#gay fairytale

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Beauty and the Beast but make it 🌈✨gay✨🌈 This is the piece I created for @onceuponarainbowzine, an LGBTQ fairytale zine, last year. Leftover sales for the zine open in a few days if people want to grab a copy or any of the merch!

Bonus concept art sketches and lineart:

[adarkrainbow]

I said it in my previous reblog, but I stumbled upon this review like... years and years ago, and I wasn't able to find it back ever since. And this review actually made me discover a recent (well, recent then) musical called "The Next Fairy Tale" about a gay prince within an hetero-pushing fairytale world, trying to find his perfect love despite the fairy godmother's meddling for him to find a princess...

In case the review ever disappears I will copy-paste it down there. It comes from the website "StageSceneLA" and was written by Steven Stanley. The original can be found here.

If there were a book titled Everything I’ve Learned In Life, I’ve Learned From Fairy Tales, then what lessons could a pintsized LGBT-in-training gain from it? That Cinderella found her Prince? That a Prince awoke Sleeping Beauty with a kiss? That a kiss turned a Princess’s frog into a handsome Prince? Where’s a little boy or girl to look for fairytale inspiration when what they’re secretly dreaming of is a Prince for him, and a Princess for her?

The answer is at long last found in Brian Pugach’s charming new musical The Next Fairy Tale, now getting its World Premiere Production at Celebration Theatre under the deft direction of Celebration Artistic Director Michael A. Shepperd.

Pugach, who began writing music, book, and lyrics for The Next Fairy Tale while a UCLA theater major a few years back, has created a magical, mythical world where “Every Hundred Years” a group of Fairy Godmothers and their Fairy Godmistress leader Minerva meet to bring to life a new fairy tale. Ten decades ago, it was the tale of Red Riding Hood, an unlucky lass who ended up (along with her ill-fated Granny) eaten up by a hungry wolf—all this misfortune due to the late arrival of that Centennial’s Godmother, the ever hapless Hazelnut, aka Hazel.

To learn just who the hero or heroine of The Next Fairy Tale will be, Minerva consults (who else?) her Magic Mirror, who sends her off to the land of Lumeria, where handsome Prince Copernicus fights evil, not with a sword, but with “kindness, smiles, and hugs,” a creed he reminds others of by handing out Kindness Cards, “a reminder to be kinder.”

If Minerva is a bit unsettled to learn this decidedly unvaliant method of combat, she is even more disturbed when Prince Copernicus informs her that the distressed soul he has vowed to rescue from a dragon-guarded tower and a wicked, disapproving stepmother is none other than the handsomest prince in all the land, Prince Helio of Stortelia. Though Copernicus professes his true love for Helio in “Charming” (“He’s not a muscular manly he. His tiny sword is not much to see. He’s charming and that’s enough for me.”), Minerva is not at all convinced, responding, “‘He’s charming!’ or so he said; I’ve been nauseous ever since. Alarming! A hero rescues a princess, not a prince!”

And so, in a tradition upheld from the time of the fairies to contemporary evil bitc…, sorry evil witches like Maggie Gallagher, Minerva sets out to destroy any possibility of a happy ending for Princes Copernicus and Helio, certain that the assignment of bungling Hazel as this Centennial’s Fairy Godmother will make her task child’s play.

On their way to Stortelia, Copernicus and Hazel stop off in the village of Avaricia, whose residents (Rumpelstilstkin, Little Red, Baker, and Geppetto) conspire to prevent the Prince from stealing the sword in the stone he’ll need to slay the dragon and rescue Prince Helio.

Believing with all her twisted heart that “saying two princes can have true love is a lie,” Minerva concludes that a mere attempt to thwart Copernicus’s quest will never be enough to prevent the destruction of traditional family values and, in Act One’s finale, persuades the Prince to “Take The Apple” … and die!

Fortunately for the star-crossed princes, The Next Fairy Tale has a second act up its sleeve.

Pugach knows his fairytale lore backwards and forwards, creating a world in which characters have names like Thistle, Moonflower, and Hazelnuts and speak in Fairytalese, whether uttering exclamations (“Oh toadstools!” “Jumping gingerbread!” “Candy covered cottages, I can’t move!”) or inventing similes (“You are slower than toad slime.” “You are as selfish as a stepsister.” “I’m as serious as a wolf attack.”) As Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine did in Into The Woods, he also knows how to mix-and-match fairytale characters to nifty effect. As for his songs, several in particular you may find yourself humming as you leave the theater—Copernicus’s delightfully self-centered “Charming,” Minerva’s ominously dramatic “Take The Apple,” and Copernicus’s and Hazel’s oh-so-romantic “Cinderella Story,” which (like “Charming”) merits—and gets—a reprise.

Still, as with any World Premiere Musical, there is room for tweaking. The addition of a greater number of adult-aimed jokes, the kind which Disney perfected in the 1990s, lines which whoosh over the heads of tots but give the piece the sophisticated all-age appeal of Disney’s Beauty And The Beast, would make the show more grownups-friendly. The Next Fairy Tale has some terrific ones (“You must be a friend of Dorothy!” “I’d hate for you to end up a flamer.” “Key change.”) but could use even more. Additional stage time for Prince Helio in Act One would help us become more invested in our heroes’ romance from the get-go. At the same time, judicious cuts (including perhaps a couple of Act One songs by minor characters) would bring The Next Fairy Tale in at a more kids-friendly two-hour running time, and get us more quickly to its powerful second act. Also, as fine as musical director Wayne Moore’s work is, Pugach’s songs would sound considerably better with a richer accompaniment than the rather tinny-sounding upright piano they get here, though Adam Halitzka’s percussion does help.

Pugach and the Celebration have lucked out big time in the cast Jami Rudofsky has helped them assemble for this World Premiere, beginning with the trio of performers who bring to vivid storybook life its biggest roles—Christopher Maikish as Prince Copernicus, Rachel Genevieve as Hazel, and Gina Torrecilla as Minerva. Maikish and Genevieve have been waiting for that perfect part to best showcase their talents, and Pugach has written them just those parts. Maikish’s dreamy good looks, rich tenor, romantic sparkle, and comic zip make him the perfect Prince Charming. Genevieve’s combination of dark-haired beauty, charismatic stage presence, gawky charm, and downright adorability combined with her glorious soprano simply couldn’t be more right for Hazel. As for Minerva, Torrecilla expertly channels every fairytale villainess (particularly Snow White’s evil stepmother and Cinderella’s Maleficent) with touches of today’s NOM demonesses to make for an imposing figure of “family values” gone berserk.

Handsome, golden-voiced Patrick Gomez is a Prince any Prince could fall for at the wave of a wand, and doubles delightfully as a silver-haired mustachioed Geppetto. Hazel’s fellow Godmother’s are brought to quirky, scene-stealing life by three vivacious blends of beauty and comedic/vocal chops—Stephanie Fredricks as Thistle, Kendra Munger as Glinda, and Nell Teare as Moonflower, with Fredricks a delicious Cinderella and feisty Baker and Teare a spunky Little Red to boot. Vash Boddie is another charmer as Scarecrow and Ben Caron delights as Rumpelstilstkin. Completing the cast is Charls Segwick Hall, the epitome of fabulousness as the Mirror (and the voice of the Dragon).

Music director Moore gets bonus points for his excellent vocal arrangements. Jeffrey Polk has choreographed some lively dance sequences, Victoria Profitt’s set design has just the right classic fairytale look and is lit dazzlingly by Matthew Brian Denman, and Raffel Sarabia’s costumes are a highly imaginative visual treat. Thumbs up go too to Martin Carillo’s sound design, Ronn Jones’ hair and wigs, and Michael O’Hara’s properties. A number of expertly executed slight-of-hand tricks have been coached by magic consultant Joyce Basche, “Ms,gician. John F. Wilson is music consultant and Tijuana Gray assistant choreographer.

The Next Fairy Tale is produced by John Michael Beck, with Ryan Bergmann, Cameron Faber, Parnell Damone Marcano, and Pugach as associate producers. Shepperd and Michael C. Kricfalusi are executive producers. Kevin Wisney is production stage managers and Paul Doble assistant stage manager.

With minor script revisions to give it more adult appeal and judicious cuts to make for a more kids-appropriate running time, The Next Fairy Tale could easily become an LGBT and (progressive) family theater favorite. Children will respond to its engaging storyline and cast of characters, adults will go for the romance, and grown-up gays will find The Next Fairy Tale an enriching and even cathartic experience. Here’s hoping that its near-universal appeal will attract audiences beyond Celebration regulars to Brian Pugach’s at-last-told tale.

[harleychick91]

I swear I post more than just books but still…. These two short stories (Novellas/Novelettes) are safe and gay and I love them so much! Read both in a day.

I found the books/audiobooks on The Libby app and on Amazon. You can find them other places I’m sure.

Book Summaries:

Follow professional fairy tale fixer, Zinnia Gray, as she helps women get the endings they deserve! First, Sleeping Beauty in A Spindle Splintered, featuring Arthur Rackham's original illustrations for The Sleeping Beauty, fractured and reimagined. And then, Snow White's Evil Queen in A Mirror Mended!

In A Spindle Splintered, it's Zinnia Gray's twenty-first birthday. When she was young, an industrial accident left her with a rare condition and no one who has it has lived to twenty-two.

Her best friend is intent on making Zin's last birthday special with a full sleeping beauty experience, complete with a tower and a spinning wheel. But when Zinnia pricks her finger, she finds herself cast into another world, with another sleeping beauty, just as desperate to escape her fate.

Then, in A Mirror Mended, Zinnia discovers there’s more than one person trapped in a story they didn’t choose. Snow White's Evil Queen has found out how her story ends and she's desperate for a rewrite. Will Zinnia accept the queen's poisonous request for a rewrite and save them both from the hot iron shoes that wait for them? Or will she try another path?

I loved the books so much my writer’s brain couldn’t say goodbye so I wrote a short fic set after A Mirror Mended. You can find it on AO3. Linked below. Read after book 2.

Another Kiss. Another Life.

Rated T

Years after Zinnia returned to her world, the GRM has taken its toll on her body. Remembering her queen’s words, Zinnia takes a bite of the red apple in hopes of a second chance with the woman she loves.

[zyn0nn]

One of my favorite parts of Ever After High is Apple being dramatic and having a breakdown every episode

[creative-compass-designs]

Illustrated Children’s Book: In the Wilde Wood

Traditionally bound and digitally rendered

Digital access available on request

[adarkrainbow]

THIS! Gosh I was looking for this everywhere. I remembered coming upon the review of this stage thing YEARS and YEARS ago and I had been searching for it ever since!

Listen to the show’s stand out song Cinderella Story

“Every Hundred Years” a group of Fairy Godmothers and their Fairy Godmistress leader Minerva meet to bring to life a new fairy tale. Ten decades ago, it was the tale of Red Riding Hood, an unlucky lass who ended up (along with her ill-fated Granny) eaten up by a hungry wolf—all this misfortune due to the late arrival of that Centennial’s Godmother, the ever hapless Hazelnut, aka Hazel.

To learn just who the hero or heroine of The Next Fairy Tale will be, Minerva consults (who else?) her Magic Mirror, who sends her off to the land of Lumeria, where handsome Prince Copernicus fights evil, not with a sword, but with “kindness, smiles, and hugs,” a creed he reminds others of by handing out Kindness Cards, “a reminder to be kinder.”

If Minerva is a bit unsettled to learn this decidedly unvaliant method of combat, she is even more disturbed when Prince Copernicus informs her that the distressed soul he has vowed to rescue from a dragon-guarded tower and a wicked, disapproving stepmother is none other than the handsomest prince in all the land, Prince Helio of Stortelia. Though Copernicus professes his true love for Helio in “Charming” (“He’s not a muscular manly he. His tiny sword is not much to see. He’s charming and that’s enough for me.”), Minerva is not at all convinced, responding, “‘He’s charming!’ or so he said; I’ve been nauseous ever since. Alarming! A hero rescues a princess, not a prince!”

And so, in a tradition upheld from the time of the fairies to contemporary evil witches like Maggie Gallagher, Minerva sets out to destroy any possibility of a happy ending for Princes Copernicus and Helio, certain that the assignment of bungling Hazel as this Centennial’s Fairy Godmother will make her task child’s play. On their way to Stortelia, Copernicus and Hazel stop off in the village of Avaricia, whose residents (Rumpelstilstkin, Little Red, Baker, and Geppetto) conspire to prevent the Prince from stealing the sword in the stone he’ll need to slay the dragon and rescue Prince Helio.

Believing with all her twisted heart that “saying two princes can have true love is a lie,” Minerva concludes that a mere attempt to thwart Copernicus’s quest will never be enough to prevent the destruction of traditional family values and, in Act One’s finale, persuades the Prince to “Take The Apple” … and die!

Fortunately for the star-crossed princes, The Next Fairy Tale has a second act up its sleeve.

[happylittleghost]

A tady je tedy slíbená poslední šestice ikonických českých lodí. Omlouvám se všem jejichž návrhy jsem nevybral. Cimrmanovu šestici ještě udělám ale do konce června už to nestihnu.

Teď du na 2 dny 1 hodinu a 3 minuty hibernovat než začne artfight 😅

[skruttet]

'Moomintroll wagged his tail happily. Then he stared at the sky.

"The clouds are fun to watch," he marvelled. "They change their shape all the time."

"And it's fun to listen to your stories," said Snufkin. "I never get tired of talking to you. That's why you're my best friend."' omg??? 😭❤️

[zowylander]

From Pinterest

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[adarkrainbow]

These two go SO WELL together! It is almost as if they were purposefully design to form this elegant duo

♡ Belle and Cinderella ♡

[weedle-testaburger]

the real two genders: sitcom nandermo and crimefighters nandermo

[lunarharp]

tired

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

Don’t Let The Forest In

YA horror

an anxious Australian boy whose only friends are his twin sister & best friend/roommate returns to boarding school in the US - but his sister is ignoring him, and his friend is acting strange, with rumors of having something to do with his parents’ murder

he follows him into the nearby forest one night - and finds him fighting eldritch monsters from the dark fairytales & art they create together, desperate to stop them from hurting anyone else

ace MC, m/m

[vintage-bentley]

Before you draw or write Aziraphale and Crowley as a straight couple, ask yourself this: why can’t they be a gay couple? What does them being straight bring to the scene that them being gay can’t? Why do you feel that erasing a gay couple improves this scene? Do you, on some level, feel that there is something superior about straight couples? If not, why are you even considering changing a gay couple into a straight couple in the first place?

[burythecarnival]

"In my thoughts and in my dreams

They're always in my mind

These songs of hobbits, dwarves and men

And elves

Come close your eyes

You can see them, too"

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some of your favorite sex workers came together for a v magical fairy tale day 💕 they were showered with gifts of love, praise & tippies from citizens of tumblrland...and they all lived happily ever after 🌈

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[onceandfuturelesbian]

gay childhood crushes part two (barbie movie edition) (no specific order)

lydia (barbie and the diamond castle)

nori (barbie: mermaidia)

jacqueline (barbie: a fashion fairytale)

laverna (barbie: fairytopia)

princess graciella (barbie: a fairy secret)