#Alan Stevens Hewitt

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[princesssarisa]

A Christmas Carol Holiday Season: "A Christmas Carol: The Musical" (2004 TV special)

This Carol, starring Kelsey Grammer as Scrooge surrounded by a cast of TV and musical theatre stars, is based on a stage musical performed annually at Madison Square Garden from 1994 to 2003. With music by Broadway and Disney legend Alan Menken and with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Once on This Island, Anastasia), this show was one of New York's special holiday events. I sometimes wish the stage version had simply been filmed, because my feelings about this TV version are mixed. But there's enough to enjoy in it that I still rewatch it most Christmas seasons.

This is another Carol that takes some liberties with the source. The Ghost of Christmas Past (Jane Krakowski) is a beautiful (and slightly oversexualized) young woman, the Ghost of Christmas Present (Jesse L. Martin) is a black man, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Be (Geraldine Chaplin) is an elderly female wraith in white tatters. Meanwhile, Scrooge's childhood is entirely rewritten to resemble that of Charles Dickens. His father was sent to debtor's prison, forcing him into child labor in a boot factory. In the present, new minor characters are added too: a poor widower named Mr. Smythe, who owes Scrooge money, and his little daughter Grace, who reappears throughout Scrooge's ghostly journey to stir his conscience. And in a Wizard of Oz-like touch, Scrooge meets three strangers in the street – a lamplighter, a theatre barker, and a beggar woman – whom the three ghosts later resemble.

The biggest weakness of this production is that it seems not to know if wants to be stagy or cinematic. Despite its realistic locations (Budapest substituting for London) and CGI special effects, it still tends to be blocked and choreographed like a stage production, not like a film. The casting of TV stars is questionable too. Kelsey Grammer's sing-talking Scrooge is a cartoonish old codger, though he improves as his arc unfolds and he shows heartfelt grief, repentance, and joy. Jason Alexander's mildly comic Marley's Ghost is also an acquired taste, although Jennifer Love Hewitt fares better as Scrooge's lost love Emily (as Belle is renamed).

Yet despite all reservations this is still an enjoyable Carol. The mostly British supporting cast is excellent: standouts include Edward Gower as Bob Cratchit, Brian Bedford as Fezziwig, Steven Miller as Young Scrooge, and West End stars such as Julian Ovenden, Linzi Hateley, Claire Moore, and Ruthie Henshall. And the songs by Menken and Ahrens – "A Jolly Good Time," "Nothing to Do With Me," "You Mean More to Me," "Link By Link," "The Lights of Long Ago," "A Place Called Home," "Mr. Fezziwig's Annual Christmas Ball," "Abundance and Charity," "Christmas Together," "Dancing On Your Grave," "Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Today," and "God Bless Us, Everyone" – are of the high quality expected from two such Broadway legends.

This is far from a definitive Carol, but I recommend it all the same.

@ariel-seagull-wings, @faintingheroine, @thealmightyemprex, @reds-revenge, @thatscarletflycatcher

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BARBIE

Allan

Ken (Ryan)

Ken (Simu)

BROOKLYN99

Jake Peralta

Terry Jeffords

All the others (platonic only)

CALL OF DUTY (MW/WWII)

Alejandro Vargas

Alex Keller

Drew Stiles

Frank Aiello

Gaz Garrick

Ghost Riley

John Price

Joseph Turner

Phillip Graves

Red Daniels

Robert Zussman

Rudy Parra

Soap MacTavish

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William Pierson

CRIMINAL MINDS

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Spencer Reid

DETROIT BECOME HUMAN

Connor

Gavin

Hank

Josh

Luther

Markus

RK900

Simon

DIVERGENT

Caleb Prior

Four

Peter

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

Albus Dumbledore

Credence Barebone

Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen)

Newt Scamander

Theseus Scamander

FNAF (movie)

Mike Schmidt

Steve Raglan

HARRY POTTER

Cedric Diggory

Charlie Weasley

Draco Malfoy

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Neville Longbottom

Oliver Wood

Percy Weasley

Remus Lupin

Ron Weasley

Seamus Finnigan

Sirius Black

Tom Riddle

Viktor Krum

HUNGER GAMES

Cato

Coriolanus Snow (young)

Finnick Odair

Gale Hawthorne

Haymitch Abernathy

Marvel

Peeta Mellark

Sejanus Plinth

LA CASA DE PAPEL

Berlín

Denver

El Profesor

Palermo

Río

MARVEL (Avengers/X-men)

Alex Summers

Bobby Drake

Bruce Banner

Bucky Barnes

Charles Xavier

Clint Barton

Deadpool

Druig

Eddie Brock

Erik Lehnsherr

Hank McCoy

Ikaris

Jake Lockey

Loki Laufeyson

Marc Spector

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Mobius M. Mobius

Peter Maximoff

Peter Parker (Tom/Andrew/Tobey)

Peter Quill

Phil Coulson

Pietro Maximoff

Quentin Beck/Mysterio

Sam Wilson

Scott Lang

Scott Summers

Shang-chi

Stephen Strange

Steve Rogers

Steven Grant

Thor Odinson

Tony Stark

Wanda Maximoff

Wolverine

MAZE RUNNER

Gally

Minho

Newt

Thomas

NCIS

Jimmy Palmer

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NOW YOU SEE ME

Chase McKinney

Dylan Rhodes

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RIVERDALE

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Chic

Fangs Fogarty

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Kevin Keller

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Anakin Skywalker

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STRANGER THINGS

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SUITS

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Castiel

Chuck

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If the character you wanted to request is not on the list, you can try and ask me anyways.

[davidbrussat]

After Biden nix Trump E.O.

After Biden nix Trump E.O.

Harris poll on American architectural tastes. Humphrey Building (l.); National Archives. (Harris) Architecture is a huge field of human endeavor. Along with the planning of cities and towns, and the arts and crafts that enter into civic beauty, it forms the stage on which the human comedy is performed. For millennia, our dear species has botched most of what it has touched with its failure to…

[calciopics]

The Hillsborough 97

Ninety-six men, women and children lose their lives with hundreds more injured. The oldest victim was 67, the youngest, Jon-Paul Gilhooley, aged just 10, was the cousin of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard. 

The name of the 97th Hillsborough disaster victim, who died last year, has been added to Anfield's memorial. Andrew Devine suffered life-changing injuries in the crush at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield, but survived until his death in July 2021.

Jon-Paul Gilhooley - 10 yo Philip Hammond - 14 yo Thomas Anthony Howard - 14 yo Paul Brian Murray - 14 yo Lee Nicol - 14 yo Adam Edward Spearritt - 14 yo Peter Andrew Harrison - 15 yo Victoria Jane Hicks - 15 yo Philip John Steele - 15 yo Kevin Tyrrell - 15 yo Kevin Daniel Williams - 15 yo Kester Roger Marcus Ball - 16 yo Nicholas Michael Hewitt - 16 yo Martin Kevin Traynor - 16 yo Simon Bell - 17 yo Carl Darren Hewitt - 17 yo Keith McGrath - 17 yo Stephen Francis O'Neill - 17 yo Steven Joseph Robinson - 17 yo Henry Charles Rogers - 17 yo Stuart Paul William Thompson - 17 yo Graham John Wright - 17 yo James Gary Aspinall - 18 yo Carl Brown - 18 yo Paul Clark - 18 yo Christopher Barry Devonside - 18 yo Gary Philip Jones - 18 yo Carl David Lewis - 18 yo John McBrien - 18 yo Jonathon Owens - 18 yo Colin Mark Ashcroft - 19 yo Paul William Carlile - 19 yo Gary Christopher Church - 19 yo James Philip Delaney - 19 yo Sarah Louise Hicks - 19 yo David William Mather - 19 yo Colin Wafer - 19 yo Ian David Whelan - 19 yo Stephen Paul Copoc - 20 yo Ian Thomas Glover - 20 yo Gordon Rodney Horn - 20 yo Paul David Brady - 21 yo Thomas Steven Fox - 21 yo Marian Hazel McCabe - 21 yo Joseph Daniel McCarthy - 21 yo Peter McDonnell - 21 yo Carl William Rimmer - 21 yo  Peter Francis Tootle - 21 yo David John Benson - 22 yo David William Birtle - 22 yo Tony Bland - 22 yo Gary Collins - 22 yo Tracey Elizabeth Cox - 23 yo William Roy Pemberton - 23 yo Colin Andrew Hugh William Sefton - 23 yo David Leonard Thomas - 23 yo Peter Andrew Burkett - 24 yo Derrick George Godwin - 24 yo Graham John Roberts - 24 yo David Steven Brown - 25 yo Richard Jones - 25 yo Barry Sidney Bennett - 26 yo Andrew Mark Brookes - 26 yo Paul Anthony Hewitson - 26 yo Paula Ann Smith - 26 yo Christopher James Traynor - 26 yo Barry Glover - 27 yo Gary Harrison - 27 yo Christine Anne Jones - 27 yo Nicholas Peter Joynes - 27 yo Francis Joseph McAllister - 27 yo Alan McGlone - 28 yo Joseph Clark - 29 yo Christopher Edwards - 29 yo James Robert Hennessy - 29 yo Alan Johnston - 29 yo Anthony Peter Kelly - 29 yo Martin Kenneth Wild - 29 yo Peter Reuben Thompson - 30 yo Stephen Francis Harrison - 31 yo Eric Hankin - 33 yo Vincent Michael Fitzsimmons - 34 yo Roy Harry Hamilton - 34 yo Patrick John Thompson - 35 yo Michael David Kelly - 38 yo Brian Christopher Mathews - 38 yo David George Rimmer - 38 yo Inger Shah - 38 yo David Hawley - 39 yo Thomas Howard - 39 yo Arthur Horrocks - 41 yo Eric George Hughes - 42 yo Henry Thomas Burke - 47 yo Raymond Thomas Chapman - 50 yo Andrew Stanley Devine -55 yo John Alfred Anderson - 62 yo Gerard Bernard Patrick Baron - 67 yo

[trashduckie]

so... here's my f/o list 👉👈 (plus kins)! i'm okay with sharing my romantic f/os romantically except my mains! they're all under the cut!

romantic f/os

eric matthews (boy meets world) (main, ultimate f/o)

marty mcfly (back to the future trilogy + musical) (main)

jack butler (crossroads) (1986)

c. junior (thomas and the magic railroad)

eric forman (that '70s show)

peter quill/star-lord (marvel cinematic universe)

rarity + braeburn (my little pony: friendship is magic)

ben hargreeves (the umbrella academy)

jesse swanson + beca mitchell (pitch perfect)

andy dwyer + ben wyatt (parks and recreation)

alan (wayne's world)

ted "theodore" logan (bill and ted)

freddie benson (icarly) (later seasons)

platonic f/os

cory matthews (boy meets world)

topanga lawrence-matthews (boy meets world)

angela moore (boy meets world)

frankie stecchino (boy meets world)

dr. emmett brown (back to the future trilogy)

steven hyde (that '70s show)

rocket raccoon (marvel cinematic universe)

peter parker/spider-man (marvel cinematic universe)

april ludgate (parks and recreation)

"fat" patricia/amy (pitch perfect trilogy)

bill s. preston esquire (bill and ted)

spencer shay (icarly)

carly shay (icarly)

sam puckett (icarly)

gibby gibson (icarly)

familial f/os

shawn hunter (boy meets world) (brother)

jack hunter (boy meets world) (half-brother)

the chipettes (brittany, jeanette, and eleanor) ('80s-'90s alvin and the chipmunks) (daughters)

john coffey (the green mile) (father figure)

crushes

rick pratt (the young ones)

kins

fluttershy + rainbow dash (my little pony: friendship is magic)

garth algar (wayne's world)

willard hewitt (footloose) (1984)

alvin seville ('80s-'90s alvin and the chipmunks) (not in the same canon as my s/i)

[ginger-grimm]

😘Riley

Riles, Ri (by Jordan Parrish, Marlow Stilinski & Mason Hewitt)

Süße or Maus ("Sweety" and "Mouse" in German by her parents)

Babe, Baby, Honey (by Coop Harris)

Pure Witch (by Alan Deaton)

Werecoyote-Witch Omega, Little Sidekick, Witch Bitch (by Theo Raeken)

Stevens (by Stiles Stilinski sometimes)

[theinglenookheir]

Musicals that deserve more love

Since I really only see the same few musicals being discussed on Tumblr, I wanted to recommend a couple of shows that I think deserve a little more attention, as well as links to the soundtracks.

1) Lizzie (2013) by Tim Maner [book/lyrics], Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer [lyrics/music], and Alan Stevens Hewitt [music]

An all-female rock opera about Lizzie Borden and the possible events leading to the 1892 Fall River axe murders. Recommended for fans of Six, Spring Awakening, and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. 

Listen to the cast recording here.

2) The Light Princess (2013) by Tori Amos [music/lyrics] and Samuel Adamson [book/lyrics]

Overwhelmed by the kingdom’s grief after her mother dies, Princess Althea of Lagobel resolves to never let sadness weigh her down and literally float through life without a care. This becomes an issue, however, when Lagobel wages war with a neighbouring kingdom, forcing Althea to fulfill her duty as the future queen. Recommended for fans of Wicked and R&H’s Cinderella.

Listen to the original cast recording here.

3) Five Guys Named Moe (1992) by Clarke Peters [book] and Louis Jordan [music/lyrics]

After his alcoholic tendencies ruin his last relationship, Nomax is visited by the members of his favourite jazz band, who magically appear out of the radio to help him get his act together. Recommended for fans of Company and jazz music in general.

Listen to the original Broadway or London cast.

4) Alice By Heart (2019) by Duncan Sheik [music], Steven Sater [lyrics/book], and Jessie Nelson [book]

While seeking shelter during the London Blitz, best friends Alice and Alfred are forced to separate when Alfred is quarantined due to tuberculosis. Knowing her friend may soon die, Alice reads him Lewis Carroll’s famed novel through the wall to allow them one last childhood escape. Recommend for fans of Spring Awakening, Next to Normal, and Jasper in Deadland.

Listen to the original cast recording here.

5) Lizard Boy (2015) by Justin Huertas [book/lyrics/music]

Due to a childhood incident that mutated him into a human-reptile hybrid, Trevor finds it difficult to trust other people. He is forced to step out of his comfort zone, however, after meeting Cary, the sweet but promiscuous man of his dreams, and Siren, a psychic willing to do whatever it takes to protect the city from an oncoming dragon attack. Recommended for fans of Be More Chill, Fun Home, and [title of show].

Listen to the cast recording here.

6) Allegiance (2015) by Jay Kuo [music/lyrics/book], Marc Acito, and Lorenzo Thione [book]

Following the attack on Pearl Harbour, Keiko and Sammy Kimura are sent to the Heart Mountain internment camp with their father and grandfather. While Sammy attempts to prove his family’s loyalty by enlisting in the army, Keiko gets involved with protests against the treatment of the camp’s inmates. Recommended for fans of Miss Saigon, The Band’s Visit, and Dogfight. 

Listen to the original Broadway cast recording here.

7) Ragtime (1998) by Stephen Flaherty [music], Lynn Ahrens [lyrics], and Terrence McNally [book]

The matriarch of an upper-class white family, a Jewish immigrant, and an African American musician turned activist find their lives inexplicably entwined while dealing with the societal changes in New York during the early twentieth century. Recommended for fans of Les Miserables, Come From Away, and Anastasia.

Listen to the original Broadway cast recording here.

8) Passing Strange (2008) by Stew [music/lyrics/book] and Heidi Rodewald [music]

A young black musician leaves his Christian household in Los Angeles and travels to Europe in hopes of finding “the real.” Recommended for fans of Pippin and American Idiot.

Listen to the live cast recording here.

9) The Scottsboro Boys (2010) by David Thompson [book], John Kander [music], and Fred Ebb [lyrics]

An all-black cast re-imagines the infamous trial of nine African American youths falsely accused of raping two white women in the 1930s as a minstrel show. Recommended for fans of Chicago and Parade.

Listen to the off-Broadway cast recording here.

10) Follies (1971) by Stephen Sondheim [music/lyrics] and James Goldman [book]

A group of former showgirls bring their husbands to a reunion at the theatre where they used to perform, which is scheduled for demolition, and remember their glory days. Recommended for fans of A Chorus Line, Cabaret, and Sunset Boulevard.

Listen to the original Broadway or London cast or the National Theatre recording.

11) Venice (2014) by Matt Sax [music/lyrics] and Eric Rosen [lyrics/book]

In a dystopian society torn apart by war and terrorists attacks, Venice (son of the late activist Anna Monroe) decides to marry Willow Turner (daughter of the assassinated president) in an attempt to peacefully reunite the nation; however, his brother, Commander Markos, is determined to ruin the wedding to keep the public fearful and in line. Recommended for fans of Hamilton.

Listen to the original cast recording here.

12) The Wild Party (2000) by Andrew Lippa [music/lyrics/book] / Michael John LaChiusa [music/lyrics/book] and George C. Wolfe [book]

Based off the 1920s poem by Joseph Moncure March, Queenie and Burns host a party for their fellow vaudevillians in an attempt to save their floundering relationship. As the night goes on, however, the party dissolves into a murderous orgy. Recommended for fans of Cabaret.

The show is notorious for having two adaptions that coincidentally premiered at the same time: one by Andrew Lippa off-Broadway and one by Michael La Chiusa on Broadway. Listen to the Lippa version here or the La Chiusa version here.

[larryland]

Mount Holyoke College Department of Theatre Arts Presents "Lizzie: The Musical"

Mount Holyoke College Department of Theatre Arts Presents “Lizzie: The Musical”

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Theatre Arts presents Lizzie:  the musical by Steven Cheslik-deMeyer, Tim Maner, and Alan Stevens Hewitt, directed by Michael Ofori.

A raucous four-person rock opera that delves into the Lizzie Borden myth.  It has been hailed by critics both in the U.S. and abroad.

Performances:  Thurs-Sat, March 5, 6, 7 at 7:30 pm and Sun, March 8 at 2:00 pm in the Rooke…

[perry-tannenbaum]

Lizzie Whacks the Bordens in a Creepy, Hard-Rock Witches’ Brew

Lizzie Whacks the Bordens in a Creepy, Hard-Rock Witches’ Brew

Post:  Lizzie, a rock musical By Perry Tannenbaum

It’s amazing what murdering your mom and dad can do for your outlook, for your self-esteem, and especially for your fashion sense. Back in a radically revisionist 1892, Lizzie Borden took an axe and, in a vigorous aerobic workout totaling 81 whacks, achieved all of these wholesome objectives. Or so Lizzie, a rock musical playing at Queens…

[historyisgaypodcast]

Episode 15: Lizzie Borden Took a Labrys

Way back in the first episode, Leigh and Gretchen formed a historical ‘murder wives’ ship starting with Anne Bonny; in this episode, they take a closer look at murder wife #2: Lizzie Borden! That’s right folks, she too may very well have had a thing for the ladies as well as possibly murdering her father and stepmother. Just how queer was she? Did she have an affair with her maid and her stepmother caught them? Did she fall in love with a glamorous lesbian movie star after the murders? Why was she acquitted and what was society like for a single, Victorian woman who wanted to be in possession of a large fortune and upward social mobility? Find out on this week’s History is Gay!

A Closer Look at Lizzie Borden, The Trial, and Her Potential Loves

If you liked hearing about Lizzie Borden, you may also like…

Plays:

1948: Fall River Legend, a ballet choreographed by Agnes De Mille, most famously known as the choreographer for Oklahoma!, Carousel, Brigadoon, and other classic 1950s American musicals. Takes the Lizzie Borden story and changes the outcome of the jury sentence to guilty.

1965: Lizzie, an opera by Jack Beeson

1990: Lizzie the Musical a rock opera by Tim Maner, Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Alan Stevens Hewitt called “a gothic rock ritual with a ‘riotgirl’ attitude by NYT and the Village Voice describes the music as “lush tunes that retch sex, rage, dyke heat, misanthropy, and incest.”

Axed: An Evening of One Ax by Carolyn Gage, a collection of two one-act plays, Lace Curtain Irish and The Greatest Actress Who Ever Lived, both focused on women who were intimate with Lizzie during her lifetime, Bridget Sullivan and Nance O’Neil, respectively. Carolyn Gage is the playwright that called Nance O’Neil an “outrageous lesbian”.

Film & Television

1975: The Legend of Lizzie Borden, an ABC television film starring Elizabeth Montgomery as Borden and Fionnula Flanagan as Bridget Sullivan. Fun fact: It was discovered after Elizabeth Montgomery’s death that she was actually Lizzie Borden’s sixth cousin once removed!

2014: Lizzie Borden Took an Ax, a Lifetime television film starring Christina Ricci

2017: Lizzie Borden Documentary on the ‘Female Killers’ YouTube channel that we’ll link in the show notes.

2018: Lizzie movie starring Kristen Stewart and Chloe Sevigny. The film centers around the intimacy between Borden (played by Sevigny) and maid Bridget Sullivan (played by Stewart) in the face of Lizzie’s gross father. Seems pretty gay! By the time this episode airs, it will have just released, which is why we wanted to do this episode!

Other

The Borden Dispatches a duology that reimagines Lizzie as a warrior against supernatural horrors and her parents as possessed.  

Lizzie Borden: Girl Detective novels by the late Richard Behrens are a fictional series of books where young Lizzie solves crimes.

Plus, lots of other fiction books about Lizzie, Bridget, and the murders. Wikipedia is a great place to start your search.

Lizzie Borden Podcast discusses Lizzie’s life, history, background of Fall River, has live readings from plays or radio dramas, and more! There are 11 episodes out and it seems to no longer be running.

The podcast Most Notorious! A true crime podcast also has a Lizzie Borden episode, as do The History Chicks.

If you want to learn more about Lizzie Borden, check out our full list of sources and further reading below!

Online Articles:

An awesome collection of primary source documents from the trial, inquest, and even Lizzie’s will!

Lizzie Borden Didn't Kill Her Parents (Maybe)

The Trial of Lizzie Borden

Lizzie Borden Took an Axe

Lizzie Borden: Why a 19th-Century Axe Murder Still Fascinates Us

Lizzie Borden and the 1892 Borden Murders

Representing 'Miss Lizzie'

History Goddess: Lizzie Borden Biography

How Lizzie Borden Spent Her Life After Being Acquitted

Silence is Platinum: Nance O'Neil

SISTERS ESTRANGED OVER NANCE O'NEILL

Boston Discovers Miss Nance O'Neil

Testimony of Bridget Sullivan in the Trial of Lizzie Borden

Why Are We So Obsessed With Lizzie Borden?

Early Asexual Feminists: The Asexual History of Social Purity Activists and Spinsters

Original Spin: On the History of the Spinster

Books and Print Articles:

Parallel Lives: A social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River by Michael Martins and Dennis A. Binette

A Private Disgrace: Lizzie Borden by Daylight by Victoria Lincoln

The Life and Trial of Lizzie Borden by Charles River Editors

The Life, Legend, and Mystery of Lizzie Borden by Trey Wyatt

Lizzie: A Novel by Evan Hunter

Lizzie Borden: The Legend, The Truth, The Final Chapter by Arnold R. Brown

Videos:

Lizzie Borden Documentary

Lizzie the Musical

Chloe Sevigny's Lizzie Borden

Lizzie Borden Podcast

Most Notorious! Podcast Lizzie Borden

The History Chicks Podcast Lizzie Borden

Until next time, stay queer and stay curious!

[latinbossboy9]

The Cape Town Zone Black Axe Prosecutions

4/6/2022

United States vs. Perry Osagiede et.al.,  

Criminal No. 21-392 (MAS)

Defendants:

Perry Osagiede, a/k/a “Lord Sutan Abubakar de 1st,” a/k/a “Rob Nicolella,” a/k/a “Alan Salomon,” 

Enorense Izevbigie, a/k/a “Richy Izevbigie,” a/k/a “Lord Samuel S Nujoma,”

Franklyn Edosa Osagiede, a/k/a, “Lord Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela,” a/k/a, “Edosa Franklyn Osagiede,” a/k/a “Dave Hewitt,” a/k/a, “Bruce Dupont,”

Osariemen Eric Clement, a/k/a, “Lord Adekunle Ajasi,” a/k/a, “Aiden Wilson,”

Egbe Tony Iyamu, a/k/a, “Lord Aminu Kano,” a/k/a, “Richard Amall,”

Collins Owhofasa Otughwor, a/k/a, “Lord Jesse Makoko,” a/k/a, “Philip Coughlan,”

Musa Mudashiru, a/k/a “Lord Oba Akenzua,”

 

United States vs. Toritseju Gabriel Otubu

Magistrate No. 21-15196

Criminal No. 21-735 (MAS)

Defendant:  Toritseju Gabriel Otubu, a/k/a “Andy Richards,” a/k/a “Ann Petersen”

Case Summaries:

The defendants are all charged with wire fraud conspiracy in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349 and money laundering conspiracy in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1956(h).  Defendants Perry Osagiede, Franklyn Osagiede, Clement, Izevbigie, Iyamu, and Otubu are also charged with wire fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343.  Defendants Perry Osagiede, Franklyn Osagiede, Iyamu, Otughwor, and Otubu are also charged with aggravated identity theft in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028A.   

The charges stem from romance scams, advance-fee schemes, and business email compromises, the proceeds of which were laundered to the Cape Town, South Africa area for the benefit of the defendants and their coconspirators.  A common narrative used by the Group for romance scams involves the purported online love interest traveling to Cape Town, South Africa to work on a construction project and requesting that the victim first send phones, tablets, and/or laptop computers to South Africa after purportedly being mugged.  Victims are also told that the purported online love interest needs a loan to pay for repairs for a faulty crane at the construction site, to pay for legal fees incurred as a result of an accident at the construction site, and/or to pay for foreign taxes to release a larger sum of money owed to the purported love interest.  Otubu and his coconspirators have used cryptocurrency exchanges to launder money obtained by business email compromise frauds.   

The Group has used aliases through the course of the scheme, including the following:

Aiden Wilson

Alan Salomon

Ann Petersen

Andy Richards

Berry Don

Bruce Dupont

Charlie Stewart

Chris Frank

Collins Norden

Dave Hewitt

Dioli Guarneri

Enriqo Roberto

Eric Fernando

Fredrick Alonzo

Greg Hewat

Hugo Benoit Rousseau

Huy Hoang

Kenneth Voitus Giorgio

Maria Jacobs

Paul Derek

Pete Bradwell

Peter Bennett

Peter Scott

Philip Coughlan

Richard Amall

Richard Luregn

Richard Webber

Rob Nicollela

Sean Edgar

Steven Thomas

Terry Schneider

In addition, the defendants have used South African business entities to receive and conceal the true source of proceeds of these crimes.  Those entities include the following: 

Peroski Auto & Spares Pty Ltd., which is associated with Perry Osagiede

Edosflex Pty Ltd., which is associated with Franklyn Osagiede

Abravoo Trading Company, which is associated with Izevbigie

Tonymax Investments, which is associated with Iyamu

Otubu Properties Pty Ltd., which is associated with Otubu

Questionnaire:

If you believe you may have been a victim of this fraud scheme, please complete and email this Questionnaire to blackaxevictims@fbi.gov.

Court Dates:

Seven defendants have been arrested in South Africa; Iyamu remains a fugitive.   

On approximately December 29, 2021, a judge in South Africa dismissed the arrested defendants’ requests for bail.  An extradition trial in South Africa is set to proceed on January 28, 2022 against the seven detained defendants. 

Resources:

District of New Jersey Victim-Witness Program Information: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/victim-witness

Press Releases:

October 19, 2021 Press Release

Court Documents:

Superseding Indictment  (Osagiede, et al.)

Indictment (Otubu)

Additional Information:

Please do not call the U.S. Attorney’s Office as we do not have the personnel resources to manage high volumes of calls.

The public is reminded that an indictment contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent and are entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Updated January 3, 2022

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Lizzie

Musical, Hayes Theatre

Musical by Alan Stevens Hewitt, Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, and Tim Maner

This was something special for me - a musical I had never heard of by composers I had never heard of that actually turned out to be pretty damn good. Even with many of the big-name musicals, there are flat spots and parts where I tend to zone out and start planning my week or something. This one hooked me in and left me wanting to know more about the background story and all of the cast.

Most people know the famous rhyme - Lizzie Borden with an axe / gave her mother forty whacks / when she saw what she had done / she gave her father forty-one.

This musical starts with this premise, queers it, and turns it into this bizarre and completely captivating punk-rock butch-femme murdering girl power tribute. The list of what I think of as “murder musicals” is very short - Sweeney Todd and Assassins - and this is a worthy addition. Not that the lyrics are Sondheim-esque - if anything they’re the opposite, more straightforward rock’n’roll than intellectual flights of fancy, but they are perfectly suited to the story, and cleverer than they might first appear. I’m picky about lyrics, and it seems surprisingly difficult to write lyrics that are plain and heartfelt without being inane, at least judging from a lot of other musicals I’ve seen. This one passes with flying colours. Even one song that consists largely of, “what the fuck, what the fuck, what the fuck now, Lizzie...” was pure joy in its... execution.

The cast were also all amazingly talented in a “why haven’t I heard of you before?” way. Marissa Saroca was a demented powerhouse as Lizzie, Sarah Ward effortlessly shifted from rock chick to operatic as the maid Maggie (or is it Bridget?), Ali Calder was sharp and funny as Lizzie’s sister Emma, and Stefanie Caccamo as Alice, Lizzie’s neighbour and love interest, demonstrated the true meaning of “bell-like” vocals. Musical director Victoria Falconer deserves a nod to herself for essentially being a fifth member of the cast, and a scene-stealing one at that.

Anyway, loved the show - and it made me once again thankful for the Hayes and its dedication to musical theatre as a genre.

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Oh gross it is literally impossible to play This Is Not Love with one guitar curse you Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Alan Stevens Hewitt and the other guys name I forgot

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Lizzie Writers: 1) Steven Cheslik-deMeyer 2) Tim Maner 3) Alan Stevens Hewitt

official website as there is no wikipedia page: http://www.lizziethemusical.com/

Something to note, I’ve listened to this musical before, so it won’t be a blind reaction.

Also, credit to @autistic-jaredkleinman for telling me to listen to it! (seriously dude, we need to talk about this freaking show, it’s so good)

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Another life ruined

I want to tell you another story. I want to tell you the story of Jonno and Richard. You already know what happened with John and Ivan. Jonno lyed to Ivan that he was single to sleep with him. He has done the same to Richard while he was with Ivan. Jonno told Rishard he split up with Ivan and they were just friends. John told that lie in march this years. But Jonno was still with Ivan and all he wanted was sex. So he made Rishard believe he wanted to date and be in a relationship with him. From day one John turned the chat about sex telling Richard he wanted to "suck him off" and "fuck him hard in the ass". The story with Jonno and Richard is very similar to what happened with Ivan. John contonues with his way of hiding the the truth just so he can get laid. Risch is now struggling with his feelings as he finds out he was fucked for nothing. A few days after Rich finds the truth Jonno stops talking to him. He splits with both Ivan and Rich and contonies. He moves to Dan. Dan seems sweet and trusting. He buys his story too. It is early July and Jonno is already sleeping with Dan and telling him how he was cheated on in his last relationship. John tells Dan he was left heart broken, harassed, attacked. He knows this is not true but he also knows he has done it before and it worked. Jonno knows it is ok to make up stories to have sex with people and get money from them. We need to stop Jonno as this is enough. Noone can be lied to and taken advantage of. John is going to keep do this until he can and until he gets away with it.

1 Ella Larkin 2 Ryan Blake 3 Laura Walsh 4 Lyndsey Cox 5 Sophie Davies 6 Billy Crosbee 7 Amy Wells 8 Clarissa Sh 9 Adam Butcher 10 Steve Gemmell 11 Ben Edwin 12 Jeevan Jeyaratnam 13 Wayne Cook 14 Laura Kheirkhah 15 Jai Patel 16 Nicola Street 17 Vicky Panteli Christodoulou 18 Sionice-Louise Phillips 19 Adam Rowland 20 Mary Kathleen Marshall 21 Christie Harkins 22 Spencer Steven 23 Chris de Lobel 24 Clare Murphy Forrest 25 Maiko Uesaki 26 Colin Brockbanks 27 Gemma Anne 28 Scarlett Rowe 29 Stijn van Rooij 30 Emma Grant 31 Mussy Denizer 32 Aimee Peach 33 Jessica Woolley 34 Martin Owen-brown 35 Laura Dunbar 36 Sarah Elizabeth Houghton 37 Adam Lowe 38 Holly LS 39 Josh Owen-Brown 40 Sharon Bickley 41 Gabrielle Ami 42 Gary Kinley 43 Chelsea Harris 44 Tom Hewitt 45 Jude Bellingham 46 Ruth Reading 47 Rich Sidwell 48 Mandy Hatton 49 Jennifer Jones 50 Charlotte Ballard 51 Alex Holland 52 Rachel Stevenson 53 Kenny Wrennie 54 Hannah Brecknell 55 Adam Jordan 56 Ricci Lawless 57 Lydia Lyth 58 Charlotte Williams 59 Ryan Robert James Jacquel 60 Joseph Atkinson 61 Jenny Balac 62 Craig Anderson 63 Sue Towner 64 Sarah Aitken 65 Alex Woodbridge 66 Sophie Katija Horvat Fowler 67 Kiri Harvey 68 Sam Murray 69 William Josephs 70 Charlotte Webb 71 Jack Chocholowicz 72 Gail Tracy Fortnum Albutt 73 Kelly Spiers 74 Nicola Lailey 75 Rachael Louise 76 Haley Walls 77 Harvey Thandi 78 Adrian Korzeniowski 79 Steven Grantham 80 Sue Wedgbury 81 Jordan Alexander 82 Pam Waters 83 Marie Glass 84 Donna-Marie Swanick 85 Steve Blake 86 Heidi Miles 87 Paula Knight 88 Lisa Jordan 89 Paul Shuck 90 Sonja Graham 91 Victoria Wilson-Lees 92 Heather Turner 93 Charli Hart 94 Jimmy Josephs 95 Ellie Angel-Clare 96 Leanne Golden 97 Olivia Woolley 98 Rosie Gooding 99 Michelle Leake 100 Chris Lamb 101 Lee White 102 Janet Clarke 103 Michelle Kinrade Was Rogers 104 Joanne Vanes 105 Amanda Mayall 106 Marie Fahy Pinfield 107 Zo Wey 108 Leon Payne 109 Allison Shaw 110 James Butler 111 Luke Brown 112 Nikki Smith 113 Adam Jordan 114 Rebecca Slater 115 Julia Reeve-Parker 116 Karen Allen 117 Rache Ellis 118 Linda Evans 119 Katie Lees 120 Karen Blake 121 Natalie Streeter 122 Paul Hindmarch 123 Aaron Thaitan Turner 124 Paul Woolls 125 Richard Long 126 Stacey Lamb 127 Gemma Walker 128 Lisa Webb 129 Aaron Shuttleworth 130 Alice Whitfield 131 Elizabeth Josephs 132 Kinga Kapitar 133 Sam Birkin 134 Pauline Nicholls 135 Polly Upton 136 Marianna Lacinova 137 Laura Phillips 138 Kerry Fereday 139 Andy Wardle 140 Tracy Coward 141 Emily Mcgowan 142 Denise Hall 143 Elaine Davis 144 Luke Spencer 145 Nick Fox 146 Chris Haynes 147 Dan Jeanes 148 Dan Palmer 149 Tyler Allen 150 Benji Btc 151 Nicholas Fuller 152 Stephanie Allen 153 Bex Thorne 154 Ben Adam 155 Ronald Cheape 156 Alex Woodbridge Tennis 157 Manuel Antonio Mata 158 Richard Wright 159 Dan Wainman 160 James Brookes 161 Phil Dwyer 162 Helen Warwood 163 Emma Fellows 164 Jess Thwaites 165 Jill Hobbs 166 Laurieanna Evans 167 Neil Lynch 168 Martin Park 169 Emily Hopkins 170 Elizabeth Kavanagh 171 Mike James 172 Quintin Lewarne 173 Sam Lang 174 Roxy Harleyisla 175 Richard James 176 Rachel Stockwin 177 Rachel Schieber 178 Matthew Bell 179 Kate Perkins 180 Marcus And-Lesley Pestell 181 Paul Raff Drake 182 Gustavo De Carvalho 183 Steven Bradley 184 Jane Gunn 185 Sarah Caldwell 186 Lee Williams 187 Alan Currie 188 Rebecca Blake 189 Darren Sellers 190 Will Fowler 191 Michael Lears 192 Sophie Allen-Dunbar 193 Liz Murray-White 194 Elijah Choo 195 John Browning 196 Gem Hudson Marriott 197 Sarah Jurkowski 198 Claire Stimson 199 Adam Rasul 200 Nini Sparkle 201 Claire Drake 202 Sarah Potter 203 Paul Wheeler 204 Marc Wallace 205 Rachel Sims 206 Magnus Birch 207 Ollie Upton 208 Dan Morris 209 Becky Holdstock 210 Louise Beacham 211 Katy Hall 212 David Nash 213 Jo Stokes 214 Ellen Hudson Was Marriott 215 Carol Roberts 216 Cássia Pascheto 217 Natalie Butler 218 Veronica Winter 219 Melissa Lammas 220 Natalie Dalton-Thomas 221 Neil Loy 222 Martine McWalter 223 Jo Jinks 224 Chris Potter 225 Martin Lowe 226 Lindsey Park 227 Scott Walls 228 Ben Abel 229 Daniel Allen 230 Leigh Shakespeare 231 Saralee Lawless 232 Arpana Mallady 233 Esther Beaver 234 Melissa-Jayne Lakin 235 Jo James 236 Stef Jane Ellie 237 Colin Montgomery 238 Charlotte Maycock 239 Matty Lloyd 240 Sam Hull-Abbotts 241 Dominic Skinner 242 Pam Browning 243 Elaine Mcp 244 Lisa Lears-was Crow 245 Rachel Lloyd 246 Sebastian LeFeuvre 247 Tracie Loach Dunn