As it turns out there are more than three people who like Timm Thaler, and also I think sharing is caring. I have a link to a folder with an audio bootleg and some pictures of a russian musical based on the book "Timm Thaler oder das verkaufen Lachen"
I doubt that anyone from the theatre where this musical is performed would ever find out about it, but I'll be careful about sharing it. Just to be on the save side (◍•ᴗ•◍)
I have audio bootlegs to:
- Тим Талер, или проданный смех (Timm Thaler oder das verkaufen Lachen)
- Аленький цветочек (The Scarlet Flower) basically that's "Beauty and the Beast"
- Далеко далеко на востоке (Far, far away in the east) musical about Khaja Nasridin
- SIX
- День влюбленных (Valentine's Day) this is russian sequel to "First date"
It is completely in Russian though
Write me directly if you want to gain the access
@three-times-is-the-charm-zany for you (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)
You know, I remembered something that you might think funny.
When I wrote a story for school years ago, I came up with a somewhat fun idea to recognize demons. In german folklore, devils are usually depicted with a human foot and a hoof. Usually the left leg is the hoof of a horse.
So, I kind of imagined that when they take human shape that they aren't used to the different bone arrangement and it shows in the way they walk. They can walk normal with their right foot, but with their left foot they either roll it reverse, with their toes to the heel, or they constantly walk on their tiptoes.
Huh. Double huh even. That sounds like a very cool idea.
Funny enough, that might be very fitting for the "Verkaufte Lachen" Musical. I don't remember if I told you this, but in any way I'll say it here. In the musical Krischimir (I hope I spelled it correctly. If not - he's not my favourite character anyway) is limping on one leg. When all the contracts with Lefuet are broken he leaves the stage limping, while Krischimir starts walking normally (the last time I watched it Krischimir had the audacity to offer his cane to the Baron. What a bitch). So, in that version, Baron bought healthy legs from Krischimir. If we think about your theory, then it all makes sense.
It also goes very well with that plot part from the 2017 movie, where Lefuet talks to Ida and says that he also used to have bad legs.
Hehehehehe, I'm so glad that people are asking about this!
This whole idea came about because I had a song from Matilda stuck in my head and immediately thought of Jono:
But also, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that Matilda was a good musical fit for him because of the focus on friendship with outcasts and on learning how to love yourself for the different aspects you have that make you unique. Also, based on his musical number, I thought that he would like it. And finally, he's the only character to canonically have a daughter and this is a great show for kids!
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For Annie, I chose Les Mis because in the end, it's a story about hope and connection in the hardest of times. There are also a wide variety of roles in this show, which I think reflects Annie's broad range of ability, and most of the dialogue is sung in a very dramatic fashion, which I think suits her. It's also super iconic and everything she's done on-stage has been super iconic imo.
I may be being a little cruel to assign Chris The Last Five Years, but I think with his penchant for angst and drama in the roles he chooses, he would love Cathy and Jamie's story. The dual timeline progression, too, is something I think would interest him very much. The songs are very emotive and play well with his dramatics. (this is your sign to listen to tl5y if you haven't. I prefer the newer version w/Anna and Jeremy, but the original recording with Norbert and Sharie is also fire!!! and in fact checking something, i found out that Jonathan Bailey (THE Anthony Bridgerton) and Samantha Barks (THE many roles but among them Eponine in Les Mis) played Jamie and Cathy in the Off-West End run in 2016 that's so fuckign awesome akjf;kdj) Anyways, Chris and angst are my otp and tl5y gives SO many great opportunities for it.
Dennis as The Lightning Thief is mainly because the show and story are ones I'm quite fond of, and I think Percy's persistence is something that Dennis shares. Even when he has no idea what's going on and doesn't know his lines properly, he still tries. I also made him a satyr in my fantasy AU, and he suits ungulates so well imo.
Lucy as Into the Woods is because she's done so many things in the Cornley shows, and itw isn't a specifically singular fairytale portrayal. I think she'd thrive as Little Red Riding Hood, honestly, but she could also for sure pull off Rapunzel. It's a fun musical with a lot of emotional range for every role, so no matter what, I think she'd be able to perform well (until her Uncle incapacitates her accidentally, of course.)
Max and Catch Me If You Can… Originally, I wanted to make a joke about Max's bisexual awakening being Aaron Tveit as Enjolras in the 2012 Les Mis movie (which I do believe in, don't get it twisted), but I do genuinely think that the musical is just so fun and whimsical (if you ignore the whole fraud and endangering people's lives aspect of it) and there's a lot of breaking of the fourth wall to see the audience's reaction, which I think Max would adore.
Robert as Chicago. The first rule of Chekov's gun. Have a gun. Reach for the gun, the gun, the gun, the gun, the gun, the gun, the g-*gunshot* (The show is full of dramatics and iconic songs and lines and lying, I think it works.)
Sandra and Phantom of the Opera to me is such a true thing? Like, here's a performer who is new to the stage and is trusting in this man who claims to know what he's doing, and his actions are a mix of selfish self-serving ambitions/revenge and a genuine desire to help this young woman grow in herself and her career. She's stuck between two men, one who suits her to the bone and another who knows her and knows her potential and her mind. If I were just to focus on the actual singing ability of Christine, I would cast Nessa in her place simply because I do believe she'd be able to hit those notes, but from an acting standpoint, I do think Sandra does have the capabilities to portray Miss Daaé, and portray her well.
Trevor and RENT… Part of it, I will not lie, has to do with the aesthetics of the show and what we see him wear when he's not in costume. I think that the mix of desires to help yourself while you're struggling and help your friends who are struggling, too, and how those desires can be at odds has great potential in being compared to the dynamic that Trev has with Cornley. After all, it is canon that he didn't want to be there originally, but he stayed nonetheless because he was needed. The economic and sociopolitical crises that are portrayed in the musical, which is set in the early- to mid-1990s, do have their parallels to today. (not going to go further into that here, plus there are better posts made by more studied people than i who have gone into it) at the end of the day, RENT is a story about friendship and love and connection with a group of weirdos who are as weird as you, and to me that suits Trevor.
Waitress is Vanessa because, well, partly because she is my most special poor little meow meow and I really love the music of the show, I won't lie to you. But there's a certain melancholy to Vanessa that we get to see sometimes from her, and it pairs well with the vibes of Waitress. While the exact plot of the show and her character do not share the same beats, in part because I don't see Vanessa ever wanting to have kids of her own due to her mother, I do think that the introspection and constant analysis of where one stands in the world and in relation to others is similar to her. (i say this mother part knowing the relationship Jenna had with her mom was the complete opposite from my headcanon lol) I also do think that Vanessa absolutely stress bakes.
Something Rotten! is literally the Cast and Cornley itself. From the funny Shakespeare fanfic-style plot to the many twists and turns that play out during the show. I just think it fits insanely well. Also, the show is so fire, so listen to it if you haven't yet! Christian Borle, you have my sword.
I've been thinking about it for quite a while and I should speak up : Matilda is not about friendship with outcasts. None of them were an outcast. It's more about overthrowing totalitarian regime if we're talking about it. Matilda wasn't an outcast, neither was Bruce.
Are there any German bands that you like? I mean other than that science lady (I'm sorry, I'm bad at memorising names and I'm too lazy to leave that message in the drafts)
German bands I like, hm, let me think. Well, Dschinghis Khan might be a bit generic but their music in danceable. Some of their most well-known songs are "Moskau", "Rom", "Dschinghis Khan", "Loreley" and "Hadschi Halef Omar". They kind of remind me of ABBA and I like something I can dance with.
Also, even thought they are austrian and not german, I somewhat enjoy a few songs by the EAV. "Neandertal", "Trick der Politik" or "Die Hexen Kommen" aren't half bad.
I just realised that I've been thinking that Bonnie M sung those songs. They're fun! (Though I was a little nervous when just below those music videos I saw a video about how the band fell apart. Didn't watch it but still sad). They do sound a little like ABBA in fact. (My favourite ABBA songs are "does your mother know" and "SOS")
Oh, these are cute. EAV definitely have a unique style. Their songs are very catchy. Liked the clip for "Trick Der Politik". "Die Hexen kommen" was also very beautiful. It's always nice to see a live concert recording.
Sorry for throwing links at you for the second time already, but since you know "tři oříšky pro popelku" and therefore you know the voice of the singer who performed the main theme, I feel like I must show it to you.
I'm sorry in advance
https://youtu.be/bwJp_Xh8lP0?is=sNtmznMMKw0DiC4d
Don't apologise, I enjoy talking with you and I don't mind at all when you show me something.
Karel Gott is a name I can work with. But this song, honestly the english original by the Rolling Stones is better, at least in my opinion..
(◍•ᴗ•◍) I feel like a nasty gremlin right now.
That's exactly why I sent it to you. Because it's HILARIOUSLY BAD.
Karel Gott was a good singer, but I don't understand who allowed him to try to sing this song?! (Even worse: someone decided that they should make a recording. Why??)
That scream he makes each time before the chorus. It's supposed to sound energetic and cool, but it sounds like he's stabbing his toe or something. I remember my pure shock when I first heard it. It's so bad, I love it.
And it's questionable? I mean I would've agree that "Wannabe" by Spice Girls is a questionable but still understandable one, but I never thought that there's something wrong with "Girls just wanna have fun". I always thought that it was your average nostalgic hit. One of those you can easily play in the background while making breakfast alongside "She's a maniac" and "Take on me".
If we're making confession of that matter I might as well tell that I genuinely love the band AQUA (the "I'm a Barbie girl" band). Some think that they have only one decent song (Barbie girl) , but I've been listening to them for most of my childhood.
Sorry for throwing links at you for the second time already, but since you know "tři oříšky pro popelku" and therefore you know the voice of the singer who performed the main theme, I feel like I must show it to you.
I'm sorry in advance
https://youtu.be/bwJp_Xh8lP0?is=sNtmznMMKw0DiC4d
Don't apologise, I enjoy talking with you and I don't mind at all when you show me something.
Karel Gott is a name I can work with. But this song, honestly the english original by the Rolling Stones is better, at least in my opinion..
(◍•ᴗ•◍) I feel like a nasty gremlin right now.
That's exactly why I sent it to you. Because it's HILARIOUSLY BAD.
Karel Gott was a good singer, but I don't understand who allowed him to try to sing this song?! (Even worse: someone decided that they should make a recording. Why??)
That scream he makes each time before the chorus. It's supposed to sound energetic and cool, but it sounds like he's stabbing his toe or something. I remember my pure shock when I first heard it. It's so bad, I love it.
Are there any German bands that you like? I mean other than that science lady (I'm sorry, I'm bad at memorising names and I'm too lazy to leave that message in the drafts)
Also like to point out that when her mother says “I was your mother much upon these years that you are now a maid,” (translation: I had you when I was your age) you have to remember her father’s words: “earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she,” (translation: all the other children died.) The whole plot point of Juliet being an only child is explained by her mother being a Margaret Beaufort type who had her first child too young and it damaged her past the point of being able to bear more children.
Margaret Beaufort died in 1509. She was a major player in the Wars of the Roses, the swirling on-again-off-again civil wars that consumed England from 1455-1487. Romeo and Juliet was written and first performed in the early 1590s. Your average English person of Shakespeare’s day would probably have had at least a vague understanding of who she was and what happened to her, because she was a key figure in recent history and was still getting passed around as a cautionary tale.
There are two great problems with what happened to Margaret (and that her parents are trying to do to Juliet). One is easy for modern people to spot (but was also a common response back in her own day). And that’s the moral implications of what was done to her. She was too young to be married, and it was horrifying that she was forced into it so young. Every one of the adults around her either acted immorally or failed to protect her. They were wrong. This is what modern people see, and it’s important to remember that people back in her day mostly agreed with it. You’re supposed to think it’s fucked up! When girls were married that young (and it didn’t happen often!) it was a formality 99% of the time. It was for dynastic or financial reasons (the girl has lots of money and/or land and/or a title that her husband wants), but the “couple” don’t consummate their marriage for years. And it’s not just that they would have separate bedrooms. They might not even live in the same country until the girl was in her late teens and physically and mentally mature enough to bear and raise kids. Hell, a lot of times they didn’t even meet until the girl was older! They had this thing called “proxy marriage” where you would have two separate ceremonies, in two separate places, with each party saying their vows separately, one in one city and the other in a different one. So, yeah, sure, the girl was technically married at 12, but she didn’t actually meet her “husband” in person until she was 17 and they didn’t start sleeping together until she was 20. That was a thing they did.
The other problem, the one that modern people don’t notice, is dynastic. See, marriage wasn’t generally because you loved someone. It was because you had the resources to support a family, and you or your family wanted to pool those resources with someone. It’s about “our family has these resources, and we want that to continue.” It’s about continuity across generations. It’s about making sure that your children and grandchildren have the best possible resources to survive and thrive, whether those resources are land or a trade or a title or money or whatever. In order for this to work, you have to have kids! The family and the family’s resources depend on the married couple having children. If the couple doesn’t have children, the marriage is a failure. And that failure affects not only the couple, but both families. This is a really big problem. And you can’t have just one kid to pass on the family name, because half of all kids die in early childhood. If you want to be safe, you need several kids, to be sure at least one will survive to adulthood (when they can marry and pass on the family name and resources.
You know what happens when a girl has her first pregnancy too young? She is very likely to either die in childbirth, or have complications that destroy her future fertility. Just like Margaret Beaufort. Just like Juliet’s mother. In other words, the marriage is a failure, not just for her, but also for her family, and her husband (who can’t divorce her, it’s not allowed except in extremely rare circumstances), and her husband’s family. So even the people who didn’t have a moral problem with adult men having sex with pubescent girls had a practical problem with girls married too young because you are very likely to destroy the entire purpose of the marriage by doing it. As Shakespeare reminds us in the play through Juliet’s mother having been married too young and only having one child.
Shakespeare is telling us “yeah, this is fucked up. but even if you’re the kind of awful person who doesn’t think girls marrying too young is morally wrong, it’s also a problem for practical and dynastic reasons, don’t forget that by doing this wrong thing you are very likely to destroy what you most want out of it.”
another thing i noticed, the year my local community shakespeare theater did r&j, and i made the costumes so i got to watch the show every night: part of why capulet is telling paris, take your time, get to know each other, no rush, is that he still has his nephew tybalt as his heir. as long as tybalt is in the picture, there is no pressure on juliet to go further with paris, than get acquainted. once tybalt is killed, then suddenly capulet needs an heir, he needs a husband for juliet, now, this week. (the role of capulet is best given to the actor in the company that can do over the top apoplexy, you need to believe his urgency comes at least in part by how clearly he could drop dead any moment from giving himself a stroke)
i feel like this play is often taught in middle schools as if it was somehow relevant to, or about, teen hormone storms. really it's got more to do with the social structures around family and inheritance. leaving that context out makes it confusing, why is capulet suddenly flipping from nice dad to evil dad?
I've been thinking about this play a lot lately. I really wanna highlight that Lord Capulet asks Paris to wait and get to know her, and to woo her, while Tybalt lives. While Tybalt is alive, Juliet has something of a reprieve, and her wellbeing as his only child matters more to Capulet. But once Tybalt has died, the gloves come off. Lord Capulet was worried about his daughter's wellbeing when he felt he had the space to care, but as soon as his dynasty is at stake, as soon as this becomes larger than Juliet's happiness, his consideration for her health and mental wellbeing get thrown away. Which also is due in part to the fact that Capulet's family is implicated in a brawl that has left several dead after the Prince's family EXPLICITLY told the Capulets and Montagues to stop fighting or face dire consequences, AND Capulet is trying to align himself with the Prince's family by marrying Juliet off to County Paris, a relative of the Prince. So to Lord Capulet, it is now less important that Juliet is happy, and more important than he reminds the Prince of his loyalty via this marriage and aligns his family with the Prince's before it's too late. And he believes this must be done, at any cost...until Juliet kills herself. And that's when he realises the devastating cost of treating his family as chess pieces. He realises his wrongdoing far too late.
Seriously Romeo and Juliet is HEAVY on the dynastic politics, and I think you can't fully understand the play without understanding how that all works, especially because the impact of dynastic marriages on women and girls is like. THE POINT of the play
What do you think about the songs by Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim?
Alles ist Chemie.
Science ist meins.
Wow, they're really cute!
I liked the "Chemie and you, me and you" pun very much (is it obvious? Yep. Does it make it any less funny and creative? No :3).
Though "Science ist meins" has this techno-pop music from 2016 vibe. It's still cute but those dubstep moments sound a bit plain. "Alles ist Chemie" is softer. Nevertheless I think I'll listen to them again.
Is that singer an eco activist? Or is she tries to popularise science among children?
She's a science journalist, chemist, author and tv presenter. She hosted a show on the german channel ZDF named "Maithink X" as well as several documentaries.
