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non-six actresses

Aragon - Kay Trinidad

Boleyn - Celia Mei Rubin

Seymour - Sumayya Ali

Cleves - Kuhoo Verma

Howard - Imari hardon

Parr - Starr Busby

six actresses

Aragon - Candace Furbert

Boleyn - Courtney Bowman

Seymour - Courtney Stapleton

Cleves - Genesis Lynea

Howard - Grace Mouat

Parr - Viquichelle Cross

ANYWAYS REBLOG THIS WITH YOUR DREAM CAST OF SIX BUT WITH ONLY POCS (they could already be in the show or it could be any actress you like!)

QUEENS THAT AREN’T ALREADY IN SIX:

Aragon: Shelby L Acosta

Boleyn: Olivia Kaufman

Seymour: Ashley De La Rosa

Cleves: Shantel Cribbs

Howard: Jasmine Cephas Jones

Parr: Krystina Alabado

QUEENS THAT ARE ALREADY IN SIX:

Aragon: Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert

Boleyn: Andrea Macasaet

Seymour: Shekinah (Shaka) McFarlane

Cleves: Jessica Niles

Howard: Cherelle Jay

Parr: Karis Oka

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I'm gonna say it. y'all gonna hate it but.... if

tangled goes to Broadway (which I'm really on the fence on nowadays) Denée Benton should play Rapunzel. like... just listen to this and try to tell me she doesn't give off big Rapunzel vibes

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tv carpio as catherine parr!

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If Great Comet was revived on Broadway tomorrow I would cast... (a 4-part series)

part 3: the mostly good people

Tamar Greene as Pierre Bezukhov - Though he’s known on Broadway for being the current George Washington in Hamilton, he was trained as an operatic tenor and classical pianist, training that would lend itself well to doing a good Dust and Ashes. His voice is somewhat similar to Josh’s but with richer lower notes. Also, it’d be nice to have a Pierre that matches Tolstoy’s description of a “a stout, heavily built young man with close-cropped hair” (unlike Groban).

Shereen Pimentel as Natasha Rostova - She did a cover of No One Else with Tyler Capa that was probably one of the best I’ve heard from someone outside the OBC Comet cast. Additionally, Maria in WSS is a very similar role both vocally and acting-wise to Natasha, but it’d be nice to see her in a production that doesn’t cut her big number and doesn’t have a creative team of ignorant white people trying to tackle race and all the other controversy that revival has. Also, the idea of her, Tamar, and Kuhoo harmonizing the “candle in the mirror” part of letters gives me chills (The clarity? the fact that it’d be the first time all 3 are played by people of color? astonishing)

Nora Schell as Sonya Rostova - I watched a few of her performances at bway sessions just out of curiousity and was immediately blown away by the clarity of her tone and, in particular her Waving Through a Window. (I’ve watched it twice despite not being a deh stan in any sense of the word). I thought about putting her as u/s Sonya & Mary but she really deserves a principal role. Her voice is pretty similar to Ashley (aka my favorite Sonya) but with a brighter high belt so she fits the role musically quite well. Additionally, I’ve been a little upset for quite some time at the lack of people who aren’t skinny white women playing the role.

Eden Espinosa as Marya D.: She has experience with weird edgy musicals about Russians directed by Rachel Chavkin (Lempicka) and slightly eccentric, frantic mother-figure roles (Trina, which is also pretty vocally similar to Marya). Few others have both of those things so I think she’s quite a solid pick.

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If Great Comet was revived on Broadway tomorrow, I would cast... (a 4-part series)

part 2: troublesome kids

Damon Daunno as Anatole Kuragin - He is attractive and can sing in falsetto. That’s all you need.

Bonnie Milligan as Helene Bezukhova - I think she’d bring a bit more warmth to the role a la Lilli Cooper while also delivering a strong option up at the end of Charming

Cheech Manohar as Dolokhov - I guess I just got the sense from Zoom Much Ado that he has the right energy for the part? Also if he can rap he can talk-sing fast like in Preparations. It would also be interesting for him to get a little out of the nerd typecast he was in for Mean Girls. 

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If Great Comet was revived on bway tomorrow, I would cast... (a 4-part series)

part 1: Minor characters

Adam Bashian as Andrey/Bolkonsky - I get the sense from Octet that he has a good voice and sadness for Andrey but also the comedic ability for Bolkonsky, perhaps a sadder, more subtle version than previous Old Princes, which would be interesting

Kuhoo Verma as Mary/maidservant/opera singer - Octet has given her both the experience with Malloy at his weirdest musically and experience playing an almost-canonically-lesbian gal with self-confidence issues. I feel like she’d be particularly strong with Mary’s awkwardness and play her as less plaintive and more anxious which seems more relatable IMO

Joseph Keckler as Balaga/servant/opera singer - he was a chaotic Russian in one Malloy show, so he can def do it again. Also, there are only so many guys who can really carry those avant-garde opera vocals

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Institutionalized racism

It’s taken us too long to post this on Tumblr, we’re sorry. We’ve compiled a syllabus that is free to all that addresses institutionalized racism and how it’s caused historic, pointed harm at the Black community in the U.S. Understanding history is key to understanding the present, and in order to make real changes, we need to fully understand the racist history of the U.S. Black Lives Matter.

Find it here: https://daily.jstor.org/institutionalized-racism-a-syllabus/

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BAIL FUNDS FOR PROTESTERS

ATLANTA

LOUISVILLE

HOUSTON

BROOKLYN

please reblog if you have links for bail funds in other cities or other resources!

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pride month starts tomorrow, but don’t let that distract from continuing to protest and donate in support of black lives matter. here are some black lgbt funds to donate to if you are able:

center for black equity

homeless black trans woman fund

miss major’s monthly fundraising circle

pay black trans women

marsha p johnson institute

google doc full of organizations and funds

also, i know many pride events have been cancelled due to covid-19, but if you are going in public to protest or to another event, please be careful and wear a mask. covid is still going on through all this

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alternatively: Aneesh Sheth and Manik Choksi

what if we did an American production of the 2011 Josie Rourke Much Ado with Christian Borle and Grace McLean as Beatrice & Benedick?

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what if we did an American production of the 2011 Josie Rourke Much Ado with Christian Borle and Grace McLean as Beatrice & Benedick?

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Great Comet West End Dream Cast

Pierre - Zubin Varla (Ghost Quartet London)

Natasha - Grace Mouat (Six/&Juliet)

Sonya - Danielle Steers (Six)

Marya D - Renee Lamb (Six)

Anatole - Jordan Luke Gage (&Juliet)

Helene - Maddison Bulleyment (Six tour)

Dolokhov - Oliver Tompsett (Wicked, &Juliet)

Mary - Maimuna Memon (Ghost Quartet London)

Andrey/ Bolkonsky/ Balaga - Niccolo Curradi (Ghost Quartet London)

Courtney Stapleton as u/s Sonya & Mary & possibly Natasha

Vicki Manser as U/S Marya/Helene/ Mary (Mariand Torres style)

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Concept: A Broadway revival of East West Players’ all-Asian Mamma Mia

Donna - Lea Salonga

Sam - Jon Jon Briones

Bill - Francis Jue

Harry - Jose Llana

Sophie - Eva Noblezada

Sky - Jon Viktor Corpuz

Tanya - Kay Trinidad

Rosie - Ann Harada

Ali - Riza Takahashi

Lisa - Andrea Macasaet

Pepper - Sam Tanabe

Eddie - Kei Tsuruharatani

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Cast Danielle Brooks as Jenna in Waitress cowards

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Six but only with people who have played Eurydice in Hadestown

Aragon - Khaila Wilcoxon

Boleyn - Eva Noblezada

Seymour - Nabiyah Be

Cleves - Jessie Shelton

Howard - Gizel Jimenez

Parr - TV Carpio

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Concept - Nothing Much to Do as a musical with Jukebox the Ghost songs

Eva Noblezada as Beatrice Duke

Kuhoo Verma as Hero Duke

Cheech Manohar as Benedick Hobbes

Nikhil Saboo as Pedro Donaldson

Andrea Macasaet as Meg

Troy Iwata as Claudio

Josh Canfield as Leo 

Dave Thomas Brown as John Donaldson

Kei Tsuruharatani as Balthazar

Riza Takahashi as Ursula/ Beatrice understudy

Kendyl Ito as Verges/Hero understudy

Mary Kate Morrissey as Cora Anderson/ Beatrice understudy

Gerard Canonico as Robbie Borachio

Cathryn Wake as swing/ Hero & Verges understudy

Michael T Grant as standby Claudio & John