Puddle of Owl

broadway sideblog. probably posting about sondheim. she/they, well into adulthood, queer. likes and follows from @vestiges-of-light.

[ghostskin]

favorite malvolio & clown quotes

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Do you know this Musical Song? #367

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

Voting ended onJul 13

[dyk-this-musical-song]

Song: the clochán

Musical: Three Houses

Composer: Dave Malloy

[godlessondheimite]

obviously i want to believe that max bialystock wouldn’t have named names before the house unamerican activities comittee but like, he obviously sang like a canary

[strawbeb]

it’s not ‘talking to myself’ it’s called a soliloquy you fuck

[imtired0fthisgrandpa]

[alfredsnightmare]

[thenwearedecided]

fuckkkk my sacrificial lamb has started hanging out with the scapegoat

[bumblingest-bee]

if anyone ever lets me direct assassins i've always wanted - and i still haven't seen any production that's done this, even though it seems so obviously appropriate - to have the assassins shoot the balladeer at the climax of another national anthem

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Do you know this Musical Song? #354

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

Voting ended onJul 8

[dyk-this-musical-song]

Song: Jam Tomorrow

Musical: Alice in Wonderland

Composer: Steve Allen

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Do you know this Musical Song? #375

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

Voting ended onJul 16

[pealeii]

okay this is the best one

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Do you know this Musical Song? #371

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

Voting ended onJul 15

[viewtiful-kim-deactivated202105]

Hamlet adaptation where Hamlet is a vlogger and all his soliloquies are breakdowns he uploads to YouTube

[animatedamerican]

… I am unironically here for this

[oldfilmsflicker]

this is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen in my life

[kabesattic]

This is - legitimately - my favourite delivery of Shakespeare I have EVER seen (and I have seen some good-ass productions yo, in the Globe Theatre itself even). Like seriously, even though the words are unchanged, he’s stripped away ALL of the archaic pretense and assumed grandeur of ~presenting the bard~ that makes even the most wildly talented of actors and innovative of productions inherently inaccessible to a modern audience. Like, they’re still great, they can still communicate the message and (some) of the nuance, but they’re still always a step removed from being identifiable to any viewer’s lived experience. They’re still always reciting 15th century poetry. But this guy? This guy is like, screw iambic pentameter, to hell with being precious about the material, HOW WOULD AN ACTUAL PERSON SAY THIS SHIT?

Like this. And it’s beautiful. It’s beautiful to hear a soliloquy I loved so much already, and have it come to life in a way it never, ever, did before. I feel like I grasp his motivations, his twists and turns, no longer on an academic level but on a visceral, instinctive one. Because he’s presenting his mental and emotional journey in a way that speaks honestly, like a real person.

So yeah, this shit post? I love it. Deeply and sincerely.

[spicedtealeaves]

A post about this went round recently, and I’m delighted to announce she’s since come out as trans and goes by Jasmine 🏳️‍⚧️

Jasmine Brimsmayd

Actor and Writer

There’s a whole series of the Hamlet videos on her YouTube, as well as a bunch of other films she’s made

[musicalrecs]

As long as I'm patriot!posting, how about some Anthem from Chess?

No man, no madness Though their sad power may prevail Can possess, conquer, my country's heart They rise to fail She is eternal Long before nations' lines were drawn When no flags flew, when no armies stood My land was born

And you ask me why I love her Through wars, death and despair She is the constant We who don't care And you wonder will I leave her -- but how? I cross over borders but I'm still there now

How can I leave her? Where would I start? Let man's petty nations tear themselves apart My land's only borders lie around my heart

[ashleyslorens]

EMMA SOFIA as Skimbleshanks CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL

[ryan-sometimes]

Tumblr I need everyone to log in rn because the most important, quotable, instantly iconic celebrity post of the century just dropped

[ryan-sometimes]

A ship — a magnificent ship — full of gay men. And me.

I am furious, but I am sailing.

[thepanaculty]

And what is the charge?! A ship??? A magnificent ship full of gay men and me?!

[jbthegift]

High-kicking queen 👑