

Love Will Keep Us Together at Roy Thomson Hall with The Toronto Symphony Orchestra - February 19, 2013 My Heart Will Go On (from Titanic) [x] Moon River with Mike Eldred (from Breakfast At Tiffany’s) [x] Works & Process at The Guggenheim - February 11, 2013 The Next Ten Minutes (from The Last Five Years) [x] I Can Do Better Than That (from The Last Five Years) [x]

2012

Baby In Concert at Lucille Lortel Theatre - June 18, 2012 I Want It All with Jill Paice and Julia Murney (from Baby) [x]

35mm: A Musical Exhibition 2012 Original Cast Recording - September 11, 2012 Twisted Teeth (from 35mm: A Musical Exhibition) [x] Oh Monday (from 35mm: A Musical Exhibition) [x]

If It Only Even Runs A Minute at Joe’s Pub - March 26, 2012 Someone Woke Up (from Do I Hear A Waltz?) [x]

2011

Stage Door Canteen Cast Recording - November 21, 2011 Military Life (He Was A Jerk…) [from Stage Door Canteen] [x]

Andrew Gerle at The Kennedy Center - September 25, 2011 I’m Your Man (from Meet John Doe) [x] Tales of the City at American Conservatory Theatre - June 4, 2011 Paper Faces (from Tales of the City) [x]

2010

29 in Concert at Joe’s Pub - November 8, 2010 Long Distance (from 29) [x]

Sirius XM Live On Broadway! - June 9, 2010 Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again with Lindsay Mendez [x]

NewMusicalTheatre.com’s Launch Concert at Le Poisson Rouge - April 26, 2010 I’ll Be Here (from Ordinary Days) [x]

2008

Side Show Workshop/Reading - June 13, 2008 Who Will Love Me As I Am? (from Side Show) [x] Private Conversation with Aaron Lazar (from Side Show)

2006

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Wilbur Theatre in Boston, MA - December 31, 2006 The I Love You Song (from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) with Jenni Barber & James Monroe Inglehart [x]

2005

Ragtime at Papermill Playhouse - July 10, 2005 The Crime Of The Century (from Ragtime) [x]

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Self care is watching a baby Jessie Mueller in Boyfred - Original Pilot Presentation (2008) at 10:00 at night for the twentieth time and forgetting for a while that work’s at the crack of dawn tomorrow

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Promo stills of Jessie Mueller as Faith Madson in Blue Bloods [8.07]

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I can’t believe in a year I’m gonna be sobbing over Jessie Mueller and Josh Henry singing “If I Loved You” and slaying it on the Tony Awards