#los angeles theater

[luxus-aeterna]

little Versailles in dtla

[whyisstarkidfollowingmeshoo]

Speaking of that RENT show with Jeff Blim…

Jeff revealed they still owe him $1,000 for the job. It's nuts. It's crazy. Watch starting on 1:37:03 mark below.

A while ago, I posted on my main blog about another artist not getting paid fairly, but that was by a big corporate company. It reminded me that Jeff wasn’t paid for his role as Roger for a small independent theater company. Big or small, companies should pay their workers (contractual or not) fairly.

The company behind the RENT show — I may have their name wrong, tho — is called Cupcake Theater. I don’t know if Jeff will ever work for them again, but it's not like he was happy to mention that he hasn't been paid yet. That said, he did share that he was happy to perform in the musical after the whole COVID pandemic, and that in some way, it was kind of like payment.

Also, let me remind you that Jeff and Jon Matteson raised a lot of money on Twitch to continue the RENT show, so it’s wild that the company still hasn’t paid the artist who helped them keep it going. And honestly, a lot of people probably watched the show because of Jeff. The most viewed videos on LA TheatreSource’s YouTube channel features, you gueeeessseddd it!!!"

Also, they used videos of Jeff for marketing on IG. They knew he has a bigger fanbase than the others, so it’s verrrry contradictory that they didn’t pay him — especially since that kinda goes against the show’s message. Maybe. Kinda. I’ve only read the summary and watched bits of RENT, so yeah.

Jeff wasn’t mad or anything, maybe just disappointed, but it would be nice to hear that he finally got paid, even if it’s a delayed payment from back in 2022 or whenever. IDK. Like, what the fuck? Don’t scam your artists.

Anyway, I hope this doesn’t blow up into something negative (did not expect this to get so long either), because Jeff was pretty chill about it, despite still being owed $1,000. But maybe him being so nonchalant about it is part of the reason why he still hasn’t been paid. Or maybe he got tired of following them up about it and gave up and swore not to work with them again, and hopefully told other artists. But unfortunately Cupcake Theater is still pretty active.

Also yeah if anyone from Cupcake Studios is reading this, please pay Jeff or else (lol jk but srsly tho what the fuck. He said he hasn't been paid yet. What's your side of the story?)

Jeff Blim, you beautiful, stupid, scammed artist. You need that $1,000 for your coffee fund. It’s the only thing that makes you happy during your livestreams.

Anyway, here's Wonderwall.

[circuitmouse]

Historic buildings in Los Angeles

[jorophotos]

7/1/2023

[retropopcult]

Early 80s LA signs at night as seen in Valley Girl (1983)

[germanpostwarmodern]

Mark Taper Forum (1967) in Los Angeles, CA, USA, by Welton Becket and Associates. Photo by Julius Shulman.

[sawthemusical]

Priorities: The Lawrence Gordon Edition

[reveuracine]

The one clip I took from the Happy Sad Confused taping. I knew there would be pro video later, but I was still a little in shock that he was a real live (lovely) human right there and wanted to capture that

[agelessphotography]

Los Angeles, California, Steve Fitch, 1973

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Last night's chapter if you missed it! This is the COPYRIGHT PROTECTED shorter audio version of a text I wrote long ago about my days on that street. Pain was the least of my worries.

[archiveofaffinities]

Marcal Theater, Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 1937

[whyisstarkidfollowingmeshoo]

Jeff IG story July 28 2024 "Ewww, leather"

When is Cinderella's Castle's run gonna end? I think I read they only run for two weeks. Lemme check it later when I have the time but i couldn't care less cause Im not there and Im just waitin for the digital tickets and ultimately when they show it for free on YT by the end of the year.

Update: somebody said they ended so yay digital tickets are coming soon. I've been avoiding all SK fan pages/networks so I wont see or read spoilers.

I was one of the kickstarters so I could get the demos btw

Well obvi by now Jeff's IG stories are what's running this blog lol.

[frenchcurious]

Grand escalier du Pantages Theater à Hollywood, Californie, conçu par B. Marcus Priteca, ouvert en 1930. Photo prise en février 2024. - source Dwayne Ratleff.

[retropopcult]

Hollywood Boulevard, December 1952 

[germanpostwarmodern]

Ahmanson Theater (1962-67) in Los Angeles, CA, USA, by Welton Becket and Associates. Photo by Julius Shulman.

[sawthemusical]

Thank you BNN!