#(role) RITA HANSON

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tag drop ◊ nancy taylor

( nancy taylor // ic ) ◊ PRETTY GOOD AT BEING PRETTY

( nancy taylor // faceclaims ) ◊ SOMETHING MORE THAN NANCY

( nancy taylor // verse ) ◊ I’LL PLAY WHATEVER ROLE I’M CAST IN

( nancy taylor // subverse ) ◊ LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL ; MRS WALSH’S ENGLISH CLASS

( nancy taylor // verse ) ◊ SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST COLLATERAL

( nancy taylor // headcanons ) ◊ I GUESS I CHOSE TO BE HERE

( nancy taylor // inspiration ) ◊ I’D RATHER BE UP DANCING

( nancy taylor // character study ) ◊ JUST TO FEEL THE LOVE AGAIN

( nancy taylor // rita hanson ) ◊ THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE DOLLARS AND EIGHTY EIGHT CENTS

( nancy taylor // phil connors ) ◊ SO YOU’LL WAIT RIGHT HERE

( nancy taylor // larry ) ◊ LOADING THE VAN

( nancy taylor // ned ryerson ) ◊ NIGHT WILL COME

[weheartbarrettdoss]

BARRETT DOSS AS RITA HANSON WITH ANDY KARL AS PHIL CONNORS DURING GROUNDHOG DAY’S FINAL PERFORMANCE

September 2017 PHOTOGRAPHER: Kate Egan

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Us, March 1 -- part 2 of 2

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Page 27 continued: Just like his two brothers Zac Hanson has a large brood and their children are all very close

Page 28: Hot Hollywood -- how Rebel Wilson dropped nearly 70 pounds in 12 months

Page 29: Since their 2019 split Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk have successfully put their differences aside for the sake of their daughter Lea -- co-parenting is going very well and the two are on healthy terms and are very respectful of one another, making the process much more seamless and smooth -- the former couple who in recent days have been spotted multiple times doting on their little one while out and about in NYC share a balanced schedule with Lea which also varies based on their work obligations -- though Bradley is usually busier than Irina due to his filming schedule he always makes sure he spends a lot of time with Lea

* If anyone has criticism for Kim Kardashian West's kids, they're going to have to go through her first -- when people questioned a scenic painting done by her 7-year-old daughter North, Kim was quick to hit back at haters

* Keeping Up With Us -- Sam Asghari said he has zero respect for girlfriend Britney Spears' dad Jamie Spears amid her ongoing conservatorship battle and added that in his opinion Jamie is a total dick, Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank announced the birth of their son, days after coming out JoJo Siwa introduced fans to her girlfriend Kylie on Instagram, Bruce Springsteen was arrested in November for DWI in New Jersey, Lori Loughlin has completed 100 hours of community service for her role in the college admissions scandal; she's been working with children with learning disabilities and Project Angel Food and has found it very fulfilling, Morgan Wallen has spoken out after being captured on video using a racial slur

Page 30: A Day in My Life -- Meagan Good

Page 31: Meghan Markle wanted to leave the royal family but it has apparently come at a cost -- since her big move to California with husband Prince Harry and their son Archie, she has really lost her identity and not only does she no longer act royal but she wants to avoid all the pomp and circumstance and pageantry of celebrity life too -- as a result Meghan's friends fear her actions have left her without a brand despite her many projects -- everyone thinks her sparkle is gone and she hasn't done much of anything since fleeing the U.K. and while the Hollywood agents she's been conversing with are partly to blame and she's getting bad advice, Meghan is in an unfortunate situation; she's very lost right now

Page 32: Cover Story -- Brad and Jen 2.0 -- as new rumors swirl about things heating up between Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, insiders set the record straight on what's really going on between the A-list exes

Page 36: Inside Charlie Sheen's new life -- from television royalty to nearly broke, how Charlie almost lost it all

Page 38: Crushing It -- these lucky stars ended up marrying the objects of their affection -- Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet, Vanessa and Nick Lachey, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Brad Paisley

Page 39: David and Victoria Beckham, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, Justin and Hailey Bieber

Page 40: Fit at 30 -- find out how these same-age stunners stay in tip-top shape -- Jennifer Lawrence, Margot Robbie

Page 41: Sarah Hyland, Rachel Brosnahan, Rita Ora, Emma Watson

Page 42: Beauty -- Hot Tools -- the latest anti-aging skincare devices make it easier than ever to DIY a Hollywood facial

Page 44: Entertainment -- Bobby Moynihan on why he couldn't say no to Mr. Mayor

Page 46: Fashion Police -- when bad clothes happen to good people -- Gwen Stefani edition

Page 48: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me -- Paris Hilton

[outoftowninac]

THE CONQUERING MALE

1930

The Conquering Male is a play by Laurence Gross. It was originally produced by Arch Selwyn, staged by Stanley Bell, starring English actor Ernest Lawford as ‘The Conquering Male’.  The cast also included Paulette Goddard. 

The play takes place in the Mayfair section of London, England. 

The story is about a philandering gentleman who discovers late in life that there are more enriching ways to lead his life. 

The play went into rehearsal on April 7th with a Broadway opening date of May 12, 1930. Although Laurette Taylor was first mentioned to play opposite Lawford as Mrs. Waring, Ann Andrews was cast, only to be replaced in rehearsal by Gladys Hanson. 

Paulette Goddard (born Marion Levy) made her stage debut as a dancer in Ziegfeld's 1926 revue No Foolin', which was also the first time that she used the stage name Paulette Goddard. Ziegfeld hired her for Rio Rita, which opened in February 1927, but she left the show after only three weeks to appear in The Conquering Male. Although she had a small role, her Hollywood publicists later said she had the leading part. Goddard was not even mentioned in Atlantic City reviews of the play. 

The play premiered on April 28, 1930 in Newark NJ at The Broad Street Theatre. It was billed as “a smart comedy of London Manners”.  

The play then opened in Atlantic City at Nixon’s Apollo Theatre on May 5, 1930. The theatre had been dark the week prior, due to a last-minute cancellation of a booking of Shuffle Along found to be booked under false premises. 

That year, Atlantic City hosted the 36th Annual Convention of the New Jersey State Federation of Woman’s Clubs. Federation secretary Beatrice Westcott reported about her trip in the Chatham Press: 

“Thursday evening was set aside to do as one wished so I chose to attend a play, ‘The Conquering Male,' thinking it a far cry from a Woman's Club  Convention. In the first two acts, the male was as advertised, but in the last act the conquering male became the conquered male (as usual) and I rode back to the hotel feeling quite smug with the female still in the ascendency.” 

The play, however, hardly conquered the generally genial Atlantic City critics. 

“There are things to laugh at in ‘The Conquering Male’ and they are appreciated all the more for having to wait for them.” ~ J.J. FARRELL, ATLANTIC CITY PRESS

“Arch Selwyn is none too happy about ‘The Conquering Male,' which hasn't completely swept Atlantic City off its feet. He may hold the piece out a time for revision.” ~ DONALD MULHERN, MAY 9, 1930

On May 18, 1930 it was reported that Selwyn was wooing Cyril Maude, presumably to replace Ernest Lawford in the leading role.  Maude said that he was not fond of touring and might only entertain the offer to play the role in New York City. That offer never came. 

The Conquering Male was born in Newark and died in Atlantic City - a Jersey boy!  The title only lives on as part of Paulette Goddard’s biography. 

[cinema-tv-etc]

Groundhog Day (1993) (film)

Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Ramis and Danny Rubin. It stars Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell and Chris Elliott. Murray portrays Phil Connors, a cynical television weatherman covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, who becomes trapped in a time loop, forcing him to relive February 2nd repeatedly. The film also stars Stephen Tobolowsky, Brian Doyle-Murray, Marita Geraghty, Angela Paton, Rick Ducommun, Rick Overton, and Robin Duke.

Rubin conceived the outline of Groundhog Day in the early 1990s. He wrote it as a spec script to gain meetings with producers for other work. It eventually came to the attention of Ramis, who worked with Rubin to make his idea less dark in tone and more palatable to a general audience by enhancing the comedy. After being cast, Murray clashed with Ramis over the script; Murray wanted to focus on the philosophical elements, whereas Ramis had concentrated on the comic aspects. Principal photography took place from March to June 1992 almost entirely in Woodstock, Illinois. Filming was difficult, in part because of bitterly cold weather, but also because of the ongoing conflict between Ramis and Murray.

Groundhog Day was considered a box-office success on its release, earning over $105 million to become one of the highest-grossing films of 1993. It also received generally positive reviews. Reviewers were consistent in praise for the film's successful melding of highly sentimental and deeply cynical moments, and for the philosophical message beneath the comedy. It received multiple award nominations and won a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. For all its success, the film marked the end of Ramis's and Murray's long collaborative partnership, which produced films like Caddyshack (1980) and Ghostbusters (1984). The pair did not speak after filming until shortly before Ramis's death in 2014. The film was a showcase for Murray; previously seen only as a comic actor, his performance led to more serious lead roles in critically acclaimed films.

In the years since its release, the film has grown in esteem and is often considered to be among the greatest films of the 1990s and one of the greatest comedy movies ever. It also had a significant impact on popular culture; the term Groundhog Day became part of the English lexicon, meaning a monotonous, unpleasant, and repetitive situation. The film has been analyzed as a religious allegory by Buddhists, Christians, and Jews. Groundhog Day is also credited with the mainstream acceptance of comedy films featuring fantasy genre elements. In 2006, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry. Groundhog Day has been adapted into a 2016 musical and a 2019 video game sequel, Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son.

On February 1, television weatherman Phil Connors reassures his Pittsburgh viewers that an approaching blizzard will miss Western Pennsylvania. Alongside his producer Rita Hanson and cameraman Larry, Phil travels to Punxsutawney for his annual coverage of the Groundhog Day festivities. He makes no secret of his contempt for the assignment, the small town, and the "hicks" who live there, asserting that he will soon be leaving his station for a new job.

On February 2, Phil awakens in the Cherry Tree Inn to Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe" playing on the clock radio. He gives a half-hearted report on the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil and the festivities. Contrary to his prediction, the blizzard strikes the area, preventing all travel out of Punxsutawney, and although he desperately searches for a way to leave, he is forced to spend the night in the town.

The next morning, Phil wakes once more to "I Got You Babe" and the same DJ banter on the radio. Phil experiences the previous day's events repeating exactly and believes he is experiencing déjà vu. He again unsuccessfully attempts to leave the town and retires to bed. When he awakes, it is again February 2. Phil gradually realizes that he is trapped in a time loop that no one else is aware of. He confides his situation to Rita, who directs him to a neurologist, who in turn directs him to a psychologist; neither can explain his experiences. Phil gets drunk with locals Gus and Ralph and then leads police on a high-speed car chase before being arrested and imprisoned. The next morning, Phil awakens in the Cherry Tree Inn.

Realizing that there are no consequences for his actions, Phil begins spending loops indulging in binge eating, one-night stands, robbery, and other dangerous activities, using his increasing knowledge of the day's events and the town residents to manipulate circumstances to his advantage. Eventually, he focuses on seducing Rita, using the loops to learn more about her so that he can try to sleep with her. No matter what steps he takes, Rita rebuffs his advances, particularly when Phil tells her he loves her; Rita asserts that he does not even know her.

Phil gradually becomes depressed and desperate for a way to escape the loop. He commits suicide in a variety of ways, even kidnapping Punxsutawney Phil and driving them both off a cliff. Each time, he reawakens on February 2 to "I Got You Babe". He eventually tries to explain his situation to Rita again, using his detailed knowledge of the day to accurately predict events. Convinced, Rita spends the rest of that day's loop with Phil; she encourages him to think of the loops as a blessing instead of a curse. Lying on the bed together at night, Phil realizes that his feelings for Rita have become sincere. He wakes alone on February 2. Phil decides to use his knowledge of the loop to change himself and others: he saves people from deadly accidents and misfortunes, and learns to play the piano, sculpt ice, and speak French. Regardless of his actions, he is unable to save a homeless old man from death.

During one iteration of the loop, Phil reports on the Groundhog Day festivities with such eloquence that other news crews stop working to listen to his speech, amazing Rita. Phil continues his day helping the people of Punxsutawney. That night, Rita witnesses Phil's expert piano-playing skills as the adoring townsfolk regale her with stories of his good deeds. Impressed by his apparent overnight transformation, Rita successfully bids for him at a charity bachelor auction. Phil carves an ice sculpture in Rita's image and tells her that no matter what happens, even if he is doomed to continue waking alone each morning forever, he wants her to know that he is finally happy because he loves her. They retire to Phil's room.

Phil wakes the next morning to "I Got You Babe", but finds Rita is still in bed with him and the radio banter has changed; it is now February 3rd. Phil tells Rita that he wants to live in Punxsutawney with her.

Concept and original draft

The original idea for Groundhog Day came to writer Danny Rubin in 1990. He had moved to Los Angeles to work as a screenwriter. While waiting in a theater for a film to start, he was reading Anne Rice's book The Vampire Lestat (1985).[3][4][5] Rubin began musing about vampiric immortality and what one would do with their time if it was limitless. He reasoned that vampires were like normal people who did not need to adhere to ordinary rules or moral boundaries.[4][5] He questioned if and when immortality would become boring or pointless, and how a person would change over time, especially if they were incapable of substantial change.[4] He singled out men he deemed to be in arrested development, who could not outlive their adolescence.[4][5]

Having recently sold his first script for what would become the thriller film Hear No Evil (1993), his agent prompted him to develop a "calling-card" script that he could use to gain meetings with producers. Rubin began work on his idea of a man changing over eternal life but quickly realized that the idea was impractical because of the expense of depicting historical and future events. At this point, Rubin recalled a brief story concept he had written two years earlier that followed a man who would wake every morning to find it was the same day repeating. Rubin married the two ideas to create the outline for Groundhog Day. By portraying eternity as a repeating cycle instead of a straight line through history he eliminated the production cost of constantly changing settings.[4] He believed that the repetition also offered him more dramatic and comedic possibilities.[5]

Rubin opened a calendar and picked the next nearest holiday, February 2, Groundhog Day. He saw it as a date with story potential because it was a recognized holiday without much widespread attention. Rubin believed that people held a vague awareness of the holiday, on which a groundhog predicts the coming of spring. Even so, he believed few people outside Pennsylvania were aware that the actual festival takes place in the small town of Punxsutawney, something he became aware of through a writing job for a local phone company.[4] Setting the story in Punxsutawney provided a small area in which to trap Phil Connors, while reporting on the event gave the character a reason to visit. Rubin took the main character's name from Punxsutawney Phil.[4] He hoped the film could become a perennial holiday favorite like It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965).[6][7]

Rubin spent eight weeks working on the story: seven making notes to define the rules and characters, and one writing the script.[4][5] He struggled with establishing a cause for the time loop, considering technological, magical, and celestial origins. He thought these methods were interchangeable, and that the cause was unimportant and could detract from the story elements he wanted to focus on. Rubin said that the lack of explanation made Phil's situation more relatable, as "none of us knows exactly how we got stuck here either."[4] He chose to begin the story in medias res, with Phil already caught in the time loop.[4] The first scene included Phil waking to "I Got You Babe", predicting the radio host banter and the actions of the hotel patrons, and attacking a pedestrian outside. Rubin thought this would intrigue an audience trying to understand how and why he is doing these things.[5] He chose "I Got You Babe" because it used a lot of repeating lines and was about love, which he felt were thematically resonant aspects.[8] He likened his original script to the 1949 British black comedy film Kind Hearts and Coronets, particularly the flippant way in which Phil's multiple suicides are shown.[4]

Rubin did not initially write the film as a broad comedy, considering it more whimsical. He found that the funnier elements were the easiest to think of; one of the earliest scenes he wrote was about Phil using his ever-increasing knowledge to seduce women.[5] Loops were also dedicated to Phil seeing how far he could get outside of Punxsutawney; inevitably he was always returned to the town.[9] Even so, the script focused much more on Phil's loneliness. He breaks the loop only after realizing that there are other lonely people, and that he can do good deeds to make them happier. Scenes in the finished film happened much earlier in Rubin's script, such as Phil driving over a cliff. The passage of time was also more distinct; Phil would track it by reading one page of a book per day, reaching his low point when he realizes he has run out of books. The original ending also featured a twist: Phil breaks his loop and then confesses his love to Rita. The perspective then becomes that of Rita, who rejects Phil's advance because she is not ready for love, and becoming trapped in a loop of her own.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day_(film)

Contents

1 Plot

2 Cast

3 Production3.1 Concept and original draft 3.2 Development 3.3 Writing 3.4 Casting 3.5 Pre-production 3.6 Filming

4 Release4.1 Context 4.2 Box office

5 Reception5.1 Critical reception 5.2 Accolades

6 Post-release6.1 Aftermath 6.2 Home media and re-releases

7 Analysis7.1 Time loop duration 7.2 Thematic analysis

8 Legacy8.1 Critical reassessment 8.2 Cultural impact

9 Adaptations

10 References10.1 Citations 10.2 Works cited

11 Further reading

12 External links

[myplasticadversary]

Not a headcanon question, but why is Playing Nancy significant? I didn't really see it as bringing something to the plot but more a filler song that could have just had small dialogue. I'm just unsure if there's more to Nancy and the song than I'm seeing

(Sorry I’ve taking a little while to answer this, I just wanted to get all my thoughts together)

The song’s significance is thematic. It humanizes Nancy, someone who was just seen by Phil and the audience in Act One as a sexy prop for him to mess around with and dispose to get on with his character arc. This ties into how Act Two (as well as prior songs like Nobody Cares and One Day) shows everyone in Punxsutawney as being real people with their own lives and hopes and longings and not just objects surrounding Phil in his story, which ties into how he learns to care about them and show compassion and have an open mind.

To go further, Nancy’s song also fills the purpose of having another well-rounded female voice in the show besides Rita, and we also see a clear contrast between them and their experiences as women and dealing with gendered expectations and heteronormativity. This is important particularly because Phil has spent much of the show at that point being terrible to the women around him and having a strong female perspective throughout the narrative helps to keep it from becoming just about some asshole’s journey to enlightenment.

In One Day, Rita makes it very clear that she is not going to settle for less than she deserves. We respect her for being able to see through Phil’s BS and not letting him pressure her into anything she’s uncomfortable with. She places high value on her needs and boundaries and confidently asserts them. Nancy Taylor, on the other hand, isn’t that idealized role model. She’s the kind of girl one might say “had it coming”. She accepts being manipulated and used by shitty careless guys because 1) she has a pattern of being overly trusting and 2) she believes she doesn’t have the right to refuse. She doesn’t value herself and she gets easily duped and she doesn’t know how to get out of this cycle. She feels trapped endlessly pursuing empty relationships with men because it’s better than being alone and unloved and she’s been in that reality probably since puberty.

This show portrays both of those experiences as valid and doesn’t shit on Nancy or blame her for how society has messed her up, and both her and Rita Hanson are absolutely deserving of love and respect.

(And in my opinion she’s a closeted lesbian struggling with compulsory heterosexuality wooo)

In addition, her being stuck ties back to how Phil is stuck in the same day over and over and also stuck in the way he is as a person and how, as Rita says, everybody is stuck. There’s a fic I intend to write highlighting this parallel between them set before Hope where Phil and Nancy share another night together and get into conversation about some pretty deep stuff, like the ideas they internalized growing up and how it’s affected them as adults and their ability to have meaningful relationships. They were both taught something along the lines of “guys always want sex, girls always passively give it to them”, and it’s severely harmed them and turned sex into a compulsive coping mechanism for their feeling empty and dehumanized. At the time, Phil is unable to properly process this and it just fuels his spiral into self-loathing and suicidality. Later in the loop, I imagine he seeks Nancy out again with a clearer head and tries to help them both heal and free themselves as much as they can.

Soooo yeah! That’s why I love Playing Nancy and think it is very significant to the show. Of course, I do wish it had a bit of a better payoff, but Larry does seem like a sweet guy who will treat her right. If they don’t date (because, you know, she’s gay), they’ll probably be really good friends and it’d be good for her at any rate to have a healthy relationship with a guy who likes her as a person and cares about her interests. And I wish there was more visible growth in the way Phil treats her, which is what I want to address in my writing.

[dream-to-be-frog]

love that i said that as if i am able to leave well enough alone and leave it at that !!

(credit for this goes half to my dear @burningsilentlystrong because we just had some devastating discourse about this <3)

listen. LISTEN. tim adding this song as the opener for act ii is a VERY specific choice and here’s why:

1. the vibes of the show this far, while being kinda funny, all held that “hint of sadness” but THIS song is what REALLY shifts the tone to set itself apart from the musical in terms of actually setting out to tackle some of the deeper themes and meanings in the show.

playing nancy is the turning point.

this isn’t where the story ends, this is only where is changes.

we hear this song and we KNOW that some sad shit about to rip our hearts out.

2. this story is about dreaming. everyone here wants more than what they have. they are happy enough, but it isn’t enough to be “happy enough.” and that it’s okay to want more. that when the world tries to make you settle, you can demand more than “succumbing and settling.”

frankly, the presence of one line ALONE is enough to demonstrate the importance of this song:

“who am i to dream of better?”

this is the line that ruins my life the most. she feels guilty for wanting more, for dreaming of being happier than she is, but there is something empty and chasmic that reaches into her chest and it’s eating her alive.

it’s okay to dream of more. it’s okay to want to be more than happy enough.

3. one of the things that makes phil’s growth difficult is his inability to see others as more than objects he can use to fill the void in his chest. he tricks nancy into sleeping with him, likely multiple times, and even the other residents after a point stop seeing who she could be and the hopes she has in life. this goes doubly so for the audience. we see nancy as just another prop that phil messed with on his “journey” and forget that she is a real person too, that there is more to her than the role she has in act i, and the role she has in the story, and the role she has in phil’s path to not being a shithead. seeing someone who was directly and deeply affected by the actions of our protagonist is so important to OUR journey of what this story means at all.

playing nancy reminds us that a. there is more to people than the mask they wear in public (which is big for phil considering this man acts like a dick to hide his depression) and also that your actions have consequences on the people around you. and that even things that seem small to us can be a lot bigger to someone around us.

characters like her are also so often forgotten, especially in the story of some man. the love interest gets to say her piece but the one night stand and the person who was hurt earlier is erased, her pain forgotten. as if she didn’t matter to us, either, let alone the protagonist.

4. nancy also MAJORLY acts as a narrative foil to rita ?? the last song we heard was about rita dreaming of more and hoping that some day she will get more than what she has (one day) and then again 3 songs after this one is another song rita sings about wanting more than this, about dreams and hopes and regrets. nancy taylor is what rita hanson could have been. if rita succumbed and settled down, or decided she was sick of being lonely, she and nancy would be so close in terms of arc. both women were told to be or present themselves in a certain way, and their slightly different interpretations of what to do with that brainwashing is what led to their diverging paths in the story. rita said i Refuse to listen and nancy decided being alone was worse, let the brainwashing and gaslighting get to her. they were both told that they were “put here to be stared at” and their choices after that are what set them apart.

5. also ! considering this story focuses so heavily on community, on friendship and having people who care about you, how silly would it be if there wasn’t any community engagement? if the people of punxsutawney don’t ever tell their stories, then the message of community falls flat. it feels empty and pathetic and frankly meaningless.

6. i touched on this before but like. playing nancy also shows the duality of us as human beings. that the masks that we show others are rarely how we feel on the inside, and just because we seem happy and confident (rita and larry talking about phil on one of the suicide days) doesn’t mean anything. this is so important in real life too, with the whole psychology term that i cannot seem to remember right now? where you attribute someone’s actions to their personality as opposed to their mood. we think we know people from our interactions, but we don’t, and this further pushes the narrative of being wary of the consequences of your actions, and how your views of people will eventually convince them that they can’t be anything more. nancy being used over and over again makes her think she doesn’t deserve any better, that this is as good as it will get.

7. while her story doesn’t have much effect on phil himself, it’s vital for the audience to understand the point of the story. and the biggest point of groundhog day as a whole is that it is never too late to try again, to start over, to be better than you were. it is never to late to dream of something better.

god i could go on but i am running out of words already organized into coherent thought. everything else is a jumble of hysterical sobbing and yelling in rage that some people don’t see the importance of this track.

feel free to add more if you wish ! thanks for coming 2 my tedtalk.

girl help once agin thinking about how Vital playing nancy is to groundhog day the musical..

[revolutionarymusicals]

for the ask thing, 18, 20, 30, 31, 33 :)

Thanks for asking!! (sorry this is so late)

(18) Role you could play at this very moment and absolutely nail?

Probably Rita Hanson from Groundhog Day? Carlyss Peers voice is a lot like mine and i LOVE her.

(20) What book, movie, or TV show do you think should be made into a musical?

I think that a Breakfast Club musical would be freaking amazing!

(30) If you read fanfic, what’s your favorite fanfic about characters from musical theatre?

Geez i’ve read so many its hard to remember them all but i mostly read either whizzer/marvin (https://archiveofourown.org/works/11179929 and https://archiveofourown.org/works/11294640) or mcpricely (http://archiveofourown.org/works/3661320/chapters/8091846 bc mckinley is my fav) and an extra tree bros one bc i love it (http://archiveofourown.org/works/11105676/chapters/24781926)

(31) Dream cast your favorite musical.

Okay so i’ll do groundhog day and the book of moromn bc i cant dreamcast each full cast so Phil would be Christian Borle (i have strong feelings about this), Rita would be Nikki M. James and Nancy would be Betsy Wolfe and in the book of mormon i’d have Andrew Rannells as Elder Price again bc i love him and George Salazar as Elder Cunningham.

(33)��Favorite empowerment-themed Broadway song?

ALL OF THEM! Honestly tho if the song empowers someone it’s perfect no matter what but i love I Believe from The Book Of Mormon, Defying Gravity from Wicked, I Can Do That from A Chorus Line and all the empowering songs from Legally Blonde!

send me a number!

[versawyermoved-blog]

2, 5

2. What musical got you really  into theatre?

something rotten! it’s the first and only broadway musical i’ve seen live.

5. Name four of your dream roles.

jenna rolan in be more chill. rita hanson in groundhog day. bea in something rotten! cordelia or charlotte in falsettos.

[weheartbarrettdoss]

[weaponizedhorse]

Sierras music list

A-21-

AC/DC - Back in Black

AC/DC - Moneytalks

AC/DC - Hells Bells

AC/DC - Highway To Hell

AC/DC - Thunderstruck

AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long

Aerosmith - Dream On

Akon - Sexy Bitch

Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett - It's Five O' Clock Somewhere

Alesso - Heroes (we could be) ft. Tove Lo

Alesso - Sweet Escape ft. Sirena

Aly & AJ - Potential Breakup Song

Andy Grammer - Honey I'm Good

Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

Ariana Grande - Focus

Avril Lavigne - Complicated

Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend

Avril Lavigne - Happy Ending

Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi

Avril Lavigne - Nobody’s Home

Avril Lavigne - When your gone

B-38 -

Backstreet Boys - Everybody

Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way

Bastille - Pompeii

Becky G - Can't Stop Dancin'

Becky G - Shower

Benny - Little Game  

Big & Rich - Big Time

Big & Rich - Comin' To Your City

Big & Rich - Save A Horse

Big & Rich - 8th Of November

Big Sean - I Don't Fuck With You (Explicit) ft. E-40

Blake Shelton - Boys 'Round Here ft. Pistol Annies & Friends

Blake Shelton - Kiss My Country Ass

Blake Shelton - Some Beach

Blake Shelton - The More I Drink

Bloodhound gang - The Bad Touch

Bob Dylan - Hurricane

Bob Dylan - The Lonesome Murder of Maggie Caroll

Bob Dylan - Times They Are A-Changin

Boston - More Than A Feeling

Bridgit Mendler - Ready or Not

Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears - Circus

Britney Spears - Gimme More

Britney Spears - If You Seek Amy

Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again

Britney Spears, Iggy Azalea - Pretty Girls

Britney Spears - Toxic

Britney Spears - Womanizer

Britney Speaks - Work Bitch

Britney Spears - 3

Bruno Mars - Grenade

Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are

Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song

Burlesque - But I Am A Good Girl - Christina Aguilera

Burlesque - Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - Marilyn Monroe and Christina Aguilera

Burlesque - Guy What Takes His Time - Christina Aguilera

Burlesque Soundtrack -Tough Lover

Burlesque - Welcome To Burlesque

Butterfly Boucher ft David Bowie- Changes

C-29

Calvin Harris & Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love

Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats

Carrie Underwood- Jesus Take The Wheel

Charli XCX - Boom Clap

Charli XCX - Break The Rules

Cher Lloyd - I Wish ft. T.I.

Cher Lloyd - Oath ft. Becky G

Cher Lloyd - Swagger Jagger

Cher Lloyd - Want You Back  

Cher Lloyd - With Ur Love

Christina Aguilera - Dirrty ft. Redman

Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink - Lady Marmalade

Chumbawamba - Tubthumping

Ciara - Goodies ft. Petey Pablo

Ciara - 1, 2 Step ft. Missy Elliott

Cinderella - Nobody's Fool

Cobra Starship - Bring It!

Cobra Starship - Hot Mess

Cobra Starship: You Make Me Feel... ft. Sabi

Coldplay - Hymn For The Weekend

Coldplay - Princess Of China ft. Rihanna

Coldplay - Viva La Vida  

Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun

Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

D -25

David Bowie - Changes

David Bowie - Fame

David Bowie - Heroes

David Guetta - Hey Mama ft Nicki Minaj

Deas Vail - Birds

Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water

Def Leppard - Armageddon It

Def Leppard - Animal

Def Leppard - Hysteria

Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me

Def Leppard - Rock Of Ages

Demi Lovato - Confident

Demi Lovato - Cool for the Summer

Demi Lovato - Heart Attack

Demi Lovato - Made in the USA

Demi Lovato - Neon Lights

DEV - Bass Down Low (Explicit) ft. The Cataracs

DEV - Booty Bounce

DEV - Fireball

DEV - In My Trunk

DEV - In The Dark

Diddy - Dirty Money - Coming Home ft. Skylar Grey

Dillion Francis , DJ Snake - Get low

Dr. Dre - Forgot About Dre ft. Eminem, Hittman

Dr. Dre - I Need A Doctor (Explicit) ft. Eminem, Skylar Grey

E-20

Elle King - Ex's and Oh's

Ellie Goulding - Lights

Eminem - Berzerk (Explicit)

Eminem - Cleanin' Out My Closet

Eminem - Guilty Conscience ft. Dr. Dre

Eminem - Guts Over Fear ft. Sia

Eminem - Just lose it

Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers

Eminem - Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna

Eminem - Mockingbird

Eminem Ft. D12 - My Salsa

Eminem - No Love (Explicit Version) ft. Lil Wayne

Eminem - Not Afraid

Eminem - Rap God (Explicit)

Eminem - Role Model

Eminem - Survival (Explicit)

Eminem - The Monster (Explicit) ft. Rihanna

Eminem - We Made you

Eminem - When I'm Gone

Eminem - Without Me

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams

F-29

Fall Out Boy - A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me"

Fall Out Boy - Alone Together

Fall Out Boy - Centuries

Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance

Fall Out Boy - Death Valley ft. Tommy Lee

Fall Out Boy - Immortals

Fall Out Boy - Irresistible ft. Demi Lovato

Fall Out Boy - Just One Yesterday ft. Foxes

Fall Out Boy - Miss Missing You

Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark

Fall Out Boy - Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued

Fall Out Boy - Phoenix

Fall Out Boy - Rat A Tat ft. Courtney Love

Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We're Goin Down

Fall Out Boy - The Mighty Fall ft. Big Sean

Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race

Fall Out Boy - Thnks fr th Mmrs

Fall Out Boy - Uma Thurman

Fall Out Boy - Where Did The Party Go

Fall Out Boy - Young Volcanoes (Explicit)

Far East Movement - Like A G6 ft. The Cataracs, DEV

Fergie - Barracuda

Fifth Harmony - Bo$$

Fifth Harmony - Work from home feat. Ty Dolla $ign

Fifth Harmony - Worth It ft.Kid Ink

Flo Rida ft. T-Pain - Low

Flo Rida - Right Round

Fountains Of Wayne - Stacy's Mom

Frou Frou- Holding Out For A Hero

G-8

George Thorogood - Bad To The Bone

Guns N’ Roses - Welcome to the Jungle

Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Heart

Gym Class Heroes: The Fighter ft. Ryan Tedder

Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl

Gwen Stefani - Rich Girl Ft. Eve

Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape ft. Akon

Gwen Stefani - Wind it Up

H-8

Haddaway - What Is Love

Hanson - MMMBop

Heart - Barracuda

Hillary and Haily Duff - Our Lips Are Sealed

Hollywood Undead - Comin In Hot

Hollywood Undead - Everywhere I Go

Hollywood Undead - We are

Hollywood Undead - Young

I-10

Iggy Azalea - Black Widow ft. Rita Ora

Iggy Azalea - Bounce

Iggy Azalea - Change Your Life ft. T.I.  

Iggy Azalea - Trouble ft. Jennifer Hudson

Iggy Azalea - Work

Lil Mama - Lip Gloss

Imagine Dragons - Demons

Imagine Dragons - I Bet My Life

Imagine Dragons - It's Time

Imagine Dragons - RadioActive

J-20

Jamie Foxx - Blame It ft. T-Pain

Jamie Foxx - Just Like Me ft. T.I.

Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nick Minaj - Bang bang

Joan Jett - I love Rock N Roll

Joe Nichols - Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off

Jonas Brothers - Goodnight And Goodbye

Jonas Brothers - That’s Just The Way We Roll

Jonas Brothers - When You Look Me In The Eyes

Journey-Dont Stop Believing

Justin Bieber - Beauty And A Beat ft. Nicki Minaj

Justin Bieber - Boyfriend

Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?

Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River

Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You

Justin Timberlake - Mirrors

Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body

Justin Timberlake - Sexyback

Justin Timberlake - Suit and Tie

Justin Timberlake - TKO

Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around...Comes Around

K-18

Karmin - Hello

Kansas - Carry On My Way Ward Son

Kelis - Milkshake

Kenny Chesney - Don't Blink

Kenny Chesney - No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems

Kenny Chesney - She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy

Kenny Chesney - The Good Stuff

Kenny Chesney - When The Sun Goes Down

Kenny Chesney - Young

Ke$ha - Blah Blah Blah ft. 3OH!3

Ke$ha - Blow

Ke$ha - Die Young

Ke$ha - Take It Off

Ke$ha - Tik Tok

Ke$ha - Your Love Is My Drug

Ke$ha - We R Who We R

Kid Rock - All Summer Long

Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire

L-23

Lady Gaga - Applause

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Lady Gaga - Born This way

Lady Gaga - Just Dance

Lady Gaga - Poker Face

Lady Gaga - Til It Happens To You

Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven

Linkin Park - Numb

Lipps Inc- Funkytown

Little Mix - Wings

Little Mix - Salute

Little Mix - Black Magic

Little Mix- How ya Doin ? ft. Missy Elliott

Little Mix - Word up

LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It

LMFAO - Shots ft. Lil Jon

LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking

LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock

LMFAO - Yes

Lorde - Royals

Luke Bryan - Country Girl

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free bird

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama

M-47

Macklemore X Ryan Lewis - And We Danced

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Can’t Hold Us Feat. Ray Dalton

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Downtown

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Same Love Feat. Mary Lambert

Macklemore "THE TOWN"

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop Feat. Wanz

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - White Walls Feat. School Boy Q and Hollis

Macklemore x Ryan Lewis - Wings

MAGIC! - Rude

Maroon 5 - Animals

Maroon 5 - One More Night

Maroon 5 - Maps (Explicit)

Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger ft. Christina Aguilera

Maroon 5 - Payphone (Explicit) ft. Wiz Khalifa

Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved

Maroon 5 - Sugar

Maroon 5 - Won’t Go Home Without You

Madonna - 4 Minutes

Madonna - Hung Up

Mark Ronson - Uptown funk ft Bruno mars

Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On

Meek Mill Ft. Nicki Minaj & Chris Brown - All Eyes On You

Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass

Meghan Trainor - NO

Meghan Trainor - No Good For You

Melanie Martinez - Cry Baby

Melanie Martinez - Doll House

Melanie Martinez - Mad Hatter

Metro Station - Shake It

MGMT - Electric Feel

MGMT - Kids

Michael Jackson - Thriller

Michael Jackson - Beat It

MIKA - Popular Song ft. Ariana Grande

Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA

Miley Cyrus - Wrecking ball

Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed

Miley Cyrus - 7 things

Miley Cyrus - Fly On The Wall

Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop

Muse - Super Massive Black Hole

Muse - Nights of Cydonia

My Chemical Romance - Famous Last Words

My Chemical Romance - Helena

My Chemical Romance - SING

My Chemical Romance - Teenagers

My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade

N-17

Nelly - Hot In Herre

Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous ft. Timbaland

Ne-Yo - Beautiful Monster

Ne-Yo - Because Of You

Ne-Yo - Closer

Ne-Yo - Mad

Ne-Yo - Miss Independent

Ne-Yo - Money Can’t Buy ft. Jeezy

Ne-Yo - One In A Million

Ne-Yo - She Got Her Own ft. Jamie Foxx, Fabolous

Ne-Yo - So Sick

Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm

Nicki Minaj - Starships

Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

Nicki Minaj - The Night Is Still Young

Nick Jonas - Chains

Nickelback - Rockstar

O-11

One Direction - Drag me Down

OneRepublic - Counting Stars

OneRepublic - I Lived

OneRepublic - Secrets

OneRepublic - Stop and Stare

Omarion Ft. Kid Ink & French Montana - I'm Up (Official Video)

Omarion Ft. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - Post To Be

Owl City - Fireflies

Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time

Owl City - Vanilla Twilight

Ozzy Osborne - Crazy Train

P-14

Panic! At the Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies

Paramore - Brick by Boring Brick

Paramore - crushcrushcrush

Paramore - Decode

Paramore - Emergency  

Paramore - Misery Business

Paramore - That's What You Get

Paramore - The Only Exception

Pia Mia - Do It Again ft. Chris Brown, Tyga

Pitbull, Ne-Yo - Time Of Our Lives

Pitbull - Timber ft. Ke$ha

Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Poison- Rock And Roll All Nite

Poison - Talk Dirty To Me

Q-11

Quiet Riot - Come On Feel The Noize

Queen - Another One Bites the Dust

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

Queen - Fat Bottom Girls

Queen - Radio Ga Ga

Queen - Somebody To Love

Queen - Under Pressure

Queen - We Are The Champions

Queen - We Will Rock You

R-10

REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling

Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money (Explicit)

Rihanna - Diamonds

Rihanna - Disturbia

Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music

Rihanna - Shut Up And Drive

Rihanna - Umbrella

Rihanna - We Found Love ft. Calvin Harris

Rihanna - What's My Name? ft. Drake

S-34

Salt-N-Pepa - Push It

Scissor Sisters - Let's Have A Kiki

Sean Kingston- Fire Burning On The Dance Floor

Sean Paul - Got 2 Luv U Ft. Alexis Jordan

Sean Paul - Temperature

Selena Gomez - Come & Get It

Selena Gomez - Good for you

Selena Gomez - Hands to my self

Selena Gomez - The Heart Wants What It Wants

Selena Gomez & The Scene - Love You Like A Love Song

Selena Gomez - Same Old Love

Selena Gomez - Slow Down

Selena Gomez - Tell Me Something I Don't Know

Shakira - Hips Don't Lie

Shakira - She Wolf

Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello - I Know What You Did Last Summer

Shawn Mendes - Stitches

Sia - Chandelier

Sia - Elastic Heart

Skillet - Awake and Alive

Skillet - Hero

Skillet - Monster

Skillet - Sick Of It

Skillet - Whispers In The Dark

Skylar Grey - C'mon Let Me Ride ft. Eminem

Smashing Pumpkins - Despite All My Rage

Smash Mouth - All Star

Starship - We Built This City

Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild

Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger

Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child ft. John Martin

Swedish House Mafia - Save The World

T-55

Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart ft. Ludacris

Taio Cruz - Dynamite

Taio Cruz - Hangover ft. Flo Rida

Taio Cruz - Higher ft. Travie McCoy

Taylor Swift - Bad Blood

Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble

Taylor Swift - Out Of The Woods

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

Taylor Swift - Style

Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

The All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret

The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell

The All-American Rejects - It Ends Tonight

The All-American Rejects - Move Along

The All-American Rejects - Swing, Swing

The Beatles - Twist And Shout

The Cataracs - Top Of The World ft. DEV

The Cataracs - Big Dipper ft. Luciana

The Chainsmokers - #Selfie

The Clash - I Fought The Law

The Clash - London Calling

The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

The Go Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed

The Go Go’s - We Got The Beat

The Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

The Knack - My Sharona

The Pierces - Secret

The Police - Every Breath You Take

The Police - Message In A Bottle

The Police - Roxanne

The Runaways - Cherry Bomb

The Script - Breakeven

The Temptations - My Girl

The Who - Who Are You?

Three Days Grace - I Hate Every Thing About You

Three Days Grace - Let’s Start A Riot

Three Days Grace - The Animal I Have Become

Tiesto - Red Lights

Timbaland - Apologize ft. OneRepublic

Timbaland - The Way I Are Ft. Keri Hilson, D.O.E., Sebastian

Tinashe - All Hands on Deck

T.I. - No Mediocre (Explicit) ft. Iggy Azalea

Toby Keith - As Good As I Once Was

Toby Keith - Beer For My Horses ft. Willie Nelson

Toby Keith - How Do You Like Me Now?!

Toby Keith - I Love This Bar

Toby Keith - I Wanna Talk About Me

Toby Keith - Red Solo Cup

Trace Adkins - Honky Tonk Badonkadonk

Trace Adkins - Hot Mama

Trace Adkins - You're Gonna Miss This

Train - Hey Soul Sister

Twisted Sister - Blastin’ Fast & Loud

Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock

Twisted Sister - Were Not Gonna Take It

U-4

Uncle Kracker - Follow Me

Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love ft. Pitbull

Usher - OMG ft. will.i.am

Usher - Yeah! ft. Lil Jon, Ludacris

V2

Vampire Weekend - A-punk

Vitalic - Stamina

W-13

Warrant - Cherry Pie

Weezer - Buddy Holly

Weezer - Island In The Sun

Weezer - Say It Ain’t So

Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag

Whitesnake - Here I Go Again

Willam & Rhea Litre - Let's Have a Kasai

Willam - RuPaulogize

Will.i.am, Nicki Minaj - Check It Out

Will.i.am - Feelin' Myself ft. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana

Will.i.am - Scream & Shout ft. Britney Spears

Will.i.am - #thatPOWER ft. Justin Bieber

Wolfmther - Joker & The Thief

X 1

X Ambassadors - Renegades

Y

Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue

Ylvis - The Fox

Z-4

Zac Brown Band - Chicken Fried

Zedd - I Want You To Know ft. Selena Gomez

Zedd - Stay The Night ft. Hayley Williams

Zendaya - Replay

#- 9

'N Sync - Bye Bye Bye

'N Sync - It's Gonna Be Me

'N Sync - I Want You Back

*NSYNC - Pop

3OH!3- Double Vision

3OH!3 - Don’t Trust Me

3OH!3 - First kiss ft. Ke$ha

3OH!3 - Starstruck ft Katy Perry

3OH!3 - Touchin On My

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36 Famous Actors Who’ve Guest-Starred on ‘The Good Wife’

By Rebecca Strassberg | Posted Oct. 16, 2014,

36 Famous Actors Who’ve Guest-Starred on ‘The Good Wife’ Photo Source: Craig Blankenhorn/CBS

Starring Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Christine Baranski, and others, “The Good Wife” has been one of the smartest, most well-crafted shows on network television since 2009.

While several famous actors have appeared in small roles on the show (Michael J. Fox and Nathan Lane among them), we’re looking at the actors who’ve surprised us with their roles as lawyers, criminals, judges, and the likes.

Who’s been your favorite “Good Wife” guest star? (If you don’t have one, that’s fine. But if you don’t have one because you don’t watch “The Good Wife,” call in sick tomorrow and get started!)

Matthew Perry The “Friends” star had a small arc during the show’s third and fourth seasons as Mike Kresteva, who runs again Peter (Chris Noth) for Illinois governor, and who Peter epically punches in the face.

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Jonathan Groff The former Backstage cover star and “Looking” actor graced “The Good Wife” on the Season 3 episode “Live from Damascus.” Jonathan Groff plays Jimmy Fellner, the brother of a girl who was captured while studying Arabic in Syria.

Laura Benanti On the Season 5 episode “Tying the Knot,” Tony winner Laura Benanti plays Renata Ellard, the most recent lover of “The Good Wife’s” most devious killer, Colin Sweeney. When Alicia (Julianna Margulies) stops by the lovebirds’ engagement party to get legal papers signed, she finds herself at a murder scene again, and Benanti is not as sweet and innocent as she seems.

Martha Plimpton Though Martha Plimpton is a recurring character, she’s just too hysterical to ignore. As defense attorney Patti Nyholm, Plimpton uses her character’s pregnancy and motherhood as a tactic for delaying hearings, being late, etc. Plimpton took home an Emmy in 2009 for outstanding guest actress in a drama series for the role.

Rita Wilson Rita Wilson pops up every once in a while as Viola Walsh, a competing defense lawyer and acquaintance of Diane’s (Christine Baranski). And when Walsh’s character comes into town from California, you know there’s gonna be trouble.

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Kelli Giddish The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” actor guest stars on four episodes of the show as Sophia Russo, a private sector investigator who’s romantically involved with Kalinda (Archie Panjabi).

Nestor Carbonell In the Season 5 episode “The Deep Web,” Nestor Carbonell plays a flirtatious juror with whom Alicia later goes out to lunch.

Aaron Tveit The “Graceland” actor took his turn on “The Good Wife,” as lawyer Spencer Zschau in the Season 3 episode “Executive Order 13224.”

Audra McDonald Six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald play Liz Lawrence on the Season 4 episode “Runnin’ with the Devil.” As Alicia’s law school nemesis, McDonald’s character goes up against her in a case involving Lemond Bishop (Mike Colter).

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Linda Emond This two-time Tony nominee appears in three episodes of “The Good Wife” (thus far) as Judge Leora Kuhn, a military judge whom Alicia argues in front of, and later helps on a case.

Kate Burton The “Scandal” and “Grey’s Anatomy” actor portrays Chief Justice of Illinois Victoria Adler who respects Diane deeply and tries to help her become a judge, though she later retracts the offer.

America Ferrera The actor formerly known as Ugly Betty appears in four episodes as Natalie Flores, a college student who worked for Peter’s state’s attorney opponent Wendy Scott-Carr (Anika Noni Rose). When Eli (Alan Cumming) tries to expose her as an illegal immigrant, he finds something attractive in her instead. The whole unrequited love situation brings out the surprisingly endearing side of Eli.

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Parker Posey Parker Posey plays Eli’s ex-wife for three episodes throughout Season 3. The “House of Yes” actor is a perfect match to Eli, making us wish the two would rekindle their love.

Amy Sedaris Amy Sedaris licks whipped cream off of Alan Cumming’s fingers. And yes, you read that correctly. Sedaris plays Stacie Hall for three episodes during Season 3, a lobbyist who appears to be Eli’s match. However, when she becomes his ex-wife’s campaign manager, her manipulative (and sexual) tricks are too powerful for Eli to fight.

Bebe Neuwirth What kind of show would “The Good Wife” be without a Bebe Neuwirth guest role? The two-time Emmy winner plays one of the many judges we see our favorite defense attorneys argue in front of.

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F. Murray Abraham Most recently seen in Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and on “Homeland,” F. Murray Abraham plays Burl Preston on “The Good Wife,” a big shot lawyer from Los Angeles.

Lisa Edelstein The “House” actor appears in three episodes of “The Good Wife” including “Get a Room,” “Feed the Rat,” and “Marthas and Caitlins.”

Eric Bogosian Eric Bogosian spends three episodes on the show in Season 5 as an agent with the Office of Public integrity who’s determined to prove someone rigged Peter’s election for governor of Illinois.

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Gillian Jacobs The “Community” star guest-starred on “The Good Wife” before the Emmy noms and critical acclaim. Gillian Jacobs plays Sonia on the pilot episode!

Jerry Stiller The “King of Queens” actor made an appearance as one of the show’s many judges. (Among them are Denise O’Hare, David Paymer, Peter Riegert, and Jeffrey Tambor, to name a few.) Stiller plays Judge Felix Afterman on the Season 2 episode “Silver Bullet.”

Christina Ricci In the Season 4 episode “Anatomy of a Joke,” Christina Ricci plays Therese Dodd, a vulgar comedian who never apologizes for anything. When she gets sued for taking her top off on live TV (supposedly to perform a breast exam), the network decides to sue her for damages. However, the case is only made more difficult for Alicia and Cary (Matt Czuchry) when she can’t keep her potty mouth closed.

Sarah Silverman Most recently with a guest-starring role on “Masters of Sex,” Sarah Silverman was a “Good Wife” guest star as well. In a part so perfectly fitting with her unapologetic/often sexual stand-up routines, Silverman plays Stephanie Engler, a woman who runs a website that allows users to have affairs with random matches.

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Lily Rabe The “American Horror Story” actor has a teeny, tiny role on “The Good Wife.” As Petra Moritz, a reporter first appearing in the show’s second season, Rabe’s role is the kind of quick take that makes you say, “Is that Lily Rabe?!?!”

Matt Letscher Currently recurring on “Castle” and “Boardwalk Empire,” Matt Letscher guest-starred on “The Good Wife” on the Season 2 episode “Two Courts.” Letscher plays former campaign manager Adam Boras who attempts to go over Eli’s head and bring Peter big cash donors to his cash-poor campaign.

Hunter Parrish In the Season 5 episode “Dramatics, Your Honor,’ Hunter Parrish plays…I…I can’t. This one’s too painful for any fan of the show to discuss. See why here.

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Richard Kind Currently on Fox’s “Gotham,” Richard Kind first guest-starred in one of the most pivotal and nail-biting episodes of “The Good Wife” as Judge Alan Davies on the Season 5 episode, “The Next Day”; it’s the one after the shit hits the fan, as any “Good Wife” fan remembers.

Tracy Thoms Known for playing Joanne in “Rent,” Tracy Thoms appears on one episode of the show (Season 4’s “Runnin’ with the Devil”) as Lemond Bishop’s sister, Judy.

Corey Stoll Most recently seen in “This Is Where I Leave You,” the “House of Cards” actor plays Collin Grant in the second episode of “The Good Wife.”

Wallace Shawn Every so often, Wallace Shawn (“Toy Story”) pops up as Lemond Bishop’s (the biggest drug dealer in Chicago) personal (and most definitely crooked) attorney. Courtesy of CBS

Kyle MacLachlan In two Season 4 episodes, Kyle MacLachlan (“Twin Peaks” is coming back!) play Josh Perotti who has Eli on tape committing a felony regarding political donations. He and David LaGuardia (Hamish Linklater) offer to make Eli a deal if he wears a wire and gets Peter confessing to the crime as well.

Kristin Chenoweth As Peggy Byrne in two Season 4 episodes, this Tony winner is a political reporter who gets a bit too personal with her questions but is quick to quiet reporters when they dig into her personal life.

Jason Biggs Before his epic “Orange Is the New Black” comeback, Jason Biggs appeared on two episodes of “The Good Wife” as Dylan Stack in Seasons 3 and 4. He first posed as the lawyer for the creator of online currency Bitcoin, but it’s later discovered that he’s one of its three inventors.

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Miranda Cosgrove On the Season 2 episode “Bad Girls,” the actor formerly known as Carly Shay (“iCarly”), plays Alicia’s pop star client Sloan Burchfield who’s accused of attempted murder after allegedly driving drunk.

Tamara Tunie Amidst her 14 years playing Dr. Melinda Warner on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” Tamara Tunie guest-starred on one Season 4 episode of the hit CBS show as Serafina Norvy where the lawyers battle a West Nile Virus case.

Bryce Pinkham Tony nominee for “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” Bryce Pinkham plays Dr. Hanson on the Season 1 episode “Unplugged,” about a case involving the wife of a comatose musician.

Pablo Schreiber The “Orange Is the New Black” villain appears on the Season 2 episode “Ham Sandwich” as Gregory Mars. The episode follows Lemond Bishop’s divorce, Kalinda’s grand jury subpoena, and Peter’s campaign (The first one!).

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Hampton Area Obituaries

Susan S. Clark

She was born Sept. 26, 1924, in Portsmouth, the daughter of the late H. Russell and Agnes (Emerson) Sawyer.

She attended Rye schools, St. Mary’s School in Littleton and Maine General Hospital School of Nursing in Portland, Maine. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of New Hampshire.

Mrs. Clark was a social worker for the New Hampshire Department of Health & Welfare, retiring with 15 years of service.

She was a member of Rye Congregational Church and was active in town and district affairs. She was an outdoor person, enjoying gardening, sailing, skiing and family camping.

The widow of Ernest E. Clark, her husband of 49 years, who died in 1993, she is survived by one son and his wife, Frederick R. (CWO U.S. Army, Ret.) and Kimiko Clark of Rye Beach; one daughter and her husband, Susan and Thomas Morin of Kittery Point, Maine; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was predeceased by one son, Charles; a half brother, James Perkins; and a half sister, Molly Perkins Vinton.

Calling hours will be held Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton.

A graveside service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in Central Cemetery, Rye.

Memorial donations may be made to the Rye Fire Department Association, 563 Washington Road, Rye, NH 03870.

Roxanne M. Dockey

HAMPTON – Roxanne M. Dockey, 57, of 60 Hampton Meadows, died Saturday, May 1, 2004, at her home after a sudden illness.

She was born March 8, 1947, in Lyndon, Vt., the daughter of the late Raymond L. and Katherine T. (Blake) Guyer Barrett. She had resided in Brandview, Mo., Colorado and Washington state before returning to New England.

She was a 1968 graduate of Brandview High School and attended a local community college.

Mrs. Dockey began her career as a medical receptionist and moved on to become a nursing assistant working for many orthopedic surgeons and neurologists. At Penrose Hospital, Colorado Springs, she was responsible for coordinating the orthopedic nurse’s station.

She enjoyed spending time with her family, snowmobiling, camping, fishing, cooking and gardening. She attended painting classes and enjoyed arts and crafts and working with dried flowers.

She was an amateur radio enthusiast and was licensed in 1992. She supported various women’s shelters and participated in the Multiple Sclerosis annual walk. She was active in Alcoholics Anonymous and proud of her six-year milestone.

She traveled extensively to Spain, Switzerland, France and Mexico.

She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Robert W. Dockey of Hampton; one brother, Raymond L. Guyer Jr. of Taos, N.M.; one sister, Donna L. Bower of Grandview, Mo; one niece and two nephews; and several aunts and uncles.

Funeral services were held Thursday in the Robert K. Gary Jr. Funeral Home, Hampton.

Elizabeth F. Downey

RYE – Elizabeth F. (Dennehy) Downey died Saturday, May 1, 2004.

The widow of John F. Downey, she is survived by two sons, Joseph Downey of Stratham and Paul Downey and his wife, Sally of Rochester; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mae Nolan of Burlington, Mass., Louise Poole of Medford, Mass., and Dorri Van Bruggan of Waynesboro, Va.

She was predeceased by one son, John F. Downey Jr.; one brother, Joseph Dennehy; and two sisters, Rita White and Helen Price.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Thursday in St. Brigid Church, Lexington, Mass. Burial was in Westview Cemetery, Lexington.

Arrangements were by the Douglass Funeral Home, Lexington.

Marion E. Webster

EXETER – Graveside services for Marion E. Webster will be held Saturday, May 8, at 11 a.m. in Hillside Cemetery, East Kingston with the Rev. Daniel Weaver officiating.

Mrs. Webster, 94, of 277 Water St., died Jan. 4, 2004, in Rockingham County Nursing Home, Brentwood.

She was born Sept. 18, 1909, in East Kingston, the daughter of the late Leslie and Ada (Brown) Webster.

Arrangements are by the Brewitt Funeral Home, Exeter.

Jerry L. Schuster

NEWFIELDS – Jerry L. Schuster, 63, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004, in St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston.

He was born Nov. 7, 1940, in Auburn, Ill., the son of the late Carl and Grace (Hanson) Schuster.

He was a graduate of the University of Illinois with bachelor of science and master of science degrees in metallurgical engineering.

Mr. Schuster was president of Omni Technologies Corp. in Epping for 14 years where he developed many innovative processes for aluminum brazing. He began his career with Hamilton Standard Division of United Aircraft and was employed for 15 years by ALCOA Research and Development in Alcoa Center, Pa. He was later employed by Brazonics in Amesbury, Mass., Metal Bellows in Sharon, Mass., and EG&G in Salem, Mass.

He was an active, faithful member of the United Methodist Church in Amesbury; a member of the American Welding Society; The American Society of Metals; The Materials International Society; and Ark & Anchor Lodge No. 354 in Auburn, Ill.

He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Elaine Schuster; three sisters, Donna Garbacz of Waterford, Mich., Margaret Kaufman and Lynn Hunley, both of Auburn; two brothers, Carl Schuster of Albuquerque, N.M., and James Schuster of Morton, Ill.; and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

Visiting hours will be held Monday, May 10, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Stockbridge Funeral Home, 141 Epping Road, Exeter.

A celebration of life service will be held Tuesday, May 11, at 11 a.m. in First United Methodist Church, Amesbury.

Burial will be Wednesday, May 12, at 11:30 a.m. in St. Adalbert Cemetery, Enfield, Conn., with visiting hours from 9 to 11 a.m. at Leete — Stevens Enfield Chapels, 61 South Road, Enfield, CT.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 140 Main Street, Amesbury, MA. 01913.

Robert B. Stockbridge

HAMPTON – Robert B. Stockbridge, 78, formerly of Exeter, died Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at the Haven Health Center at Seacoast.

He was born Feb. 4, 1926, in Exeter, the son of the late Earle R. and H. Myrtle (Brewster) Stockbridge. He lived in Exeter for many years, moving to Hampton in 2003.

He was a 1945 graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and attended Bryant & Stratton Business College in Boston.

Mr. Stockbridge worked for the former Exeter Banking Company for many years, and also worked for Exeter Visiting Nurses.

He was the business manager for the former Hampton Playhouse for 50 years and most recently was the business manager for Act One Theatre of Hampton.

He enjoyed life and traveled extensively in the United States and Europe.

He is survived by one brother and his wife, Philip R. and Cora Stockbridge of Seabrook; three nephews, Douglas R. Stockbridge of Kennebunk, Maine, Daniel B. Stockbridge of Hampton and David W. Stockbridge of Dover; one niece, Donna L. McBride of Exeter; and several grandnieces, grandnephews and cousins.

Calling hours will be held Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Stockbridge Funeral Home, 141 Epping Road, Exeter.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at — p.m. in the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Lane Cemetery, Stratham.

Family flowers only. Memorial donations may be made to Seacoast Hospice, 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, NH 03833.

Paul Raymond LeBeau Jr.

NEWMARKET – Paul Raymond LeBeau Jr., was stillborn May 3, 2004, in Exeter Hospital, the son of Paul and Colleen (Hall) LeBeau.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, Benjamin LeBeau of Newmarket; his maternal grandparents, Dr. Kenneth and Mrs. Helen Hall of McAfee, N.J.; his paternal grandparents, Charlene and Daniel Mitchell of Newmarket; his paternal great-grandmother, Dot Emond of Newmarket; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was predeceased by twin siblings, Catherine and Elizabeth LeBeau in 2000, and his paternal grandfather, Raymond LeBeau in 2003.

Graveside services will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in Calvary Cemetery, Newmarket.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Wendell’s Wish, Therapeutic Riding Program, 95 Halls Mills Road, Newfields, NH 03856.

Assistance with the arrangements is by the Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home, Newmarket.

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Arline M. Lemieux

HAVERHILL – Arline M. (LeMaire) Lemieux, 73, of 190 North Ave., formerly of Merrivista, died Friday, April 30, 2004, at the Kenoza Manor in Haverhill.

She was born in Newburyport, Mass., and had resided in West Newbury, Mass., for 30 years before moving to Haverhill.

She was a graduate of Newburyport High School.

Primarily a housewife and homemaker, Mrs. Lemieux worked in her younger years as an operator for New England Telephone and Telegraph.

She is survived by two sons, Richard Lemieux and David Lemieux, both of Atkinson; one daughter and her husband, Susan and Mark Farrell of Epping; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by one daughter, Debbie Schrempf, who died in 1994.

Graveside services were held Wednesday in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Amesbury, Mass.

Arrangements were by Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, Plaistow.

Frances J. Mason

SEABROOK – Frances I. (Jennings) Mason, 91, of 63 Adams Ave., died Sunday, May 2, 2004, in Anna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport, Mass.

She was born June 16, 1912, in Somerville, Mass., the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Thompson) Jennings. Her parents died when she was 13 and she took on the role of parent and cared for her three siblings. She moved to Seabrook in 1953.

She was a 1930 graduate of St. John’s High School, North Cambridge, Mass.

Mrs. Mason was a real estate broker for Yankee Trader for several years. She later was the general manager of Tower Press in Seabrook, retiring after 17 years of service.

She was a member of the Seabrook Travelers and enjoyed going to Aruba, Texas, the Virgin Islands and Florida. She was a member of the Raymond E. Walton Post Auxiliary.

She enjoyed spending time with her family, cooking, and was a loyal Red Sox fan.

She is survived by four nephews, Frank Jennings of Somerset, Mass., Thompson Jennings of Atlanta, Ga., Stan Jennings of Dover and Steven Jennings of Somerville; three nieces, Irene Jennings of Nashua, Amy O’Neill of Portsmouth and Jaye Garnett of Exeter; one sister-in-law, Claire A. Jennings of Kensington; and many grandnieces, grandnephews and cousins.

She was predeceased by her first husband of 12 years, Mossie Kirk, who perished in 1953 in a fire in their apartment helping her to escape, and her second husband, Lee Mason.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. in Star of the Sea Beach Chapel, North End Blvd., Salisbury, Mass.

Memorial donations may be made to the Seacoast Community Action Program, 683 Lafayette Road, Seabrook, NH 03874.

Arrangements are by the Robert K. Gray Jr. Funeral Home, Hampton.

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Taryn Manning Net Worth

How Much in Taryn Manning’s Net Worth?

Who is Taryn Manning?

Born on 6th November, 1978, Taryn Manning is an American actress, singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Manning is famous for her works in different movies like Crazy/Beautiful, Crossroads, 8 Mile, White Oleander, etc. Besides, she is known for portraying Rita in TV series, Sons of Anarchy and Tiffany “Pennsatucky” Doggett in Netflix’s Orange is the New Black.

Manning was born to Bill Manning and Sharyn Louise in Falls Church, Virginia. When she was just of two months old, her parents separated, thus she and her brother were nurtured by her mother. All of them had a hard life as there was no one to earn in the family except her family. At the age of 12, she moved to San Diego, California along with her family. Because their life was hard, she had to work as a waitress and barista in her teen age.

Her Early Days

Manning stepped in to the world of acting in the 1990s. However, she had minor roles in the TV series like The Practice, Get Real and movie Speedway Junky. In the year 2000, she had a small role of tattooed dancer in the TV film Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye. She also appeared in other TV series like Pacific Blue and Popular the same year.

In the year 2001, Manning made her movie debut as Maddy in John Stockwell’s Crazy/Beautiful. She was also seen as Tracy in NYPD Blue’s episode “Oh Golly Goth” and Cara Glynne in an episode of Boston Public named “Chapter Twenty-Seven” in the particular year. Following the year, she co-starred as lead character Mimi alongside Britney Spears in Tamra Davis directed film Crossroads. The film helped to grab attention and was the first main source of her net worth. She also had a small role of Janeane in Curtis Hanson’s film 8 Mile and was seen in White Oleander. These two movies also helped her to increase her net worth for year 2002.

Moreover, in the year 2003, Manning played the role of Shyla in Anthony Minghella’s American war drama film, Cold Mountain. She also did a cameo in MTV’s TV series Punk’d and acted as Tina Bishop in The Twilight Zone’s episode “Fair Warning”. Subsequently, she portrayed Danny Voss in a film, Dandelion in 2004.

Manning, then was cast in three films in 2005. She appeared as Nola in Hustle & Flow, Sam in Lucky 13 and Ellen Martin in A Lot Like Love. She also was seen as Heidi Dillon in an episode of CSI: Miami titled “Money Plane”. All these works contributed in her net worth for year 2005. In the year 2006, she was seen in two films, Unbeatable Harold and The Breed and a short film, When the Nines Roll Over. She also did a portrayal of Sage Rion in Banshee the same year.

Her Work from 2007 to Present

Furthermore, Manning was seen in films Cult, After Sex and Weirdsville in year 2007. She also portrayed Geneva in Viva Laughlin’s episode “What a Whale Wants”, and did the role of Ivy Chitty / Ellie Lard in Drive for 7 episodes in 2007. Beside these, Manning was seen in music video of Nickelback’s “Rockstar”. In 2009, Manning also played four films Kill Theory, The Devil’s Tomb, The Job and The Perfect Age of Rock n’ Roll. Besides, she has also appeared in other music videos like Butch Walker’s “The Weight of Her“, will.i.am’s “Yes We Can”, Killola’s “She’s a Bitch”, etc.

Recently, Manning did the portrayal of Vee Dillon in 2017 film The Vault which is directed by Dan Bush. She is also playing the role of Tiffany “Pennsatucky” Doggett in Netflix’s series Orange is the New Black. This series is the current main source of her net worth. Except acting, Manning is also a good singer who has launched various singles like “So Talented”, “Spotlight”, “Turn It Up”, ��Send Me Your Love”, “Roaming Unicorn”, “Summer Ashes”, “All the Way”.

Taryn Manning currently has the net worth of $3.2 million US dollars. This net worth has been earned because of her acting skills she did in various movies. Besides, singing has also contributed in her net worth. She has also been supporting Human Rights Campaign, LGBT Civil rights, breast cancer charities, Save The Music Foundation, and Somaly Mam Foundation. She also co-owns clothing brand, ‘Born Unique’.

Must Know Facts about Taryn Manning

Real Name: Taryn Manning Date of Birth: 6th November, 1978 Profession: Actress, Singer/Songwriter and Fashion Designer Height: 5′ 2″ Facebook: 560K Fans in Facebook Instagram: 1.1M Followers in Instagram Twitter: 235K Followers in Twitter Net Worth: $3.2 Million

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The Art of Seductive Content Marketing

Phil Connors is having a bad day … over, and over, and over.

The arrogant Pittsburgh weatherman has once again been sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. He soon discovers that visiting once a year wasn’t all that bad, given that he’s now living this particular Groundhog Day again, and again, and again.

It all begins at 6:00 a.m., the same way each day. The clock radio clicks on with Sonny & Cher’s I Got You Babe, followed by the declaration, “It’s Groundhog Day … and it’s cold out there!”

After the initial shock wears off, Phil (played by national treasure Bill Murray) realizes he’s in a time loop. No matter what he does each day, there are no lingering consequences for his actions, because he wakes up and starts over again fresh the next morning.

This initially leads to hedonistic behavior, such as binge eating and drinking, manipulative one-night stands, and criminal acts. Eventually despair sets in, and Connors repeatedly attempts suicide.

No dice — he still wakes up the same way the next morning. It’s not until Phil commits to bettering himself and serving others that he achieves redemption and breaks out of the loop.

The film Groundhog Day is regarded as a contemporary classic. In 2006, it was added to the United States National Film Registry and deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”

Further, the movie has been described by some religious leaders as the “most spiritual film of our time,” in that it represents the concept of transcendence.

Buddhists and Hindus see the repeated day as a representation of reincarnation on the long path to enlightenment. In the Judeo-Christian tradition, the time loop can be thought of as purgatory.

Don’t get me wrong. Groundhog Day is a hilarious film, and Bill Murray considers it his finest performance. But it’s also seriously deep. Jonah Goldberg of the National Review said, “… we have what many believe is the best cinematic moral allegory popular culture has produced in decades.”

Groundhog Day also contains an example of marketing gone terribly wrong. This travesty happens all too often in the real world, which means it’s what you want to avoid at all costs.

A tale of a data-driven marketing fail

In between his hedonism and subsequent despair, Phil decides to achieve a different goal. He begins romantically pursuing his news producer, Rita Hanson (played by Andie MacDowell).

He starts by being uncharacteristically kind to her, and then asks her to describe her ideal man. Through day after day of similar encounters, he amasses an amazing amount of information about her.

Phil finds out her favorite drink, and her ideal toast to drink it to. He knows she hates white chocolate and loves Rocky Road ice cream. He even quotes from Baudelaire after finding out she majored in 19th-century French poetry.

Through his unique situation, Connors discovers all the right information in order to arrive at the “perfect” romantic evening with her “ideal” man. It takes weeks, but as far as Rita knows, Phil has simply transformed from the jerk she works with to an amazing person in a single day.

Talk about marketing research, huh? He’s got his “who” down cold.

Except there’s one problem — Phil’s only goal is to have sex with Rita. There’s literally no tomorrow for him, so he has to close the deal on the first date, or not at all. Hence, he can’t contain his insincerity despite all the valuable intelligence he has on her.

Phil even stoops so low as to tell her he loves her when she resists his advances. Each evening invariably ends with Rita slapping Phil’s face, and what she says to him is especially telling:

“I could never love you, because you’ll never love anyone but yourself.”

Content marketing as seduction

In marketing and sales circles, there’s a running joke about losing a prospect thanks to the equivalent of trying to propose marriage on the first date. And yet, it doesn’t stop it from happening, even with people who should know better.

Phil has a treasure-trove of data about Rita, just as modern marketers have big data about you. And yet Phil tries to fake authenticity, engagement, and connection, which Rita sees right through.

The same thing happens every day at all levels of the marketing spectrum.

Think of it this way — Rita reveals her core values, and Phil tries to reflect them back to her. It works, up until the point that Phil’s desire to close the deal on his terms, based on his own desires, tramples all over Rita’s core values.

I’ve described content marketing as a story you tell over time. If that story places the prospect at the center of the story and delivers the right information at the right time, you have a courtship.

If you take it a step further and deliver the information in a way that delights the prospect at each step, you have something even more powerful. You have a seduction.

The word seduction can certainly have a manipulative connotation. But when you truly know your prospect, and your core values truly do align with theirs, and you truly do communicate based on their needs first, well …

They get what they want, and you get what you want. That’s not manipulation; that’s just good business.

Empower the journey

Before the internet, inadequacy marketing ruled. Without access to alternative perspectives, prospects were targeted by marketers with messages that positioned the brand as the hero, which promised to save the poor prospect from the anxiety manufactured by the message.

The imbalance in access to information favored the seller. Now, prospects are empowered to self-educate, which means the buyer’s journey is well underway before any particular seller is even aware of it.

Today, prospects face a different form of anxiety. The abundant access to information from thousands of competing sources threatens to overwhelm the prospect. That’s where you come in.

Your brand becomes heroic in the sense that you arrive to further empower the prospect to solve their problem. You help them make sense of the relevant information. And in the process, you demonstrate — rather than claim — that your product or service is the perfect solution for that particular person.

So yes, your brand can become a hero. As long as you never forget that the prospect is the main hero, or protagonist, of a journey that they are at the center of.

This is why Joseph Campbell’s monomyth, or hero’s journey, provides the perfect metaphor, and map, of a content marketing strategy that succeeds. It forces you to keep your focus on empowering them, with you and your content playing the role of the mentor, or guide.

The easiest way to understand this is to look at the character relationships in some of the best-known examples of Campbell’s hero’s journey in popular culture — films such as Star Wars, The Matrix, and The Wizard of Oz.

The prospect is Luke Skywalker; you’re Obi-Wan Kenobi.

The prospect is Neo; you’re Morpheus.

The prospect is Dorothy; you’re Glinda the Good Witch.

Structuring your content marketing strategy in this way leads to success. By understanding your prospect as well as possible, you’re now in a position to guide and empower her to solve the problem with you.

What you say matters most

“What you say in advertising is more important than how you say it.” – David Ogilvy

It might come as a surprise to hear that from Ogilvy, a famous “Mad Man” and copywriter who made millions by finding just the right way to say things. But he’s right … if what you’re saying is wrong, it doesn’t matter how well you say it.

Next week, we’re going to get into actually mapping the buyer’s journey, so that we know what to say, and when.

The key point of this article is for you to understand that because we’re guiding the prospect on a journey, when is an inherent aspect of the what.

You can choose to rush things and lose, or travel alongside the prospect and eventually win.

Phil Connors does end up with Rita, but only when he actually becomes her ideal man instead of trying to fake it. The time loop ends thanks to an authentic seduction.

Here’s to not making the same mistake over, and over, and over again … at least with your content marketing. Mapping the buyer’s journey is the next step in getting it right sooner.

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