#Brian D'Arcy

[cometomecosette]

In honor of Barricade Day, another rare and intriguing find for Les Mis musical fans.

A highlights reel from the US 3rd National Tour, 1993.

Most notably, it features a 30-year-old Alice Ripley as Fantine. Meanwhile, the rest of the cast includes Donn Cook (Jean Valjean), David Masenheimer (Javert), Ron Sharpe (Marius), Angela Pupello (Éponine), Barbra Russell (Cosette), Gary Mauer (Enjolras), J.P. Dougherty (Thénardier), Gina Farrell (Mme. Thénardier), and Jamie Cronin (Young Cosette). And if I'm not mistaken, Courfeyrac, whom we get to hear sing one line ("Then join in the fight that will give you the right to be free!") is none other than Brian d'Arcy James.

[glimeres]

[ Spoilers for the Centaurworld Series Finale ] Centaurworld S02E08 - Last Lullaby, Pt. 1 - Lea Salonga, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Brian d'Arcy James

[madisoncounty]

designing 140th anniversary playbills -> days of wine and roses for @theorettigallyspeaking

[olnesss]

rhaenyra targaryen (house of the dragon 2x05, 2024)

[elphabaoftheopera]

if I had a nickel for every time a member of the Shrek the Musical OBC was cast as the husband on a musical tv show but barely gets to sing themselves I'd have two nickels

which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

[lushbliss]

[splep]

where history was made

[musicalcastingideas]

The Princess Bride Musical Dreamcast

The fact that with all the new broadway musicals are adaptations and NO ONE has done the Princess Bride yet is absolutely criminal, so if that were to hypothetically happen, here's my dream cast list.

Framing Device:

Grandchild: I can't really put anyone for grandchild, since I don't know many child actors, but I do think there should be a rotating cast, like they had with Mathilda on Broadway.

Grandfather: Mandy Patinkin, aka the original Inigo Montoya.

Mother: Robin Wright, aka the original Princess Buttercup.

I think it would be really sweet and fun to have two of the original movie's cast play parts in the framing device, almost like they're passing the baton of telling the story to the next cast.

Main Story:

Westly: Joshua Henry

I don't know if this is a controversial statement, but Westly is a baritone, and I think Joshua Henry would be absolutely perfect. He's charming as fuck, he's a phenomenal actor and vocalist, and he's absolutely gorgeous. Perfect leading man for a story that is about telling the best story ever.

Buttercup: Maria Bilbao

I think Buttercup would be a legit soprano, and as a big fan of Sweeney Todd and the recent revival, Maria Bilbao, who played Johanna, would be absolutely perfect for it. Just go listen to her Green Finch and Linnet Bird and you'll get it.

Inigo Montoya: Colman Domingo

Does Colman Domingo sing? I don't know. Could he act the absolute SHIT out of the confrontation between Inigo and the Six-Fingered Man? ABSOLUTELY. I have this vision of how to adapt the scene, which would also kinda translate Inigo's arc to a musical version. So in the original, the Six-Fingered Man trying anything to manipulate him, mocking him, that great "you have an overdeveloped sense of vengeance line, and Inigo is just not having it. He just keeps repeating the iconic line over and over again. In the musical, I would have the six-fingered man sing, like he's trying to get Inigo to sing with him, to give in to the performance, but Inigo won't sing, he just keeps repeating his line over and over. He refuses to conform to the typical "rising above" narrative and leave the Six-Fingered Man alive, he will be true to himself and his mission and won't let himself be distracted. Anyway, I don't know if this is a good idea, but Colman Domingo would be amazing either way.

Prince Humperdink: Aaron Tveit

I think Prince Humperdink should be the archetypal tenor boy and who is a better representation of current archetypal tenor boys on broadway than Aaron Tveit? Also he's really talented and I think he would act the shit out of this smarmy bastard role.

Count Rugen aka The Six Fingered Man: Josh Groban

I need Josh Groban on Broadway more, and I think he would do great at a quieter villain role, especially coming off a more angry and bloodthirsty role like Sweeney Todd. Also he looks a bit like the original Count Rugen, so that's a bonus.

Vizzini: Alex Brightman

I don't really have much behind this one, other than Vizzini is a weird little guy and Alex Brightman plays weird little guys really well.

Fezzik: Jason Segal

So ideally, I'd actually be able to cast an actor with gigantism to play the part, but I don't know of any, and couldn't find any while googling, so this is my backup essentially. During the lockdowns, a bunch of celebrities did The Princess Bride over zoom, and the scene with Rainn Wilson as Vizzini, Pedro Pascal as Inigo and Jason Segal as Fezzik is genuinely really great, but Jason Segal's Fezzik impression is spot-on and actually amazing. Also, we know from the Muppet Movie, How I Met Your Mother and Forgetting Sarah Marshall that he can sing so, I think he would do great.

Miracle Max and Valerie: Joey Richter and Lauren Lopez

I assume posting this to Tumblr, more people would know who Joey Richter and Lauren Lopez are than the average social media platform, but they are part of Team Starkid and Tin Can Bros and do some fantastic original musicals (please look up the Hatchetfield Trilogy and Spies Are Forever if you haven't seen them yet). They're both extremely talented performers, and also married in real life, so they would absolutely kill this.

Clergyman(Mawage guy): Brian d'Arcy James

I don't really have much of a reasoning behind this, I just think he'd do a good job.

Backups/Close Calls:

Denee Benton as Princess Buttercup

She's one of the best parts of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, and that's saying something because that musical is (in my opinion) one of the best of all time

Pedro Pascal as Inigo Montoya

I don't know if he sings, and he would be amazing for this, but I wanted to challenge myself to think outside the most obvious choice. However, sometimes the obvious choice is a good one.

Bernadette Peters as Valerie

If the Witch from Into the Woods found love and inner peace

[lin-archive]

[shellem15]

So I've been listening to a lot of Next to Normal, and holy Jesus does Dan give big Dawnfather energy like.

"I am the one who knows you

I am the one who cares

I am the one who's always been there

I am the one who's helped you

And if you think that I just don't give a damn

Then you just don't know who I am"

- I Am the One (Next to Normal)

HELLO????? Am I the only one who sees it????

"Take my hand and let me take your heart

Keep it far from what keeps us apart

Let us start with a light in the dark"

- A Light in the Dark (Next to Normal)

Help???? I am going insane.

[camyfilms]

WEST SIDE STORY 2021

That's right, and who are you? Friend or foe?

[glimeres]

The-Office-Style Something Rotten! promos, my beloved!

[broadwaydivastournament]

Congratulations to the 2024 Drama Desk Award Winners

The 68th Annual Drama Desk Awards were held at The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on June 10, 2024.

Full list of winners here

[dexabite]

hey, kid... do you want... "something rotten" bootlegs?

you're in luck! here's a google drive link that leads to three (yes, three!) bootlegs of something rotten. enjoy!

[chenoweths]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN!! It was such a cool experience seeing him in person in ITW bway ty for being a role model for me!

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Gif from @esmeraldamarazul !!