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Summer 1976.

By Robert M Massimi.Published about 14 hours ago • 4 min readComment2

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"The Sign In Sidney Brustein's Window" at the former Cort Theatre, now the James Earl Jones Theatre deals with a married couple that live in the West Village in New York City. Sidney has closed closed his fold nightclub and is taking over a weekly newspaper called "The Village Cryer". He doesn't want it to be political and here lies the problem that is twofold.

Lorraine Hansberry (Raisin in the Sun" never digs into what could have been a great story if it was written differently. The play takes place in the 60's, a time when the West Village was a hot bed of politics a revolutionary thought. In "Window", we get a smattering of political thought; Alton Scales (Julian De Niro), and Max (Raphael Thompson). But like the writing itself we never get anything of substance.

In Sidney (Oscar Isaac) we get a self absorbed, insulting individual. He treats people with such rudeness in his words. We cannot figure out how his wife Iris (Rachel Brosnanhan) puts up with him. He uses her for his amusement. What is even more confusing is that he is not an accomplished man, in fact, he seems like a failure.

While the two lead actors are good in this play, Miriam Silverman as Mavis steals the show. The other supporting cast is weak and uninspiring. The writing in this two hour forty five minute show circles and circles but never lands anywhere of significance. The show has many lulls in it, like "Raisin in the Sun", it gets very wordy and leaves us drifting away from the play.

The direction by Anne Kauffman is as uninspiring as the writing. The set is constant throughout. It supports the image of a West Village apartment, but isn't anything that is overly spectacular. The costume design doesn't really capture the period. Other than Max, sometimes Sidney and Mavis, the costumes never put us in that period in which it was written for. The lighting is deeper than it appears, the colors used in the play are mostly washed out. It gives the effect of the drab period that is most of the characters lives.

Unlike "Raisin in the Sun", Hansberry never brings a finality the the show. While we see the characters inner secrets, their fears and weaknesses and their willingness to settle, she never brings an ending story to tie out the play. Like a lot of the actors in this show, this play does not belong on Broadway and should have stayed at the BAM.

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"Summer of 1976".

In David Auburn's play at the Friedman Theatre we get two really good actors. In Laura Linney who plays Diana (Little Foxes, Ozark) you always get a first rate performance. Here she plays an uptight intellect who has family money. She is as vulnerable as she is confident as a mother, artist and knowledgeable about the finer things in the world. In Jessica Hecht you get a woman who is comfortable in who she is. She doesn't have the grace that Diana does, but she too is an educated woman who dotes on here child.

The play is ninety minutes long and without intermission. It can be slow at times but for the most part it is a well written play. Director Dan Sullivan never has us feeling to badly for the characters but he does bring many feelings to the body of work. At times we feel sorry for Alice, at other times we laugh at her. The same can be said for Diana, however, her strong character never has us feeling sorry for her as she is a woman in control regardless of any adversity that she comes across.

In the plays scenic design, John Lee Beatty does an admirable job with the set. The stage is well funtionable in that we get a modern feel when the two actors are talking to the audience (they very rarely address each other). When the main set is opened by the lights, we see a warm, friendly trees in the backdrop. In the end we get a wonderful image of an art gallery.

Japhy Weidman does a very nice support to this play. While for the most part the lights are warm and give us an open feel. Hana S. Kim's projection design also supprts the show with an understatement. The costume design by Linda Cho however makes no sense. I can't understand why Linney is in all black. Her personality in this play does not warrant her character in all black. It simply doesn't fit her personality in the show to be clad in all black. Hecht's outfit too doesn't suit her character. She has a simple, hippie type of dress with expensive boots to go with it.

"Summer of 1976" is worth seeing. It is about a brief friendship over the course of three months. The two could not be more opposite but they become fast friends. They support each other on a superficial level; they begin to rely on one another in a very brief period of their lives. While the writing is not deep, it moves along through time neatly.

Laura Linney, Summer 1976, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, James Earl Jones, "A Raisin in the Sun, Hansberry, Jessica Hecht, Broadway, Tony Awards, Oscar Issac, Rachel Brosnahan, Friedman Theatre, John Lee Beatty, Daniel Sullivan, Some Like it Hot, Funny Girl, swmnimbus.org, Metropolitan Magazine, Mann About Town.

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I have been writing on theater since 1982. A graduate from Manhattan College B.S. A member of Alpha Sigma Lambda, which recognizes excellence in both English and Science. I have produced 12 shows on and off Broadway. I've seen over700 shows

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Scott Wadeabout 12 hours agoInteresting review. I can only imagine how vibrant West Village was in the 60’s and the disappointment that it wasn’t captured on the stage. Lost opportunity? Summer of ‘76 would be interesting as that was the year I graduated High school and first met the world on my own. Thank you for the insightful reviews.Read moreReply

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Food of “Root Beer Floats and Green Tea” part 5 chapters 78- 110

Welcome to TKK3 arc

Fresh honey from Dutch’s Pizza at Mr. Miyagi’s Little Trees Early morning runs with wheat-grass protein smoothies with Dutch and Jessica Dutch’s tropical smoothie with spinach, kale, and protein powder. Daniel’s chocolate and peanut butter banana smoothie Johnny’s acai berry drink

Mr. Miyagi’s congratulations on the opening of your shop: champagne-style sake from the Lawrence's.

Johnny’s breakfast at a old-fashioned diner and with his mom and she had gotten them both big breakfast platters with pancakes, eggs, bacon, fruit, and toast.

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After taekwondo tournament hole in the wall celebratory pizza tradition. Daniel’s brunch with Laura: her bloody mary, Daniel’s eggs

Green tea and Mrs. LaRusso’s pie made by Daniel Halloween at the Brown’s House: Bobby’s monster mash pancakes, skeleton cookies Ohio lemon shaker pie Bobby’s lemon pie Daniel’s Mom’s blueberry pie

ghost cookie Frankenstein's monster bar grave parfaits Candy lollipops shaped like different monsters and severed limbs gingerbread homes scale models of paris and story books “There were so many cupcakes under the domes on the cake plates. Ghost toppings, some that looked like they were bleeding, and one with little candy witch's feet sticking out of it. “ Laura’s housewarming Halloween party: She hired a bartender to work on bubbling punch and alcoholic cocktails out in the garden and got cupcakes and sweets from the Browns and a catering company had made themed finger food.  snacks, candied apples, and finger food, mocktails: Johnny had a dark purple almost black drink (made with juice and not vodka)

Mrs. Lawrence’s pumpkin muffins Trick or treats with the kids, no king size candy bars (though Mrs. Lawrence had those), Apples and mini bags of baby carrots. and raisins. The Browns give out: popcorn balls and king-sized candy bars.

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[toziers]

how about a reddie barn party?

“a barn party?”

“yeah.”

“well what is it?”

mike looks at stan. stan looks at bill. bill, wide-eyed, looks back and forth between the two of them. 

“it’s… a party. in a barn.” stan speaks slowly, though the corner of his mouth twitches like he’s trying desperately not to smile. 

“well i nuh-know that,” bill says in exasperation, and mike lets out a breath he didn’t know he was holding and laughs, relieved. he knows bill is smart, he knows—the good grades and power essays will prove it—but sometimes bill’s brain cells took vacations. sometimes bill would write the coolest shit in creative writing class: the kinda shit that mike and bev and richie (so, by proxy, eddie as well) liked to read. horror stories, like the slasher films the losers stayed up to watch (ben and stan preferred anything but horror), though bill has a habit of adding corny romantic subplots that appealed more to ben than anyone else. bill would write those, would blow the whole loser’s club away with those, and then turn around and introduce himself as dilliam benbrough. 

his braincells took vacations, but they always came back. 

“i meant what is it fuh-for?” 

mike shrugs. “for fun.”

“why, do you have other plans that day, bill?” stan crosses his arms, and bill grins. 

“i’m in. on wuh-one condition.” 

* * *

“are you kidding me?” eddie scowls. “cowboy attire mandatory?”

“i don’t know why you’re complaining, eds; it’s your fantasy come true. i have two words for you, bro.” richie strikes a pose and the sound of his hand slapping against his thigh is too loud in the small space of the clubhouse. “assless. chaps.”

“take it back, bill, please.” eddie looks at bill helplessly, but bill’s too busy flipping through a Sears catalogue to see it. 

“shuh-should i get classic brown leather style boots? or should i g-go for a buh-bold black instead?” 

bev leans over his shoulder and points to an image on the sheet, her nail polish still wet. “these. they’ll match that plaid you got at the thrifty mart today.” 

eddie turns to mike, eyes desperate, but mike just shrugs. 

“i’ve been looking for a reason to wear my cowboy hat. sorry eddie.” 

richie slaps his thigh again and raises his eyebrows suggestively at eddie. “c’mon cowboy. saddle up, eddie, we’re goin’ full gay cowboy. wanna share a tent with m—.” 

eddie, red with fury (and flushed with embarrassment) punches richie’s shoulder. richie cackles, and cackles, until eddie’s pout twists like he’s holding back his own giggles; until stan turns to mike with a flat look and asks if they can be uninvited. 

“we need eight to square dance, stan.” 

eddie stops mid-tousle with richie and squawks. “we have to dance?” 

bill looks up from his magazine and sighs. “it’s a barn party eddie.” 

eddie flips him off, and this time they all laugh. 

* * *

“oh my god.” 

“wow.”

“holy shit, benny boy!” richie puts his hands on his hips and slowly turns in a circle, surveying the empty barn. “you out-fuckin’-did yourself, now!” 

“richie tozier!” calls a warning voice from the corner, and jessica hanlon gives him the stink eye from thirty feet away. “you watch your mouth while i’m around.”

richie holds up an apologetic hand, though his mouth quivers with the shadow of a smile. “you got it, mrs. h!” 

“nice, richie,” bev smirks. she turns to ben. “seriously ben, this place looks incredible.”

the lights were the hardest part: stringing them up in the rafters, wrapping them around the old wood and across the walls… ben had suffered his share of splinters and spider encounters. it’s a big barn too, and ben’s hands were sweaty from the early june heatwaves (and nerves from the spider encounters). but he’d managed, with the help of mike and his uncle, and now the whole barn was strung with fairy lights and chinese lanterns. 

“it’s dreamy,” bev says, looking ben in the eye as she does. “romantic.” 

ben goes as crimson as the barn and looks at his feet.

“thanks bev.” 

“are you guys gonna’ help set-up or just stand there like raisins on a celery stick?” jessica stands behind the group now, a sheen of sweat on her forehead. “your poor friend is struggling over there and you all are looking at the lights like a bunch of moths.” 

mike turns to where bill’s currently putting up the big banner he and bev painted. well, trying to put up the banner. actually, struggling is really the word he’s looking for. every time bill would get one side taped up he’d walk to the other, but just as he’d get that corner taped down the first side would fall again. mike bites his lip and tries not to smile too wide. 

they all stand there for another few seconds, watching bill continue to struggle, before mike shakes his head and jogs over to help. 

“oh!” bill says as mike pressed his palm to the paper to keep it up as bill fought with the tape dispenser. “th-thanks, mikey.” 

“no problem, bill.” mike watches bill attempt to rip the tape with his teeth. “are you going to the barn party with anyone?”

bill pauses, looks up at mike with the strip of tape still in his mouth. “uhh. the rest of yuh-you guys?”

“i meant as a date.” mike’s face is perfectly calm, but the cage of his rib bones shakes noisily with the thumping of his heart. “are you, you know, going with anyone?”

bill starts fighting with the tape again. “uh, n-no.”

“do you want to go with me?”

bill manages to rip off the tape he needs, and finally secures the poster. mike steps back cautiously from the wall, just in case it decides to fall again. nothing moves. mike looks back to bill, who still hasn’t answered. 

“yes. yuh-yeah.” bill smiles, a soft thing, and nods. “that’d be awesome, mikey.” 

“cool,” mike says, feeling very, very cool. “very cool.” 

* * * 

“whoa, eds, slow down—eddie, damn, what’re you running for?” richie’s keeping up pretty easily with his long legs and therefore long strides, but eddie’s practically jogging at this point and soon richie’s going to have to do the same. “what’s goin’ on, cowboy?”

“don’t cowboy me,” eddie grumbles, his boots making a little click click with every step as the fake spurs tapped against the sidewalk. 

richie stops. “eds, are you mad at me?” eddie’s still walking, albeit a little slower now. “eddie.”

“i’m not mad!” eddie says, madly, though he stops walking too. “i’m just. i’m. ugh!” eddie makes a little noise of frustration and richie tries desperately not to feel so fucking fond about it. “why didn’t you ask me to go with you to the barn party?”

if richie wasn’t already frozen to the spot, that would’ve knocked him out cold. “wh… what? whaddya mean? i’m here, with you, right— “

“but you didn’t ask. you just showed up unannounced like you always do.” 

“well yeah that’s just how it is—”

“but why didn’t you ask?” eddie turns, sparks of red on high cheekbones turned orange in the lamplight. he looks like a puppy, ears turned down and big brown eyes hiding sadness under the brow of anger that covered it. the pieces clicked together in richie’s head. 

“oh. ohhh. i get it.” richie shoves his hands in his pockets. “you wanted to be romanced.” 

“that is not what i said.” 

richie takes a few steps forward. “you wanted me to get down on one knee and lend you my kerchief as an invite to the debutante ball.” richie, playing up the western twang he’s taken on, over-pronounces every syllable in debutante. eddie scoffs to hide the beginning of a laugh. 

“shut up richie, i was just saying—“

“well, mistah edward j. kaspbrak— 

“don’t call me that.”

“— would you do me the honor of bein’ my pardner—“

“i hate you.”

“and accompanyin’ me to the hanlon barn party so i don’t haf’ta ride solo tonight?”

richie’s got his hand cupped under eddie’s chin by now, and the other arm curled loosely around eddie’s waist. in the early twilight glow, richie’s eyes shine with amusement and something else; something that’s always wrapped in every glance sent eddie’s way. love, probably, though eddie’s still scared to say it and richie’s no better. sometimes richie knows he’s in love but he also knows he was in love last year, and the year before, and the year before that one, and every year that goes by richie’s love feels deeper and stronger and real-er. richie used to think love was a peak at the top of a mountain of feelings but being with eddie has him thinking that maybe it isn’t, that maybe love is just a mountain and richie never wants to stop climbing. 

“yes, asshole, of course i want to go to the barn party with you.” eddie’s not even trying to look angry anymore. richie wants to kiss him, and he goes to do so, but the oversized rims of their cowboy hats bump together and it makes them both laugh. 

“gay cowboys sure have it rough, huh?” richie asks. “let’s try that again.” then he tilts his hat back, leans down, and kisses Eddie properly. 

* * *

the lights looked good in the day, but they look downright magical in the dark of night. there’s still a purple tint to the sky, leftover from the stretched out sunset, and though there’s no cracks in the roof to see the stars through, they cast a foggy glow on the grass outside. 

the music is loud, but not too loud, and cheerful, but not overtly so. dancing music, is what it is, and most people are inside making the most out of it. stan’s in there with patty, mike knows—he’d seen them spinning circles around everyone else. mike knows for a fact stan doesn’t take dancing lessons, but the way he and patty swing and dance with such ease and grace makes you think it was practiced. mike just thinks that true love shows in the way you move together. you can always see it in the way people dance. it’s about… well, richie and eddie have it too, and richie’s got two left feet and a tragic lack of the “being able to take things seriously” bone. 

it’s in the way they look at each other, though, the way eddie’s face pulls into a joyous adoration when richie spins him around the room obnoxiously even though he’s telling richie to put me down, put me down! it’s in the way bev brushes her fingers against ben’s when he hands her a cup of punch, and the way ben’s knee lingers when bev’s knee rests against his where they sit on the bench; like every touch is infinite, and worth every second. it’s in the way stan holds patty as they dance, like she’s something to be held, and the way patty holds him just the same. 

fuck, mike knows he’s only eighteen, but he knows what love, true love, looks like. 

“the p-party is inside,” bill says. an adjacent thought to mike’s last, suddenly here before him: bill, in all his plaid and leather fringe glory. mike’s heart, a racehorse poised at the startling line, takes off.

“i needed a break from the line dancing. your mom is kicking my ass.” it’s true. ms. denbrough sure knows how to country-shake it. 

“she was muh-more excited for this than i was,” bill jokes, and then walks the rest of the way from the barn to the edge of the field where mike is standing. 

“you look good.” it’s a bit sudden, maybe, but that thought evaporates when bill lights up with a shy smile. “the cowboy look suits you.” 

“thuh-thanks, mikey.” bill’s hand twitches, like he’s going to reach out, but it stays at his side. “your shirt. it’s a g-good shirt.” 

nice one, denbrough. bill makes a face. 

“i mean yuh-you look strong it it. i mean, handsome. and strong, tuh-too.” bill’s bright pink, and mike couldn’t think him any cuter. “yuh-you know what i mean.”

“i wear this shirt all the time,” mike says, just to see if bill will flush darker. he does.

“yuh-yeah, i know.” 

mike’s eyes flick to the barn and back. out here, the music is muffled, but mike can still tell hear andy williams crooning his familiar tune from the speakers inside. 

“do you want to dance with me, bill?” 

bill’s hand twitches again. “out here?” 

mike nods. bill nods, and mike bets his heart is knocking against his ribs just as hard as the one in mike’s chest. mike offers his hand, and bill takes it, and the next moment mike’s got bill denbrough against his chest as they sway to the easy beat of moon river.

it’s in the way bill steps on my feet, mike thinks. it’s in the way he apologizes every time, even when i just laugh and promise him it’s okay. it’s in the way he keeps apologizing, cheeks flushed and hands curled around mike’s arms, until mike kisses him quiet. 

it’s in the way that mike’s only eighteen, but he knows what love, true love, feels like. 

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Precious, “Precious” (PTSD, HIV)

Helen Paterson, “Being Mary Jane” (Lupus)

Penelope, “One Day at a Time” (PTSD, Depression)

Disabled POC Artists, Writers, and Actors:

Frida Kahlo, artist of “Self-Portrait” (Polio, possible Spina Bifida, Accident-induced Spinal Injury)

Audre Lorde, writer of “Sister Outsider” “The Cancer Journals” and “Zami”  (Cancer)

Amy Tan, author of “The Joy Luck Club” (Lyme Disease, Epilepsy, and Depression)

Salvador Dali, artist of “The Persistence of Memory” (Parkinson’s Disease)

Maya Angelou, writer of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “And Still I Rise” (PTSD, Selective Mutism)

Lorraine Hansberry, writer of “A Raisin in the Sun” (Pancreatic Cancer)

Nina Simone, R&B singer of “Feeling Good” and “Mississippi Goddamn”  (Bipolar Disorder)

Jennifer Lewis, star of “Blackish” (Bipolar Disorder)

Mariah Carey, singer of “The Emancipation of Mimi” (Bipolar Disorder)

Kanye West, rapper of “The College Dropout”, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” and “Watch the Throne” (Bipolar Disorder)

Demi Lovato, singer of “Confident” and “Sober” (Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorder)

Richard Pryor, comedian and star of “Blazing Saddles” and “The Toy” (Substance Abuse Disorder, Multiple Sclerosis)

Montel Williams, host of “The Montel Williams Show” (Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke)

Michael Jackson, singer and creator of “Thriller” “Bad” and “This Is It” (Vitiligo, possible Lupus)

Nick Cannon, creator of “Wild ‘n’ Out” (Lupus)

Selena Gomez, singer of “Revival” “It Ain’t Me” and “Back to You”, star of “Wizards of Waverly Place” (Lupus)

Toni Braxton, singer of “Unbreak My Heart” (Lupus)

Seal, singer of “Kiss From a Rose” (Lupus)

J Dilla, member of Slum Village and hiphop producer for The Pharcyde, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest (Lupus)

Freeway, rapper of “Flipside” and “What We Do” (Chronic Kidney Disease)

Morgan Freeman, star of “Shawshank Redemption” and “Bruce Almighty” (Fibromyalgia, Nerve Damage)

Halle Berry, star of “Monster’s Ball” and “Boomerang” (Type 1 Diabetes)

Sherri Shephard, co-host of “The View” (Type 2 Diabetes)

Anthony Anderson, star of “Blackish” (Type 2 Diabetes)

Danny Glover, star of “Lethal Weapon” and “The Color Purple” (Epilepsy)

Lil Wayne, rapper and creator of “Tha Carter III” (Epilepsy, Asthma)

Bernie Mac, comedian and star of “The Bernie Mac Show” and “The Original Kings of Comedy” (Sarcoidosis)

Larenz Tate, star of “Love Jones” (Sickle Cell)

T-Boz Watkins, member of TLC “CrazySexyCool” and “Fanmail” (Sickle Cell)

Prodigy, member of Mobb Deep “The Infamous” (Sickle Cell)

Aubrey Plaza, star of “Parks and Recreation” and “Ingrid Goes West” (Stroke, chronic TIAs)

Padma Lakshmi, star of “Top Chef” (Endometriosis)

Tia Mowry, star of “Sister, Sister” and “The Game” (Endometriosis)

Gabrielle Union, star of “Bring It On” and “Being Mary Jane” (Endometriosis, Adenomyosis)

Jessica Williams, star of “The Daily Show” and “2 Dope Queens” (Endometriosis, OCD)

Whoopi Goldberg, star of “The Color Purple” and “The View” (Endometriosis, Dyslexia)

Monica, R&B singer of “The Boy is Mine” and “So Gone” (Endometriosis)

Halsey, singer of “Bad at Love” and “Eastside” (Endometriosis)

Wendy Williams, host of “The Wendy Williams Show” (Graves’ Disease)

Missy Elliot, rapper of “Supa Dupa Fly” and “Under Construction” (Graves’ Disease)

Gina Rodriguez, star of “Jane the Virgin” (Hashimoto’s Disease)

Adrienne Bailon, member of 3LW and the Cheetah Girls, co-host on “The Real” (Hashimoto’s Disease)

Robin Roberts, co-host of “Good Morning America” (Cancer)

Stevie Wonder, singer of “Songs in the Key of Life” (Retinopathy)

Ray Charles, singer of “Georgia on My Mind” (Glaucoma)

August Alsina, singer of “I Luv This Sh*t” (Autoimmune Hepatitis)

Solange, singer of “A Seat at the Table” (Dysautonomia, Bipolar Disorder, ADHD)

Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” (AIDS)

Disabled POC Athletes:

Magic Johnson, LA Lakers (AIDS)

Muhammad Ali, boxing (Parkinson’s)

Arthur Ashe, tennis (AIDS)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA Lakers (Leukemia)

Venus Williams, tennis (Sjogren’s)

Serena Williams, tennis (Pulmonary Embolism)

Tiki Barber, NY Giants (Sickle Cell)

Wilma Rudolph, track & field (Polio)

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, track & field (Asthma)

Curtis Pride, NY Mets (Deaf)

Simone Biles, gymnastics (ADHD)

Disabled POC Historical Figures:

Harriet Tubman (TBI, Epilepsy, Narcolepsy)

Fannie Lou Hamer (Polio, CKD, Forced Sterilization)

Rep. Tony Coehlo (Epilepsy)

Rep. Barbara Jordan (Multiple Sclerosis)

Rep. Donna Edwards (Multiple Sclerosis)

Rep. Lauren Underwood (Supraventricular Tachycardia)

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (amputee)

NY Governor David Patterson (optic nerve damage)

Bradley Lomax of the Black Panther Party (Multiple Sclerosis)

Malala Yousafzai (TBI, hard-of-hearing/Cochlear Implant)

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[For Mobile Users] Compiled Info

(everything in the links is re-posted here!)

Season 2 Information

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“Here we go again…”

Welcome back to Mixedverse!

The previous server ended awhile back, but due to prolonged interest in the AU and people wanting to do more for it, we’ve rebooted it! It’s a bit different now, though.

When we began the last server, most people didn’t really understand how things worked or exactly what was happening. Our biggest misunderstanding was assuming that MV (Mirrorverse) characters were being brought into the NV (Normalverse) world, rather then them both being merged into a middle ground.

Although that is still our official lore for this AU, we decided for the RP server we would go along with it! So…

For our AU, it’s the opposite of that.

The characters from the NV world have been sucked into the MV world, while going about their business. All you have to do to get there is blink.

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The most important changes have been to the application and muse receiving processes.

Applications for the most part have stayed the same, however there’s a new concept called muse lock that we’re using.

There are short periods where muses are unlocked. You may claim characters, trade characters with other people, and whatever else you wish to do with them during this time. However..

When you are muse locked you may not claim any new characters or obtain new characters in anyway. The only thing that you can still do is drop muses, however they may not be replaced with a new one until the next time that muses are unlocked.

Well, what are the times that muses are unlocked? What does that mean for joining?

Sadly, another thing that we’re going to be including is that you can only join while muses are unlocked. However, we will be accepting applications at any time! They’ll just only be approved once new muses can be taken. This also gives us time to look over everything and make sure that everyone has a fair shot at getting the muses that they want.

We are currently accepting applications!

The next time muses will be unlocked: July 1st - 4th 2019 ---------------------------

Mixedverse AU Information

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Ｔｗｏ ｖｅｒｓｅｓ ｍｅｒｇｅ， ｔｈｅｙ’ｒｅ ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｔｈａｔ ｒｅｓｉｄｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅｍ ａｒｅ．． ｖｅｒｙ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ．Ａｎｄ ｎｏ ｏｎｅ ｋｎｏｗｓ ｗｈｏ’ｓ ｗｈｏ．

“Two verses merge, they’re similar but the people that reside in them are.. very different. And no one knows who’s who.”

Welcome to the Mixedverse AU! It’s a Mirrorverse AU where MV characters and normal characters (Normalverse) have been introduced to a similar, middle-ground verse.

At first, they might not notice anything at first. Maybe they only run into people from the same verse at first- But then, they notice that one of their friends is actually COMPLETELY abnormal. Slowly but surely they’ll eventually realize that something is wrong.

This is a good opportunity to explore different types of relationships! As well as have a slightly over-arching plot over the entire story.

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Mirrorverse is an AU that was inspired by the Spookyfish episode of South Park, where a mirrored version of Stan, Kyle, and Cartman came into the world. It’s most commonly known where it was represented in a Kyman fanfic, as well as artwork from sleepyeule. You do not need to have read this fic.

The basic premise is that the characters are.. well, mirrored. That doesn’t mean they’re complete opposites, but some of their most important traits are removed. The best example of this is with Cartman. Mirrorverse Cartman has his general horrible and selfishness removed- Which leaves him kind, empathetic, but he’s still pretty gullible and manipulative like he is normally.

[Note; if anyone is shying away from taking an MV character because they either don’t know how a character would act or haven’t done it before- I suggest taking a muse you normally wouldn’t do since they’re going to be mirrored. As well as, ask for help if you’re having trouble at all.]

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Normalverse is a weird thing to call it, but it’s basically just the canon world! The characters are just as you know them, and there’s nothing too big to note.

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Rules

Rules for the Discord group!

1. Have common decency. I’d prefer not to have multiple rules just telling you to be a chill person and respect people. No harassment, bullying, shaming people, etc. Just be reasonable, you don’t have to get along with everyone or be completely unconditionally nice, obviously, but be civil!

2. If you’re uncomfortable, tell someone. This goes hand in hand with the first thing, but if you have drama going on with someone, if you’re being harassed, or if you have a problem with someone, tell a mod or the owner. They’re there for a reason: to help you!

3. Stay in character. Keep in character, there will be a bit more lee-way for Mirrorverse characters than for Normalverse characters since they’re up to interpretation. There will still be standards for them, though, and expectations for how they should act in a mirrored sense. Relationships shouldn’t be changed entirely and characters shouldn’t have sporadic personality changes.

4. Whatever’s in the show is okay. South Park uses slurs constantly, is generally inappropriate and gross, and if you’ve watched the show then you should expect this. I’m completely up for helping people feel more comfortable if they do have things that really upset them, but I’d like to make it clear that I want people to be comfortable using what’s been aired on public television.

5. Minors are allowed. We’re more selective when it comes to people that are underage, but we do allow them! There’s no NSFW allowed, and be aware that some of the people you might interact with could be under 18.

6. Roleplay etiquette. Basically, follow the basic, more well-known roleplaying rules. No god-modding, auto-hitting, mary sues, self-inserts, match post length, try to keep from really small posts if you’re doing literate RP.

7. IC =/= OOC. If a character says something mean to a character in a roleplay, that’s from a character to another character. It’s not to you personally, and those things should be entirely independent of each other.

8. Please be active. If you know you have issues with activity, which is perfectly fine, please inform someone and try to take a role that’s not going to require you to be there constantly. IE, someone playing Stan and only being here once a week could be a problem, but someone playing a character like Pip or a kinder would be completely acceptable.

9. No ship drama. Please, don’t force-ship, don’t shame people for certain ships, for liking things, for not liking things. Shipping is really subjective and some people are different. However, on that note, pedophilic and incestuous ships aren’t accepted in this server in any respect.

10. Characters can die. Muses can be seriously injured and even killed! If a muse is killed, they will never be brought back.

11. Joining? To join the Discord server, submit an application to this Tumblr using the application. If you know someone that’s already in the server, it’s generally easier to get in.

We are accepting applications at all times!

We will be approving applications and letting people join the server through July 1st - 4th 2019.

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Masterpost

A list of all characters, available and unavailable.

[There are separate lists for Mirrorverse and Normalverse, scroll past the Normalverse list for the Mirrorverse one.]

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Main boys:

Eric Cartman

Kyle Broflovski

Stan Marsh

Kenny McCormick

Butters Stotch

Craig’s group:

Craig Tucker

Clyde Donovan

Jimmy Valmer

Token Black

Tweek Tweak

Girls:

Annie Knitts

Bebe Stevens

Charlotte

Esther

Ferrari (Raisins Girl)

Heidi Turner

Jenny Simon

Jessica Rodriguez

Leslie Meyers

Lexus Martin (Raisins Girl)

Lisa Berger

Lola

Mercedes (Raisins Girl)

Millie Larsen

Monica Ryland

Nichole

Patty Nelson

Porsche (Raisins Girl)

Rebecca Cotswolds

Red

Sally Darson

Tammy Warner

Wendy Testaburger

Goths:

Firkle

Henrietta Biggle

Michael

Pete Thelman

Vamp Kids:

Allison Mertz

Annie Bartlett

Larry

Katie “Bloodrayne” Gelson

Mike “Vampir” Makowski

Ryan Ellis

Vladimir

Kindergardeners:

Carlos/Billy

Conner Davis

Dave Harrison

Filmore Anderson

Flora

Ike Broflovski

Jenny

Quaid

Sally Bands

Other kids:

Baahir Hassan Abdul Hakeem

Bill Allen

Blanket Jefferson

Bradley (Cartman Sucks)

Bradley Biggle

Bridon Gueermo

Chris Donnely

Christophe Delorne

Corey Lanskin

Damien Thorn

David Rodriguez

Dogpoo Petuski

Douchebag (Stick of Truth)

Dougie (General Disarray)

Douglas

Estella Havisham

Fosse McDonald

Gary Harrison

Gregory of Yardale

Herbert Pocket

Jessica Pinkerton

Josh Myers (TP Kid)

Karen McCormick

Kelly (Rainforest Schmainforest)

Kevin McCormick

Kevin Stoley

Kip Drordy

Kyle Schwartz

Larry Feegan

Loogie

Mark Cotswolds

Nathan

Pip Pirrup

Romper Stomper

Scott Malkinson

Scott Tenorman

Shelly Marsh

Terrance Mephesto

Thad Jarvis

Thomas (Le Petit Tourette)

Timmy Burch

Trent Boyett

Tricia “Ruby” Tucker

Yao

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Main boys:

Eric Cartman

Kyle Broflovski

Stan Marsh

Kenny McCormick

Butters Stotch

Craig’s group:

Craig Tucker

Clyde Donovan

Jimmy Valmer

Token Black

Tweek Tweak

Girls:

Annie Knitts

Bebe Stevens

Charlotte

Esther

Ferrari (Raisins Girl)

Heidi Turner

Jenny Simon

Jessica Rodriguez

Leslie Meyers

Lexus Martin (Raisins Girl)

Lisa Berger

Lola

Mercedes (Raisins Girl)

Millie Larsen

Monica Ryland

Nichole

Patty Nelson

Porsche (Raisins Girl)

Rebecca Cotswolds

Red

Sally Darson

Tammy Warner

Wendy Testaburger

Goths:

Firkle

Henrietta Biggle

Michael

Pete Thelman

Vamp Kids:

Allison Mertz

Annie Bartlett

Larry

Katie “Bloodrayne” Gelson

Mike “Vampir” Makowski

Ryan Ellis

Vladimir

Kindergarteners:

Carlos/Billy

Conner Davis

Dave Harrison

Filmore Anderson

Flora

Ike Broflovski

Jenny

Quaid

Sally Bands

Other kids:

Baahir Hassan Abdul Hakeem

Bill Allen

Blanket Jefferson

Bradley (Cartman Sucks)

Bradley Biggle

Bridon Gueermo

Chris Donnely

Christophe Delorne

Corey Lanskin

Damien Thorn

David Rodriguez

Dogpoo Petuski

Douchebag (Stick of Truth)

Dougie (General Disarray)

Douglas

Estella Havisham

Fosse McDonald

Gary Harrison

Gregory of Yardale

Herbert Pocket

Jessica Pinkerton

Josh Myers (TP Kid)

Karen McCormick

Kelly (Rainforest Schmainforest)

Kevin McCormick

Kevin Stoley

Kip Drordy

Kyle Schwartz

Larry Feegan

Loogie

Mark Cotswolds

Nathan

Pip Pirrup

Romper Stomper

Scott Malkinson

Scott Tenorman

Shelly Marsh

Terrance Mephesto

Thad Jarvis

Thomas (Le Petit Tourette)

Timmy Burch

Trent Boyett

Tricia “Ruby” Tucker

Yao

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Favorite Things

I’m bored out of my mind at.... hell, I don’t even know what time it is. 

Food and Drink

Favorite Fast Food Restaurant? 

Umm, it really depends. I like Chinese/Asian type foods and pizza and a lot of things, so... I can’t really choose one? I really love Thai Express though.

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor?

It’s a toss up between pistachio and mint chocolate chip. Chocolate chip cookie dough is really good too

Favorite Chocolate Candy?

Ferrero Rocher or anything with a chocolate/hazelnut mix

Favorite Fruity Candy?

Sour Skittles or wine gums

Favorite Flavor Starburst?

Either the pink or the red

Favorite dish at Olive Garden?

I’ve actually never been to Olive Garden.

Favorite kind of sushi?

Uramaki (California rolls)... I also like maki.. (oh boy, now I’m craving sushi)

Favorite Asian dish?

I’ve really only had Westernized type Asian food, so.. I love spring rolls, sushi (see above), chow mein...

Favorite Italian Dish?

There’s a lot to choose from there as half my extended family is from Calabria... so...  chicken parmigiana or angel hair primavera

Favorite food of all time?

There’s a lot to choose from there... I really love steak though. Like, a little too much. 

Favorite way to cook a steak?

Medium, sometimes medium well

Favorite pasta dish?

Angel hair primavera

Favorite cookie?

White chocolate macadamia nut

Favorite fast food french fries?

Mcdonalds

Favorite cereal?

Raisin Bran. Don’t @ me

Favorite breakfast food?

Mmmm, omlettes. 

Favorite pizza toppings?

Pepperoni, green pepper, sometimes pineapple.... sometimes olives.

Favorite fruit?

It’s a tie between strawberries, cherries and pomegranates. 

Favorite vegetable?

Broccoli

Favorite dessert? 

White chocolate cheesecake.

Favorite comfort food?

Homemade chicken soup

Favorite way to eat bacon?

On its own, honestly.

Favorite thing at a buffet?

I don’t really go to buffets..... 

Favorite pumpkin flavored treat?

Pumpkin spiced lattes........................ don’t start with me

Favorite dish at Thanksgiving?

Stuffing.

Favorite cake?

Strawberry shortcake... or angel cake w/ strawberries.

Favorite ice cream sundae toppings?

Hot fudge, maraschino cherries and whipped cream

Favorite thing to cook?

I love making pizza..

Favorite soda?

Cherry coke.

Favorite alcoholic drink?

Vodka coke.

Favorite drink at Starbucks?

Skinny cinnamon dolce latte

Favorite flavor coffee?

I just.... coffee? and espresso... I love espresso.

Television & Movies

Favorite 80′s movie?

Um, toss up between ET, the Indiana Jones movies (Last Crusade has always been my fave), and The Shining.

Favorite Harry Potter movie?

Toss up between Prisoner of Azkaban and Half Blood Prince in the HP series... Crimes of Grindelwald (so far) in the Fantastic Beasts series.

Favorite Hobbit from Lord of the Rings?

Bilbo.

Favorite Simpson’s character? 

Lisa.

Favorite cartoon cat?

Felix the cat. 

Favorite TV sitcom?

I Love Lucy. Does that count as a sitcom?

Favorite cartoon?

Peanuts (does that count?) or Looney Tunes

Favorite scary movie?

I’ve watched a LOT of horror movies, but Halloween (1978) hands down.

Favorite funny movie?

Hmmm... I don’t watch many comedic movies, honestly.. Bridesmaids? I don’t know..

Favorite celebrity?

Y’all really gonna ask this? We all know it’s Jude Law.

Favorite South Park character?

I never really got into South Park, tbh.

Favorite chick flick?

Um, The Holiday and maybe Confessions of a Shopaholic....

Favorite Pixar movie?

I’d have to choose three ‘cause I can’t choose one... Ratatouille, Coco, and Toy Story

Favorite Family Guy character?

Don’t really watch it. I watched the first season. Stewie, I guess?

Favorite Leonardo Dicaprio movie?

Aw, you gotta do this to me? Top 3: Titanic, The Great Gatsby and Shutter Island.

Favorite Actress over 50?

Do people who are dead count? ‘Cause I’d choose Marilyn Monroe in a heartbeat.

Favorite Marvel movie?

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Favorite TV Show?

A tie between Hannibal and Twin Peaks.

Favorite cancelled TV series?

Hannibal. Definitely Hannibal.

Favorite show on the Discovery Channel?

I don’t really watch it all that much.... can I use a show from the History Channel instead? (Hunting Hitler)

Favorite classic movie?

Niagara (1953) or Dracula (1931)

Music

Favorite Beatles song?

Golden Slumbers

Favorite string instrument?

Acoustic guitar

Favorite instrument?

Piano

Favorite band or music artist?

I have too many so, Neutral Milk Hotel, Nirvana and Lana Del Rey.

Favorite music genre?

Indie, alternative, whatever.

Favorite style of dance?

I love the way swing dancing looks.

Favorite boy band?

Oof, ya outtin’ me. NSYNC.

Favorite disco song?

Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson or Night Fever - Bee Gees

Favorite 80′s song?

I love a LOT of 80′s music so... I can give you a few (I can’t choose one, that’s impossible): Call Me - Blondie, Take on Me - Aha, Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) - Dead or Alive, A Criminal Mind - Gowan, Maneater - Hall & Oates, Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson (THERE ARE A LOT MORE)

Favorite cover song?

Byaginc’s version of Losing My Religion - REM and I also really like Lo-Fang’s version of You’re the One That I Want.

Favorite one hit wonder?

Sex and Candy - Marcy Playground

Favorite song you’re embarrassed to like?

Ummmmm.. if I have to pick one.. Irresistible by Jessica Simpson (also the version with Lil Bow Wow is a banger?)

Favorite foreign band/artist?

Catatonia (does that count, I mean, I’m not Welsh.. so). I also like Pink Floyd.

Travel & Recreation

Favorite state you’ve visited?

I’ve only visited one state in the US and it was Florida.

Favorite country you want to visit?

Italy or England

Favorite thing about America?

If you’re referencing the US, I live in Canada, so... I don’t know?

Favorite kind of vacation?

I love beaches... but I also love art and architecture so *shrug*

Favorite car?

1950′s VW Beetle. 

Favorite road to drive on?

I don’t drive.

Favorite way to travel?

Car, I hate planes.

Favorite beach?

I haven’t been to many honestly.

Favorite place to go with family?

DISNEY WORLD.

Favorite vacation you’ve taken?

The first one I ever went on to Universal Studios in Orlando.

Favorite fictional place you’d want to visit?

Hogwarts, let’s be real.

Favorite ride at a carnival?

Those swing carousel things.

Favorite thing to do at the beach?

.....read

Favorite rollercoaster?

I do nOT do rollercoasters.

Favorite theme park?

Disney DISNEY D I S N E Y

Favorite thing about traveling?

I love nice hotels, I don’t know why that’s my fave part, but it is.

Nature & Animals

Favorite dinosaur?

Um, I’ve never really thought about that? T-Rex, I guess?

Favorite breed of dog?

Poodle.

Favorite season?

Autumn

Favorite flower?

Hiscibus

Favorite animal at the zoo?

Elephants... if they have them or pandas

Favorite type of bear?

Panda bears

Favorite natural disaster?

....what kind of question is that?

Favorite reptile?

I love snakes.

Favorite animal?

Tie between cats and sloths.

Favorite bird?

Owls.

Favorite thing in the sky?

The moon.

Favorite thing about a rainy day?

Hearing rain on the roof.

Favorite sea creature?

Can I say the Loch Ness Monster? (haha) Jellyfish.

Favorite color rose?

Light pink or dark red.

Favorite small mammal?

KITTENS!

Favorite big cat?

I love snow leopards. 

Favorite thing about spring?

Flowers.

Favorite wild animal you’d like as a pet?

A sloth.

Sports

Favorite sport?

Soccer

Favorite extreme sport you're too scared to do?

Does snowboarding count?

Favorite Olympic sport?

Figure skating.

Favorite football team?

Don’t watch American football.

Favorite basketball team?

Don’t really watch that either.

Favorite hockey team?

I know I’m Canadian, but I’m honestly not that invested. I’d choose the Maple Leafs ‘cause I’m from TO, but they’re.... aw f ul.

Favorite baseball team?

Blue Jays

Favorite sport to play?

Soccer.

Favorite winter sport?

I do not do winter sports. I’m a klutz as it is.

Favorite sport you wish you were a pro at?

Figure skating would be AMAZING.

Favorite professional athlete?

Serena Williams, Evgenia Medvedeva

Favorite sport to watch in person?

Hockey.

Childhood

Favorite nursery rhyme?

Didn’t really have a favorite.

Favorite childhood memory?

My grandfather. 

Favorite board game?

Monopoly or Scrabble

Favorite children’s show?

I looooooved Looney Tunes. I still do, honestly.

Favorite toy as a child?

I had a Barney the Dinosaur plush (I had Barney everything)

Favorite teacher?

My sixth grade teacher was a pretty cool dude.

Favorite thing about school?

Art class.

Favorite age?

Don’t really have one, maybe 4 or 5?

Favorite Christmas present?

My mom bought me a N64.

Favorite Dr. Seuss book?

Green Eggs & Ham

Favorite Halloween costume you've worn?

Technically I wore it as a teen, but the Silk Spectre II costume I wore when I was 17.

Favorite lunchbox snack?

Dunkaroos!

Favorite Winnie the Pooh character?

Pooh & Eeyore. 

Favorite thing to do during recess?

Read.

Favorite superhero?

Wonder Woman.

Favorite video game?

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Favorite color Power Ranger?

Pink.

Favorite fairy tale?

Does Beauty and the Beast count?

Favorite game to play outside?

Catch the flag.

Fashion & Beauty

Favorite department store?

Does Sephora count as a department store?

Favorite place to shop?

There’s a lot of places I love to shop. Mostly bookstores though.

Favorite store in the mall?

Indigo/Chapters (I love my books)

Favorite perfume/cologne?

YSL Black Opium or Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle

Favorite hair color?

On me? A mix of auburn and dark brown

Favorite makeup you can't live without?

Eyebrow pencil 

Favorite shoes?

My thigh high dark brown suede go-go boots. ;)

Favorite occasion to dress up for?

I’ll honestly dress up for anything. I love dressing up.

Favorite hairstyle?

Anything wavy/curly with or without braids.

Favorite outfit you have?

Right now I have a super cute wrap dress that I like.

Favorite soap scent?

I like the smell of Dove soap, is that weird?

Favorite article of clothing?

I love high waist mini skirts.

Favorite place for a piercing?

Upper ear.

Favorite piece of jewelry?

Right now I’m a dork for the replica pendant from Crimes of Grindelwald. I also love this bracelet/ring/hand jewelry thing I have.

Favorite thing to wear to bed?

Sometimes lace and silk stuff ;) Sometimes just huge t-shirts

Favorite luxury brand?

YSL

Random

Favorite candle scent?

I love coconut scents.

Favorite extracurricular activity?

.....reading? (again)

Favorite day of the week?

Sunday

Favorite holiday?

Does Halloween count as a holiday?

Favorite website?

Well, I’m on Tumblr QUITE a bit...

Favorite way to communicate?

Usually face to face.. I hate talking on the phone. Text message is a close second.

Favorite Youtube video?

I love this dork. [x]

Favorite kind of house?

Victorian

Favorite car color?

Teal?

Favorite baby boy name?

I don’t know...

Favorite baby girl name?

Charlie, Evelyn

Favorite thing to do when you’re sick?

It’s an odd habit of mine to watch The Mummy or HP or Spice World for some reason

Favorite person you’ve never met?

Famous? Bryan Fuller Person in my life? MY THREE BEST FRIENDS!

Favorite question you’ve answered so far?

I don’t know...........

Favorite thing you’ve done in the last 24 hours?

I literally slept most of the day. Don’t judge me.

Favorite place to meet up with friends?

Kitty Cafes and.... cafes in general.

Favorite hobby?

Reading, making art.... listening to music

Favorite way to cheer you up?

Anything to do with Jude Law usually does the trick, bahaha

Favorite thing to look forward to?

Leaving this god awful small city to go explore other places.

Favorite kind of gift to receive?

Things that are heartfelt... things that people make whether it be handmade or... whatever... it’s really sweet.

Favorite crafty thing to make?

Does sketching count? Funny story, I used to get in trouble in art class in high school for sketching human anatomy (hands, collarbones etc) instead of reviewing art history notes, which I also loved by the way.

Favorite way to relax?

Reading, bubble baths.... other ways ;)

[writemarcus]

LaChanze and Jennifer Damiano Join Tonight's I'M STILL HERE Benefit; Online Auction and Additional Archival Footage Announced!

The Virtual Benefit for the Billy Rose Theatre Division airs tonight at 8pm ET and 8pm PT on Broadway On Demand.

by Stephi Wild

Jun. 23, 2021  

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts announced today that additional archival clips have been added for tonight's one-time-only event I'm Still Here: A Virtual Benefit for the Billy Rose Theatre Division, airing at 8pm ET and 8pm PT on Broadway On Demand. This footage is typically only available onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts in Lincoln Center, but will be available tonight as part of this special virtual benefit and celebration of the Billy Rose Theatre Division's 90th anniversary.

For tickets, visit StillHereAt90.com.

Notable additions to the list of archival excerpts viewers can expect to see during tonight's gala include: Caitlin Gann, Elizabeth Gillies, Ariana Grande (at age 15 making her Broadway debut) and Brynn Williams in 13; Angela Lansbury in Blithe Spirit, Philip Seymour Hoffman in Death of a Salesman, Brian Stokes Mitchell in Ragtime, Sutton Foster in Thoroughly Modern Millie and excerpts of rare interviews with Liza Minnelli, Stephen Sondheim, Harold Prince, John Kander and Fred Ebb.

Additionally, the Library announced that a Charitybuzz online auction is set to go live at 8pm ET, offering unique artifacts and experiences to bid on with all proceeds supporting the Billy Rose Theatre Division's efforts to document, collect, and preserve theatre history.

Highlights from the auction include Neil Simon's writing desk and typewriter, a behind-the-scenes tour of the Library for the Performing Arts' Theatre Division's collections, opportunity to attend a taping of a production for inclusion in the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT); virtual meetings or coaching sessions with Producing Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater André Bishop, former President of The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization Ted Chapin, actress Christine Ebersole, Artistic Director of The Public Theater Oskar Eustis, actress Jessica Hecht, playwright David Henry Hwang, composer/lyricist Joe Iconis, actress Laura Linney, choreographer Katie Rose McLaughlin, CAA agent Olivier Sultan, and director/choreographer Christopher Wheeldon.

Bidding will continue through July 8 at charitybuzz.com/stillhereat90.

Tony Award winner LaChanze (The Color Purple) and Tony Award nominee Jennifer Damiano (Next to Normal) have also been added to the in-person viewing party at the Library for the Performing Arts in Lincoln Center for donors at certain levels. They'll join previously announced performers Pulitzer Prize winner Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop), and GRAMMY and two-time Tony Award winner Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening). For details and ticket prices for this limited capacity in-person event, please contact tickets@stillhereat90.com.

An incredibly special aspect of I'm Still Here is that it will feature clips of Broadway productions from the Theatre Division's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT). These archival recordings are typically only available to view onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts. In addition to the newly announced excerpts, clips shown will include Lin-Manuel Miranda and the original Broadway cast of In the Heights; Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson in The Mountaintop; Brian Stokes Mitchell in Ragtime; Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard; Kelli O'Hara and Paulo Szot in South Pacific; Craig Bierko and Rebecca Luker in The Music Man; Meryl Streep, Marcia Gay Harden and Larry Pine in The Seagull; Savion Glover, Jimmy Tate, Choclattjared and Raymond King in Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk; Bette Midler in I'll Eat You Last; Christian Borle and Tim Curry in Spamalot; Philip Seymour Hoffman and Remy Auberjonois in Death of a Salesman, Christine Ebersole in Grey Gardens, LaChanze and Elisabeth Withers-Mendes in The Color Purple, George Hearn in La Cage aux Folles, and Sutton Foster in Thoroughly Modern Millie. And rare excerpts of interviews with Liza Minnelli, Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, John Kander and Fred Ebb.

I'm Still Here will also include interviews with Broadway legends and emerging creatives; and reconceived performances of musical theatre songs, including Stephanie J. Block performing "A Trip to the Library," André De Shields performing "I'm Still Here," original Company cast members from 1970-to-present performing "Another Hundred People," "Wheels of a Dream," "Love Will Find a Way," and more. The evening's honorees are Harold Prince and George C. Wolfe.

Featuring new performances and appearances by Annaleigh Ashford (Sunday in the Park with George), Major Attaway (Aladdin), Alexander Bello (Caroline, or Change), Malik Bilbrew, Susan Birkenhead (Jelly's Last Jam), Shay Bland, Stephanie J. Block (The Cher Show), Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice), Matthew Broderick (Plaza Suite), Jason Robert Brown (The Last 5 Years), Krystal Joy Brown (Hamilton), David Burtka ("A Series of Unfortunate Events"), Sammi Cannold (Endlings), Ayodele Casel (Chasing Magic), Kirsten Childs (Bella), Antonio Cipriano (Mean Girls), Victoria Clark (The Light in the Piazza), Max Clayton (Moulin Rouge!), Calvin L. Cooper (Mrs. Doubtfire), Trip Cullman (Choir Boy), Taeler Elyse Cyrus (Hello, Dolly!), Quentin Earl Darrington (Once on This Island), André De Shields (Hadestown), Frank DiLella (NY1), Derek Ege, Amina Faye, Harvey Fierstein (La Cage aux Folles), Leslie Donna Flesner (Tootsie), Chelsea P. Freeman, Savion Glover (Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk), Joel Grey (Cabaret), Ryan J. Haddad ("The Politician"), James Harkness (Ain't Too Proud), Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof), Marcy Harriell (Company), Mark Harris ("Mike Nichols: A Life"), Neil Patrick Harris (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly), Arica Jackson (Caroline, or Change), Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop), Cassondra James (Once on This Island), Marcus Paul James (Rent), Taylor Iman Jones (Hamilton), Maya Kazzaz, Tom Kirdahy (The Inheritance), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Beetlejuice), Michael John LaChiusa (The Wild Party), Norman Lear (Good Times), Baayork Lee (A Chorus Line), L. Morgan Lee (A Strange Loop), Robert Lee (Takeaway), Sondra Lee (Hello, Dolly!), Telly Leung (Aladdin), Priscilla López (A Chorus Line), Ashley Loren (Moulin Rouge!), Allen René Louis ("Jimmy Kimmel Live!"), Brittney Mack (Six), Morgan Marcell (Hamilton), Aaron Marcellus ("American Idol"), Joan Marcus, Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening), Annie McGreevey (Company), Sarah Meahl (Kiss Me, Kate), Joanna Merlin (Fiddler on the Roof), Ruthie Ann Miles (Sunday in the Park with George), Bonnie Milligan (Head Over Heels), Rita Moreno (West Side Story), Madeline Myers (Double Helix), Pamela Myers (Company), Leilani Patao (Garden Girl), Nova Payton (Dreamgirls), Joel Perez (Kiss My Aztec), Bernadette Peters (Into the Woods), Tonya Pinkins (Jelly's Last Jam), Daisy Prince (The Last 5 Years), Jacoby Pruitt, Sam Quinn, Phylicia Rashad (A Raisin in the Sun), Jelani Remy (Ain't Too Proud), Chita Rivera (Kiss of the Spiderwoman), George Salazar (Be More Chill), Marilyn Saunders (Company), Marcus Scott (Fidelio), Rashidra Scott (Company), Rona Siddiqui (Tales of a Halfghan), Ahmad Simmons (West Side Story), Susan Stroman (The Producers), Rebecca Taichman (Indecent), Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), Bobby Conte Thornton (Company), Sergio Trujillo (On Your Feet), Kei Tsuruharatani (Jagged Little Pill), Ben Vereen (Pippin), Annastasia Victory (Mean Girls), Jack Viertel, Christopher Vo (The Cher Show), Paula Vogel (Indecent), Nik Walker (Ain't Too Proud), Marisha Wallace (Dreamgirls), Shannon Fiona Weir, Christopher Wheeldon (MJ: The Musical), Helen Marla White (Ain't Misbehavin'), NaTasha Yvette Williams ("Orange is the New Black"), George C. Wolfe (Angels in America) and Kumiko Yoshii (Prince of Broadway).

[foryourart]

PLAN ForYourArt: May 3–9 Thursday, May 3

Recommended Openings and Events in Westwood

MFA Exhibition #4, UCLA (Westwood), 5–8pm.

Ann Hamilton and SITI Company: the theater is a blank page, CAP UCLA (Westwood), 8pm.

Recommended Westside Openings and Events

This is Not Halfway, American Jewish University (Bel Air), 7pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Culver City

Public, Issue No. 1, Arcana: Books on the Arts (Culver City), 6–8pm.

Recommended Miracle Mile Openings and Events

CraftNight: Face Pots! A Clay Workshop with Uno+Ichi, Craft and Folk Art Museum (Miracle Mile), 7–9pm.

Film: Free Screening: Fahrenheit 451, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 7:30pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Downtown

FREE FIRST THURSDAYS, The Broad (Downtown), 4–7pm.

In Conversation: Robeson Taj Frazier and Tommy the Clown, California African American Museum (Downtown), 7–9pm.

Lanka Tattersall: Real Worlds: Brassaï, Arbus, Goldin, MOCA Grand Avenue (Downtown), 7pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Chinatown

New books by Luke Fischbeck, Trevor Hernandez & Neha Choksi, Ooga Booga (Chinatown), 6–9pm.

Sherry Valence, Human Resources (Chinatown), 8pm.

Recommended Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

György Képes in the Cold War, Part II: Collaborations and Environments, Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara), 10–11:30am.

School of Music Visiting Artist Series: Factory Seconds Brass Trio, CalArts (Valencia), 2–4pm.

School of Music Visiting Artist Series: Mike Raznick, CalArts (Valencia), 2–4pm.

Queer Arts Collective (QAC) Community Meeting, CalArts (Valencia), 4–7pm.

Paul Brach Lecture Series: Marnie Weber, CalArts (Valencia), 4:30–6:30pm.

15's - Fifteen Minutes of Chorus, with Palm Springs Gay Men's Chorus, Palm Springs Art Museum (Palm Springs), 6:15pm.

Curated Cocktails | Sundowner Secrets, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara), 7–9pm.

LPATCH, CalArts (Valencia), 7–9pm.

Ghosts: Dream Walker, CalArts (Valencia), 7–11pm. Continues May 4.

Documentary Screening - The Chinese Exclusion Act, The Huntington (San Marino), 7:30pm.

School of Music Visiting Artist Series: Gamin, CalArts (Valencia), 7:45–8:15pm. Also May 4.

2018 CalArts Expo, CalArts (Valencia).

Friday, May 4

Recommended Openings and Events in Westwood

CULTURE FIX: IKECHUKWU ONYEWUENYI ON MELEKO MOKGOSI, Fowler Museum (Westwood), 12pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Culver City

ACID-FREE Los Angeles Art Book Market, Blum & Poe (Culver City), 6–9pm. Through May 6.

LONAC: Strange Tales and DREW MERRITT: Slaying Idols, Thinkspace Gallery (Culver City), 6–9:30pm.

Recommended Miracle Mile Openings and Events

Talk: City as Cosmos: Art and Archaeology at Teotihuacan Symposium, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 9:30am.

Recommended Downtown Openings and Events

Movie Nights at the Museum: Little Shop of Horrors, Los Angeles Poverty Department (Downtown), 7pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Frogtown

Frogtown Story Show, Women’s Center for Creative Work (Frogtown), 7–9pm. $5.

Recommended Openings and Events in Los Feliz

Carrie Ann Baade - Apocalyptic Orgasm and Patrick McGrath - Credo, La Luz de Jesus Gallery (Los Feliz), 8–11pm.

Recommended Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

Film Screening: Mrs. Fang (2017) by Wang Bing, CalArts (Valencia), 4pm.

Saturday, May 5

Recommended Openings and Events in Santa Monica

Andrew Chuani Ho: The Other Side and Ryan Travis Christian: I'm Picking Up Where The California Raisins Left Off, Richard Heller Gallery (Santa Monica), 5–7pm.

Stripes, bG Gallery (Santa Monica), 5–8pm.

Ethereal, Christopher Grimes Gallery (Santa Monica).

Recommended Westside Openings and Events

SCULPTURAL MILLINERY & FASCINATOR WORKSHOP with Yvonne Lewis, Craft in America Center (Beverly Grove), 1–4pm. $85.

Women in the Field: Female Photographers, Annenberg Space for Photography (Century City), 5pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Culver City

Cig Harvey: Book Signing and Party, Kopeikin Gallery (Culver City), 4–6pm.

Suckulent Group Art Show Fundraiser and Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, The Love Hacienda (Baldwin Hills), 5–10pm.

John Bankston: The Sky above Us and Maria E. Piñeres: Primordial Chaos, Walter Maciel Gallery (Culver City), 6–8pm.

Recommended West Adams Openings and Events

Femmes Funking it Up, The William Grant Still Arts Center (West Adams), 2–4pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Compton

Big City Forum - YES to ADU - Talleres Publicos, AC Bilbrew Library (Compton), 10am–12pm.

Recommended Miracle Mile and Mid-City Openings and Events

Spring Marketplace 2018, Craft & Folk Art Museum (Miracle Mile), 11am–6pm. Also May 6.

Talk: Exhibition Tour: A Universal History of Infamy—Those of This America, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 1:30pm.

Talk: The Art of Wine: A Fine Vintage—Hockney Portraits and California Wine, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 3pm.

Nature: Human Nature and Art + Design Show, The Loft at Liz’s (Mid-City).

Susan Lizotte: New Work, Castelli Art Space (Mid-City), 7–10pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Hollywood

Valerie Green: Gray Area, Moskowitz Bayse (Hollywood), 6–9pm.

Recommended Downtown Openings and Events

Quiet Mornings: Art x Mindfulness @ MOCA, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (Downtown), 9:30am.

Italianita Italian Diaspora Artists Examine Identity, Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (Downtown), 10am–3pm.

Real Worlds: Brassaï, Arbus, Goldin tour, MOCA Grand Avenue (Downtown), 11am–12:30pm.

Ankita Mukherji: Places of being, 356 Mission (Downtown), 11am–6pm. Continues May 6.

Michael Lindsay-Hogg: Just Another Step on the Staircase, Werkärtz (Downtown), 5–8pm.

Angélique Kidjo: Remain In Light, Ace Hotel (Downtown), 8pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Chinatown

Nuestra América Poetry Reading, Human Resources (Chinatown), 1–5pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Lincoln Heights

WORKSHOP: Theatrical Contact Improvisation and Jam: Jessica Hemingway, Pieter (Lincoln Heights), 11:30am–3pm. $15–20.

Eye Candy Chard Gonzalez Dance Theatre, Pieter (Lincoln Heights), 8:30–10pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Glassell Park

Joshua West Smith: The Autumn, and the Violet, and Orion, Elephant (Glassell Park), 7–9pm.

Recommended Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

Art Matters 2018 - San Marino League Art Show, The Huntington (San Marino), 11am–4pm. Also May 6.

Children's Flower Arranging: Peonies, The Huntington (San Marino), 1pm. $25.

Talk & Book Signing: Designing with Palms, The Huntington (San Marino), 2:30pm.

The quiet while ~ ruuth, CalArts (Valencia), 5–7pm.

10 Years Sonic Boom, CalArts (Valencia), 8–10pm.

Sunday, May 6

Recommended Westside Openings and Events

KIDS: 826LA@Hammer: A Superpowered Comics Workshop, Hammer Museum (Westwood), 11am.

KCRW'S GOOD FOOD PIE CONTEST, Fowler Museum (Westwood), 12pm.

Public Art Auction, Santa Monica Auctions (Santa Monica), 1pm.

GALLERY TALK: OAXACAN BALL GAMES FROM ANCIENT MEXICO TO CALIFORNIA TODAY, Fowler Museum (Westwood), 2pm.

The Villa Council Presents Egyptology Meets Science: Giving Ancient Objects a Voice, Getty Villa (Pacific Palisades), 3pm.

Requiem: Aching for Acker, Beyond Baroque (Venice), 5–7pm.

Aline Mare: Requiem: Aching for Acker, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center (Venice), 5–7pm.

Recommended Miracle Mile and Mid-City Openings and Events

In the Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 10am–7pm.

Talk: Panel Discussion: Women and the Arts in Iran, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 1pm.

In Tandem, The Loft at Liz’s (Mid-City), 3pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Chinatown

BEYOND THE STREETS, 1667 North Main Street (Chinatown), 12–7pm.$25.

CARRIAGE: Matty Davis & Ben Gould, Human Resources (Chinatown), 7–8pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Lincoln Heights

Julienne Fusello: Rising Star, Somebody Loves Me, As It Stands (Lincoln Heights), 5–8pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Frogtown

Show Thyself!, Women’s Center for Creative Work (Frogtown), 2–6pm. $36–45.

Recommended Openings and Events Downtown

Principles of Walking Meditation, Main Museum (Downtown), 1–3pm.

CAAM Reads! The Fire Next Time, California African American Museum (Downtown), 3–4:30pm.

A Retrospective of Dance Duets by Sophia Wang/Brontez Purnell, 356 Mission (Downtown), 3–6pm.

A Retrospective of Dance Duets by Sophia Wang/Brontez Purnell, 356 Mission (Downtown), 7:30–9pm.

Recommended Openings and Events in Eagle Rock

An Evening of Improvised Music, Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock (Eagle Rock), 7pm.

Recommended Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

Kun Opera in the Chinese Garden, The Huntington (San Marino), 1–3pm.

Lecture and Book Signing - California Plants, The Huntington (San Marino), 2:30pm.

The Actual 47 Rōnin Incident: Unjust Punishment and Vengeance by Luke Roberts, Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara), 2:30pm.

CalArts Brass Spring Concert, CalArts (Valencia), 5–7pm.

Guitars @ CalArts, CalArts (Valencia), 8–10pm.

Monday, May 7

Recommended Westside Openings and Events

Introduction to the Conservation of Modern Architecture, Getty Center (Brentwood), Through May 9.

Recommended Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

Kip's Desert Book Club: Desert Town by Ramona Stewart, Glass Outhouse Art Gallery (Twentynine Palms), 7pm.

Carnegie Astronomy Lecture - Dark Energy and Cosmic Sound, The Huntington (San Marino), 7pm.

Palm Springs Photo Festival 2018, Palm Springs Art Museum (Palm Springs). Through May 10.

Tuesday, May 8

Recommended Westside Openings and Events

In Our Time: An Evening of Film with David Lamelas, Getty Center (Brentwood), 7pm.

SCREENINGS: Part of the series The Black Book: Chameleon Street, Hammer Museum (Westwood), 7:30pm.

Recommended Miracle Mile Openings and Events

Course: On-Site: Compton—Teotihuacan, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 10am.

Film: The Seventh Seal, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 1pm.

Recommended Downtown Openings and Events

Gospel-Oke, California African American Museum (Downtown), 7–9pm.

Recommended Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

East Asian Garden Lecture - Reconstructing the Mindscape of a 17th-Century Korean Literati Garden, The Huntington (San Marino), 7:30pm.

Wednesday, May 9

Recommended Mid-City Openings and Events

Live Sound Bath with Jónsi, Alex Somers and Paul Corley, Marciano Art Foundation (Mid-Wilshire), 6:30pm. Sold out

Recommended West Hollywood Openings and Events

Patient Zero: Richard A. McKay in Conversation with Steven Reigns, West Hollywood City Council Chambers (West Hollywood), 7–9:30pm.

Recommended Frogtown Openings and Events

Get Selfish: Collage Night With Yasmine Diaz, Women’s Center for Creative Work (Frogtown), 7–9:30pm. $5.

Recommended Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

Curator Tour: Bonsai Behind-the-Scenes, The Huntington (San Marino), 9:30am. $15.

LA Chamber Orchestra - Brahms & The Schumanns, The Huntington (San Marino), 7:30pm.

[imamotherfuckingstar-lord]

An Interview

Bucky Barnes x Mexican!Reader

A/N: Written for my girls.

Summary: A magazine wants to do profiles on all the Avengers, you are paired up with Bucky.

“Yeah…no.”

“I wasn’t asking.”

You stared up from the book you were reading and glared at Tony, who had a smirk on his face.

“Excuse me?”

“Well,” he sighed. “You see, the whole leveling the city and saving the world from the big purple guy - well, it has some folks nervous.”

“Okay..” you said, waiting for him to go on.

“So, they want to do profiles on us.”

“Who?”

“Vanity Fair,” Tony grinned. “So, it’s not optional, even the Manchurian Candidate is doing one.”

“Seriously?”

You were now interested and Tony rolled his eyes. “Yes, and I’m pairing everyone up. Sam’s with Steve, Nat and Clint, you and Bucky.”

“Great,” you piped up with a smile. “Who are you doing your interview with? Vision?”

“Nope, he’s got Wanda. I’m going solo.”

“Of course you are,” you laughed. “When’s the interview?”

Tony shrugged innocently. “This afternoon.”

....

Interviews were being done at the compound and your interview was first. You walked into one of the conference rooms, where Tony and a female interview waited. You could hear Tony’s flirtatious tone from the door and cleared your throat to announce yourself.

“There she is,” the billionaire held out a hand in your direction. “Don’t tell anyone, but she’s my favorite.”

The woman laughed and you walked up to them. “He’s lying, but he does look good doing it, huh?”

Tony winked at you and introduced the two of you just as Bucky walked in - looking nervous and hesitant.

“And my least favorite,” Tony waved over Bucky and you snorted. He was kidding of course. “Alright folks, I’ll leave you to it.”

Bucky sent you a warm unsure smile and you reached for his arm, giving him a squeeze. “Just relax, you’ll be fine.”

“Thanks, doll,” he mumbled, as the two of you sat across from the interviewer.

“It’s nice to finally meet you two, I’ve seen videos and photos, but wow,” she exhaled. “Reality is so much better.”

“Thank you,” you smiled graciously and nudged Bucky, who gave a quiet ‘Thanks’.

“Well,” she shifted in the seat, producing a phone from her purse. You watched as she went through it, setting up her recorder and placing it on the table. “Where do we begin?”

She started with Bucky first, asking about his childhood and growing up with the famous Captain America.

“Steve,” Bucky corrected her. “He’s just Steve to me.”

You listened contently as he went through the first time they met, in an alley fight, to going to school together, and fighting together in the war - the interviewer didn’t press when he skipped the whole Hydra aspect of his history. She asked him about life now, how it felt to be in such a different time.

Bucky cleared his throat and shrugged. “Same world, different background. I have good friends that helps me,” he said, giving you a quick glance. “Life is good right now. It’s hard sometimes.”

“I bet,” she nodded, turning her attention to you. “What about you, Y/N? You grew up in California, yes?”

“Yeah,” you smiled brightly. “My mother was from Mexico City and my father was born in California, but his folks were from Aguascalientes.”

“Are you proud of your heritage?”

“I love being Mexican,” you beamed. “Yo soy chicano through and through. I was raised to be proud of who I am. I love my people, that’s why I joined the Avengers. I wanted to represent them, be someone the little ones could look up to. I fight for them.”

“So why leave California?”

Bucky glared at the woman and you reached out for his thigh under the table. He took it, rubbing his thumb against your knuckles and he relaxed.

“I actually had joined a small hero faction in California, mainly working with Hawkeye or Kate, as I call her. It was great, we took down a lot of horrible people, put them in jail. Eventually, I wanted to do more than the small city fighting, so I came to New York and hooked up with Stark.”

“So what you’re saying is the small city fighting isn’t as important?”

“Watch it,” Bucky warned and you squeezed his hand.

“Not at all. You have Daredevil in Hell’s Kitchen, Luke Cage in Harlem, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist - shit, you got Spider-Man in Queens! These people are fighting those small battles to make the lives of New Yorkers safer. They got that shit - they don’t need my help. I’m happy to be where I am.”

“And what about your parents?”

You inhaled deeply and thought of your folks - they were safely tucked away in the small city you grew up in. Kate had promised to keep an eye out for them, plus they called everyday.

“My parents are the working class. My dad worked for the same company for nearly 20 years, he worked long hours and we hardly saw him growing up. My mom worked as a night CNA and she was always exhausted, but they did what they had to keep us afloat. My siblings and I - we appreciate the life they gave us. Now, I have the means to help them out. They are living a good retirement. My brothers and sister, they keep them occupied, so they don’t worry about me.”

Bucky leaned into your side and brought his lips to your ear. “They still worry about you.”

You laughed and pushed him away, not noticing the interviewer noticing the two of you.

“You two look cozy.”

Bucky and you quickly stilled, moving slowly from each other.

“The whole team is really close,” you explained, knowing she wasn’t buying a single word.

“I see. Well,” she reached for her phone and smiled softly. “That’s the interview. I really appreciate you two taking the time to chat with me. We’ll be needing some photos, Mr. Stark arranged for a photoshoot in the next room.”

Bucky groaned quietly and you nodded. “Awesome, thank you.”

The two of you hurried out of the room, taking a deep breath when you walked into the empty hallway - safe from prying eyes.

“She was a hardass.” Bucky shook his head and reached for your hand. “You good?”

“Of course,” you laughed. “She wasn’t so bad, we’ll just have wait and see how she spins the story.”

“I guess,” he pulled you closer to him, dragging his hand slowly up your arm. You grinned as he dipped his head closer to yours, letting his lips graze yours. “We should tell everyone soon..”

“Why,” you whispered, sliding a hand up his neck. “Steve knows, isn’t that enough?”

Bucky kissed you lightly and pulled away when the sound of distant footsteps echoed from down the hall. You chuckled when he pushed you playfully away and you smacked his arm just as Tony appeared from around the corner.

“You two done? Great, photos in the next room. Nothing fancy. How was the interview?”

“She got under Bucky’s skin.”

Tony looked at the man and snorted. “Who doesn’t? Alright, go on. Steve and Sam are up next.”

Grabbing a visibly annoyed Bucky by the arm, you lead him into the photoshoot room, hoping to get it all over with quickly.

....

A month later…

Bucky caressed your back, his fingertips ran circles against the material of your shirt. The two of you were watching a movie in the living room, everyone was out and about for the day. You were on your side, head on his lap and eyes fixated on the tv - Little Women was playing and you sniffled at the part when Beth receives the piano from Mr. Laurence.

“The original is better.” Tony’s voice rang from behind the two of you. Bucky looked over his shoulder and asked where everyone was at.

“Raisin’ hell, I don’t know, Barnes,” he retorted. “Does it look like I’m running an orphanage for wayward super heroes?”

“Yes,” you replied, not glancing away from the tv. “What’s up, Tony?”

“Since you asked,” he said, walking around the couch, dropping a magazine onto your lap. “Looks like you two made the cover.”

“What?’

You sat up and grabbed the magazine.

“Shit,” you cursed.

The cover was of Bucky and you, both sitting next to each other on stools. You were laughing in the direction of the camera, but his eyes were on you. His lips were pulled into a soft content smile and your face was lit with happiness. You remembered the photo being taken during the five minute break, it was candid - a natural interaction with the man you loved.

“You two look cozy,” Tony remarked with suspicion. “Did you read the title?”

You scanned the top of the cover and rolled your eyes, reading it outloud for Bucky, who was smiling over your shoulder.

“Heroic Love - very classy,” you laughed, tossing the magazine on the coffee table. “Have the others seen it?”

“Not yet, thought I’d bring it to you two first. So,” he eyed the two of you, waving a finger on the air. “You two a thing now?”

“Try six months,” Bucky chuckled.

“You gotta be kidding me.”

“Only Steve knew,” you chimed.

Tony rolled his eyes and smirked. “Well, I guess that,” he pointed to the magazine. “Is your coming out party.”

Bucky slipped his arm around your shoulder and brought you back down to his lap. You grinned and proceeded to watch the movie, nodding when Tony said he had a meeting to get to. When he left, the two of you sat quiet, until Bucky reached down for the magazine.

“Are you okay with this?”

You flipped on your back and looked up at those blue eyes you adored so much. You lifted a hand to the side of his face and smiled.

“Yeah, I don’t want to hide us anymore. This way, we can start making out in front of everyone.”

Bucky chuckled and leaned down to press a kiss onto your forehead.

“How about we get some practice in, doll?”

Cocking your eyebrow up at the man, you smirked and bit down on your lip.

“You dog, Bucky Barnes. You wild, dog.”

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[thebestplltheories]

LOCKING IN MY FINAL PREDICTIONS FOR THE FINALE

Here is everything I expect to happen in this finale. Some dot points are kind of vague... some things I literally have no idea what to expect! The main one I’m locking in is that A.D. is Twincer, the rest is extra fluffy commentary. 

There is no such thing as a filler scene. Even if we get a scene with Spencer and Alison frickn baking cookies talking about good books they’ve read lately. That is not a filler. Don't look at that scene literally, and say “I couldn't give a damn if they make chocolate chip cookies or raisin cookies”. Look at the symbolism behind every scene: it could be serving as that character’s farewell scene (the last time we’ll ever see them) or it could be serving as showing character development from the pilot to now; how the writers want this character to bow out. I repeat: NOTHING is a filler. Everything is important, if you look at the meaning behind the scene, rather than what it conveys literally. For this reason, I think every scene will have me emotional. 

Ezria, Haleb, Emison and Spoby will all be endgame.

The entire episode will be set in the future. “1 year later” will pop up at the beginning of the episode. And we find out our precious answers via flashbacks. We go from seeing Emison’s babies in the present, to flashing back to A.D.’s reveal, to going back to the present to see married Haleb, to flashing back to Ezria’s wedding, etc. Followed by another one year forward at the end of the finale.

A.D. is Spencer’s twin. A.D. stands for A_____ Drake, so Twincer is Mary’s third child. Twincer was never adopted by the Hastings, rather she grew up in Radley where she met her sister Charlotte. Mona came to Radley and told Charlotte and Twincer about the A-game, which the duo played together from season 3 onwards. Now that Charlotte is dead, Twincer is playing the game solo for once, trying to avenge the death of her only friend (and sister). On top of this, Twincer is angry at the Hastings for not adopting her, and is jealous of Spencer’s marvellous life. Twincer is harassing the other liars, because she wants to cause a divide in the group, ultimately to hurt Spencer. (Edit: but just like Mona thought CeCe was Ali... Mona had no idea it was Twincer, because she was on her meds. Unrealistic, I know, but they’ve done it before, they can do it again)

If A.D. is not Twincer, it will be another secret sibling. I get the vibes it will not be as simple as “the Ezra/Caleb/Wren/Melissa/Paige you’ve known this whole time is evil”. 

Something controversial will happen that will spark conversation in the media. If they made Big A be transgender, imagine what they’ll do to Uber A?

WHEN WE FIRST SEE WHO IS UNDER THE HOODIE... I WILL NOT BELIEVE THAT IS TRULY A.D UNTIL A MASK COMES OFF. I am not accepting that person as A.D. until a mask comes off. It won't be that easy.

A.D. has not been around since season 1. As elaborated above, I think A.D. was simply Charlotte’s team-mate, and this story only goes back to season 3. Seasons 1 and 2 will be completely irrelevant.

Mona will die. As we saw in the “1 day to go” promo by Freeform, Mona is still investigating who A.D. is. I think Mona will solve the game, and as she's on her way to tell the girls who A.D. is, A.D. will kill her. This will not only be a move to protect their identity, but also as revenge for killing Charlotte.

A.D. will die in the end.

The father of Emison’s baby will not be important. AD stole a random donor’s sperm. Lame, I know, but I feel like this will be a repeat of the barrel story from 5B, where Marlene said Charlotte stole a cadaver from medical school. 

Wren is Twincer’s helper. Twincer asked Wren to shoot him, so that when she goes over to Toby’s house and has sex with him, she’ll have that wound just like Spencer does. 

Jenna is another AD minion.

Bethany Young will be mentioned in a really important way. I can't pinpoint how, though. (x)

Charlotte was lying to the girls when explaining her story in 610. She never returned to Radley after Charles’ funeral. She was free to roam the streets of Rosewood. The only person who could verify Charlotte’s story is Jessica... and she’s dead. So, nothing Charlotte said in 610 can be proven as true. To fill the plot holes, they need to reveal that she lied.

They won't fix the plot hole of Marion Cavanaugh’s death :(

Addison and Jenna are connected in some way.

Shower Harvey will not be mentioned at all... even though we still need to find out why she helped Charlotte... we will never know.

The final scene will be Hanna announcing she is pregnant and one of the liars going away. Still using the formula from dot point #3 - it’ll be the final scene, but technically still a flashback. 

The ending has been described as “typical PLL” - I really think they’re setting up a spinoff with Addison. I pray not. If this isn't the ending, then I hope it’s a cinematic shot of Mona’s grave, Charlotte’s grave, and AD’s grave lined up next to each other, with the girls declaring “we won”.

We will not find out about Wren’s shady phone call in 4A “we have a problem, you take care of your end and I’ll take care of mine”

We will never hear of Eddie Lamb again

Archer took on the identity of Doctor Elliot Rollins so that he can be with Charlotte. 

Toby killed Yvonne by feeding her poisonous biscuits in 713, so he can be with Spencer. (Edit: but Spencer will never know this)

“That night” is 100% done and dusted and has no relevance to the finale. I hope I’m wrong though. 

[femmedplume]

About Me Stuff

I was tagged by mah Sundae (@leatherwhiskeycoffeeplaid) who knows how much I loves doing these things. :D

Rules: Tag 9 people to do this too.

Are you named after someone? My mother’s oldest friend, an English woman -- they were pen-pals for 40 years before they ever met. She was a wonderful person. <3

When was the last time you cried? Probably yesterday. I keep reading these really heart-warming @@writing-prompt-s  stories. Damn you, fluff-writers!! >:(

Do you like your handwriting? Yes. It’s lovely. I worked-ed on it.

What is your favorite lunch meat? Summer sausage.

Do you have kids? Naw.

If you were another person, would you be friends with you? Totes. I is the bestest Stitch...just ask @sammit-janet and @oriona75 . I’s the Jensen. ;)

Do you use sarcasm? Me??? Never. O.o

Do you still have your tonsils? ...yes? I had to think about this. Yes. 

Would you bungee jump? I literally side-eyed this question.

What is your favorite kind of cereal? Used to be Captain Crunch. Now mebbe Raisin Bran? IDK, anything that stays crunchy in the bowl.

Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Nope.

Do you think you’re a strong person? Yup.

What is your favorite ice cream? Mint-chip, but I’m not gonna sleep on the Honey Rosemary (yes, it’s a real flavor and it’s AWESOME.)

What is the first thing you notice about people? IRL, whether they smile and look me in the eye. Online? Probably their turns of phrase. You can tell a lot about someone by their choice of verbiage.

What is the least favorite physical thing you like about yourself? I’m not a fan of my weight rn. 

What color pants and shoes are you wearing now? Light teal with little 80s neon cassette tapes on them, and barefoot.

What are you listening to right now? The Flash. I’mma catch up on this show if it kills me. 

If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Pacific Coast Blue.

Favorite smell? So many, but I do love Tory Burch’s signature scent.

Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone? My mom’s BFF, planning her SURPRISE RETIREMENT/BIRTHDAY SHENANIGANS!!!

Favorite sport to watch? Gymnastics or X-Games.

Hair color? Blonde for summer baby.

Eye color? Hazel-green

Do you wear contacts? Yes, and/or glasses. I’s also a blind-ass Stitch.

Favorite food to eat? Burritos

Scary movies or comedy? Comedy, but action trumps both. 

Last movie you watched? Captain America: The Winter Soldier for the umpteenth time.

What color shirt are you wearing? Mah brown Firefly “Shiny” shirt that mah Sammit got me for mah burfday. :D

Summer or winter? Summer

Hugs or kisses? Both. Both would be good.

What book are you currently reading? Crooked Kingdom... for the umpteenth time haha.

Who do you miss right now? Nobody, really. I’m a pretty happy bean today.

What is on your mousepad? ...My fingers?

What is the last tv program you watched? The Flash.

What is the best sound? My kitten purring, and/or the rain outside my window when I’m warm in bed.

Rolling Stones or The Beatles? Also both.

What is the furthest you have ever traveled? England, to meet my namesake and her family. It was the best trip.

Do you have a special talent? Many. For today, I choooooooose... art. I’m a fairly decent painter and sketch artist, plus I’s good with the make-up.

Where were you born? Los Angeles.

Tags: @sammit-janet , @oriona75 , @jael-paris , @spnjensenlove02 , @rizlow1 , @hidingfrommychildren , @gnaist , @geeklibrarian , @jessica-bones-winchester

[simplyadorkable-blog1]

“Five Stars for Beezus” - Reaction

Jess prepares to tell Nick how she really feels about him. In other events, Nick has a meeting with a book publisher, Aly helps Winston reconnect with someone important and big news comes along for Schmidt and Cece.

Reaction:

I am losing my goddamn mind! I had to wait to watch this until Wednesday so you could say I was wired to watch the season finale. Not only was I nervous about a potential time jump/series finale, but I was on edge for Nick and Jess’ reunion. While my heart wanted to see more of them, but my brain understands that the way this was edited was for the best. And honestly, it just made me more excited hopeful for a renewal.

I literally called one of my best friends immediately after I watched this so we could talk about our feelings. We just had so many! That being said, I’m going to try to reign it in for this extra-long reaction. Jafjdioa;jfei;aklhcxio;zjfdlk.afj ;kfljdlas.zjfdskljfdahfdjvn … OKAY I’M READY.

Let’s start with Winston and Aly. As always, these two are perfect together. As if Aly needed anymore reason to find a space in my heart, she wowed me again. She knew exactly what Winston needed by providing him with his father’s phone number. She didn’t pressure him to do anything and in turn Winston decided on his own (with Jess’ inadvertent help) to call his dad on his own. If Winston hadn’t been confused by the diaper bandit and told his dad that Furguson wasn’t ready for a relationship, I would have been in complete tears the entire time and not just a few. Fox, please let us see where this goes.

The #2 moment I have been waiting for: a caramel miracle! The entire scenario of everyone finding out before Cece was so perfectly New Girl. And Schmidt’s reaction was so pure and heartfelt. Max and Hannah’s acting throughout was topnotch. We don’t usually get to see them with serious storylines but when we do, man is it a sight to see! For example, when Cece said she didn’t think it would happen for them, I lost it. It was like the pregnancy scare and “Eggs” was leading up to this moment. Cece finding out she was pregnant was so honest and sweet. I definitely made an embarrassing crying sob noise when she started to tear up. Fun fact: when my parents were pregnant with my older brother, my dad actually found out first and got to tell my mom, so I had a special connection to that scenario. Oh, and Schmidt’s flowers were bomb, that caused another fresh set of tears. I could honestly go on for hours on how perfectly that was executed.

Not to mention, Cece and Schmidt were all of us in 2017. The scene where they discussed Nick and Jess’ inevitability was clearly fanservice and I loved every second of it. It didn’t come off as cheap, it came across as genuine. It almost made me forget the monstrosity that was Nick dating Raisin despite how needed that was for Nick’s character. And he probably wouldn’t have written Pepperwood without her.

Tbh, I’m kinda bummed Sadie got divorced. Also tbh, I forgot about Sadie. I love that she was put into this episode in such a major way. Hopefully she’ll make another appearance in a potential 7th season.

All of the callbacks to the first two seasons were perfectly executed. Let’s see if I can hit all of the obvious ones: the yellow cat hat, “Time of Your Life,” caramel miracle, Jessica Night, only one charger, Nick falling in love with Jess the moment she walked through the door, and of course the elevator. Shouts to @zooeys for the parallel gifs.

Before I dive headfirst into Jess’ storyline with Nick, we cannot ignore Nick’s storyline with Pepperwood. First, the Pepperwood cosplays at the book reading slayed me. And please note there is clearly a Jessica Night cosplayer in front of Jess. I love how Nick’s perception of his novel compared to the actual fanbase is so off. Young adults love it! Which means I would probably love it too because my taste in books is that of a thirteen-year-old girl. I was wondering if Jessica Night was going to make a reappearance in his novel. I’m so glad she did! Though I did wish that Jess had stuck around to hear more of what Nick had to say on that topic. I agree with Schmidt (and Jess from an earlier season), Nick is the “dumbest boy in school.” Anyways, Nick talking to that publisher was comedic genius, I was in stitches that entire time. “What are you, some kind of a publisher?” “Yeah.” Haha, classic Nick. Then when he was in the meeting, I was surprised he didn’t run off for Jess right then. He literally could not get her off his mind. When Schmidt asked why he thought he didn’t care that he and Raisin broke up, all he could verbalize was related to Jess. You dumb boy, run to her! Thank God he did. (Drive faster, Beezus!)

Okay, now for the main attraction: NICK AND JESS. It’s weird to think they didn’t even see each other until the end of the episode for how much the entire story was about them. I kind of wish we had seen Nick see Jess outside the building for the first time for how sweetly Nick described it. But we at least got to see the recreation of it when they ran to each other. Oh, and don’t get me started on “Time of Your Life.” As if I wasn’t crying enough already. That’s when I really lost it. And then the music and tension of them missing each other on the stairs/elevator just built up to the perfect moment. Honestly, when the credits started rolling, I started freaking out. But man was that kiss worth it. And while I wanted to have seen more of them, it made me exceedingly optimistic about a renewal. We absolutely have to now (#reNewGirl).

Favorite quotes:

“I mean, look, the character based on me is a Jewish psychopath who wears a bolo tie and eats applesauce out of a baboon’s skull.” —Schmidt

“You’re going to have a bunch of salami floating around in your toilet bowl.” —Nick

“He’s rough and tumble. She’s sweet and sassy. It’s the moon and the tides, it’s the push and the pull.” —Schmidt

“Children’s literature just got a brand-new daddy.” —Schmidt

“You know me; I live where my stuff lives.” —Jess

“I published the entire Bitch Witch series. Bitch Witch Christmas, Bitch Witch Prom Night, and Bitch Witch of Rhode Island.” —Merle

“Real night-screamer. He couldn’t sleep unless he was screaming a whole bunch.” —Winston

“Portland, huh? Land of the muskrat.” —Winston

Predictions:

WE GET A 7TH SEASON

For a detailed breakdown of “Five Stars for Beezus” click here or visit the Episode page.

[captainfreedoms]

My 2016 Reading List

My goal was to read 100 books but I wasn’t even close. I only made it to 69. 

Favorite Book of 2016: The Six of Crows duology! It truly changed my entire life. It’s one of the best books I’ve ever read. I read it months ago and I’m still fucked up from it. 

Favorite Books I Read This Year (I’m not counting Re-reads):

The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling: I know I said I wasn’t counting re-reads, but I first read Harry Potter when I was super young and couldn’t understand it. This felt like I was reading it for the first time. It was incredible. I cried so many times. 

Stars Above by Marissa Meyer: I love everything about the Lunar Chronicles

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater: Dead kings, Fortune Tellers, ghosts, etc. I’m so glad I read this. 

Uprooted by Naomi Novik: This book was so great, I really wanna reread it. 

All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven: It meant a lot to me. 

The Wrath and The Dawn Series by Renee Ahdieh: I was blown away by how good this is. My biggest weakness is retelling’s, so this was exactly my kind of book. Honestly one of my favorite series of all time. 

A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir: I would die for Elias.

Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab: I ship everyone and I can’t stop. 

Six of Crows Series by Leigh Bardugo: One of the BEST books I’ve ever read in my entire life holy shit. 

The official list:

(key:

RR = books I re-read 

(x/x) = the date I finished the book on)

 All the books I’ve read in 2016:

1. These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman (RR) (1/19)

2. Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan (1/17)

3. Keeper of the Lost Cities: Exile (1/25)

4. Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan (2/3)

5. Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (2/3)

6. Stars Above by Marissa Meyer (2/11)

7. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (2/15)

8. Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor (2/20)

9. Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor (2/27)

10. A History of Notable Shadowhunters & Denziens of Downworld, Told in the Language of Flowers by Cassandra Clare (2/27)

11. The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski (3/1)

12. The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski (3/3)

13. The Sister’s Grimm:The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley (3/9) (RR)

14. The Sister’s Grimm: The Unusual Suspects by Michael Buckley (3/13) (RR)

15. The Sister’s Grimm: The Problem Child by Michael Buckley (3/15) (RR)

16. The Sister’s Grimm: Once Upon A Crime by Michael Buckley (3/17) (RR)

17. The Sister’s Grimm: Magic and Other Misdemeanors by Michael Buckley (3/19) (RR)

18. The Sister’s Grimm: Tales From The Hood by Michael Buckley (3/20) (RR)

19. The Sister’s Grimm: The Everafter War by Michael Buckley (3/22) (RR)

20. The Sister’s Grimm: The Inside Story by Michael Buckley (3/26) (RR)

21. The Sister’s Grimm: The Counsil of Mirrors by Michael Buckley (3/29) (RR)

22. The Sister’s Grimm: A Very Grimm Guide by Michael Buckley (RR)

23. The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski (4/2)

24. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (4/3)

25. Bone Gap by Laura Ruby (4/5)

26. Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi (4/9)

27. Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi (4/11)

28. The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury (4/14)

29. Demigods and Magicians by Rick Riordan (4/17)

30. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (4/20) (blaze it) 

31. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (4/25)

32. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (4/25)

33. Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare (4/28)

34. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (5/7)

35. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (5/9)

36. The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (5/12)

37. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (5/19)

38. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (5/19)

39. The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater (5/26)

40. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (RR) (6/3)

41. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (RR) (6/6)

42. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (RR) (6/9)

43. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (RR) (6/14)

44.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (RR) (6/23)

45. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (RR) (6/30)

46.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (RR) (7/26)

47. Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling (7/27)

48. The Tales of Beetle and Bard by J.K. Rowling (7/28)

49. Uprooted by Naomi Novik (8/8)

50. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (8/10)

51. The Wrath and The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh (8/17)

52. The Rose and The Dagger by Renee Ahdieh (8/22)

53. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (8/23)

54. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (8/28)

55. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (RR) (9/3)

56. A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir (9/9)

57. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (9/10)

58. The Selection by Kiera Cass (9/12)

59. The Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan (9/17)

60. Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (9/30)

61. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (10/4)

62. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo (10/16)

63. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (11/20)

64. All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (12/3)

65. Room by Emma Donoghue (12/7)

66. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (12/23)

67. A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab (12/28)

68. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (12/29)

69. Heartless by Marissa Meyer (12/31)

[newyorktheater]

  Hamilton Off-Broadway in February, 2015 with original cast memberstop left to right: Phillipa Too as Eliza Hamilton, Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr,Bottom left to right: Okieriete Onaodowan , Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Anthony Ramos. See July 3

Les Blancs by Lorraine Hansberry. See July 2

Amadeus, see July 16

We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, see July 17

Carousel. See July 10

Heroes of the Fourth Turning . See July 18

Below is the day-by-day calendar of “theater openings”* in July, 2020. The big news is the release of “Hamilton” online at Disney Plus — and (less hyped) the “Freestyle Love Supreme” documentary on Hulu — but in truth Lin-Manuel Miranda’s shows are not all that’s exciting this month in the world of online theater — a world in which “online” and “theater” have been synonymous since physical theaters were shut down in March (though there are small signs this may be changing; see July 13). And most of the other shows don’t require subscriptions.

Among the scheduled delights are acclaimed plays by Pulitzer finalist Will Arbery (July 18) and MacArthur “genius” grant winner Samuel D. Hunter (July 11), as well as a new Richard Nelson Apple Family play (July 1) and a new documentary play about frontline medical workers by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, creators of The Exonerated and Coal Country (July 8.) There a couple of inventive substitutions for the usual summer theater festivals.

Since so many shows are being put together at the last minute — sometimes not announced until the very day of their launch .. and there also have been fairly frequent last-minute postponements/cancellations/replacements — I will be updating/filling in this preview guide every day, and highlighting the offerings each new day with the link up top. This calendar as of this moment offers a glimpse of what’s in store. Come back day by day for a better look.

Here are some ongoing series that have proven to be reliable sources of art and entertainment.

Four offer live performances (often called readings) of original plays: The Homebound Project Livelabs: One Acts from MCC Play-PerView Viral Monologues from 24 Hour Plays

Play-PerView makes an exception this month to its original plays with what counts as a coup — the live reading of the Pulitzer finalist play “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” (which was supposed to debut last month but was postponed, as were a good number of productions due to the Black Lives Matter protests.)

A fifth offers live readings of classics and recent favorites: Plays in the House, Stars in the House’s twice weekly matinees  and now Plays in the House Teen Edition.

Three offer recordings of previous (glorious) stage productions.

Metropolitan Opera National Theatre at Home The Shows Must Go On from Andrew Lloyd Webber

For details about these and other ongoing series, check out my post Where To Get Your Theater Fix Online  (which lists, for example, the many long-running online sites such as BroadwayHD and Marquee TV that offer video-capture recordings of shows that were on stage)

All performances are free unless otherwise noted, although almost all hope for a donation (either to themselves or to a designated charity.)

*My definition of theater for the purposes of this calendar generally does not extend to variety shows, cast reunions, galas, panel discussions, documentaries, classes, interviews — all of which are in abundance this month, many worth checking out. My focus here is on creative storytelling in performance. (I make an occasional exception for a high-profile Netathon,involving many theater artists.)

A reminder that this calendar lists when the shows “open.” Some are live and available only for that one performance. Others are available for a week or weeks afterward or longer.

July 1

Die Mommie Die Plays in the House Launches at 2 p.m. Available for four days. In this latest of Stars in the House’s Wednesday matinees, Charles Busch is joined by BD Wong, Willie Garson, Brandon Contreras, Jennifer Cody and Ruth Williamson in this reading of his campy 1999 melodrama Die, Mommie, Die!, a mix of Aeschylus and Bette Davis.Directed and narrated by Carl Andress.

The Book of Job Project Theater of War Launches at 4 p.m. live only The latest from Bryan Doerries terrific community-oriented theater using classic texts (best-known for Antigone in Ferguson), is a dramatic reading of The Book of Job as a catalyst for discussion about injustice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Featuring performances by Jeffrey Wright, Frankie Faison, Kimberly Hebert, David Strathairn, David Zayas, and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.

And So We Come Forth Apple Family Productions Launches at 7:30 pm. Available for 8 weeks The Apple Family, a dramatic series of plays which first appeared 10 years ago, returned last April with the premiere of a play written especially for Zoom, What Do We Need to Talk About? Now this second Zoom play, And So We Come Forth is set in early July 2020, amidst massive protests against injustice and racism in our country, as well as the anxious easing of a worldwide lockdown.

Richard II, part 1 Shakespeare@ Home

Shostakovich’s The Nose Metropolitan Opera Launches at 7:30 p.m., available for 23 hours It all begins with an absurd scenario: A hapless Russian bureaucrat wakes up one morning to discover that his nose has gone missing. He eventually locates his fugitive facial feature, which has been masquerading as a human being, but has no luck reattaching it. Based on a satirical short story by Nikolai Gogol

Mary’s Mixology The Tank Launches at 8 p.m. Kev Berry’s monologue about his first year on the wagon. “What does it mean for a gay man to give up liquid courage?”

Borders Queerly Festival Launches at 8:30 p.m. live Boaz and George meet on Grindr. They are attracted to one another instantly and want to meet in person, but something prevents them from doing so. One lives in Israel, the other- in Lebanon. Also Friday at 3 p.m. The festival also offers three short plays tonight starting at 7 p.m.: Before We Can Make a Final Decision, Backup Plan, and an excerpt from “I Tried” by Veronica Garza, “my one woman show that I’ve been working on about the men I slept with in my struggles to be straight”

  July 2

Les Blancs National Theater Launches 2 p.m. Available until July 9 In this final play by Lorraine Hansberry (A Raisin in the Sun), in a production directed by Yael Farber in 2016, a society prepares to drive out its colonial present and claim an independent future. Tshembe, returned home from England for his father’s funeral, finds himself in the eye of the storm.

Hypochondriac! Theater in Quarantine Launches at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. The first installment of a new adaptation of Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid by David McGee and Joshua William Gelb.Featuring Gelb, Jessie Shelton, and Alex Hawthorne

Bizet’s Carmen Metropolitan Opera Launches at 7:30 p.m., available for 23 hours The tale of the irresistible and free-spirited Gypsy, whose fatal attraction with the jealous soldier Don José burns too hot for them to control.

July 3

Hamilton Disney Plus Available from this date on. A live-capture of the stage production with the original Broadway cast, which was shot over three days in June 2016. A Disney Plus subscription is required. One way to look at this is that it costs $6.99 to see “Hamilton” and you get a month to watch everything else on the service (which includes titles familiar to theatergoers though not the same versions — Frozen, The Lion King, Aladdin.) Here is my video review of “Hamilton” in 2015:

Here is my review of Hamilton on Broadway in 2019

  Mozart’s Don Giovanni Metropolitan Opera Launches at 7:30 p.m., available for 23 hours Mozart’s 1747 melodic version of the Don Juan myth, with two baritones starring alongside one another as the title Lothario and his faithful yet conflicted servant, Leporello, as well as three memorable female roles—multifaceted women who both suffer the Don’s abuses and plot their revenge.

July 4

Donizetti’s Don Pasquale Metropolitan Opera Launches at 7:30 p.m., available for 23 hours Beverly Sills stars in her final performance as a clever young widow, who goes up against a crusty old bachelor, no match for her wiles.

A Capitol Fourth PBS 8 – 9:30 p.m. The annual July 4 celebration will feature new performances from locations across the country, as well as highlights from the concert’s 40-year history. Among the performers are theater artists Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kelli O’Hara, Mandy Gonzalez and Renée Fleming

July 5

Rossini’s La Donna del Lago Metropolitan Opera Launches at 7:30 p.m. available for 23 hours The retelling of Sir Walter Scott’s shadowy epic of clan warfare in 16th-century Scotland, which is at heart a classic love triangle.

July 6

Summer Stock Streaming Festival Mint Theater Available through July 19 Archival recordings of three old and forgotten plays that the Mint resurrected (which is what they do; I saw two of these on stage and found them fascinating.) “The Fatal Weakness” written in 1946 by George Kelly: Society woman Ollie Espenshade, after 28 years of marriage is still an incurable romantic (her fatal weakness). Perhaps discovering that her husband is a lying cheat will cure her?

“The New Morality” written in 1911 by Harold Chapin who died at age 29 in World War I: A comedy set aboard a houseboat on a fashionable reach of the Thames in 1911, in which brazen Betty Jones restores dignity to her household and harmony to her marriage.

“Women Without Men,” written in 1938 by Hazel Ellis: An all-female cast tells this humor-laced tale set in the teacher’s lounge of a private girls boarding school in Ireland in the 1930’s, where young new teacher Jean Wade, popular with her students but at odds with her quarrelsome colleagues, is accused of sabotaging her main antagonist.

July 8

Unveiled Premiere Stages at Keane Separate live showings at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets $10 Rohina Malik plays five Muslim women navigating complex social issues in a post 9/11 world. Following the screening, Ms. Malik will host a live Q & A with all ticket holders.

The Line Public Theater Launches at 7:30 p.m. Available until August 4. This new documentary play by Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen (The Exonerated, Coal Country) presents the experiences of frontline medical workers in New York and their battle to save lives in a system built to serve the bottom line. The cast includes Santino Fontana, Arjun Gupta, John Ortiz, Alison Pill ,Nicholas Pinnock , Jamey Sheridan and Lorraine Toussaint

July 9

The Deep Blue Sea National Theatre Launches at 2 p.m. available until July 16 In this play by Terence Rattigan, Hester Collyer (Helen McCrory) is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, which leads to the story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a High Court judge.

July 10

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel Lincoln Center Launches at 8 p.m. The latest of Lincoln Center’s Broadway Fridays (rescheduled from June 5) features a free digital stream of its concert production of this Rodgers and Hammerstein musical featuring the New York Philharmonic and starring Kelli O’Hara, Nathan Gunn, Stephanie Blythe, Shuler Hensley, Jason Danieley,Jessie Mueller, Kate Burton, Tony winner John Cullum, and New York City Ballet dancers Robert Fairchild and Tiler Peck.

Freedom Riders An online reading of Richard Allen and Taran Gray’s award-winning Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical

July 11

The Few Play-PerView Written and directed by Samuel D. Hunter, featuring Gideon Glick: Four years ago, Bryan abandoned his labor of love: a newspaper for truckers. Now he’s returned—with no word of where he’s been—and things have changed. His former lover is filled with rage, his new coworker is filled with incessant adoration, and his paper is filled with personal ads.

July 12

Hershey Felder: Beethoven Based on Memories of Beethoven: Out of the House of Black-Robed Spaniards, a first-hand account by Dr. Gerhard von Breuning.

July 13

Plays about memory loss Food for Thought Productions 1:30 p.m. — 3:30 Louise Lasser and Bob Dishey star in this in-person event of three short plays (Arthur Miller’s “I Can’t Remember Anything,” Robert Anderson’s “I’m Herbert” and Daniel Rose’s “Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem”) held at The Coffee House Club, 22 West 44th Street, available first come, first served by calling 646-366-9340 or emailing info@foodforthoughtproductions. However, “if you’d rather watch from home, you can request the Zoom link.” staged reading of short plays about memory loss starring Tony nominee Bob Dishy and Louise Lasse

Richard II, part 1 Public Theater/WNYC 8 p.m. Saheem Ali directs this radio adaptation of Richard II, the Bard’s take on how the title monarch lost his crown. André Holland (Moonlight) stars, and the supporting cast includes Oscar winner Estelle Parsons, Tony winner Phylicia Rashad and Tony nominee John Douglas Thompson. The production will be broadcast in four installments from Monday, July 13 through Thursday, July 16 at 8 p.m. ET nightly on WNYC. Listeners in the New York tri-state area can tune in at 93.9 FM or AM 820. It will also stream nationwide at WNYC.org.

July 14

Richard II, part 2 Public Theater/WNYC 8 p.m. Saheem Ali directs this radio adaptation of Richard II, the Bard’s take on how the title monarch lost his crown

July 15

The Homebound Project Available through July 19 The fourth edition

The Droll Bard of the Gate Launches at 7 p.m Meg Miroshnik’s play is the second offering in Paula Vogel’s play series,

Richard II, part 3 Public Theater/WNYC 8 p.m. Saheem Ali directs this radio adaptation of Richard II, the Bard’s take on how the title monarch lost his crown. licia Rashad as the Duchess of Gloucester.

July 16

Amadeus National Theatre Launches 2 p.m. Available until July 23 Lucian Msamati portrays the envious court composer Antonio Salieri who is envious of the obnoxious genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart In this popular play by Peter Shaffer that was turned into an Oscar-winning film.

Richard II, part 4 Public Theater/WNYC 8 p.m. Saheem Ali directs this radio adaptation of Richard II, the Bard’s take on how the title monarch lost his crown.

July 17

“We Are Freestyle Love Supreme” Hulu A documentary about the improv theater company co-founded by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Virtual Fire Island Dance Festival he first-ever stream in the event’s 26-year history will feature world premieres of three new pieces and three beloved festival favorites.

July 18

Heroes of the Fourth Turning Play PerView Will Arbery’s 2020 Pulitzer Prize finalist will now take place July 18 at 8 PM ET on Play-PerView after postponing the June 13 reading in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

July 20

Project Sing Out! Playbill Launches at 7 p.m. A one-night-only livestreamed event featuring musical performances, spoken word and special appearances from a variety of Broadway and TV’s biggest names, including Audra McDonald, Chirta Rivera, Don Cheadle, Vanessa Willams.

July 21

Coriolanus Bedlam

July 25

Knife to the Heart Play-PerView In this play by Stan Zimmerman and Christian McLaughlin, ulie Ann and Marshall are expecting their first baby—with Marshall’s mother Rhonda hovering over them and Julie Ann’s fellow teacher Deacon providing moral support. Everything’s going smoothly until Julie Ann accidentally learns just what exactly the bris Rhonda’s planning involves, and all good will and politeness dissolve.

July 2020 Online Theater Openings: Hamilton, PLUS. What’s streaming day by day Below is the day-by-day calendar of “theater openings”* in July, 2020. The big news is the release of "Hamilton" online at Disney Plus -- and (less hyped) the "Freestyle Love Supreme" documentary on Hulu -- but in truth Lin-Manuel Miranda's shows are not all that's exciting this month in the world of online theater -- a world in which "online" and "theater" have been synonymous since physical theaters were shut down in March (though there are small signs this may be changing; see July 13).

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Noticias de series de la semana: No más 'Mindhunter', no más 'Watchmen'

Renovaciones

Netflix ha renovado You por una tercera temporada

Showtime ha renovado Shameless por una undécima y última temporada

AMC ha renovado Better Call Saul por una sexta y última temporada

Showtime ha renovado Work in Progress por una segunda temporada

Showtime ha renovado The L Word: Generation Q por una segunda temporada

Sky Atlantic ha renovado Britannia por una tercera temporada

ITV ha renovado Vera por una undécima temporada

Freeform ha renovado Grown-ish por una cuarta temporada

Freeform ha renovado Good Trouble por una tercera temporada

Hulu ha renovado Dollface por una segunda temporada

Hulu ha renovado Wu Tang: An American Saga por una segunda temporada

Netflix ha renovado Bonding por una segunda temporada

TBS ha renovado American Dad por una decimoctava y decimonovena temporada

Cancelaciones

Los actores de Mindhunter han sido liberados de sus contratos debido a la apretada agenda de David Fincher, que podría revisitar la serie en un futuro. No está cancelada.

No habrá segunda temporada de Watchmen. Damon Lindelof no tiene planes de continuar la historia ni de transformarla en antología.

Facebook ha cancelado Limetown tras su primera temporada

Facebook ha cancelado Sorry For your Loss tras su segunda temporada

Cinemax ha cancelado Jett tras su primera temporada. La cadena deja de producir series.

La segunda temporada de The Walking Dead: World Beyond (AMC) será la última.

Noticias cortas

Showtime ha cancelado Intelligence antes de grabar el piloto por decisiones creativas.

Michelle Keegan (Georgie) abandonará Our Girl tras su cuarta temporada.

Amazon ha descartado el piloto de The Dark Tower.

Matthew Del Negro (Chris Caysen) será regular en la segunda temporada de City on a Hill.

Fichajes

Priyanka Chopra (Quantico) y Richard Madden (Game of Thrones, Bodyguard) protagonizarán Citadel para Amazon. Será la serie madre de una franquicia producida por los hermanos Russo (Avengers: Endgame) con ediciones ya anunciadas en India, Italia y México en los idiomas locales.

Hugh Dancy (Hannibal, The Path) será recurrente en la cuarta temporada de The Good Fight como Caleb, un antiguo militar que trabaja como socio en la firma que ha adquirido Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart. Además, Michael J. Fox (Louis Canning) retomará su papel de The Good Wife.

Courtney B. Vance (American Crime Story, FlashForward) protagonizará 61st Street. Será Franklin Roberts, un abogado de Chicago que defenderá a un joven atleta al que detienen tras confundirlo con el miembro de una banda.

Gael García Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle, Diarios de motocicleta) será recurrente en Station Eleven como Arthur, un famoso actor de una pequeña isla de México.

Dean Norris (Hank Schrader) y Steven Michael Quezada (Steven Gomez) retomarán sus papeles de Breaking Bad en dos episodios de la quinta temporada de Better Call Saul.

Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) se une a la segunda temporada de See. Se desconocen detalles.

Gina Gershon (Riverdale, Showgirls) será recurrente en la segunda temporada de New Amsterdam como la madre de Lauren (Janet Montgomery).

Nazanin Boniadi (How I Met Your Mother, Homeland), Owain Arthur (A Confession, Casualty), Tom Budge (Bloom), Ismael Cruz Córdova (The Good Wife, Ray Donovan), Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards (Wanderlust), Dylan Smith (I Am the Night, Into the Badlands), Charlie Vickers (Medici: Masters of Florence) y Daniel Weyman (Foyle's War, Gentleman Jack) se unen a The Lord of the Rings.

Meagan Good (Minority Report, Californication), Grace Byers (Empire, The Gifted), Shoniqua Shandai (I Am the Night, Nobodies) y Jerrie Johnson protagonizarán la comedia aún sin título de Tracy Oliver para Amazon.

Corey Hawkins (The Walking Dead, Straight Outta Compton) será Blaine, el novio del presente de Ifemelu (Lupita Nyong'o), en Americanah.

Marque Richardson (Dear White People, True Blood), Pauletta Washington (She's Gotta Have It), Steven Norfleet (Watchmen, Good Girls) y Omar J. Dorsey (Queen Sugar, When They See Us) se unen como recurrentes a Genius: Aretha. Shaian Jordan sustituye a Sanai Victoria, que participó en el piloto, en el papel regular de Little Re.

Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous, Gangster Granny), Nigel Havers (Benidorm, Coronation Street), Jason Merrells (Agatha Raisin, Safe House), Gemma Jones (Gentleman Jack, Unforgotten), Kenneth Cranham (Hatton Garden, Bancroft), Isabella Pappas (Paranoid) y Sharon Rooney (My Mad Fat Diary, No Offence) protagonizarán Finding Alice junto a Keeley Hawes. Serán Sarah y Roger, los padres de Alice (Hawes); Harry, el marido de Alice; Minnie y Gerry, los padres de Harry; Charlotte, la hija de Alice y Harry; y Nicol, la hermana de Harry.

Joanna Vanderham (Warrior, The Paradise) será recurrente en la quinta temporada de Legends of Tomorrow. Se desconocen detalles del personaje.

Pósters

         Nuevas series

Amazon encarga Jack Reacher, adaptación de las novelas de Lee Child. La primera temporada recogerá la historia de 'The Killing Floor'. Escrita por Nick Santora (Scorpion, Prison Break).

The CW encarga Superman and Lois protagonizada por Tyler Hoechlin y Elizabeth Tullock.

The CW encarga el reboot de Walker, Texas Ranger protagonizado por Jared Padalecki.

Steve Coogan (Philomena, This Time with Alan Partridge) y Sarah Solemani (Him & Her, The Wrong Mans) escribirán y protagonizarán la dramedia Chivalry, sobre las políticas sexuales en tiempos del #MeToo, en Channel 4. Coogan interpretará a Cameron, exitoso productor conocido por sus citas con chicas jóvenes. Solemani será Bobby, escritora y directora que ha conocido el éxito con una película feminista de bajo presupuesto.

Suranne Jones (Gentleman Jack, Doctor Foster) protagonizará y producirá la historia de la cinco veces campeona de boxeo Jane Couch, basada en 'The Final Round', sus memorias.

CBS encarga Clarice, secuela de The Silence of the Lambs centrada en la detective Starling en 1993 mientras persigue a asesinos en serie y depredadores sexuales en Washington D.C. Escrita y producida por Alex Kurtzman (Fringe, Alias) y Jenny Lumet (Star Trek: Discovery).

Paramount Network ha encargado Mayor of Kingstown, drama de Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone) y Hugh Dillon ambientado en un pequeño pueblo de Michigan que depende de las prisiones federales, estatales y privadas que hay en él y centrado en la familia McClusky, influyentes intermediarios entre la policía, los criminales y los políticos.

Freeform ha encargado Last Summer, thriller que transcurre en tres veranos de los años 90 en un pequeño pueblo de Texas y explora el cambio de dinámicas de popularidad. Protagonizada por Chiara Aurelia (Tell Me Your Secrets), Mika Abdalla (Project MC2), Michael Landes (Silent Witness), Froy Gutierrez (Light as a Feather, Teen Wolf), Harley Quinn Smith (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood), Allius Barnes (Unbelievable, PEN15), Blake Lee (Parks and Recreation, Mixology), Nathaniel Ashton y Brooklyn Sudano (Taken, 11.22.63) y producida por Jessica Biel (The Sinner, Limetown).

Peacock ha encargado diez episodios del revival de Punky Brewster.

Peacock ha encargado Girls5Eva, comedia sobre un grupo musical femenino de los 90 con un solo éxito que se reúne para intentarlo de nuevo. Producida por Tina Fey (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) y escrita por Meredith Scardino (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Saturday Night Live).

AMC ha encargado Soulmates, antología romántica y de ciencia ficción ambientada quince años en el futuro, cuando un test científico puede determinar inequívocamente quién es tu alma gemela. Cada episodio contará una historia diferente. Con Malin Akerman (Billions, The Comeback), Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad, Life in Pieces), Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things, El secreto de Marrowbone), JJ Feild (Turn, New Amsterdam), Sarah Snook (Succession), David Costabile (Billions, Breaking Bad), Sonya Cassidy (Lodge 49, Humans), Joe Anderson (The Divide, Hannibal), Steven Mackintosh (Luther, Lucky Man) y Tom Goodman-Hill (Humans, Mr. Selfridge). Creada y producida por Will Bridges (Black Mirror, Stranger Things) y Brett Goldstein y basada en su cortometraje For Life.

Hulu ha encargado una comedia sobre tres extraños que comparten una obsesión por los true crime y de pronto se ven envueltos en uno. Protagonizada por Steve Martin (Father of the Bride, Parenthood) y Martin Short (Damages, ¡Three Amigos!). Creada por Martin y John Hoffman (Grace and Frankie, Looking). Producida por Dan Fogelman (This Is Us, Galavant), Jess Rosenthal (This Is Us), Martin, Short y Hoffman.

Fechas

The Stranger llega a Netflix el 30 de enero

Cherish the Day se estrena en OWN el 11 de febrero

La segunda temporada de Flack se estrena en Pop el 13 de marzo

La tercera temporada de Westworld se estrena en HBO el 15 de marzo

La segunda temporada de Black Monday se estrena en Showtime el 15 de marzo

The Plot Against America se estrena en HBO el 16 de marzo

La cuarta y última temporada de Brockmire se estrena en IFC el 18 de marzo

Motherland: Fort Salem se estrena en Freeform el 18 de marzo

La cuarta temporada de One Day at a Time se estrena en Pop el 24 de marzo

La segunda temporada de Tacoma FD se estrena en truTV el 26 de marzo

La tercera temporada de Siren se estrena en Freeform el 2 de abril

La cuarta temporada de Insecure llega a HBO el 12 de abril

The Walking Dead: World Beyond se estrena en AMC el 12 de abril

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels se estrena en Showtime el 26 de abril

La quinta temporada de Billions se estrena en Showtime el 3 de mayo

Solar Oposites llega a Hulu el 8 de mayo

The Great llega a Hulu el 15 de mayo

La segunda temporada de Ramy llega a Hulu el 29 de mayo

Snowpiercer se estrena en TNT el 31 de mayo

La tercera temporada de The Chi se estrena en Showtime el 5 de julio

Tráilers y promos

BoJack Horseman - Últimos episodios

Little Fires Everywhere

The Stranger

Normal People

Black Monday - Temporada 2

The Chi - Temporada 3

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

Shrill - Temporada 2

High Town

Insecure - Temporada 4

The Great

Dispatches from Elsewhere

Diary of a Future President

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - Temporada 3

Inside No. 9 - Temporada 5

Motherland: Fort Salem

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Based on the atypical by Roald Dahl. Book by David Greig. Music by Marc Shaiman. Lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. With songs from the cine by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. Directed by Jack O’Brien. Until Jan. 6 at the Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W. Mirvish.com or 416-872-1212.

In the apple of Willy Wonka, affluence is the mother of invention. Want a three-course meal in a tiny bit of gum? Done. Want a Mary Poppins-level argot bewilderment for a confectionery name? But of course. Want a absolutely comestible bewitched forest? Why yes, the Bonbon Man can.

But applying the aforementioned argumentation to a agreeable is not a aureate admission to greatness. Jack O’Brien’s 2017 Broadway assembly of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the best contempo musicalized adaptation of Roald Dahl’s novel, radically reworked the London apple premiere, which had an basal affair of abjection and banal strife. The North American adaptation did a 180 degree-turn, aptitude on the amusing elements of a wealthy, aberrant bonbon maker, a bewitched factory, and a rag-tag aggregation of abhorrent children, and one about aboriginal poor boy and his grandfather.

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According to O’Brien, the touring adaptation that’s now at the Princess of Wales Theatre with Mirvish Productions is alike brighter, happier and added active than its predecessor, which bankrupt on Broadway afterwards beneath than a year.

O’Brien’s assembly is absolutely sweet, with a colour palette as acute as a sourball (set and apparel architecture by Nicholas Skilbeck) and an ensemble that’s on a abiding amoroso aerial (choreography by Joshua Bergasse). But removing the absinthian atmosphere in Dahl’s adventure adds some overcomplication to the musical: there’s a conceit that brings Willy Wonka (Noah Weisberg) into the aboriginal act, assuming as a bonbon abundance buyer and watching the uproar over his aureate admission challenge from the arena level.

In the disguise, he forms a accord with adolescent Charlie Bucket (Henry Boshart on aperture day, who shares the role with Collin Jeffery and Rueby Wood), who, in this version, is chocolate-obsessed and a Willy Wonka uberfan. This aboriginal accord ability explain Charlie’s absurd analysis of the final aureate ticket, but doesn’t abide in the additional act, which takes abode absolutely in the factory. Wonka resumes his about bananas affecting ambit from the winners, a above antecedent of ball afterwards the annihilation that ensues — which, I can’t deny, are clumsily funny if additionally a abominable abandonment from the show’s acidity — and Charlie isn’t at all abashed by the actuality that he knew his idol all along.

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The banter that survives in this assembly mostly apropos the spoofable ancillary of Generation Z: Violet Beauregarde (Brynn Williams) is a amusing media celebrity for her ballsy gum-chewing, managed by her smooth-talking ancestor (David Samuel), and Mike Teavee (Daniel Quadrino) is a hacker beneath abode arrest who calls any developed a loser, and drives his ’50s-era mother (Madeleine Doherty) to drink.

The others are calmly apparent from antecedent versions: Augustus Gloop (Matt Wood) and his mother (Kathy Fitzgerald) are still all-around sausage-lovers, and Veruca Salt (Jessica Cohen) is still a baby daddy’s girl, but to a Russian brigand (Nathaniel Hackmann).

But the assembly resists any added added reading, added than the archetypal “follow your dreams” assignment depicted in the civil “If Your Ancestor Were Here,” articulate by Mrs. Bucket (Amanda Rose), during which she dances with the apparition of her husband, which doesn’t do abundant for the assuming of mothers in agreeable theatre.

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That is one of the new songs that hearkens aback to the 1971 blur starring Gene Wilder that so inspires the production, which appearance “The Bonbon Man,” “I’ve Got a Aureate Ticket/Grandpa Joe” and “Pure Imagination.” The admittance of those songs strums the affection strings, the closing creating an abnormally serene moment of awe afterwards the thrills of entering the factory. But those songs appearance how abundant the blow of the account bombards the admirers with assumption and speed.

One aspect that deserves able acclaim is its access to the ambiguous Oompa Loompas, which I won’t blemish here. With this device, Charlie and the Chocolate Branch nails the mix of arbitrary joy it strives for (if you avoid the colonial accordance of Wonka extenuative their tribe).

It’s adamantine not to anticipate about the musicalized adaptation of Matilda, addition admired Dahl story, which succeeded in all-embracing both the ablaze and the aphotic in the story. Salty flavours can generally enhance the sweet.

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Carly Maga is a Toronto-based theatre analyzer and a freelance contributor for the Star. Follow her on Twitter: @RadioMaga

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