[gildedagecreatorscotillion]

STARTING TOMORROW!!

20 July: The Gardens of Newport

21 July: Secret Affair

22 July: Aboard the Yacht

23 July: “My Mind is Made Up”

24 July: A Night at the Metropolitan

25 July: I Didn't Expect To See You Here 

26 July: A Journey Out West

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[through-my-memoirs]

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Michael Arden, Kate Baldwin, Lauren Kennedy and Thom Christopher Warren sing You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow/Love Will See Us Through from Follies [New York, 19th March 2005]

[lilias-craven]

Caved and preordered the Diana Rigg biography because I am in the mood for gossip (and still will be in two months' time) and I feel like there will be a lot of it in this given that it is written by Ms. "Thank you for interviewing me today, let me talk about my teenage foray into lesbian sex, and consumption of my mother's remains as a pre-show ritual"

[iwannabeaswampwitch]

Lots of drama in our household

[alsophila-grahami]

mutuals to sit under this thing with

[lilias-craven]

I love Mother Abbess and her curtain call pride flags

[trb752]

Kodak Coquette Camera with matching lipstick and compact, 1930

[unalivejournal]

If you're a man and a showrunner first of all you need to kill yourself

[tofublock]

which duck are you?

[lilias-craven]

I’ve been summoned. Here’s my, I think sufficiently unhinged scenario. Kelli O’hara’s new show is an original musical written in the golden age, R&H style, however she is the supporting actress to Lea Michelle, who will also attempt to sing in the classical soprano style. The book and lyrics are written by Ryan Murphy and Jamie Lloyd is the director. There is no cast album and Kelli will not perform any of the songs in concert. The only way to listen to Kelli’s songs is to watch the entire show.

Welcome back! I've missed you.

Firstly, I'm assuming the show is on Broadway, and if so, all of this would be impossible for me practically speaking. But we're living in a world where Ryan Murphy can write lyrics, so let's also pretend teleportation exists. (I don't know that he can't, but... the little I've seen of his writing tells me I wouldn't like them.)

I'd need more details on exactly how small this supporting role is, but yeah, I'd probably go and suffer through all of that to see her.

[lilias-craven]

also contributing an anonymous ask: if you could revive any musical right now (assuming money is no concern), what would it be and who’s in it/who’s directing?

The Light in the Piazza. Victoria Clark directing and Kelli O'Hara as Margaret.

[lilias-craven]

i came here to send something silly on anon but then thought wait i actually do have a question you might be able to answer. is there a reason there are so many incredible broadway actresses on the gilded age? like it’s not a musical, right? is it just a coincidence? does the casting director just know a lot of musical theatre people? i am very happy they are getting paid i am just so confused. sorry if this is a question that’s been answered a bunch lmaoo

I think it's a combination of a few things.

They film in New York so the pool of actors there tends to be people who do more theatre. The same reason Elsbeth and Law and Order etc. have a lot of Broadway actors as guest stars.

They started filming in 2020 so those actors had a lot more availability. (I don't think this actually had as much of an impact as some people say as I believe they'd started doing table reads before everything shut down, but it probably had a slight impact on later seasons.)

And then when it comes to auditions and casting, I think stage actors are just more suited to this sort of show because a lot of it is very theatrical. And it's kind of become their thing, so I guess there's possibly an element of "which Tony nominee/winner's talents can we waste on this two minute scene?" going on in the casting room now.

(And you're right, it's not a musical, but they could and should find a way to let Audra McDonald sing. Her character is canonically musical.)

[womanlvr777]

how the fuck do i get people to start sending anonymous asks this shit looks fun guys i'm lesbian and bored ask me shit

[atlantidea]

IMAGINE ME & YOU (2005) dir. Ol Parker

[redstonedust]

some people like to get mad at disability benefits because they think its unfair people who dont work get a payout from the government while they have to work 50 hours at the human suffering factory every week. but if you tell them "yeah that sucks i think you should also get a universal allowance and not have to work 50 hours at the human suffering factory every week" thats apparently the wrong answer.

[lilias-craven]

Wait

[lilias-craven]

I think I would have an easier time with this fic if I could go inside Enid's head for 5 minutes