astrokatiemack: Had a wonderful time hosting @hozier and his band mates (@kayrog, @larissamaestro & @ajax_ryan) and tour manager for a visit to @perimeterinstitute yesterday! We talked black holes and dark matter, quantum gravity and the Einstein Field Equations. It was a rare pleasure to have the chance to share my passion for physics with someone whose work is so meaningful to me! Thank you @hozier for stopping by and thank you @perimeterinstitute for being such a wonderful place to work and to bring visitors!
my story + a photo of jeremy below!👀 I might add another?
So I came to NYC to see the Great Gatsby Musical on Broadway because I've heard tons about it and it features my favorite actress (Samantha Pauly)!
But I didn't realize til I got to the musical last night that JEREMY JORDAN WAS STARRING AS GATSBY HIMSELF. THAT'S RIGHT I DIDN'T KNOW. SO I PULLED UP AND GATSBY CAME ONTO STAGE AND I WAS LIKE. Holy SHIT is that Jeremy Jordan.
And we had BRILLIANT seats, like row D-G in orchestra. So I was pretty sure my eyes weren't fucking with me—and then he SUNG. At that moment I KNEW it was him, like dude, I had been listening to his voice on repeat for days...
From the soundtrack of Hazbin Hotel. My god the second he sang I was like YEAH. OKAY. IT'S JEREMY FUCKING JORDAN.
I was freaking the HELL out every time he got on stage—like he had so many solo bits; there was one part where he sung about Daisy (his love interest fyi) in the song For Her—and I was like dAMN THOSE VOCALS.
He was INCREDIBLE and so was everyone else!
But the best part was when the musical ended. We were directed outside to the stage door, and obviously I was rushing to be near the front, so I was just hanging there—waiting as other actors came out—and then AND THEN!!!
and then There He Was. He came out of the stage door and began signing programs.
(psps as said above :00 enough notes and I'll add a better photo mayhaps?)
That's right y'all. INSANE. HE WAS INCHES AWAY. OH MY GOD. I TOLD HIM I LOVED HIM
and then quickly added "in Hazbin Hotel" because I didn't wanna be weird
AND THEN HE SIGNED MY PROGRAM‼️‼️
[Idk if it's okay to post his signature publicly—tell me if it is / isn't and I'll edit the post to have a pic of my program in it :D ]
He thanked me and moved on Y'ALL HE MADE EYE CONTACT WITH ME😭😭😭I'M GOING CRAZY!
wait, are you telling me that there's a musical with Lucifer from Hazbin Hotel, Eurydice from Hadestown, and Katherine Howard from Six? Sign me up please
I’m doing this in one shot and off the top of my head, so I will be missing characters, I do also welcome suggestions.
Logan Roy: Patrick Page
Is this the obvious first choice? Yes. Is it the correct one? Also yes.
Kendall Roy: Lucas Steele
Kendall is just Anatole if he didn’t have a close relationship with his sister.
Roman Roy: Brandon Uranowitz
He played a nice neurotic freak in Falsettos, let's see him play an evil neurotic freak.
Shiv Roy: Eden Espinoza
I'll be honest, if I was genuinely casting a Succession musical as a real casting director, I would look for a more unknown performer to play Shiv, because I firmly believe that Shiv Roy should be an alto part, heavy in the lower range (like basically a tenor). Shiv's plot revolves around trying to push past her gender to be taken seriously, and I think having her being an alto who stays in her lower register would really highlight how hard she's trying to be taken seriously. That said, I would not at all be disappointed to have Eden Espinoza in the part. She's insanely talented, and I would love to see her interpretation of Shiv.
Connor Roy: Josh Groban
So there's a clip of The Opera from "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812" where the ensemble sings "Pierre, the cuckold, sits at home", and then Pierre pops up saying "No, I am enjoying myself at home this evening" while giving a sad little thumbs up, while his wife is off banging another man? That's the energy I want for my Connor Roy.
Tom Wambsgans: Brian D'Arcy James
Is he maybe a little old for the part? Sure. But age onstage is fucky, and Brian D’Arcy James would absolutely kill it as the combination ass-kisser and ruthless bastard that is Tom Wambsgans. Also he gives Minnesota.
Greg Hirsch: George Salazar
I kinda don’t feel like I have to explain this one.
Gerri: Bernadette Peters
Icons playing icons.
Frank: Mandy Patinkin
Sunday In The Park With George reunion!
Willa Ferreyra: Samantha Pauly
I rewatched her All You Wanna Do again last night (and cried again) and when I thought about Willa, that popped into my head. (Not in the sense that I think Willa is a victim like Katherine Howard, she’s a consenting sex worker, more the fact that in the succession world, women, like Willa, are only valued for their sexuality.) Anyway, Sam Pauly also just kills every part she’s in so…
Stewy Hosseini: Tony Yazbek
He’s played Billy Flynn on Broadway, so he’s good at being a smarmy yet charming asshole (I say this with love, I love both Stewy and Billy Flynn)
Lukas Matsson: Aaron Tiveit
He’s hot but can also be scary.
Hard Cuts/ Impossible:
Edward Herrman as Karl
Would he be fun in the role? Yes. Is he dead, and therefore incapable of doing it? Also yes.