#Scott Chenoweth

[barbossas-wench]

List of bway celebs you should not support bc they're Zionist or "neutral" on genocide

Kristin Chenoweth

Idina Menzel

Jeremy Jordan

Jonathan Groff

Andrew Rannells

Ariana Debose

Josh Gad

Annaleigh Ashford

Julie Benko

Sierra Boggess

Carolee Carmello

Victoria Clark

Micaela Diamond

Tovah Feldshuh

Wilson Jermaine Heredia

Derek Klena

Linda Lavin

Raymond J. Lee

Caissie Levy

Jose Llana

Terrence Mann

Debra Messing

Jessie Mueller

Alex Newell

Kelli O’Hara

Benjamin Pajak

Billy Porter

Seth Rudetsky

James Wesley

Ben Platt

Mike Faist

Noah Galvin

Lea Michelle

Andrew Scott

Olga Merediz,

Betty Buckley

Alexandra Billings

Talia Suskauer

Ali Ewoldt

Wilson Cruz

Dylan Mulvaney

Josh Groban

Seth Rudesky

If I missed anyone on that list, let me know so I'll add them on the list

Patti LePone

Christy Altomare

Anyways, theater kids for Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[operachristine]

Holiday Gifting Day 5

Day 5 of 5 features a few Wicked audios with Nessarose understudies!

Idina Menzel (Elphaba), Helen Dallimore (Glinda), Adam Garcia (Fiyero), Nigel Planer (The Wizard), Miriam Margolyes (Madame Morrible), Caroline Keiff (u/s Nessarose), James Gillan (Boq), Martin Ball (Doctor Dillamond) October 28, 2006; London Matinee

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Ashleigh Gray (s/b Elphaba), Dianne Pilkington (Glinda), Pharic Scott (u/s Fiyero), Sam Kelly (The Wizard), Harriet Thorpe (Madame Morrible), Emily Tierney (u/s Nessarose), Alex Jessop (Boq), David Stoller (Doctor Dillamond) February 6, 2010; London

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Idina Menzel (Elphaba), Kristin Chenoweth (Glinda), Kristoffer Cusick (u/s Fiyero), Joel Grey (The Wizard), Carole Shelley (Madame Morrible), Eden Espinosa (u/s Nessarose), Christopher Fitzgerald (Boq), William Youmans (Doctor Dillamond) December 21, 2003; Broadway || Notes: This is the only known recording of Eden as Nessarose! Missing No Good Deed and March of the Witch Hunters.

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Shoshana Bean (Elphaba), Megan Hilty (Glinda), David Ayers (Fiyero), Ben Vereen (The Wizard), Adinah Alexander (u/s Madame Morrible), Stacie Morgain Lewis (u/s Nessarose), Jeffrey Kuhn (Boq), Sean McCourt (Doctor Dillamond) September 24, 2005; Broadway

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Dee Roscioli (Elphaba), Erin Mackey (Glinda), Derrick Williams (Fiyero), Gene Weygandt (The Wizard), Rondi Reed (Madame Morrible), Kate Fahrner (u/s Nessarose), Adam Fleming (Boq), K. Todd Freeman (Doctor Dillamond) March 21, 2007; Chicago

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Jenna Leigh Green (u/s Elphaba), Kendra Kassebaum (Glinda), Derrick Williams (Fiyero), David Garrison (The Wizard), Carol Kane (Madame Morrible), Lori Holmes (u/s Nessarose), Logan Lipton (Boq), Timothy Britten Parker (Doctor Dillamond) April 9, 2005; First National Tour

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Willemijn Verkaik (Elphaba), Valerie Link (u/s Glinda), Jens Simon Petersen (u/s Fiyero), Carlo Lauber (The Wizard), Angelika Wedekind (Madame Morrible), Maike Switzer (u/s Nessarose), Stefan Stara (Boq), Michael Günther (Doctor Dillamond) December 22, 2007; Stuttgart Matinee || Notes: Valerie's first show as Glinda.

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Eden Espinosa (Elphaba), Kendra Kassebaum (Glinda), Nicolas Dromard (Fiyero), Tom McGowan (The Wizard), Jody Gelb (Madame Morrible), Neka Zang (u/s Nessarose), Etai BenShlomo (Boq), Paul Slade Smith (Doctor Dillamond), Gregory Haney (Chistery), Samantha Zack (u/s Witch's Mother), Tim Talman (Witch's Father / Ozian Official) April 6, 2010; San Francisco || Notes: Neka's first show as Nessarose.

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[celebritieswhosupportgenocide]

Abdul, Paula Accardi, Gimena Aniston, Jennifer Apatow, Judd Baddiel, David Baron Cohen, Sacha Bass, Lance Bayer, Vanessa Beckham, Sara Benson, Ashley Bialik, Mayim Bieber, Justin Biel, Jessica Black, Jack Bloom, Orlando Braun, Scott Brie, Alison Brolin, Josh Cain, Dean Carr, Jimmy Chastain, Jessica Chenoweth, Kristen Cohen, Andy Collins, Lily Condor, Lana Cooper, Bradley Cox, Courtney Crystal, Billie Curtis, Jamie Lee David, Cazzie Davis, Viola Debose, Ariana Del Rey, Lana Deschanel, Zooey Deutch, Zoey Dewan, Jenna Diddy Combs, Sean Dobrev, Nina Douglas, Michael Dr. Phil Eric, Andre Fanning, Dakota Ferrell, Will Fisher, Isla Foster, Chelsea Fry, Stephen Gad, Josh Gadot, Gal Gage, Lukas Garner, Jennifer Garner, Julia Garrix, Martin Gellar, Sarah Michelle Gelman, Brett Gilmour, David Gomez, Sarah Goodblum, Jason Groban, Josh Groff, Jonathan Haddish, Tiffany Hamil, Mark Hamm, Jon Handler, Selena Hargitay, Mariska Hewitt, Jennifer Love Hudgens, Vanessa Hyland, Sarah Imbruglia, Natalia Jackson, Paris Jenner, Kris Jenner, Taylor Judge Judy Kailing, Mindy Kardashian ,Amy Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kemsley, Dorit King, Joey Kiyoko, Hayley Kloss, Karlie Kunis, Mila Lautner, Nicole Leggero, Natasha Levine, Adam Levy, Eugene Levy, Shawn Lohan, Lindsay Lohan, Lindsay Longoria, Eva Lucas, Matt LuPone, Patti Madonna Mamet, Zosia Marguiles, Julianna McGregor, Ewan Mendel, Howie Messing, Debra Meyers, Seth Mia, Pia Michele, Lea Miguel Milano, Alyssa Mirren, Helen Moore, Mandy Morrone, Camila Munn, Olivia Norris, Chuck O'Donnel, Rosie Oberman, Tracy-Ann Ora, Rita Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Sharon Oyelowo, David Pascal, Amy Paulson, Sarah Peck, Josh Peele, Jordan Peltz, Kim Perry, Katy Phillipps, Busy Plaza, Aubrey Pompeo, Ellen Portman, Natalie Prisloo, Behati Richie, Sofia Riley, Rachel Rock, Chris Rock, Chris Rose, Ruby Rosenthal, Phil Roth, Ellie Rowling, JK Saldaña, Zoe Sandler, Adam Savage, Ben Schnapp, Noah Schreiber, Liev Schumer, Kylie Schwartz, Lorraine Schwarzenegger, Patrick Schwimmer, David Segel, Jason\ Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, Jessica Shannon, Molly Shields, Brooke Short, Martin Silverman, Brooklyn Snyder, Zach Sommerhalder, Ian Spears, Lynn Jamie Spektor, Regina Stiller, Ben Sting Stone, Sharon Sudeikis, Jason Theroux, Justin Thorne, Bella Timberlake, Justin Tisdale, Ashley Waititi, Taika Walsh, Kate Washington, Kerry Whiterspoon, Reese Wilde, Olivia Williams, Tyler James Wu, Constance Yatra, Sebastian Zimmer, Constance Zinchenko Zoe, Rachel Zuckerman, Jeremy

[are-they-z]

Supporters of #NoHostageLeftBehind Open Letter to Joe Biden - Part 1/2

The letter consists of lies, no mention of Palestinian genocides, and a call for ceasefire.

Read the full letter:

Dear President Biden,

We are heartened by Friday's release of the two American hostages, Judith Ranaan and her daughter Natalie Ranaan [Raanan] and by today's release of two Israelis, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, whose husbands remain in captivity.

But our relief is tempered by our overwhelming concern that 220 innocent people, including 30 children, remain captive by terrorists, threatened with torture and death. They were taken by Hamas in the savage massacre of October 7, where over 1,400 Israelis were slaughtered—women raped, families burned alive, and infants beheaded.

Thank you for your unshakable moral conviction, leadership, and support for the Jewish people, who have been terrorized by Hamas since the group's founding over 35 years ago, and for the Palestinians, who have also been terrorized, oppressed, and victimized by Hamas for the last 17 years that the group has been governing Gaza.

We all want the same thing: Freedom for Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace. Freedom from the brutal violence spread by Hamas. And most urgently, in this moment, freedom for the hostages.

We urge everyone to not rest until all hostages are released. No hostage can be left behind. Whether American, Argentinian, Australian, Azerbaijani, Brazilian, British, Canadian, Chilean, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Eritrean, Filipino, French, German, Indian, Israeli, Italian, Kazakh, Mexican, Panamanian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, South African, Spanish, Sri Lankan, Thai, Ukrainian, Uzbekistani or otherwise, we need to bring them home.

Supporters:

Adam & Jackie Sandler

Amy Schumer

Aaron Sorkin

Barry Diller

Behati Prinsloo

Bella Thorne

Ben Stiller

Bob Odenkirk

Bobbi Brown

Bradley Cooper

Brett Gelman

Chris Rock

Constance Wu

Courteney Cox

David Alan Grier

David Chang

David Geffen

David Oyelowo

Diane Von Furstenberg

Eli Roth

Emma Seligman

Eric Andre

Ewan McGregor

Gal Gadot

Gwyneth Paltrow

Harvey Keitel

Isla Fisher

Jack Black

James Brolin

Jason Blum

Jason Sudeikis

Jeff Goldblum

Jerry Seinfeld

Jesse Plemons

Jessica Biel

Jessica Seinfeld

Joey King

John Slattery

Jon Hamm

Jordan Peele

Josh Brolin

Judd Apatow

Judge Judy Sheindlin

Julia Garner

Julianna Margulies

Julie Rudd

Justin Theroux

Justin Timberlake

Karlie Kloss

Katy Perry

Kirsten Dunst

Lana Del Rey

Laura Dern

Liev Schreiber

Madonna

Martin Short

Michelle Williams

Mila Kunis

Nicola Peltz

Noa Tishby

Olivia Wilde

Orlando Bloom

Paul & Julie Rudd

Richard Jenkins

Rita Ora

Ross Duffer

Sacha Baron Cohen

Sam Levinson

Sarah Paulson

Sean Combs

Shira Haas

Sting & Trudie Styler

Taika Waititi

Thomas Kail

Tiffany Haddish

Tyler Perry

Will Ferrell

Andy Cohen

Alex Edelman

Amy Sherman Palladino

Aubrey Plaza

Barry Levinson

Billy Crystal

Brad Falchuk

Brian Grazer

Bridget Everett

Brooke Shields

Chelsea Handler

Chloe Fineman

Chris Jericho

Colleen Camp

David Schwimmer

Dawn Porter

Dean Cain

Debra Messing

Elisabeth Shue

Erin Foster

Eugene Levy

Gene Stupinski

Gina Gershon

Guy Oseary

Henry Winkler

Holland Taylor

James Corden

Jason Reitman

Jessica Elbaum

Jimmy Carr

Jonathan Ross

Josh Charles

Juliette Lewis

Kristen Schaal

Kristin Chenoweth

Lea Michele

Mark Foster

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Matthew Weiner

Michael Rappaport

Molly Shannon

Noah Schnapp

Pattie LuPone

Regina Spektor

Sara Foster

Sarah Cooper

Scott Braun

Seth Meyers

Sharon Stone

Zack Snyder

Zoey Deutch

Zosia Mamet

Zoe Saldana

Alex Aja

Aaron Bay-Schuck

Amy Chozick

Aron Coleite

Adam Goodman

Alan Grubman

Adam Levine

Allan Loeb

Amy Pascal

Angela Robinson

Antonio Campos

Anthony Russo

Alexandra Shiva

Andrew Singer

Alison Statter

Alona Tal

Ali Wentworth

Ari Dayan

Ari Greenburg

Arik Kneller

Ashley Levinson

Asif Satchu

Barbara Hershey

Barry Rosenstein

Beau Flynn

Ben Turner

Ben Winston

Ben Younger

Blair Kohan

Bobby Kotick

Brad Slater

Bradley Fischer

Bruna Papandrea

Cameron Curtis

Casey Neistat

Cazzie David

Charles Roven

Chris Fischer

Christian Carino

Cindi Berger

Claire Coffee

Craig Silverstein

Dan Aloni

Dan Rosenweig

Dana Goldberg

Dana Klein

Danny Strong

Daniel Palladino

Danielle Bernstein

Danny Cohen

Daphne Kastner

David Bernad

David Baddiel

David Ellison

David Gilmour &

Polly Sampson

David Goodman

David Joseph

David Kohan

David Lowery

Deborah Lee Furness

Deborah Snyder

Donny Deutsch

Doug Liman

Douglas Chabbott

Eddy Kitsis

Edgar Ramirez

Elizabeth Himelstein

Embeth Davidtz

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Erik Feig

Evan Jonigkeit

Evan Winiker

Francis Benhamou

Francis Lawrence

Fred Raskin

[austerulous]

◈  @talkawayknight clicked the ♡ to get a web weaving

1. For Good, Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth. 2. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010). 3. A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara. 4. The People You Will Fall In Love With In Your 20s, Ryan O’Connell. 5. Kültür Kava. 6. I’ll Give You the Sun, Jandy Nelson. 7. Platonic Love, Rose Mannie. 8. Grief Lessons: Four Plays, Euripides, tr. Anne Carson. 9. fairycosmos. 10. kafk-a.

[musical-theatre-encyclopedia]

❤💛💚💙💜😍😘😻💖💕Valentine's Day Playlist😽💝🌹😙💋💌💓💞💘😚

1. "Young Love" - Eli Lieb

2. "The First Time" - Matt Fishel

3. "Radio-Friendly Pop Song" - Matt Fishel

4. "When Boy Meets Boy" - Matt Fishel

5. "Unchained Melody" - Vito and the Salutations

6. "Finally" - Matt Fishel

7. "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" - Tom Lehrer

8. "Spring Cleaning" - Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen

9. "Zeppelin" - Eli Lieb

10. "If You Hadn't, but You Did" - Kristen Chenoweth

11. "Growing Old on Bleeker Street" - AJR

12. "Buy You a Rose" - AJR

13. "Call Me Maybe & Hello, Goodbye" - AJR

14. "Love Again" - Pentatonix

15. "I Need Your Love" - Pentatonix

16. "Cruisin' for a Bruisin'" - Pentatonix

17. "Bang Bang" - Kurt Hugo Schneider

18. "You and Me" - Adam Wachter

19. "Halfway" - Ryan Scott Oliver

20. "Testament" - Matt Fishel

21. "Invisible Thread" - Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews

22. "Stay" - Steve Grand

23. "I'll Rust with You" - Steam Powered Giraffe

24. "Honeybee" - Steam Powered Giraffe

25. "A Way into Your Heart" - Steam Powered Giraffe

26. "Mecto Amore" - Steam Powered Giraffe

27. "Me and My Baby" - Steam Powered Giraffe

28. "Two Strangers" - Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk

29. "Swing Lover" - Indigo Swing

30. "Junkman" - Debbie Shapiro

31. "Therapy" - tick, tick, BOOM

32. "Rocket 95" - Alien Fashion Show

33. "Repent" - On the Twentieth Century

34. "Blue Moon" - The Marcels

35. "Mooning" - Grease

36. "True Love at the Star-Lite Tonight" - Five Course Love

37. "Your Man" - Home Free

38. "Rhythm of Love" - Plain White T's

39. "So What" - P!nk

40. "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" - GQ

41. "Forget About the Boy" - Thoroughly Modern Millie

42. "Hello Mary Lou" - Red Feet

43. "I Don't Have a Name for It" - Steam Powered Giraffe

44. "Shut Up and Dance" - Walk the Moon

45. "Come Softly to Me" - The Fleetwoods

46. "Marvin Gaye" - Charlie Puth

47. "The Black Dress" - John Jacob Niles

48. "Blue Suit Boogie" - Indigo Swing

49. "Vanilla Ice Cream" - She Loves Me

50. "Lollipop" - The Chordettes

51. "Mr Sandman" - The Chordettes

52. "Stars and the Moon" - Songs for a New World

53. "Heard it Through the Grapevine" - Musical Island Boys

54. "That's My Man" - Miss Benny

55. "Beyond the Sea" - Bobby Darin

56. "Sh-Boom" - The Crew Cuts

57. "Shangri-La/Rags to Riches" - Forever Plaid

58. "Cry" - Forever Plaid

59. "Alone at a Drive-In Movie" - Grease

60. "Those Magic Changes" - Grease

61. "Not a Day Goes By" - Merrily We Roll Along

62. "Boys Who Like Boys" - Eli Lieb

63. "Never Apart" - BENNY (Miss Benny now)

64. "Rice and Beans" - Cazwell

65. "Do You Love an Apple?" - The Dregs

66. "100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man" - Kristen Chenoweth

67. "Always a Bridesmaid" - I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

68. "Happy Together" - Lemon Squeezy

69. "Maria" - West Side Story

70. "Fifty Percent" - Ballroom

71. "I've Got Love" - Purlie

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REVIEW: Disney’s Descendants: The Musical

After three long years, Hamilton Theatre Inc. has returned in full force with sold out houses even before opening night (starting with their 64th season opener of the 1980's cult classic turned musical Heathers). The thrill of sold out productions speaks volumes to the cast, crew, band members, volunteers and, of course, audiences who have waited (im)patiently to sit back and be taken away on a musical theatre journey that HTI delivers with dedication and delight.

      Disney's Descendants: The Musical is a popular film series turned stage production combining storylines and songs from the first two films and showcases the villainous side of the House of Mouse. The teenage offspring of infamous characters such as Maleficent, Jafar, The Evil Queen Grimhild and Cruella DeVille are granted a royal opportunity to leave the realm their parents have been banished to and see what being good could do for them instead. It's a simple plot but one that speaks to audiences of all ages, especially if, like me, you believed that the villains were more interesting than the heroes anyway.

     The set design includes multiple levels, moving pieces, hidden passageways and some truly stunning stained glass windows which feature more beloved characters from Disney classics. HTI is no stranger to utilizing the stage to maximize its fullest potential and this set is no exception. Little touches and "easter eggs" let us know that the Disney spirit is truly present throughout. A huge nod to the efficiency of the stage management team allowing numerous transitions and set changes to flow smoothly.  The lighting design, for the most part, is effective, colourful and deepens the magical atmosphere of the story. There are times where the cast is only half lit or unintentionally in shadow which made it difficult to see their facial expressions and reactions. Some extra spot or warm flood lights would resolve this easily.

     Costume design is another strong element of this production, especially with so many recognizable characters from Disney's vast anthology. Designers Jenn Helsdon and Krystal Clarke blend iconic and modern, unique pieces to create original, flashy costumes for every character. Very impressive efforts from this design team who had a huge cast and multiple characters to create for.

      The cast of Disney's Descendants: The Musical is split into youth and adult members who almost always bring enthusiasm to their roles. Kudos must be given to the production team for finding a diverse range of talent with several cast members being on stage for the first time ever. There's several praiseworthy performances from both HTI veterans and first-timers alike. Taylor-Rae Scott oozes with delicious villainy as Maleficent and is, by far, the standout in terms of vocal prowess and characterization. Scott's signature song, "Evil Like Me" is a campy delight and channels the energy of the film version's star Kristin Chenoweth to near perfection. It is no small feat to hit those high soprano notes and Scott makes it seem effortless. Bravo.

      In their first HTI production, Emerie-Rose Scott (playing lead bad girl Mal) and Julian Braithwaite (as Jafar's son Jay) proved themselves time and again. Both had scene stealing moments and truly relished in their characters. Scott's "If Only" solo was a poppy Avril Lavigne-style ballad that suited her vocals well and was her shining moment. Braithwaite demonstrated a real knack for fast paced lyrics and comedy in "Goal" alongside companion Carlos (played with wicked humour by Julia Leslie) and the rest of the ensemble.

       As you can likely guess, there is an entire playbill’s worth of cast members to mention. It would be impossible to list every moment I enjoyed. A few more highlights include Mike Jensen's (in several roles) overall comedic timing, Zachary Glardine (Prince Ben)’s adorkable awkwardness, Fairy Godmother's constant sassy demeanour (what a performance by Graden Bourne!), a Snow White-Joan Rivers mashup and an especially lovely moment between best baddies Mal and Evie (played with endless charm by Rachel Kelly) in their poignant duet "Space Between." There are very few moments I found lacking and, if anything, that's the script and not the cast or director's fault. Some characters and plot points are just underdeveloped and despite that, this production ensures everyone on that stage has their moment.

    What the majority of these eager newcomers need to truly shine is confidence. It's clear that everyone is well directed, choreographed and staged by the combined efforts of Dustin Jodway and Bree McLean-Roberts but there are several moments where the lack of certainty in their vocals, projection or movements overtakes the scene leaving us feeling those opening night jitters far too frequently. I am certain that with more performances and basking in the audience's loud, continuous applause, the cast will thrive and their characters and voices will excel.

    As stated earlier, the entirety of Disney's Descendants: The Musical is now sold out (though at the time of posting this review, there's some very limited tickets available. Highly recommended hopefuls contact the box office to see if you can snag any remaining seats or be put on a waitlist). This speaks to the calibre of performance that HTI and its skilled members continue to bring season after season. It's a wicked good time for Disney and musical theatre lovers alike. Enjoy chillin' like a villain Hamilton, you won't be feeling rotten to the core after seeing this production.

For more information regarding the box office waitlist, please email:

info@hamiltontheatre.com or call 905.522.3032

The cast of Disney’s Descendants: The Musical

Featuring (L-R): Emerie-Rose Scott (Mal), Rachel Kelly (Evie), Luis Arrojo (Jafar), Lillian Goobie (Grimhild), Breann Jodway (Cruella), Taylor-Rae Scott (Maleficent), Zachary Giardine (Ben), Graden Bourne (Fairy Godmother), Julia Leslie (Carlos) and Julian Braithwaite (Jay)

Photo Credit: Bree McLean-Roberts and Kreations Photography

[ulkaralakbarova]

A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation—without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Sam Stone: Danny DeVito Barbara Stone: Bette Midler Ken Kessler: Judge Reinhold Sandy Kessler: Helen Slater Carol Dodsworth: Anita Morris Earl James Mott: Bill Pullman Chief Henry Benton: William G. Schilling Lt. Bender: Art Evans Lt. Walters: Clarence Felder Bedroom Killer: J.E. Freeman Heavy Metal Kid: Gary Riley The Mugger: Frank Sivero Loan Officer: Phyllis Applegate Hooker in Car: Jeannine Bisignano Technician: J.P. Bumstead Stereo Store Customer: Jon Cutler Stereo Store Customer: Susan Marie Snyder Cop at Sam’s House: Jim Doughan Cop at Jail: Christopher J. Keene Coroner: Henry Noguchi Cop with Killer Picture: Arnold F. Turner Sam’s Attorney: Bob Tzudiker Arresting Cop: Charles A. Vanegas Social Worker: Louise Yaffe Secretary to Chief of Police: Janet Rotblatt Judge: Charlotte Zucker Waiter: Art Bonilla Newscaster: Rick DeReyes Newscaster: Mie Hunt Newscaster: Ron Tank Aerobic Instructor: Susan Stadner Aerobic Instructor: Beth R. Johnson Model: Twyla Littleton Elderly Woman: Mary Elizabeth Thompson Newsreader (voice) (uncredited): Phil Hartman Film Crew: Director: Jim Abrahams Director: David Zucker Director: Jerry Zucker Screenplay: Dale Launer Executive Producer: Joanna Lancaster Executive Producer: Walter Yetnikoff Director of Photography: Jan de Bont Editor: Gib Jaffe Producer: Michael Peyser Editor: Arthur Schmidt Casting: Ellen Chenoweth Costume Designer: Rosanna Norton Unit Production Manager: Jeffrey Chernov First Assistant Director: William S. Beasley Second Assistant Director: Bruce Humphrey Art Direction: Donald B. Woodruff Music Supervisor: Tommy Mottola Set Decoration: Anne D. McCulley Supervising Sound Editor: Charles L. Campbell Supervising Sound Editor: Louis L. Edemann Sound Editor: Larry Carow Sound Editor: Samuel C. Crutcher Sound Editor: Mike Dobie Sound Editor: Chuck Neely Makeup Artist: Brad Wilder Key Hair Stylist: Barbara Lorenz Costume Supervisor: Eric H. Sandberg Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Donald O. Mitchell Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Rick Kline Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Kevin O’Connell Executive Producer: Richard Wagner Stunts: Loren Janes Stunts: Faith Minton Stunt Coordinator: Walter Scott Stunts: Charles Croughwell Stunts: Gregory J. Barnett Opening Title Sequence: Sally Cruikshank Stunts: Pat Romano Songs: Billy Joel Songs: Mick Jagger Stunts: Ralph Garrett Stunts: Gene Hartline Stunts: Diamond Farnsworth Stunts: Vince Deadrick Sr. Stunts: Richard Drown Stunts: Brad Bovee Stunts: Ray Bickel Stunts: Danny Costa Stunts: Phil Adams Stunts: Wayne King Sr. Stunts: Sasha Jenson Stunts: Carol Neilson Stunts: Max Kleven Stunts: Kathleen O’Haco Stunts: Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw Stunts: Ben Scott Stunts: John-Clay Scott Stunts: Carol Rees Stunts: Ted White Stunts: Brian Smrz Stunts: Mike Watson Original Music Composer: Michel Colombier Movie Reviews:

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Oh hi, tags! This is my first time posting on this blog but I come to you with some most wanted requests from our members! Below you can find a list of people that we'd like to see in our group:

Anne Hathaway: Chris Pine, Emily Blunt

Ariana Grande: Wicked cast, Victorious cast, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Victoria Monet, Scream Queens cast

Ashley Loren: Aaron Tveit, Derek Klena

Daisy Edgar-Jones: Glen Powell, Fionn O'Shea

Darren Criss: Any Broadway people, Grant Gustin

Emily Bett Rickards: Anyone from the Arrowverse, Grant Gustin, James Maslow

Emma D'Arcy: More House of the Dragon Cast

Hailee Steinfeld: Ella Purnell, Cast of Pitch Perfect

Harry Styles: Florence Pugh

Nicholas Galitzine: Sofia Carson, Miley Cyrus

Oscar Isaac: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran

Paul Mescal: Ayo Edebiri, Dakota Johnson, Saoirse Ronan, Andrew Scott, Fionn O’Shea, Josh O’Connor

Rhea Ripley, Roman Reigns, and Becky Lynch: Seth Rollins, Alexa Bliss, Liv Morgan, Dominik Mysterio

Sabrina Carpenter: Barry Keoghan

Sydney Sweeney: Glen Powell, Jacob Elordi, Maude Apatow, Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, Barnie Ferreira

Taylor Swift: Bella Hadid, Blake Lively, Emma Stone, Gigi Hadid, Gracie Abrams, Joe Alwyn, Ryan Reynolds

Zendaya: Tom Holland, Mike Faist, Alexa Demie, Josh O’Connor, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi

Honorable mention: Rihanna!

[orchidsandtulips]

Okay, so Vocal Coaches are amazing. They give you personalized advice for singing based on your own voice and it’s great.

However, if you can’t get a vocal coach, it’s possible to learn through observation. This gets a bit tricky since it’s very easy to fall into mimicking other people’s voices, which isn’t healthy/sustainable for most singing purposes. Ideally, you want to mimic the technique, not the voice. Now, a good thing to do when you want to learn new techniques is to find singers who have voices similar to yours and see what they do.

If they have a similar voice to yours, the vocal maneuvers that are healthy for them have a better chance of translating over to you.

You can track them to find more fun songs to sing.

When looking for these singers, match your voice types, vocal timbres, and preferred music genre.

Voice types are: Soprano (High Female), Mezzo Soprano (Middle Female), Alto (Low Female), Tenor (High Male), Baritone (Middle Male), Bass (Low Male)

Some things that describe vocal timbres are: “Bright” (Sounds higher, more youthful. Think 1937 Snow White for high female voices, 1997 Anastasia for lower female voices. The closer it sounds to Spongebob or a Wicked Witch, the brighter it is), “Warm” or “Dark” (Sounds like it has depth, a little more mature. Think 1959 Sleeping Beauty for soprano voices, 1950 Cinderella for Mezzo or Alto Voices. The closer it sounds to a Femme Fatale character or to Patrick Warburton, the darker it is), and there are more but I don’t know the technical terms. If a voice type is a range, then a timbre is the way a voice sounds within that range.

I haven’t heard a song that wasn’t from a musical since 2016, so all my examples of singers are broadway or movie musical stars. I have blind spots. You can find more people using your ears, a recording of your own singing, and a radio/music streaming service.

Soprano or Mezzo - Bright: Laura Osnes (Bandstand, Bonnie & Clyde, 2013 Cinderella), Lauren Worsham (Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Lisa O’Hare (Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked, Candide, Descendants, and so much more), Kristin Stokes (Percy Jackson Musical), Kara Lindsay (Newsies, also Wicked), Caroline Innerbichler (Frozen Tour), Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect, Movie Last Five Years, Movie Into the Woods, etc.), Sutton Foster (Little Women, Shrek the Musical, Anything Goes, Drowsy Chaperone, etc.), Liz Callaway (Film Anastasia, Lion King II, etc.), Jessica Vosk (Wicked, Dreamland, more than that), Annaleigh Ashford (Legally Blonde, Sweeney Todd Revival, Wicked, etc), Jessie Mueller (Six, Beautiful the Carole King musical, definitely more), Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde, probably more than that), Sherie Renee Scott (Broadway Last Five Years, definitely more)

Soprano or Mezzo - Dark/Warm: Kelli O’Hara (Light in the Piazza, 2012 Brigadoon, Bridges of Madison County, Days of Wine and Roses, etc), Patti Murin (Frozen Broadway), Barbara Streisand (Funny Girl, Hello Dolly!, many more), Kate Baldwin (Big Fish Broadway Musical), Barbara Cook (Original Music Man, She Loves Me), Laura Benanti (She Loves Me revival), Sierra Boggess (Phantom of the Opera, The Little Mermaid Broadway, etc.), Phillipa Soo (Hamilton, 2022 Into the Woods, 2023 Camelot, Amelie, etc), Christy Altomare (Anastasia the Musical), Idina Menzel (Wicked, Rent, Disney’s Disenchanted, etc), Julie Andrews (Sound of Music, Original Camelot, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, etc), Denee Benton (Great Comet, I know she has been in other things, but I don’t know what they are), Emily Rohm (Ride the Cyclone), Erika Henningsen (Mean Girls broadway, The Theory of Relativity, almost definitely more), Gelsey Bell (Great Comet, Ghost Quartet, probably more Dave Malloy things)

Mezzo/Alto - Bright: Caroline O’Connor (Anastasia Broadway), Patina Miller (2022 Into the Woods), Capathia Jenkins (Newsies, might not be an alto), Faith Prince (Original Broadway Guys and Dolls), Ciara Renee (Big Fish the musical, might not be an alto), Susan Egan (Beauty and the Beast broadway, Movie Hercules, etc), Barret Wilbert Weed (Mean Girls, Heathers, probably much more), Eva Noblezada (Hadestown, The Great Gatsby, definitely more), Amber Gray (Great Comet, Hadestown, I’ll bet there’s more)

Mezzo/Alto - Warm/Dark: Brittain Ashford (Great Comet, Ghost Quartet, more Dave Malloy things, etc.), Judy Garland (The Wizard of Oz film, Meet Me in St. Louis film, etc), Mary Beth Peil (Anastasia Broadway), Sara Bareilles (Waitress, 2022 Into the Woods), Meryl Streep (Mamma Mia film, Into the Woods film, etc), Jill Paice (American in Paris Broadway Musical), Stephanie J. Block (2012 Brigadoon, she has many other credits but I don’t know them), Marla Schaffel (Jane Eyre the Musical), Molly Gordon (Alice by Heart, probably more)

Tenor - Bright: Jeremy Jordan (Newsies, Bonnie & Clyde, The Great Gatsby, Movie Last Five Years, etc), Rory O’Malley (Book of Mormon, I don’t know his other credits, but I bet they exist), Robert Fairchild (American in Paris), Johnathan Groff (Movie Frozen, Little Shop, 2024 Merrily We Roll Along, Hamilton, etc), Lin Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, In the Heights, anything he has written), Ben Fankhauser (Newsies, The Mad Ones, etc. Kind of in the middle with the bright/dark tones), Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies, Tuck Everlasting), Michael Crawford (Original Phantom of the Opera, Movie Hello Dolly, etc), Chris McCarrell (Percy Jackson Musical, One of the Les Mis casts, etc), George Salazar (Percy Jackson Musical, Be More Chill, etc), Johnathan Raviv (Percy Jackson Musical), Sam Primack (Dreamland, probably more than that), Nirvaan Pal (Dreamland, probably more than that), Corey Cott (Bandstand, Newsies, almost definitely more than that), Colton Ryan (Alice by Heart, probably more)

Tenor - Warm/Dark: Derek Klena (Anastasia broadway musical, Pretty sure he was in Moulin Rouge, but I don’t know if he was the cast recording cast, etc.), Aaron Tveit (Movie Les Mis, another Moulin Rouge person that I don’t know about cast recording status), Hugh Jackman (Movie Les Mis, Greatest Showman, etc), Norbert Leo Butz (Wicked, Big Fish, etc), Bryce Pinkham (Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Gavin Creel (2022 Into the Woods, I’ll bet there are more), Santino Fontana (2013 Cinderella, there are more), Ramin Karimloo (Anastasia broadway, Phantom of the Opera, Funny Girl Revival, he’s either a tenor or a baritone with RANGE), Bobby Steggert (Big Fish Musical), Ross Lekites (2012 Brigadoon, probably more), Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen, definitely more than that)

Baritone - Bright: Christian Borle (Little Shop, Something Rotten, definitely more than that. Either he’s a high baritone or a tenor), Jefferson Mays (Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Tom Alan Robbins (Little Shop - same cast as Johnathan Groff, probably more), Zachary Levi (Tangled, She Loves Me Revival), Chris Pine (Movie Into the Woods, Wish. Either a high baritone or a tenor), Robert Preston (Original Music Man, Movie Music Man,

Baritone - Warm/Dark: Josh Groban (Great Comet, Sweeney Todd Revival, etc), John Bolton (Anastasia broadway cast), Constantine Germanacos (Anastasia broadway, probably more), Brian D’arcy James (2022 Into the Woods, Days of Wine and Roses, Shrek the Musical, etc), John Dosset (Newsies, probably more), Peter Gallagher (Original Broadway Guys and Dolls), Brandon Uranowitz (American in Paris broadway musical, probably more), Patrick Wilson (Movie Phantom of the Opera, 2012 Brigadoon, probably more), Michael Ball (2020 Les Mis)

Bass (There are so few of these in musical theatre and just in general that I can’t split it up by timbre) - Patrick Page (Hadestown, Hunchback of Notre Dame, probably more), Michael McElroy (Dreamland, definitely more than that), that one soloist in “A Rumor in St. Petersburg,” that one ensemble member from A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.

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TV I Watched In 2023

Before I can even begin to answer survey questions about it, I have to remember what I actually watched. I have been tracking it month to month, but since I rarely finish an entire series or even a season within a month, all that data is stretched and scattered throughout the year and it takes a post like this to bring it all together. Does this need to be public? Probably not. But it is anyway!

Broken down by categories that are not, for the most part, genre:

INSTA-QUIT

Animal Control: 1x01

The Terror: 1x01-02

Quantum Leap (2022): 1x04

The Triangle (2005 miniseries): pt 1

SAMPLED, WILL COME BACK SOMEDAY

The Ranch: 1x01-02

Trinkets: 1x01

What If…?: 1x03 & 1x07

CURRENT SHOWS (SCRIPTED)

Abbott Elementary: S2

Night Court (2023)

That 90s Show

Ghosts (CBS): S2

Poker Face

Daisy Jones & The Six

Loki (full series)

Alaska Daily

Good Omens: S2

Big Sky: S2-3

La Brea: S2

Goosebumps (2023)

NEW TO ME

The Exes: 4x17-22, finishing what I started last year

Scott & Bailey: S3-5 (and a rewatch of S1)

The Night Manager (which I completely failed to reblog anything about because I was overwhelmed with joy; so good)

The Essex Serpent

Return to Cranford

Litvinenko

Slasher: S1

REALITY & GAME SHOWS

Survivor: S44-45

The Amazing Race: S32 & 35

The Chase: S3

Celebrity Jeopardy

Celebrity Family Feud: Chenoweth vs. Najimy

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune: Abbott Elementary cast

Cook at All Costs

Snack vs. Chef

Best Leftovers Ever

Pressure Cooker

The Traitors (both US and UK)

Snake in the Grass

Squid Games: The Challenge

Special Forces: World's Toughest Test: S2 (and 2 of S1)

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team: season 15

(I can't explain why I will watch 7 junk food reality shows before I watch one genuinely good series when I have sooo many of the latter on my watch list. It used to be because I wrote about every episode of TV, and it's always hard to articulate positive feelings well, but now I guess I just have an emotional block about processing Great Stuff without even having something to show for it afterward.)

RANDOM REWATCHES

Various episodes: 30 Rock; Seinfeld; Friends; The Simpsons (S7 & 12 mostly); Community (S1-2 mostly)

That 70s Show: 1x01-19

Survivor: Gabon (S17)

The Amazing Race: S32

The Office: S9

CSI: 4x12

Primeval: New World: 1x01

Doctor Who: 4x01-02; 4x06; 4x12-13

[timandlucy]

hi suz! gosh, i've gone and done it again, it's been a while since i last messaged i'm sorry! the last week or so has just gone by in a blur.

what have you been up to since i last checked in? are you feeling any better? tell me all the things!

thank you SO MUCH for sharing your linstead fic, i can't wait to read it soon!

honestly dreaming about surprise songs is one of the most fun things about going to the eras tour lol my show isn't until the end of 2024 and i'm ready thinking up surprise songs that i'd want to hear. since she'll be resetting surprise songs and i'm assuming we'll have rep tv by the time your shows are, i am keeping my fingers crossed that she sings a rep track for you! the folklore and evermore sets are probably my favorite during the tour because they're so incredibly stunning, especially visually. the projections during august, the moss piano for champagne problems, the choreo of willow...everything about those sets are perfect and were probably my favorites of the eras tour. the rep set also really goes off so i know you'll have a great time then. the whole concert is amazing! that would be a super cute look for tour, the lover heart around the eye is *chef's kiss*

please let me know if you pick up any of the books i mentioned! i'd love to hear your thoughts! are you reading anything currently?

i'm definitely into the holiday spirit! it's been busy around here lately, but i've been watching 1-2, sometimes 3, christmas movies a night this week which has been really fun. i rewatched scott wolf and kristin chenoweth's hallmark movie the other day and it really is one of my favorites. it always makes me cry! i'll probably watch it again before the end of the year lol

sending love, good vibes and lots of holiday cheer! - secret sleuth 🧡 🔎

Omg don't even worry! I totally get it. I was so insanely busy with work and everything, it's a miracle I even get to open tumblr anymore these days.

What have I been up to? Hm, I'm still coughing really bad like 3 weeks later, so I think I might have possibly had the C-word. Work has also been busy, since I work at a bookstore and holiday season... retail hell and so on. Working at a store doesn't really make me appreciate the holidays any more. People can be so horrible and I've barely been keeping it together.

I'm crossing my fingers for King of my Heart for Vienna concert because the friend that I'm going with (and that got me a ticket as a gift), that's her favorite song, so I really want that. I've given it a lot of thought obviously, but The Lakes would be amazing, since it's one of my faves, but also DBATC because it took me forever to not mess up the lyrics and I would proudly scream it, and I just love it so much. Ahh I am so happy you liked the folklore and evermore sets, that makes me even more excited. In a way, I'm super happy we got the movie, because that means I won't be worried about every detail, and I'll be able to be more present. I'm just so incredibly excited!! 137 DAYS!!!!

Of course I will! I'll try to get some for the holidays, maybe I'll have some time to read then. I need a break for real. So this is gonna sound funny, but there's this YA really old book series called Sadler's Wells/Ballet Slippers. And I kinda wanna do a Nace AU loosely based on the main love story in it, so I'm re-reading that hahaha. Also sometimes it just feels good to read something like that for the nostalgia, you know?

Omg, lucky you! I haven't watched any in the past week. It's been busy, and I'm just tired. I really do like that one so much! I did watch Holidate last week, I really think Emma Roberts should only do rom-coms, she is so good at them!

Tomorrow is the last hectic day at work, so I'll hopefully be a bit less busy from then on and finish setting up my tree (it's been lightless since I got sick, I know, a travesty).

Sending lots of love and christmas magic! ✨���☃️

[pop-pop-pop-popculture]

If you were casting director for a Broadway musical, who’d you cast? ⭐️🎶

Hugh Jackman

Sadie Sink

Caleb McLaughlin

Gaten Matarazzo

Keala Settle

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Idina Menzel

Leslie Odom Jr.

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Dan Stevens

Norbert Leo Butz

Christopher Jackson

Audra McDonald

Luke Evans

Anya Taylor-Joy

Josh Gad

Sutton Foster

Jonathan Groff

Aaron Tveit

Anne Hathaway

Jordan Fisher

Phillipa Soo

Danny DeVito

Kristin Chenoweth

Ewan McGregor

Idina Menzel

Anthony Ramos

Halle Bailey

Auliʻi Cravalho

Daveed Diggs

Maybe...

Eddie Redmayne

Taron Egerton

Naomi Scott

[bspolink1348]

Les nouveautés de la semaine (05/12/22)

A la une : Le masque sanitaire sous toutes ses coutures / sous la direction de Franck Cochoy, Gérald Gaglio, Anaïs Daniau

Cote de rangement : GN 419 .5 M 265723 / Domaine : Anthropologie

"En 2020, quand la Covid nous est tombée sur la tête, les masques sanitaires nous sont aussi tombés sur le nez. Cela dit, Covid et masques sont-ils indissociables ? Le masque n’a-t-il pas des origines plus anciennes ? Est-il désormais devenu un article de mode ? Le masque sanitaire standard a-t-il muté en de multiples « variants » ? Comment se saisir des masques selon qu’on les destine à des enfants, à des « premiers de corvée », à des soignants ou à des commerçants ? Le masque a-t-il été porteur de préoccupations environnementales selon qu’il est jetable ou fait maison ? Comment discours savants et profanes sur la « vérité » des masques s’articulent-ils ?

Cet ouvrage foisonnant apporte des réponses à ces questions et à bien d’autres encore. Il mobilise pour cela un riche éventail de données : archives historiques, témoignages, entretiens, articles de presse, discussions en ligne, etc.

Il est le produit d’un travail collectif de sociologues des sciences et des techniques, des marchés, de la santé et de l’action publique. Le masque sanitaire y est abordé sous toutes ses coutures afin d’explorer les nombreux enjeux qu’il a suscités, et de nous aider ainsi à mieux apprivoiser cet intrus venu soudain envahir mais aussi protéger le cours de nos vies." - Quatrième de couverture

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Sociologie

Petite philosophie de la chaussette / Jean-Claude Kaufmann

Cote de rangement : GT 2128 K 265725

La fabrique du muscle / Guillaume Vallet

Cote de rangement : GV 546 .5 V 265734

La guerre des générations aura-t-elle lieu ? / Frédéric Monlouis-Félicité

Cote de rangement : HM 726 M 265724

Le soin des choses : politiques de la maintenance / Jérôme Denis, David Pontille

Cote de rangement : HM 846 D 265728

Algorithmic intimacy : the digital revolution in personal relationships / Anthony Elliott

Cote de rangement : HM 1106 E 265735

L'histoire mondiale des riches / Fabrice d'Almeida

Cote de rangement : HT 635 D 265731

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Sciences politiques

A world of insecurity : democratic disenchantment in rich and poor countries / Pranab Bardhan

Cote de rangement : JC 423 B 265739

Democracy in hard places / edited by Scott Mainwaring and Tarek Masoud

Cote de rangement : JC 423 D 265742

On revolutions : unruly politics in the contemporary world / Colin J. Beck, Mlada Bukovansky, Erica Chenoweth, George Lawson, Sharon Erickson Nepstad, and Daniel P. Ritter

Cote de rangement : JC 491 B 265746

Social media, freedom of speech, and the future of our democracy / edited by Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone

Cote de rangement : JC 591 B 265743

Hostile forces : how the Chinese communist party resists international pressure on human rights / Jamie J. Gruffydd-Jones

Cote de rangement : JC 599 .C6 G 265745

Russia's path to the high-Tech battlespace / Roger N. McDermott

Cote de rangement : U 43 .R9 M 265740

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Communication

La guerre qu'on ne voit pas venir / Nathalie Loiseau

Cote de rangement : HV 6773 .15.C97 L 265727

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Méthodologie

Explaining research : how to reach key audiences to advance your work / Dennis Meredith

Cote de rangement : Q 223 M 265741

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Environnement

Sustainability : a history / Jeremy L. Caradonna

Cote de rangement : GE 195 C 265737

La condition terrestre : habiter la Terre en communs / Sophie Gosselin, David gé Bartoli

Cote de rangement : GF 41 G 265729

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Informatique

Algocratie : vivre libre à l'heure des algorithmes / Arthur Grimonpont

Cote de rangement : QA 76 .9.A43 G 265732

Applied bayesian statistics / Scott M. Lynch

Cote de rangement : QA 279 .5 L 265736

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Gestion

The burnout challenge : managing people's relationships with their jobs / Christina Maslach and Michael P. Leiter

Cote de rangement : BF 481 M 265738

#Nego : qu'oseriez-vous négocier si vous n'aviez pas peur ? / Eric Blondeau

Cote de rangement : BF 637 .N4 B 265730

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Économie

Solving social dilemmas : ethics, politics, and prosperity / Roger D. Congleton

Cote de rangement : HB 846 .8 C 265744

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Santé

Face à l'antibiorésistance : une écologie politique des microbes / Charlotte Brives

Cote de rangement : QR 177 B 265733

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Philosophie

Le siècle des égarés / Julia de Funès

Cote de rangement : BD 236 D 265726

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Tous ces ouvrages sont exposés sur le présentoir des nouveautés de la BSPO. Ceux-ci pourront être empruntés à domicile à partir du 19 décembre 2022.

[houseofvans]

ART SCHOOL | Q&A with Scott Chenoweth

A man of many sketchbooks, Long Beach based artist Scott Chenoweth’s black and white illustrations focus on subtle humor, puns, and all things that capture his many imaginations. Not only one thing, Scott creates art in different styles for different things– using what he has learned from being the art director at Surfing Magazine and his experiences as a director at What Youth art program. We’re stoked to find out more about Scott’s artistic process, find out his art school tip, and about some of his many projects in 2018 – including his first solo show in over 12 years! 

Photographs by Taylor Dunfee

Introduce yourself?  I’m Scott Chenoweth, a freelance illustrator and designer from Ventura, Ca currently living in Long Beach. Lets see, the basic run down is I’ve spent the last 12 years making magazines, was the art director of Surfing Magazine for 5 years then started What Youth and just wrapped up my time there. I also opened a brewery called Madewest Brewing Co. in Ventura with some high school friends that’s been so much fun to work on and a great way to get art out that I never thought possible.

Describe your works for us. I have a few different styles, I like to use each medium for different things. For example, my illustration style is predominantly black and white silly line drawings of puns and other things I think are funny. I like to use that medium for myself, just to enjoy making things that people can smirk at.

Whereas my design style is a lot more buttoned up. It’s the one that I take a little more seriously. Clean, minimalist, no marks made unless they’re essential. That kind of thing. I do a lot of brand identities and have spent a lot of time in print. The design work is definitely more visible than my illustration stuff, but hopefully that will start to shift this year.

What were some of your early influences? Art heroes?  I got into art super early so I have a lot of different influences. Love the abstract expressionists Rauschenberg, Rothko, any of those artists that were really messing with the platform of what it meant to make art. Francis Bacon, Goya, Klimt and when I was a kid I was pretty obsessed with Nagel, H.R. Giger, Escher and so on. I loved anyone who was skilled with a pen. When I was a kid I thought the more realistic the drawing looked, the better artist you were. I think that’s why I gravitated to the abstract expressionists when I figured out that wasn’t the case. 

Tell us what type of things are you inspired by in your recent works?  I get super inspired by working with the kids (ha, 18-24 year olds). I have been lucky enough to surround myself with some incredibly talented people at What Youth that are always questioning the way I learned to do things. Filmakers, artists, photographers - just kids who have never been told not to do something a certain way. I grew up and went to art school where I was yelled at and told how things must be done. The younger generations are skipping the school shit and just making stuff. There’s so many platforms for it now that didn’t exist when I was that age. It’s so sick to see unfiltered expression that’s the result of all this new media.

Do you keep a sketchbook or work your ideas as you go along?  I do, I have 5 in the works right now. One for notes the rest for sketches and ideas. I have small ones that fit in the pocket for when I’m out and about. Larger ones that get a little dusty from time to time. I stopped using them as much recently, cause if I ever wanted to do something with the art in them, it’s kinda pointless. I’m not going to have someone ask to buy a drawing and sell them my whole sketch book… and I definitely don’t want to rip it out. The books kinda become sacred personal items, and I am trying to get away from that. Art is meant to be shared, not hoarded on a shelf.

What’s something you can pass along art tip wise? What have you learned in your years of art making? I think a lot of people don’t understand the commitment you have to make to do anything with art. If you’re not completely self motivated, it’s probably not for you. Everyone I know that’s actually making rad shit right now is completely obsessed. And it’s so cool to see that drive and what they do with it. There’s no dabbling in it.

How do you stay fresh or spend your time when you’re not drawing? How do you overcome drawer’s block? The usual suspects I guess. Hitting the road traveling, spinning records, drinking beers on the patio and I’ve gotten super into cooking lately too. As far as drawers block, I just try and not force it. I have so many outlets drawing is kind of the fun thing to get back to. I have a silk screen press in my house, paint murals, design logos, build furniture, etc. There’s so much to do that drawers block kinda doesn’t exist. If you’re not feeling it, switch mediums or just take a break and walk around the block. 

What do you think you’d be doing if you weren’t an artist? Probably be a paramedic. My pop is a doctor and my mom’s a nurse. I grew up around the medical stuff my whole life and was always super into it and loved being around that kinda thing. 

What are your favorite Vans? Any of the classics. I’ve had em all on heavy rotation since I was 7 years old with my first pair of checkered slip ons and still rock the same hand full of styles. I guess that’s just part of growing up in southern CA. The classics never die.

What advice would you give someone thinking about art as a career? Now is the best time to do it. There’s more opportunity out there than I’ve ever seen. So many new things coming out, so may platforms to share your work on, so may ways you can get your work seen. If you’re getting into it now, be lucky, but also realize you’re not alone and you’re going up against everyone else trying for the same jobs. And if the job you want isn’t out there, make it up. That’s what we did at What Youth and we had great time running around the world making shit

What’s up for the rest of your year? Anything you’d like to mention?  This year has been and continues to be super hectic and exciting. I left full time work for the first time in my life to attack freelance design. There’s a ton of exciting projects coming in outside of the surf/skate world that really excite me, especially in the cannabis industry. I also have a few big painting and mural projects coming up this fall. Got the new silk screen set up and am cranking out new shirts under the label “Don’t Feed The Ghosts”. I have a bunch of new Madewest Beer cans coming out this summer, we’re launching like two new cans per month. And just overall saying yes to anything I can get my hands on. Oh, and I just signed up to do my first solo show in over 12 years at the beginning of next year, so its going to be a busy year to say the least. Thanks for reaching out!

Check out SCOTT | Website | @scottchenoweth

[whatyouthscrapbook]