#great theatre

[cutebottledspider]

Thy mother felt more than a mother’s pain,  And yet brought forth less than a mother’s hope:  To wit, an indigested and deformèd lump,  Not like the fruit of such a goodly tree.  Teeth hadst thou in thy head when thou wast born  To signify thou cam’st to bite the world.  And if the rest be true which I have heard,  Thou cam’st—

Henry VI part III (Act 5, scene 6)

[trashpidgeon48]

Musicals are time loops. Every night, the same thing happens except for a few minor differences. It always ends the same. If you want the characters to do something different or to make better choices, too bad. The actors are bound by the script and the score. The only way for the time loop to end is for the show to close. But you (the audience) don't want the show to close, nor do the actors who would like to be employed. It's a lose/lose situation. For the actors, audience, technicians, and for the characters, who are forever stuck in the same stretch of time.

[crowlixcx]

MACBETH at The Donmar Warehouse (Act 1, scene 7) x

[biteofboredom]

"fuck it we ball" *cries to oddly specific musical theatre songs*

[baatheblacksheep]

Me whenever a new musical goes on broadway:

[miss-galaxy-turtle]

Is the Gatsby musical an accurate retelling of the original novel? No.

Does it romanticize the fuck out of Gatsby and Daisy? Yes.

Is the idea of the green light being a metaphor for romantic love entirely missing the point? Yes.

Is it a really, really fun time with gorgeous music, beautiful visuals, and a wildly talented cast? You're goddamn right

[charlesoberonn]

[theatreism]

JEREMY JORDAN timeline (broadway, off-broadway & west end)

[personinthepalace]

I shouldn’t say that *adorable laughter* - Jeremy Jordan from bwaygatsby instagram

Edit: this video was deleted and replaced with this new one

[scarletcomet]

Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada as Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby (2023)

[cutebottledspider]

[mizgnomer]

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo in Macbeth at the Harold Pinter Theatre - November 21st and 22nd

...for Tennant Tuesday (or whatever day this post finds you)

I finally got to see Macbeth, and it was just as mind-blowingly fantastic as everyone has been saying. Brilliantly done. The headphones really did heighten the experience, allowing us to hear murmurs and whispers as well as laughter (and crying and screaming). All of the actors were incredible. I experienced it once from the 2nd row stalls and once from the 1st row of the dress circle, and it was amazing from both vantage points.

Cush was still recovering and did not do stage door the nights I was there, but David came out and signed and was lovely to absolutely everyone.

[cascadeoceanwave]

musical theatre challenge: 1/1 seasons | 2016-2017 (insp)

[elevtheria]

I REALLY hope this movie turns out to be great

And yes, Pink Goes Good With Green indeed 💚🩷

[iamthejam]

in honor of my rising jeremy jordan obsession and no one asking, here's some of my favorite pictures of him :)