#Max Lehman

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Manhwa: How to live at the max level

Characters: Shidibala, Lehman & Dion

Chapter: 48

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Executive Suite

I’ve rarely watched a movie with as divided a consciousness as I did with Robert Wise’s EXECUTIVE SUITE (1954, TCM, Max, Hulu). It’s a crackerjack melodrama about corporate politics, meticulously directed by Wise, beautifully written by Ernest Lehman and, for the most part, strongly acted by an all-star cast. Watching it now, however, it’s hard not to miss parallels to politics 2025-style and be appalled by the treatment of the female characters.

Avery Bullard, president of a furniture factory in one of those soap opera small towns that’s always an easy flight from anywhere else in the U.S., dies suddenly in New York. This triggers a power struggle that will determine the company’s soul going forward. Will the presidency go to comptroller Loren Shaw (Fredric March), whose only allegiance is to short-term profits, or design and development V.P. Don Walling (William Holden), who wants to look after the employees and maintain the quality of their product. The machinations are fascinating and clearly tell you whom you want to win. March blackmails his fellow executives and tries to take advantage of Bullard’s ex-mistress (Barbara Stanwyck) to win her proxy. Holden doesn’t want to go for the job until he realizes there’s nobody else suitable who wants it and then proceeds through inspiration.

Lehman’s script has a lot of good dialog, maybe too much for most directors. It took someone like Wise, who came out of the editing booth, to keep things moving. He uses a subjective camera in the first scene, pulling us into the world through Bullard’s eyes just before he dies. Then he breaks up the long dialog scenes with cutting that emphasizes relationships and a moving camera to keep the tension going. Producer John Houseman also made the then novel decision to play the entire film with only natural sound. There’s no musical score. Even the opening titles play against a clock tower’s bells with the names of the all-star cast coming at you with each new toll. It enhances the illusion of reality in a piece that could be seen as GRAND HOTEL (1932) in a board room.

And the cast, most of them chosen for their ability to handle a dialog-heavy script, delivers. March crafts a fascinating character. You can’t root for him, but there’s something about his humanity that keeps you from hating him. He has one inspired bit of business. At his desk, he wipes his face with his pocket handkerchief and then opens a drawer to reveal a box of clean handkerchiefs. He’s as fastidious about himself as he is about his accounts, and he almost seems trapped by that. The film is also filled with wonderful close-ups: Stanwyck ignoring a reporter’s call about Bullard’s death, Walter Pidgeon as the company’s treasurer realizing he’s not cut out to be the next president and Holden realizing he has to go after the job himself. Nina Foch doesn’t even need close-ups to capture every layer of her role as Bullard’s secretary. In an early sequence in which she goes to each V.P.’s office to call them to a board meeting, you can tell how she feels about each man through subtle glances and inflections. The only person who’s not always on top of things is June Allyson as Holden’s wife. She’s fine playing supportive wife and caring mother and looks particularly sweet helping her son (Tim Considine) practice for his Little League game. But early on she has a scene that requires her to push Holden to fight for a better place at the company. Her voice and face just don’t support that little Lady Macbeth moment, and it rings false. That’s the same problem she had when she took on the shrewish wife in THE SHRIKE (1955), though by the time she tackled a more vicious character in THEY ONLY KILL THEIR MASTERS (1972), age had given her a leg up on that type of role, and she delivered a strong performance.

Listening to the board room debate that climaxes the film, it’s hard not to see the contemporary parallels to March’s character, who’s all about the bottom line in as short-sighted a way as possible and views empathy as a flaw. Holden, by contrast, is a voice for progressive humanism. Or he would be if he and the film didn’t treat the women like objects. Foch is just an employee. Her subtle attitudes are the only power she wields. Allyson is a wife. Her husband doesn’t even confide all his plans in her, and when she argues against his seeking the presidency, it’s treated as some kind of aberration, a violation of her wifely duties. At least Stanwyck’s character has an excuse for letting herself be used — she’s going through a breakdown (which she plays beautifully, of course). In her one scene with Allyson, Stanwyck warns the wife that her husband will occasionally choose his job over her, “but then he’ll aways come back to you.” Having heard her complain that Bullard had dumped her to focus on the company, it’s hard not to yell “As if…” at the screen.

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I contributed a comic strip to FUN RUN! A new funny comic newspaper edited by Max Clotfelter @slop_manual and Kelly Froh @kefroh.

Featuring a beautiful masthead by Tim Root @dink_rinkle plus comics by Sam Henderson, Brandon Lehman, Ben Horak, Lauren Armstrong, Natalie Dupille, Katie Langlois, Glynnis Fawkes, Nick Mandaag, Greg Stump, Patrick Keck, Nate McDonough, Robyn Jordan, November Garcia, Amy Beardemphl, Katie Fricas, & Jaime Crespo!

Copies available through Short Run's Etsy page!

[ceekbee]

Xtra Thoughs

January 16

What are you going through in your life right now?

Don’t feel you’re the only one.

Open your eyes.

Open your heart to your connections with your larger family.

Let them share their stories with you.

Let them share their strengths, hopes, fears, and joys.

Stop looking for what’s different and what makes you separate and apart.

Go on an adventure of discovering your common bonds.

–Melody Beattie

“Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.”

–Max L. Forman

“Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him.”

–Aldous Huxley

Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God.

–Diana Robinson

“What do you think of God,” the teacher asked. After a pause, the young pupil replied, “He’s not a think, he’s a feel.”

–Paul Frost

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.

–Herbert Henry Lehman"

[amysarakeith]

The Lehman Trilogy Set and Costume design, Scénographie et Conception de costumes.

Éclairage: Sophie Tang

Vidéo: Haui TM

Dir. by / mise-en-scène: Sarah Garton Stanley. Max Bell Theatre, Theatre Calgary.

[ulkaralakbarova]

A mom and dad who usually say no decide to say yes to their kids’ wildest requests — with a few ground rules — on a whirlwind day of fun and adventure. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Allison Torres: Jennifer Garner Carlos Torres: Edgar Ramírez Katie Torres: Jenna Ortega Nando Torres: Julian Lerner Ellie Torres: Everly Carganilla H.E.R.: H.E.R. Mr. Deacon: Nat Faxon Hiring Executive: Molly Sims Jean the Paramedic: Fortune Feimster Officer Jones: Arturo Castro Billie / Concert Coordinator: Tracie Thoms Layla: Megan Stott Tara: Yimmy Yim Hailey Peterson: Snowden Grey Officer Chang: Hayden Szeto Julie: Alana Baer Brian: Graham Phillips Brent: Wolf Fleetwood-Ross Trevor: Adam Faison Mr. Hwang: James Kyson Counter Gal: Michelle La Mr. Chan: Leonardo Nam Miss Hoffling: Naomi Ekperigin Chase: James Calixte Rob: Alek Cole Jeremy: William Samiri Tony: Ruy Iskandar Teacher Beth: Cloie Wyatt Taylor Nurse Linda: Joanna Strapp Bob: Brent Morin Joan: Cass Buggé Karen: Lynn Andrews Security Guard: Jordan Johnson-Hinds KC: K.C. Clyde Mary: Katie Baker Rosemary: Ava Allan Brad: Cameron Johnson Woman on Something: Taylor Cooper Mom in Car: Faryn Einhorn Kablowey Maroon Team Player: Jeremy Culhane Kablowey Green Team Player: Kristi Lauren Kablowey Blue Team Player: Olivia Norman Korean Customer: Arvin Lee Man from Bathroom: Peter S. Kim Officiant: Ron Yerxa Helium Kid #1: Nicholas Sean Johnny Helium Kid #2: Cameron James Elie Seven Year Old Nando: Romyn Smith Ten Year Old Katie: Aliyah Torres Terrified Kid: Joshua Gallup Stevie: Danielle Jalade Woman in Cheetah Suit: Erin Allin O’Reilly Officer Antonio: Rafael Boza Harry: Tyler Riggin Kablowey Orange Team Player: Mike Lane Kablowey Orange Team Player #2: Sandy Fletcher Sound Mixer: Chase Meyer Party Kid #1: Lola Raie Party Kid #2: Aidan McGraw Maid of Honor: Rachel Amanda Bryant Athletic Kid #1: Coral Coye Athletic Kid #2: Kodiak Lehman Athletic Kid #3: Makea Leonard H.E.R. Band Member: Keithen Foster H.E.R. Band Member: Carrington Brown H.E.R. Band Member: Alonzo Harris H.E.R. Band Member: Ricardo Ramos H.E.R. Band Member: Ajanee Hambrick H.E.R. Band Member: Malik Spence Allah-Las Band Member: Miles Michaud Allah-Las Band Member: Matthew Correia Allah-Las Band Member: Pedrum Siadatian Allah-Las Band Member: Timothy Hill Film Crew: Production Design: Doug J. Meerdink Original Music Composer: Michael Andrews Producer: Jennifer Garner Set Decoration: Rosemary Brandenburg Makeup Artist: Deborah La Mia Denaver Director of Photography: Terry Stacey Executive Producer: Miguel Arteta Assistant Art Director: Mike Piccirillo Editor: Jay Deuby Costume Design: Susie DeSanto Supervising Sound Editor: Darren Sunny Warkentin Supervising Sound Editor: Andrew DeCristofaro Executive Producer: Mark Moran Producer: Daniel Rappaport Costume Supervisor: Mitchell Ray Kenney Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Will Files Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Mark Paterson Visual Effects Supervisor: Jean-François Ferland Executive Producer: Justin Malen Stunts: Kelli Barksdale Makeup Department Head: Cristina Waltz Producer: Lawrence Grey Set Costumer: Natasha Romanow Set Costumer: Cesha Ventre Visual Effects Producer: Marie-Claude Lafontaine Second Unit Director: Shauna Duggins Set Dresser: Fante Zamora Book: Tom Lichtenheld Utility Stunts: Mallory Thompson Set Decoration Buyer: Jennifer Pray Producer: Ben Everard Art Direction: Jason Perrine Production Coordinator: Sally Potters Makeup Artist: Jamie Hess Book: Amy Krouse Rosenthal Producer: Nicole King Executive Producer: Adam Simpson-Marshall Visual Effects Producer: Erin Hewitt Set Dresser: Max Bostic Visual Effects Supervisor: Brandon Nelson VFX Artist: Sébastien Chartier VFX Artist: Jason Evanko VFX Artist: Alyssa Koncelik-Diemer Movie Reviews: r96sk: Rather unoriginal, though the cast make it more likeable than it would otherwise be. ‘Yes Day’ is exactly what it says on the tin, you will not be shocked to find out what the plot is. It plays out in the most predictable way possible, even the hearty moments are a little too sickly at times. With that sai...

[the-firebird69]

Yesudo empire wants him to work in construction and he doesn't want to and they're part of the problem and the max are people who sponsored gerson Lehman and the foreigners let it happen so they can have Shangri-La later. It's true too people make a lot more than a stink about just the money issue and he did as well and you're so stupid you can't figure it out you people don't want to negotiate and you're declaring war on us all the time I'm going to send you some messages and if you don't understand it we know what to do you don't want to negotiate or have him satiated and you don't care that he can do anything he wants practically you're going to pay you should know that you say you know it then you're like these retards and don't get it. So we're going to send documents and from then on we are not going to talk to you about anything we're just going to attack and you'll be gone shortly cuz we've never lost a battle. Trace down this company from Becca who is an imbecile by the way she's lost it in his stupid as hell and it goes to a few Max who are ostracized then it goes to the max and the ones who are ostracized know it and they know who they are and where they are and they need to be killed and it's not a nice process and the guys who know about it don't want to say that they're going to one way or the other other they die and the computers are taken and they find it or they say it it might survive

Thor Freya

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Zues Hera

[fentw]

SURVIVOR WINNERS AT WAR - BRANTSTEELE EDITION

Link: https://brantsteele.com/survivor/38/r.php?c=OrnMOxw8

--------------------------------SPOILERS----------------------------------

John Carroll (THE KING STAYS KING) Winner Finalist 6 Votes To Win

Colleen Haskell 2nd Place Finalist 4 Votes To Win

Francesca Hogi (THE QUEEN OF THE SEASON) 3rd Place Finalist 4 Votes To Win

Burton Roberts 4th Place Juror Lost Fire-Making

Kim Spradlin (I WAS ROOTING FOR HER) 5th Place Juror 3-2 Vote

Max Dawson 6th Place Juror 3-2-1 Vote

Ryan Opray 7th Place Juror Voted Out Ep. 12 3-3 Vote 2-2 Revote Rocks Drawn

Kellyn Bechtold 8th Place Juror Voted Out Ep. 11 4-4 Vote 5-1 Revote

Chelsea Meissner 9th Place Juror Voted Out Ep. 10 5*-2-1 Vote

Sylvia Kwan (SHE SERVED SO MUCH WITH THE IDOLS) 10th Place Juror Voted Out Ep. 9, Pt. 2 8-1 Vote

Brenda Lowe 11th Place Juror Voted Out Ep. 8 6-4-1* Vote

Kass McQuillen 12th Place Juror Voted Out Ep. 7 6-4-2 Vote

Jack Nichting (POOR GUY, ONE OF THE BEST BLINDSIDE) 13th Place Juror Voted Out Ep. 6 8-5 Vote

Parvati Shallow (MY QUEEN :/) 14th Place Juror Voted Out Ep. 5, Pt. 1 4-1 Vote

Gervase Peterson 15th Place Juror Voted Out Ep. 4 4*-1 Vote

Marcus Lehman 16th Place Juror Voted Out Ep. 3 6-1 Vote

Malcolm Freberg 17th Place Pre-Juror Voted Out Ep. 2 5*-3 Vote Raised Flag Ep. 6

Stephen Fishbach 18th Place Juror Voted Out Ep. 1 4*-3-2 Vote

[allurlsaregone-blog]

Max Lehman, “Fast Food Felix always Found His Fare Fared better with Fastidious Flies,” (2023); painted ceramic & wire, measuring 29 x 13 x 12 in.

Lehman’s ,mode of expression is grounded in Lowbrow art, or pop surrealism…inspired by underground comics, punk music, tiki culture, and hot-rod cultures of the street.

[porquevi]

"Intriga Internacional" (north by northwest) - hbo max.

Clássico é clássico e vice versa, já disse o artilheiro. Nada como um filme do mestre Alfred Hitchcock pra animar um sabadão! Já assisti esse filme algumas vezes, não é meu favorito do diretor, mas tem algumas cenas espetaculares, como a de Cary Grant sendo perseguido por um avião(!). Diversão garantida!

depois de ver: o filme continua um espetáculo! e como tem senso de humor! sabe provocar o espectador e também tirar sarro de si mesmo. o mestre é foda!

[dreamlikeapsycho]

Max Schimmelpfennig: all smoking scenes 🚬

[nothingunrealistic]

What is The Panic of '29?

Max Friedman: I've been calling it a screwball tragedy. It's an alternate history comedy that imagines an America wherein, on October 29, 1929, beginning with the Wall Street Crash, history bends, and in place of the New Deal, an American apocalypse takes place. We follow this hilarious band of misfits, everyone from crime writers to a bar proprietress to cabaret singers and Wall Street secretaries, as they find their way into a collectivist future through an authoritarian regime.

Will Roland: I've been calling it a slapstick Lehman Trilogy meets the Fallout series.

Max: Part of what makes the play great is that, although the subject matter and themes are pretty weighty, it is primarily an afternoon or evening of entertainment.

How did you both get involved with this piece?

Max: Less Than Rent has been developing the play with Graham for a while, and I have been developing two of Graham's other plays. He'd been working on the script for quite a while, though he was kind of keeping this one to himself. It came to me about nine months ago and we had the opportunity to do two table reads, and now we're really guns blazing. When I read the script, one of the first things I felt was Will's voice leaping off the page at me in the role of Jimmy Armstrong. Graham says that Jimmy is sort of like his stand-in, and Will does a really good job of being Graham's voice in the action.

Will: I was so tickled by the script from the very beginning. Graham's style is truly unique. You can feel his roots as a humorist in the way that the dialogue exists. The language is incredibly dense, which I have an absolute blast with. Every line is like five sentences long. He's a wordsmith who loves language and loves to play with repetition. So the combination of Graham's style with the content of the play. I'm really preoccupied by society and economics and group social contracts, and this play is interested in how individual people exists within social contacts, within economies, within rules of law, and what happens when certain elements crumble and break apart.

[its-only-v]

Stock market, fame & part-time catering gigs

Somehow, all three picks ended up being shows starring Ken Marino so I’m declaring this week to be a Ken Marino appreciation week which you can also celebrate by watching his work. Or, you could just watch them because he’s hilarious.

Black Monday (2019- )

I can’t tell you how much I love this show. This is one of my favorite shows of all time. It’s clever. It’s hilarious. And it’s unpredictable. If I had to describe it in one word, I’d say it’s irreverent. It’s about the 1987 stock market crash which was the largest one-day percentage drop in the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average but it also isn’t because it’s all made up. I’d even say it’s crazier than The Wolf of Wall Street because it doesn’t have to stick to the facts. Honestly, I’d even skip the trailer and go in blind and watch the pilot, Let me tell you how it starts - it’s Black Monday, the streets of Wall Street clearly in crisis mode. The focus shifts to a bright red stretch Lamborghini which rolls to a stop. The driver gets out to polish the hood and wait around for his boss to come in. And then, someone drops down from the building onto the roof of the car, which crumbles under him. I know what it sounds like but I assure you, this is definitely a comedy. It’s possibly Don Cheadle’s best work and it deserves some attention because he absolutely deserves  more recognition than his most famous role as the second-choice US government’s soldier version of Iron Man. It also has Regina Hall, Andrew Rannels, Casey Wilson, and Ken Marino (who plays the twin Lehman Brothers - not related to the real Lehman Brothers who weren’t twins and were three in number) giving great performances. The show moves beyond Black Monday after Season 1 and they’ve still managed to keep it interesting. Season 3 aired earlier this year and it hasn’t been renewed or cancelled yet.

Watch the Trailer

Three seasons of Black Monday are streaming on Showtime.

The Other Two (2019- )

This isn’t your traditional sitcom. Sure, it’s set in New York City. Sure, they even have real hosts announcing the news. But it’s a comically exaggerated version that unabashedly parodies reality and modern culture. As a YouTube commentator called it, “it’s not satire, it’s advanced satire”. There are a lot of similarities to real-life people and events that aren’t coincidental. I don’t know how they managed to pull it off but it might be because it doesn’t take itself too seriously, signaling that you shouldn’t either. It’s about two millennial siblings who are struggling to ‘make it’ in New York City. Cary (Drew Tarver) is a struggling actor. His sister, Brooke (Heléne Yorke), used to be a professional dancer and is now… trying to figure things out. Things aren’t going well but they also aren’t bad. Until their little 13-year-old brother, Chase (Case Walker), becomes an overnight pop sensation, getting 22 million hits on a song called ‘Marry U at Recess’ and he’s immediately taken under the wing of a somewhat incompetent manager (Ken Marino). ChaseDreams is hailed as the “sexy new singer in town” and “the next big white kid” who starts getting invites to movie premiers, invitations from school dances of his millions of teen fans, and begins living in Justin Theroux’s ridiculous former apartment. I’d say one thing, it’s very memorable because it’s another show that goes where you didn’t think they could go.

Watch the Trailer

The two seasons of The Other Two are streaming on HBO Max with the show greenlit for another season.

Party Down (2009-2010 | 2022?)

I didn’t see this when it originally aired in 2009 (which is 12 years ago???) and when I finally did watch it recently, it was just me looking at the screen going - isn’t that ___ from ___ for practically the whole pilot and then again every other episode. Apart from the actors you see above*, the show also starred Megan Mullaly, Jennifer Coolidge, J. K. Simmons, Ken Jeong, and Kristen Bell. That still isn’t the full list. Even Kevin Hart and George Takei made appearances. You can just go in knowing it has the biggest names in comedy, it’s impossible to fuck up something when you have such a brilliant cast (well, almost impossible). But if you do need to know what it’s about, it’s about a bunch of struggling actors trying to make it in Hollywood while working at a catering company (spoiler alert - they’re not the best caterers). But they do get to go to the craziest parties. It’s not as crazy as the other shows but it’s a solid comedy and it’s getting a revival soon with almost all the original cast members returning so it’s a great time to catch up and then recommend this to others so they can watch it too.

*To spare you the whole where-have-I-seen-this-actor-let-me-check-IMDB process, I’m giving you a list for the main cast:

Martin Starr - who you may know as Gilfoyle from Silicon Valley

Ryan Hansen - who you may know as Dick from Veronica Mars

Lizzy Caplan - who you may know as Virginia from Masters of Sex

Adam Scott - who you may know as Ben from Parks & Recreation

Ken Marino - who doesn’t need an introduction at this point but you may have also seen him in Veronica Mars and Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Jane Lynch - who also doesn’t need an introduction, but you may have seen her as Sue in Glee

Watch the Trailer

The original Party Down is streaming on Starz.

Until next time,

V

[jonathangroffappreciation]

Jonathan was recorded for a Salzburg Marionette Theatre production of The Sound of Music in 2007. An audio recording of Jonathan (as a marionette) singing ‘Sixteen going on seventeen’ starts at 3:30.

A Theater Mania article from October 2007 confirmed Jonathan was part of the voice cast:

https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/groff-noll-et-al-voice-salzburg-marionette-theatre_11926.html

Joy Franz, Jenn Gambatese, Jonathan Groff, Christiane Noll, Martin Vidnovic, and Bill Youmans are among the Broadway veterans who will provide the voices for The Salzburg Marionette Theatre's production of The Sound of Music , which will kick off a U.S. tour at the Dallas Theater Center, November 2-4.

The all-marionette production will be helmed by DTC Artistic Director Emeritus Richard Hamburger, and performed to a fully orchestrated recording by the Istropolis Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Larry Blank.

The voice talents on the recording include Kelsey Fowler (Marta von Trapp), Franz (Sister Berthe, Frau Schmidt), Gambatese (Louisa von Trapp), Kylie Goldstein (Gretl von Trapp), Groff (Rolf Gruber, Friederich von Trapp), Matthew Gumley (Kurt von Trapp), Betsy Hogg (Brigitta von Trapp), Jeanne Lehman (Mother Abbess), Michael McCarty (Franz, Baron Elberfeld, Admiral von Schreiber), Crista Moore (Baroness Elsa Schraeder, Sister Margaretta), Noll (Maria Rainer), Vidnovic (Captain Georg von Trapp), Jennifer Hope Wills (Sister Sophia, Liesl von Trapp), and Youmans (Max Detweiler, Herr Zeller).

[brooklynmuseum]

"This has brought us time to reflect and be thankful for simple, yet extraordinary things, that we often take for granted—like the air we breathe or the safety of loved ones. Though we should all take care of one another during this time, this piece makes my heart reflect on those that live alone or in isolation with 'me, myself, and I'. Close your eyes to envision the sun shining over your body and radiating your cells to good health and calling for mental and physical well-being. This sculpture reminds me of strength, courage, and perseverance. The braids remind me of the vines of the earth—braided and intertwined, showing we are all one." 

Posted by Laval Bryant, Director of Marketing Kehinde Wiley (American, born 1977). Bound, 2014. Bronze. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Kehinde Wiley and Sean and Mary Kelly in honor of Arnold Lehman, 2015.59. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Max Yawney photo, courtesy of Sean Kelly, New York)

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La Cage aux Folles - Broadway - November 15, 1987 (Closing Night) (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Peter Marshall (Georges), Keene Curtis (Albin/Zazá), John Weiner (Jean-Michel), David Jackson (Jacob), Jennifer Smith (Anne), Jay Garner (Edouard Dindon), Darcy Pulliam (Mme. Dindon), Bill Burns (Francis) NOTES: Gen loss and picture jumps but this is overall a very good recording. Audio from the soundboard. Dead space has been removed and the video is now in widescreen. No action is missing. La Cage aux Folles - London Theatre Players - July, 1991 (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Unknown NOTES: Not the West End production as sometimes listed.  

La Cage aux Folles - The Netherlands - 1995 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Fred Butter (Georges) NOTES: Pro-shot. The Last Five Years - Northlight Theatre, Skokie, IL (Chicago) - 2001 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MKV (HD) CAST: Norbert Leo Butz (Jamie Wellerstein), Lauren Kennedy (Cathy Hiatt) NOTES: Available in various qualities. Great multicam proshot featuring Lauren Kennedy. The Last Five Years - Off-Broadway - April 5, 2002 FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Norbert Leo Butz (Jamie Wellerstein), Sherie Rene Scott (Cathy Hiatt) The Last Five Years - San Francisco - May 14, 2016 (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Zak Resnick (Jamie Wellerstein), Margo Seibert (Cathy Hiatt) The Last Five Years - Virtual - June 25-27, 2020 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Danny Becker (Jamie Wellerstein), Lauren Samuels (Cathy Hiatt) NOTES: Virtual lockdown performance, streamed online by The Other Palace on June 25-27, recorded at an earlier date.  Legally Blonde - Broadway - April 14, 2007 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Laura Bell Bundy (Elle Woods), Christian Borle (Emmett Forrest), Richard H Blake (Warner Huntington III), Orfeh (Paulette), Kate Shindle (Vivienne Kensington), Nikki Snelson (Brooke Wyndham/Shandi), Michael Rupert (Professor Callahan), Annaleigh Ashford (Margot), Leslie Kritzer (Serena), DeQuina Moore (Pilar), Andy Karl (Kyle/Grandmaster Chad/Dewey), Natalie Joy Johnson (Veronica/Enid), Kate Wetherhead (Kate/Chutney) NOTES: Great fun show and nice capture. Laura was wonderful along with a fantastic cast. A- Legally Blonde - Broadway - May 19, 2007 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Laura Bell Bundy (Elle Woods), Christian Borle (Emmett Forrest), Richard H Blake (Warner Huntington III), Leslie Kritzer (e/c Paulette), Kate Shindle (Vivienne Kensington), Nikki Snelson (Brooke Wyndham/Shandi), Michael Rupert (Professor Callahan), Annaleigh Ashford (Margot), Tracy Jai Edwards (u/s Serena), DeQuina Moore (Pilar), Andy Karl (Kyle/Grandmaster Chad/Dewey), Natalie Joy Johnson (Veronica/Enid), Kate Wetherhead (Kate/Chutney) NOTES: A nice capture of the show. Missing about 3 and a half minutes of the show during Legally Blonde remix and about 8 seconds of skipping at the very end during the graduation. A- Legally Blonde - Broadway - July 1, 2007 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Laura Bell Bundy (Elle Woods), Christian Borle (Emmett Forrest), Richard H Blake (Warner Huntington III), Orfeh (Paulette), Kate Shindle (Vivienne Kensington), Nikki Snelson (Brooke Wyndham/Shandi), Michael Rupert (Professor Callahan), Annaleigh Ashford (Margot), Leslie Kritzer (Serena), DeQuina Moore (Pilar), Andy Karl (Kyle/Grandmaster Chad/Dewey), Natalie Joy Johnson (Veronica/Enid), Kate Wetherhead (Kate/Chutney), Tracy Jai Edwards (u/s Cece) NOTES: DeQuina Moore's last performance Legally Blonde - Broadway - September 18, 2007 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Laura Bell Bundy (Elle Woods), Christian Borle (Emmett Forrest), Richard H Blake (Warner Huntington III), Orfeh (Paulette), Kate Shindle (Vivienne Kensington), Nikki Snelson (Brooke Wyndham/Shandi), Michael Rupert (Professor Callahan), Annaleigh Ashford (Margot), Tracy Jai Edwards (Serena), Asmeret Ghebremichael (Pilar), Andy Karl (Kyle/Grandmaster Chad/Dewey), Natalie Joy Johnson (Veronica/Enid), Kate Wetherhead (Kate/Chutney) NOTES: MTV Proshot, Broadcast October 13th and October 14th 2007. Legally Blonde - First National Tour - February 22, 2009 (Highlights) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) |  TRADER'S NOTES: Act 1 only one highlights CAST: Laura Bell Bundy (t/r Elle Woods), DB Bonds (Emmett Forrest), Jeff McLean (Warner Huntington III), Natalie Joy Johnson (Paulette), Megan Lewis (Vivienne Kensington), Coleen Sexton (Brooke Wyndham/Shandi), Ken Land (Professor Callahan), Kate Rockwell (t/r Margot), Cortney Wolfson (Serena), Crystal Joy (Pilar), Ven Daniel (Kyle/Grandmaster Chad/Dewey), Gretchen Burghart (Veronica/Enid) NOTES: Limited highlights consist of everything from “Legally Blonde” to the end of the show (Around 23 minutes total) Legally Blonde - First National Tour - June 7, 2009 FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Lauren Zakrin (u/s Elle Woods), DB Bonds (Emmett Forrest), Nick Dalton (u/s Warner Huntington III), Natalie Joy Johnson (Paulette), Megan Llewellyn (Vivienne Kensington), Coleen Sexton (Brooke Wyndham/Shandi), Ken Land (Professor Callahan), Rhiannon Hansen (Margot), Cortney Wolfson (Serena), Crystal Joy (Pilar), Ven Daniel (Kyle/Grandmaster Chad/Dewey), Gretchen Burghart (Veronica/Enid), Alex Ellis (Kate/Chutney) Legally Blonde - First UK Tour - October 4, 2011 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD)   |   NFT: Forever CAST: Faye Brookes (Elle Woods), Iwan Lewis (Emmett Forrest), Neil Toon (Warner Huntington III), Claire Sweeney (Paulette), Charlotte Harwood (Vivienne Kensington), Hannah Grover (Brooke Wyndham/Shandi), Dave Willetts (Professor Callahan), Sophie Isaacs (Margot), Sinead Long (Serena), Micha Richardson (Pilar), Lewis Griffiths (Kyle/Grandmaster Chad/Dewey), Gemma Baird (Veronica/Enid), Nia Jermin (Kate/Chutney) NOTES: An amazing capture in 16:9 wide-screen with no obstructions with action well followed. This cast is a real treat giving Impeccable sparkling performances. Brookes’s Elle really shines and she is a joy to watch. A+ The Lehman Trilogy - West End - July 25, 2019 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MKV (HD) CAST: Simon Russell Beale (Henry Lehman), Ben Miles (Emanuel Lehman), Adam Godley (Mayer Lehman) NOTES: Filmed live in July 2019 by the Royal National Theatre. Lift - Beautiful Soup Theater, NYC - November 21, 2013 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Kimberly Faye Greenberg (The French Teacher), Erin Elizabeth Eichhorn (The Secretary), Spencer Kurtti (The Busker), Randall Glen Taylor (Bright Young Thing), Samantha Mercado-Tudda (The Lap Dancer), and Morgan DeTogne and Jeffrey Van Damme (The American Tourists) NOTES: Filmed using one camera on a tripod. Lift - Soho Theatre - January, 2013 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: George Maguire (Busker), Cynthia Erivo (Lap Dancer), Julie Atherton (French Teacher), Nikki Davis-Jones (Secretary), Jonny Fines (Ballet Dancer), Luke Kempner (Bright Young Thing), Ellie Kirk (Athletic & Wearing a Thong), Robbie Towns (Tall, Dark and Handsome) NOTES: Original London production, recorded at the Soho Theatre. Proshot. An ensemble story involving the connected lives of people riding an elevator together in Covent Garden. Nominated for Best Original Score at the 2014 Whatsonstage 

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical - Broadway - October, 2019 (StarCuffedJeans's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Chris McCarrell (Percy Jackson), Kristin Stokes (Annabeth Chase), Jorrel Javier (Grover/Mr. D), James Hayden Rodriguez (Luke & others), Jalynn Steele (Sally Jackson & others), Sarah Beth Pfeifer (Clarisse & others), Ryan Knowles (Chiron & others) NOTES: Fantastic HD capture of the Broadway transfer of this show, filmed from the orchestra. The video starts part of the way through the first number. Act Two starts after the bus explodes. Please do not post screenshots of this video on Twitter ever. Gifs on Tumblr are okay after the NFT date, but don't go linking things to actors and shows. The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical - Off-Broadway - August 20, 2014 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Eric Meyers (Percy Jackson), Kristin Stokes (Annabeth Chase), Jordan Stanley (Grover/Mr. D), Parker Drown (Luke & others), Zakiya Young (Sally Jackson & others), Graham Stevens (Chiron & others) The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical - Off-Broadway - April 15, 2017 (Highlights) FORMAT:  MOV (HD) |  TRADER'S NOTES: Working on uploading, PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST CAST: Chris McCarrell (Percy Jackson), Kristin Stokes (Annabeth Chase), George Salazar (Grover/Mr. D), James Hayden Rodriguez (Luke & others), Carrie Compere (Sally Jackson & others), Sarah Beth Pfeifer (Clarisse & others), Jonathan Raviv (Chiron & others) NOTES: Collection of 15 clips. Non-consecutive. It's a really obstructed video, and it only has 50 minutes of the show. Highlights include: Put You In Your Place, The Campfire Song, The Oracle, Good Kid, Killer Quest!, Lost!, My Grand Plan, Drive, DOA, Son of Poseidon, The Last Day of Summer, and Bring on the Monster. Several of the songs are incomplete, and there are some other scenes as well. The Lion King - Broadway - November 16, 1997 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Jason Raize (Simba), John Vickery (Scar), Heather Headley (Nala), Tsidii Le Loka (Rafiki), Max Casella (Timon), Tom Alan Robbins (Pumbaa), Geoff Hoyle (Zazu), Stanley Wayne Mathis (Banzai), Kevin Cahoon (Ed) NOTES: Filmed RIGHT after opening night on Broadway when the show was still fresh. Shot from one of the boxes, resulting in an extreme angle (think near-perpendicular) so you can see into the wings and watch the actors slacking. Sound is great and it’s very well shot for a vid of its age though there is a touch of gen loss. Circle of Life is near perfect despite a little bit of washout. The Lion King - National Tour - June 5, 2010 FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Andre Jackson (Simba), Brent Harris (Scar), Frank Wright II (u/s Mufasa), Marja Harmon (Nala), Phindile Mkhize (Rafiki), Jered Tanner (u/s Pumbaa), Sophia Stephens (u/s Shenzi), Jerome Stephens Jr (Young Simba), Jamariana Tribble (Young Nala) NOTES: A couple of blackouts during Circle of Life and first couple of minutes of act two, otherwise nice capture. The Lion King - West End - September 30, 2001 FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Roger Wright (Simba), Rob Edwards (Scar), Ray Shell (Mufasa), Javine Hilton (Nala), Sharon D Clarke (Rafiki), Ian Hughes (Timon), Howard Crossley (Pumbaa), Eric Mallett (Zazu) NOTES: No picture for first 15 minutes and then great picture; good sound all the way and nice closeups at times. Rare! The Little Mermaid - Broadway - January 30, 2008 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Sierra Boggess (Ariel), Sherie Rene Scott (Ursula), Bret Shuford (u/s Prince Eric), Norm Lewis (King Triton), Tituss Burgess (Sebastian), Eddie Korbich (Scuttle), Jonathan Freeman (Grimsby), Derrick Baskin (Jetsam), Tyler Maynard (Flotsam), Cody Hanford (Flounder), Heidi Blickenstaff (Carlotta), John Treacy Egan (Chef Louis) NOTES: Great capture with great closups. The first 11 minutes after the overture are mostly blackouts due to late comers, after that no real problems. Bret did a nice job as understudy. Sierra and Sherie still rock with much greatness! Also includes the Part of Your World performance and interview on The View. A- The Little Mermaid - The Netherlands - 2012 (Highlights) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Jantien Euwe/Tessa van Tol (Ariel), Britt Lenting (u/s Ursula), Mischa Kiek/Tommie Christiaan (Prince Eric), Roberto de Groot (Sebastian) NOTES: Highlights for about 35 minutes from different shows The Little Mermaid - The Netherlands - 2013 FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Tessa van Tol (Ariel), Ellis van Laarhoven (alt Ursula), Tommie Christiaan (Prince Eric), Marc-Peter van der Maas (u/s King Triton), Juan Wells (Sebastian), Martijn Vogel (Flounder) NOTES: No zooms and some heads in the way. In act 2 mostly pointed too high. C/D quality Little Miss Sunshine - UK Tour - May, 2019 (hitmewithyourbethshot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Evie Gibson (Olive Hoover), Gabriel Vick (Richard Hoover), Lucy O’Byrne (Sheryl Hoover), Paul Keating (Frank Hoover), Mark Moraghan (Grandpa Hoover), Sev Keoshgerian (Dwayne Hoover), Imelda Warren-Green (Linda/Miss California), Matthew McDonald (Josh/Kirby), Ian Carlyle (Larry/Buddy) A Little Night Music - New York City Opera - November 7, 1990 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Sally Ann Howes (Desiree Armfeldt), Regina Resnik (Madame Armfeldt), George Lee Andrews (Fredrik Egerman), Beverly Lambert (Anne Egerman), Kevin Anderson (Henrik Egerman), Michael Maguire (Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm), Maureen Moore (Countess Charlotte Malcolm), Susan Terry (Petra), Danielle Ferland (Fredrika Armfeldt), Ron Baker (Mr. Lindquist), Lisa Saffer (Mrs. Nordstrom), Barbara Shirvis (Mrs. Anderssen), Michael Rees Davis (Mr. Erlanson), Susanne Marsee (Mrs. Segstrom), David Comstock (Frid) NOTES: Production at Lincoln Center, PBS aired, pro-shot. Very slight generational loss. A Little Night Music - Théâtre Du Châtelet - 2010 (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Greta Scacchi (Desiree Armfeldt), Leslie Caron (Madame Armfeldt), Lambert Wilson (Fredrik Egerman), Rebecca Bottone (Anne Egerman), David Curry (Henrik Egerman), Nicholas Garrett (Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm), Deanne Meek (Countess Charlotte Malcolm), Francesca Jackson (Petra), Celeste de Veazey (Fredrika Armfeldt) NOTES: This is the first production of Sondheim's show ever in France. Produced at the world-famous Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. In English and full stage shot with clear sound but no closeups. A Little Shop of Horrors - American Musical Theater Of San Jose - January-February, 2008 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Josh Lamon (Seymour), Christiane Noll (Audrey), Hal Linden (Mushnik), Todd Alan Johnson (Orin), Michael Mandell (Audrey II), Kristin McDonald (Crystal), Izetta Fang (Ronnette), Adrienne Miller (Chiffon) NOTES: Single camera on tripod, mix of full-stage and mid-range shots, soundboard Little Shop of Horrors - Encores! Off-Center - July 1, 2015 (Opening Night) (NYCG8R's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Jake Gyllenhaal (Seymour), Ellen Greene (Audrey), Joe Grifasi (Mushnik), Taran Killam (Orin), Eddie Cooper (Audrey II), Marva Hicks (Crystal), Ramona Keller (Ronnette), Tracy Nicole Chapman (Chiffon) NOTES: Opening Night filmed from the very back of City Center, so there is some spotlight washout that's never too bad and a head that's shot well around. A- Little Shop of Horrors - Encores! Off-Center - July 2, 2015 (Matinee) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Jake Gyllenhaal (Seymour), Ellen Greene (Audrey), Joe Grifasi (Mushnik), Taran Killam (Orin), Eddie Cooper (Audrey II), Marva Hicks (Crystal), Ramona Keller (Ronnette), Tracy Nicole Chapman (Chiffon) NOTES: Beautiful HD capture of the Encores Summer Series. Ellen and Jake were perfection and this was the 2015 show that was not to be missed! The last 15 mins (customers coming in and song/scene finale don't feed the plants) are mostly blind shot, where a few times no action can be seen. Everything else is there and beautiful. A- Little Shop of Horrors - Off-Broadway Revival - January 24, 2020 (Highlights) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Gideon Glick (Seymour), Tammy Blanchard (Audrey), Tom Alan Robbins (Mushnik), Christian Borle (Orin), Kingsley Leggs (Audrey II), Salome Smith (Crystal), Ari Groover (Ronnette), Joy Woods (Chiffon) NOTES: Highlights include from "Dentist!" to "Mushnik and Son" and from "Suddenly Seymour" to "Suppertime" Little Shop of Horrors - Pasadena Playhouse - October 13, 2019 FORMAT:  MOV (HD) CAST: George Salazar (Seymour), MJ Rodriguez (Audrey), Kevin Chamberlin (Mushnik), Matthew Wilkas (Orin), Amber Riley (Audrey II), Cheyenne Isabel Wells (Crystal), Brittany Campbell (Ronnette), Tickwanya Jones (Chiffon), Brittany Campbell, Cheyenne Isabel Wells, Tickwanya Jones NOTES: Includes the full show and the curtain call. There is some drifting in Act One, but it isn’t as prevalent in Act Two. There are a lot of obstructions, but I was (mostly) able to film around them. The only part that was really blocked was Somewhere That’s Green. Somewhere That’s Green (Reprise) is the only majorly whitewashed part, but other than that it’s not too much of an issue. Overall, it’s a pretty decent capture of the show, considering it’s my first video master. Little Women - Broadway - December 11, 2004 (Preview) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Sutton Foster (Jo), Danny Gurwin (Laurie), Megan McGinnis (Beth), Jenny Powers (Meg), Amy McAlexander (Amy), Maureen McGovern (Marmee), Janet Carroll (Aunt March), John Hickok (Professor Bhaer), Robert Stattel (Mr. Laurence), Jim Weitzer (Mr. Brooke) NOTES: Excellent video capture of the show! A little spotlight washout in the first 15 mins. Sound is excellent throughout. Also includes short Preview piece from NY1. Lizzie - Amherst - April 7, 2018 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Kiely Mugford (Lizzie Borden), Emma Ratshin (Emma Borden), Willa Grimes (Alice Russell), Dominique Manuel (Bridget Sullivan) NOTES: This is a proshot/house cam that the production company (Amherst College Green Room) has posted online in full 1080p resolution. Lord of the Rings: The Musical - Toronto, Canada - August 26, 2006 (Highlights) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: James Loye (Frodo), Peter Howe (Sam), Brent Carver (Gandalf), Evan Buliung (Aragorn), Rebecca Jackson Mendoza (Galadriel), Owen Sharpe (Pippin), Dylan Roberts (Merry), Michael Therriault (Gollum), Carly Street (Arwen), Victor A Young (Elrond), Dion Johnstone (Boromir), Gabriel Burrafato (Legolas), Ross Williams (Gimli), Richard McMillan (Saruman), Kristin Galer (Rosie Cotton), Cliff Saunders (Bilbo Baggins), Kerry Dorey NOTES: Footage that runs over an hour long. Pretty dark and most full stage shots. Includes scenes from Acts 2 and 3. Often listed as several different dates including March 23, 2006 Love in Hate Nation - Red Bank - November 30, 2019 (Highlights) (Sammi's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Amina Faye (Susannah), Kelly McIntyre (Sheila Nail), Emerson Mae Smith (Kitty), Lauren Marcus (Miss Asp), Lena Skeele (Dorothy), Tatiana Wechsler (Judith), Sydney Farley (Ya-Ya), Jasmine Forsberg (Rat), Ryan Vona (Francis/Buzz/Doc Shock/Others) NOTES: Act 1 only. Sammi's master. Notes from master: go nuts with my boots, share them, gif them, yt them, the world is your oyster. Love Letters - Online Reading - May 21, 2020 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Sally Field (Melissa Gardner), Bryan Cranston (Andrew Makepeace Ladd III) Love Never Dies - First National Tour - September 25, 2018 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Bronson Norris Murphy (The Phantom), Meghan Picerno (Christine Daaé), Sean Thompson (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Karen Mason (Madame Giry), Mary Michael Patterson (Meg Giry), Katrina Kemp (Fleck), Richard Koons (Squelch), Stephen Petrovich (Gangle), Jake Heston Miller (Gustave) NOTES: Wonderful HD capture of the reworked North American Tour. Everything is nicely captured and great performances from the cast. I really enjoyed this production and cast! A Love Never Dies - Melbourne - September 15, 2011 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MKV (HD) CAST: Ben Lewis (The Phantom), Anna O’Byrne (Christine Daaé), Simon Gleeson (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Maria Mercedes (Madame Giry), Sharon Millerchip (Meg Giry), Emma J Hawkins (Fleck), Paul Ettore Tabone (Squelch), Dean Vince (Gangle), Jack Lyall (Gustave) NOTES: Pro-shot of the revamped Australian Production. Released on BluRay. Love Never Dies - Vienna, Austria - October 18, 2013 (Opening Night) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Drew Sarich (The Phantom), Milica Jovanovic (Christine Daaé), Julian Looman (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Maya Hakvoort (Madame Giry), Barbara Obermeier (Meg Giry), Katja Berg (Fleck), Peter Kratochvil (Squelch), Armin Kahl (Gangle), Leonid Sushon (Gustave) NOTES: The master of this recording has encoded the dvd in CSS (Content Scrambling System). However it is easily crackable with free software like Handbrake. Love Never Dies - West End - June 25, 2010 (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Ramin Karimloo (The Phantom), Sierra Boggess (Christine Daaé), Joseph Millson (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Liz Robertson (Madame Giry), Summer Strallen (Meg Giry) NOTES: House cam pro-shot. Pre-changes. Mic seems to cut out toward the end of "The Beauty Underneath" but is back by "The Phantom Confronts Christine." Love Story - Dutch Tour - February 14, 2014 FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Celinde Schoenmaker (Jennifer Cavilleri), Freek Bartels (Oliver Barrett IV), Dick Cohen (Phil Cavilleri), Ad Knippels (Mr. Oliver Barrett III), Jeannine Geerts (Oliver's Mother), Jonathan Demoor (Dokter Selzer), Liss Walravens (Sara Jane) Lungs - London (Social Distancing Version) - July 4, 2020 (Matinee) (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Matt Smith (M), Claire Foy (W) NOTES: Screen-recording of the livestream of the socially distanced version. Fuzzy video quality, audio is fine. The frame rate seems to be low so the video lags.