#ivorys asks

[ivorypiano]

"one pot of honey, one piece of stardust, one secret baptism, and a photo of a ghost" hm i don't remember this part of into the woods

HELP YEAH. fun fact sondheim had seen ghost quartet!

[ivorypiano]

can't remember if i sent you assassins asks already (if not how did i not. i literally want to know your answers to All the questions i love your assassins thoughts) but anyways: 8, 13, 5 :)

dw you did! i was going to answer all my asks yesterday but i had a headache and it came out making no sense 😭 (thank you, also back at you your assassins thoughts are always so good i love reading your analysis!!)

5. favorite version of [character/song]

i have a lot of favorites, but one of them is definitely off-west end's version of another national anthem! i'm going entirely off of the transcript and audio, but i love the direction and staging... also it's probably the most aggressive another national anthem i've ever heard lolz

8. a concept or direction you'd like to see

not sure how to word this but i'd love to see more modern proprietors! i loved how in arden theatre the proprietor was implied to be a right wing podcaster/influencer, it works really well for the character and adds a really interesting dynamic to the show.

9. a Choice from any production that you're obsessed with

this one's very easy, definitely in the 2021 revival when lee harvey oswald looks out at the audience when the assassins are telling him the impact his assassination will have on the world. i went BONKERS when i first watched that moment, BECAUSE THE IMPLICATIONS!!! the assassins were right that the assassination will affect the entire world, and it's manifested in an audience coming to see a musical about assassinations. the audience becomes complicit in the scene, and i think it really adds to the weight of the eventual showing of the shooting.

13. least fave version of [character/song]

this one university production's version of everybody's got the right, their voices don't really blend well and you can tell the proprietor is reaching for a lot of the notes. it made me feel really bad because she probably would've sounded fine if they changed the key of the instrumentation :(

[ivorypiano]

After watching sara and squeaky's "friendship" moment, which other assassins pair you want to see having "friendship" moment like sara and squeaky?

maybe hinckley and fromme? i love their scene together it's so funny... i can't really imagine any other characters in a comedic scene like that

[ivorypiano]

you like assassins and urinetown too!?!?

yes!! they're both bangers

[ivorypiano]

umm ocean for the character thing

Sexuality Headcanon: either aroace or aroace lesbian depending on how i'm feeling

Gender Headcanon: token cis of the choir

A ship I have with said character: uhhh blackrose is pretty much the only ocean ship i enjoy but i prefer romance repulsed ocean :3

A BROTP I have with said character: ocean and mischa THEY ARE SIBLINGS <333

A NOTP I have with said character: i don't understand perfectspace at all sorry :sob:

A random headcanon: this has no basis at all but i think she collects stamps

General Opinion over said character: i have a love hate relationship with pre-charterer development ocean but overall i love her so so much :D wet cat energy /pos

[ivorypiano]

does ocean bite someone very important question

yes but she always uses the excuse of self-defense. penny accidentally bumps into her and doesn't live to tell the tale.

[ivorypiano]

Thank you for posting about that ending! I’ve just gotten into Assassins and I am LOVING it and I am so glad it has a fandom here. I also agree that that ending wouldn’t really hit the same way. As I am a relatively new fan I have just listened to the different versions and done a lot of research on the show but I have yet to actually see a performance! Do you have any bootlegs/recordings you particularly love and/or recommend? Thanks so much!

hi, thank you so much for the ask i love talking about assassins :D

personally i'd recommend starting with the 2004 broadway revival, it's the one on youtube and what most people start out with/know. also since assassins has so many different interpretations i think the broadway revival is good to start with because it's the show in it's most basic form (not that that's a bad thing!!)

i'd also recommend the 2021 off-broadway revival! i've seen a lot of people recommend it before 2004, so you could start out with this one too. i'm personally not the biggest fan, but i love ethan slater's balladeer/lee harvey oswald :) it's also much higher quality than the 2004 boot (you'll have to dm me for a link)

my personal favorite production is watermill theater/nottingham playhouse! i could talk about it for hours it's soo good. i don't think you should start with it because the boot itself isn't the best for watching the show for the first time, but if you're interested in watching a different interpretation of assassins after already knowing the show i'd highly recommend it!! (also it has my favorite assassins cast ever, ESPECIALLY the proprietor and balladeer <33) (you'll also have to dm me for this one sorry)

[ivorypiano]

Giving you the most cursed!

Karnak and Virgil date spot

(I’m so sorry for this)

okay here me out, in a modern au where they're both humans karnak works as a fortune teller/actor for the circus and virgil plays the bass in his band. virgil is famous and just wants to be normal, while karnak wants to be able to be himself and not the fortune teller persona he has to play. they're favorite date spot is the blackwood cafe, the local coffee shop. it's normal enough for both of them to feel comfortable.