#harmony Broadway

[thetisming]

Broadway has turned into something commercialised and all about money, rather than stages for stories to be shared. people only care about how much money shows make, but people never give new shows a try so amazing new shows that tell important stories and production and soundtrack and actors close. if there's not a big tv (specifically tv, people don't care about actual BROADWAY legends anymore) name for the media or it's not a revival people don't care. new musicals that tell historical stories that shouldn't be forgotten close after a few months, no matter how amazing the story or score or set or actors are. Broadway isn't about the heart anymore, it's about money and big names. it's barely even for theatre people.

Lempicka is closing and i am devastated for so many reasons. Harmony already closed earlier this year.

Tamara de Lempicka was a famous painter. she was married to a rich man, and originally painted their daughter or landscapes and things like that, but she eventually painted Rafaela -- her girlfriend. she painted her mainly naked and they loved each other. she was a bisexual painter, and more than that a brilliant painter, and she is being forgotten. she was part Jewish, too. she fled to Paris with her husband, which is where she met Rafaela.

there's a musical about her. it's closing on May 19th. it opened officially on Broadway on April 14th. both this year.

The Comedian Harmonists were a band. they were an internationally popular German band between 1928 and 1934. 3 of the 6 of them were Jewish. Nazi Germany started in 1933. you can probably piece together what happened, but i'll tell you anyway. they were separated and erased. they were not forgotten, they were erased. Nazis destroyed almost all of their recordings. the Harmonists never saw each other again. their names were Ari Leschnikoff, Harry Frommermann, Robert Biberti, Roman Cycowski, Erwin "Chopin" Bootz and Erich A. Collin.

there was a musical about them. it closed on February 4th, and opened officially on Broadway on November 13th (2023).

do not let Tamara or the Harmonists go forgotten. listen to Lempicka and Harmony. research the people. find bootlegs of the musicals if you can. learn about them. teach about them. please, don't let people forget about them.

this isn't about the musicals closing, these are about important people being forgotten and erased from history. please, don't let this happen.

[memesandmusicalss]

live laugh love harmony a new musical

[every-single-day]

Man I love harmony so much wtf

[thephantomofanastasia]

Chip Zien was robbed of a Tony. nom!

Photo credit from Julie Benko’s IG.

“Watching Chip Zien in Harmony musical was a master class every night. It was a full, funny, poignant performance, different and fresh and completely authentic every time. I learned so much watching him onstage and off. If you saw him, you know. As Sierra Bogges put it: "He wins."

[snap-my-kneecaps]

The things I'd give to see Harmony live, the cast album has consumed my life and it's killing me that I'll never get to see it

[izloveshorses]

harmony closing feb 4 i hate it here 😭

[musicals-like-thats-it]

Our boy Erwin Bootz

if you think about hazbin hotel through the lens of the VAs’ other roles it’s wild

like cady heron, the daughter of jack kelly, is the princess of hell and is dating rosa diaz. she runs a hotel where dr facilier is the bartender and dawn pinkett is the maid. its guests include beetlejuice and (sorry couldn’t find anything for Blake Roman).

beetlejuice is also an antagonistic angel in heaven always accompanied by elphaba. the head seraphim is the witch (into the woods).

in hell, there is a very powerful group of overlords comprised of willy wonka/shakespeare/marvin/tom levitt, lincoln from tick tick boom and martha bessell. other overlords include mimi marquez, delia deetz and (sorry couldn’t find anything for Amir Talai).

[kairithemang0]

For those who don't know, Blake Roman was in Harmony! He was great, I wish that show stayed on longer because it deserved better

[noys-boise]

this trend of important Broadway musicals strugging to stay open even for a few months when jukebox musicals and movie to stage adaptations and anything with a famous enough name in the cast can thrive literally no matter what it's even about is. worrying

[memesandmusicalss]

thing i made a while ago but forgot to post

[every-single-day]

Like,,,,wdym they’re a family and love each other and hang out im crying

[fishcow99]

god im thinking about how if blake hadn't joined harmony he might have stuck with the outsiders and like be in it currently. cus like timeline wise like he was in the 2022 workshop and then joined harmony in 2022 oawihgasfo

but like im glad he joined harmony BUT WE COULDA HAD HIM IN THE OUTSIDERS AIOHSFS;GUERG

[snap-my-kneecaps]

I need to stop listening to and falling in love with Broadway shows that I will never be able to see…

I just set myself up emotional distress

[hyperfixated-on-musicals]

Yes! Musicals aren't about making money. They're about telling stories and the community built around that story. These stories need to be told!

Broadway has turned into something commercialised and all about money, rather than stages for stories to be shared. people only care about how much money shows make, but people never give new shows a try so amazing new shows that tell important stories and production and soundtrack and actors close. if there's not a big tv (specifically tv, people don't care about actual BROADWAY legends anymore) name for the media or it's not a revival people don't care. new musicals that tell historical stories that shouldn't be forgotten close after a few months, no matter how amazing the story or score or set or actors are. Broadway isn't about the heart anymore, it's about money and big names. it's barely even for theatre people.

Lempicka is closing and i am devastated for so many reasons. Harmony already closed earlier this year.

Tamara de Lempicka was a famous painter. she was married to a rich man, and originally painted their daughter or landscapes and things like that, but she eventually painted Rafaela -- her girlfriend. she painted her mainly naked and they loved each other. she was a bisexual painter, and more than that a brilliant painter, and she is being forgotten. she was part Jewish, too. she fled to Paris with her husband, which is where she met Rafaela.

there's a musical about her. it's closing on May 19th. it opened officially on Broadway on April 14th. both this year.

The Comedian Harmonists were a band. they were an internationally popular German band between 1928 and 1934. 3 of the 6 of them were Jewish. Nazi Germany started in 1933. you can probably piece together what happened, but i'll tell you anyway. they were separated and erased. they were not forgotten, they were erased. Nazis destroyed almost all of their recordings. the Harmonists never saw each other again. their names were Ari Leschnikoff, Harry Frommermann, Robert Biberti, Roman Cycowski, Erwin "Chopin" Bootz and Erich A. Collin.

there was a musical about them. it closed on February 4th, and opened officially on Broadway on November 13th (2023).

do not let Tamara or the Harmonists go forgotten. listen to Lempicka and Harmony. research the people. find bootlegs of the musicals if you can. learn about them. teach about them. please, don't let people forget about them.

this isn't about the musicals closing, these are about important people being forgotten and erased from history. please, don't let this happen.