#i dont really like the cast recording but there is a bootleg recording on youtube that i really like

[immatrashpanda]

*wakes up in a cold sweat* th-they dont know about american psycho the musical... they dont know..

[leporellian]

thoughts on broadway and/or the tonys and/or musical theater in general

fuck i never did get around to this LOL here we go

broadway... compels me in some weird way. like for every single complaint musical theatre fans lob at opera- 'it's too much about spectacle!' 'it's too elitist!' 'it's funded by rich people!' (which that last point in and of itself is. Have you ever been to europe. but the way in which opera criticism is uniquely USAcentric is a convo for another time) are all... like... right there in musical theatre on broadway.

arguably those are even more of a problem over in musicals. musicals have Brand Identity. when you think of wicked, every wicked production is specifically built to look the same, with no real difference in direction or performance besides individual casting. (and also that infernal dragon, for some reason, that they never even really actually use except for like one moment where it wiggles around a bit. a lot of my memory of seeing wicked in 9th grade is just remembering how absolutely disappointed i was that they had a big dragon animatronic and they never used it in a satisfying way! like, what the fuck! anyway, again, tangent.) even if there isn't a cohesive brand there's the matter of rights settlements, and certain creative restrictions, and on top of that there's the fact that it is incredibly hard to go watch broadway musicals if you don't have transportation and monetary access to them. (and don't get me started on whatever the fuck "bootleg trading" is. like man they're even inventing capitalism in new places. hello.)

opera meanwhile is the wild fucking west. most of the standard rep works are in the public domain. there's only 1 standard rep opera i can think of off the top of my head that has any creative restrictions in the performance license contract, and given the one creative restriction with that one is "please have black people play the black characters and don't do blackface you freaks jesus christ" i'm totally down w/ it. if you want to go watch opera, there's thousands of recordings on youtube and on specialty sites like operaonvideo.com that just act as a huge performance archive. opera is genuinely one of the most accessible art forms there is with the advent of the internet.

(man remember when hamilton had basically a free raffle for 10 dollar tickets every week or whatever that was? meanwhile the opera company in my college city literally just sells 11 dollar tickets to students and every time you buy one from them it acts like it now has a blood debt to you. crazy.)

broadway is like genuinely so capitalistic it baffles me, godbless. and i do WANT to understand musical theatre better but a lot of the time it just sort of whizzes past my head and i have no idea what to make of it. (that, and theatre kids are.... Well. Yeah)

THE TONYS are equally baffling, but instead of broadway which feels like some strange dystopian world, the tonys have a distinctly alice in fuckin wonderland shit to me. there are opera award shows but none of them are nearly on the same level as the tonys. it's cool that the trophy spins around i think. i think its very obvious the tonys largely exist as a further marketing mechanic and not as like... actual awards, but to be fair thats the point of all awards shows at this point anyway. (well, that and making a lot of people very angry.)

looking at this year's nominations for example. here are some of my thoughts: i forgot about the some like it hot musical, i genuinely have no idea who the audience of that is meant to be. CORN MUSICAL??? who the fuck made a CORN MUSICAL and WHY? &juliet terrifies me with its existence. the plays should unionize together. i dont know why i was surprised ben platt is there i thought he just kind of faded into the walls after the dear even hansen movie or something. isnt new york new york a frank sinatra song. oh shit the sweeney todd revival already premiered? (i dont keep up with broadway news) why is there a corn musical. also when i looked up the tony awards i accidentally typed in 'the toby awards' which is apparently an award show for building design. Anyway thats my analysis as someone who is genuinely so clueless about current broadway news

[purplelurkinghini]

Dear purplelurkinghini,

I'm still high on the batman movie, or.. well,, the riddler in particular. I cant stop thinking about him, like, for real. Every day i wake up and check the riddler tag on this site, and idk what to do when i see not many new posts. I try to look for fics on ao3, but a lot of them are just... not my taste. As you might know, i have very specific tastes in fics, so its been really hard for me to find the ones i like. What do i do???????? I went on youtube but there's not a lot of new interview with the cast?? Im like, why isnt there??? I need content of the riddler. If people wont make them the way i like it, then should i just do it myself???? But like,,, i dont really have the time to do something like that. Maybe i do???? I mean--- Well actually, i finished a drawing of him the other day. Should i start writing fics of him too??? Arghhh but im not good at writing!!! Idk what to do now fhdjskhfskj

Love,

G.B. Anon

Dear G.B. Anon,

I, too, am still coming down from the high of having watched the film a little over a week ago. While my chest stopped aching like some highschool girl's would with their first love, sightings of bootleg recordings and low-res screenshots continue to fill my brain with the happy chemical.

Since you mentioned being inspired by the movie (drawing fanart, yes?), I say you make Edward your muse and write what you want to read. Yeah, as someone currently struggling with writer's block, I can only write when I get slapped in the face by my muse and only for as long as the sting lasts. Yeah, I do know it's easier said than done.

Even so, I still recommend writing.

Below the cut, I've continued the snipped you inspired (yes, you were my muse for a few minutes there). It isn't much, and I hope you know I don't mean to squick you (now that's a word I haven't seen used in forever), though I will say it is more of the power play you said you enjoy.

CW: light bondage

With your mouth taped shut, and your wrists bound together and cradling your bound feet, you had no choice but to even out your breathing. You had no choice but to be quiet like the good boy the Riddler had sucking on his rubber-gloved fingers before throwing into the back his own car.

You did, however, have a choice in being a witness to the crime since, of course, he hadn't used his roll of gaffer tape on your eyes. And so you saw that pig Pete Savage be syringed and strangled until he squealed like sow and passed out.

Oh, but the body he slacked against, even with his slimmer frame, was not without strengh. Even as he struggled to shove Savage into the back of his own backseat, he moved like a man high on his triumph, taking his time to taste that sweet, sweet victory. He cracked his neck, moving it from side to side, and rolled back his shoulders. Then, he wheezed, whiffing the air. He breathed in the blood he was about to spill so loudly, you heard him from inside your car.

The echo of it snuck its way into your ears and poured out of your nose through a wheeze of your own. It was surreal, hearing him, seeing him, witnessing him just beyond your window. It was unreal hearing him in the air around you instead of through your speakers. The Riddler might as well have been another streamer with a gimmick if he weren't right there. If he weren't moving towards you, tall and proud and predatory.

"Daddy's all done," he sighed, satisfied, as soon as he swung open the door. "How's my baby doing?"

After watching the ball you were curled up in because of his quick and stinging bondage work, after watching you whimper before him, and wiggle closer to him, he giggled. He looked down at you with the flickering neon light catching in his glasses and making them glow, and he giggled.

"I wasn't long, was I?" He reached for your face and pulled the tape off with no concern for the pain. "You can still make it home by midnight." He wiped the wetness from your lips, suppressing another laugh behind his mask as your mouth opened for him. "You've been so good for me," he said in a sing-song voice. "Good boy."

Then, pulling away his hand along with the tape, he took his time tracing your wrists and anchles, but didn't pull at the bonds. Instead, he inhaled as you tried your best not to exhale and let out a whimper. You tried your best to be good.

"I can't set you free," his voice dipped as he detached himself from you completely leaving you cold and curled up in the same ball. "You have to do it yourself," he pulled out a switchblade and snickered, and the sound of it did make you whimper. "I know you watch my streams, so you couldn't have missed the fan-favorite top escape tips."

After placing it between your bound plams, he pulled himself away from you and out of the car. And before leaving you to cut yourself five times before tearing the tape, he ducked his head in, tilted it and parted with you with one last word of praise: "Be a good boy and don't make me smear your DNA all over that pig." Spreading out his gloved fingers and the saliva still stuck to them, he waved before slamming the door shut: "Goodbye."

[cheesyramynry]

(late) tag? on my blog? it’s more likely than you think

tag tag tag!!!

man i miss doing tags so much :’)

i was tagged by the bestest and coolest minnie @ohkaypopthis ily ily

rules: list 10 songs you are currently vibing to then tag 10 people.

1. Watch What Happens - Kara Lindsay , Newsies (Original Broadway Cast Recording) // i love the sound of her voice and her vibrato!!! i saw ms. kara lindsay live in new york in wicked and honestly the best time of my life she’s,,, so good,,, i love how this song is fast an sweet and the charming, pippy strings supporting the vocalist and how the lyrics are fast and they are like her train of thought!! a good song; newsies is a blessing

2. Merrily We Roll Along - Merrily We Roll Along Company , Merrily We Roll Along: 2012 New York Cast Recording // LISTEN THIS VERSION OF MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG IS SO UNDERRATED i got into it bc lin manuel miranda is in it :> but really, the story is so heart wrenching the way its structured and the orchestra is!!! so good!!! the brass is honestly so spectacular and i wish that more people would like this musical, even though there are no bootlegs or anything on it. please listen to this whole soundtrack!! sadly its not on youtube tho i listen to it though amazon music and apple music :< :< :<

3. Interlude - DPR LIVE , Coming To You Live // weird that i mention this, but idk the piano is so nice on its own!! i love that it has the tune of the song after it and askdfj;aslkfdj like you dont hear these calming piano compositions often before a litty song thats like rnb and k-pop you know?? also listening to CTYL as a whole and having that come up before the very last song is so soothing, bc its preparing you for this last track and it transitions very smoothly~

4. To Myself - DPR LIVE , Coming To You Live // DPR WE GANG GANG boiiii this is like the second song ive heard from dpr and i, love it, so much, homeboy dpr live, so good, i love his rapping voice!! and the track behind the vocals is so vibey and im never bored from the instrumentals!!! i get lit to this every time and this is a spectacular ending to an amazing album it really makes you feel whole :> dpr live is such a good rapper please give him love

5. I Luh God - Erica Campbell , Help - EP // listen i get lit to dpr live but when saturday rolls around you bet your two pennies that i be getting DOWN to the SALVATION OF THE LORD AMEEEEN yo this is lit and its like,,, pure lit and i luh God, you don God, whats wrong w/ chu??? idk i love dancing and getting lit for God because it shows that you dont have to worship in the traditional ways!!! i love God man im so glad we have a Savior asd;fjalskdfjlkdkl

6. She’s a Baby - Zico , She’s a Baby - Single // ahhhh this song is such a bop and a sweet jam <3333 then it becomes a BANGER asdfjas;f i love zico so much he was the reason i got into kpop!! (besides kyung too lmao heart heart to block b) if you want to know what a REALLY GOOD SONG IS, then listen to this!!! tfw you dont need a singer for your own song bc you can rap AND sing zico is so talenteeddd and i know the song was meant to be cringy but the tracks and the beat the blessed music video are sooooo good i cannot STRESS THIS ENOUGH and!! i love that it ends so suddenly bc it makes you want to listen to it again!!!! aahhhhh a good good song that i always vibe to~~

7. Searching for ELRIS (Intro) - ELRIS , We, First - EP // this is just an intro but its so well made and i love the ending chord and their voices all together and how it starts?? i think thats sohee in the beginning but its an beautiful start to the whole album!!!! they sound so angelic and i dont even know the lyrics of the song but man i would pay all of the money i would ever own just to have ELRIS sing this to me as a lullaby or something TT TT TT so light and fluffy a beautiful song

8. Hyde - VIXX , Hyde - EP // listen i love being edgy and everything and hyde is my favorite VIXX song AND stage (shangri-la is coming a deathly close second tho) like,,, vixx are kings in having their choreo really go with their lyrics and story and music and their live stages are a BLESSING!!!!! i love the minor chords in the chorus AND THEN THE VERY END IT ENDS IN MAJOR LIKE WASDFASDGASDG WHAT DID YOU DO!?!?! WHAT! WHAT! WHAT! WHAT! anyways the chord progression of the chorus is also really good and that lil “rah-veh” before ravi’s rap and the “arraH!” during it? big mood. hyde is a really good vixx song and i love, the concept, so much, what the hec, ALSO LAST NOTE KEN’S RIFTS UP ARE HEAVENLY ASDSFGE

9. How People Move - AKMU , SPRING - EP // okay i only add this bc of suyeon’s voice at about 2:50 of the music video because i think about that every day, when im in school, when im doing homework, when im sleepig, EVERY MOMENT MY BRAIN WORKS I THINK OF THIS PART AND THIS PART ONLY and her rift in the end too thats really good too BUT HER VOICE IDK WHAT SHE DOES I DOasdkfj;sd i dont think she’s doing that for real its just for effect but its REALLY good effects and ,,, honeslty,,,, 2:22 is so good,,, and i love chanhyuk too dont worry akmu is seriously so good their voices are so nice,,, wow,,,

10. Crazy Sexy Cool - ASTRO , Dream, Pt. 2 - EP // ahhh i love their comeback so much and ive been vibing the good ol bass in the chorus~~ im happy moonbin gets a lot of lines and EUNWOO GETS A LOT OF REACCURING LINES TOO THAT ARE DIFFERENT and sanha’s voice has changed so much and its so delightful and you can really hear him grow up and it makes me so proud :> jinjin and rocky’s raps are perfect and DALLA DALLA DALLA and lmao everyone thinks jinjin says “basic body” instead of “face and body” like tbh im both and WOW LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY SUNSHINE THE LOVE OF MY LIFE KIM MYUNGJUN WHO GOES BY THE STAGE NAME MJ HIS VOCALS ARE SO BRIGHT AND PERFECT AND I FALL IN LOVE! EVERY! DANG! TIME! and their song structure is good too astro is v good at this

ive been vibing a lot of stuff thats chill on the ears, vibey lit, or easy to daydream to >.< ahh i hope people listen to the songs i listed they are all good!!!! also im gonna add one more good suggestion: Honeymoon by B.A.P (only bc im listening to it as i type this lmao) anyways i tag whomever wants to do this~~ you can blame me for tagging :>