To have faith is to have wings

Hi, Im Erika. 25 years old. I love Musical Theater. Reading. Chocolate. Laughter. Sunshine. Photos. Memories. I post about most of those things and usually my current obsession.

[burr-hamilton-laurens]

me @ a Broadway show

orchestra: plays the first cord

me: sobbing

[musicalmatrix]

“Bootlegs close shows!” they cried, as Wicked–the most bootlegged show–continued to be one of the most successful musicals of all time.

[lauraosnescentral]

The Donny Nova Band (#DNB) of @bandstandbway… crushing it w/ or w/out actual instruments. One year ago today we closed #Bandstand at @papermillplayhouse. Soon we get to share this story & these swinging tunes on #Broadway. #Yougotthecall #standupproudandtall #vote #youdeserveit #jpm @geoffpackard @jnathanhopkins @joe_carrollmich @naponacott @joeypero @machetethunderpants

[abolishice]

Don’t forget that:

[nicollekidman]

natalie portman radiates such a terrifying energy i can’t describe it….. it’s not exactly evil but it’s not warm either…. i feel like she could unhinge her jaw and drag me into the ocean like a kraken but she wouldn’t bc it’s undignified 

[dancinginthesetrees]

Wanna know why?

“Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman told the crowd at Saturday’s Women’s March in downtown Los Angeles that she experienced what she calls “sexual terrorism” as a 13-year-old after the release of the film The Professional.

Portman described her pride and excitement in releasing the film, only to encounter sexually explicit messages both directed toward her and made about her.

”I excitedly opened my first fan mail to read a rape fantasy that a man had written me,” she recalled. “A countdown was started on my local radio show to my 18th birthday, euphemistically the date that I would be legal to sleep with. Movie reviewers talked about my budding breasts in reviews.”

The experience, she said, changed the way she expressed herself publicly, in order to limit the ways she could be objectified by others.

”I understood very quickly, even as a 13-year-old, that if I were to express myself sexually, I would feel unsafe,” she said. “And that men would feel entitled to discuss and objectify my body to my great discomfort. So I quickly adjusted my behavior. I rejected any role that even had a kissing scene and talked about that choice deliberately in interviews. I emphasized how bookish I was and how serious I was. And I cultivated an elegant way of dressing. I built a reputation for basically being prudish, conservative, nerdy, serious, in an attempt to feel that my body was safe and that my voice would be listened to.”

Video of the speech here: https://www.vox.com/2018/1/21/16917130/natalie-portman-womens-march

[shaelit]

I support Natalie Portman unhinging her jaw and dragging every last man who made her feel this way into the deep like a kraken.

[hexxit-deactivated20180526]

does anyone else with intrusive thoughts do that weird dismissive head shake when they get them to kinda like.. reverse/reject the thought or is that just me

[meow-n-save]

Gotta shake your brain like an etch-n-sketch and start over

[theinvisible-girl]

Please tell me someone took audio of the N2N concert last night?

[howglorygoes]

me, walking into any theatre ever: it’s beautiful

[iknowthedrill-deactivated201603]

Is it bad that one of the many reasons I’d love to have a husband is the 24/7 protection from creepy people and also things that go bump in the night?

[flavoracle]

I’m not gonna lie, sometimes I’m lying awake at night and hear a noise downstairs, and I think, “Oh crap. I’m the husband. Time to go downstairs and die, I guess.”

[iknowthedrill-deactivated201603]

A true hero

[agaythaharkness]

so when is john mulaney finally gonna pull a lin manuel miranda and write/star in his own broadway musical because I’m waiting…

[talking-to-my-shadow]

He can’t sing!!!

[godlessondheimite]

yeah, and neither can john mulaney

[floambones]

every year after you turn 17 you get further away from being the age of the dancing queen and that’s my least favorite thing about growing up

[saint--claire]

exCUSE ME.  DOES THIS LOOK LIKE THE FACE OF A WOMAN WHO’S CONCERNED ABOUT BEING TOO OLD TO BE THE DANCING QUEEN??

Fuck your age, put on your high heeled boots and a pair of overalls and do Meryl Streep proud.

You are the dancing queen.

[kyraneko]

Hot take: Seventeen is the age at which you get crowned the Dancing Queen.

Being older than that isn’t years away from being the Dancing Queen, it’s how many years your reign has lasted.

[guy]

[maya-hawkes]

[augustds]

Favorite Lyrics: Hey #3/Perfect for You Reprise

Happy Next to Normal Day!

[societyfucksusup]

I just want to crawl in bed with someone I care about and have my heart feel at home again and watch movies and talk about random stuff for hours

[kayvsworld]

my body, tearfully: when sleep???

me: my dude we just woke up!! It’s time for wakefulness and doing things and Productivity

my body, weeping: but???? when sleep?????

[rizaoftheowls]

me: okay, finally now is sleep

my body: no. wrong.

[succulent]

[rosswoodpark]

[hayaomiyazaki]

THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (2016) dir. Kelly Fremon Craig