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[finleyforevermore]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @whistlingstarlight!!! 💖💖💖💖💖

🌟RAZIA'S SHADOW DREAM CAST🌟

Karl Hamilton as the Narrator

Chibueze Ihouma as Ahrima

Michael Arden (top) or Ramin Karimloo (bottom) as O the Scientist

Nabiyah Be as Nidria (top, act one) & Baruka Bawaba (bottom, act two)

Abe Goldfarb as Barayas (top, act one) & Dr. Dumaya (bottom, act two)

Lissa deGuzman as Toba the Tura (top, act one) & Baba Bawaba (bottom, act two)

Justin Cooley (top) or Ben Levi Ross (bottom) as Adakias

Derek Klena as Pallis

Ciara Renée as Anhura

Kevyn Morrow as King Malka

John Krause as Gargul the Oracle

Theatre credits under the cut.

THEATRE CREDITS:

Karl Hamilton - Karnak in Ride the Cyclone (2015-2019 American Tour)

Chibueze Ihouma - Orpheus in Hadestown

Michael Arden - Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Ramin Karimloo - Erik in The Phantom of the Opera

Nabiyah Be - Eurydice in Hadestown (NYTW)

Abe Goldfarb - Ensemble/Beetlejuice understudy in Beetlejuice

Lissa deGuzman - Elphaba in Wicked

Justin Cooley - Seth in Kimberly Akimbo

Ben Levi Ross - Evan in Dear Evan Hansen

Derek Klena - Joe in Sunset Boulevard

Ciara Renée - Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Elsa in Frozen

Kevyn Morrow - Hades in Hadestown

John Krause - Orpheus in Hadestown

[barrygeuse]

beetlejuice: the musical (the tour) production photos! click for better quality :) [ x ]

[fearsmagazine]

FIRST TIME CALLER | Official Trailer, Poster & Images

Brent Ziff is an internet shock-jock at the top of his game. Fans and followers tune in from coast to coast to be insulted and enlightened by their favorite on-air provocateur. But on one very unusual night, Brent's world is rocked by a long-time listener who calls in with a grave message.

Buffalo 8 is thrilled to open their 2024 slate with the North American VOD release of First Time Caller, the feature adaptation of the fan-favorite podcast "The Earth Moves" from directors J.D. Brynn and Abe Goldfarb. Based on Gideon Media's acclaimed podcast, First Time Caller is a darkly hilarious look at success, power, loneliness and the apocalypse. First Time Caller debuts on Cable and Digital VOD January 12, 2024, including Prime Video, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast.

First Time Caller world premiered at the Seattle Film Festival and earned the Grand Jury Prize, along with awards for Best Actor (Goldfarb) and Best Director (Goldfarb and Brynn). The film went on to win Best Feature Film at the Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival and headlined as the Opening Night Feature at the Bowery Film Festival.

Abe Goldfarb and Brian Silliman reprise their roles from "The Earth Moves" as Brent and Leo, alongside vocal performances from Greg Proops, Ophira Eisenberg, and Ashlie Atkinson. Mac Rogers, who penned the original podcast, adapted the script. Patrick Terry produced for Cinedata. Gerry Ohrstrom, Thomas Campbell Jackson and Lawrence Starr are executive producers, alongside Buffalo 8’s Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor, Nikki Stier Justice and Grady Craig.

[gayron]

nebada just nebada, if someone has a new tour video with her new wig PLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. PLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. I WAN NEBADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

ok enjoy the nebada updates more pictures in the future uwuw <33333

[worldtravelerbuff]

Other Emotional Support Demon stuffed Animals update.

so back in December i posted about naming my other Emotional Support Demon stuffed animals. Here’s the post: https://at.tumblr.com/worldtravelerbuff/other-emotional-support-demon-stuffed-animals/1ifrrutqcfz5. Those names were not real names. So, i got a little bit of help from some of my new Discord friends at the “Netherworld Never Truly Gone” a Discord server continuing the legacy of Beetlejuice The Musical on Broadway after it’s departure this month and also came up with some of the names and adding one new Emotional support Demon animal. So here they are:  Raccoon- Beetlejuice (Brightjuice)

Skunk- Betelgeuse (Blumjuice) (which is the name of the star and how it’s actually pronounced)

Badger- Daemon (Koberjuice) 

Opossum- Antwine (Collettejuice) (Beetlejuice -> Bugbeverage -> Antwine) (Also Ant and wine are in the lyrics of “Say My Name”) Weasel-Ghost (Goldjuice) (The unaired Beetlejuice)

Guinea Pig- Bugboy (Mattoxjuice)

Sandworm- Sahara

Original source is inspired from  @alderaanplacesss post about of each of the actor(s) who has played as “The Ghost With The Most” as critters.

here’s the link for the original post: https://at.tumblr.com/alderaanplacesss/okay-hear-me-out-weve-kinda-all-agreed-that/9555rwz3oo8f. 

[cultfaction]

Podcast turned Sci-Fi thriller First Time Caller comes to VOD this January

Buffalo 8 is thrilled to open their 2024 slate with the North American VOD release of First Time Caller, the feature adaptation of the fan-favorite podcast “The Earth Moves” from directors J.D. Brynn and Abe Goldfarb. Based on Gideon Media’s acclaimed podcast, First Time Caller is a darkly hilarious look at success, power, loneliness and the apocalypse. First Time Caller debuts on Cable and…

[theraphos]

I vaguely feel like I knew about this easter egg at some point, but tbh an entire room of video game characters voiced by Abe Goldfarb bickering with each other like idiots is just something that needs to be on my blog right now regardless even if I haven't played like half the games represented I still laughed

[ealvara7]

I Saw Beetlejuice the Musical on Tour!!! 🪲 ✨️

Ever since I got more into musicals, I told myself that I wanted to go back into a theatre at some point as an adult. I only ever recalled going when I was in elementary school... which has sadly faded in my memory.

Lo and behold, I learn that the Beetlejuice Tour was coming to the James M. Nederlander Theatre! I figured now was the perfect time to go see it!

When I initially got into Beetlejuice the Musical, I didn't think that I was going to like the Tour cast as much as Broadway's, but over time, I grew an appreciation for them, and it got me excited to see the cast in person.

I do not regret this decision one single bit.

For this post, I'm going to mainly focus on my personal experiences at the theatre, both in and out of the show. If you'd like to hear my thoughts on the main story and set changes in the Tour, please check out this post! This is still gonna be quite lengthy, so I will be leaving this under a "read-more".

Thank you for reading! ✨

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I got tickets to go see the musical on the night of the 22nd. My plan was to go check out the merch stand before I sat down to watch the show, because I did not want to get up during intermission. I was able to do that with half an hour to spare! I felt so relieved because I honestly thought that my mom and I were running late-

Unfortunately... Jackera Davis did leave the Tour after performing in Kentucky... so I did not get a chance to see her. I did, however, get the chance to see the new actor for Skye - Madison Mosely, and she is lovely!

I did get to see Justin as Beetlejuice and Isabella as Lydia! It was genuinely so surreal to me that for both Prologue: Invisible, and The Whole "Being Dead" Thing, I just... froze up? It was like... reverse stage-fright, like the realization just hit me that these actors could quite possibly see me, because I was sitting up front by the left orchestra-

Aside from Justin as Beetlejuice, Isabella as Lydia, and Madison as Skye, I also recognized the following:

Will Burton as Adam

Jesse Sharp as Charles

Sarah Litzsinger as Delia

Abe Goldfarb as Otho

Brian Vaughn as Maxie Dean

It was difficult for me to tell who Juno/Maxine Dean was because of the makeup, but looking back at the cast on the official site, I'm pretty confident at this point that it was Kris Roberts. I had a similar confusion with Miss Argentina, but I did get to meet Hillary Porter at the stage door, so it was easier for me to deduce that it was her-

I noticed right away that the actor playing Barbara wasn't Megan McGinnis, so I decided to look back at the cast list after the show. With it and some extra help from Instagram, I was able to find out that it was Lexie Dorsett Sharp! I honestly loved her performance as Barbara! She's not afraid to be silly, and I also felt that she played off of Will and Justin's performances very well!

Something that I really enjoyed about being in the left orchestra section was that I was not only able to see a couple of technical moments happening offstage (such as an individual holding up the long arm that gives Beetlejuice a microphone), but there where moments where I can hear the actors saying certain things that weren't picked up on their microphones. One example of this was during That Beautiful Sound. Lee N Price, who played the pizzaman, was being puppeteered by Beetlejuice, and I swear, at one point I heard him go, "Oh my god!" Even though no one else in the back could hear it, our section most certainly did, and we got a kick out of that reaction-

The show went on pretty much as I expected up until Adam and Barbara wake up from their electric shock... I had been focusing on Barbara up to this point because I wanted to see how they set up the fire trick on her hand and... it never happened? Instead, right after Adam asks, "Why... can't I feel my pulse?" Barbara tries to feel her own and begins to panic, continuing the rest of the scene as it usually is.

I also noticed that Beetlejuice pockets Lydia's note, rather than burning it. It made me realize that the team were most likely not allowed by the theatre to use pyrotechnics in the show. Considering where the James M. Nederlander Theatre is located, it begins to make a lot of sense...

During the scene after Fright of our Lives, Justin (as Beetlejuice) just goes off on the line, "I know that, Barbara!" It goes quiet for a bit, then he pretends to sob for the line, "No one's like me... that's the problem." It all culminates to Will (as Adam) slowly walking up to him, with Justin quietly and emotionally saying:

"Get the fuck away from me!"

The audience, myself included, completely lost it. I originally thought that this might've been a mistake, but according to one of my Discord friends, this bit has been going on for a couple of shows now. It's completely new to me, so it caught me off guard the when I saw it. It's the little things that always fascinate me when watching different performances of the same musical, boots or not-

The rest of Act One was pretty much the same! Something I did find interesting, however, was that near the end, rather than people cheering after Beetlejuice says the line, "It's showtime!" It was when he says, "Can everybody see me?!" that people really started roaring. It was a nice change of pace, and added to the impact of his line right after. The audience in that show was surprisingly very nice! I heard a lot of cheering from fans, especially during the scene where Adam kisses Beetlejuice.

Now, let's talk about Isabella Esler! My Discord friends have said some nice things about her, but I wasn't so sure what to expect coming into this show. The more it kept going... the more it became clear to me what they were talking about.

Isabella puts a lot of emotion into playing Lydia. She genuinely gives me the impression that the death of her character's mother put a lot of weight on her, and yet... that doesn't entirely stop her from being a spunky, rebellious teenager. For me, the peak of her performance is when she sings Home. I don't think I've ever really seen an actor that has perfectly nailed that weakness and despair that Lydia would be feeling in this scene...

Except for Isabella.

Her performance genuinely gave me chills, and as someone who is also Latin American, I couldn't help but feel proud... I can now say with great confidence that Isabella Esler is my favorite Lydia, with Jackera Davis being my very close second! 💖

Act Two was pretty much the same as I remembered it, however I'd like to give my attention to one of Justin's now famous lines in the show:

“Look, I only joke because I see myself in you… later tonight.”

According to one of my Discord friends, while there are moments where Justin is able to keep his composure after saying that line, there are other where he... just loses it and starts giggling.

I was extremely fortunate to see the latter.

I believe what happened was that the audience reaction to the joke was so big, that it began a bit of a circle effect - with Justin losing his composure, and the audience just having a ton of fun and clapping, then it repeats. It went on for quite sometime, but finally Justin was able to focus and continue going-

After curtain call, I remembered that the show shoots out streamers, so I grabbed a green and black one! I now have two big streamers to pair with my Broadway one!

(Update: I found a silver one after watching the show on the 26th! I now have a complete set!)

After I left the theatre, I went around the back. There was one thing left I wanted to see before we went home...

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The Stage Door! ✨️

As mentioned prior, I did get to meet some of the actors at the stage door! I didn't say much beyond a, "Hello!" and, "Thank you!" to each of them, not only because it was really dark and I wanted to meet back up with my mom as soon as possible, but because I didn't want to take up too much of the actors' time. The only actor that I was able to make some small talk to was actually Isabella, who complimented me on my outfit!

At first, I thought that stage dooring just wasn't going to happen because there was not a lot of people here... but eventually, a line of people began to form, and a few of the actors were starting to come outside! It honestly wasn't as crowded or intimidating as I expected it to be, and I was very relieved about that!

I knew right away after getting tickets that I wanted to get my Playbill signed by as many people in the Tour cast as I can meet during stage door! This was the only opportunity I was going to get to have the Tour cast sign this specific Playbill, and to actually be there adds a huge layer of sentimentality that I honestly wish I had for my Broadway cast Playbills.

I was in awe by how quickly many of them came out! I made sure to bring my own silver markers, just in case! It ended up coming in super handy because the majority of the actors who were signing things at stage door didn't seem to have one...

One thing that I was super excited about when I got my Playbill signed was because I was actually there, I could confirm which signature belongs to which actor!

Admittedly, it took me some time to mark down each signature because I was not 100% familiar with the actors, but thanks to the cast list on the official website (as well as in the Playbill itself), I was able to match up the faces to who I specifically remember signing my Playbill!

I almost lost the identification of some of these signatures, but I was actually able to remember them based on some conversations I heard going on behind me! For example, Abe reenacted one of his scenes as Otho with another fan (the one where he greets Delia, to be more specific) and Janisse had mentioned to another fan that this was his last week with the Beetlejuice team, something I distinctly remember from one of the Instagram stories the day before I saw the show! Will's was super easy because he was the only one that signed my Playbill in gold (he actually offered to sign it with my silver marker, but I told him gold was ok)!

One last thing I would like to share is two of the pages I scanned containing all of the cast members in my Playbill! It was one of the things I was curious to look at when I opened it, and it was very interesting to compare with the formatting of my other Playbills!

That's pretty much it for my time at the show! ✨

It honestly went by so fast... it made me wish that I had more time to take it all in because I genuinely enjoyed being there that night! Luckily, I did end up getting another ticket for the 26th, but after that... who knows when I'll go back to a theatre?

I'm so glad that I decided to go, because Beetlejuice the Musical has become my all time favorite musical, and I don't think it would've been the same if my first musical to go see as an adult wasn't my all time favorite.

It is a memory that I will cherish forever and is quite possibly one of the greatest flexes I will ever have as a fan.

[medium-observation]

MARCH RELEASE

Beetlejuice - First US National Tour

March 25, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Justin Collette (Beetlejuice), Isabella Esler (Lydia Deetz), Britney Coleman (Barbara Maitland), Will Burton (Adam Maitland), Jesse Sharp (Charles Deetz), Kate Marilley (Delia Deetz), Danielle Marie Gonzalez (Miss Argentina), Abe Goldfarb (Otho), Brian Vaughn (Maxie Dean), Lexie Dorsett Sharp (s/w Maxine Dean/Juno), Jackera Davis (Girl Scout)

Notes:

Absolutely beautiful recording from the right mezzanine. A really nice side angle that is uniquely really pretty. Nice wideshots and zooms. A head pops in at the bottom of the frame every once in a while. Overall one of my favorite videos of the tour!

NFT Date: September 1st, 2024

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

Video is $20

Hadestown - First US National Tour

February 25, 2024 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

J Antonio Rodriguez (Orpheus), Amaya Braganza (Eurydice), Matthew Patrick Quinn (Hades), Lana Gordon (Persephone), Sevon Askew (u/s Hermes), Marla Louissant (Fate), Lizzie Markson (Fate), Hannah Schreer (Fate), Nick Cortazzo (s/w Worker), Jamal Lee Harris (Worker), Cate Hayman (Worker), Quiana Onrae'l Holmes (Worker), Daniel Tracht (Worker)

Notes:

Near perfect video of Sevon Hermes from the orchestra. Nice mix of wides and zooms. Sevon is a great hermes with a totally different take than Will Mann.

NFT Date: September 1st, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBg3QP

Video is $20

Videos can be purchased through me at

mediumobservationtrading@gmail.com

[falselyprofound]

rewatched The Blackwell Legacy last night bc I didn't feel like playing it for the fifth time and it really is strange coming back to it now that i'm ten years older and have real gamedev experience.

The game starts with three exposition dumps back-to-back that have nothing to do with your actual problem (arguing with a doorman). Abe Goldfarb doesn't have a pop filter on his mic. The music is too loud by default. There's moments where you can tell something intense is supposed to be going on, but due to the game's budget all the team has to work with are the voice performances and two sprites standing in a well-lit room.

...And somehow it all still kinda works? At least, none of those things were dealbreakers for me as a player. Technical issues like that aren't something I really thought or cared about. And now I have to 'cause it's basically my job, and...

I dunno. It's just nice going back to the origins of an indie studio, and knowing even if you make basic mistakes there's still gonna be people out there who enjoy your story and want to see four more games of it.

[themothsnest]

Why is the idea of kukui struggling with Solitaire and losing his fuckin shit over it to the point of dissolving into rage, anguish and a dire need for a therapist while guzma manages to win a game with a physical deck after a table flip and incoherent guzma-ness so funny to me

Kukui's english voice actor (anime), Abe Goldfarb, once made a post saying something like "ask him if he has any weed hes absurdly relaxed" due to how laidback Kukui is but this is also the same man who voices The Masked "Might Commit 6 Murders" Royal who happens to be a certain Big Tiddy Himbo With PhDs and fully committed to the feral screaming 1 blood vessel away from murder luchador during A Young Royal Flame Ignites

Kukui's genuine rage and agony just being unlocked by an old fart card game that I DEFINITELY don't play is just a really funny concept since there absolutely would be a point where his voice starts edging into Masked Royal territory due to how pissed off he is but then the cause isnt something like endangering those close to him or The Revengers its just him rapidly going mad playing solitaire

Meanwhile guzma has the combined powers of autism and depression on his side (and emotional support isopods)

[asadpuppetshow]

Anyone want to hear how Abe Goldfarb was as Charles?

[hoodoo12]

Hello! I have been following you for awhile, and I saw your posts about seeing the tour shows and just needed to finally talk to you. I have a million things I wanted to ask but I can't string my thoughts together so apologies if this sounds weird or jumbled. How was the show last night! Was it similarly weird as the last one you saw? How much riffing did Justin do? I saw the show a couple weeks ago and plan to see it twice in Boston, so I was curious how much might be different. ALSO how the heck do you do the back door stuff? I am so nervous but I would love to meet the actors and don't wanna feel like a fool! (also to your post about accidental front row seats, I think I did the same thing for my second Boston show, I can't wait to see!)

Hello! Hi! I like to chat, so yes! Thank you for the ask!! I saw the show in my city twice (and once in a different city); so kind of like what you'll be doing. I hope you do get your front row seats; it was an amazing surprise! Overall the show was the same. However, Justin did change some things up, mostly with extending bits for a bigger laugh. On Thursday when he sat in Adam's lap, he really dragged it out (i.e. there was so.much.humping, lol). On Sunday as the audience was applauding after The Whole Being Dead Thing, he hammed it up and begged for more applause after it began to die down, which the audience obliged. He did not riff anything extra on sad puppet show, he went through the whole guacamole/Katherine Hepburn thing the same way I'd seen it in Cleveland, and his lines to "that guy knows what I'm talking about" were exactly the same too. So the times I thought he may have some flexibility he didn't do anything more.

Surprisingly, Will Burton did. He added more to Adam being a little klutzy, especially when he gets his sheet to be a ghost. It was cute and funny; when I told him I liked that he thanked me for saying that and said that he's, "experimenting with it."

Overall it seemed like the cast was more comfortable in the roles and with each other, so the show felt "easier", for lack of a better term.

Now the stage door!

In my experience, the crowds in a touring city are incredibly small compared to NYC. There were only ~12 people on Thursday and ~20 people on Sunday. No barricades or security folks standing with us either.

Find out where the stage door is! Sometimes it is not where you expect it to be. Just head there after the show. Be prepared to wait; the actors typically come out randomly because it takes some of them longer than others to get back in street clothes. And sometimes someone may not come out at all for various reasons.

As in life, the rule is to just be kind. If someone is actively avoiding eye contact, on their phone, looking like they just want to go, don't insist on talking to them. That happened with a couple of the actors when I was there; I thanked them for the show but didn't stop them at all. Other actors stopped and wanted/were willing to engage. I think they do kind of expect to have people waiting at the door and know people want autographs and/or photos. For me, the Thursday crowd was . . . interesting (I'm trying to be kind here). They didn't seem to know what to do and kind of acted like they didn't recognize anyone? Including Justin . . . I was thinking, I know he's not in a striped suit but he's sweaty, has black nails and smeared eyeliner on his face, so come on people! Them being a bit clueless (again, being kind here) worked in my favor because any actor who looked expectant I stepped up to and had nice conversations with while everyone else just stood there. I always thank them for the show. Some I told I'd seen it in Cleveland; Abe Goldfarb I mentioned I'd seen him in NY. I tried to say something specific about their performance (Will with the sheet, Karmine I praised her Maxine because she's hilarious). For Justin, though, I switched it up and admired the boots he was wearing and talked about his dog, lol. So just be nice, don't be pushy. They're people too, lol.

Oh, and take several markers or pens. Some of the actors may have a sharpie, but some didn't. I had a sharpie that died but luckily had a pen in my pocket and a few folks in the crowd didn't have anything so I shared. Be prepared!

If there's anything else, please ask or drop a dm. As I said before, I like to chat. 💖

[jaclynhyde]

went to see beetlejuice tour cause abe goldfarb (joey malone in the blackwell series) was in it, beetlejuice is fucking amazing

[worldtravelerbuff]

Other Emotional Support Demon stuffed Animals

So i have mentioned in the reblog, that i would name a stuffed raccoon Beetlejuice, so i thought of what to name for the other juices as critters. sooo..here’s what i came up with..

Opossum- Betelgeuse 

Skunk- Beej 

Badger- BJ

Weasel- Ghost

Sandworm- Sahara

What do you think...If you have any other name(s) suggestions, switching the names and/or etc?, i would like to see them in the comments. 

I would name my Sandworm Sahara because they have Sandworm plushies in the merch store.

Also the critters are inspired from @alderaanplacesss post about of each of the actor(s) who has played as “The Ghost With The Most” as critters which are  -Will Blum (Skunk)

-Andrew Kober (Badger)

-Justin Collette (Opossum) (Tour Beetlejuice)

-Abe Goldfarb (Weasel)

Here’s the link for the original post: https://at.tumblr.com/alderaanplacesss/okay-hear-me-out-weve-kinda-all-agreed-that/mzrzfrsl15cf

[chromatophorium]

Finished primordia today. It went pretty well, other than that I had so much trouble seeing things all the time. Had to consult a walkthrough several times to find out there was an item or exit that I just couldn't see or find. My screen is not made for this, and the sunlight that hits it in the afternoon when I play games doesn't help. But I figured out almost all of the puzzles! I'm happy I got to play this game. A robot game that was cool, that was also made by a developer that made some of my favorite games (the Blackwell series, and it was pretty neat to hear the voice of Abe Goldfarb as the sidekick in this game too.)

Edit: Spoilers below

Just got the last ending I wanted to get, and Crispy has arms!!! Arms!!! So happy for Crispin!