#Scott Chenoweth

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teacup — 1.02 my little lighthouse

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Teacup 1.03 Quiet for No Reason ↳ 2,097 1080p logofree screencaps

Teacup 1.04 In the Heart of the Country ↳ 2,068 1080p logofree screencaps

[florals-cardigan]

List of bway celebs you should not support bc they're Zionist or "neutral" on genocide

Kristin Chenoweth

Idina Menzel

Jeremy Jordan

Jonathan Groff

Andrew Rannells

Ariana Debose

Josh Gad

Annaleigh Ashford

Julie Benko

Sierra Boggess

Carolee Carmello

Victoria Clark

Micaela Diamond

Tovah Feldshuh

Wilson Jermaine Heredia

Derek Klena

Linda Lavin

Raymond J. Lee

Caissie Levy

Jose Llana

Terrence Mann

Debra Messing

Jessie Mueller

Alex Newell

Kelli O’Hara

Benjamin Pajak

Billy Porter

Seth Rudetsky

James Wesley

Ben Platt

Mike Faist

Noah Galvin

Lea Michelle

Andrew Scott

Olga Merediz,

Betty Buckley

Alexandra Billings

Talia Suskauer

Ali Ewoldt

Wilson Cruz

Dylan Mulvaney

Josh Groban

Seth Rudesky

If I missed anyone on that list, let me know so I'll add them on the list

Patti LePone

Christy Altomare

Anyways, theater kids for Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[operachristine]

Holiday Gifting Day 5

Day 5 of 5 features a few Wicked audios with Nessarose understudies!

Idina Menzel (Elphaba), Helen Dallimore (Glinda), Adam Garcia (Fiyero), Nigel Planer (The Wizard), Miriam Margolyes (Madame Morrible), Caroline Keiff (u/s Nessarose), James Gillan (Boq), Martin Ball (Doctor Dillamond) October 28, 2006; London Matinee

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Ashleigh Gray (s/b Elphaba), Dianne Pilkington (Glinda), Pharic Scott (u/s Fiyero), Sam Kelly (The Wizard), Harriet Thorpe (Madame Morrible), Emily Tierney (u/s Nessarose), Alex Jessop (Boq), David Stoller (Doctor Dillamond) February 6, 2010; London

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Idina Menzel (Elphaba), Kristin Chenoweth (Glinda), Kristoffer Cusick (u/s Fiyero), Joel Grey (The Wizard), Carole Shelley (Madame Morrible), Eden Espinosa (u/s Nessarose), Christopher Fitzgerald (Boq), William Youmans (Doctor Dillamond) December 21, 2003; Broadway || Notes: This is the only known recording of Eden as Nessarose! Missing No Good Deed and March of the Witch Hunters.

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Shoshana Bean (Elphaba), Megan Hilty (Glinda), David Ayers (Fiyero), Ben Vereen (The Wizard), Adinah Alexander (u/s Madame Morrible), Stacie Morgain Lewis (u/s Nessarose), Jeffrey Kuhn (Boq), Sean McCourt (Doctor Dillamond) September 24, 2005; Broadway

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Dee Roscioli (Elphaba), Erin Mackey (Glinda), Derrick Williams (Fiyero), Gene Weygandt (The Wizard), Rondi Reed (Madame Morrible), Kate Fahrner (u/s Nessarose), Adam Fleming (Boq), K. Todd Freeman (Doctor Dillamond) March 21, 2007; Chicago

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Jenna Leigh Green (u/s Elphaba), Kendra Kassebaum (Glinda), Derrick Williams (Fiyero), David Garrison (The Wizard), Carol Kane (Madame Morrible), Lori Holmes (u/s Nessarose), Logan Lipton (Boq), Timothy Britten Parker (Doctor Dillamond) April 9, 2005; First National Tour

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Willemijn Verkaik (Elphaba), Valerie Link (u/s Glinda), Jens Simon Petersen (u/s Fiyero), Carlo Lauber (The Wizard), Angelika Wedekind (Madame Morrible), Maike Switzer (u/s Nessarose), Stefan Stara (Boq), Michael Günther (Doctor Dillamond) December 22, 2007; Stuttgart Matinee || Notes: Valerie's first show as Glinda.

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Eden Espinosa (Elphaba), Kendra Kassebaum (Glinda), Nicolas Dromard (Fiyero), Tom McGowan (The Wizard), Jody Gelb (Madame Morrible), Neka Zang (u/s Nessarose), Etai BenShlomo (Boq), Paul Slade Smith (Doctor Dillamond), Gregory Haney (Chistery), Samantha Zack (u/s Witch's Mother), Tim Talman (Witch's Father / Ozian Official) April 6, 2010; San Francisco || Notes: Neka's first show as Nessarose.

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@kennedycasting - Happy Monday! Be sure to end today with an all-new episode of NCIS: Origins TONIGHT! Join us as we take a trip to Mexico in “Vivo o Muerto,” written by Gina Lucita Monreal, Michael J. Ballin, Thomas Aguilar & Rafael Samano, and directed by Loren Yaconelli! Tonight’s recurring and guest cast includes Bobby Moynihan, Tonantzin Carmelo, Antonio Jaramillo, Ely Henry, Grant Anstine, Christopher Allen, Matthew Henerson, Brian Chenoweth, Jared Bankens, George Paez, Paolo Cesar, David Caro Levy, Santino Jimenez, Scott Allen Rinker, Zoe Sansanowicz, Kimberly J. Marquez, Becca Alvarado, Daniela Cardarelli, and Maria De Los Angeles! Enjoy the show! And thanks for watching! @ginalucita @michaelballin #ThomasAguilar #RafaelSamano @lyac @bibbymoynihan @tonantzincarmelo @official_antonio_jaramillo @elyhenry #GrantAnstine @teamchrisallen @matthenerson @brianscottchenoweth @mr_bankens @thatdudegeorgepaez @paolo_cesar86 @davidcarolevy @santinoj @rinkstar71 @zoe_sansanowicz @kimberlykjm @baconavocado_ @danielacardarelli @yourstrulymary #CastingBy @kennedycasting #KrystiBaxter #MeredithGoble @ncisverse @cbstv #NCIS #NCISOrigins #casting #castingdirector

[historyofglee]

On this day in 2009:

Glee season 1, episode 5 “The Rhodes Not Taken” aired.

Written by Ian Brennan and directed by John Scott, the episode was originally watched by 7.40m viewers in the United States.

1x05 featured 4 new cover songs- Maybe This Time, Alone, Last Name, and Somebody to Love.

The episode also introduced Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes.

[orchidsandtulips]

Okay, so Vocal Coaches are amazing. They give you personalized advice for singing based on your own voice and it’s great.

However, if you can’t get a vocal coach, it’s possible to learn through observation. This gets a bit tricky since it’s very easy to fall into mimicking other people’s voices, which isn’t healthy/sustainable for most singing purposes. Ideally, you want to mimic the technique, not the voice. Now, a good thing to do when you want to learn new techniques is to find singers who have voices similar to yours and see what they do.

If they have a similar voice to yours, the vocal maneuvers that are healthy for them have a better chance of translating over to you.

You can track them to find more fun songs to sing.

When looking for these singers, match your voice types, vocal timbres, and preferred music genre.

Voice types are: Soprano (High Female), Mezzo Soprano (Middle Female), Alto (Low Female), Tenor (High Male), Baritone (Middle Male), Bass (Low Male)

Some things that describe vocal timbres are: “Bright” (Sounds higher, more youthful. Think 1937 Snow White for high female voices, 1997 Anastasia for lower female voices. The closer it sounds to Spongebob or a Wicked Witch, the brighter it is), “Warm” or “Dark” (Sounds like it has depth, a little more mature. Think 1959 Sleeping Beauty for soprano voices, 1950 Cinderella for Mezzo or Alto Voices. The closer it sounds to a Femme Fatale character or to Patrick Warburton, the darker it is), and there are more but I don’t know the technical terms. If a voice type is a range, then a timbre is the way a voice sounds within that range.

I haven’t heard a song that wasn’t from a musical since 2016, so all my examples of singers are broadway or movie musical stars. I have blind spots. You can find more people using your ears, a recording of your own singing, and a radio/music streaming service.

Soprano or Mezzo - Bright: Laura Osnes (Bandstand, Bonnie & Clyde, 2013 Cinderella), Lauren Worsham (Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Lisa O’Hare (Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked, Candide, Descendants, and so much more), Kristin Stokes (Percy Jackson Musical), Kara Lindsay (Newsies, also Wicked), Caroline Innerbichler (Frozen Tour), Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect, Movie Last Five Years, Movie Into the Woods, etc.), Sutton Foster (Little Women, Shrek the Musical, Anything Goes, Drowsy Chaperone, etc.), Liz Callaway (Film Anastasia, Lion King II, etc.), Jessica Vosk (Wicked, Dreamland, more than that), Annaleigh Ashford (Legally Blonde, Sweeney Todd Revival, Wicked, etc), Jessie Mueller (Six, Beautiful the Carole King musical, definitely more), Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde, probably more than that), Sherie Renee Scott (Broadway Last Five Years, definitely more)

Soprano or Mezzo - Dark/Warm: Kelli O’Hara (Light in the Piazza, 2012 Brigadoon, Bridges of Madison County, Days of Wine and Roses, etc), Patti Murin (Frozen Broadway), Barbara Streisand (Funny Girl, Hello Dolly!, many more), Kate Baldwin (Big Fish Broadway Musical), Barbara Cook (Original Music Man, She Loves Me), Laura Benanti (She Loves Me revival), Sierra Boggess (Phantom of the Opera, The Little Mermaid Broadway, etc.), Phillipa Soo (Hamilton, 2022 Into the Woods, 2023 Camelot, Amelie, etc), Christy Altomare (Anastasia the Musical), Idina Menzel (Wicked, Rent, Disney’s Disenchanted, etc), Julie Andrews (Sound of Music, Original Camelot, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, etc), Denee Benton (Great Comet, I know she has been in other things, but I don’t know what they are), Emily Rohm (Ride the Cyclone), Erika Henningsen (Mean Girls broadway, The Theory of Relativity, almost definitely more), Gelsey Bell (Great Comet, Ghost Quartet, probably more Dave Malloy things)

Mezzo/Alto - Bright: Caroline O’Connor (Anastasia Broadway), Patina Miller (2022 Into the Woods), Capathia Jenkins (Newsies, might not be an alto), Faith Prince (Original Broadway Guys and Dolls), Ciara Renee (Big Fish the musical, might not be an alto), Susan Egan (Beauty and the Beast broadway, Movie Hercules, etc), Barret Wilbert Weed (Mean Girls, Heathers, probably much more), Eva Noblezada (Hadestown, The Great Gatsby, definitely more), Amber Gray (Great Comet, Hadestown, I’ll bet there’s more)

Mezzo/Alto - Warm/Dark: Brittain Ashford (Great Comet, Ghost Quartet, more Dave Malloy things, etc.), Judy Garland (The Wizard of Oz film, Meet Me in St. Louis film, etc), Mary Beth Peil (Anastasia Broadway), Sara Bareilles (Waitress, 2022 Into the Woods), Meryl Streep (Mamma Mia film, Into the Woods film, etc), Jill Paice (American in Paris Broadway Musical), Stephanie J. Block (2012 Brigadoon, she has many other credits but I don’t know them), Marla Schaffel (Jane Eyre the Musical), Molly Gordon (Alice by Heart, probably more)

Tenor - Bright: Jeremy Jordan (Newsies, Bonnie & Clyde, The Great Gatsby, Movie Last Five Years, etc), Rory O’Malley (Book of Mormon, I don’t know his other credits, but I bet they exist), Robert Fairchild (American in Paris), Johnathan Groff (Movie Frozen, Little Shop, 2024 Merrily We Roll Along, Hamilton, etc), Lin Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, In the Heights, anything he has written), Ben Fankhauser (Newsies, The Mad Ones, etc. Kind of in the middle with the bright/dark tones), Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies, Tuck Everlasting), Michael Crawford (Original Phantom of the Opera, Movie Hello Dolly, etc), Chris McCarrell (Percy Jackson Musical, One of the Les Mis casts, etc), George Salazar (Percy Jackson Musical, Be More Chill, etc), Johnathan Raviv (Percy Jackson Musical), Sam Primack (Dreamland, probably more than that), Nirvaan Pal (Dreamland, probably more than that), Corey Cott (Bandstand, Newsies, almost definitely more than that), Colton Ryan (Alice by Heart, probably more)

Tenor - Warm/Dark: Derek Klena (Anastasia broadway musical, Pretty sure he was in Moulin Rouge, but I don’t know if he was the cast recording cast, etc.), Aaron Tveit (Movie Les Mis, another Moulin Rouge person that I don’t know about cast recording status), Hugh Jackman (Movie Les Mis, Greatest Showman, etc), Norbert Leo Butz (Wicked, Big Fish, etc), Bryce Pinkham (Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Gavin Creel (2022 Into the Woods, I’ll bet there are more), Santino Fontana (2013 Cinderella, there are more), Ramin Karimloo (Anastasia broadway, Phantom of the Opera, Funny Girl Revival, he’s either a tenor or a baritone with RANGE), Bobby Steggert (Big Fish Musical), Ross Lekites (2012 Brigadoon, probably more), Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen, definitely more than that)

Baritone - Bright: Christian Borle (Little Shop, Something Rotten, definitely more than that. Either he’s a high baritone or a tenor), Jefferson Mays (Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Tom Alan Robbins (Little Shop - same cast as Johnathan Groff, probably more), Zachary Levi (Tangled, She Loves Me Revival), Chris Pine (Movie Into the Woods, Wish. Either a high baritone or a tenor), Robert Preston (Original Music Man, Movie Music Man,

Baritone - Warm/Dark: Josh Groban (Great Comet, Sweeney Todd Revival, etc), John Bolton (Anastasia broadway cast), Constantine Germanacos (Anastasia broadway, probably more), Brian D’arcy James (2022 Into the Woods, Days of Wine and Roses, Shrek the Musical, etc), John Dosset (Newsies, probably more), Peter Gallagher (Original Broadway Guys and Dolls), Brandon Uranowitz (American in Paris broadway musical, probably more), Patrick Wilson (Movie Phantom of the Opera, 2012 Brigadoon, probably more), Michael Ball (2020 Les Mis)

Bass (There are so few of these in musical theatre and just in general that I can’t split it up by timbre) - Patrick Page (Hadestown, Hunchback of Notre Dame, probably more), Michael McElroy (Dreamland, definitely more than that), that one soloist in “A Rumor in St. Petersburg,” that one ensemble member from A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.

[celebritieswhosupportgenocide]

Abdul, Paula Accardi, Gimena Aniston, Jennifer Apatow, Judd Baddiel, David Baron Cohen, Sacha Bass, Lance Bayer, Vanessa Beckham, Sara Benson, Ashley Bialik, Mayim Bieber, Justin Biel, Jessica Black, Jack Bloom, Orlando Braun, Scott Brie, Alison Brolin, Josh Cain, Dean Carr, Jimmy Chastain, Jessica Chenoweth, Kristen Cohen, Andy Collins, Lily Condor, Lana Cooper, Bradley Cox, Courtney Crystal, Billie Curtis, Jamie Lee David, Cazzie Davis, Viola Debose, Ariana Del Rey, Lana Deschanel, Zooey Deutch, Zoey Dewan, Jenna Diddy Combs, Sean Dobrev, Nina Douglas, Michael Dr. Phil Eric, Andre Fanning, Dakota Ferrell, Will Fisher, Isla Foster, Chelsea Fry, Stephen Gad, Josh Gadot, Gal Gage, Lukas Garner, Jennifer Garner, Julia Garrix, Martin Gellar, Sarah Michelle Gelman, Brett Gilmour, David Gomez, Sarah Goodblum, Jason Groban, Josh Groff, Jonathan Haddish, Tiffany Hamil, Mark Hamm, Jon Handler, Selena Hargitay, Mariska Hewitt, Jennifer Love Hudgens, Vanessa Hyland, Sarah Imbruglia, Natalia Jackson, Paris Jenner, Kris Jenner, Taylor Judge Judy Kailing, Mindy Kardashian ,Amy Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kemsley, Dorit King, Joey Kiyoko, Hayley Kloss, Karlie Kunis, Mila Lautner, Nicole Leggero, Natasha Levine, Adam Levy, Eugene Levy, Shawn Lohan, Lindsay Lohan, Lindsay Longoria, Eva Lucas, Matt LuPone, Patti Madonna Mamet, Zosia Marguiles, Julianna McGregor, Ewan Mendel, Howie Messing, Debra Meyers, Seth Mia, Pia Michele, Lea Miguel Milano, Alyssa Mirren, Helen Moore, Mandy Morrone, Camila Munn, Olivia Norris, Chuck O'Donnel, Rosie Oberman, Tracy-Ann Ora, Rita Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Sharon Oyelowo, David Pascal, Amy Paulson, Sarah Peck, Josh Peele, Jordan Peltz, Kim Perry, Katy Phillipps, Busy Plaza, Aubrey Pompeo, Ellen Portman, Natalie Prisloo, Behati Richie, Sofia Riley, Rachel Rock, Chris Rock, Chris Rose, Ruby Rosenthal, Phil Roth, Ellie Rowling, JK Saldaña, Zoe Sandler, Adam Savage, Ben Schnapp, Noah Schreiber, Liev Schumer, Kylie Schwartz, Lorraine Schwarzenegger, Patrick Schwimmer, David Segel, Jason\ Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, Jessica Shannon, Molly Shields, Brooke Short, Martin Silverman, Brooklyn Snyder, Zach Sommerhalder, Ian Spears, Lynn Jamie Spektor, Regina Stiller, Ben Sting Stone, Sharon Sudeikis, Jason Theroux, Justin Thorne, Bella Timberlake, Justin Tisdale, Ashley Waititi, Taika Walsh, Kate Washington, Kerry Whiterspoon, Reese Wilde, Olivia Williams, Tyler James Wu, Constance Yatra, Sebastian Zimmer, Constance Zinchenko Zoe, Rachel Zuckerman, Jeremy

[ulkaralakbarova]

A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation—without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Sam Stone: Danny DeVito Barbara Stone: Bette Midler Ken Kessler: Judge Reinhold Sandy Kessler: Helen Slater Carol Dodsworth: Anita Morris Earl James Mott: Bill Pullman Chief Henry Benton: William G. Schilling Lt. Bender: Art Evans Lt. Walters: Clarence Felder Bedroom Killer: J.E. Freeman Heavy Metal Kid: Gary Riley The Mugger: Frank Sivero Loan Officer: Phyllis Applegate Hooker in Car: Jeannine Bisignano Technician: J.P. Bumstead Stereo Store Customer: Jon Cutler Stereo Store Customer: Susan Marie Snyder Cop at Sam’s House: Jim Doughan Cop at Jail: Christopher J. Keene Coroner: Henry Noguchi Cop with Killer Picture: Arnold F. Turner Sam’s Attorney: Bob Tzudiker Arresting Cop: Charles A. Vanegas Social Worker: Louise Yaffe Secretary to Chief of Police: Janet Rotblatt Judge: Charlotte Zucker Waiter: Art Bonilla Newscaster: Rick DeReyes Newscaster: Mie Hunt Newscaster: Ron Tank Aerobic Instructor: Susan Stadner Aerobic Instructor: Beth R. Johnson Model: Twyla Littleton Elderly Woman: Mary Elizabeth Thompson Newsreader (voice) (uncredited): Phil Hartman Film Crew: Director: Jim Abrahams Director: David Zucker Director: Jerry Zucker Screenplay: Dale Launer Executive Producer: Joanna Lancaster Executive Producer: Walter Yetnikoff Director of Photography: Jan de Bont Editor: Gib Jaffe Producer: Michael Peyser Editor: Arthur Schmidt Casting: Ellen Chenoweth Costume Designer: Rosanna Norton Unit Production Manager: Jeffrey Chernov First Assistant Director: William S. Beasley Second Assistant Director: Bruce Humphrey Art Direction: Donald B. Woodruff Music Supervisor: Tommy Mottola Set Decoration: Anne D. McCulley Supervising Sound Editor: Charles L. Campbell Supervising Sound Editor: Louis L. Edemann Sound Editor: Larry Carow Sound Editor: Samuel C. Crutcher Sound Editor: Mike Dobie Sound Editor: Chuck Neely Makeup Artist: Brad Wilder Key Hair Stylist: Barbara Lorenz Costume Supervisor: Eric H. Sandberg Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Donald O. Mitchell Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Rick Kline Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Kevin O’Connell Executive Producer: Richard Wagner Stunts: Loren Janes Stunts: Faith Minton Stunt Coordinator: Walter Scott Stunts: Charles Croughwell Stunts: Gregory J. Barnett Opening Title Sequence: Sally Cruikshank Stunts: Pat Romano Songs: Billy Joel Songs: Mick Jagger Stunts: Ralph Garrett Stunts: Gene Hartline Stunts: Diamond Farnsworth Stunts: Vince Deadrick Sr. Stunts: Richard Drown Stunts: Brad Bovee Stunts: Ray Bickel Stunts: Danny Costa Stunts: Phil Adams Stunts: Wayne King Sr. Stunts: Sasha Jenson Stunts: Carol Neilson Stunts: Max Kleven Stunts: Kathleen O’Haco Stunts: Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw Stunts: Ben Scott Stunts: John-Clay Scott Stunts: Carol Rees Stunts: Ted White Stunts: Brian Smrz Stunts: Mike Watson Original Music Composer: Michel Colombier Movie Reviews:

[are-they-z]

Supporters of #NoHostageLeftBehind Open Letter to Joe Biden - Part 1/2

The letter consists of lies, no mention of Palestinian genocides, and a call for ceasefire.

Read the full letter:

Dear President Biden,

We are heartened by Friday's release of the two American hostages, Judith Ranaan and her daughter Natalie Ranaan [Raanan] and by today's release of two Israelis, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, whose husbands remain in captivity.

But our relief is tempered by our overwhelming concern that 220 innocent people, including 30 children, remain captive by terrorists, threatened with torture and death. They were taken by Hamas in the savage massacre of October 7, where over 1,400 Israelis were slaughtered—women raped, families burned alive, and infants beheaded.

Thank you for your unshakable moral conviction, leadership, and support for the Jewish people, who have been terrorized by Hamas since the group's founding over 35 years ago, and for the Palestinians, who have also been terrorized, oppressed, and victimized by Hamas for the last 17 years that the group has been governing Gaza.

We all want the same thing: Freedom for Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace. Freedom from the brutal violence spread by Hamas. And most urgently, in this moment, freedom for the hostages.

We urge everyone to not rest until all hostages are released. No hostage can be left behind. Whether American, Argentinian, Australian, Azerbaijani, Brazilian, British, Canadian, Chilean, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Eritrean, Filipino, French, German, Indian, Israeli, Italian, Kazakh, Mexican, Panamanian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, South African, Spanish, Sri Lankan, Thai, Ukrainian, Uzbekistani or otherwise, we need to bring them home.

Supporters:

Adam & Jackie Sandler

Amy Schumer

Aaron Sorkin

Barry Diller

Behati Prinsloo

Bella Thorne

Ben Stiller

Bob Odenkirk

Bobbi Brown

Bradley Cooper

Brett Gelman

Chris Rock

Constance Wu

Courteney Cox

David Alan Grier

David Chang

David Geffen

David Oyelowo

Diane Von Furstenberg

Eli Roth

Emma Seligman

Eric Andre

Ewan McGregor

Gal Gadot

Gwyneth Paltrow

Harvey Keitel

Isla Fisher

Jack Black

James Brolin

Jason Blum

Jason Sudeikis

Jeff Goldblum

Jerry Seinfeld

Jesse Plemons

Jessica Biel

Jessica Seinfeld

Joey King

John Slattery

Jon Hamm

Jordan Peele

Josh Brolin

Judd Apatow

Judge Judy Sheindlin

Julia Garner

Julianna Margulies

Julie Rudd

Justin Theroux

Justin Timberlake

Karlie Kloss

Katy Perry

Kirsten Dunst

Lana Del Rey

Laura Dern

Liev Schreiber

Madonna

Martin Short

Michelle Williams

Mila Kunis

Nicola Peltz

Noa Tishby

Olivia Wilde

Orlando Bloom

Paul & Julie Rudd

Richard Jenkins

Rita Ora

Ross Duffer

Sacha Baron Cohen

Sam Levinson

Sarah Paulson

Sean Combs

Shira Haas

Sting & Trudie Styler

Taika Waititi

Thomas Kail

Tiffany Haddish

Tyler Perry

Will Ferrell

Andy Cohen

Alex Edelman

Amy Sherman Palladino

Aubrey Plaza

Barry Levinson

Billy Crystal

Brad Falchuk

Brian Grazer

Bridget Everett

Brooke Shields

Chelsea Handler

Chloe Fineman

Chris Jericho

Colleen Camp

David Schwimmer

Dawn Porter

Dean Cain

Debra Messing

Elisabeth Shue

Erin Foster

Eugene Levy

Gene Stupinski

Gina Gershon

Guy Oseary

Henry Winkler

Holland Taylor

James Corden

Jason Reitman

Jessica Elbaum

Jimmy Carr

Jonathan Ross

Josh Charles

Juliette Lewis

Kristen Schaal

Kristin Chenoweth

Lea Michele

Mark Foster

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Matthew Weiner

Michael Rappaport

Molly Shannon

Noah Schnapp

Pattie LuPone

Regina Spektor

Sara Foster

Sarah Cooper

Scott Braun

Seth Meyers

Sharon Stone

Zack Snyder

Zoey Deutch

Zosia Mamet

Zoe Saldana

Alex Aja

Aaron Bay-Schuck

Amy Chozick

Aron Coleite

Adam Goodman

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Adam Levine

Allan Loeb

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Angela Robinson

Antonio Campos

Anthony Russo

Alexandra Shiva

Andrew Singer

Alison Statter

Alona Tal

Ali Wentworth

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Arik Kneller

Ashley Levinson

Asif Satchu

Barbara Hershey

Barry Rosenstein

Beau Flynn

Ben Turner

Ben Winston

Ben Younger

Blair Kohan

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Bruna Papandrea

Cameron Curtis

Casey Neistat

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Charles Roven

Chris Fischer

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Craig Silverstein

Dan Aloni

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Dana Goldberg

Dana Klein

Danny Strong

Daniel Palladino

Danielle Bernstein

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Daphne Kastner

David Bernad

David Baddiel

David Ellison

David Gilmour &

Polly Sampson

David Goodman

David Joseph

David Kohan

David Lowery

Deborah Lee Furness

Deborah Snyder

Donny Deutsch

Doug Liman

Douglas Chabbott

Eddy Kitsis

Edgar Ramirez

Elizabeth Himelstein

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Evan Jonigkeit

Evan Winiker

Francis Benhamou

Francis Lawrence

Fred Raskin

[austerulous]

◈  @talkawayknight clicked the ♡ to get a web weaving

1. For Good, Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth. 2. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010). 3. A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara. 4. The People You Will Fall In Love With In Your 20s, Ryan O’Connell. 5. Kültür Kava. 6. I’ll Give You the Sun, Jandy Nelson. 7. Platonic Love, Rose Mannie. 8. Grief Lessons: Four Plays, Euripides, tr. Anne Carson. 9. fairycosmos. 10. kafk-a.

[likeafantasy]

teacup — 1.03 quiet for no reason

[steelcityreviews]

REVIEW: Disney’s Descendants: The Musical

After three long years, Hamilton Theatre Inc. has returned in full force with sold out houses even before opening night (starting with their 64th season opener of the 1980's cult classic turned musical Heathers). The thrill of sold out productions speaks volumes to the cast, crew, band members, volunteers and, of course, audiences who have waited (im)patiently to sit back and be taken away on a musical theatre journey that HTI delivers with dedication and delight.

      Disney's Descendants: The Musical is a popular film series turned stage production combining storylines and songs from the first two films and showcases the villainous side of the House of Mouse. The teenage offspring of infamous characters such as Maleficent, Jafar, The Evil Queen Grimhild and Cruella DeVille are granted a royal opportunity to leave the realm their parents have been banished to and see what being good could do for them instead. It's a simple plot but one that speaks to audiences of all ages, especially if, like me, you believed that the villains were more interesting than the heroes anyway.

     The set design includes multiple levels, moving pieces, hidden passageways and some truly stunning stained glass windows which feature more beloved characters from Disney classics. HTI is no stranger to utilizing the stage to maximize its fullest potential and this set is no exception. Little touches and "easter eggs" let us know that the Disney spirit is truly present throughout. A huge nod to the efficiency of the stage management team allowing numerous transitions and set changes to flow smoothly.  The lighting design, for the most part, is effective, colourful and deepens the magical atmosphere of the story. There are times where the cast is only half lit or unintentionally in shadow which made it difficult to see their facial expressions and reactions. Some extra spot or warm flood lights would resolve this easily.

     Costume design is another strong element of this production, especially with so many recognizable characters from Disney's vast anthology. Designers Jenn Helsdon and Krystal Clarke blend iconic and modern, unique pieces to create original, flashy costumes for every character. Very impressive efforts from this design team who had a huge cast and multiple characters to create for.

      The cast of Disney's Descendants: The Musical is split into youth and adult members who almost always bring enthusiasm to their roles. Kudos must be given to the production team for finding a diverse range of talent with several cast members being on stage for the first time ever. There's several praiseworthy performances from both HTI veterans and first-timers alike. Taylor-Rae Scott oozes with delicious villainy as Maleficent and is, by far, the standout in terms of vocal prowess and characterization. Scott's signature song, "Evil Like Me" is a campy delight and channels the energy of the film version's star Kristin Chenoweth to near perfection. It is no small feat to hit those high soprano notes and Scott makes it seem effortless. Bravo.

      In their first HTI production, Emerie-Rose Scott (playing lead bad girl Mal) and Julian Braithwaite (as Jafar's son Jay) proved themselves time and again. Both had scene stealing moments and truly relished in their characters. Scott's "If Only" solo was a poppy Avril Lavigne-style ballad that suited her vocals well and was her shining moment. Braithwaite demonstrated a real knack for fast paced lyrics and comedy in "Goal" alongside companion Carlos (played with wicked humour by Julia Leslie) and the rest of the ensemble.

       As you can likely guess, there is an entire playbill’s worth of cast members to mention. It would be impossible to list every moment I enjoyed. A few more highlights include Mike Jensen's (in several roles) overall comedic timing, Zachary Glardine (Prince Ben)’s adorkable awkwardness, Fairy Godmother's constant sassy demeanour (what a performance by Graden Bourne!), a Snow White-Joan Rivers mashup and an especially lovely moment between best baddies Mal and Evie (played with endless charm by Rachel Kelly) in their poignant duet "Space Between." There are very few moments I found lacking and, if anything, that's the script and not the cast or director's fault. Some characters and plot points are just underdeveloped and despite that, this production ensures everyone on that stage has their moment.

    What the majority of these eager newcomers need to truly shine is confidence. It's clear that everyone is well directed, choreographed and staged by the combined efforts of Dustin Jodway and Bree McLean-Roberts but there are several moments where the lack of certainty in their vocals, projection or movements overtakes the scene leaving us feeling those opening night jitters far too frequently. I am certain that with more performances and basking in the audience's loud, continuous applause, the cast will thrive and their characters and voices will excel.

    As stated earlier, the entirety of Disney's Descendants: The Musical is now sold out (though at the time of posting this review, there's some very limited tickets available. Highly recommended hopefuls contact the box office to see if you can snag any remaining seats or be put on a waitlist). This speaks to the calibre of performance that HTI and its skilled members continue to bring season after season. It's a wicked good time for Disney and musical theatre lovers alike. Enjoy chillin' like a villain Hamilton, you won't be feeling rotten to the core after seeing this production.

For more information regarding the box office waitlist, please email:

info@hamiltontheatre.com or call 905.522.3032

The cast of Disney’s Descendants: The Musical

Featuring (L-R): Emerie-Rose Scott (Mal), Rachel Kelly (Evie), Luis Arrojo (Jafar), Lillian Goobie (Grimhild), Breann Jodway (Cruella), Taylor-Rae Scott (Maleficent), Zachary Giardine (Ben), Graden Bourne (Fairy Godmother), Julia Leslie (Carlos) and Julian Braithwaite (Jay)

Photo Credit: Bree McLean-Roberts and Kreations Photography

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I wanted to read the full list of names, but this is all that was left when I clicked the link:

So I went on Gal Gadot's IG because she's Israeli and served in the IDF, and...yeah. Anyway, here's a post she made a couple of days ago with a list of (celebrity) names at the end, most of which OP has already listed above, but not all.

List of names (text ver.) under the cut.

Adam & Jackie Sandler

Amy Schumer

Aaron Sorkin

Andy Cohen

Amy Sherman Palladino

Alex Edelman

Aubrey Plaza

Barry Diller

Behati Prinsloo

Bella Thorne

Ben Stiller

Bob Odenkirk

Bobbi Brown

Bradley Cooper

Brett Gelman

Barry Levinson

Billy Crystal

Brad Falchuk

Brian Grazer

Bridget Everett

Brooke Shields

Chris Rock

Constance Wu

Courteney Cox

Chelsea Handler

Chloe Fineman

Chris Jericho

Colleen Camp

David Allan Grier

David Chang

David Geffen

David Gilmore

David Oyelowo

Diane Von Furstenberg

David Schwimmer

Dawn Porter

Dean Cain

Debra Messing

Eli Roth

Emma Seligman

Eric Andre

Ewan McGregor

Elisabeth Shue

Erin Foster

Eugene Levy

Gal Gadot

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gene Stupinski

Gina Gershon

Guy Oseary

Henry Winkler

Holland Taylor

Harvey Keitel

Isla Fisher

Justin Timberlake

Jack Black

James Brolin

Jason Blum

Jason Sudeikis

Jeff Goldblum

Jerry Seinfeld

Jesse Plemons

Jessica Biel

Jessica Seinfeld

Joey King

John Slattery

Jon Hamm

Jordan Peele

Josh Brolin

Judd Apatow

Judge Judy Sheindlin

Julia Garner

Julianna Margulies

Julie Rudd

Justin Theroux

James Corden

Jason Reitman

Jessica Elbaum

Jimmy Carr

Jonathan Ross

Josh Charles

Juliette Lewis

Karlie Kloss

Katy Perry

Kirsten Dunst

Kristen Schaal

Kristin Chenoweth

Lana Del Rey

Laura Dern

Lea Michele

Liev Schreiber

Madonna

Martin Short

Michelle Williams

Mila Kunis

Mark Foster

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Matthew Weiner

Michael Rappaport

Molly Shannon

Nicola Peltz

Noa Tishby

Noah Schnapp

Olivia Wilde

Orlando Bloom

Paul & Judy Rudd

Pattie Lupone

Richard Jenkins

Rita Ora

Ross Duffer

Regina Spektor

Sacha Baron Cohen

Sam Levinson

Sarah Paulson

Sean Combs

Shira Haas

Sting & Trudie Styler

Sara Foster

Sarah Cooper

Scott Braun

Seth Meyers

Sharon Stone

Taika Waititi

Thomas Kail

Tiffany Haddish

Tyler Perry

Will Ferrell

Zack Snyder

Zoey Deutch

Zosia Mamet

Zoe Saldana

(Apologies if there are any spelling mistakes on the names. I just typed them all up on my phone.)

I found an absolutely massive 70-page list of all the people in Hollywood who've supported Israel (they signed the “Israel Must Defend Itself” pro-genocide IDF letter, showed support only for Israel, spread IDF propaganda, used “Palestinians are terrorists” language, etc) — but it included tons of people I've never heard of and, like, talent agents and lawyers and non-celebrities... so I went through it and got all the recognizable names + made them into a list (below the cut), because it's important to name exactly who's supporting Israel's genocide of Palestinians.

Additionally, I searched for all the celebrities who've supported Palestine (not liking one post while sharing nothing, not saying something vague about both sides, but actually using language like "genocide" and "apartheid" while talking about what Israel is doing to Palestine), and that's below the cut too — because these people are risking their careers speaking about this, and they actually have a spine and morals.

PRO-ISRAEL:

(I tried to include big names + people I know are popular on Tumblr)

Paula Abdul

Jason Alexander

Judd Apatow

Skylar Astin

Ben Barnes

Lance Bass

Victoria Beckham

Mayim Bialik

Hailey Bieber

Justin Bieber

Jack Black

Selma Blair

Rachel Bloom

Tom Brady

Gemma Chan

Choi Siwon (Super Junior)

Ciara

Lana Condor

Jamie Lee Curtis

Ariana DeBose

Zooey Deschanel

Zoey Deutch

Nina Dobrev

Michael Douglas

Fran Drescher

Chris Evans

Oded Fehr

Stephen Fry

Karol G

Josh Gad

Gal Gadot

Neil Gaiman

Danielle Galligan

Aiden R Gallagher

Andy Garcia

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Jack Dylan Grazer

Harvey Guillén

Grant Gustin

Mark Hamill

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Vanessa Hudgins

Sarah Hyland

Lebron James

Lily James

Kris Jenner

Kylie Jenner

Scarlett Johansson

Dwayne Johnson

Mindy Kaling

Kim Kardashian

Joey King

Ashton Kutcher

Mila Kunis

Taylor Lautner

Zachary Levi

Sam Levinson

Eva Longoria

George Lopez

Demi Lovato

Madonna

Howie Mandel

Katie Marovitch (Dropout)

Debra Messing

Alfred Molina

Mandy Moore

Ryan Murphy

Eric Nam

BJ Novak

Con O'Neil

Rita Ora

Chord Overstreet

Gwyneth Paltrow

Danielle Panabaker

Sarah Paulson

Josh Peck

Chris Pine

Jonah Platt

Billy Porter

Natalie Portman

Florence Pugh

Josh Radnor

Addison Rae

Eli Roth

JK Rowling

Adam Sandler

Ben Savage

Noah Schnapp (Mr. "You either stand with Israel or you stand with terrorism" himself)

Leiv Schreiber

Amy Schumer

David Schwimmer

Jerry Seinfield

Sarah Silverman

Ian Somerhalder

Song Seung-hyun

Regina Spektor

Tara Strong

Harry Styles

Bella Thorne

Phoebe Tonkin

Ashley Tisdale

Usher

Taika Waititi

Paul Wesley

Reese Witherspoon

Elijah Wood

PEOPLE WHO SPOKE OUT IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINE:

This includes people who've spoken out this week, as well as people who've spoken out in the past.

Bella Hadid — "This is not about spewing hate on one or the other. This is about Israeli colonization, ethnic cleansing, military occupation, and apartheid over the Palestinian people that has been going on for YEARS!" + she got blacklisted and lost brand deals for saying this and much more

Gigi Hadid — currently being targeted by Israel's official state social media pages for her support of Palestinian civilians

Dua Lipa — support going back years, frequently mentioning Free Palestine + "The ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people must come to an end. NO MORE!! This is a human rights issue!! WAKE UP PEOPLE!!"

Mia Khalifa — "If you can look at the situation in Palestine and not be on the side of the Palestinians, then you are on the wrong side of apartheid and history will show that in time" + more about Israel's attacks on Gaza + she lost her podcast deal for showing support

Kehlani — shared stories about Israel's attacks on Gaza + attended a pro-Palestine protest + said: "To my peers and people that are in the spaces I’m in, what the f*ck is wrong with y’all? You’re being silent for the sake of money and business… there’s an insane amount of unchecked privilege.” and much more

Jenna Ortega — was targeted by a far-right Israeli site for her repeated support of Palestine, the site attempted to blacklist her, and she continued supporting anyway

Guz Khan — said "What the enforcers of apartheid and their enablers have failed to realise is that the plight of the Palestinians is an issue that resonates with the PEOPLE. You can hide behind weapons of war and have the most powerful resources known to man, the PEOPLE will demand justice" + it's strongly rumored he was fired from Our Fl*g Means Death specifically because of his open support of Palestine

Lauren Jauregui (Fifth Harmony) — said "My heart is with the innocent lives lost to the perpetuation of the vile legacy of imperialism, colonization, apartheid and ignorance. [...] Those who were once the victims of persecution becoming the oppressor and being so cognitively dissonant about the hypocrisy. [...] I deeply condemn the violation of human rights and the violence of the genocidal ethnic cleansing we are witnessing in real time of the Palestinian people." + "Propaganda is a bitch and is the most well oiled tool of the empire." (read her whole post, it's great)

Riz Ahmed — said "If we are on the side of humanity we must urgently speak up to try and avert the loss of innocent life. This means calling for an end to the indiscriminate bombing of Gaza's civilians and vital infrastructure, the denial of food, water, and electricity, and the forced displacement of people from their homes. Thesee are morally indefensible war crimes."

Chance the Rapper — said "Fucking disgusting. This is an American funded genocide. #gazaunderattack #palestinianlivesmatter"

Zayn Malik — said "I stand with the Palestinian people and support their resistance to colonization and protection of their human rights."

Michael B. Jordan — shared the quote: "One cannot advocate for racial equality, LGBT & women's rights, condemn corrupt & abusive regimes and other injustices yet choose to ignore the Palestinian oppression." + more about Israel's attacks on Gaza

Will Poulter — support going back years, including attempting to protest against the UK government for supporting Israel and not condemning the violence in Sheikh Jarrah in 2021, and said: "Will the UK government condemn these appalling attacks, which have resulted in the death of civilians, including children?"

Hozier — when sharing a petition about standing with Palestinians: "The Irish experience is all too aware of the centuries long shadow that can be cast by legacies of settler colonialism, illegal displacement and violence."

Zara Larsson — support going back years + "We must call out a state upholding apartheid and KILLING civilians, funded by American dollars." + much more about Israel's attacks on Gaza

(Tumblr wouldn't let me have a list this big, so I'm breaking it up here in the middle with this:)

Celebrities who signed the open letter calling for a ceasefire: Tilda Swinton, Charles Dance, Steve Coogan, Miriam Margolyes, Liam Cunningham, Khalid Abdalla, and over 2,000 more people.

Their joint statement said: "Gaza is already a society of refugees and the children of refugees. Now, in their hundreds of thousands, bombarded from air, sea and land, Palestinians whose grandparents were forced out of their homes at the barrel of a gun are again being told to flee – or face collective punishment on an unimaginable scale.  Dispossessed of rights, described by Israel’s minister of defence as “human animals”, they have become people to whom almost anything can be done. Our governments are not only tolerating war crimes but aiding and abetting them."

Susan Sarandon — said “Being against the occupation of Palestine does not make one anti-Semitic.” + shared multiple posts about Israel's war crimes this week, including Israel's use of white phosphorous in Gaza

Halsey — shared the quote: "Solidarity with Palestinians means little if it only exists when they appear as victims but disappears when they resist. Those who aren't under occupation or refugees from ethnic cleansing have no right to dictate how those who are resist those responsible for their suffering." + more about Israel's attacks on Gaza

John Cusack — attended a pro-Palestine protest + said "We must free Palestine from a brutal occupation - people concerned for their loved ones, in a hell zone, stuck without food, water and power. Deep anguish over people being told to leave and bombed as they left. I heard people share personal accounts of family members who have been jailed, humiliated, harassed, persecuted, targeted and killed for generations."

Nicola Coughlan — shared the quote: "We may be witnessing the total obliteration of Gaza. Political leaders refusing to speak out should feel eternal shame over the horror they are allowing to unfold. Those of us who believe in peace cannot stay silent. We must say to the Palestinian people: you are not alone."

Lucy Dacus (boygenius) — repeated support in the past + openly calling Obama a war criminal + sharing humanitarian fundraisers for Palestinians + said Free Palestine must be the part of all global liberation movements

Aabria Iyengar — shared "You SHOULD be watching the Genocide that's happening, BUT while spreading awareness is good but it's NOT the full picture. Work. Get on the phone with your local reps and pressure them. If you give money to any political parties? Pull it and tell them why." + more about Israel's attacks on Gaza, Israel committing war crimes, etc

Izzy Roland — shared "We cannot and will not say today's actions by Palestinian militants are unprovoked. Every day under Israel's system of apartheid is a provocation. The strangling siege of Gaza is a provocation. Settlers terrorizing entire Palestinian villages, soldiers raiding and demolishing Palestinian homes, murdering Palestinians in the streets, Israeli ministers calling for genocide and expulsion." + more about Israel's attacks on Gaza

Normani — sharing firsthand accounts from Palestinian families in Gaza during Israel's current attack

Emma Watson — shared a quote about showing solidarity with Palestinians from activist Sarah Ahmed, who was harassed by C*nary M*ssion. Watson was then targeted in the media by Israel, and in response, celebrities including Mark Ruffalo, Susan Sarandon, Viggo Mortensen, Peter Capaldi, Steve Coogan, Gael García Bernal, Liam Cunningham, Matt McGorry, Ramy Youssef, and Miriam Margolyes released a joint statement in support of Watson and Palestinians, saying: “We recognize the underlying power imbalance between Israel, the occupying power, and the Palestinians, the people under a system of military occupation and apartheid."

Ziwe Fumudoh — shared resources about calling US Congresspeople about pressuring them to de-escalate, with "SAY NO TO GENOCIDE CALL CONGRESS NOW"

Dylan O'Brien — shared a video of a young Palestinian girl talking about how Israel bombed her whole street, along with "10 years old. Heart wrenching. #FreePalestine"

DJ Snake — shared "Stop the genocide of Palestinians, stop the massacre, end the apartheid" + more about Israel's attack on Gaza

Liam Cunningham — shared videos of himself at the protest in support of Palestine in Dublin + more about Israel's attack on Gaza

Kim Namjoon (BTS) — attended multiple art exhibitions by Palestinians in diaspora who made art about Free Palestine, and shared pictures of these exhibitions publicly + he owns a piece of art about Free Palestine and, in the past, has posted this art to IG ~coincidentally~ on days when Israel bombed civilians — NOTE: I would not normally include something like this, but I'm choosing to do so specifically because he's doing all this BEFORE serving his mandatory enlistment in the South Korean military, which is aggressively pro-Israel and known for violent bullying, being full of far-right incels, and abuse from superior officers (and harassment towards enlisted celebrities, who are isolated and cut off from all protection). Him risking his support being made known to the general public (especially since BTS fans are known for noticing stuff like this and blowing it up on social media) has much higher risks than the average Western celebrity.

And lastly, I wanted to share this one as well — I'm not sure how real this is, but given Israel's foreign propaganda machine, it wouldn't even surprise me a little:

the tiktoker @/thewizardliz (who has 4.8 million followers and is a beauty influencer originally from Chechnya) — made several pro-Palestine posts, but then deleted them all and said: "Guys I didn't want to delete my posts. But I was just called and told that I'm playing with my life by speaking on these things and that I should delete, I shouldn't involve myself in politics, but I stand with what I said."

Please add more if you know of any, but NOT if it's something along the lines of them just liking a post or trying to say both sides are bad. Please also include what they said/shared — now is the time when speaking out is most important.

Feel free to add any pro-Israel people as well.

[alsopurp]

New sounds ✨

REFERENTIAL rings in the new year with a 2 parter on the latest film adaptation of Act 1 of Wicked, just in time for the digital release!

For the musical nerds who'd find themselves awake at 2 am listening to Elphaba and Glinda riff and high note compilations

PART 2

Wicked - 'The Movie'

Welcome back to the ‘Session of The Witch’!

[an ongoing miniseries of episodes diving into the resurgence of witches in pop culture fiction and their thematic relationship to this moment in feminism, womanhood, queerness, misogynoir (and musicals!]

I’m joined by returning guest Miss Sundi to talk about the 20 year history Wicked the musical and its most recent film adaptation! 

Directed by Jon M. Chu, ‘Wicked: Part 1’ is a film adaptation starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphabaand Ariana Grande as Glinda..

The original musical featured music and lyrics by Stephan Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzmanand starred Idina Menzel as Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda. The musical itself was an adaptation of Gregory Macguire’s 1995 revisionist retelling of L. Frank Baum’s Wicked Witch of the West character (renamed Elphaba in tribute) from 1900’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz children’s novel. 

[Part 1- 'The Music' 

We recap of the story of Act 1 + a music commentary delving into the music of the musical track by track and note by note!]

Part 2 - 'The Movie' 

A conversation about the history of the book, the shows musical origins and more of our thoughts on the recent film adaptation!

+

A 120 year 'Ozian' history - from book, to musical, to movie)

Interpretation

Colour grading

Vocalists.

The war on terror

Avengers level talent - A vocally demanding musical

A roll call of musical titans who played Glinda and/Or Elphaba including: Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Nikki Bentley, Rachel Tucker, Annaliegh Ashford, Brittney Johnson, Louise Dearman, Shoshanna Bean, Megan Hilty, Eden Espinosa, Alice Fern, Kerry Ellis, Jessica Vosk (...)

Holding space in queer media

CGI animals and zoology girlies

Black Elphaba

Rudity

Practical effects

Janet Jackson's turn as Aida

Lesbians

The racialisation of Elphaba

The racialisation of Glinda

Yuh

The 'G' slur

Act 1 vs Act 2 - soft spoilers

Give us Hadestown the adaptation

Jill Scott

BOQ

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This one is for the musical nerds who found themselves awake at 2 am listening to Elphaba and Glinda high note compilations.

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Hosted and produced by Dr. Khaliden Nas.

Music by PamperedFists & Anzahlung.

All videos edited by Victor Alexander.

Podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith. 

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round up // NOVEMBER 24

Fair warning: November was a lot for me, which is why yet another Round Up is coming at least a full week into the next month. My go-to answer to “How are you?” has become, “I’m hanging in there!” With three weekends out of town, two funerals, and one more election that disappointed me in the deepest of ways, I’m back to a season when the lyrics to “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” feel like Taylor Swift has ripped out that broken heart and reset it to melody. 

I know that’s a less pleasant answer than you hoped for when you asked how I was, so perhaps you’ll be relieved to hear only one of my pop culture top 10 this month made me cry. Between Glicked weekend, Awards Season powering ahead full steam, and the Eras Tour (finally!), there was plenty to look forward to and get a respite from the heavy stuff. 

November Crowd-Pleasers

1. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

After 16 years of listening, 11 albums (depending on how you count), 2 previous tours, and countless attempts to get tickets to previous shows, I finally made it to the Eras Tour! As I noted in my review of the filmed concert last fall, my deep wish is for an up close, intimate show from an artist who has inspired me for so long, and would’t you know it? Sharing her attention with 70,000 other people is a certified way to remind you that will never happen. But it’s a bittersweet reality check to scream the “Cruel Summer” bridge at the top of your lungs in a crowd of friendly people as enthusiastic as you are. Seeing The Tortured Poets Department live brought it to life in a new way I hadn’t imagined, hearing "marjorie" live became a grief processing moment, and I’ve decided I need to find more excuses to wear sequins. Until I find another excuse, I’ll be flipping through The Eras Tour Book on my coffee table.

2. SNL Round Up

D-O-M-I-N-G-O! If you don’t want to get him stuck in your head, maybe don’t enjoy Marcello Hernández’s most memorable character yet in clips from SNL or from Sabrina Carpenter’s show. But if you don’t mind a catchy tune bringing a a smile to your face at random times during the day (or cathartic laughter to get through election season), don’t skip these: 

“2024 Pre-Election Cold Open” (5005 with John Mulaney)

“Stand-Up Monologue” (5005)

“What’s That Name: Election Edition” (5005)

“Port Authority Duane Reade” (5005)

“Weekend Update: The Couple You Can't Believe Are Together” (5005)

“Little Richard” (5005)

“Beppo” (5005)

“New York City Council Campaign” (5005)

“SNL for Trump Cold Open” (5006 with Bill Burr)

“Stand-up Monologue” 

“Calling Dad” (5006)

“Babymoon” (5007 with Charli xcx)

3. Wicked: Part One (2024)

Wicked: Part One is the spectacle you’d hope from a smash musical. Sequins! Vocal runs! Large-scale choreography! Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are excellent successors to Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, hitting goosebump-worthy notes and harmonies. Read my full review for ZekeFilm. Crowd: 8.5/10 // Critic: 8/10

4. Gladiator II (2024)

Like 2000’s Best Picture winner, Gladiator II is both brutal and exhilarating, but its boldest stroke is finding ways to surprise us after decades of cable viewings of the original. And is any director as great at creating battle sequences than Sir Ridley Scott? Read my full review for ZekeFilm and watch my Glicked weekend reviews for KMOV. Crowd: 10/10 // Critic: 9/10

5. Music by John Williams (2024)

Because sometimes it’s nice to just watch a documentary that can be summed up as, “A nice man is really talented!” Any opportunity to give a genius like John Williams to pontificate on his work is an excellent use of time and film. Crowd: 8.5/10 // Critic: 8/10

MORE NOVEMBER CROWD-PLEASERS // The Peter Pan National Tour finds fun and surprising ways to freshen up the classic story for the stage // The Fire Inside (2024) is an easy recommendation for any sports movie fan // Nightbitch (2024) finds a new (and humorous) angle on motherhood for mainstream movies // The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (2024) is for the Mystic Pizza girlies

November Critic Picks

1. The Apprentice (2024)

I feared this would be a self-righteous diatribe, but instead it feels like watching The Godfather Part II or Attack of the Clones. The miracle is you don’t have to have see anything else in the franchise for this to feel like its own holistic work thanks to fully realized performances from Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong that never turn into caricature. Crowd: 8/10 // Critic: 9/10

2. A Real Pain (2024)

In one of 2024’s top awards contenders, Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin update Planes, Trains & Automobiles with more gravitas and some of the best performances of the year. Watch my full review on KMOV. Crowd: 8.5/10 // Critic: 9/10

3. The West Wing Weekly Political Film Fest

I was surprised to discover I’ve never recommended The West Wing Weekly podcast in a Round Up, but thanks to Hrishikesh Hirway and Joshua Malina’s new virtual film fest, I’m able to correct that oversight. The duo bring their trademark wit and political insight to their discussions of previous Round Up recommendations like Dave, Dr. Strangelove, A Face in the Crowd, Judas and the Black Messiah, and Network, as well as new-to-me worthwhile watches like The Candidate (1972).

4. Chicago National Tour

Because everybody’s doing choreography, but not as well as this show! Few stage shows inspire so much thought about bodily movement (individually and corporately), justice, and the American dream. The songs really are all that jazz and a bag of chips, too.

5. Good Reads

What I’ve been reading about lately includes…

…pop culture (duh):

“Twisters Press Tour Measured F-5 on the Brisket Scale,” vulture.com (2024) 

“The 100 Greatest Westerns of All Time,” IndieWire.com (2024)

“The 'Absurd' Real-Life Sting Operation That Inspired a Movie,” BBC.com (2024)

“Charli XCX and Lorde’s Conflict Resolution is the Year’s Most Powerful Pop Moment,” TheGuardian.com (2024)

“The Growing Gender Divide, Three Minutes at a Time,” TheAtlantic.com (2024)

“Fall Is for Gilmore Girls: The Data Says So, and Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino Agrees,” HollywoodReporter.com (2024)

…work:

“Comedian John Mulaney Brutally Roasts SF Techies at Dreamforce,” SFStandard.com (2024)

“Night Owls’ Cognitive Function ‘Superior’ to Early Risers, Study Suggests,” TheGuardian.com (2024)

“CEOs Made Nearly 200 Times What Their Workers Got Paid Last Year,” APNews.com (2024)

“The Right to Disconnect Has Started, Giving Australians Legal Cover to Stop Responding to Emails and Calls After Hours,” ABC.net.au (2024)

…money:

“Housing Experts Say There Just Aren't Enough Homes in the U.S.,” NPR.org (2024)

“Owning a House in the U.S. Is Now the Most Expensive Since 2007, New Report Finds,” TIME.com (2024)

“You'll Need More Than $100,000 in Income to Afford a Typical Home, Studies Show,” NPR.org (2024)

“How Gen Z Ended Up in So Much Debt,” bloomberg.com (2024)

…family:

“Couples Therapy, but for Siblings,” TheAtlantic.com (2024)

“The Unspoken Grief of Never Becoming a Grandparent,” NYTimes.com (2024)

…fashion:

“The 30 Most Stylish People of the Last 30 Years,” InStyle.com (2024)

“What’s Going On With Pants? Everything, It Turns Out,” Vogue.com (2024)

“Is a $910 Fleece Actually Worth It?” NYTimes.com (2024)

…politics and the Internet:

“Drowning in Slop,” NYMag.com (2024)

“The Taylor Swift Way to Defuse a Troll,” TheAtlantic.com (2024)

“Trump’s Evangelical Supporters Just Lost Their Best Excuse,” TheAtlantic.com (2024)

MORE NOVEMBER CRITIC PICKS // Nickel Boys (2024) is extraordinary and devastating // Martha (2024) revealed new layers to an icon I thought I knew // September 5 (2024) is a standout add to the journalism film canon // Kingdom of Heaven (2005) is a new-to-me add to the Christian film canon

Also in November…

You know I don’t wait to start start watching Christmas movies until after Thanksgiving. If you’re looking for recommendations, feel free to browse through my annual rewatches and new discoveries on Letterboxd.

Photo credits: Taylor Swift, West Wing Weekly, Chicago, Good Reads. All others IMDb.com.