#ive only seen one movie where I thought 'this doesn't work as a musical'

[nelfs]

man i love musicals. I just don't understand when people hate them. "it's so annoying when they start singing!" you don't like it when emotions are expressed thru song? you dont think music is a great vessel for feelings and storytelling? and you hate funky little dance moves!? I respect their opinion but it couldnt be further from mine

[werepuppy-steve]

https://www.tumblr.com/puppy-steve/759647379768082432/ive-only-seen-like-2-photos-of-jq-with-doja-cat

You’re not insane. I thought the same thing, but people get real mad any time anybody even suggests it’s a stunt so I’ve just been in my corner Lolol.

i think it comes down to people not really understanding how celebrity industries (movie and music, alike) work. i'm not saying i'm an expert but i was in the 1d fandom for a good chunk of time and was friends with a few people who had jobs where they interacted with either the celebrities themselves or someone from their teams.

i'm not the best at explaining things, so bear with me. jq is an established actor in the uk for various roles, but stranger things gave him his us break. he's now being offered bigger roles in bigger us franchises, and that means the general public needs to get to know him. meaning, he needs to be seen with high profile celebrities and get a few articles in people's or whatever shit tmz wants to spitball in their writer's room.

yeah sure, he's been seen with that one dude from the bear, but people aren't going to really look at that. they're gonna glance at the photos and then flip to the next page.

however. PR teams know that we as a society are, unfortunately, obsessed with celebrity relationships. doja cat is a very high profile celeb and the general public's eyes have been on her for a while for her controversies. most of the time, PR stunts are mutually beneficial, and sometimes they're not. this one seems to be the former. jq needs to become a household name and doja cat needs her image cleaned up for whatever reason.

this possibly could have been in the works since 2022 when she asked NS for jqs' number, who knows. but give both of their teams time and a few pap walks, and you have what is a very well-crafted and believable love story.

"jq doesn't need the hype" you're right! he doesn't! but he's still a rising (foreign) celebrity and he has to pay his dues. they're literally trained for these things. you might not think A list celebs have to do PR stunts, but they do. even if doesn't look like it. i'm sure joe keery has also done a few runs in the past couple years.

also can we talk about that pic with his hand very strategically placed on her ass i cackled so loud he's trying so hard

[hoghtastic]

So what projects is his gf actually in? cos I think iv seen her advertise herself in half a dozen musicals these past few months or were they just promotions for 1 off events? Even her new musical Jersey Boys seems to only be running for a short time, is that how Musicals are in Denmark - they only run for a very short period? Whereas in London and New York shows run all year round with the same cast usually for a long time like a year or 2 contract then changing over. I thought she was doing a Cinderella show called Epcot or something? Then there was another 1 or 2 musicals she seemed to show in her stories but they never materialised then all of a sudden this Jersey Boys rehearsals and now the show but its only out for a few weeks it seems?

Re: the podcast, do we think she has filmed this very recently or was it filmed awhile back? Cos' other podcasts I listen to seem to be filmed and/or recorded weeks, sometimes months in advance before we can hear/watch them. It just seems she recorded the 1st ep with Soren then released it straighaway without actually thinking it through propery ie researching copyright of the songs she wants to sing, what platform to release it on, advertisements etc. Just because podcasts are very popular at the moment doesn't mean anyone can just start one and have it do well and get a big audience, even if you have famous bf from a worldwide popular famous TV drama.

Soren - she seems to do a lot of work with this guy, is Denmark a small pool of celebs?He has narcissistic vibes, but then so does she. They both seem very fake in that friendship - like they are both trying to outdo/outshine the other but not make it obvious. I don't know how Alex or anyone else can stand to be around 1 of them nevermind both of them together.

Thank you for your input, anon! 😊

Trying to answer your first question, "is that how Musicals are in Denmark - they only run for a very short period? Whereas in London and New York shows run all year round with the same cast usually for a long time" — Yes, I believe that might be the case in Denmark and other small countries, as this is also what happens where I live. Musicals and other theater plays are only in exhibition for a short period of time. They might return if they're successful, but they never run for years, as let's say "The Phantom of the Opera" in London. Maybe some countries have more of a musical/theater culture than others. 😊 And about her projects, other than "Jersey Boys", she has the "Call Me Dad" series, which is supposed to premiere later this month, another series called "Graverne", which is still in production, as well as a comedy movie (?), "Bedre Tider". [ Source ] The Cinderella musical, "Askepot" is due to premiere next year, in March.

About the podcast, I agree with you. She started working on it when she made that story from Alex's place, showing all the equipment, so it wasn't that long ago. And it surely seems that she/they were in a hurry to release the episode, so much that they didn't really pay attention to all the details you mentioned, nor did they plan their schedule very well, as I still believe it will be a long time between the 1st and 2nd episodes, which is not a very clever strategy to secure an audience. 🤷‍♀️

And about Søren, isn't there a saying, "Birds of a feather flock together"? So I believe they're very similar in their personalities and ambitions, and they know that, at the moment, they have something to gain in being each other's friends.