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fotoflingscotland:

Gerard Bentall by FotoFling Scotland Via Flickr: Beyond Broadway Productions presents “Guys Sings Dolls” starring: Tim Newman (Memphis, Grease, All the Fun of the Fair, Footloose), Drew Gowland (Murderous Instincts, Principal Vocalist QM2), Gerard Bentall (Les Miserables, Jesus Christ Superstar, Fame) and Anton Stephans (X Factor Finalist and Backing Singer for Tina Turner). Backing by Sonny Grierson & Kieran Cooper. Musical Director - Neil Metcalfe. Created by Murray Grant The all male cast perform the greatest female songs of musical theatre, movies and pop/rock fame, presented from a completely different perspective. Photo from the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Production - Ghillie Dhu, Rutland Place, Edinburgh

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paula-myo:

Jesus: Ted Neeley (1973 film version)

Judas: Drew Sarich (2005 Amstetten cast).

Peter: Michael Pickering (2012 arena tour).

Mary: Melanie Chisholm (2012 arena tour).

Caiaphas: Pete Gallagher (2012 arena tour).

Annas: Gerard Bentall (2012 arena tour).

Pilate: Barry Dennen (1973 film version).

Herod: Pehtom Quirante (2005 Amstetten cast).

Simon Zealotes: Giovanni Spano (2012 arena tour).

Favourite casts: Jesus Christ Superstar

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yawn

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highbcltage:

why should i resolve things peacefully when i can fucking punch you in the face

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Simple Joys - Pippin 2013 Revival Cast Recording

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War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

Bertrand Russell (via fyp-philosophy)

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You used to make a lot of references to frogs and scorpions on here. What was that?

It’s a reference to a middle eastern folk tale; The Scorpion and The Frog. The Scorpion wants to cross the river, but of course it can’t swim so it asks the Frog if the Frog will carry it on its back. The Frog of course is skeptical and asks the Scorpion “How do I know you won’t sting me?” “Trust me,” says the Scorpion, “I wouldn’t do that, I would drown.” So the Frog agrees and with the Scorpion on its back, it begins to cross the river. About halfway across, the Scorpion stings the Frog. “Why would you do that?” asks the Frog, “Now we both will sink.” The Scorpion simply replies, “It is my nature.”

I played with this dynamic a lot in the beginning because on paper, the Annaphas relationship looks pretty bad. Caiaphas, who is in this more supreme position of power is having a sexual and romantic relationship with Annas who is clearly his subordinate. And at least in the main verse, Caiaphas is the one who instigated it in the first place by making a move on him. He’s acting in this sort of predatory/ “scorpion” role. Annas is vulnerable in terms of his employment being dependent on Caiaphas’ approval, him being physically smaller and kind of having the ‘cuter’ more boyish thing going on whereas Caiaphas is kind of big and intimidating and leering and has that floor-shaking bass going on. Caiaphas initially thinks of himself as being the Scorpion, victimizing Annas as the Frog because he ‘can’t resist’, though this immediately causes him intense guilt.

But it turns out Annas actually really wanted the two of them to become a thing, at least sexually, and furthermore he’s pretty good at using Caiaphas’ desire and feelings for him to manipulate the situation in his favor. Mostly through sex, but additionally, as Caiaphas’ trusted second-in-command(despite his storied reputation for ruthlessness), he also holds a good deal of sway over Caiaphas’ political decisions. Furthermore, though Caiaphas has the ability to damage Annas’ employment options if Annas were to resist his advances or if their relationship were to go south, Annas has too the ability to claim Caiaphas harassed him and out him as queer as well as smearing his reputation and his moral standing as a man of God, which would of course be career suicide for Caiaphas. In fact, Annas seems perhaps to be occupying the Scorpion role, begging “trust me” while positioning his stinger within stabbing distance of your back.

That first story in the main verse is supposed to force you to ask who’s manipulating who, who’s really the Scorpion and who’s the Frog and by the end, Caiaphas isn’t totally sure but he’s willing to grapple with the situation as it is because it does require both of them to cooperate or else they’ll both sink, as the fable portends. Whether or not it’s in Annas’ nature to betray him is for time to tell, since Caiaphas’ own nature is such that he feels compelled to invest in the relationship personally and emotionally(he’s lonely, he’s overwhelmed, and he and Annas have already established a rapport that he thinks of as a close friendship so to engage in an actual relationship, if only just a sexual one, doesn’t seem unreasonable. In fact, it seems like a good fit).

Of course, their relationship has moved away from this simple paradigm over time. It has developed a strong romantic component, for one thing, and as a result has fostered a much greater level of trust and deeper emotional intimacy. They’ve established boundaries and become privy to each others’ mental health needs and have used their complimentary personality types to substantially improve each others’ lives. Their relationship has become a thing unto itself to the point that even though the two of them are inseparably wrapped up in each others’ lives, they’re so necessary for the well being of and just so thoroughly in love with each other that one could no longer entertain hurting the other for personal gain or even out of necessity.

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"I'm not sure how your taste buds work but almond butter tastes like blood. Full stop."

@iamlawandorder

“Uhm...is that a good thing or a bad thing? With your tone it’s kinda hard to tell...”

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lets play “how rude can i be until u realize i dont like u”

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cross off the ones your muse has done - repost don’t reblog!

Tagged by: I do what I want

Tagging:  @leavethehxrtbehind @iamlawandorder

1. HAD SEX 2. BOUGHT CONDOMS 3. GOTTEN PREGNANT 4. FAILED A CLASS 5. KISSED A BOY 6. KISSED A GIRL 7. USED A LITTLE PAPER BAG FOR LUNCH 8. HAD A JOB 9. MISSED THE SCHOOL BUS 11. LEFT THE HOUSE WITHOUT YOUR WALLET/PURSE 12. BULLIED SOMEONE ON THE INTERNET 13. SEXTED 14. HAD SEX IN PUBLIC 15. PLAYED ON A SPORTS TEAM 16. SMOKED WEED 17. SMOKED CIGARETTES 18. SMOKED A CIGAR 19. DRANK ALCOHOL 20. WATCHED “THE BREAKFAST CLUB” 21. BEEN OVERWEIGHT 22. BEEN UNDERWEIGHT 23. HAD AN EATING DISORDER 24. BEEN TO A WEDDING 25. MADE FUN OF SOMEONE FOR BEING FAT 26. BEEN ON THE COMPUTER FOR 5 HOURS STRAIGHT 27. WATCHED TV FOR 5 HOURS STRAIGHT 28. BEEN LATE FOR WORK 29. BEEN LATE FOR SCHOOL 30. KISSED SOMEONE IN THE RAIN 31. SHOWERED WITH SOMEONE ELSE 32. FAILED MY DRIVERS TEST 33. RAN A MILE IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES 34. BEEN OUTSIDE MY HOME COUNTRY 35. BEEN ON A ROAD TRIP LONGER THAN 5 HOURS 36. GOTTEN MY HEART BROKEN 37. HAD A CREDIT CARD 38. BEEN TO A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS GAME 49. BROKEN A BONE 40. BEEN UNHAPPY ABOUT YOUR WEIGHT 41. WON A TROPHY 42. CUT MYSELF 43. HAD AN STD   44. GOT ENGAGED 45. BEEN ON A DIET 46. TRIED OUT TO BE ON A TV SHOW 47. RODE IN A TAXI 48. BEEN TO PROM 49. PLAYED IN A DRINKING GAME 50. STAYED UP FOR 24 HOURS OR MORE 51. BEEN TO A CONCERT 52. HAD A THREE-SOME 53. HAD A CRUSH ON SOMEONE OF THE SAME SEX (He’s gay my dudes) 54. BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT 55. HAD BRACES 56. LEARNED ANOTHER LANGUAGE 57. KILLED A BUG 58. BEEN AT A YARD SALE 59. BEEN TO A JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE 60. WORE MAKE UP 61. TALKED TO SOMEONE VIA WEBCAM 62. LOST MY VIRGINITY BEFORE I WAS 16 63. HAD MY WISDOM TEETH TAKEN OUT 64. KISSED SOMEONE A DIFFERENT RACE THAN MYSELF 65. SNUCK OUT OF THE HOUSE 66. BOUGHT PORN 67. HAD A VIRUS ON MY COMPUTER 68. HAD ORAL SEX 69. DYED MY HAIR 71. GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE 72. WORE SOMEONE ELSE’S CLOTHES 73. VOTED IN AN ELECTION 74. RODE IN AN AMBULANCE 75. RODE IN A HELICOPTER 76. CAUGHT THE STOVE ON FIRE 77. GOT IN A FIGHT 78. BEEN ON VACATION 79. BEEN IN AN AIRPLANE 80. BEEN ON A BOAT 81. HAD SURGERY 82. BEAT A VIDEO GAME 83. FOUND SOMETHING VALUABLE ON THE GROUND 84. MADE A SURVEY 85. STALKED SOMEONE ON FACEBOOK/MYSPACE 86. PRANK CALLED SOMEONE 87. BEEN TO A LIBRARY OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL 88. SPENT OVER $100 SHOPPING IN ONE DAY 89. CUT YOUR HAIR AND HATED IT 90. PEED OUTSIDE 91. WENT FISHING 92. HELPED WITH CHARITY 93. TAKEN A PREGNANCY TEST 95. BEEN REJECTED BY A CRUSH 96. BEEN SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL 97. BROKEN A MIRROR 98. FAKED SICK FROM SCHOOL 99. OWNED A PET 100. BEEN TO SIX FLAGS

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Okie dokie kiddos, here’s the scoop on my plan for this blog. I’m gonna finish retagging (I know it’s taking me forever, believe me, I know), but once I have that done I’m gonna reblog old headcanon posts and fanfiction that was written by either @iamlawandorder or myself just so all that is right in the front so people don’t have to go digging for it. One that’s squared away then I’ll probably make a few icons or something and then start on making starter calls, and we’ll see where it goes from there.

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Someone seems to have broke the JCS and Jesus Christ Superstar tags.

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Have you ever laid in bed at night? And thought about everything? Wanting to scream and cry but, don’t want to wake anyone. Instead, you just sit there and the pain just breaks inside of you.

(via kissedby-suicide)

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The only photoset that really expresses who they are