Guests backstage at Just in Time including Maria Friedman, Corey Mach and Betty Who.

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Guests backstage at Just in Time including Maria Friedman, Corey Mach and Betty Who.
jennyandersonphoto What a beautiful, full circle moment to watch @merrilyonbway’s final Broadway show today after shooting their final show last year at @nytw79 and being with them backstage at the @thetonyawards I just adore these humans and what they created. I love the magic of theatre so much and watching today’s performance was one of those once in a lifetime theatrical experiences that make it so special.
&j tour 12/28/24 notes (evening)
covers are usman!lance, fransisco!sly, jaydon!augustine, and jourdan!gregory (the board also had a mistake and said it was lois!juliet while actually being rachel)
act 1
- there was an audio delay with the pit in i want it that way but the players managed to fix it at the end of the song
- rachel did this amazing opt up at the end of baby one more time
- francisco and naima are incredible capulets together they served so much cunt
- nick almost fell off the bed when they flopped onto it
- also this was the first time i think ive seen a verona group (juliet anne may and angelique) that were all relatively the same height which is funny
- during all of the show me love stuff when they’re in paris, corey just sits and sulks on the carriage
- mateus was INTENTLY focused on their gameboy, barely looked at lance while talking to him
- usman kept hip thrusting while talking about fucking frankies mom
- kathryn put their hands on nicks back after the bouncer called them all ladies
- nick already had their crown off before meeting frankie
- NICK AND RACHEL DID THE PINKIE SWEAR THING AFTER SAYING THEY WERE BEST FRIENDS BUT RACHEL THEN KISSED THEIR FIST LIKE??? ADORABLE I LOVE THEM
- mateus is also like the most nervous frankie ever he is terrified of things
- some of the players come and watch the end of overprotected
- mateus does a robot dance when he calls themself dangerous
- they also did a thumbs up towards the audience when he kissed rachel
- usman is such an energetic lance to the point where he almost fell of the bed when rolling on it
- he also did puppy dog eyes when he said “and you are back”
- corey and teal were just being super duper silly during the tango scene
- camille did the “does he mean you?” thing to jourdan when the young man bit was brought up
- nick held mateus’ cheek during kag
- also their kag is like putting the most confident may and the most anxious wet cat frankie together and i adored it
- at point also they had their arms around each other and i was screaming internally (they might need their own post tbh)
- josh picked up teal in it’s my life??
- michael romeo kept popping up and down while juliet and anne talked during it’s my life
act 2
- michael did a ballet jump across the stage in lmlyd
- michael started copying benvolio’s gestures during since u been gone
- whattaya want from me was just really intense and nick was so upset by the end i felt like exploding
- during problem michael hit the highest notes ive heard any romeo hit ever that was crazy
- kathryn and michael had a staring contest before he tried to steal the hat and then he covered his face with said hat
- mateus just seemed?? really scared of corey but also really tired of him during the scene where they assemble the band
- teal’s ttwii is amazing like her voice is so cool i love her
- usman and michael were like. peacocking? near each other before everybody? idk how to describe it it was funny
- when corey called him frankie deboi mateus flat out screamed “DUBOIS!!” in his face and it killed me
- while mateus read his vows and tilted their arm weird rachel tried to tilt her head to read his vows too
- for shape of my heart nick and mateus were just holding onto each other and hugging a lot. like at one point nick just wrapped their arms around his left arm it was adorable
- roar sure was roaring tonight once again it was my “try not to cry challenge” (i survived barely rachel was fucking KILLING it)
- not a show thing but during bows mateus dipped nick down before they both ran downstage which was very cute
& Juliet Tour 4/5/25 Notes
matinee
- lois!juliet
- henry has very sparkly arm bracers for blow
- they cut the SMTM flower crowns
- gregory and richard are swapped for the romeo crew bit with juliet during SUBG
- “yes love that!” “yaeeees” from corey
- corey just screaming after the players go “I never wanna hear you say”
- corey doing a fun riff on the 2nd to last “tell me why”
- “alright anne” *teal giggles* “what would happen in your play”
- kenny with the player page in his mouth during the scene after LTL
- lois!juliet is very grounded and I love that
- lois’ voice is very rich
- I love the tour harmonies at the beginning of SMTM, they feel more acapella
- nell is in the bway richard spot for “all of your time spent keeps us alive”
- naima and usman were doing absolutely ridiculous voices as the capulets and it took me out it was sooo funny
- kenny kicking his butt as he rolls out the coffin for SMTM
- nick pointing judgmentally at teal on “ewww”
- corey doing a really silly baby voice on “[you’re all] in your 20s”
- teal doing a laugh before blow
- “me and my friends weren’t on the guest list”
- very long and sad silence between “that’s when I realize” and “i’m not a girl”
- lois gesturing on “frankie da boi” and mateus doing the same motion but on “no” and stretching it out into two syllables to match the gesture
- dion and augustine are the dancers with juliet at the beginning of confident
- mateus doing the robot on “and i'm dangerous”
- kenny doing the same blowing a kiss thing that daah does during the confident playoff
- the way kathryn and paul-jordan did “i remember a little french” “who you calling little” was really cute
- kathryn’s “your wife” didn't get laughs because of how she said the line so sadly
- kathryn yelping “looking back [is what brought me to your bed]”
- mateus having a more confident and excited “so you do wanna marry me!” as opposed to “so you do wanna marry me?”
- “AND I CAN’T GO BACK BECAUSE frankieandiareengaged”
- “but to lose all my sen-tennn-ces” where sentences was a triplet but also on the off beat
- corey twirling away on “present laughter merriment and murth” and then humming before doing a demonic voice for “my thoughts be bloody of be nothing worth”
- mateus cutting off may’s line of “but you know that im not a girl, right? If that what you-” before they even said “girl”
- “so you have nothing to compare it to”
- “I know in my heart of hearts *laughs* … heart of… hearts” as if he had literally just come up with the phrase on the spot or he was just realizing that he was in fact the one who came up with it
- michael doing a fun riff on the first “[and i'm just gonna do it] my way”
- mateus doing an opt down on “i did it my way”
- michael doing a leap on “cause ive never been so high”
- both of the capulets being the only players dancing in response to “am i sexual”
- “If you have stronger feelings for me and i have stronger feelings for you” “may it’s not about-” “we’ll find the friar and marry in secret”
- thee saddest “with me?” from nick
- mateus leaning in to kiss nick again before “us girls we are so magical”
- paul-jordan pointing upwards on the “come” of “hopefully not indicative of things to come”
- paul-jordan “we’re not doing accents” is very good cause he does just use his real accent
- corey and mateus doing the stark arm wave and mateus making a noise and looking super uncomfortable as he did it
- nick going "WHAAAT" after teal throws the glitter
- for the boop, corey did a fart noise
- the old woman next to me googling “is shakespeare gay?” during intermission
eve
- lois!juliet again
- kenny and ish doing the choreo of the beginning of i hope I get it from a chorus line as the curtain rises before IML
- after “i didn’t know he had a wife” kenny turning to the audience and mouthing “DOES he have a wife?”
- ish taking player page out of kenny’s mouth in the clump before BOMT
- kenny doing the old augustine hand raise into one finger
- corey seductively taking off his vest during IML
- kenny mimicking corey on “see your body sway”
- kenny doing half of a hand heart hand during the IWITW (reprise) and corey finishing it with him
- there was a person yelling in the audience during fuckin perfect and it came very close to calling a show stop but lois and kathryn just very awkwardly pushed through the scene
- teal and lois doing the macarena during blow
- lance goes offstage to change during the wedding
- while doing the pre everybody stretches, michael just goes “and he said I was pigeon toed” very loudly but with his mic off
- nella!eleanor and jj!richard matching with their costume colors for the SML couple dance and it looked really nice
- nick was angry crying by the end of WWFM
- after “after this we should rewrite all your plays” teal started quietly listing different shakespeare shows that they could rewrite
- michael does the IML kick late the same way liam does it
- camille being late with the backpack so they just had to do the selfie super quick
- jj and naima chatting as they set the bench for WWFM
- mateus being super disgusted on “you wore this on your wedding night?”
- yoshi doing this cool walking in place move during the map bit
- nick reaching into the top of their jumpsuit checking for glitter after anne throws the glitter
- for the boop, corey did a meow
- kenny being sad when anne says “seems like a pretty important message to leave to a messenger”
- “ah ha. ah huh. a hahahah. you can’t be in it”
- nick leaning on kathryn’s shoulder during “for the death of tybalt and mercutio, and of course your parents’ first choice, the nobleman paris”
- “feel how sweaty I am” corey, very quietly “no”
- corey freaking out on “a play with no conflicts, obstacles or complications” and teal trying to reassure him with “I like this play my love”
- the drummer going crazy on the act 2 opening instrumental
- “cause it’s true i’ve been romantic with other people”
- kenny waiting for anne to say “french onion soup” and getting very excited about it once she did
- “you told me to be confident and i’m trying”
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The way he took Lindsay's hand and pulled her along looks like a golden retriever who gets overexcited in the park for literally anything :)))))
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"NSYNC Medley" Breakdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMxU6T8X4zE
First off, the outfit. The white button-up that’s not fully buttoned. The little bit of cheeky chest hair
The headshake/smile when he first turns around
The head bop as he gets into the music
Just the way he moves… bruh
The lip bite at 0:41
I love how he uses his hands when he sings
“Bye Bye Bye” fist pump/stomp
He is feeling up that mic stand
His dancing is so cute
The little feet shuffle I CAN’T
He’s so supportive of his fellow singers
The hand movement at 2:26
THEN STRAIGHT TO BOPPING
His dancing so so adorable I can’t
Get this boy a Madonna mic so he can dance and not be stuck to the stand
When he starts hopping at 3:06
OH HE’S TAKING THE MIC OFF THE STAND
THAT RIFF ON “MIND”
His jump at 4:00
I feel like he sometimes forgets he’s supposed to be singing because he’s just so into the music
MORE FEET SHUFFLING
HE COMES IN WITH SO MUCH POWER WITH THE “ALL I EVER WANTED”
Okay but that harmonization
He keeps having to pull up his pants because he’s just jamming too hard
Like Ben, you’re wearing a belt
RIFF KING
HE puts so much into his performances and I love it
His poINTING AT 5:47 I CAN’T
Just fucking vibing while the others sing
I don’t know who he points to at 6:24 but I wish that was me
HE JUST POURS HIMSELF INTO IT
More pants pulling up™
*Stops* *Starts jamming*
More feet shuffles and I love it
Shoulder shimmies
He looks like he’s having so much fun
God I miss live performance
Getting groovy at 8:00
He’s such a dork
He makes this certain face when he’s dancing and I love it so much
His cute little pointing at the guy singing at 8:18
Then he like stops and points at the band and he smiles and it’s so CUTE
Even more pants pulling up™ (Seriously Ben, tighten your belt or something)
I want to take a minute to appreciate the women on the right, especially the first girl who is JAMMIN
He looks like he’s having so much fun ugh
Heavy breathing from performing so hard
“Do you believe this guy?” look
this video is proof that we should revive elegies
https://youtu.be/uhJfaneo2hs