#stage musicals

[showamagicalgirls]

I am now in possession of the Cutie Honey Emotional stage show DVD.

[newyorkthegoldenage]

"An evening of sheer theatrical enchantment," wrote Robert Garland in the Journal-American of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel, which opened on April 19, 1945 at the Majestic Theater.

After the huge success of Oklahoma! two years earlier, the new musical was the most eagerly awaited theatrical event of the season. But, despite superficial similarities, Carousel was darker than Oklahoma!, with an onstage suicide, an unsympathetic leading man, and domestic violence. Tellingly, it ran for less than half the number of performances of the earlier, sunnier show (890 as opposed to 2,212). But many critics have since acclaimed it as Rodgers & Hammerstein's greatest work.

Above, Jan Clayton and John Raitt (the latter, then unknown, making his sensational Broadway debut), the original Julie Jordan and Billy Bigelow, in the show's opening scene.

Photo: Associated Press

[marsmarvel02]

I find it so funny that there are two separate stage musicals where actors in roller skates represent living vehicles.

The first is Starlight Express, written by ANDREW FRUCKING LLOYD WEBER, with a crazy catchy soundtrack and a plot about train racing, train romance, a murderous caboose, and steam engine Jesus.

No, I’m not kidding about that last one.

And the second…

Nordland Teater’s adaptation of Elias: The Little Rescue Boat, featuring absurd costumes and atrocious seagull puppets.

[davekat-sucks]

worst musical youve ever sat through?

I don't attend live musicals, sadly. Only listen to them via soundtrack or through recordings/filming, be it cartoons that have musical elements like Disney or live-action stage ones based on anime. But if I had to choose, it probably be the Tom and Jerry: The Movie in 1992. Aside from some moments in the movie that are memey, the songs don't really click to me.

[omgitsrin]

From the Tehran Times Website this Corpse Bride stage production, directed by Omid Reza Sepehri, was held at the Espinas Palace Hotel back in May 2019. As far as I know there is no footage of this production and to be frank it's a crime.

UPDATE: There’s content from the Director’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CPrPiioAIiK/

[thediaryofcrowmartin]

Poll time!

Even though I have SOME idea about who's gonna win (Cough cough, Bernadette Peters, cough cough) I wanna do this poll anyways!

Between these two versions of Sunday In The Park With George

Which do you prefer?

Poll's gonna be open for a week, so theater kids, do your thing and circulate this

[mediaomnivore]

My father is totally obsessing on the new Shōgun TV series from FX. It’s based on a novel from 1975 by a white guy, which isn’t necessarily the kind of thing I would usually go in for; I am often suspicious of fiction about Japan written by foreigners. But, because my dad is so into it, I started reading more about the story, and it turns out that the novel was also adapted into a flop Broadway musical in 1990, which I find absolutely fascinating and I must know more.

[itsawritblr]

Miranda, y'all been doing too much in too short a time, and the quality of your work has been spiraling down the can.

I used to love your stuff. Hamilton. Moana.

But now it's to the point where I hear you're acting in something or you wrote music for something, and I'll actively avoid it.

Please take a much needed rest so you can recharge your creative batteries.

Otherwise your next project is going to be complete shit.

[rebelsafoot]

i took out the other people sitting at the table in the original comic because i did NOT want to draw glindas gay ass friends

[rustic-space-fiddle]

Forgive me.

[showamagicalgirls]

Back cover and discs for the Cutie Honey Emotional stage show DVD

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Cole Porter's final musical, Silk Stockings, opened on February 24, 1955 at the Imperial Theater. Loosely based on the story and film Ninotchka, it starred Hildegard Neff and Don Ameche. Also in the cast were Gretchen Wyler, David Opatoshu, and a young Julie Newmar. The most famous song from it is "All of You."

Above, first-night crowds entering the theater. Below, two members of the crowd, Lena Horne and her husband, Leonard Hayton.

Top photo: Hans von Nolde for the AP Bottom photo: Associated Press

[wolfythewitch]

My two designs :]

[goryhorroor]

horror sub-genres: musical

[undertale-ost-tournament]

ROUND 3: MATCH 2

Bonetrousle vs CORE