#ashkon davaran

[hopecel]

[rated-r-for-grantaire]

the ending to Beardo really is just like “𝔖𝔞𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔬𝔣𝔣 𝔱𝔬 𝔰𝔢𝔞 ℑ 𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔥𝔦𝔪 𝔣𝔦𝔫𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔶, ҉P҉e҉a҉c҉e҉f҉u҉l҉l҉y҉ h͓̽e͓̽ ͓̽r̷e̷m̷a̷i̷n̷s̷... 𝓂𝓎𝓉𝒽𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎....h͓̽e͓̽ ͓̽r̷e̷i̷g̷n̷s̷.̷”

[mobydickmusical]

Moby-Dick first rehearsal and design presentations

[dreamcastingbroadway]

Dreamcasting Broadway: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812

“They say we are asleep until we fall in love; we are children of dust and ashes.”

Dreamcasting Broadway: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812

Mikaela Bennett as Natasha Rostova

Nathaniel Hackmann as Pierre Bezukhov

Devin Ilaw as Anatole Kuragin

Eleri Ward as Sonya Rostova

Kay Trinidad as Marya Dmitryevna

Jewelle Blackman as Heléne Bezukhova

Ben Steinfeld as Fedya Dolokhov

Ari’el Stachel as Andrey Bolkonsky/Old Prince Bolkonsky

Kim Blanck as Princess Mary Bolkonskaya/Maidservant/Opera Singer

Lucas Papaelias as Balaga/Servant/Opera Singer

Aisha Jackson as Ensemble (Natasha u/s)

Alex Nee as Ensemble (Andrey/Prince Bolkonsky u/s)

Alexia Sielo as Ensemble

Allan K. Washington as Ensemble

Ari McKay Wilford as Ensemble (Dolokhov u/s)

Ashkon Davaran as Ensemble (Pierre u/s, Balaga u/s)

Erikka Walsh as Ensemble

JC Schuster as Opera Dancer/Ensemble

Jessie Shelton as Ensemble (Mary u/s)

Jordan Litz as Ensemble (Anatole u/s, Andrey/Prince Bolkonsky u/s)

José Useche as Ensemble

Kaleb Wells as Ensemble (Pierre u/s)

Khori Michelle Petinaud as Opera Dancer/Ensemble

Lauralyn McClelland as Ensemble (Marya D u/s)

Lauren Luiz as Ensemble (Sonya u/s, Mary u/s)

Marina Kondo as Ensemble (Natasha u/s, Sonya u/s)

Tamrin Goldberg as Onstage Swing/Ensemble

Vishal Vaidya as Ensemble

Warren Yang as Onstage Swing/Ensemble

Zara MacIntosh as Ensemble (Heléne u/s)

Paul HeeSang Miller as Standby (Pierre Bezukhov)

Anthony Chatmon II as Swing (Anatole u/s, Dolokhov u/s)

Billy Bustamante as Swing (Balaga u/s)

Camden Gonzales as Swing

Erica Swindell as Swing

Kim Steele as Swing (Marya D u/s, Heléne u/s)

Sam Strasfeld as Swing

[squeezeofthehand]

A (late) Review of Moby-Dick: A Musical Reckoning

I saw Moby-Dick: A Musical Reckoning by Dave Malloy last month, and I can basically divide it into “The Good, The Bad, and the Racist/Queerphobic/Ableist etc”

Some background: As most people who’ve ever spoken to me will know, I have a special interest in Moby-Dick AND Dave Malloy/Rachel Chavkin musicals (I truly believe that Great Comet is one of the best works of all time) and I consider Malloy and Chavkin both to be my biggest heroes and inspirations, at least when it comes to their respective style of writing and directing. That being said, they’re not perfect. I waited for this musical for about two years, and music/set/etc wise it exceeded my expectations, but it also majorly let me down in a lot of ways.

The Good: The cast! The crew! The set! (It was literally The Pequod - like, they got rid of the stage.) The lighting design in particular was really good - thank you, Bradley King. Manik Choksi, Andrew Cristi, and Starr Busby are gods. I do not have a singular bad thing to say about the cast or the design team! Even the stuff that was tacky/campy (i.e. some of the puppets) was tacky/campy in an enjoyable way. And the “fun” parts of the show were REALLY fun - the fact that they invited the audience on stage, the fact that they TRIED to make Moby-Dick more accessible even if they didn’t do it perfectly at times….the music, when not problematic, was BEAUTIFUL. Listen, I’d be lying if I said Dave Malloy wasn’t one of the best composers when it comes to skill. Everyone in that show sure can act, and sing…the band too, was marvelous, I heard no errors from anyone. This is, what, a three hour long show? And the cast/band was just like, “oh, no big deal.” Which makes “the bad” and “the racist” even worse because these people deserve better. This show deserves better, it deserves to be better.

The Bad: Well, as a book fan, I disagreed with a lot of characterization…most of which can fall into The Racist etc, so I’ll just focus on the “bad but not inherently problematic” here. I really didn’t agree with a lot of things about Ahab’s characterization, i.e. I did not read him as just a bad white guy who’s the epitome of privilege. Stubb, on the other hand is, a canon white supremacist in the book and that barely gets acknowledged in the ways that it should. I do get what Dave was trying to go for, especially in re: Ahab & climate change, but this wasn’t the show for it - or at least, Ahab wasn’t the character for it. Which brings me to my next point: Most of the time, I’m a fan of the quirky Malloyian anachronisms and parallels to modern day issues, but I feel like he was trying too hard here and stepping out of line. Loose adaptations can be fun, anachronistic adaptations can be fun, even INACCURATE adaptations can be fun…but this just wasn’t. It didn’t feel like Moby-Dick, but more like a story vaguely inspired by it. If that had been what he was going for, it would’ve been fine, but he really acted like this would be an accurate adaptation of the book, so I felt let down. The only anachronism/breaking of the fourth wall that I somewhat liked were the talks of Melville and Hawthorne, honestly, and even those I’d sacrifice in favor for accuracy to the source.

And now…The racist/etc.

So. 

Where to begin? I suppose chronologically. Queequeg. Who, according to Dave Malloy, is a stereotypical flamboyant queer person of color! and also a quirky cannibal! He’s trans in the musical, apparently, but there’s not much indication of that in the show beyond from him wearing a binder and a skirt. Now, I am all for trans Queequeg of course, but he was a caricature in this particular adaptation. I do not blame Andrew Cristi. I blame Dave (and mayyyybe the costume designers to some extent). I felt baited. Also, early production rumors and quotes said that there would be a song in which Queequeg saved someone from drowning. That never happened. It pains me to say it, but he didn’t feel that much like an important character (due to the bad writing -- again, it has nothing to do with the actor). 

Additionally, Dave Malloy said that Queequeg and Ishmael would be a clear gay relationship…but the musical left so much room for them to just be interpreted as friends. It somehow became less gay than it is in the original Melville novel. The marriage was excluded, as were the quotes about them being a cozy and loving pair and about Queequeg holding Ishmael like a wife. They were replaced with the “I don’t wanna sleep with a cannibal” song, which was fun to watch at first but way too grossly stereotypical for me to genuinely enjoy it. Queequeg deserves a fun and light-hearted song, but he does not deserve a racist/homophobic one. My advice? Replace it with the actual chapters from the book, please. I do like the fact that The Pacific was a romantic duet and that they sing directly at each other during Squeeze Of The Hand, but those two songs are mere scraps especially compared to, for example, the Bosom Friend chapter of the book. It looked like they were going to kiss during The Pacific and I was very disappointed that they did not. Perhaps the team should keep the songs the way that they are for future productions, but add more romantic staging.

Pip-not-Pip/Elijah/??? (Ashkon Davaran’s character) and Fedallah were also major, major, issues. Not the actors, I love them. Not the book characters, I love them. But the musical characters.

Basically, Fedallah gets this 20 minute long monologue that can be summed up as “religion is bad” and a lot of other things including but not limited to egotistical fake-woke praise on color conscious casting and how badly America is fucked. And that’s not even mentioning the fact that Fedallah is Parsi and Zoroastranian in the book (and it is NOT good rep in the book by any means, trust me, I’ve been calling Malloy out on his racism but I can’t act as if book!Fedallah was anything less than an ~exotic caricature~ either). However, that’s beside the point, at least in this review. Musical!Fedallah is not Parsi nor Zoroastranian. Don’t read this the wrong way, I’m all for Black Muslim rep! But with a character who is already canonically something else? Take a white character and make them a Black Muslim, I encourage that, but when a character is already something else, no.

If the monologue was influenced/written by the actor, that’s one thing and I’d have less issue with it, but I think Dave wrote the vast majority of it, which…yikes…

My constructive criticism: Cut the Fedallah monologue. If the creative team still wants the actor/character to have the same amount of stage-time as he does now, replace it with a different monologue, maybe something from the book? Something about whaling history?

Another thing that needs to be cut or at least completely rewritten: Tambourine. The song starts off with an ableist verse that can be summed up as “you think you’re crazy because you get nervous on the subway? No! I’m more crazy than you!” Don’t take this as me saying that Pip’s trauma/PTSD shouldn’t be addressed at all, but this is the absolute worst way to address it. The song also has a lot of performative lines such as “is god cisgender?” Which, considering this is the same musical that also has trans bait, I truly hate it. Not that I think God should ever be viewed as a cis white man, but much like the “America is awful” stuff in the Fedallah Monologue, this is an offensive and fake-woke way to address such a topic. 

Part IV was really heart-wrenchingly beautiful. No criticism there.

To summarize by part-

Part I: Cut/replace the campy Queeqeug song, but otherwise keep it as it is.

Part II: Cut/replace the racist and xenophobic Fedallah monologue.

Part III: Cut/replace Tambourine. The rest of the Ballad Of Pip (starting with Kim Blanck’s beautiful song) is alright. Good, even.

Part IV: Great! No editing needed besides from the typical tweaking that writers may choose to do after their first draft.

In general: Make Ishmael/Queequeg more obvious, make Queequeg less of a caricature, do some major editing to Fedallah and Pip-Not-Pip/Elijah/???. Tambourine and Fedallah’s Monologue need to be completely rewritten, but I get that the creative team may not want to take scenes away from the actors, which is why I encourage them to remove all of the racist bs and create something completely new/different for the actors to perform. 

I understand that Moby-Dick is clearly a work-in-progress on all levels. I do not dislike for the show for being a scrappy rough draft. I judge it for its racist, homophobic, ableist, etc messages. Dave has acknowledged that this first copy is far from perfect, and I sincerely hope that the racism/etc. is the first and main thing that he fixes. 

[thisishaskins]

did not even realize that ashkon davaran was in beardo until dave malloy posted that beardo recording today NICE

[oh-never-leave-me-out-blog]

Open For Trades/Gifting Status Is Closed

Updated: January 4, 2019

Hi everyone! I am open for trades, but my gifting status is closed at the moment. When my status is open again, I will now be only gifting to new traders for a time. I will most likely open back to gifting to non-traders later, but I get requests everyday and it has become very overwhelming. So please DO NOT email/message me unless you are a new trader (with a list) when my status is open again. If anyone would like to trade, I am open for general trading, especially Hadestown audios!

Site: https://youandiandnooneelse.weebly.com/

READ MY RULES BEFORE CONTACTING ME! I WILL DELETE THE MESSAGE IF YOU HAVE NOT 

Newly added audios:

Great Comet 

March 1, 2014 Phillipa Soo (Natasha), David Abeles (Pierre), Josh Canfield (u/s Anatole), Brittain Ashford (Sonya), Grace McLean (Marya D), Amber Gray (Helene), Nick Choski (Dolokhov), Blake DeLong (Bolkonsky/Andrey), Ashkon Davaran (Balaga/Servant/Opera Singer), Katrina Yaukey (Mary/Maid Servant/Opera Singer), Luke Holloway, Mariand Torres, Lauren Zakrin

Hadestown

November 12, 2018 Patrick Page (Hades), Amber Grey (Persephone), Eva Noblezada (Eurydice), Reeve Carney (Orpheus), Andre De Sheilds (Hermes), Carly Mercedes Dyer (Fate), Rosie Fletcher (Fate), Gloria Onitiri (Fate), Sharif Afifi, Beth Hinton-Lever, Sayi Omooba, Alesha Pease, Joseph Prouse, Jordan Shaw, Shaq Taylor, Mike Guy (Keys), Ros Stephen (Violin) David Kadumukasa (Cello), David Delarre (Guitar), Nathaniel Cross (Trombone), Nicki Davenport (Bass), Brad Webb (Drums). Master: hadesundergroundtrades November 26, 2018 Patrick Page (Hades), Amber Grey (Persephone), Eva Noblezada (Eurydice), Reeve Carney (Orpheus), Andre De Sheilds (Hermes), Carly Mercedes Dyer (Fate), Rosie Fletcher (Fate), Gloria Onitiri (Fate), Sharif Afifi, Beth Hinton-Lever, Sayi Omooba, Alesha Pease, Joseph Prouse, Jordan Shaw, Shaq Taylor, Mike Guy (Keys), Ros Stephen (Violin), David Kadumukasa (Cello), David Delarre (Guitar), Nathaniel Cross (Trombone), Nicki Davenport (Bass), Brad Webb (Drums) November 27, 2018 Patrick Page (Hades), Amber Grey (Persephone), Eva Noblezada (Eurydice), Reeve Carney (Orpheus), Andre De Sheilds (Hermes), Carly Mercedes Dyer (Fate), Rosie Fletcher (Fate), Gloria Onitiri (Fate), Sharif Afifi, Beth Hinton-Lever, Sayi Omooba, Alesha Pease, Joseph Prouse, Jordan Shaw, Shaq Taylor, Mike Guy (Keys), Ros Stephen (Violin), David Kadumukasa (Cello), David Delarre (Guitar), Nathaniel Cross (Trombone), Nicki Davenport (Bass), Brad Webb (Drums). Master: ja-gaciak

Wicked 

September 5, 2016 (London) Rachel Tucker, Suzie Mathers, Oliver Savile, Anita Dobson, Mark Curry, Katie Rowley Jones, Idriss Kargbo, Martin Ball. Master: anniethemusicaltrades First Show of the 10th Anniversary cast ​January 28, 2017 (London) Rachel Tucker, Suzie Mathers, Oliver Savile, Anita Dobson, Mark Curry, Katie Rowley Jones, Idriss Kargbo, Martin Ball. Master: anniethemusicaltrades Rachel, Anita and Katie’s Last Show

RULES 

[cdaae]

​Phillipa Soo, David Abeles, Lucas Steele, Grace McLean, Amber Gray, Nick Choski, Blake DeLong, Ashkon Davaran, Shaina Taub, Ken Clark, Catherine Brookman, Luke Holloway, Azudi Onyejekwe, Mariand Torres, Lauren Zakrin, January 25, 2014

http://www.mediafire.com/file/7epmt7706vrm7rn/Natasha%2C+Pierre%2C+and+the+Great+Comet+of+1812+%E2%80%93+1.25.14+E.zip

[evanhcnsen]

seeking replacement links

if you have a working link for any of the following items, please message me, and i’d be happy to gift you one of my bootlegs! 

videos: 

in the heights - may 18 2008 - Lin-Manuel Miranda (Usnavi), Krysta Rodriguez (u/s Vanessa), Seth Stewart (Graffiti Pete), Olga Merediz (Abuela Claudia), Stephanie Klemons (u/s Carla), Andrea Burns (Daniela), Priscilla Lopez (Camila), Carlos Gomez (Kevin), Robin De Jesus (Sonny), Mandy Gonzalez (Nina), Christopher Jackson (Benny)

audios: 

amélie - august 29 2015 - Samantha Barks (Amélie), Adam Chandler-Beret (Nino), Savvy Crawford Young Amélie), Tony Sheldon (Dufayel/Collignon), John Hickok (Raphael/Bretodeaux), Alison Cimmet (Amandine/Philomene), Maria-Christina Oliveras (Suzanne), Carla Duren (Gina), Alyse Alan Louis (Georgette/Sylvie), Randy Blair (Hipolito), David Andino (Blind Beggar/Garden Gnome), Paul Whitty (Joseph/Fluffy), Perry Sherman (Lucien/Lug/Mysterious Man)

amélie - january 14, 2017 - Phillipa Soo (Amélie), Adam Chandler-Beret (Nino), Savvy Crawford Young Amélie), Tony Sheldon (Dufayel/Collignon), Manoel Felciano (Raphael/Bretodeaux), Alison Cimmet (Amandine/Philomene), Harriett D. Foy (Suzanne), Maria-Christina Oliveras (Gina), Alyse Alan Louis (Georgette/Sylvie), Randy Blair (Hipolito), David Andino (Blind Beggar/Garden Gnome), Paul Whitty (Joseph/Fluffy), Heath Calvert (Lucien/Lug/Mysterious Man)

fun home - november 8, 2015 - Michael Cerveris (Bruce Bechdel), Judy Kuhn (Helen Bechdel), Beth Malone (Alison), Emily Skeggs (Medium Alison), Gabriella Pizzolo (Small Alison), Oscar Williams (Christian), Zell Steele Morrow (John), Roberta Colindrez (Joan), Joel Perez (Roy/Pete/Mark/Bobby Jeremy) [notes: includes Gabby’s BCEFA rap]

hamilton (off-broadway) - april 5, 2015 - Lin-Manuel Miranda (Alexander Hamilton), Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton), Leslie Odom Jr. (Aaron Burr), Renee Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler), Jonathan Groff (King George), Daveed Diggs (Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson), Christopher Jackson (George Washington), Jasmine Cephas Jones (Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds), Anthony Ramos (John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton), Okieriete Onaodowan (Hercules Mulligan/James Madison)

hamilton - september 27, 2015 - Javier Muñoz (alt. Alexander Hamilton), Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton), Leslie Odom Jr. (Aaron Burr), Renee Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler), Jonathan Groff (King George), Daveed Diggs (Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson), Christopher Jackson (George Washington), Jasmine Cephas Jones (Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds), Anthony Ramos (John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton), Okieriete Onaodowan (Hercules Mulligan/James Madison) [notes: performance attended by first lady Michelle Obama]

legally blonde (broadway) - july 20, 2008 - Laura Bell Bundy (Elle), Christian Borle (Emmett), Orfeh (Paulette), Richard H. Blake (Warner Huntington III), Kate Shindle (Vivienne), Nicolette Hart (Brooke), Michael Rupert (Callahan), Andy Karl (Kyle/Dewey/Grandmaster Chad), Natalie Joy Johnson (Enid), Tracy Jai Edwards (Serena) [notes: Andy Karl, Laura Bell Bundy, and Natalie Joy Johnson’s final show]

natasha, pierre, and the great Comet of 1812 (off-broadway) - october 19, 2013 - Luke Holloway (u/s Pierre), Phillipa Soo (Natasha), Grace McLean (Marya D.), Brittain Ashford (Sonya), Blake DeLong (Bolkonsky/Andrey), Josh Canfield (u/s Anatole), Shaina Taub (Princess Mary), Nick Choski (Dolokhov), Amber Gray (Helene), Ashkon Davaran (Balaga)

[beyondthesunrise]

Got some cool new stuff over this past week! As always, if ya wanna trade, my page is beyondthesunrisetrades.weebly.com. I am currently looking for Angels in America, any production is fine. If anyone has it and wants to trade, please message me!

New Stuff:

Videos: 

American Idiot - Berkeley Rep - Johnny (John Gallagher Jr.), Tunny (Matt Caplan), Will (Michael Esper), St. Jimmy (Tony Vincent), Whatsername (Rebecca Naomi Jones), Heather (Mary Faber), The Extraordinary Girl (Christina Sajous)

Groundhog Day - April 1st, 2017 - OBC

Next To Normal - OBC

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Off-Broadway (2005) - Mitch Mahoney (Derrick Baskin),  Leaf Coneybear (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), Marcy Park (Deborah S. Craig), Dan Fogler (William Barfeé), Rona Lisa Peretti (Lisa Howard), Olive Ostrovsky (Celia Keenan-Bolger), Chip Tolentino (Jose Llana), Douglas Panch (Jay Reiss), Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre (Sarah Saltzberg)

Wicked - Broadway (March 7th, 2009) -  Elphaba (Nicole Parker), Glinda (Alli Mauzey), Fiyero (Aaron Tveit), The Wizard (Anthony Gaulde), Madame Morrible (Jayne Houdeyshell), Nessarose (Critty Candler), Boq (Alex Brightman), Dr. Dillamond (Timothy Britten Parker)

Audios:

Hamilton - Chicago (October 5th, 2016) - OCC

Hamilton - Chicago (March 10th, 2017) - OCC w/ Aubin Wise as Angelica, Amber Ardolino as Peggy/Maria and Colby Lewis as Washington

If/Then - Broadway (March 22nd, 2015) - Elizabeth Vaughan (Idina Menzel), Kate (LaChanze), Lucas (Anthony Rapp), Josh Barton (James Snyder), Stephen (Joe Aaron Reid), Anne (Jenn Colella), David (Jason Tam), Elena (Tamika Lawrence) - Final Broadway Performance

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 - Off-Broadway (October 19th, 2013) - Natasha (Phillipa Soo), Pierre (Luke Holloway), Sonya (Brittain Ashford), Princess Mary (Shaina Taub), Bolkonsky/Andrey (Blake DeLong), Dolokhov (Nick Choksi), Helene (Amber Gray), Marya D. (Grace McLean), Balaga (Ashkon Davaran), Anatole (Josh Canfield) 

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 - Broadway (May 5thth, 2017) - Natasha (Denée Benton), Pierre (Dave Molloy), Sonya (Brittain Ashford), Princess Mary (Gelsey Bell), Bolkonsky/Andrey (Nicholas Belton), Dolokhov (Nick Choksi), Helene (Amber Gray), Marya D. (Grace McLean), Balaga (Nick Gaswirth), Anatole (Lucas Steele)

Wicked - National Tour (September 9th, 2008) - Elphaba (Carmen Cusack), Glinda (Katie Rose Clarke), Fiyero (Clifton Hall), The Wizard (Paul Slade Smith), Madame Morrible (Myra Lucretia Taylor), Nessarose (Deedee Magno Hall), Boq (Brad Weinstock), Dr. Dillamond (Christopher Russo) - Tracked

Wicked - San Francisco (March 6th, 2013) - Elphaba (Eden Espinosa), Glinda (Libby Servais), Fiyero (D.J. Gregory), The Wizard (Tom McGowan;), Madame Morrible (Jody Gelb), Nessarose (Deedee Magno Hall), Boq (Etai BenShlomo), Doctor Dillamond (Paul Slade Smith) 

[summertime-at-bax]

Duckling Blog 2017 Week 2

We are the CITs for Week 2, Ella Bezkorovainy (13), Aurora Donohue (12), and Billy “Buttercup” Weaver (12). Over the week, we cleaned the studios and bathroom, made snack, helped the specialists set up and present their lessons, bought lunches for the staff, and washed millions of dishes. This week, the Megas and Gigas are working hard around their theme, Musical Madness and the Nanos are working on their theme, Magical Maps.  

 NANOS

This week the Nano’s theme was “Magical Maps.” They’ve traveled through learning about citizenship, made pictures of their partners on felt, looked at subway maps and flags, and showed off their awesome pajamas. Their group leader and counselors often played fun games or enjoyed activities with the Nanos, such as “Fishy, Fishy Cross my Ocean,” “Twister,” “Follow the Leader,” and drawing or reading. Their specialists, including Ben Weber and Donna, work in the performing and visual arts. The Nanos with Ben have made their own flags, while with others, they drew and acted out scenes from their favorite places in New York City.

 MEGAS

           This week the Mega’s theme was “Musical Madness.” They worked with their specialists, Ashkon Davaran and Keith Burnstein, to create a musical based off of the book that they read together, 7 Ate 9. They are split into groups, and take turns working with Keith on his piano to create songs. In addition to that, they have colored in drawings of “Private I” and the number characters. On Wednesday, they meditated and practiced yoga to calm down.

 GIGAS

The Giga’s theme was also “Musical Madness.” They worked on making fairy tales into musicals. Their specialists, also Ashkon Davaran and Keith Burnstein, have worked with them to create songs and scenes from those fairytales. Their production was a musical version of Snow White and Red Rose. They also played games with their group leaders and counselors, such as board games like Candy Land, freeze dancing with the Megas, and more.

 We hope to see some familiar faces in the following weeks. Enjoy the rest of your summer (or- as my parents would groan- enjoy WORK). And with that note, it’s time to say…  THAT’S ALL, FOLKS!  

-Aurora, Ella, and Billy.☺

[mobydickmusical]

“Composer Dave Malloy will perform the role of author Herman Melville in upcoming staged excerpts of his new musical adaptation of Melville’s classic novel, Moby Dick. [...]

Joining Malloy will be Tony nominee Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde) as Ahab, Nick Choksi (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) as Ishmael, Starr Busby (Octet) as Starbuck, Kalyn West (The Prom) as Stubb, Anna Ishida (Henry VI: Parts 1 & 2 ) as Flask, Andrew Cristi (Pasek and Paul’s A Christmas Story) as Queequeg, Matt Kizer (The River Bridge) as Tashtego, J.D. Mollison (Octet) as Daggoo, Ashkon Davaran (Skittles Commercial: The Musical) as Pip, and Dawn L. Troupe (Brothers ParaNormal) as Mapple.

Or Matias serves as music director and leads an ensemble of musicians, featuring Malloy (piano), Jamie Mohamdein (bass), Hiroyuki Matsura (drums), Alon Bisk (cello), Pinky Weitzman (viola), Curtis Hasselbring (trombone), and Paul Jones (saxophone/flute).“

[dreamcastingbroadway]

Dreamcasting Broadway: LES MISÉRABLES

“To love another person is to see the face of God.”

Dreamcasting Broadway: Les Misérables

Joshua Henry as Jean Valjean

Andrew Samonsky as Javert

Danyel Fulton as Fantine

Troy Iwata as Marius

Danny Harris Kornfeld as Éponine

Kuhoo Verma as Cosette

Austin Scott as Enjolras

Jon Jon Briones as Thénardier

Lesli Margherita as Madame Thénardier

Pietro Bongiovanni as Feuilly/Fauchelevent/Ensemble (Enjolras u/s)

Deon’te Goodman as Combeferre/Champmathieu (Javert u/s)

Rohit Gopal as Prouvaire/Pimp (Marius u/s)

Javier Ignacio as Lesgles/Constable/Ensemble

Ezra Menas as Joly/Constable/Ensemble (Marius u/s)

Heath Saunders as Grantaire/Bamatabois/Ensemble

Matthew Schatz as Courfeyrac/Innkeeper/Laborer

Ashkon Davaran as Bishop of Digne/Claquesous/Ensemble (Valjean u/s)

Conroe Brooks as Babet/Factory Foreman

David Michael Garry as Brujon/Farmer (Javert u/s, Thénardier u/s)

Kaleb Wells as Montparnasse/Loudhailer (Valjean u/s, Enjolras u/s)

Courtney Balan as Factory Worker/Whore

Lauryn Hobbs as Factory Worker/Young Whore/Ensemble (Fantine u/s, Éponine u/s)

Genny Lis Padilla as Factory Worker/Locket Crone/Ensemble

Chiara Trentalange as Factory Girl/Ensemble (Fantine u/s)

Kay Trinidad as Factory Worker/Hair Hag/Ensemble (Madame Thénardier u/s)

Scarlett Walker as Innkeeper’s Wife/Factory Worker/Whore/Ensemble (Cosette u/s)

Kirsten Wyatt as Factory Worker/Old Woman/Whore (Madame Thénardier u/s)

Isa Antonetti as Swing (Éponine u/s)

Vanessa Becerra as Swing (Cosette u/s)

Alexander Gil Cruz as Swing

Rory Donovan as Swing (Thénardier u/s)

Stephen Hernandez as Swing

Maya Imani as Swing

This is another conceptual production I have in mind, influenced by the 2014 Dallas Theatre Center production. Imagine a contemporary look at the script, with more attention being paid to telling the story for how we need it today rather than how it’s always been produced. If you wanna know more or just talk about it with me, feel free to shoot me a DM.

(Also can y’all tell how much I’m crushing on Heath Saunders??)

[thisishaskins]

tbh....kinda think i gotta crush on ashkon davaran in moby dick :/

[cdaae]

​Phillipa Soo, David Abeles, Lucas Steele, Brittain Ashford, Grace McLean, Nick Choski, Blake DeLong, Ashkon Davaran, Shaina Taub, Ken Clark, Catherine Brookman, Luke Holloway, Azudi Onyejekwe, Mariand Torres, Lauren Zakrin, February 26, 2014

http://www.mediafire.com/file/czagda1pmpsm6p9/natasha022614m.zip

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