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musicals n broadway n all that

[sprongawakening]

I haven't used this account in like 6 years but I've nosedived into the lost boys fandom and am desperate for a Hadestown slime tutorial with Ali Louis bourzgui as Orpheus. I gave up my bootleg collection years ago when I stopped trading so it would have to be a gift, but you'd have my neverending gratitude! (I wouldn't say no to tlb content either but I am aware it's a big ask...)

[musicalsaregreat]

Top ten most streamed cast albums of 2019 according to Playbill

[godlessondheimite]

The Schmuel Song (The Last Five Years, music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown)

[poorboyorpheus-deactivated20190]

                                             the  kingdom  will  fall  for  a  song.

[jesterlesbian]

Aaron Tveit and Karen Olivo take their bows at the final performance of Moulin Rouge! in Boston (8/19/18) (x)

[wulfert-deactivated20230629]

“I started in theater when I was 7-years-old, when no one thought that a young Deaf girl could perform on stage. This season, Deaf West Theater’s innovative production of Spring Awakening presented theater the way it was meant to be: open to all people through the beauty of American Sign Language.”

[matchtheminrenown]

What's going on? I saw all these posts on your blog about b**t issues? What happened?

Hoo boy. So this is a whole lot of drama that I’m only on the sidelines of, mostly because my friends trade/collect, but I only do when I actively am looking for something. That being said, there’s been some major issues over the past year, and I’m going to try to cover it as best as I can, so buckle up! The tl;dr version is that some fans, particularly from certain fandoms, have been leaking like crazy and managed to drive off a new master. Here’s the longer version:

One of the cornerstones of the b**t community is the masters who make them in the first place. Up to last year, there were generally three people active, let’s call them S, N, and B. It’s important to note that probably 60-70% of the videos most of us have seen over many years come from S. The other fundamental thing about the masters is: the number one rule of b**t communities is that we protect the masters. I don’t think a lot of people realize just how easy it is to get caught; even if you get out of the theatre unnoticed, a leaked video with a date makes it pretty easy to narrow down what seats the filmer was in. This is serious stuff, folks. This is why we wait until after NFTs pass, so that they can recoup their costs and so that it’s easier to obscure the source. Also because respect for the people who literally risk jail time for everyone else’s entertainment. This post has more info.

So flashback to last summer, where a series of leaks nearly made S leave. This post, along with some others, tried to warn folks after Groundhog Day leaked. Did anyone listen? Well, when Anastasia came out, no one leaked it, but they did start TWEETING THE SCREENCAPS AT THE ACTORS, which S found out about and was furious, so, you know. 

Things seemed to quiet down a bit for a while. But it soon became apparent that part of the reason was the disappearance of two of the masters. S and B both stepped away for personal reasons, leaving only N. 

And then. F**king Mean Girls and their stans. The first video leaked prior to its NFT, which was NOT COOL and caused a huge uproar. And then recently, a second one was released, this one by a new master who got a gorgeous shot! So guess what happened almost immediately?

If you guessed “some a**holes leaked it TO YOUTUBE”, then

To my knowledge, this new master was also planning on recording at least one other video in the coming months that a fair number of fans have been waiting for. But now because their MG one leaked, they’re understandably not going to continue on.

Oh, and just to top it off, I posted venting about this once already, and I got this lovely reply:

So apparently the people who have been sharing and leaking think it’s just HILARIOUS that they’re ruining things for the rest of us, but, hey, they got their precious low-quality Youtube video and their fifteen minutes of bragging rights, and isn’t that what really matters? /s

[bencookingasnack-deactivated202]

that feeling

when you’re sitting in a theatre waiting for a show to start and then you hear the overture begin and the lights start to slowly come up and you get goosebumps and you know that you’re about to witness the beauty that is live theatre for the next two hours and you get excited and emotional and it just reminds you even more of why you love theatre

[playbill]

Lin-Manuel Miranda to Direct Film Adaptation of Tick, Tick…BOOM!

[dragonsareawesome123]

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“Your Song (Reprise)” from the first preview of Moulin Rouge the Musical on 07/10/2018 in Boston

Not my master

[ange-l-of-musicals]

since alex boniello is going to be in dear evan hansen, i’m bringing back this video

[three-of-clubsandwich]

Heres the great comet performance from the tonys for people who cant watch it on youtube because of the geolock

[petrriichorr]

i miss when comet was on broadway

i miss how, no matter how far away from the imperial you were, you could feel the good energy. like even though i wasn’t sitting in that theatre every night, just knowing that something so beautiful and amazing was happening eight times a week was magical. and i could be having the worst day, but all i had to do to feel better was put on the bootleg or obc recording and come on this website. there was always new comet content, and more people sharing their experiences at the show, all of those magical moments, and reading them made you feel like you were there. i miss gibby and reed’s instagram lives in the banquets. i miss knowing grace mclean was screaming “ANATOLEEE KURAGIN” every night. i miss seeing stagedoor pictures. i miss reading about who sat in The Seat™ the night before. i miss the magic. 

[playbill]

First Look at Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe in London The King and I

[rjdaae]

I don’t think I’ve EVER laughed so hard watching Jeopardy. And he was so absolutely confident in his answers.

[trustme-imthedoctor]

yes, because west side story is the word, is the word that you heard

[ghostquartets]

being a broadway performer must be pretty crazy bc ur mostly low profile except for to one horrifying brand of teenager who happens to be obsessed with you

[cottagecori]

oh man this tea is delicious