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@nyphilemonic
Hi everybody :P
This is my blog where I talk about obscure musicals, my life as a theatre student, and Much More!
Follow this blog if you would like to learn about musicals that nobody talks about anymore!
Keep in mind that not every musical I post about is "obscure", sometimes I'll just post here as an outlet.
Main blog: @fullmoondelinquent
FANTASTICKS BROADWAY CASTING BREAKDOWN!!!!!!!! BIGGEST THEATRICAL NEWS OF THE NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All characters are listed as "All Ethnicities." Also, "LGBTQIA+ identifying performers are encouraged to audition."
Lewis Lead. Male. 18 A boy-next-door romantic idealist who hungers for more than his small-town life. Energetic and playful with an active imagination. A very strong tenor voice.
Hmmmmm. Is Lewis eighteen in the script now? Possibly in hopes of keeping the show safe from age gap complaints? It wouldn't be the end of the world, but the character feels so sixteen.
Matt Lead. Male. 19 Handsome in a boyish way. An innocent, romantic and kind young man. Proud, honest, hopeful and loving. He yearns to be respected like a man. A very strong baritone or baritenor voice. El Gallo Lead. Male. 35-55 A sexy, mysterious, and dangerously handsome gallant. The narrator of the play. He represents everything Lewis is enamored with. A very strong baritone voice. Bessie Mae Bellomy Lead. Female. 40-60 Lewis’ mother. Also a meticulous gardener. Like Mildred, she wants her son to fall in love with Matt and live happily within her garden walls. Has great, subtle comic timing and a strong musical theatre soprano.
Hey Fantasticks on Broadway, get a proofreader. I doubt Mildred wants her son to fall in love with Matt. Anyway, with that "strong musical theatre soprano," I'm guessing they're keeping Bessie Mae doing the Luisa harmonies like they worked out with Lisa Vroman in the CV Rep production. I wouldn't be surprised if Vroman is in the running, she's about the level of "name" I've been expecting for this.
Mildred Hucklebee Lead. Female. 40-60 Matt’s mother. Bold and buxom. A former navy soldier and meticulous gardener. Honest yet eccentric. Wants her son to fall in love with Lewis and live happily within her garden walls. Has great, subtle comic timing and a strong musical theatre alto.
...buxom? Interesting thing to specify.
Henry Lead. Male. 60-80 An aging, over-the-top thespian. Was a world-famous stage actor in his day. Has no idea he is no longer a star. A comedian with great comic timing and a strong sense of physical comedy, even if slight and simple. Carries himself with grace and poise although he can hardly walk. Non-singing role.
No mention of drag, hmmmmm. I wonder if that's been dropped. Or if it was ever actually in the script. Also, interesting that he apparently was actually super famous once?
Mortimer Lead. Male. 50-75 Henry’s goofing sidekick with a cockney accent. Odd, off-centered and distinct, in appearance and behavior. Has no idea Henry is no longer a star. An excellent physical comedian with great comic timing. The Mute Lead. All Genders. 18-35 A speechless presence who watches and acts as the wall. An excellent dancer and have great miming abilities, as well as the ability to hold still for a long period of time.
How much dancing is the Mute going to do. Don't overcomplicate this, Christopher Gattelli.
Also, there's an end date! February 7. About what I'd figured, with the next production starting in March.
Posted this to a lesbian community thing on here already but I want to talk about this show forever so I'm cross-posting it on main because I said so <3
Hey, I have zero idea how many of y'all are into musical theatre but I wanted to hype up one of my favourite (LESBIAN) musicals of all time!
It's called Fun Home and I feel like no one really talks about it despite it being insanely good and winning multiple Tony Awards.
It's based on a graphic novel memoir by Alison Bechdel (also called Fun Home) and follows her throughout her childhood and young adulthood as she grows into her identity as a butch lesbian. It also documents her complicated, and oftentimes strained relationship with her emotionally volatile father who was a severely repressed gay man during a time where being gay was wildly unacceptable (the show takes place primarily during the 1960s and 1970s).
It's a masterpiece of a musical and I cannot praise it enough. It has so many great songs...
+ Welcome To Our House On Maple Avenue <- A song about trying to pose as an idyllic nuclear family, with cracks breaking through primarily due to an unstable and volatile Father.
+ Changing My Major <- A song about how wonderful lesbian sex is, very heartfelt but also light-hearted and goofy. Our protagonist is an anxiety ridden butch lesbian, and it shows in this song.
+ Raincoat of Love <- A song about escapism and dreaming of the idyllic nuclear family situation you try desperately to portray yourself as.
+ Ring of Keys <- A song about the inherent beauty of butch lesbians and the feeling of finding fleeting kinship in other queer people you see around you, even if you never directly interact. Told from the perspective of a young child, who is still unaware she's queer but feels that deep bond nonetheless. This song changed my life and I mean that.
+ Telephone Wire <- A song about trying to connect to a parent figure (in this case, our protagonist's father) in an attempt to find kinship and finally address the elephant in the room which is their mutual status as queer people.
Best part is the musical soundtrack is very thorough, so you can just listen to the entire soundtrack and understand the story front to back. You don't have to find a recording to enjoy the story, though I assure you, it is also wonderful to watch performed.
Fantasticks done in a 1960s medieval revival sort of style. More harpsichord thrown in there maybe. Imagine 💭💭💭
Nothing more humbling than going to a tag on tumblr to find content and it’s all just you posting. Hashtag wow.
The way this song was written was just.. So good. Jones & Schmidt were such a good team. This song is so haunting and beautiful. I'm glad that when they restored the cast album, they included Andos' monologue that happens during it.
I'm not the hugest fan of Ride The Cyclone, but I do wanna say that the song "Sugar Cloud" from it is super underrated. It's just so joyous and delicious, and I wish more people would sing it :)
Aw, this is lovely! Even with a small line flub.
But what is the good For one to be cleared For it takes a lot of Joes To make a sound you can hear!
Cradle Will Rock my beloved....
Currently trying to listen to every single full cast recording of HAIR. There are so MANY OF THEM. When people say that musical was huge they meant it, cuz oh my god. Lots of interesting takes so far. Maybe I'll publish my findings somewhere some day idk.
I'm still doing this btw, just very, very slowly lmao
I think I know how jesus must have felt when he was just starting out because When I try to tell people about my favorite weird old musicals NOOOOBODY listens :( and I'm trying to tell people who are majoring. In Musical Theatre. I'll say stuff like "Yeah, there's a proshot! They just restored the cast recording! There's a bootleg online!" and people still don't humor me. I am the village idiot but One Day they'll Be Sorry.
HEY EVERYONE WATCH PHILEMON!
AND I DO! I DO! WHILE YOU'RE AT IT!
I think I know how jesus must have felt when he was just starting out because When I try to tell people about my favorite weird old musicals NOOOOBODY listens :( and I'm trying to tell people who are majoring. In Musical Theatre. I'll say stuff like "Yeah, there's a proshot! They just restored the cast recording! There's a bootleg online!" and people still don't humor me. I am the village idiot but One Day they'll Be Sorry.
Do you know this Musical Song? #139
I know the song and the musical
I know the song but not the musical
I know the musical but not the song
I may know this
I have never heard this
Song: If You Hadn't, But You Did
Musical: Two on the Aisle
Composer: Jule Styne
More people should know Two on the Aisle! If anyone's interested, I've got a post about it:
💬 0 🔁 1 ❤️ 4 · Random Obscure Musical Recs(?): Two on the Aisle · Two on the Aisle was high-profile in its day, but seeing as its day was
friend of mine wanted to know my further opinions on figaro opera characters and their music taste so i made a “who gets the aux” diagram
The Secret Garden with actor-musicians: Cool.
The Secret Garden with actor-musicians and some kind of Concept that involves Mary being a modern kid with a copy of the novel: Still with you.
The Secret Garden with actor-musicians and some kind of Concept that involves Mary being a modern kid with a copy of the novel and Dickon being played by not just a grown man but a grown man WITH A BEARD so you can't even PRETEND he's playing a teenager which would STILL BE TOO OLD ANYWAY COME ON HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE TWELVE: I have lost all interest in your production.
