The 76th Tony Awards draw nearer, so here’s a compilation of the Best Lighting Design of a Play nominees!🕯️💡✨
Neil Austin – Leopoldstadt
Natasha Chivers – Prima Facie
Jon Clark - A Doll’s House
Bradley King - Fat Ham
Tim Lutkin – Life of Pi
Jen Schriever – Death of a Salesman
Ben Stanton – A Christmas Carol
Wait… SEVEN nominees?? That’s the most ever in the Lighting Design categories!
Neil Austin – Leopoldstadt
Neil’s previous Broadway designs include…
Company (2021) - Tony nomination
Ink (2019) - Tony win
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2018) - Tony win
Red (2010) - Tony win
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Natasha Chivers – Prima Facie
Natasha also designed the lighting for the Broadway adaptation of 1984.
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Jon Clark - A Doll’s House
Jon has also designed lighting for…
The Lehman Trilogy (2021) - Tony win
The Inheritance (2019) - Tony nom
King Charles III (2015)
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Bradley King - Fat Ham
Bradley is also known for his lighting in…
Flying Over Sunset (2021) - Tony nom
Hadestown (2019) - Tony win
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (2016) - Tony win
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Tim Lutkin – Life of Pi
Tim was the associate lighting designer for Matilda The Musical (2013), and his work will be seen in the upcoming Back to the Future: The Musical.
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Jen Schriever – Death of a Salesman
On Broadway, Jen has also designed…
A Strange Loop (2022) - Tony nom
What the Constitution Means to Me (2019)
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Ben Stanton – A Christmas Carol
Ben’s work could also be seen in…
Junk (2017) - Tony nom
Spring Awakening (2015) - Tony nom
Fun Home (2015) - Tony nom
This year, Stanton also designed lighting for the play Good Night, Oscar.
More Tony Awards compilations to come!🎭
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In 'A Christmas Carol,' Jefferson Mays is The Masterpiece
Jefferson Mays, the man of a hundred voices, gestures, postures and beings is an amazing host of 'A Christmas Carol.'
Jefferson Mays in A Christmas Carol (courtesy of A Christmas Carol Live)
Someone once said, “It is easier for a camel to go through an eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” Increased with golden toilets, their own airplanes and wanting for nothing, the rich don’t need to believe in God nor be accountable to anyone. Indeed in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol…
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does anyone in the world write aaron judge smut😔😔 or like even any of the yankees like stanton or soto bc all of them r hot (except verdugo he scares me lowk he looks like the boss baby but we got the matching 24!!)
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Title: WALL-E
Rating: G
Director: Andrew Stanton
Cast: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy, Sigourney Weaver, Teddy Newton, Bob Bergen, John Cygan, Pete Docter, Paul Eiding, Donald Fullilove, Teresa Ganzel, Mickie McGowan, Laraine Newman, Lori Alan
Release year: 2008
Genres: science fiction, adventure
Blurb: WALL-E is the last robot left on an Earth that has been overrun with garbage, all humans having fled to outer space. For seven hundred years, he has continued to try and clean up the mess, but has developed some rather human-like qualities. When a ship arrives with a sleek new robot, WALL-E thinks he's finally found a friend, and stows away on the ship when it leaves.
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3 Body Problem
TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024
3 Body Problem (Season 1, 2024, USA)
Creators: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss & Alexander Woo (based on the trilogy by Liu Cixin)
Directors: Derek Tsang, Andrew Stanton, Minkie Spiro & Jeremy Podeswa
Mini-review:
As a huge fan of any story related to aliens, conspiracies and all that stuff, I couldn't miss out on this show. And, thankfully, I enjoyed it a lot. One of my favorite things is that it focuses mostly on the scientific aspects of the plot, instead of throwing a bunch of senseless action scenes into every episode. It's not like there aren't any set pieces, but they're just not the focus at all. The whole cast does a pretty solid job, but the standout is without a doubt newcomer Zine Tsang; her performance is stunning, even though she's only in half of the episodes. Tbh, my biggest complaint is that the CGI leaves much to be desired, considering all the resources that went into making this show. And also, given the concept, I think the show could have been a lot more adventurous in terms of visuals. But still, 3 Body Problem was a pretty good sci-fi show. I hope we get to see more, but if we don't, I'll probably check out the original books.
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(Archive) Animated movie of the day: WALL·E (2008)
Originally posted: January 12nd, 2022
Yeah, we had to talk about Pixar at some point. While every movie goes through multiple iterations and changes over development, Pixar takes the concept to the extreme, with pitches that see the light of day pretty much over a decade from their first showing. This often leads to movies that are polished to a T in almost every aspect, which is the case here…sort of.
While I do consider this environmentalist piece a very nice film, with gorgeous visuals, endearing characters and a great sound design, I feel divided about its structure, themes, and just how it ends up as a whole.
Sure, every plot thread is connected, but this film clearly has two very different presentation styles and even in repeated viewings I can't help but feel the abrupt shift from a wordless narrative of a garbage collecting Earth robot bonding over time with a probe unit from space, and the high action/comedy heroics of the second. I like both for different reasons(preferring the first half) but the way they're integrated clashes a bit in my eyes, even if it may be an artistic choice of ironic contrast (the Earth is silent and Space is now noisy).
And then there's the themes. It's environmental discussion(and many other social criticisms it has), while ever relevant, feels undermined by Disney's greed. I can agree with the message(or at least the core ideas) but it's hard to not feel a bit conflicted. It's exploration of nostalgia is striking in it's simplicity though. With just a few images it says so much about this concept.
So, do I love something about the film without caveats? Well, WALL-E itself. This romantic of a robot is such lovable protagonist, and its caring nature is infectious. The relationship it has with EVE is so wholesome too, because it is defined by that attention and care.
I may not think the final blend of it's ingredients is seamless or flawless, but there's definitely a heart to it that makes it an uplifting watch.
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3 Body Problem (Season Review) | A Visually Gripping Adaptation
Netflix's adaptation of Cixin Liu's #TheThreeBodyProblem is a mesmerizing new series that delves into China's Cultural Revolution and its unexpected impact on the present.
#SeasonReview #3BodyProblem #SciFi #NetflixOriginal
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Netflix’s adaptation of Cixin Liu‘s The Three-Body Problem is the second live-action adaptation of the Chinese novel, David Benioff, D. B. Weiss (GoT) and Alexander Woo (True Blood, The Terror) took on the task for the streaming giant. I am aware that the novel is the first book in the Remembrance of Earth’s Past series and that the show might have pulled from later books that I have yet to read…
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Mark Russell and Ben Caldwell's Prez gets a new release with new content
Mark Russell and Ben Caldwell's Prez gets a new release with new content #comics #comicbooks
Timed for the election year, Mark Russell and Ben Caldwell‘s Prez returns with a new edition and additional bonus content. Prez: Setting a Dangerous President features the original six-issue series from 2016 that featured Russell, Caldwell, and Dominike “Domo” Stanton. It also features a new original story from Russell and Caldwell and includes a short story from the 2016 Catwoman: Election Night…
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