#i hate the end of la vie boheme

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your eyes (1996) - original broadway cast of rent (article from genius)

“in an arc that has spanned from ‘one song glory,’ we see roger finally write and perform ‘one song to leave behind.’ unfortunately, it’s bad.”

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hi ok this is like my second anonymous ask on your page so i'll shut up after this i swear i am just severely hyperfixated on rent ANYWAYS what's your take on the angel's gender discourse? i've seen so many different opinions on whether they're a drag queen, or genderfluid, or transfem, etc.

Hey no worries, I love getting asks and I'm always open to rambling about Rent!! <33

Angel's gender identity is an age old question, and the way I see it, there's not really a "wrong" interpretation. It's not too clear what Larson's intention was, but let's look at what the show gives us.

Angel is clearly comfortable with both male and female pronouns, and is seem both in and out of feminine clothes. Though Mark correcting himself when he refers to Angel as "he" leads me to think she does have a preference. He also refers to her as a drag queen in the same speech. Now, I don't really think 'drag queen' is what Angel identifies as, since the term doesn't really have to do with gender identity, but given the time period and Mark's likely upbringing it's what she's often referred to as and accepts it with no hard feelings.

Maybe in modern terms she'd lean more towards being trans (as was done in Rent Live), though I'm not 100% sure about that interpretation since Angel does seem to be more comfortable with male pronouns some days. For example when Collins says "I like boys", Angel replies with "Boys like me!", and in La Vie Boheme they refer to themselves as "brothers", though that may have been just out of sassiness haha.

So maybe genderfluid would be a more accurate term, but please anyone feel free to correct me on this, as I'm not sure I'm educated enough on the topic to give a valid answer<3

The only thing that makes me sad to see is when people hate on Jonathan for writing Angel this way, when it's clear that despite being a cis guy in the 90's, he had the best intentions at heart and did his best to develop Angel into a lovable queer character, loosely based on someone he knew.

At the end of the day, I think that's kind of the point; Angel is just an amazing, kind person who is loved and accepted the way they are by everyone in the show, and any way you headcanon them as could be the "right" way.

Hope this makes sense <3

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I hope random asks are okay but do you have any mark/roger headcanons you wanna share, either as a duo or separately?💕 thanks!

random asks r 100% okay !!!!

okay okay so uhhh headcanons:

i thinkkkk . that . okay . vision time: roger in santa fe . november 1991 . mark in 1991 working 4 buzzline at the same time obviously because . timelines . i think that w the way that worked then roger would've gotten the news of freddie mercury's death from mark

i think mark & april kind've had a love hate relationship . leaning more towards hate at the end of april's life

also mimi & mark r best friends trust !

mark is Really scared of dying himself . & like sickness in general ?

he is also the type of person to exclusively wear sweaters even in the summer

i think they r both bisexual . trust me i know this because i'm bisexual

mark cut rogers hair during like . the year where roger didn't leave the house

mark has one ear peirced !!! roger was the one who peirced it & it almost got infected

i think they both met via collins :3

the only videos of mark in mark's film were filmed by roger (w the addition of one by angel) (once watched a production where roger filmed mark during la vie boheme & i think about that a lot)

that is all i've got 4 rn...

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Directory of SMAUs Used as Answers in Sporcle Quizzes

This is not an exhaustive list of Reddie SMAUs. These are only those that are reference in the series of Sporcle quizzes linked below. Please note that all AUs referenced feature the adult cast of It Chapter 2 and all AUs have at least 20 updates.

Note: This list does not contain individual content warnings for each AU linked, as it’s mainly meant to be an answer key. Most AUs in the list use content warnings in the content of their threads, but the use of them varies from AU to AU. Please proceed with caution. Some AUs may have been deleted or change links since publication of the answer key in April 2020.

Sporcle Quizzes: Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4

AUs Included:

ADDED ROUND 1

Camp Maturin - https://twitter.com/campmaturin_au/status/1229619144204505088?s=21 Class of 2010 (10 Year Reunion) - https://twitter.com/audumpster/status/1225414211456700416?s=21 Chapter 3 - https://twitter.com/ltchaptertwo/status/1189288888994582534?s=21 Derry Coffee House - https://twitter.com/derrycoffeehaus/status/1245557760638369793?s=21 Drink Up Your Movements - https://twitter.com/pattyurls/status/1219019732797419520?s=21 Exoneration of Richie Tozier, The - https://twitter.com/blissymbolics1/status/1213301694601269253?s=21 Hourglass - https://twitter.com/eddiekaspbrvk/status/1214215984057344000?s=21 Lives of Cats, The - https://twitter.com/princesdameron/status/1225918315782115328?s=21 Neibolt - https://twitter.com/neiboltmovie/status/1226687579841384449?s=21 One Ring to Bind Us - https://twitter.com/richiesring/status/1233213162490560512?s=21 On the Rocks - https://twitter.com/ontherocks_au/status/1238391335834415104?s=21 Scream Team - https://twitter.com/screamteam_au/status/1227237490848882689?s=21 Still Waters - https://twitter.com/turtlecreek_tv/status/1222941223758987264?s=21 This City Sinks - https://twitter.com/ghastlytrvl/status/1226393578236252165?s=21 Today is a Great Day for Hockey - https://twitter.com/ruuhroh/status/1220097018124738560?s=20 Took You Like a Shot - https://twitter.com/haderstozler/status/1212765618384056321?s=21 Untitled - https://twitter.com/richietozxer/status/1224531540119453697?s=21 Viva La Vie Boheme - https://twitter.com/_quartetship_/status/1224051306215673858?s=21 Wrong Number - https://twitter.com/blissymbolics1/status/1225586893129158657?s=21 Yellow - https://twitter.com/gayhader/status/1221907406747316229?s=21 You’ve Got Mail - https://twitter.com/eddielived/status/1220938928410087424?s=21

ADDED ROUND 2

All That I’m Asking For - https://twitter.com/scarletscold/status/1204983139908685824?s=21 Are You Listening? - https://twitter.com/losersclubl/status/1235591049818656773?s=21 Cut the Strings - https://twitter.com/stringscut/status/1238263030443642886?s=21 Deep Under - https://twitter.com/gayhader/status/1230121956491616257?s=21 Derry Nine-Nine - https://twitter.com/derryninenine/status/1227015762679926785?s=21 Dog’s Life, A - https://twitter.com/rxpunzelss/status/1230624384890654721?s=21 Eden Echoes - https://twitter.com/playingchello/status/1226896746409873408?s=21 Fear of Rectangles, A - https://twitter.com/prin1233200268512301063?s=21cesdameron/status/ How to Lose a Clown in 10 Days - https://twitter.com/howtoloseaclown/status/1236104278214955009?s=21 In a Splash - https://twitter.com/inasplash/status/1236513677018312705?s=21 Internet Icon Eddie Kaspbrak - https://twitter.com/interneticonau/status/1239251246193594373?s=21 Kaspbrak Record, The - https://twitter.com/kaspbrakrecord/status/1238700817848438784?s=21 Let’s Get Married (So I Can Screw My Best Friend) - https://twitter.com/princesdameron/status/1240420087896649728?s=21 Lights Out - https://twitter.com/lightsout_ph/status/1234301909613400065?s=21 Love Letter - https://twitter.com/loveletterau/status/1238348668027064320?s=21 Maybe We’re Perfect Strangers - https://twitter.com/maybe_strangers/status/1237588307158040576?s=21 Never in Our Favor - https://twitter.com/richieiovebot/status/1230571663361814528?s=21 New Kids - https://twitter.com/omophagos/status/1236147210699460609?s=21 No Flash Pictures, Please! - https://twitter.com/noflashpictures/status/1234682670447116294?s=21 Paperback Romance - https://twitter.com/paperback_au/status/1232755483846619136?s=21 Paper Rings - https://twitter.com/olympics_au/status/1238451069769809920?s=21 Podcast AU, The - https://twitter.com/podcast_becky/status/1231732378109870081?s=21 Radio Heart - https://twitter.com/radioheart_au/status/1239069160115601409?s=21 Red, White, and I Hate You, Too - https://twitter.com/rwihyt/status/1238702541388595200?s=21 Sugar - https://twitter.com/sugarreddieau/status/1238641503481798657?s=21 Sweethearts - https://twitter.com/sweethearts_au/status/1239619619155070977?s=21 Untapped Potential - https://twitter.com/untapped_au/status/1239008333505245185?s=21 Wanted: One Asshole - https://twitter.com/wanted_1asshole/status/1235030880369795072?s=21 Wedding Rush - https://twitter.com/wedding_rush_au/status/1228465618380361728?s=21

ADDED ROUND 3

39.7 - https://twitter.com/jurassicreddie/status/1244036448556376064?s=21 Aging Up - https://twitter.com/agingup_au/status/1243341284061765632?s=21 Bad Ending - https://twitter.com/badendingau/status/1245714941597925379?s=21 Bass Drum Blues - https://twitter.com/parkerzmarkerz/status/1dhteacher_au/status/239592508159475719?s=21 Cloudy Days - https://twitter.com/gayhader/status/1241803436292800514?s=21 Derry Files, The - https://twitter.com/thederryfiles/status/1245010747890913284?s=21 Derry High - https://twitter.com/dhteacher_au/status/1241151756073123841?s=21 Derry Variations, The - https://twitter.com/variations_au/status/1242994634722344960?s=21 Firehouse 27 - https://twitter.com/bnvrly/status/1237345440363876353?s=21 He Loves Me - https://twitter.com/helovesme_au/status/1242911609678376963?s=21 I’d Give Up Forever to Touch You - https://twitter.com/edskasps/status/1199485055661416448?s=21 Intervene - https://twitter.com/jonesyslug/status/1232186931087314944?s=21 IT Mamma Mia AU! - https://twitter.com/trans_ekaspbrak/status/1220063045612986369?s=21 Like Sands Through an Hourglass - https://twitter.com/bijoehardy/status/1210669965646450690?s=21 Long Distance - https://twitter.com/ellaisall/status/1240806202285740033?s=21 Mama’s Pie Crust Recipe - https://twitter.com/sugarbutterau/status/1243352422464053249?s=21 Our Hearts Oft Tainted Be - https://twitter.com/ofttaintedbe/status/1241408558316621824?s=21 Roller Derby King - https://twitter.com/rollersk8reddie/status/1236516728126881793?s=21 Sleepless - https://twitter.com/ausleepless/status/1241843554760056832?s=21 Some Things We Forget - https://twitter.com/redantsunder/status/1244055422534856706?s=21 There’s Something About Patty - https://twitter.com/ed_kasp/status/1235997257897578497?s=21 There Will Be Sun - https://twitter.com/scarletscold/status/1245554762193547264?s=21 Thirst Tweet AU - https://twitter.com/thirst_tweet_au/status/1242827998665027584?s=21 Trashmouths - https://twitter.com/trashmouthsau/status/1231923001907609600?s=21 Violent Delights - https://twitter.com/delights_au/status/1242930877631528963?s=21

ADDED ROUND 4

Aberration - https://twitter.com/aberration_au/status/1247149819057123330?s=21 Alias Investigations - Beverly Marsh, Private Investigator - https://twitter.com/pi_bevmarsh_au/status/1251203743317712899?s=21 Better Late Than Never - https://twitter.com/bnvrly/status/1246874326512668679?s=21 Deadlight - https://twitter.com/deadlight_au/status/1247634021741404166?s=21 Degenerates of Derry: Battle of the Bands - https://twitter.com/derrybotb_au/status/1244677471649267713?s=21 Derry Dads - https://twitter.com/derrydads/status/1246495515761684484?s=21 Derry Sweets - https://twitter.com/derrysweets_au/status/1251636760318144512?s=21 Derry University - https://twitter.com/derryuniversity/status/1246569203416645633?s=21 Desperate Losers - https://twitter.com/neiboltlaneau/status/1243306918854004736?s=21 Extra Life - https://twitter.com/extrareddie/status/1237587057922326531?s=21 Feel Like Home - https://twitter.com/mollymurdocked/status/1251815073896521728?s=21 High Ho Silver Presents - https://twitter.com/acornandroid/status/1230359940033728513?s=21 In Between - https://twitter.com/nbtwnau/status/1251277593682247682?s=21 Into Deadlight - https://twitter.com/intodeadlight/status/1248673760904871936?s=21 “It” Had to Be You - https://twitter.com/babyloveblum/status/1249014840359870465?s=21 Losers Club YouTube - https://twitter.com/losersyt/status/1249738114924449793?s=21 One More Year - https://twitter.com/becomegroovy/status/1239984102213734400?s=21 OMG They Were Roommates - https://twitter.com/omgroommatesau/status/1252447026446385152?s=21 Rebound - https://twitter.com/reboundau/status/1244470078839627777?s=21 Runners AU, The - https://twitter.com/therunnersau/status/1247668713328766976?s=21 SNL - Saturday Night Love - https://twitter.com/snlreddie/status/1247689813559521282?s=21 Tooth & Nail - https://twitter.com/toothandnailau/status/1248332153320099841?s=21 Unbroken Line - https://twitter.com/unbrokenline_au/status/1248390037105852419?s=21 When You’re Gone - https://twitter.com/whenyouregoneau/status/1246516915377504259?s=21 Wish You Were Here - https://twitter.com/beanboigav/status/1226904117294985216?s=21

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15 + 24?

hi!! thank you so much <3

15. introduce us to your version of william

oh BABY!!!!

okay. so. the thing about william is i have always hated him. as someone who has been in a manipulative situation similar to noorhelm, just hated the man. so, i decided to create a new man. a good man. complex, but good.

enter JAMES ABRAHAM COHEN!!!!! he’s introduced to the song teenagers by mcr and is wearing a trenchcoat over his school uniform, not only because he’s edgy, but because he’s cold because he immigrated to the uk from the middle east. he is, at the beginning, a manwhore, yes. but he’s a party boy, a guitar boy, who rori sees and thinks Yes. My Future Husband. meanwhile he’s just having a drinking contest with his Boys and then talking about his favourite comic book character. he’s not a bad boy TM. he’s a Dumb Teenage Boy.

he's a genuinely nice guy. he apologises to rori as many times as he can, and only stops because she asks him to, and they become friends. he falls madly in love with liz as soon as she starts roasting him. he’s just an Understanding guy who’s made mistakes and is always trying to get better and be there for his friends. he literally let jake live in his flat for a good while. 

and, my favourite thing about james is that he forced his friends to audition for a production of grease with him to see the girl he Loves So Much and ends up getting the lead role???? TWICE???? this man is danny zuko and roger davis. 

also, in my personal opinion, i think james is kind of a superior arthur skamfrance. both have a disability (arthur is hard of hearing, james has autism/adhd), both have abusive family, both are in a love triangle with two beautiful girls (one of whom is a wlw chris b). and also a surprise member of the boy squad starting in season 3. 

also, in a way, my william is a william/jonas/eskild combination??? which is very fun. i just love taking all these different skam dynamic, cutting them up and throwing them in a pot and seeing what looks nice.

also, ONE LAST THING, i think my william has the most reasonable reason to go to london. as it is an hour away from brighton by train and he can come back before the day’s over. because he’s a teenage boy. and we will be seeing a lot more of james in season 5. get ready for it.

24. tell us about a ship that is endgame.

i’m going to be real with you all on tumblr dot com on this night. i honestly don’t know what romantic ships are going to be endgame, because i plan the seasons i’m writing as i’m writing them, so i only have the vague framework of what i want for the endgame of skambr as a whole. so i’m just going to talk about the 3 main romantic ships that are canon as of the end of season 4. and i’m gonna Go Off.

esther/sandy:

OKAY. taking sandy’s story as a whole. she’s kissed her best girl friend. she started dating a guy she doesn’t like. she’s desperate for something new to come along. and esther has just moved back from germany. she just wants to meet someone to talk to because she’s so lonely. and boom. they run into each other one night by chance and it’s “oh my god she’s so pretty” at first sight. and then they start talking and become friends so quickly (and esther introduces sandy to the keysmash). also, nooreva should’ve been canon. i have rectified that.

but god. the way they have their conversation in s1 e4 and almost kiss but get interrupted by sophie??? god. and when they actually kiss in s1 e6 and suddenly everything’s Good until they get caught. and sandy Runs because what else can she do? she’s terrified. and esther stays. and when they see each other again, esther doesn’t say anything because she knows sandy can’t talk about it. until sandy gets outed and attacked by the football team, and esther instantly goes to protect her and puts her own feelings aside to make sure sandy’s okay. and sandy just Needed a safe place to land like esther for so long. and when they finally kiss at the christmas fair as “girls like girls” plays????? god.

and their relationship in all of the later seasons GOD. i love them. their fight and reconciliation in season 2. them just being together casually, with sandy healing from her past and learning to truly love herself, and esther opening up and having someone there to comfort her when she needs it. and the fact that they’re still friends throughout it all, because it;s not just friends to lovers. it’s friends to friends AND lovers. also when esther sang “boy problems” by crj at sandy..... ICONIC

liz/james:

GOD. okay these two are really one of my favourite dynamics i’ve ever written. because they start as “oh you’re the annoying guy my best friend’s got a crush on”. and go to “oh you’re the ASSHOLE who broke my friend’s heart”. to “oh she may have forgiven you, but i Have Not”. and james is just like “I Am Being So Nice And She Still Hates Me”. but then we see liz seeing james’s art piece at the end of s2 e1. and she connects with it so deeply. and then they have their first real conversation in the next episode and they have a lot in common. they get each other. and he sings “perfect for you” from n2n to her. and she gets so overwhelmed by the fact that her mind might be changing that she just Runs Away.

and then we get the sleepover scene and GOD. one of my favourite scenes to write. james being a good cook??? james smoking out the window and liz making fun of his guitar. and then liz beginning to play james’s brother’s piano and james making it a duet as they sing “falling slowly” from once together. and then they share a bed and instead of saying something creepy, james just says “i think we might be becoming friends”. and she texts him immediately after the prank on the holiday episode. and their first kiss. GOD. with him always calling her elizabeth and the pride and prejudice parallels and “bad idea” from waitress...... and then them spending the next day together. also, in the first kiss clip liz says that she “hates one direction”, and in the next morning clip, one direction plays as she walks with james. it’s a metaphor baby!!!!!1

and their whole political dynamic GOD. it’s actually based a lot on how my politics have changed from when i was 14, beginning to write the series, and now. with going from the centrist-liberal ideas of “all violence is bad :) racism isn’t that bad guys :)” to liz using her privilege as a rich white girl to fully bail james out of jail for assaulting the man who’s been racially harrassing him for months. and the scene where liz has her meltdown at school and james takes her home, puts her to bed, and sings her to sleep. AND THE SCENE WHERE HE COMES OUT TO HER AS TRANS GOD. also them just being nice in the background of season 3 and 4. delightful.

bree/rori:

THIS RELATIONSHIP IS LITERALLY ONE OF MY FAVOURITES TOO GOD. their DYNAMIC in the scene where bree is introduced and rori is all starry eyed over her and bree will already do Anything for her. it’s about the “i want to be her friend so bad” kind of crushes. and bree and rori getting closer and closer as the season goes on, and they get the “i bet i can make you horny” scene because i just think it’s really fun.

and GOD. the evilde plot in skam og makes me. so Mad. but here...... it’s about the internalised homophobia. it’s about the wanting one good movie kiss. it’s about the them making out to one direction in the middle of a school event. AND THEM DOING THE PRANK TOGETHER ON THE EASTER HOLIDAY EPISODE. QUEEN SHIT! and the scene where bree is drunk and talking to liz about how it feels to be in love...... that was about rori!!!! and when they played sandy and rizzo in grease together. the homoeroticism, the best friendship.

and in season 3 when nick and rori get together and bree is just standing there, jake talking to her and she looks into the camera...... god. and SEASON FOUR RORIANNA. WHICH IS THEIR SHIP NAME IN MY HEAD. GOD. them just being best friends and bree being silently in love with her because she’s happy that rori is happy with nick (who is also her friend). the scene where they “practise kissing” because rori is scared to kiss a girl onstage (we love internalised homophobia), and how bree also ignores it because she’s scared of conflict. and they’re always so there for each other. rori being there to support bree so hard when bree’s at her lowest point. bree being there for rori and ready to fight for her. bree going from waking up next to josh, to waking up alone, to waking up next to rori. them going from slow dancing to daylight by taylor swift to laughing and dancing on a crowded stage in la vie boheme.

quite genuinely? they have it all. evilde. sana/chris b. eva/chris b. noora/chris b. noora/vilde. it’s about girls supporting girls and also them kind of being cut from the same cloth as sandy/esther. one of them having internalised homophobia and running away from the kiss, and the other silently loving them until they get a yes or a no. 

anyways every relationship i write is about having clear consent and respect for your partner at all times. and also about friends to lovers. and also the tenderness of musical theatre couples. oh shit now i want to talk about jake/al. well. this is my tumblr blog and you all have to deal with me.

jake/al: jake and al are currently Not Together as of skam brighton season 4 but god. i love writing their relationship so much. it’s about them meeting when al is in a manic episode and jake is deep in his depression and grief. about the nothing and the everything. it’s about the jason and peter secret gay lovers, the tony and maria falling in love on the balcony and having their first kiss at a pretend wedding, the romeo and juliet whirlwind romance that ends in tragedy. it’s about the bright orpheus al with his music and his bright life and sad, bitter jake, hating everything about himself and holding his own, but then falling in love and finding a way to build himself a new life, while al is falling down into a deep depressive episode. and then jake picks al up and gives him the tools he needs to help him step back from the ledge. and then al, who’s spent the entire season chasing after jake and the joy he gives him, turns around and walks away to better himself. and jake is okay with it, because he also needs time on his own to get better, and they agree to stay close friends, and they do!!! it’s about the gay experience of falling madly in love and then going back to be friends.

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I did not get around to this yesterday but, a short selection of fictional things that meant a lot to me over the last decade! ...it is going under a cut bc it is Too Long sorry lmao.

Books

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng: this book came out in September 2017 and I have read it four times already. It’s the kind of book I want to write but I’m not sure I’m clever enough to: every event and every character is so purposeful and you won’t catch everything the first time through. Every time I reread it I find something new to marvel at. I hope the Hulu series is half as good

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng: this was the first piece of fiction I ever found with a family with a Chinese father and a white mother. This family is a lot less functional than my family, but I've read this three times because that means the world to me. 

Ash by Malinda Lo: I discovered this in 2011 and it was the first f/f novel I ever read, and as I would later learn, one of a handful with a happy ending at the time, particularly in YA fiction. For a long time, I reread it every time I felt hopeless. I just reread it again last month and it is still as beautiful and meaningful to me as in 2011.

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan: This is an Asian-inspired fantasy (becoming more common now, but still irritatingly rare) written by a queer Asian woman, with f/f. I think it is only the second one of these, after Ash? It is frustratingly rare, anyway. The worldbuilding is incredible also.

The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan: We are getting more stories about biracial Asians, but they are still pretty rare and I treasure every one. This one felt so real to me.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth: The first half of this book captures so beautifully what it’s like growing up queer in a religious environment when you don’t even have the words or self-awareness to know what you’re feeling. This was another one I read over and over again when I was feeling low.

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater: this is just a book for horse girls. I don’t know how else to describe this lol. I also feel like the romance is super downplayed until the very end, and honestly barely feels like a romance to me, so that’s refreshing!

Movies:

Pacific Rim (2013): I remember having this weird feeling when asked to give my top 3 movies once in high school, like maybe my favorite movie hadn’t come out yet so I couldn’t answer properly. I was right; this is the movie I was waiting for. This is my favorite movie. The feelings this movie gives me is the standard I hold all movies to.

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019): but Megan, didn’t this just come out? Yes, and it’s my other favorite movie now. I love (almost) every second of this movie. This movie made me feel a way that I thought maybe I might never feel again, after a certain other franchise movie this year took a dump on my heart. I don’t care that we’re never getting a sequel, we got this and that’s enough for me.

Thor (2011): Those of you who have been around awhile know that I really love this movie. I loved it before we all jumped on the Thor train after Ragnarok and I will continue to love it probably my whole life. It just makes me happy.

Aquaman (2018): This is Thor but underwater and with a biracial hero. It made me cry in the theater and I do not want to hear any negative opinions about it, I find them personally wounding.

Belle (2013): The fact that Gugu Mbatha-Raw isn’t a superstar is tragic, and this movie is gorgeous and lovely and made me feel a lot of things as a biracial person.

Mad Max Fury Road (2015): I remember seeing the trailer for this in the theater and going “yikes that looks like a thing I would never watch.” Joke’s on you, past me!!!! I find this a deeply stressful but glorious film that I can only watch like, once or twice a year.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010): I do not need or want to hear about how this movie is Problematic, I know all of its issues, and yet. It brings me joy and it was one of the first movies I saw when I was just starting to break out of my religious upbringing and I laugh until I cry every time I watch it.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015): I am starting to realize that I am not and never really was a Star Wars Fan, which is to say that like...I love this movie specifically, I love the characters, I love the interactions, I love the stuff that happens. I do not so much love Star Wars as a whole? I like it fine! But this movie is the only part of the franchise to really make me go “oh, I get it.”

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017): This was a weird little movie that nobody saw and nobody talked about, but I adore it because it’s so gentle and romantic. I don’t know how accurate it is to history and frankly I do not really care.

Big Hero 6 (2014): are you tired of me mentioning I’m biracial yet? This movie has biracial protagonists and a cute squishy robot and no romance and superhero stuff and I love it so much.

F8: The Fate of the Furious (2017): I went to go see this on a whim with my wife and it was one of the most joyous theater experiences of my life. I don’t know, I just love everything about it.

TV shows:

Community: This only kind of counts because it started in 2009 but I started it mid-s2 so eh. Seasons 1-3 of this show are written on my heart, I can quote a ridiculous amount of dialogue from them and these characters will stay with me forever. Warts and all, this is my show.

Dollhouse: Another technicality but like, I met my wife because we both loved Bennett Halverson so I gotta put this on here. It’s pretty significantly affected my life! Also I find that it holds up fairly well, if you’re down for the admittedly iffy premise and an ending that’s a bit of a mess narratively due to sudden cancellation.

Agents of SHIELD: I would never claim that this show is “good” but I do think that it has mostly figured out what the hell it’s doing. And it has been a pretty significant part of my fandom life for the last 6 years, so to leave it off this list would feel wrong. It gave me Daisy Johnson, first canon biracial superhero as played by a biracial actor, and for that i will always be grateful.

Warehouse 13: I could not tell you why I fell so deeply in love with this dumb, badly written show that shit the bed in the final episode more spectacularly than I could have imagined, and yet I did! I think probably it is because I love found family so much, and also I find goofy camp charming more often than not. And of course, there is Bering and Wells, the femslash ship that fandom forgot. I will never be over how no one knows what we have suffered!!!!!

Runaways: wow was this a surprise! The Runaways comic is my favorite comic besides Marjorie Liu’s X-23 run, and this show has basically nothing to do with it, and normally that would piss me off but they got my kids’ personalities down so well and all of the actors are so perfect that I really can’t complain. And also, this show has canon f/f and neither of them die at the end! Which is...better than some other shows I could mention!

Doctor Who series 1 and 5: I had a very intense Doctor Who phase in college, and after all was said and done and I quit the show for a time, I realized that although I love a lot of the characters, and Thirteen’s run is pretty good so far, what I really loved was Nine’s run and Eleven’s first season. That is the show at its best to me. Eccleston is my Doctor and Amy is my favorite companion.

Legends of Tomorrow: Look, I am as shocked as anyone that this, the scrappy underdog of the DCTV lineup, is the one that’s most emotionally competent and has the best character arcs! But here we are. Season 4 was some of my favorite TV I’ve seen, uh, ever.

Albums

Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae: I listened to this for basically a year straight after it came out. It’s just ridiculously good.

Something Fierce by Marian Call: This was my on-repeat album in college. i drew a lot of strength from it, and I think that it’s still the best album to recommend to people who ask me about her.

Standing Stones by Marian Call: I heard most of these songs live at concerts before they were quite done yet, so it was really special to get to hear them all collected together like this. I’m going to get a tattoo with a lyric from one of these songs because no one’s quite been able to put my basic philosophy into words quite like Marian.

Heartthrob by Tegan and Sara: Hot Take, I know, because a lot of people hate this album, but it was so affirming to go out and buy A Lesbian Album from A Lesbian Band in 2013.

The Rent movie soundtrack: I know, I KNOW, but in my defense, my parents got me this for my birthday my first year of college and I needed it so desperately. I can definitely still do “La Vie Boheme” from the beginning and probably most of the other songs too.

In the Heights OBCR: I can only listen to this when I want to cry, but it’s my favorite musical. I got to see the show in 2018 and it was incredible. I think it’s better than Hamilton and I can’t wait for the movie to come out.

Trouble by Natalia Kills: this album is really great and also it says fuck a lot, which I used to be very nervous about hearing or saying, and this helped immensely!

[buttercup-bard]

I was tagged by @aziraphale-is-ace, thank you so much Angel! <3

Put your playlist on shuffle and name the first five songs (Playlist = entire iTunes library in my case.)

If a Song Could Get Me You - Marit Larsen

Beauty and The Beast - BATB Broadway Cast

La Vie Boheme - Rent Movie Soundtrack

Born This Way - Lady Gaga

Taste the Feeling - Avicii & Conrad Sewell

Grab the nearest book. Turn to page 23, line 27. “They couldn’t all be rooting rooting for Thor. Surely one of them, at least, would be sympathetic to an alternative point of view?” That’s The Testament of Loki by Joanne M. Harris, page 23 lines 26-28. :’)

Ever had a poem or song written about you? Actually yeah, a song, even though I was only ever shown a part of the lyrics (I won’t get into it or I’ll start sounding bitter af when I really have no right to be, but the relationship with the writer didn’t end well).

When was the last time you played air guitar? Never really? :’) Last time I played my real guitar was at christmas.

Celebrity crushes? Oh maaan they change in intensity with what piece of media I’m currently most obsessed with, the most acute one is Michael Sheen rn.

Sounds you hate/love Hate: Anything shrill and loud, like a drill or whatever, but that’s a thing for everyone I guess. :’) Love: Michael Sheen’s voice, I have to copy you on that, Angel. I need to listen to the Belle Sauvage audio book again and pretend it’s Aziraphale and/or Michael reading to me. :’) And yeah also the sound of rain on the window when you’re inside. Also birds singing.

Do you drive, and have you ever crashed? Yeah I drive, I don’t like it too much though. And I’ve never crashed, only scraped another car while parking. Suffice to say I was still traumatized cause it was very shortly after I turned 18 and could first drive alone. My boyfriend at the time and his dad had the worst time trying to comfort me, it was not fun. So I can’t imagine how I’d deal with an actual crash. :’)

Last book you read Last one I finsihed was Ghosts of the Shadow Market by Cassandra Clare (and frankly thank god that’s over lol).

Do you believe in ghosts? I mean I guess not but also like I wouldn’t know, it could be a thing, but I’d rather it was not. :’)

Do you believe in aliens? Yeah for sure, earth sure as hell isn’t the only planet with life. Not as in Green Frog/Duck Good Omens Aliens necessarily, but like, you know.

Do you like the smell of gasoline? Yes!! I don’t know why cause it’s actually disgusting but yes. :’)

Last movie you saw I think that was Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, thank you Mr Sheen.

Do you have an obsession right now? Uuuh oh dear I don’t know I’m really not sure what could it possibly be HUH? :’D Yeah no it’s Good Omens. <3

Do you tend to hold grudges? God YES I try not to but I really do.

Tagging @morgendaemmerung89, @missmuffin221, @thy-cocoa-doth-grow-cold, @armageddonwithit, @thefallenangelwithoutwings and @dragonsareawesome123. (Only if you want to of course! <3)

[ragingstillness]

MCU as musicals tbc

StrangeFrost - What is this Feeling (Wicked)

FrostMaster - Dead Girl Walking (Heathers)

Venom x Eddie - Upgrade (Be More Chill)

Thor and Loki brotp - For Forever (Dear Evan Hansen)

Also Thor and Loki brotp - You and Me But Mostly Me (The Book of Mormon)

Pepperony - You’re the Top (Anything Goes)

Justin Hammer and Obie - A Secretary Is Not A Toy (How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying)

FrostIron - Seventeen (Heathers)

InterWebs - Two Player Game (Be More Chill)

Peter and MJ - A Guy That I’d Kind I’d Be Into (Be More Chill)

Grandmaster - Land of Lola (Kinky Boots)

Tony and May and Clint and all the other good parents - Dear Theodosia (Hamilton)

Tony and Loki brotp - Not My Father’s Son (Kinky Boots)

Tony, upon meeting Stephen - History Of Wrong Guys (Kinky Boots)

IronHusbands post Iron Man 2 - For Good (Wicked) 

Thruce/TaserTricks/Pepperony (I couldn’t decide) - As Long As You’re Mine (Wicked)

Odin in Thor 2 - No One Mourns The Wicked (Wicked)

Children of Thanos - March of the Witch Hunters (Wicked)

Thor and Loki vs Thanos - No Good Deed (Wicked) 

Peter, MJ, Liz, and Ned at their first party - Big Fun (Heathers)

Angsty Pepper if she had to hide love for Tony while he got with Steve (I know, this is complex but at this point I’m just listening to musicals and randomly placing stuff) - I’m Not That Girl (Wicked)

Tony post Civil War - Beautiful (Heathers)

Thanos and Lady Death/Thanos’ plan - Meant To Be Yours (Heathers)

IronHusbands MIT era - Freeze Your Brain (Heathers)

Tony, during Civil War - Lifeboat (Heathers)

Pietro and Wanda when they were still messed up Hydra - Our Love is God (Heathers) 

Loki, all of Avengers - Yo Girl (Heathers)

Stucky pre-serum - Kindergarten Boyfriend (Heathers) 

The people of Asgard after being informed Loki died on Svartlheim - Me Inside of Me (Heathers)

Odin after Loki tried to kill himself in the first Thor - My Dead Gay Son (Heathers) 

Hela and Loki and Fenrir to Thor - Candy Store (Heathers) 

Stucky/Steggy post-serum - Fight For Me (Heathers) 

The Howling Commandos after any given battle - The Story of Tonight (Hamilton)

Frigga after Odin wakes from the Odinsleep - Congratulations (Hamilton) 

Steve - Wait for It (Hamilton)

Tony and Peter after the ferry scene - Meet Me Inside (Hamilton) 

Pepperony - Take A Break (Hamilton)

Clint, always - The Room Where It Happens (Hamilton) 

Team Cap, bitter - Washington On Your Side (Hamilton)

Fury and Coulson - One Last Time (Hamilton)

Tony, holding baby Morgan for the first time - Blow Them All Away (Hamilton)

(Don’t hate me) May and Tony post infinity war - It’s Quiet Uptown (Hamilton)

Steve’s letter at the end of Civil War - Your Obedient Servant (Hamilton)

Stucky post infinity war - On My Own (Les Mis)

Tony post infinity war - House On A Hill (The Secret Garden)

Tony post infinity war - Bring Him Home (Les Mis)

Everyone not killed in the snap - Empty Chairs At Empty Tables (Les Mis)

Pepperony - Something Good (The Sound of Music)

Gamora, Hela, Nebula, Loki, Pepper, Wanda - Cell Block Tango (Chicago)

Pepperony covering up the many many MCU villains Pepper has killed - We Both Reached For The Gun (Chicago)

Tony and the senate committee - Razzle Dazzle (Chicago)

Anyone making fun of Steve (this is a joke) - Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee (Grease)

Stucky - Holding Out For A Hero (Footloose)

Everyone at Steve - Welcome to the 60s (Hairspray)

Pepper/Natasha - There Are Worst Things I Could Do (Grease)

Maria/Fury/Coulson/the non-HYDRA SHIELD agents - Somebody’s Eyes (Footloose)

Anyone who knows him, about Loki (this is a joke ppl) - The Girl Gets Around (Footloose)

Romanogers - Light My Candle (Rent)

Pepperony - Another Day (Rent)

All the Avengers in the middle of a press conference during pride month - La Vie Boheme (Rent)

BlackPepper/ScienceBros - Take Me Or Leave Me (Rent)

Fury, trying to manage the avengers - Little Girls (Annie)

Loki and Hela brotp - Easy Street (Annie)

All the children to their awful parents - Just You Wait (My Fair Lady)

Steve and Bucky about Howard after meeting Tony for the first time - Lily’s Eyes (The Secret Garden)

Loki, during avengers - Pitiful Children (Be More Chill)

Frostiron - Crazier Than You (Addams Family)

Frigga & Odin before he brought Loki home - Secrets (Addams Family)

Hela after Odin’s death - Get Down (Six the Musical)

Loki, being constantly used and abused by everyone around him - All You Wanna Do (Six the Musical)

Frigga, when Odin starts becoming more of an ass - No Way (Six the Musical)

Loki and Sylvie, drunk - Friendship (Anything Goes)

Natasha after meeting Clint the first time - Pulled (Addams Family)

Loki and Sylvie as children - Waving Through A Window (Dear Evan Hansen)

[cncobby]

What musical you take them to see/watch together

JOEL: Rent

As avid theatre nerds you both regularly go see shows as often as you can

Anytime he has a few days off you try to see whatever show is being performed

He got you guys both season tickets for Christmas so even when he’s not there you can go see shows<3

Your all time fave to watch together is rent tho

Casual date nights where you guys stay in and watch movies?

Half the time you guys choose to watch rent

Misfits in New York during the aids epidemic?? Yes

When you guys are driving theres a 99% chance you both jam out to la vie boheme and out tonight

Duets to take me or leave me<33

“Babe I could be roger right”

“I hate to break it to you baby but you’re not the tormented rocker type”

“But you could be my mimi<3”

“…I’ll pass”

tears up everytime angel dies but then pretends he doesn’t

Bonus: face timing and watching bootlegs of new shows together since you’re both impatient

RICHARD: In The Heights

you totally forgot this show existed for awhile 

when it randomly came on your broadway playlist you were like

“ohmygod YES”

we know he’s a music buff and loves all music he just never got the urge to listen to broadway songs

 so you’re like “heh im gonna surprise him so hard”

 its date night 

and usually he’s the one who likes to plan them and surprise you since he doesnt get to see you that often but this time the tables have turned

 he see’s you getting ready and is like why are u dressed so fancy???

ur just like shush go get changed into the outfit I laid out for you

And since he’s whipped for u he does it without question obviously

When u guys arrive at the theatre he’s a bit skeptical bc he’s not much of a broadway man

But when the first song he comes on and he hears:

“I emigrated from the single greatest little place in the Caribbean: Dominican Republic!”

His eyes get SO WIDE and baby gets so excited

he turns to u and is like !!!!

And you just smooch in response as to say 

“yes I know baby thats why I took you here”

He LOVES the show

is laughing the entire show at all the cultural references and jokes

Afterwards he plants the biggest kiss on your lips

“Thank you for taking me here amor, I loved it”

You guys play the soundtrack on the way home

He’s literally obsessed

Plays the soundtrack when he’s cleaning the house

when he goes back on tour the boys send you snapchats of him shaking his booty to Carnaval de barrio

Joel: “I love this show but what have you DONE HE WONT LET US LISTEN TO ANYTHING ELSE”

ERICK: Lion King

probably not the biggest theatre fan??

but he knows that you’re a fan so baby boy tries to keep up with you whenever you go on rants about it

Gets you tickets to lion king for your birthday

Had to ask Joel what show to pick since he was an ex theatre kid

Joel was like … better pick one thats super well known

Surprisingly likes it more than he thought he would??

His favorite part is watching your face throughout the show though

Getting a smile whenever your eyes widened in excitement

Or you danced in your seat to the music

(You didn’t have the heart to tell him you’ve seen this four times but)

(its fine who gets tired of lion king?? No one)

kinda zones out but still appreciates all the vocals and theatricality of it!!

Honestly he’s there to make his princess happy and by your squealing afterwards he figures its a success

you end up showing him other shows and playing your broadway playlist for him

ends u liking the heather’s soundtrack out of all of them??

you’re like noted i’ll see if there are tickets

(he most def doesn’t realize its about teenage murder but hey the songs slap)

ZABDIEL: Hamilton

honestly the perfect show to take him to

Written and performed by a fellow Puerto Rican??? Yes

(We’re gonna pretend its original cast bc I love them ok)

Also we know he loves beatboxing and rapping and both those things are v prevalent in this show

He’d read lin’s little bio thing in the playbill and be like OMG BABE HE’S Puerto Rican TOO

You’d prob have to explain certain parts of it bc American history is so fucking confusing

Also why is Lafayette also Thomas Jefferson???

Why is Peggy also Maria Reynolds??

Guns and ships … so fast and baby finds it hard to keep up but is like entranced

LOVES THE SCHUYLER SISTERS

After the show you find him humming the song

(I mean we know he loves women in charge … throwback to that one video … if u know u know)

When he’s back on tour he sends you videos of him jamming to the soundtrack

Bonus: he sends you a vid of him Joel and erick reenacting Schuyler sisters

Also bonus: you show him the Hamilton mixtape afterwords and he’s literally OBSSESED

CHRISTOPHER: Wicked

You wanted to take your baby to a CLASSIC since he doesn’t keep up with broadway

Plus it was endearing having him try and keep up with you babbling about it

He kept whining that you couldn’t play broadway when he was there bc he wanted to sing along too but he didn’t know any of the words

So you were like fine I’m taking us to watch a show

You have to keep shushing him throughout the show bc he gets too excited

“Ohmygod”

“woOOW”

During elphaba’s last note in no good deed he literally GASPS SO LOUDLY

*smacking his arm*

*whisper yelling*

“Christopher shut UP”

He’s not a soft boy at all but even he tears up at for good

Literally nuts at the vocals

After the musical he’s like in shock at how good the vocals were

you find him practicing fiyero’s parts in the next few days

(This was ur master plan bc Christopher as fiyero?? Ur dream)

buying matching wicked merch!!!

[bonniehooper]

Going into this, I had heard both positive and negative things about this show. While watching it, I decided to go a little easy on it because this was essentially a dress rehearsal. With all that said, I didn’t hate it. 

Was it perfect? No.

Was it as good as the original? No.

Did they change things? Yes. Some I expected and some that made no sense.

Did it feel like RENT? Yes it did.

I think FOX was stupid not to have understudies for the whole cast in case something happened to one of the actors and hopefully this will teach them and any other network that does live musicals to hire understudies in the future.

The audience was annoying during the whole show. It would be one thing if they had promoted this as a concert like Jesus Christ Superstar did which is why I wasn’t annoyed with the audience during that one. I get they were excited, especially with how much the actors interacted with the crowd, but it was still annoying.

The cast did a good job bringing these characters to life, I think the standout performances were Jordan, Vanessa, and Brandon. To me the weak links were Tinashe and Valentina. I think Tinashe was good vocally, but her acting sometimes wasn’t great and I felt Valentina was the opposite. I thought Valentina did a great job of bringing Angel to life, but the vocals were rough.

Overall, I enjoyed myself and hope every RENT fan at least gives it a chance.

Below the cut is my thoughts while I was watching RENT Live.

-Why the hell are they interacting with the crowd? Stop it.

-”Rent” was done really well and I enjoyed it. Hopefully this is a good sign. 

-So far I’m enjoying Angel, but there’s still a lot of show left. 

-The actor who’s playing Roger did a great job during “One Song Glory”, but the cheering from the crowd during the performance was a no no. 

-Why did they put the candle in a jar? If it’s in a jar the line about the wax dripping doesn’t really work. Other than that, I like it. Tinashe and their Roger have good chemistry.

-Oh shit, he broke his foot? and this isn’t really live? Wait, why didn’t they cast understudies in case something happened to the main cast? That’s just stupid. What if everyone sucked the night before and last night was their night to shine? So stupid on the production team/FOX’s part not to hire understudies. 

-Okay, the crowd ruined “Today 4 U”. I get the excitement, but shut the hell up. Little surprised in the change of costume and choreography for Angel. Didn’t hate it, but I wonder if they changed the choreography because Valentina couldn’t do the original choreo. Also, I feel so bad for Valentina because I feel like she lost their breath near the end of the song and now that’s all people are going to remember.

-Really enjoyed “Tango: Maureen”. A little sad they didn’t have the actress playing Joanne drop Jordan. Also, crowd needs to be quiet. 

-Is that Anthony Rapp narrating? Am I hearing that correct or am I imagining things and it’s really Jordan?

-The change in Mimi’s costume was interesting, I liked it. Tinashe did a good job with “Out Tonight” and she had a lot of good energy, but I think she was starting to get out of breath during the end of the song.

-Okay, that kiss lasted longer than normal. I don’t know if I like how Tinashe chose to play Mimi during “Another Day”. 

-I love the way they shot “Will I?”. It looked so freaking good. 

-”I’ll Cover You” was so freaking cute and Valentina & Brandon did such a good job with that performance. 

-The joke about Mark’s original sweater was so funny, I loved it. 

-Okay, Vanessa killed “Over the Moon” and I’m really excited to see the rest of her performance as Maureen.

-Overall, I enjoyed “La Vie Boheme”, but there were some changes to the lyrics that I understood, but others that were weird and it didn’t make any sense.

-I love the way they did “Seasons of Love”. Having it flow through all the characters and the support group was a great choice.

-Was worried about “Take Me or Leave Me”, but they both really killed it. I wish the audience had been quiet though because there was some parts where I couldn’t hear them well.

-”Without You” was beautifully done and had my eyes tearing up.

-”Contact” and “I’ll Cover You (Reprise)” just fucked me up, you guys.

-”Goodbye Love” was okay, but it could have been stronger and why did they change/take out some lines, that didn’t make any sense to me.

-I really enjoyed “What You Own”, but the audience getting so loud when they went out into the crowd or crowd surfed was annoying. Although I can’t really blame them because I’d probably get excited, too, if I was in the audience and they came near me, but it was still annoying.

-So, it looks like the actor playing Roger’s foot is elevated and in a cast, so I’m assuming were at the actual live portion of this show now?

-The ending seemed a bit rushed to me, especially Mimi coming back from the dead. 

-Oh my god, the ending with the original cast, I’M DYING!!!!

[ranwing]

Rent Live on Fox: A Review

Many of my followers and readers of my stories know that I’m something of a musical theater buff, and I hold a lot of affection for the show “Rent”. This was a musical about my generation - the one coming of age in the era of AIDS. Where the east Village was gritty and filled with creative artistic types (before it was taken over by chain stores and rents - no pun intended - skyrocketed). When I was of an age with the characters, there was something intriguing and romantic about living for art and not worrying about what the next day might bring. So needless to say, the prospect of seeing Rent performed again was going to be a nice trip down memory lane.

Like all live productions, there were good things, bad elements and things that made me wonder what the production team was thinking about. To start off with, I’m not worried about the fact that the show did not air “live” due to the injury of one of the lead actors. In fact, I would have preferred better, smarter editing because I had some serious issues with the staging. But more on that in a bit.

Casting: For the most part, I found the casting of the show... adequate. There were a few performers that really blew me away but mostly I was struck at how generic most of the players were. I’m a firm believer that musical shows like this are best served with musical theater actors who can balance singing and acting. Too often, performers are chosen by name recognition and the show suffers as a result. Rent was no different.

First, there were some really outstanding performers. I adored Tinashe, who brought the right balance of sultriness and vulnerability that I want to see in Mimi. Her rendition of Take Me Out was amazing and she managed to overcome the annoying frenetic camera angles (more on that later). Another standout was  Kiersey Clemons as Joanne, who was able to bring appropriate gravitas to the “straight” woman of the Joanne/Maureen pairing. Brandon Victor Dixon’s experience as a Broadway actor showed and he gave Tom Collins depth and charm.

And I was really delighted to see  Keala Settle as the leader of the Life Support meeting. She’s always a joy to watch. Most of the background performers were excellent and I think that the show did a good job filling out the supporting cast with talented singers and actors.

Of the other leads, I was less in love. Vanessa Hudgens had some enjoyable moments as Maureen, but I sometimes found her too frenetic and superficial. There were times when she was grinning that just felt... off. Brennin Hunt looked the part of Roger, but his vocals sounded thin at times. And while I think that  Jordan Fisher is exceptionally talented, I feel that he was miscast as Mark. I understand that the show did want to have as diverse a cast as possible, but he was a poor fit for a geeky Jewish boy from Scarsdale. Valentina had moments where she really shone as Angel, but there were also moments when she struggled with the music.  So the casting and acting was a mixed bag for me.

Production: When I first heard that FOX would be airing Rent, I’m going to admit that my heart sank because I had no clue how they were going to air a show like this without totally butchering it (the way Rocky Horror was). The show is filled with profanity, frank discussions about sex and relationships (including one song that is all about fucking). But unlike the ill-fated attempt to bring Rocky Horror to the screen, I ended up being pleasantly surprised that a lot of the show was left more or less unedited. Yes, the cursing was cut out (and not always adeptly) but the song about fucking was left intact (Contact). The lesbian and gay relationships were highlighted and the actors were able to show kissing and physical affection between their characters (including Maureen bouncing on her’s and Joanne’s bed during Take Me or Leave Me). Angel’s gender fluidity wasn’t whitewashed away, and all of the drug references seem to have made it through the editing phase.

That’s not to say that there weren’t edits that left me annoyed. During La Vie Boheme, there were edits made clearly to reduce run time that I felt affected the flow of the number and made no sense. And while they characters could sing about “mucho masturbation” and S&M, the word dildo had to be changed for some silly reason. But for the most part, they got a lot of the original musical in, which made me quite happy.

Explaining the setting of the show (including the impact of the AIDS crisis to viewers who might be too young to understand) and the tribute to Larson at the end was well done and gave the show a frame in history from which to operate. The New York of Rent has changed dramatically since, but this show provides an interesting window on that brief period of our history. And bringing back the original cast from the Broadway production (who I got to see perform several times back in the day) made sitting through the whole show worth while.

Staging: This was an issue that I had a love/hate relationship with. Sometimes the staging was great, and other times it just looked too random. Like they had all this scaffolding, so actors had to run about it as much as possible. I think that the show could have done a better job in setting up actual sets within the scaffolding to create the different settings (Mark’s and Roger’s loft, the Life Cafe, etc). They had the luxury of all that space and didn’t seem to utilize it in a way that was effective. We got the impression of settings rather than actual settings in a lot of cases.

And I had issues with how the show interacted with the studio audience. Too often it seemed that the audience was getting in the way of the production. There were times when it was difficult to hear the singers, and I could have done without the pointless body surfing done during What You Own. 

So all it all, it wasn’t a bad production for the most part. I enjoyed it and have it saved on my DVR so I can watch it again later. I think that the weaknesses of the show don’t detract from my generally being able to enjoy it. Of all the musicals done on television, this is probably one of the better efforts (along with Jesus Christ Superstar last season). I’m looking forward to seeing what happens with Hair (which is airing on NBC in May 2019) and hope that maybe one day we’ll get to see a show aired in its entirety. Too many people don’t have the luxury of seeing live theater and this is a wonderful way to give them a small taste of what going to a Broadway show can entail. Rent wasn’t perfect, but it did a decent job given the limitations of the medium.

[ladyshilya]

Fox’s Rent Live

OK, so I had to check it out because well I love Rent.  I will make sure to see it when it comes to town in May. 

My opinions:

The guy who played Roger I felt he was to charismatic during Light My Candle.  He seemed like he was flirting which I have never gotten from any performance I have seen.  The stutter during the song didn’t feel awkward. I did like him during Another Day which is important since I love that song.  I also love Light My Candle.  He can sing them well, I just didn’t like the flirting and charisma during Light My Candle.

I like Mark, Joanne and Collin they seem to embody everything that I have always felt their characters are.  

Benny, he looks like a Chris Rock wannabe and I can’t take him seriously.

Angel, OMG this Angel I am so here for. Perfection.

Mimi, I like the casting of Mimi she did Out Tonight fantastic.  Even though they didn’t have her “stripping” it gave all the right sexual overtones that are needed for the song. I like her. 

My favorite intro for Maureen will always being the one in the movie during the Tango Maureen when she is the lady in red. 

Ok, I was really hesitant with Vanessa Hudgens as Maureen.  If she hadn’t been a Disney star I might not see all the extra that was done for Over the Moon as Disney extra.  You know what I am talking about and if you don’t just watch at Disney show.  Everything I see her do I just feel like I am watching Disney.

La Vie Boheme was great although I was thrown off by some of the lyric changes. The part when they said everyone’s name, the only ones that stayed the same were Rogers and Collins. Otherwise it was great which is important because if that sucked I probably would have stopped watching. 

I should tell you was done really well.  I like the stage that they used it has a lot of versatility.  

Ok, she redeemed herself a bit with Take Me or Leave Me.  It was a good performance by both of them.  

Angel’s death and funeral got me to tear up - great performance.  

Great ending with the original cast joining to sing Seasons of Love well actually singing the song.

I liked it, but its hard for me to hate any performance of Rent since it is an amazing story with great songs.  It is so powerful and I don’t know anyone who hates it. My mother who doesn’t like musicals likes it, she was crying when we saw it off Broadway.  Its just one of those stories.

[lifecaughtinyoursway]

Highlights from rehearsals of my latest show

One director hates flossing with a fiery passion and that led to a 20 person line of in sync flossing

We built a tower out of prop blocks

My friend and I sang every single duet ever written including Light My Candle and A Whole New World. We also sang a censored version of La Vie Boheme (cause small children) with both of us singing all the parts

We accidentally formed a Meghan Trainor singing flash mob because a group of us were singing every song she's ever released and we ended up chasing a girl in the show who hated her songs, as more and more people joined until everyone but her was singing Me Too

Multiple times someone said something that sounded like a Hamilton reference and someone would start with the "how does a", leading to spontaneous reciting of the entirety of Alexander Hamilton

A guy wore a lampshade on his head for an entire day

We made up family trees to hang on the set and mine was just musical characters

I made memes of this guy Seth with cups on his elbows

We formed a line of people linking hands, chanting "ooohhmm" and swaying back and forth when we were holding

There's a hole in a set piece we found that we stashed snacks in

My friend spit water on another friend as a joke, and he thought it was hilarious but his little sister (probably 9 years old) did not, and chased my friend around with an open water bottle

I got sprayed in the face with stale vodka water

I saw a local production of Addams Family the Sunday before our show and spent the last week constantly singing both parts of Crazier Than You

Two different people started conversations with me by saying "I know you know a lot about musicals" and I felt blessed

6 of the 9 people not in this one scene fell asleep while blocking it cause it took almost two hours

We created two new viral dance moves

[lightlycaustic]

songs that give me feelings: musical edition

sincerely me (dear evan hansen)

okay so this is just maybe the most upbeat song in a broadway musical?? even though 1/3 of the singers are dead? favorite parts: the intro, “KINKY”, “cause all that it takes is a little rE-IN-VENTION”, the electric guitar behind evan’s part, “mY SISTER’S HOT (what the hell)”, the lilt on “miss you dearly”

96000 (in the heights)

this is a wonderful song beginning to end that is all. favorite parts: “dollas? holla”, “yo yo yo yo yo- I’M SORRY, IS THAT AN ANSWER?”, “i never win shit”, christopher jackson, “yo ma, it’s me, check my ticket? check one, two, three”, “yall are freaks”, christopher jackson, and the absolutely amazing chaos at the end starting with the three parts overlapping to the key change and then “stop tip toeing, we’ll get the dough, and once we get going, we’re never gonna stop” i juST LOVE IT

la vie boheme (rent)

ngl ive stood on top of the coffee table in the house by myself at ten pm and just sang this at the top of my lungs. favorite parts: “wiNE AND BEER”, “dearly beloved, we gather here to say our goodbyeeeeesss” and the organ behind it and the mock solemn tone, “yOU BET YOUR ASS TOOOOOOO LA VIE BOHEME”, “hey mister- she’s my sister!”, “bisexuals, trisexuals, homo sapiens, carcinogens, hallucinogens, Pee-wee Herman”

spooky mormon hell dream (the book of mormon)

oKAY I LOVE THIS SONG. seriously its hilarious and chaotic in the best way. favorite parts: “LONG AGO WHEN I WAS FIVE I SNUCK IN THE KITCHEN LATE AT NIGHT AND ATE A DONUT WITH A MAPLE GLAZE”, the high note (and the terrible vision that i had that NIGHHHTTTTT), “nO PLEASE I DONT WANNA GO BACK”, the wHIP CRACK, “mINIONS OF HADES HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS”, “I hATe thIs SpOokY mOrmOn HeLl dREaM”, the guitar solo!!!!!!!!!, “I CANT BELIEVE JESUS CALLED ME A DICK”

the duel (natasha pierre and the great comet of 1812)

lucas steele. LUCAS STEELE. i love his voice its unique and it fits anatole so well. i love this song equally for the way it portrays the story (really well) and the way it effortlessly switches between music styles. favorite parts: “drink with me my love, for there’s fire in the sky, and there’s ice on the ground, either way, my soul will die”, “aw yeah, show me what you got” (you have to listen closely to hear this part its really quiet), “keep drinking old man, keep drinking old man, drink the whole night through”, “i used to love, i used to love, i used to be better”, “dolokhov, pour me another!”

alexander hamilton (hamilton)

no musical songs list would be complete without the song that hooked me on hamilton, which dragged me into broadway hell and resulted in a playlist on my phone entitled “im broadway trash” containing no less than 260 showtunes. favorite parts: “well the word got around, they said this kid is insane, man, took up a collection just to send him to the mainland, get your education, dont forget from whence you came, and the world’s gonna know your name, what’s your name, man?”, “see him now as he stands on the bow of a ship heading for a new land, in new york you can be a new man!”, “JUST YOU WAIITTTTTT”, “you never learned to take your- TIIIIIIIME”, “the world will never be the same WOAHHHHH” “his enemies destroyed his rep, america forgot him. we. fought with him. me. i died for him. me? i trusted him. me? i loved him. and me? im the damn fool that shot him.”, “tHERES A MILLION THINGS I HAVENT DONE BUT JUST YOU WAIIIIIIIIIIIIT what’s your name, man? ALEXANDER HAMILTON”

okay imma just leave this here. sorry for the looong posttttt reblog if you sang the lyrics in your head while reading

[littlelovelymemes]

✰   —  —  —  RENT LYRIC STARTERS

SEASONS OF LOVE. ‘  let’s celebrate and remember a year in the life of friends.  ’ ‘  remember the love.  ’

RENT. ‘  real life is getting more like fiction each day.  ’ ‘  where is the power?  ’ ‘  we’re hungry and frozen.  ’ ‘  some life that we’ve chosen.  ’ ‘  how can you generate heat when you can’t feel your feet and they’re turning blue.  ’ ‘  on every street it’s ‘trick or treat’ and tonight it’s ‘trick.’  ’ ‘  welcome back to town.  ’ ‘  oh, i should lie down.  ’ ‘  everything is brown and uh-oh, i feel sick.  ’ ‘  we’re not gonna pay rent.  ’

YOU’LL SEE. ‘  hey, you bum. get your ass off that range rover.  ’ ‘  what happened to (name)? what happened to their heart and the ideals he once pursued?  ’ ‘  you’re wasting your time.  ’ ‘  you broke your word -- this is absurd.  ’ ‘  that boy could use some prozac.  ’

LIGHT MY CANDLE. ‘  what’d you forget?  ’ ‘  got a light?  ’ ‘  you’re shivering.  ’ ‘  they turned off my heat.  ’ ‘  i’m just a little weak on my feet.  ’ ‘  would you light my candle?  ’ ‘  what are you staring at?  ’ ‘  i always remind people of -- who is she?  ’ ‘  i think that i dropped my stash.  ’ ‘  i know i’ve seen you out and about when i used to go out.  ’ ‘  they say that i have the best ass below 14th street. is it true?  ’ ‘  i didn’t recognize you without the handcuffs.  ’ ‘  i’m just born to be bad.  ’ ‘  our eyes will adjust. thank god for the moon.  ’

TODAY 4 U. ‘  today for you -- tomorrow for me.  ’ ‘  you earned this on the street?  ’ ‘  darling, be a dear, i haven’t slept for a year.  ’ ‘  i need your help to make my neighbor’s yappy dog disappear.  ’ ‘  but sure as i am here that dog is now in doggy hell.  ’

TANGO: MAUREEN. ‘  this is weird.  ’ ‘  fuckin’ weird.  ’ ‘  i’m so mad that i don’t know what to do.  ’ ‘  feel like going insane? got a fire in your brain and you’re thinking of drinking gasoline?  ’ ‘  honey, i know this act.  ’ ‘  it’s a dark, dizzy merry-go-round.  ’ ‘  as she keeps you dangling, your heart she is mangling.  ’ ‘  it’s different with me.  ’ ‘  her cold eyes can burn.  ’ ‘  has she ever pouted her lips and called you pookie?  ’ ‘  have you ever doubted a kiss or two?  ’ ‘  this is spooky.  ’ ‘  did you swoon when she walked through the door?  ’ ‘  where’d you learn to tango?  ’ ‘  you pretend to believe her cause in the end you can’t leave her.  ’

LIFE SUPPORT. ‘  i find some of what you teach suspect because i’m used to relying on intellect.  ’ ‘  i try to open up to what i don’t know.  ’ ‘  reason says i should have died three years ago.  ’ ‘  there’s only us. there’s only this.  ’ ‘  forget regret or life is yours to miss.  ’ ‘  no other road, no other way. no day but today.  ’

OUT TONIGHT. ‘  it’s gotta be close to midnight.  ’ ‘  my body’s talking to me, it says ‘time for danger.’  ’ ‘  i wanna commit a crime, wanna be the cause of a fight.  ’ ‘  i wanna put on a tight skirt and flirt with a stranger.  ’ ‘  i’ve had a knack from way back at breaking the rules once a i learn the game.  ’ ‘  we don’t need any money. i always get in for free.  ’ ‘  let’s go out tonight.  ’ ‘  in the evening, i’ve got to roam.  ’ ‘  let’s find a bar, so dark we forget how we are and all the scars from nevers and maybes die.  ’

ANOTHER DAY. ‘  who do you think you are?  ’ ‘  little girl, the door is that way.  ’ ‘  your sweet whisper, i just can’t handle.  ’ ‘  i should tell you, i should tell you -- no!  ’ ‘  another time, another place, our temperature would rise, there’d be a warm in brace.  ’ ‘  looking for romance? come back another day.  ’ ‘  the heart may freeze or it can burn.  ’ ‘  the pain will ease if i could learn.  ’ ‘  there is no future. there is no past. i live in this moment as my last.  ’ ‘  excuse me if i’m off track.  ’ ‘  if your so wise then tell me, why do you need smack?  ’ ‘  long ago, you might’ve lit up my heart, but the fire’s dead -- ain’t ever gonna start.  ’

I’LL COVER YOU. ‘  live in my house, i’ll be your shelter.  ’ ‘  just pay me back with a thousand kisses.  ’ ‘  be my lover and i’ll cover you.  ’ ‘  don’t got much baggage to lay at your feet, but sweet kisses i’ve got to spare.  ’ ‘  i think they meant it when they said you can’t buy love.  ’ ‘  you are my love, on life. be my life.  ’ ‘  you’ll be my king and i’ll be your castle.  ’ ‘  you’ll be my queen and i’ll be your moat.  ’ ‘  a new lease you are my love on life, all my life.  ’ ‘  i’ve longed to discover something as true as this.  ’ ‘  with a thousand kisses, i’ll cover you.  ’

OVER THE MOON. ‘  out of the abyss walked a cow, elsie. i asked if she had anything to drink, she said, ‘i’m forbidden to produce milk. in cyberland, we only drink diet coke.’  ’ ‘  the only thing to do is jump over the moon.  ’ ‘  they’ve closed everything real down.  ’ ‘  i gotta get out of here!  ’ ‘  i gotta get out of here! it’s like being tied to the hood of a yellow rental truck, being packed in with fertilizer and fuel oil, pushed over a cliff by a suicidal mickey mouse.  ’ ‘  and although he once had principals, he abandoned them.  ’ ‘  maybe it’s a... female thing.  ’ ‘  moo with me!  ’

LA VIE BOHEME. ‘  what am i? just a blur?  ’ ‘  go to hell.  ’ ‘  i’m surprised a bright and charming girl like you hangs out with these slackers.  ’ ‘  do you really want a neighborhood where people piss on your stoop every night?  ’ ‘  dearly beloved, we gather here to say our goodbyes.  ’ ‘  to being an us for once, instead of a them.  ’ ‘  hey mister, she’s my sister.  ’ ‘  dorothy and toto went over the rainbow to blow off auntie em.  ’

I SHOULD TELL YOU. ‘  i should tell you i’m a disaster.  ’ ‘  let’s just make this part go faster -- i have yet to be in it.  ’ ‘  i should tell you i blew the candle out just to get back in.  ’ ‘  i’d forgotten how to smile until your candle burned my skin.  ’

TAKE ME OR LEAVE ME. ‘  you were flirting with the woman in rubber!  ’ ‘  there will always be women in rubber flirting with me. give me a break!  ’ ‘  every single day i walk down the street, i hear people say ‘baby, so sweet.’  ’ ‘  ever since puberty everybody stares at me. boys, girls -- i can’t help it, baby.  ’ ‘  be kind and don’t lose your mind.  ’ ‘  just remember that i’m your baby.  ’ ‘  take me for what i am, who i was meant to be.  ’ ‘  take me baby, or leave me.  ’ ‘  this diva needs her stage!  ’ ‘  baby, let’s have fun.  ’ ‘  you are the one i choose. folks will kill to fill your shoes.  ’ ‘  so be mine, but don’t waste my time.  ’ ‘  oh honey bear, are you still my baby?  ’ ‘  no way can i be what i’m not, but hey, don’t you want your girl hot?!  ’ ‘  don’t fight, don’t lose your head.  ’ ‘  every night, who’s in your bed?  ’ ‘  kiss pookie.  ’ ‘  it won’t work!  ’ ‘  i hate mess, but i love you.  ’ ‘  so be wise cause this girl satisfies.  ’ ‘  you’re one lucky baby.  ’ ‘  take me for what i am.  ’ ‘  that’s it -- the straw that breaks my back.  ’ ‘  i quit unless you take it back.  ’ ‘  women, what is it about them? can’t live with them or without them.  ’ ‘  guess i’m leaving. i’m gone.  ’

WITHOUT YOU. ‘  i die without you.  ’ ‘  but i know blue, only blue, lonely blue, within me blue.  ’ ‘  the mind churns, the heart yearns.  ’ ‘  life goes on, but i’m gone.  ’

GOODBYE LOVE. ‘  it’s true your with this yuppy scum?  ’ ‘  you said you’d never speak to him again.  ’ ‘  who said you have any say in who she says things to at all?  ’ ‘  who said you should stick your nose in other people’s business?  ’ ‘  who said i was talking to you?  ’ ‘  we used to have this fight each night -- she’d never admit i existed.  ’ ‘  he was always run away, hit the road, don’t commit. you’re full of shit!  ’ ‘  your full of shit!  ’ ‘  you gave an inch when i gave a mile  ’ ‘  c’mon guys, chill!  ’ ‘  i’d be happy to die for a taste of what they had: someone to live for, unafraid to say i love you.  ’ ‘  all your words are nice, but love’s not a three-way street.  ’ ‘  love’s not a three-way street.  ’ ‘  you’ll never share real love until you love yourself.  ’ ‘  you said you’d be cool today, so please, for my sake...  ’ ‘  i can’t believe this is goodbye.  ’ ‘  how could you let her go?  ’ ‘  are you insane? there’s so much to care about.  ’ ‘  who are you to tell me what i know?  ’ ‘  you hid in your work from facing your failure, facing your loneliness, facing the fact you live a lie.  ’ ‘  you’re always preaching not to be numb when that’s how you thrive.  ’ ‘  you pretend to create and observe when you really detach from being alive.  ’ ‘  are you really jealous?  ’ ‘  she’s running out of time and you’re running out the door.  ’ ‘  for someone who’s always been let down, who’s heading out of town?  ’ ‘  i’ll call.  ’ ‘  i hate the fall.  ’ ‘  you heard?  ’ ‘  you don’t want baggage without life time guarantees. you don’t wanna see me die?  ’ ‘  i just came to say goodbye love.  ’ ‘  please don’t touch me, understand i’m scared.  ’

YOUR EYES ‘  your eyes as we said our goodbyes -- i can’t get them out of my mind.  ’ ‘  i find i can’t hide from your eyes, the ones that took me by surprise, the night you came into my life.  ’ ‘  there’s moonlight i see in your eyes.  ’ ‘  how’d i let you slip away when i’m longing so to hold you?  ’ ‘  now i’d die for one more day ‘cause there’s something i should have told you.  ’ ‘  why does distance make us wise?  ’ ‘  i should tell you i have always loved you.  ’ ‘  i should tell you i have always loved you. you can see it in my eyes.  ’

[reifromrfa]

RFA guys react to MC playing Mimi Marquez in Rent the musical

I really love Rent the musical and wondered how the RFA guys would react if they saw MC playing Mimi :)) If you’re not familiar with the musical or the character, see below:

Light My Candle ^

Mimi performing Out Tonight in the movie adaptation of Rent ^

Enjoy! :))

Yoosung

Not into theater performances so he asks Zen to watch with him in case he doesn’t understand something

Immediately regrets this when you come up on stage in that mini skirt and knee-high boots

Is red as a tomato in his seat when he sees you performing Out Tonight

“Zen close your eyes!”

“Wtf Yoosung get your hands outta my face!”

Gets angry when the guy playing Roger pushes you away like why is he pushing away this beautiful woman wtf is wrong with him??

Makes a note to google everything in La Vie Boheme, he's so lost

Passionate kissing scene between you and Roger — he totally didn’t know there were kissing scenes in musicals!!!

Congrats MC you have unlocked yandare Yoosung

Totally cries when you sing Without You

Cries harder in I’ll Cover You Reprise 

He gasps loudly when your character dies, nearly getting up from his seat because he’s so into it

Is relieved when you come back to life and wipes his tears during the closing number

Later, he and Zen go backstage to congratulate you with a bouquet of roses but you’re still in your costume and he practically shoves Zen out of the dressing room, not wanting the handsome actor in the same room as his gorgeous girlfriend

Kisses you and hands you the flowers and you blush, asking him if he liked it

“I loved it! You’re amazing, MC! But I’m kind of relieved that it’s over”

You tell him the show’s supposed to run for a month

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?"

Zen

He heard you singing a few lines in the shower but you wouldn’t practice with him, saying you wanted to surprise him

Super excited to see you up on stage but also curious because his shy and sweet princess was going to play the part of a prostitute?

Invites Jaehee to watch with him, since he knows she’s a big fan of musicals too

Light My Candle — oh my God his eyes are glued to you

Out Tonight — “Is she trying to provoke the beast?” and then “Holy shit there are a lot of men watching”

The souvenir program falls to his lap ;)

“MC is quite good” Jaehee says; even she’s surprised to see you playing Mimi

“Too good” Zen mumbles, uncomfortable that all these people are watching you roll your hips with those skimpy clothes

Thinks Christmas Bells is so cool; so many voices and all of you are singing different things; will totally want to sing duets with you

And then you’re kissing Roger and he realizes how you must feel when you watch him kissing his co-stars on set

Shit is this how she feels when she watches my plays?

Contact — he’s having a hard time breathing and there goes the souvenir program on his lap again

Without You — super impressed with your delivery and are those real tears?

Is in awe for the rest of the show; he never knew you were this good and he feels a sense of pride that the woman performing up on that stage is his girlfriend

At the end of the show, whistles and claps loudly, he’s super proud of you

Goes backstage and gives you a huge hug and a long kiss before handing you the bouquet of roses he bought

“What did you think?” you ask him nervously, because he’s a veteran and you really want him to like it

“Babe, I have no words to describe how great and wonderful you were up there. You shone. I fell in-love with you all over again.”

You’re super happy but then he steps closer to you and says in a low voice, “But is it too late now to ask for a costume change?”

You laugh because yeah, it’s too late to change your costumes

Zen groans and reminds you that “All men are wolves”

“Including yourself?”

He leans closer to you, a dark look in his eyes, “Babe, haven’t I told you? Don’t provoke the beast.”

And after a ~ehem~ make-out sesh in your dressing room, he asks if you’re allowed to bring your costume home

Jumin

He’s more accustomed to watching orchestra concerts and ballet performances than rock musicals but he wouldn’t miss seeing your performance for anything

Buys the front row seats for the RFA members

When he sees you come up on stage he inhales sharply and his heart stops

WHAT. ARE. YOU. WEARING.

Jumin does not approve.

Considers going up on stage and taking you home immediately but everybody stops him

Out Tonight — dying inside but keeps a calm facade outside; isn’t moving though and Seven swears he saw smoke coming out of Jumin’s ears (“The robot has short-circuited!”)

But when your eyes meet his during your dance and you give him a mischievous smile, his heart immediately starts beating furiously and and you see the look in his eyes; you know you’re in trouble when you get home

Gets scandalized by the whole musical when the cast sings La Vie Boheme

Everybody turns to him when you start kissing Roger but Jumin is like a statue; doesn’t even bat an eye

Seven pokes his cheek and a chill passes through his body when Jumin gives him the scariest glare ever looks at him

It’s better in the second half and he has to admit, he’s enjoying your performance very much and thank God you have more clothes now than in the first act

Except when Roger has his hands around you

He can see how passionate you are with acting and really wants to see you perform more

His heart melts when you cry in Without You and he just wants to protect you from everything

Contact — are you seriously trying to give him a heart attack MC NO stop dancing and push that guy away from you and WTF are those noises you are making NO

But in the last scene, he sees himself holding you in his arms as you’re dying and this breaks his heart

He can’t imagine life without you and after your very convincing death scene, he realizes that for the first time, he’s terrified of losing someone

Yoosung would later swear he saw a tear in the corner of Jumin’s eye, which Jumin would deny

When you return backstage, your dressing room is full of flowers; your co-stars would tease you endlessly and some even get jealous

When the rest of the RFA appear backstage, they all congratulate you but Jumin is very quiet and you’re worried that he hated it or he got bored

When you’re alone, you ask him what he thinks and he looks at you

“MC…you were beautiful. You took my breath away.” He takes your hands in his and kisses them. “That last scene…You were very convincing.”

“And it made me realize that I don’t ever want to live in a world without you by my side.”

He hugs you tight and you’re happy because he actually loved your performance but then—

“I’m afraid I can’t let anybody else see you dancing that way though.”

You knew this was coming but too late, the show’s fully booked until the end of the month

He’s not happy about the thought of other men watching you perform, but puts up with it because you love it so much and he loves seeing you happy

You also experience his inner Christian Grey once you get home

Makes Jaehee submit reports to him about your next roles and makes sure he goes to your rehearsals and to his relief, you don’t take similar roles anymore

For now ;)

Seven

You forbid him to research on the musical, saying you want to surprise him

Gets balcony seats because he can’t risk being seen much and asks one of the ushers if he was allowed to eat Honey Buddha Chips during the show, to which the answer is no

The rest of the RFA are there too, since he’s excited to show off his girlfriend and he wants you to see how much they support you

When you finally step out onto the stage and start singing, he’s hooked.

Cannot stop looking at you

Totally agrees that you have the best ass below 14th street

Kind of wishes he could hack into people’s brains so he could wipe their memory of you dancing and singing Out Tonight

La Vie Boheme is his new anthem

Suddenly Roger is kissing you and touching you everywhere and omg he thought you two weren't going to end up together why is this guy kissing you

Stop kissing my girlfriend

Wait they're playing lovers

It's just a play it's just a play it's just a play!!!!

But after the first act, you hear someone cheering loudly and screaming your name and you blush, knowing who it is

When the second act starts and the scenes get darker, he grows quiet and watches you intently

His heart swells with pride and joy as he watches you bare your heart out on stage and give the performance your all

His heart broke when you sang Without You and he will ask you to sing it for him more often

And then he panics and covers Yoosung's and Zen's eyes when you perform Contact and why does he only have two hands????

Is as red as his hair

Seriously considers asking you to find something else you're passionate about but of course he doesn't

When Roger sings/screams at you in one scene, he has to remind himself that this is just a musical and that he shouldn't track the guy and make his life a living hell

Those last words as you were dying gave him chills. Being a secret agent, he's constantly afraid that his past would come back to haunt him and take you away from him and seeing you die --even though it's fake and he knows nobody sings before dying --makes him tense up and want to hide you from the world where nobody can hurt you

But when you take your bow, he cheers the loudest and claps the hardest, he's so proud of you

Runs to you backstage and hugs you tight and doesn't let you go

Partially because he doesn't want the rest of the guys seeing you in your costume

You don’t need to ask what he thinks, he doesn’t stop talking about it and asking questions and praising you the entire ride home and you’re so happy that he likes it

Bonus: you’re on the couch in his apartment one day and then he walks out of his room. Wearing your costume.

Oh my God I’m so sorry this is so long, I was listening to the Rent soundtrack and really got into it so ;;; Hope you enjoy though! :)

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