yet another capricious act by a capricious man

olivia, twenty seven, sweeney todd is actually the best musical of all time, "you're always shitting on andrew lloyd webber but you're obsessed with one of his musicals??" -anonymous.

[andrewlloydwebber]

sorry but the kid who plays edgar/little boy in the obc of ragtime is iconic. no other child actor has ever measured up in this or any other role. "this is sarah's baby... you want a cookie?" this alex strange kid is the perfect 90's socially inappropriate weirdo with unexplained clairvoyant powers. i mean, they must have cut "harry houdini, master escapist" not just because of saving money on the magic trick, but because no one can match alex's energy. the lore goes so deep. baby paul dano played the role pre-broadway in toronto, but declined to continue because he wanted to play with his basketball team. tony winner brandon uranowitz played the role after but was let go, but he would later play tateh in the broadway revival. lea michele was the little girl and bullying her understudy even then. but alex's delivery of all his lines will always win.

[gay--dog]

was looking for something earlier and i didnt find it but i did find this thing so thats good

[andrewlloydwebber]

it irritates me that the cops get a solo line in the finale of sweeney todd. they're present, but not major characters. give johanna an additional solo. thx steve

[transattacks]

not seeing a lot of people on here talking about ICE murdering another man yesterday. His name was Lorenzo Salgado Arajou. He was a Mexican man living in Huston Texas. He was killed at age 52 and lived the past 35 years here in the USA, and was in the process of obtaining a work permit. He was shot and killed during a traffic stop that ICE claims was part of a targeted operation, and claimed he was “weaponizing his vehicle”- the same claim ICE agents made when they shot and murdered Renee Good.

During the stop, Lorenzo had 3 coworkers with him in his truck who have all been taken into ICE custody.

His family described Lorenzo as a hardworking family man who didn’t deserve to be killed. All he wanted was to provide for his wife and see his sons become great people. His eldest son recognized his father by his cries and pleas when trying to identify who the victim was.

The Salgado Araujo family has set up a gofundme to help with funeral and legal costs, and to help keep their family supported since Lorenzo was the sole provider.

Donate to In Loving Memory of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52 Years Old, organized by LULAC Institute, Inc.

On the morning of July 7, 2026, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was ta… LULAC Institute, Inc. needs your support for In Loving Memory of Lorenzo Salg

[imdrinkingmiso]

I am doing whatever the opposite of locked in is .

[taavicleric]

I am locked out. I am in the parking lot. The rain is coming.

[andrewlloydwebber]

wow they really don't let 40+ year olds play christine anymore

[armandology]

fuuuuck i just realized that the future idealized version of myself cant exist without current me being the catalyst for change and doing hard things. has anybody heard about this

[plumslices]

Dawn and Twilight bed by Emile Galle

[animentality]

[carlottagiudicellivevo]

just as a heads up, phantom of the opera poster @/filthybonnet / @/filthy-bonnet is an unrepentant racist terf who made a hyphenated new version of her username to start reblogging from people who blocked her old account and you should probably block her new one too

[andrewlloydwebber]

I hate "immersive Phantom" and its racist director. the long time phans know the real "immersive phantom" and it doesn't involve escalators in the middle of the show... it involves even more grandeur and spectacle... some may even call it "Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular"

(photos from the sadly inactive @operafantomet )

Custom built theatre? ✅

Large cast and orchestra? ✅

Beautiful costumes and sets? ✅

Not standing around awkwardly? ✅

Rearranging and cutting a few things... well okay they did that too but it mostly works

i will never forgive all involved who closed phantom on broadway and brought back this weird reheated nacho reanimated staggering zombie thing like 2 years later! let her rest in peace! all the talented artist deserve so much better than whatever the hell "masquerade" is. phantom belongs in a proscenium house!

[maryfitzroy]

"Is the phantom of the opera an incel" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate,

[maryfitzroy]

I get where you’re coming from but he very much does kill people and cause a fair amount of terror. it’s kind of a big part of the story.

[mindllessdreaming]

and the winner of superwholock is officially??? no one. we all lost. congrats team

[buggyhuman]

[andrewlloydwebber]

i saw the first preview of dave malloy's black swan ask me anything

[andrewlloydwebber]

intermittent reminder that glenn slater is a terrible lyricist, especially when he's filling in for someone else (howard ashman or charles hart)

[thememedaddy]

[andrewlloydwebber]

a24 needs to make a passion movie musical starring lady gaga as fosca. i've said this before. honestly, i think passion is sondheim's most cinematic show. i've been diving into sondheimology even more lately, and i think steve would approve of my vision. passion needs to be intense.