#Caden brauch

[mttztrading]

So, this one's for the dreamers.

Caden Brauch as Marty McFly and Don Stephenson as Doc Brown - Back To The Future: First US National Tour

[okdamage423]

BTTF review (buckle up)

so ya'll I saw the bttf musical tour last night and HOLY HECK it was so good. First off-Caden was a PHENOMENAL Marty. He brought the right amount of energy and was also just genuinely fun to watch. The way that he has sharp movements and has fun with the choreography was so satisfying to me as a dancer since I've noticed that most of the time leads are really stiff and tend to focus more on their vocals than their overall body. I'm telling ya'll this was not the case. I literally can watch him all day and not get bored. That's how underrated this man is.

I have no major complaints about the actual show but I do think that some of the songs weren't really broadway-esque, if you know what I mean. Like while there were some really catchy songs and numbers, some of them just felt like complete placeholders and didn't add much to the story (My Myiopia, Hello, is anybody home, For the dreamers).

Besides that minor thing I had no big complaints at all! I loved the set design and thought that the use of multiple screen/sikes was really intuitive. Like during the time travel parts I thought that I was on one of those rides at universal studios because of how real it seemed. It was hard to believe that the car (WHICH WAS AN ACTUAL DELOREAN YA'LL) wasn't actually going that fast. And lets take the time to give appreciation to all of the sets they built for even tiny scenes: the tree George was climbing, Lorraine's room + exterior of her house, the enchantment under the sea set pieces.

Other things:

-The actor that played Doc was really good and really funny. Like his whole reaction after Lorraine says to marty "pick me up at 7 and take me to heaven was complete GOLD.

-The actor that played Lorraine could sing! She was really good and has so much potential! Her voice was so smooth and she completely nailed both the acting and singing during Pretty Baby (y'all best believe I had to bite my tongue to not talk about that scene and how hilarious it was BAHAHAHAHA).

- The actor that played George McFLy did SUCH a great job acting like him it was hard to believe it wasn't the og actor from the movie.

-THE ACTOR THAT PLAYED MAYOR GOLDIE WILSON ATE "GOTTA START SOMEWHERE" IT WAS A JAW DROPPING PERFORMANCE

-THAT SOMETHING ABOUT THAT BOY SCENE!!!???? That was the best use of set pieces and set design and that fight choreography was sm fun to watch!

-Put your mind to it was such a fun number! Mike and Caden were amazing during it! I wish I could describe how much fun that scene was to watch and lowkey I wish I recorded it (I need a bootleg) because its hard to describe how I feel about that scene without the video for ya'll to watch lmao.

-the lightsaber scene was so cute and grew my Caden appreciation

Overall, I freaking love this musical, as many of you who are reading this most likely know, I really am a huge Outsiders Musical fan but now I've sort of reflected on this. Watching Bttf reminded me of how musicals are supposed to light hearted and entertaining-and while the outsiders does have fun parts it is overall a lot darker than I realized. Also, the fandom for back to the future isn't toxic like the outsiders. It overall just seems like a fun group of people who appreciate the actors for who they are and respect their boundaries (**cough cough).

Anyways: If this musical stops in your town I highly recommend you see it! Although I know the og tour cast is already swapping out and Caden is going to west end (FUCKING SO HAPPY FOR HIM HE DESERVES IT) I guarantee you that whoever you see you will walk out of that theatre feeling light and fun and with Back in time stuck in your head!

Love you all. xoxo

now its time for me to rewatch the movie for the 800th time

[tiddykittylikesskittles]

saw bttf on tour in Chicago tonight! everyone was amazing! I had an awesome time. It's one of those shows I could see a hundred times

[inevitablemoment]

My "Back to The Future: The Musical" Experience

Okay, my friends. It finally happened... I saw Back to the Future: The Musical live and in person!

So, it wasn't stopping in my state, so we went to Cleveland to see it at the KeyBank Theater in Playhouse Square (it's like a coalition of theaters in one place-- there's even a walkway connecting them, which was helpful during this heatwave).

Our seats were originally in the balcony, but (I don't know if I've shared this before) I have a deathly fear of heights.

The first time that I sat in a balcony was at a performance of Phantom the Opera on Broadway. The Majestic is a very old theater, so the steps were very steep, and we were very high up. I was on the verge on a panic attack, and my parents calmed me down, reminding me that we were about to see the show. The next day, we saw Anastasia at the Broadhurst, also in the balcony, and I was a lot calmer. When we saw the tour of the Miss Saigon revival in Cincinnati, we sat in loge (the first eight rows of the balcony) and I wasn't as anxious as I was in New York, but I felt a little nauseous throughout the show. The last show before this one was Hadestown in New York the spring before the last. The rows in front of us were at my feet instead of my knees, so I felt more exposed, but we were closer to the exit, and once the show started, I was fine.

But this time, I just couldn't do it. I tried talking with my parents about random stuff, focusing on the set, but the latter just made me feel worse. My chest was getting that tight feeling, and I felt like I was going to throw up. The way that our seats were was that my dad was in the row in front of us and we were behind him, and my mom's seat was close to a railing. She told me that if no one sat in the seats next to me, I could probably take them. Then two guys came in, and one of them sat in the chair that I was using as a security grip. I figured that I could sit in one of the seats in my dad's row if no one sat there, and then these ladies came in and filled up the rest of the row.

Just as the show started, I felt like I couldn't breathe and I had to get out of there. My dad followed and tried to calm me down. I wanted to see this show-- I've been hoping to see it for the past four years-- but I couldn't stay up in that balcony. I saw one of the ushers coming, and I told her about my situation. She told the house manager, and he was able to find us three empty seats in the way back, a row ahead from where the ushers would sit for the show.

Now, onto the show-- spoilers under the cut and that kind of shit.

So, my almost-panic attack flared up just as the show was starting, so I'm sorry to say that I don't have much to say about the opening.

But I did love the screen projections showing the audience traveling from that date in Cleveland to 1985 in Hill Valley.

The audience erupted in applause when Marty entered (just as I was making my way down those steep steps). Even if I was upset, I loved the energy from this audience. As a theater kid, one of the things that can get me down is when the audience isn't as into the show as you are, so knowing that this audience was already so excited made me so happy.

One thing that I could hear while the manager was looking for ground-level seats was that "Only A Matter Of Time" contained the same melody as the film's iconic theme, and I geeked out. Something that I've picked up since I became interested in musical theater was noticing recurring themes in songs, and I just loved this.

I saw Caden Brauch as Marty, and he sounds so much like MJF. Not as much as Olly Dobson, but quite a vocal resemblance.

Now, let's get to "Wherever We're Going."

I'm such a hardcore Parkfly shipper and I've already listened to that song about a hundred times before (I wanted to keep the rest of the soundtrack as a surprise).

It's like Glen Ballard took every thought that I've had about them and was able to make it into the most perfect song.

Caden and Jennifer's actress, Kiara Lee, had great chemistry that reached all the way to the back of the theater, and the way that their voices melded together was... transcendent (can these two be the next Orpheus and Eurydice in Hadestown, please?).

I loved the energy of the actress playing the Save The Clock Tower lady; it helped me see how this was pretty much canvassing before the days of Greenpeace.

Moving onto the next scene, George's actor, Burke Swanson, was amazing. He got the voice and the mannerisms down pat.

Biff, played by Ethan Rogers, was such a sleazy asshole.

"Hello, Is Anybody Home?" did a great job of portraying the dysfunctional nature of the McFly family in this timeline, but how they're dysfunctional in a sad way.

Doc's actor, Don Stephenson, was incredible. You could tell that he was taking inspiration from Christopher Lloyd, but he definitely made the role his own. Though, I will say that I caught a bit of another certain Christopher Lloyd character (Jim Ignatowksi) in his portrayal.

"Doc, who are the girls?" "I don't know-- they just show up whenever I start singing!" Queuing up essay on how the musical adaptation is just a timeline where Poky has infected Hill Valley with the Apotheosis...

I was a little skeptical about the added detail of the DeLorean being voice-activated, but it did give us a couple of the funniest scenes in the show.

The whole thing with the Peabody farm had to be eliminated from the libretto, so we lost the Twin Pine/Lone Pine bit.

"Cake" was a song built on irony, and it is glorious because of it.

We also lost the "Tab and Pepsi Free" bit, too.

The sudden shift into "Got No Future (Reprise)" was jarring in such a funny way; it honestly gave me some Team StarKid vibes.

"Gotta Start Somewhere" is probably one of the best new songs written for the show. Cartreze Tucker, who doubled as Goldie and Marvin Berry, stole the show in every scene that he was in.

I love "My Myopia."

It establishes just how down bad George was for Lorraine long before they were supposed to meet.

Lorraine's actress, Zan Berube, perfectly nailed the "horny but repressed Catholic girl with an idealized view of romantic relationships" vibe that I get from teenaged Lorraine.

And I love how they kept the detail about her mother being pregnant again.

When they were doing the "Scottish hamburger" bit, I didn't get it until Doc said "McDonald's." Then it was hilarious.

People were already laughing before the punchline of the Ronald Reagan joke, and I loved it.

Doc repeating "A bolt of lightning" with the same inflection sent me.

That brief interaction between Doc and Strickland made me laugh so much that I almost missed the beginning of the next scene. Makes me wonder if the game's canon applies to the musical 'verse.

"She's a goddess." Oh, George, I knew you were down bad for her. The original SIMP.

My heart goes wild whenever I watch the "I'm your density" scene in the film, and the musical recaptured that feeling perfectly.

I had mixed feelings about combining the school scene and the chase scene, but considering theatrical logistics, I think that they melded it together very well.

Strickland hiding in a locker to smoke was hilarious and a nice nod to Part II.

The Star Wars shoutout came out of nowhere, but it was a good laugh.

My only complaint about the Act 1 finale was that it didn't involve Biff being covered in manure. Cafeteria garbage just doesn't as cathartic a feeling as cow shit.

I'm sorry to say this, but "21st Century" was probably a song that they could've done without, but the joke about 2020 was funny.

I need to do a full ranking of the songs, but "Put Your Mind To It" is one of my top favorites.

But "For The Dreamers" is definitely up high. It actually moved me to almost tears, and I had already been crying because I wanted to get down from the balcony.

I loved the bit with the model of the town, and the addition of Marty complimenting Doc on it.

"Only A Matter Of Time (Reprise)," you have my heart. The longing, the melancholia...

I can tell you that the audience ERUPTED into applause when George punched Biff, and when George and Lorraine kissed. I loved this audience so much.

"Johnny B. Goode" was just as epic as it is in the film. That's all that I have to say.

I find it so painfully ironic that while a fictional character was able to overcome his fear of heights, I couldn't.

And going back to the voice-activated DeLorean, I loved that Marty tried to do an impression of Doc to get around the commands.

Caden Brauch's acting when Marty thought that he had failed to save Doc and then the relief of Doc being alive... I hope this boy transfers to the Broadway production soon because he deserves it.

And the reunion with Jennifer... <3

MY BOY'S PERFORMING!!!!!!!

The flying DeLorean... THE HELICOPTER FROM MISS SAIGON CAN SUCK IT!

I got pretty excited when Marty and Doc were waving at the audience.

During the curtain call, people were beginning to leave even though there was still another number left.

"Back In Time" was just so much fun; it really hit home how this musical celebrates the film and the fans.

Now, away from initial reactions -- the special effects were jaw-dropping, the performances were stellar, the sets, costumes, and choreography were to die for, the music was, in the words of Corey Dorris, "fuckin' transcendent."

My one complaint, though, is how loud it was. Rock concert loud. I felt my purse vibrating and I was afraid that I had forgotten to turn off my phone-- it was just from the sound.

The storm sequence kinda comes off as a shock-- there's about a minute of dead silence before the sound effects kicks in. And it is LOUD.

If you're going to see this show and you're sensitive to loud noises, definitely bring headphones. I brought mine anyway, but I had theme on for the whole show instead of acclimatizing to the noise like I usually do.

Also, considering how well I know the plot of the movie, this show seemed incredibly fast-paced.

All in all, this was one of the best musicals that I have ever seen. It is already a favorite of mine, and I am now planning on convincing my parents into letting us see it when it stops in Durham, NC next year.

So, BTTF is a now a musical, Bright Lights Big City is a musical, Family Ties has a straight play that canonizes Ellex... if we continue the trend of Michael J. Fox properties be adapted for the stage, I hope The Frighteners is next. Just imagine what that would be like!

[awkwardjewishtheatrenerd]

On a chilly day in NY like today, I'm sure you wish you were somewhere a bit more sunny. Not to worry. You can see Back to the Future's Hill Valley in a city near you (hopefully)! Be sure to check out if the tour is coming to you sometime soon.

If you missed your chance to see the show in NYC and/or your hometown, take a look here to see what you've been missing.

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Back to the Future First National Tour

June 2024 (1) (Matinee) - $9.50 USD

Cast: Caden Brauch (Marty McFly), Don Stephenson (Doc Brown), Burke Swanson (George McFly), Ethan Rogers (Biff Tannen), Kiara Lee (Jennifer Parker), Cartreze Tucker (Goldie Wilson/Marvin Berry), Laura Sky Herman (Linda McFly/Stella Baines), Zan Berube (Lorraine Baines), Luke Antony Neville (Strickland/Lou/Sam Baines/Mayor Red Thomas), Fisher Lane Stewart (Dave McFly/Slick), Will Jewett (3D), Zoë Brooke Reed (Betty/Pretty Baby Trio), Alyssa Carol (Babs/Pretty Baby Trio), Joshua Blackswan Abbott (Reginald/Starlighter), Jenny Dalrymple (Clocktower Woman), Tade Biesinger (Ensemble), Luther Brooks IV (Ensemble), Ben Lanham (Ensemble), Ina Black (Pretty Baby Trio), Dwayne P. Mitchell (Starlighter)

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBxsJY

[thebootlegnerd2018]

TheBootlegNerd is finally back with a new release!!!

New 4K Video: Back to The Future: The Musical - First National Tour - November 29, 2024 - Los Angeles, CA - Evening

Cast: Caden Brauch as Marty McFly, Ross Thompson u/s Doc Brown, Burke Swanson as George McFly, Ethan Rogers as Biff Tannen, Kiara Lee as Jennifer Parker, Cartreze Tucker as Goldie Wilson/Marvin Berry, Laura Sky Herman as Linda McFly/Stella Baines, Zan Berube as Lorraine Baines, Luke Antony Neville as Strickland/Lou/Sam Baines/Mayor Red Thomas, Fisher Lane Stewart as Dave McFly/Slick, Dwayne P. Mitchell u/s 3-D, Zoë Brooke Reed as Betty/Pretty Baby Trio, Alyssa Carol as Babs/Pretty Baby Trio, Joshua Blackswan Abbott as Reginald/Starlighter, Emily Applebaum u/s Clocktower Woman, Tade Biesinger as Ensemble, Luther Brooks IV as Ensemble, Michael Seltzer s/w Ensemble, Ben Lanham as Ensemble, Ina Black as Pretty Baby Trio

Notes: Great 4K Capture of the show a couple days before the last show in LA with most of the full cast with a few understudies. First video to feature Ross as Doc and he was spectacular! Caden, Ross, Burke, and Zan were some of the stand out members to me and they did this performance well! As a Back to The Future fan, this cast was incredible and the effects were on point. There is some wandering within the video along with some noticeable blackouts due to some activity in the audience for some reason/very bright scenes and the footage does get a little shaky at points. However, the important action of the show is captured. Includes mostly blacked out and obstructed curtain call along with Caden’s BC/EFA speech. A-

Screencaps: https://www.flickr.com/gp/141838001@N03/78hr4p7Nq8

Price: $10

New HD Video: MJ: The Musical - First US National Tour - January 21, 2024 - Los Angeles, CA

Cast: Jamal Fields Green u/s MJ, Devin Bowles as Joseph Jackson/Rob, Mary Kate Moore as Rachel, Jahir L. Hipps s/w Alejandro, Josiah Benson as Little Michael, Jaylen Lyndon Hunter as Little Marlon, Brandon Lee Harris as Michael, Anastasia Talley as Katherine Johnson/Kate, J. Daughtry as Nick/Berry Gordy/Don Cornelius/Doctor, Matt Loehr as Dave, Josh A. Dawson as Tito Jackson/Quincy Jones, Zuri Noelle Ford, Kendrick Mitchell, Jojo Carmichael, Kyle Dupree

Notes: Beautiful HD Capture of the first act of this incredible show with no obstructions, there are blackouts here and there though along with some shakiness. The only video recording of the LA run of the show. Due to intense security measures because of this production, there isn’t an Act Two video, filmer was confronted by an usher who was suspicious right before the end of the first act but, still got full Act One though. Audio from the second Act is included with the video. Footage from curtain call was recorded but, hasn’t not been found since recording the show, leading it likely to be lost. If found, links will be updated. A

Price: $10

Screencaps: https://www.flickr.com/gp/141838001@N03/VU2rbb07Qf

Both videos are $10! To purchase one or both videos, please contact me at thebootlegnerd@gmail.com, DM me on Discord at @Jack/TheBootlegNerd#5171, or contact me on Tumblr

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(1) Bothell's Caden Brauch stars in 'Back to the Future: The Musical' - New Day NW - YouTube

[slaicom]

Kamera Equipment, Apps & Tipps

Da ich in der letzten Zeit häufiger mal gefragt werde welche Kamera ich für meine Fotos nutze, hier nun eine kleine Übersicht, in der Hoffnung das es euch vielleicht als Grundlage zum Aufbau eurer eigenen kleinen Fotoausrüstung hilft. Meine gesamte Ausrüstung basiert auf dem Prinzip, ich brauche keine Profiausrüstung, möchte aber dennoch etwas Gutes, zu einem fairen Preis. Preis/Leistung muss für mich also stimmen und das ist bei den folgenden Sachen meiner Meinung nach der Fall. :-)

Bevor es mit dem eigentlichen Equipment weiter geht ein paar kleine Tipps und Links wo es mehr Infos zum Thema Fotografieren gibt:

Versuche direkt von Anfang an mit den Modi AV (Zeitautomatik) oder TV (Blendenautomatik) zu fotografieren. Dies hilft dir direkt die beiden wichtigsten Einstellungen zu verinnerlichen. Gehe danach auf den Manuellen Modus über, falls die Bilder in den beiden Modi nicht zum gewünschten Ergebnis führen. Viele gute Tips rund um das Thema Fotografie findet Ihr im Youtube Kanal www.youtube.com/user/jaworskyjpictures. Zum Bestimmen der Sonne (Golden Hour, Blue Hour, Schatten, etc.), Mond, Milchstraße benutze ich die App PhotoPills. Hier kann man sehr gut ein bestimmtes Bild planen und das sogar sehr gut via AR mit der Smartphone Kamera. Zusätzlich nutze ich die App ManualExpo zum berechnen von Timern und die App Aurora Fcst inkl. Yahoo Wetter zum Vorhersagen von Polarlichtern. Lightroom Mobile und die Canon Camera Connect App runden das Ganze ab. Eine ganz nützliche Webseite zum aufspüren schöner Fotomotive ist www.sightsmap.com. Hier kann via Google Maps genau nachschauen, wo viele Fotos gemacht werden und das weltweit.

Als Body benutze ich aktuell eine Canon EOS 80D (vorher eine 1200D), da sie meiner Meinung nach für Outdooraktivitäten perfekt ist (Spritzwasser und Staubgeschützt), deutlich besser verarbeitet ist als der aktuelle Nachfolger aus diesem Jahr, eine generell sehr ausgereifte APS-C Kamera ist und das alles für einen vertretbaren Preis. Als Stativ kommt ein Manfrotto befree zum Einsatz, welches mich weder im tropischen Kuba noch im eiskalten lappländischen Winter bisher im Stich gelassen hat. Es steht stabil und ist dennoch im Transport klein und leicht genug, um es auch im Handgepäck mitzuführen.

Dazu benutze ich standardmäßig als Allroundobjektiv ein Sigma 18-250mm und für Weitwinkelaufnahmen (Landschaften, Architektur, Innenräume), sowie für Aufnahmen in lichtschwachen Umgebungen (Nacht, Sterne, etc.), ein Kenko Tokina AT 116 (hier wird es im Sommer auch hoffentlich noch einige schöne Milchstraßen Fotos geben ;-)). Ein kleiner Nachteil des Objektives ist allerdings das es gerne mal Flares wirft, wenn man direkt in die Sonne fotografiert oder in einem ungünstigen Winkel steht. Bei den Filtern verwende ich hauptsächlich ND und Pol Filter, werde mich aber wohl bald auch mal mit Verlaufsfiltern (insbesondere grau) auseinandersetzen. Für den Anfang reichen aber definitiv die beiden zuerst genannten Filterarten. Hier benutze ich gerne Filter der Marke B+W, da es einfach die besten am Markt sind und sie das Bild nicht in irgendeiner ungewünschten Weise beeinflussen, wie es bei vielen günstigen Filtern der Fall ist. Ich habe aktuell auch einen Filter des Profifotografen Benjamin Jaworskyj, der vielen sicherlich von YouTube bekannt ist, im Einsatz und bin für den Preis sehr positiv überrascht. Ich denke hier werde ich in Zukunft sicher noch mal den ein oder anderen Filter probieren, bevor ich zum doppelt oder dreimal so teuren B+W Modell greife. :-) Zum Verpacken der Filter habe ich schon vieles ausprobiert, von Taschen über Cases und war mit nichts wirklich zufrieden, da ich die Filter immer vor dem Einsatz noch einmal sauber machen musste (Staub, winzige Fusseln von den Taschen, etc. etc.). Bis ich nun die Metall Filter Container Stack Cap von Profox ausprobiert habe. Hier werden die Filter aneinander geschraubt und dann mit Metalldeckeln an beiden Enden versehen. Klein, äußerst robust und es kommt nichts an den Filter, besonders wenn der Stack dann in einer gut gepolsterten Fototasche liegt. Nachteil ist das das Ganze durch das Metall etwas schwerer als Stoff- oder Plastikcases ist und das man den Filter vor dem Benutzen herausschrauben muss.

Als Tasche habe ich bisher immer einen größeren Manfrotto Foto Rucksack verwendet, der super verarbeitet, aber dennoch immer etwas unhandlich und groß für unterwegs war. Aktuell habe ich eine Caden Kameratasche des chinesischen Herstellers Goin. Ich war anfangs sehr skeptisch, aber trotz Chinaware ist sie äußerst robust und gut verarbeitet. Besonders gefallen mir kleinere Details wie z.B. das es extra kleine Taschen am Kamerafach gibt, für den Body- und Objektivdeckel am Kameraanschluss, so das diese beiden Deckel nicht ständig irgendwo rumfliegen. Sämtliches Equipment inkl. Stativ an der Halterung unter der Tasche passt sicher und gut geschützt hinein.

Bei Fragen zu was auch immer einfach melden. :-)

Hier eine kleine Übersicht:

Body Canon EOS 80D

Objektive Sigma AF 3,5-6,3/18-250 DC Mac. OS HSM Kenko Tokina AT 116 11-16 mm F/2.8 DX

Stativ Manfrotto MKBFRA4-BH Befree Reisestativ

Filter 62mm B+W XS-Pro KSM HTC-Pol MRC Nano 62mm B+W F-Pro 110 Graufilter ND 3,0 62mm Haida Slim Graufilter ND 1.8 62mm Hoya HD UV 62mm Profox Metall Filter Container Stack Cap 77mm B+W XS-Pro KSM HTC-Pol MRC Nano 77mm PHOREX Graufilter ND3.0 Super Strong by #Jaworskyj 77mm Profox Metall Filter Container Stack Cap

Zubehör Baxxter 2040mAh Akku’s Zeiss Objektivtücher (feucht und mikrofaser) Goin Caden Kameratasche Op/Tech Utility Strap Sling Adobe CC Einiges weiteres an Kleinkram (Pinsel, etc. etc.)

[alysonsmandwes]

If the musical comes to Mexico, I am not missing out on this opportunity.

So, this one's for the dreamers.

Caden Brauch as Marty McFly and Don Stephenson as Doc Brown - Back To The Future: First US National Tour