Melk

[theycallmemelk]

~Mulan

[theycallmemelk]

A Chorus Line

[theycallmemelk]

Heathers

[valjeans]

fave quotes from stage managers:

‘could whoever is breathing heavily down the radio mics please stop, it’s terrifying the lighting tech’

‘could the sound tech please stop turning up the lights on the desk so she can take selfies’

‘my nose is bleeding but i will continue on because i am not weak’

‘when i said front of house music i did not mean barry manilow’

‘NOR DID I MEAN THAT RAP MUSICAL ABOUT OLD POLITICS’

‘could the sound tech please stop rapping about alexander hamilton on the radio mics’

‘why does that actor not have any shoes on’

‘LIGHTS GO…what lights? how the fuck am i meant to know, it’s not like im the one in charge…oh’

‘the director has asked for us to be smart casual tonight so bring your freshest looking black tshirt’ 

‘i think an actor just got literally punched in the face’

[minimarimbist98]

tag yourself. I’m “freshest looking black tshirt”

[toolatetogobacktosleep]

I’m the sound tech rapping about alexander hamilton on the radio mics.

[holmesandpotter]

The Voices

In the Deaf West Version of the show, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing actors have an additional actor portraying their Voice. These performers dress in modern clothes and appear in the onstage band, as well. However, the Voice actors are not just musical accompaniment, as they interact with their Deaf/HoH counterpart, and—occasionally—other actors, while maintaining different personalities from their other half.

Voice of Wendla/Guitar: Voice of Wendla is always seen close to her other half. She has a very similar personality to her counterpart, but she is much more brave and mature, except when Melchior is involved. She is the only Voice to directly speak to another character: Melchior. When Wendla is taken away for her abortion, Voice of Wendla has to be dragged away by a doctor. The original actress to portray her, Katie Boeck, says that she sees the Voice of Wendla as an angel.

Voice of Moritz/Guitar: Voice of Moritz tends more to the original Broadway production than his Deaf counterpart, who is cool and collected for the majority of the show. Voice of Moritz is Moritz’s inner rockstar, and dresses the part. He’s wild, rambunctious, and could be considered an antagonist, as he is shown pulling Moritz away from Ilse when she tries to save him from killing himself. He has the distinction of being the only non-adult character to not sign “Heaven” in the opening number of the show. Like Voice of Wendla, he has a direct interaction with the protagonist Melchior. Before Moritz’s suicide, Voice of Moritz hands his counterpart a gun and nods, as if affirming that killing himself is the right decision, before walking away. He was originally played by Alex Boniello, who claimed to be Moritz’s inner thoughts.

Voice of Martha/Guitar: Voice of Martha is never seen alongside her other half. She often wanders around the top of the stage, disconnected from most of the action. This was done to show Martha’s disconnect from herself due to her abuse. Like Voice of Wendla, she portrays herself in a much more powerful and mature way than her deaf counterpart, and seems almost bitter. Her original actress, Kathryn Gallagher, has made no official statement on what Voice of Martha is to Martha.

Voice of Ernst/Piano: Voice of Ernst and Ernst have the closest relationship of any pair in the show. They are constantly holding hands and Ernst spends much of the show sitting on his Voice’s piano. Arguably the most innocent character in the show, he is initially uncomfortable and apprehensive about Hanschen’s advances on his counterpart, however, by the end of the second act, he appears to have fallen just as hard for the manipulative schoolboy. Despite this, his happiness is short-lived, as after Ernst and Hanschen kiss, Ernst abandons his Voice in favor of his new love, and willingly walks away from him with Hanschen, thus displaying the end of Ernst’s innocence. The original actor who portrayed Voice of Ernst, Daniel David Stewart, says that his character is both a manifestation of Ernst’s innocence, and his imaginary friend.

Voice of Otto/Bass: Voice of Otto, like Voice of Martha, is generally separated from his deaf counterpart. However, their separation is not great, and there is no underlying symbol of disconnect between the two. Most likely, it is due to the fact that Voice of Otto’s instrument for much of the show is a double bass, which makes mobility difficult. Voice of Otto is very cocky and headstrong—going so far as to jump into the audience and interact with theatergoers (usually young women) in a charismatic manner. His existence is acknowledged only by Hanschen, who refers to him as “Bobby Maler,” and is lusted over by him, as well. His original actor,Sean Grandillo, has made no comment on what Voice of Otto is to Otto.

From wikipedia. A million thanks to whoever wrote this!

[heaven-by-the-sea]

[musicalligraphy]

The Song of Purple Summer - Spring Awakening

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[kylorenemotrash-deactivated2022]

MY FAVORITE MUSICALS [2/?]

Next to Normal

Cause what doesn’t kill me doesn’t kill me So fill me up for just another day.

[jeong-dw-deactivated20240311]

위키드 총막ㅠㅠ 첫번째 그림은 연뮤전 협력입니다.

[theycallmemelk]

Melchior and Wendla ~Spring Awakening

[linmanuelmirandahamilton]

theatre things that remind me of the hogwarts houses

gryffindor: auditioning for the first time, being alone on stage, long choreography rehearsals, the adrenaline of opening night, designing the set on the grid, hauling furniture onto the set, cue to cues, writing a play, improv comedy, waiting at the stage door after a show.

hufflepuff: getting flowers and gifts backstage, taking the final curtain call, highlighting lines, bringing snacks to rehearsal, read-throughs, pulling costumes from stock, set dressing, paint swatches, warm lighting design, perfectly blended sound, directing, waking into a theater you’ve never been in before.

ravenclaw: character analysis, memorizing lines, learning tight harmonies, having the show become second nature, stage makeup, set construction, costume fittings, mic checks, organized prop tables, writing cues, stage managing, experimental theatre, saving old playbills and ticket stubs.

slytherin: callbacks, practicing after rehearsal, selling program ads, an understudy/swing going on for the first time, fight calls, strike, production meetings, late night paint calls, cool-toned lighting design, spiking the stage, fly rails, producing, watching a bootleg, playbill giveaways.

[theycallmemelk]

This is pure gold

[theycallmemelk]

I really (really really) want to see this show. Believe me

[theycallmemelk]

[i-remember-picnics-deactivated2]

A HUGE BOOTLEG MASTERPOST! (~420 videos!)

Hey guys. I made this list back in August, so some of the links may be down. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it.

Please like&reblog to share it further!

PART 1 / 4: [#-G]

1776 (1995 Rochester Community Players)

1776 (Movie)

The Three Musketeers AT

9 to 5

13!

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee OBC

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Mad Props Theatre, Glasgow)

42nd Street / full

A Bed and a Chair (New York City Center Encores)

A Chorus Line/ full OBC

A Chorus Line / mirror (2006 Broadway revival, opening night)

A Christmas Story (Broadway)

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder a1 a2  a3 OBC (11/2013)

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder p1 | p2 | p3 | p4 | p5 | p6 | p7 | p8 (05/2014)

A Little Night Music !w/o p1(~5-10 min) (1990)

A Very Potter Musical

A Very Potter Sequel

A Very Potter Senior Year

ADBC: A Rock Opera

Aida

Aida p1 p2 p3 OBC (03/29/00)

Ain’t Misbehavin’

Aladdin (1958 CBS Broadcast, Cole Porter)

Aladdin (01/10/16, Disney, the last show)

Aladdin (Broadway)

Aladdin (Pre-Broadway) a1 a2 / mirror

All Shook Up (Broadway)

An American in Paris

An Evening with Sutton Foster

Annie (Revival) p1 p2 p3 p4

Annie Get Your Gun (Reba McEntire)

Anything Goes / mirror (Sutton Foster, Joel Grey, Laura Osnes)

Anything Goes (2012 National Tour)

Anything Goes (1956 Movie)

American Idiot (password: greenday)

American Idiot (berkley rep)

American Psyco a1 a2

Assassins (5/29/04 NPH)

Assassins !w/o the end(Chicago)

Avenue Q (Mad Props Theatre)

Avenue Q (Broadway)

Avenue Q OBC

Avenue Q (2004)

Bare p1 p2 (Indianapolis Cast)

Bare: a Pop Opera a1 a2 / p1 p2 p3 (2004)

Bare: a Pop Opera a1 a2 (2013 Off-Broadway York Theatre

Bare: The Musical (Off-Broadway)

Barefoot At The Symphony (IM)

Navigate This Maze (Bare Documentary)

Barnum (Live On Broadway, Michael Crawford)

Bat Boy OBC

Beautiful: the Carole King Musical p1 p2 p3 OBC (04/09/14)

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Act 1:p1 p2 p3 Act 2: p1 p2 p3 (10/12/13 Pre-Broadway San Francisco)

Beauty and the Beast (1995 Los Angeles)

Beauty and the Beast (Broadway)

Big Fish 05/04/13 Pre-Broadway, Chicago)

Billy Elliot (11/15/08)

Billy Elliot (2014)

Blood Brothers (1989 London)

Blood Brothers p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 (03/2010 London)

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson p1 p2 p3 p4

Bombshell Concert /mirror/ mirror (password: smash) (06/08/15)

Bonnie & Clyde  a1 a2 / full ( Laura Osnes, Jeremy Jordan)

Bonnie & Clyde

Boys From Syracuse

Brigadoon (1966 TV version)

Bring It On p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 (10/24/2012 Broadway)

Bullets Over Broadway p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6

Cabaret p1 p2 / mirror (1988 Broadway Revival)

Cabaret (1993 London on stage, Alan Cummings) 

Cabaret / mirror (01/04/04 Revival Adam Pascal)

Cabaret (11/20/14 Emma Stone)

Camelot (1982) 

Candide (2004 KC)

Cannibal! The Musical (10/2011 Pineapple-Shaped Lamps )

Caroline, or Change (07/24/05)

Carousel 1994

Carousel (Live Lincoln Center) p1 p2 p3

Carrie / full (2012 Off-Broadway Revival)

Carrie (Seattle dress rehearsal)

Carrie (1988 OPENING NIGHT)

Carrie a1!only (Broadway, final performance)

Carrie

Catch Me If You Can (2011 AT)

Cats a1 a2 (2007 Boston)

Cats (07/25/10 St. Louis, Stephanie J. Block) p1 p2 p3 p4 p5

Chaplin OBC

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (London)

Chess / full

Chess (Original London Production)

Chicago (05/22/07 Broadway)

Chicago (11/23/05 US Tour)

Cinderella (Carly Rae Jepsen)

Cinderella

Cinderella / mirror (Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana)

Company (2006)

Company (2011 NPH)

Cry Baby

Curtains OBC(2007)

Damn Yankees (1996 US Tour Production of 1994 Broadway Revival)

Dick Tracy and the Diamond Double Cross (1990)

Dirty Dancing (International Tour, Rome)

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels A1:p1 p2 p3 p4, A2: p1 p2 p3 p4 (London, 2014)

Disaster / p1 p2

Dogfight / HD playlist (08/15/12)

Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along (NPH)

Dr Zhivago (Original Broadway Cast)

Dracula (Broadway)

Dreamgirls / mirror

Elaine Stritch At Liberty (2002)

Elf p1 p2 p3 p4 (2010 Broadway)

Evil Dead The Musical p1 p2

Evita p1 p2 p3 p4 / full (2012 Broadway Revival)

Evita  p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 (US Tour)

Falsettos (1993 OBC -Jason)

Fiddler on the Roof a1 a2

Finding Nemo

Finding Neverland A1: p1 p2 p3 p4 ; A2: p1 p2 p3 p4 (OOBC, Jeremy Jordan)

Finian’s Rainbow (1968)

First Date

Follies / mirror (2011 live at Kennedy Center)

Follies (Papermill)

Frozen Live (Disney)

Frozen Live (Disney HD)

Fun Home (password: funhome)

Gentleman prefer Blondes (05/12/12 Megan Hilty)

Gigi / p1 p2 / mirror (2015 revival)

Grand Hotel (1991)

Grease

Grey Gardens (Chesterton Indiana)

Grey Gardens (06.12.2007)

Guys and Dolls (03/18/1992, Nathan Lane)

Gypsy (2003 Broadway Revival)

Gypsy (2008 Revival)

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[theycallmemelk]

Idk why, but I feel somrthing-rottenish today...

[theycallmemelk]

Portia ~Something Rotten!

[criticalsorcery]

it absolutely could be!

[broadway-belting-boggess]

Cry

[theycallmemelk]

I wish...