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Something a little different from the usual Melliot fare! Here is our song for Ring of Keys's Queering the Gala event: "The New and Improved Boyfriend Experience"! (Warning for some raunchy lyrics.) The event was based around queering the canon of Alan Menken's music, so this song was based on "Friend Like Me" from Aladdin.

Music by Elliot Valentine, lyrics by Mel Hornyak

Performed at Joe's Pub by Hennessy Winkler on 1/29/24

Orchestrated by Elliot Valentine

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Interesting article!

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bee’s thoughts on the sweeney todd revival!!

idk if recordings just didn’t do him justice or if he’s improved as his run has gone on, but i did truly enjoy aaron as sweeney. to be clear he’s still not a baritone but he didn’t struggle with the range as much as i’d feared. unfortunately but not unexpectedly he didn’t have that deep resonance that the role should have, yet at the same time he almost made up for it with the sheer intensity of his acting. (almost.) i REALLY enjoyed that he did a proper cockney accent - it was surprisingly good and fit his take on the character very well. he was genuinely frightening and impressively intense at times (his “how about a shave?” section in epiphany was a highlight for me) but at other times he was. aaron tveit. overall while still i wish they’d cast a proper baritone on the role, aaron was wonderful in his own way and im very very glad i saw him. the fact he was aaron tveit in a very tight shirt may or may not have helped.

guys. folks. sutton was FUCKING INCREDIBLE. i know, i am just as shocked as you, but she was born to play mrs. lovett. i’ve never laughed so hard at worst pies in my life. i can’t say enough good things about her which is insane bc i’ve been joking about her casting since the beginning. vocally, she knew exactly when to turn on the deranged lansbury style belt and when to sing it straight. i won’t lie her accent was much better than annaleigh’s (I’M SO SORRY). acting-wise, she was just hysterically funny; over-the-top without being over-the-top, if that makes any sense at all. just a really truly delightful take on the role.

JOE LOCKE. HOLY MOTHER OF FUCK. i came in knowing nothing about him but thinking he was stunt casting and i was SO wrong. he was, bar none, THE best toby i have ever heard. he made the role sound completely effortless with a gorgeous classical tenor that turned into a high belt so powerful it made the couple in front of me nearly leap from their seats in amazement.

jamie jackson’s deeply creepy judge and john rapson’s slimy, flamboyant beadle made the perfect dickensian villain duo. they were THE essential ingredient to the atmosphere of the show, which they just about stole.

maria bilbao was a wonderfully unnerving, constantly in anxious motion, adorably sweet johanna. she and daniel yearwood (who was lovable and vocally gorgeous as anthony) had great chemistry. ruthie ann miles was, of course, perfect as the beggar woman, heart-wrenching and unsettling and probably the best acting performance out of the whole cast.

the entire ensemble was brilliant - of course i’ve got to give a special mention to pirelli because that contest was the funniest one i’ve ever seen. also shoutout to hennessy winkler who was on as jonas fogg!

the sets were great, though at times i wished there was a bit more of them instead of being minimalist for the sake of it. the choreography was used to great, unnerving effect at times (that stumbling in the opening ballad!) though sometimes i wished they’d just stay still for god’s sake. two things that stood out to me: the blood effects were very effective, and the sound design in the bakehouse was so creepy.

for a 26-piece orchestra you’d think they’d make it a bit louder. compared to other big orchestra shows i’ve seen the instruments felt a bit tinny and canned at times, despite the fact that they really turned it up for some songs, proving that they could!! in any case i was just very very glad to hear that gorgeous full score at any volume.

overall it was a brilliant experience - though im not sure how much of that is due to just how fucking good the material is no matter what you do with it. it wasn’t perfect, but i laughed so hard i cried (and just plain cried) and got goosebumps about every five minutes. so happy i got to attend the tale ❤️🥧❤️

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Oh, what a beautiful mornin' Oh, what a beautiful day

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B plot + text post meme (12/?)

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seen a lot of people talk about the casting of sis in oklahoma, but haven’t seen many mention that the actor portraying will, hennessy winkler, is also trans!

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Año Nuevo

Photo by Ray Hennessy on Unsplash

¿Cómo te gustaría celebrar el año nuevo?

¿Preferirías ser disparado por una pistola de agua o pasar la noche en un cementerio?

A lo mejor prefieres llevar ropa completamente blanca con ropa interior colorida.

Elige tu preferencia aquí tenemos algunas costumbres extrañas como celebrar el año nuevo y adicionalmente un recordatorio de celebraciones ancianas, algunas todavía se celebran hoy en día.

En el pasado ofrecer regalos no paro con las navidades , ofrecer regalos como monedas especiales o nueces para el año nuevo era una antigua ritual romana mientras regalar huevos por fertilidad es una vieja costumbre Persa.

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Comida

En Chile se comen lentejas en España uvas (12 para ser preciso).

Alimentos como rosquillas, pretzels y otras comestibles con forma circular representa círculo completo.

Otras costumbres como en Egipto sugieren que deberíamos comer algo blanco, en la noche vieja, para poder empezar “limpio” año nuevo.

Songkran

Brazil - Ropa interior.

De acuerdo con una costumbre se lleva la ropa más espléndida en la nochevieja, sin embargo los brasileños lo simplifican llevando todo blanco pero el color de su ropa interior decide la suerte para el futuro año.

Para encontrar amor   →    rosa

Seguridad economica →    amarillo

Para buena salud        →     verde

A pesar de que el año nuevo no se celebra hasta el 13 de Abril en Tailandia su festival es demasiado bueno para rechazar.

Se trata de una pelea acuática, si una enorme pelea de agua con las calles principales cerradas y gente local y como se pueden imaginar montones de visitantes, utilizan cubos,pistolas de agua, mangueras hasta elefantes para tirar agua uno encima del otro.

Chile - Celebracion en el cementerio.

En la ciudad de Talca,Chile la gente local añade un toque extra a la celebración de Nochevieja celebrándolo en el cementerio con sus seres queridos. 

Esta tradición peculiar origina de una entrada forzada y violacion de la ley pero ahora ya es una costumbre respetada y bienvenida de todos, atrae miles de personas de la región.

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Celebraciones Ancianas del año nuevo .

En el pasado la celebración del año era interconectada con el vernal equinox(el equinox primaveral) consecuentemente celebrada en Marzo.

Siguiendo la primera luna llena después del vernal equinox, los babilonios del antiguo mesopotamia, para honorar el renacimiento del mundo natural, celebraron Akitu, un dia multi festivo. 

Akitu se remonta hasta 2000 BC, durante la celebración estatuas fueron procescionadas no podemos olvidar del ritual inhabitual de humillación.

El objetivo no era nadie menos que el propio rey.

Le privaron de su uniforme real luego un sacerdote le cogió por las orejas con la intencion de hacerle llorar.Si se cayeron lagrimas royales su reinado fue extendido.

Originalmente en nuevo año romano también coincide con el vernal equinox, pero para los romanos el mes de Enero llevaba un significado especial.

Su nombre deriva del dios Janus, el con dos caras Janus era el que abre y cierra, lo nuevo y viejo, el principio y el fin,Por consiguiente los romanos celebraron ofreciendo presentes a Janus.

El primer día del año era el preparativo para la continuación del año.

Amigos, vecinos y la familia intercambiaron regalos como higos y miel además siempre trabajaron, por lo menos parte, del primer día porque pereza era mal presagio.

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Al final una de las más antiguas tradiciones todavía celebrada hoy es el nuevo año chino, que se origina desde hace más de 3000 años.

Empezó como una tradición primaveral para mas tarde ser enredada con leyendas y mitos.

Nian(la palabra por año en chino)despredaba en los ciudadanos cada año nuevo, con el objetivo de asustar al monstruo hambriento la gente comenzó a decorar sus casas con adornos rojos, quemar bambú y hacer ruidos. 

El alboroto tuvo éxito y desde entonces esto es como se celebra el año nuevo en China.

La duración de las festividades son de 15 días.Después del descubrimiento de la pólvora en el siglo 10 los chonos fueron los primeros en celebrar el año nuevo con fuegos artificiales.

El año nuevo chino está basado en el calendario lunar consiguientemente se cae en finales de Enero o principio de Febrero.

Nowruz todavía se celebra hoy en día en Irán y otras partes del oriente medio (asia).

Tradiciones incluyen fiestas, intercambio de regalos con familia, amigos y vecinos, hacer fogatas, colorear huevos y rociar agua simbolizando la creación. Nowruz se ha desarrollado significativamente pero muchas de las tradiciones antiguas (como hacer hogueras, colorear huevos ) permanecen parte de las fiestas modernas que se celebra por un estimado de 300 millones de personas cada año.

Como, donde y cuando decides celebrar el año nuevo, te deseamos un próspero, feliz y bendecido año nuevo!!!!!!!!!!!

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Oklahoma! National Tour photos by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman (part 2)

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Oklahoma! National Tour cast (pt. 2)

📸 by Matthew Murphy & Evan Zimmerman

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happy sleepover saturday! talk about your oklahoma wips/thoughts? 👀

SEXY OKLAHOMA IS SO GOOOOOD

i mean i already knew that BUT i've been impatiently waiting to see the tour since 2020 so i am SO happy to have finally gotten to see it again!!

i think the transition from in the round/thrust staging to proscenium staging was done as gracefully as possible -- you do lose a bit of the "everyone here is part of this community and therefore complicit in the action of the plot" message because of it, but honestly i don't see how they could've remedied that, especially without keeping full house lights on in a big theater (which they didn't after Oh What A Beautiful Mornin'). that being said, the show is still fantastic and does a great job and conveying its points. i am once again fuming over the lack of tony recognition for the lighting in this show because it is just STUNNINGLY well executed

and i am SO so happy to see that the tour cast gets to interpret and perform their characters the way they want to; no one is a carbon copy of the broadway actors' portrayals of the same characters. it's super refreshing to see different takes on the same characters, and how all those subtle differences add up to a different experience. especially standout to me were sean grandillo as curly, who is so much different from damon daunno (ignoring his decidedly not curly hair, grandillo's curly is a lot less soft and persuasive and much more dominatingly confident, which brings out the character's menacing side very pointedly) and chris bannow as jud, also very different from patrick vaill (bannow's jud is so much softer and sadder and more pitiful and desperate, making the contrast of his outbursts that much more sudden and scary in comparison, and his Lonely Room BLEW ME AWAY). also, hennessy winkler as will parker is hilarious and i love him, and sasha hutchings as laurey is flawless <3

i wish the audience had been better -- someone's phone went off during the wedding/trial scene (how many times do we have to remind you to silence your ringer??? they tell you at intermission) and the old ladies behind me were complaining almost nonstop, singing along to the title number, and one of them shouted "dammit!" after the gunshot in the Farmer and the Cowman. just leave at intermission if you're that upset about it like damn! the young guys sitting next to us who were going NUTS cheering for sis as ado annie almost made up for it tho

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New year

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How do you want to spend the new year? Be shot at by a water gun, or sleepover in a cemetery? Maybe you simply prefer to wear all plain white clothes and colourful underwear?

Pick your choice here comes some odd new year's celebrations and a reminder of ancient celebrations of which some are still celebrated today. 

In the past gift giving season didn't stop at Christmas!

Handing out gifts  as gilded coins or nuts was an old roman ritual. You could also give eggs for fertility; a Persian practice.

Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash 

Food

In Chile its lentils. In Spain grapes, 12 to be exact.Things as doughnuts, pretzels and other ring shaped foods  represent coming to full circle.

Other customs  as in Egypt suggest that you should eat something white for the new year (to get a ‘’clean’’ start to the new year.)

Songkran

Brazil - underwear attire.

While some of us wear our most shimmery dresses for new year ‘s eve parties, Brazilians take it much simpler.The dress code is for all white attire but the colour of your underwear is supposed to determine your luck in the upcoming year.

Want to find love - pick pink underwear.

Financial security- wear yellow underwear.

For good health - wear green underwear.

While the Thai new year isn't until April 13, their celebratory festival, called songkran, is just too good to pass up, a water fight! Yes a full on water fight where major roads are blocked off and Thai locals - and as you can imagine loads of visitors - use buckets, fire hoses, water guns, and even elephants to throw water at each other. Inner child rejoices. 

In Chile - a cemetery sleepover.

In the town of talca, Chile, locals add extra spirit to new year’s eve by celebrating the holiday in the cemetery, surrounded by all of their deceased loved ones.

Legend has it this tradition started with a little breaking and entering but it’s now a welcomed celebration that draws locals in by the thousands.

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Ancient new year’s celebrations.

In ancient times the new year's celebrations were interconnected with vernal equinoxes (the spring equinox )and were thus celebrated in march.

Following the first new moon after the vernal equinox in late March, the Babylonians of ancient Mesopotamia would honor the rebirth of the natural world with a multi-day festival called Akitu. 

Akitu dates back to around 2000 BC .During this celebration statues of the gods were paraded not to forget the unusual ritual of humiliation.The target was no one else but the king himself.He was stripped of his royal regalia.A high priest drag him by his ears in the hope of making him cry.If royal tears were shed the kings rule was extended.

The roman new year originally corresponded with the vernal equinox, but for the Romans the month of January carried a special significance.Its name  derived from the two faced deity Janus.Janus was the opening and the closing, the new and the old, the beginning and the end.

Consequently the Romans celebrated their new year giving offerings to Janus this day was seen as setting the stage for the next twelve months. Friends and neighbors exchanged well wishes and gifts as figs and honey with each other. Romans always worked at least part of new year's day, idleness was a bad omen for the rest of the year.

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Finally one of the oldest traditions still celebrated today is Chinese new year, which is believed to have originated over 3000 years ago. It began as a way of celebrating the new beginnings of the spring, but later became entangled with myth and legend. 

Nian (the Chinese word for Year ) prayed on villagers every new year. In order to frighten the hungry beast , the villagers took to decorating their homes with red trimmings, burning bamboo and making loud noises. The ruse worked, and ever since that is how the new year is celebrated in China.

Festivities last for 15 days.Following the invention of gunpowder in the 10th century, the Chinese were also the first to ring in the new year with fireworks.Chinese new year is still based on a lunar calendar and the holiday typically falls in late January or early February.

Nowruz is still celebrated in Iran and other parts of the middle east (Asia)Traditions include feasts, exchanging presents with family, friends and neighbors, lighting bonfires, dyeing eggs, and sprinkling water to symbolize creation. Nowruz has evolved considerably but many ancient traditions (as use of bonfires, coloured eggs, ) remains still a part of the modern holiday, which is observed by an estimated 300 million people every year.

However and whenever you decide to celebrate the new year we wish you a prosperous, delightful and blessed one!!!!