#stuart zagnit

[glimeres]

2000, Rosie O'Donnell Show - Eartha Kitt (feat. Adam Grupper and Stuart Zagnit) performs Moving Uptown from LaChiusa's The Wild Party

[probablygayattorneys]

Fun fact! I was so lucky to meet the original voice of Professor Oak in the English dub of the anime at a theatre related event (it was a reunion concert for Newsies, which was in the original Broadway cast for) a few years ago and he was one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. Not only did he record a video for my brother in his Professor Oak voice encouraging him to keep at it to become a Pokèmon master, he signed two different Oak Pokèmon cards AND when I mentioned Pokèmon he reached into his backpack, pulled it out and signed and gave it to me for free!

But my true coup de gras of the night was that he recorded my voicemail box. This was years ago and before I came out as non-binary so he does deadname me and it makes it really confusing when applying for jobs and stuff but I’m only going to change it if I have the chance to meet Charles Martinet or Christopher Robin Miller.

[noys-boise]

Roman Joseph Cycowski

Erwin Bootz

Harry Frommermann

Robert Biberti

Ari Leschnikoff

Erich Collin

You haven't heard these names because the nazis made sure to erase every trace of them. But they were there. Three of them were jewish. Three of them were not. They were the comedian harmonists. At one point the most popular singers in europe. They were together between 1928 and 1935 when they were forced to disband.

Harmony closes on Broadway today. It was telling their story. It never found the right audience despite having music written by Barry Manilow, despite theatre legend Chip Zien being perhaps the most central character (despite the role not being in the original script at all), despite Sierra Boggess of Phantom of the opera fame, Julie Benko of Funny girl fame, Blake Roman of Hazbin hotel and the rest of these talented actors who aren't known yet (they will he, i trust it). Danny Kornfeld. Eric Peters. Zal Owen. Sean Bell. Steven Telsey. Allison Semmes. Stuart Zagnit (original english voice actor of Professor Oak in Pokemon fun fact) and everyone else who worked on this wonderful show. They deserved more. Harmony deserved more. This musical that makes me cry everytime deserved so much better. I hope it will find an audience one day.

Happy trails Harmony. May the comedian harmonists' memory live on in one way or another.

[babybluees-blog]

musicals make me think that not everything in this world is shit ♥️🎶

[wesupchurch]

Team Triforce with the stars of the the Pokémon Anime: Jason Paige, Veronica Taylor, and Stuart Zagnit. That's right, we got the Pokémon Theme Song singer, the voice of Ash Ketchum, and the voice of Professor Oak, all in one picture. Thank you to each of them for participating in Pokécon Memphis. @wesupchurch @jasonpaige @theveronicat @stuzagnit @kendallfire98 @teamtriforcetcg #pokeconmemphis #pokemon #pokemonanime #pokemontheme #pokemoncommunity #pokemoncards #pokemonfan #pokemontrainer #pokémon #pokemontcg (at Memphis Music Room) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoTm4potPnJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[john-cardoza]

me formatting newsies cast lists like

[needsmoreexplosions]

I met Professor Oak!

[wicked1280px]

2015

Stuart Zagnit (The Wizard) & Emily Koch (Elphaba)

2nd National Tour Company; USA - Photo by Joan Marcus

[dreamcastingbroadway]

Dreamcasting Broadway: GYPSY

“Here she is boys! Here she is world! Here’s Rose!”

Dreamcasting Broadway: Gypsy

Audra McDonald as Madame Rose

Jasmine Cephas Jones as Louise

Brian d’Arcy James as Herbie

Dana Steingold as June

Jordan Fisher as Tulsa

Lesli Margherita as Mazeppa

Peppermint as Tessie Tura

Annie Golden as Electra/Miss Cratchitt

Alexandra Billings as Alt. Madame Rose

Sydney Elise Russell as Baby Louise

Avery Sell as Baby June

Adam Grupper as Weber/Phil/Ensemble (Mr. Goldstone/Pastey u/s, Uncle Jocko/Cigar u/s, Pop/Kringelein u/s)

Ahmad Simmons as Yonkers/Farm Boy/Ensemble (Tulsa u/s)

Alayna Martus as Balloon Girl/Ensemble (Baby June u/s, Baby Louise u/s)

Alexander Bello as Newsboy/Ensemble

Britney Coleman as Hollywood Blonde/Ensemble (Louise u/s)

Casey Garvin as Bourgeron-Cochon/Farm Boy/Ensemble (Tulsa u/s)

Eddie Korbich as Pop/Kringelein/Ensemble (Herbie u/s)

Eloise Kropp as Agnes/Ensemble (June u/s)

Gabriel Amoroso as Clarence/Newsboy/Ensemble

Gregory Liles as Kansas/Farm Boy/Ensemble

Julie Reiber as Ensemble (Mazeppa u/s, Tessie Tura u/s, Electra/Miss Cratchitt u/s)

Justin Prescott as Little Rock/Farm Boy/Ensemble

Kennedy Caughell as Hollywood Blonde/Ensemble (Louise u/s)

L. Morgan Lee as Renée/Ensemble (Mazeppa u/s, Tessie Tura u/s, Electra/Miss Cratchitt u/s)

Mary Claire King as Hollywood Blonde/Cow/Ensemble

Michael Graceffa as L.A./Farm Boy/Onstage Swing/Ensemble

Sam Middleton as Newsboy/Ensemble

Samantha Pollino as Hollywood Blonde/Ensemble (June u/s)

Scott Stangland as Mr. Goldstone/Pastey/Ensemble

Stuart Zagnit as Uncle Jocko/Cigar/Ensemble (Herbie u/s)

Sydney Mei Ruf-Wong as Hollywood Blonde/Cow/Ensemble

Camden Gonzales as Swing

Eliza Ohman as Swing

Stephen Carrasco as Swing

T. Oliver Reid as Swing 

[outoftowninac]

LUCKY STIFF

1988

Lucky Stiff is a musical by Stephen Flaherty with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens based upon the 1983 book The Man Who Broke the Bank in Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth. 

It was the first produced collaboration between Flaherty and Ahrens, who went on to great success with Ragtime (1998), Once on This Island (1990), Seussical (2000) and other hit shows. 

The musical takes place in England, Atlantic City and Monte Carlo. The time is now, or very recently.

Downtrodden English shoe salesman Harry receives the unexpected news that he has inherited a fortune from his late Uncle Anthony, on the condition that he takes Anthony’s dead body on a special trip to Monte Carlo. If Harry fails, the money will go to the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn. However, also hot on the tail of Uncle Anthony’s money is Rita, Anthony’s lover with whom he embezzled $6 million behind her husband’s back. And hot on Rita’s trail is her brother Vinnie, who has been blamed for the crime.

‘LUCKY’ PRODUCTION HISTORY

Lucky Stiff was created and first performed off-Broadway Playwrights Horizons  in April 1988, winning the Richard Rodgers Award. The show starred Stephen Stout, Julie White, Stuart Zagnit and Mary Testa.

The musical was next produced at Maryland’s Olney Theatre in May 1989, starring Evan Pappas, winning the 1990 Helen Hayes Award for Best Musical. 

A 1994 studio cast recording included Pappas, Judy Blazer, Testa, Jason Graae, Debbie Shapiro Gravitte, Paul Kandel and Patrick Quinn.

In 1994, the musical had its British debut in the midlands, and in 1997 it had a West End production starring Frances Ruffelle, Paul Baker, and Tracie Bennett.

In October 2003, it was presented as part of York Theatre's Musicals in Mufti concert series, starring Zagnit, Testa, Malcolm Gets, and Janet Metz.

A feature film version of Lucky Stiff premiered at the 2014 Montreal World Film Festival. It stars Dominic Marsh, Don Amendolia, Nikki M. James, Jason Alexande, Mary Birdsong, and Dennis Farina. 

THE ATLANTIC CITY CONNECTION

In a prologue, the chorus sets the scene in a song titled “Something Funny’s Going On”:

ALL (sung): Something funny’s going on And it isn’t very pretty.  This is how it all began, With the murder of a man.  Bang! RITA shoots HARRY (spoken): Oops! ALL (sung): In Atlantic City, New Jersey.

After opening scenes set in England, the action shifts to Atlantic City, New Jersey, home of Rita LaPorta, whose late husband was manager of an (unnamed) Atlantic City casino. 

SOLICITOR to HARRY: “Due to an unfortunate accident, your Uncle, Mr. Tony Hendon of Atlantic City, New Jersey, has passed on. Apparently, casino managers do quite well in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In US dollars, Mr.  Witherspoon, a currency I find highly distasteful, your Uncle left you...six millions dollars!” 

Rita is presented as the typical New Jersey Italian-American mob wife in the style of Carmella Soprano in “The Sopranos” or Angela DeMarco in Married to the Mob. Rita is extremely nearsighted, but luckily, her brother Vinny Di Ruzzio is an optometrist at Atlantic City Optometry. 

VINNIE to a PATIENT: “Is this your first visit to Atlantic City Optometry, Mr. Loomis?”

A production at University of Southern Oregon included a poster for the business. The poster gives the address as Baltic Avenue in Atlantic City. The real road was immortalized in the game Monopoly! Since it is the cheapest property on the board, we can assume Vinny’s practice is not exactly catering to an upscale cliental. 

Rita barges into her brother’s office brandishing a newspaper. In the film version, the newspaper masthead reads Atlantic City Bugle. This is a fictional newspaper. Atlantic City Press was (and is) the newspaper of record in the shore town. 

Rita enlists her brother’s help in tracking down the heart-shaped box of diamonds she stole.  Off they go to the south of France, leaving Atlantic City behind. The city by the sea is mentioned again during the play’s climactic ending. 

RITA, pointing a gun at ANNABEL: “Where is that heart-shaped box?” ANNABEL: “It’s...it’s in Atlantic City!” 

DEAD UNCLE TONY, confessing: “I knew that bullet that killed Luigi was meant for me. I owed the guy. So I came up with a plan, fast. I planted my own obituary in the Atlantic City papers so people would think I was dead.” 

‘LUCKY’ / AC NJ TRIVIA

Atlantic City was not included in the original book, which is set exclusively in Europe. It was the innovation of Lynn Ahrens to ground the show in the United States before moving the action to the Continent. Las Vegas being further afield, Atlantic City it was!  

Flaherty and Ahrens returned to Atlantic City as a setting in Ragtime. Click here to read about it!  

The film cast includes several prominent actors from New Jersey: Jason Alexander (Livingston) and Nikki James (Summit), as well as Don Amendolia (Woodbury), Mary Birdsong (Long Beach Island), and Wesley Taylor (Elizabeth). Stage performers from New Jersey include Stuart Zagnit (New Brunswick) and Judy Blazer (Dover). 

Although Lucky Stiff has not to date been performed on Broadway, it has had several New Jersey community, college, and high school productions. 

The first time the musical was heard at the Dramatists Guild workshop, the authors were told to start again from scratch. The original piece wasn't funny enough or silly enough. Stephen Flaherty says that there are basically two completely different scores for for the show; before, and after the workshop. Annie Golden played Annabelle in the workshop. 

Ahrens found her copy of Butterworth's novel at sale of old books from the Pierpont Morgan Library. Interestingly, the Morgan Library figures prominently in the climax of Ragtime, another F&A musical. 

The character of Annabelle Glick was originally named Annabelle Smith.  

The song "Times Like This" was written to replace another song called "I Wouldn't Waste My Time" that was deemed too sad. The song "Times Like This" is featured on Christiane Noll's album A Broadway Love Story.

[beyondtheblonde]

Newsies - Broadway

27 July 2012 | Unknown’s master Format: mp3, tracked

Cast: Mike Faist [u/s Jack Kelly], Ben Fankhauser [Davey Jacobs], Kara Lindsay [Katherine Plumber], Andrew Keenan-Bolger [Crutchie], John Dossett [Joseph Pulitzer], Julie Foldesi [u/s Medda Larkin], Matthew Schechter [Les Jacobs], Ryan Breslin [Race], Andy Richardson [Romeo], Brendon Stimson [Oscar Delancey], Michael Fatica [u/s Morris Delancey], Ryan Steele [Specs], Evan Kasprzak [Elmer], Jack Scott [Albert], John E Brady [Wiesel/Mr. Jacobi/Mayor], Stuart Marland [Snyder], Kevin Carolan [Theodore Roosevelt], Kyle Coffman [Henry], Jess LeProtto [Buttons], JP Ferreri [Sniper/Scab], Mark Aldrich [Seitz], Nick Sullivan [Bunsen], Laurie Veldheer [Hannah], Ephraim Sykes [Mush], Thayne Jasperson [Darcy] Notes: JP’s first performance; Mike/Julie’s first time as Jack/Medda.

Newsies - Broadway

September 4, 2012 | cursetheflame’s master Format: mp3, untracked Cast: Jeremy Jordan (Jack Kelly), Ben Fankhauser (Davey Jacobs), Kara Lindsay (Katherine Plumber), Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Crutchie), John Dossett (Joseph Pulitzer), Capathia Jenkins (Medda Larkin), Matthew Schechter (Les Jacobs), Jack Scott (u/s Race), Andy Richardson (Romeo), Brendon Stimson (Oscar Delancey), Mike Faist (Morris Delancey), Ryan Steele (Specs), Evan Kasprzak (Elmer), Garett Hawe (Albert), John E Brady (Wiesel/Mr. Jacobi/Mayor), Stuart Marland (Snyder), Stuart Zagnit (u/s Theodore Roosevelt), Kyle Coffman (Henry), Jess LeProtto (Buttons), JP Ferreri (Sniper/Scab), Mark Aldrich (Seitz), Nick Sullivan (Bunsen), Laurie Veldheer (Hannah), Ephraim Sykes (Mush) Notes: Jeremy's final performance

[gaycey-sketchit]

(Gary anon) Yeah, I'm pretty certain we'll get clips way before the next Netflix drop, so we likely won't be waiting long. (Probably because Gary feels like he hasn't changed that much with his lines or quips compared to others after the VA changes. Somehow, I think his snarking towards Goh won't as malicious as OS. Close, but leaning a bit towards DP. Also, we get to hear "Ashy-boy"! Speaking of dub, I wonder Iris' VA will come back or be replaced. To my knowledge she's not on the team anymore)

I'm so excited!!

Yeah, probably. I honestly just... never felt like he made as much of an effort with his other roles--he's had his moments, but for the most part my opinions on his work as James, Meowth, and Professor Oak are just "okay, I guess." (Though to be fair, Eric Stuart, Maddie Blaustein, and Stuart Zagnit were very tough acts to follow, they all put so much heart into the characters they voiced.)

Anyway! Yeah, I can't imagine Gary ever being as abrasive to anyone as he was to Ash in Indigo League again at this point--I think he's matured past that.

Yeah, we get to hear "Ashy-boy" again! For the first time in over a decade!

Oh, yeah, that is something to wonder about. I guess we'll find out at some point in the next three months.

[ghostlypawn]

Unpopular general opinion I want to get off my chest: Stuart Zagnit should have reprised his role as Professor Oak in the Detective Pikachu movie

strongly agree | agree | neutral | disagree | strongly disagree

so true bestie <3

[incorrect-pokespe-quotes]

Each dex holders voice actors and how would they sound like

Red : justin briner (cloud - ffvii machinabridge)

Green : xander mobus (joker persona 5)

Blue : amber lee connors (android 18 dbza)

Yellow : aderu moro (herself)

Gold : kevin miller (sly cooper) or sean schemmel (goku)

Silver : daniel southworth (main DMC vergil)

Kris : mae whitman (katara)

Ruby : patrick m seymour (laguna from fiona frightening)

Sapphire : laura bailey (herself)

Emerald : debi derryberry (google it yourself)

Diamond : yuri lowenthall (spiderman)

Pearl : Jamie Mcgonnigal (pokemon anime barry)

Platinum : jeannie tirado (android 21)

Black : josh keaton (jak from jak and daxter)

White : megami33(in general)

Lack two : kaiserneko (trunks dbza)

Whi two : erica lineback (futaba persona 5)

X : alessandro juliani (L death note)

Y : abby trott (maya fey)

Sun : james arnold taylor (ratchet from ratchet and clank)

Moon : rachel lillies (misty)

Giovanni : george newbern (superman)

Oak : stuart zagnit

Looker : david tennant

N : johnny yong bosch (jonathan joestar)

[thegoldminor]

If dexholders had a voice, and who and how would they voice them

Red - Justin briner (TFS Cloud strife)

Green (male) - Xander Mobus (joker persona 5)

Blue (female) - rachael leigh cook (tifa)

Yellow - Aderu Moro (herself)

Gold - kevin miller (sly cooper)

Silver - Ben diskin ( young xehanort)

Crystal - mae whitman (katara)

Ruby - patrick seymour (laguna)

Sapphire - Laura bailey (herself)

Emerald - debi derryberry (jimmy neutron)

Diamond- yuri lowenthall (spiderman)

Pearl- Jammie Mcgonnigal (barry)

Platinum- xanthe huynh (haru okumura)

Black- anthony del rio (pit)

White - also laura bailey (mary jane)

Lack-two - chris niosi (himself)

Whi-two - kira buckland (TFS aerith)

X - aaron fox (L)

Y - corrine sudberg (TFS bulma)

Sun - Veronica taylor

Moon - Rachael Lillies

Extra

Giovanni - george newborn (sephiroth OG dub)

Prof oak - stuart zagnit(obvs)

Looker - david tennant