#sam rockwell singing

[just-b-wilde]

Jason Dixon singing in the car

[iishmael]

i have a new favourite music genre and its women singing about comparing modern experiences of womanhood to witch hunting/experiences of womanhood in the past

[d-criss-news]

Meet Darren Criss with 2 House Seats to Little Shop of Horrors in NYC

You and a guest can Darren Criss Off-Broadway in Little Shop of Horrors and meet him after the show in NYC!

Dates Experience will occur within the following date range(s): Feb 21, 2024 to Mar 16, 2024

Since bursting onto the pop-culture landscape over a decade ago, Darren Criss has embodied the kind of kaleidoscopic artistry that’s entirely uninhibited by form or genre. The multi-hyphenates illustrious career spans television, film, music and stage.

He’s currently starring opposite Evan Rachel Wood in the Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors. In 2021, Criss shared the Broadway stage opposite Sam Rockwell and Laurence Fishburne in American Buffalo, which received a Tony Award-nomination for Best Revival of a Play. He also co-hosted The Tony Awards: Act One with Julianne Hough. The duo kicked off their hosting duties with a rousing performance of singing and dancing to an original tune written by Criss, titled “Set The Stage.”

In 2015, he returned to the stage as Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. In the titular role, critics alike raved, including The New York Times calling his performance “mesmerizing.” He made his Broadway debut in 2012 as J. Pierrepont Finch in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.

About the show: Based on the 1960 film by Roger Corman and featuring a book by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Ashman, Little Shop follows meek plant store attendant Seymour, his co-worker crush Audrey, her sadistic dentist of a boyfriend and the man-eating plant that threatens them and the world as we know it.

Chriss’ portrayal of Andrew Cunanan in Ryan Murphy’s award-winning television series American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace was met with widespread critical acclaim, earning Criss a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors’ Guild Award and Critics’ Choice Award. Known for playing Blaine Anderson on FOX’s global phenomenon Glee, he was nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. He also received an Emmy Award nomination in 2015 for Best Original Music and Lyrics for the song “This Time,” which appeared in the series finale.

[eemcintyre]

Love how each of my emotional support dilfs has a thing that’s like their “thing” in most of their movies. Case in point:

Tom Cruise & running

Patrick Wilson & singing

Sam Rockwell & dancing

Thomas Ian Griffith & martial arts

[aquamarine-dream-queen]

Musical March Day 5: Country

I know that Hickory is really a yodeler disguised as a country troll, but he doesn’t have to be a country troll. He already is one at heart. Besides, I still like him as a new friend of Queen Poppy’s, smooth singing voice by Sam Rockwell and everything.

[alrxiin]

Redacted Characters as songs (pt.2)

Geordi :

♪Sparks - Coldplay♪

"But I promise you this, I'll always look out for you.

Yeah, that's what I'll do. / My heart is yours. It's you that I hold on to.

Yeah, that's what I do."

Aaron :

♪Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros♪

"Oh, home, let me come home. Home is wherever I'm with you.

Oh, home, let me come home. Home is wherever I'm with you."

Ivan :

♪I Love You Like An Alcoholic - The Taxpayers ♪

"Kissed that first night...

And then the rain opened up the sky to get — One last kiss, I love you like an alcoholic.

One last kiss, I love you like a statuette.

One last kiss... I need you like I need a broken leg."

Porter :

♪Niech Pomyślą, Że To Ja - Grzegorz Hyży♪

"Tak, zanim krzykniesz będę tam. Tak, niech pomyślą że to ja.

Niech wypuszczą stado gończych psów. Wycelują broń w mój brzuch!

I tak będę twój."

John :

♪Don't You Want Me - The Human League♪

"It's much too late to find...When you think you've changed your mind.

You'd better change it back or we will both be sorry!

Don't you want me, baby?

Don't you want me? Oh!"

Hush :

♪Love You To Death - Type O Negative♪

"Now close those eyes and let me love you to death.

Shall I prove I mean what I'm saying, begging...

I say the beast inside me is gonna get ya, get ya, get."

Cutie :

♪Napraw - LemON♪

"Czy dasz radę kochać mimo że ja...Nie umiem już sam bez Ciebie wstać?

Czy dasz radę kochać mimo Twych ran?

Nie umiem już sam bez Ciebie wstać.

Ostatni już raz sprawiłem że jej oczy płaczą."

Smartass :

♪Like Real People Do - Hozier♪

"Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips.

We should just kiss like real people do."

Baby :

♪Hypnotic - Zella Day♪

"Magnetic everything about you...You really got me, now.

You do it to me so well. Hypnotic taking over me.

Make me feel like someone else. You got me talking in my sleep.

I don't wanna come back down! I don't wanna touch the ground!"

Treasure :

♪Vermillion, Pt.2 - Slipknot♪

"She is everything to me...The unrequited dream.

A song that no one sings. The unattainable."

Sweetie :

♪Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell♪

"I always feel like somebody's watching me... And I have no privacy! / When I come home at night I bolt the door real tight.

People call me on the phone I'm trying to avoid...

Well, can the people really see me or am I just paranoid?"

Doc :

♪Love Bites (So Do I) - Halestorm♪

"You've suffered in the darkness? Well, I'll suck the pain right out!

So come and taste the reason...I'm nothing like the rest.

I'll kiss you in a way — You'll never forget about me.

That chick can eat her heart out...

Love bites!

But so do I! So do I!.."

Translations :

♪Niech Pomyślą, Że To Ja - Grzegorz Hyży♪ : "Yes, before you call out, I'll be there.

Yes, let them think it's me.

Let them loose a pack of hounds

and point a weapon at my stomach.

No matter what, I'll be yours."

♪Napraw - LemON♪ : "Will you be able to love despite me...

Not being able to get up myself without you?

Will you be able to love despite your wounds?

I am not able to now get up without you...

For the last time I've caused her eyes to cry."

[aggimaginary]

The Bad Guys: The Musical chapter 1 - In The Heights

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Hello everyone. I am very sorry I couldn't post this story during Summer because I had a lot of projects, I had planned for my Summer. Since it's almost the first semester, it's not too late. It's still Summer, so I consider this a summer story.

Anyway, I decided to make The Bad Guys: The Musical because Mr. Piranha was my favorite character because he was voiced by Anthony Ramos, who previously voiced my favorite Trolls character, King Trollex from Trolls World Tour. Both movies are owned by DreamWorks, and it inspired me to create the Bad Guys story involving music, like in Trolls. Sam Rockwell, who voiced Mr. Wolf, also featured in Trolls World Tour as he voiced Hickory.

Since Piranha proved to be a singer in the movie as well, I wanted to create a story that focused on him, his singing talent, and his dream to be in a musical band and be famous for his talent, but I would also like some drama as his friendship with the rest of the Bad Guys was put to the test when he almost fulfilled his dreams.

I also got the idea of this story from my childhood movie, The Fox and the Hound 2.

So, for now, enjoy the first chapter of my story.

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In a beautiful morning, the sun rose from the horizon, and shined the busy streets and buildings of Los Angeles. Birds were now flying in groups, a few vehicles were already driving on the road, and people just woke up and ate some breakfast. It was a busy city, but not as busy as a group of former criminals/vigilantes whose hideout was under the bridge of the 6th Street Viaduct.

An alarm clock suddenly rang, until a green fin slammed it down to turn it off. Mr. Piranha, the short but strong and terrible Bad Guy, woke up exhaustingly on his little bed. He didn't want to get up in the morning, but every day was another day. All his friends couldn't do whatever they wanted without one would still be in their room. Piranha let out a big yawn before sitting up on his bed. He stared at the pictures of himself and his friends on the wall, having great moments with each other. Piranha smiled as he was happy to be living here in America with his friends ever since he left his home country, Bolivia.

Piranha tiredly left his bedroom while rubbing one eye with his fin. When he was headed to the fridge, he noticed on the calendar that it was his week to take out the trash. That was just great. He just woke up, and now he found out it was his turn to take out the trash. Well, everyone on the team got their part, so this was his part now. Piranha marched away to pick up all the trash around the hideout to take them away.

He came out of the tunnel, carrying a huge garbage bag. The bag was so big and heavy for a small little guy, but Piranha could handle carrying this bag. He is the "muscle" of the team! He could carry heavier than a ton of bricks. No harm was done to this little guy. His team's hideout was located under the 6th Street Viaduct bridge, so taking out the trash would be a lot. They had to keep their location hidden, despite their reputation having changed. The trash bins were somewhere up from the hideout, and someone had to search for the trash bins. And that someone had to be Piranha. It was his day to take out the trash after all.

Piranha took the long way to find the trash bin. Expectedly, he stepped on the gum. Luckily, it was on the sewer lid. He had to kick the gum off his shoe and leave it on the sewer lid.

Piranha: Lights up on Los Angeles, up at the break of day I wake up and I got this little waste I gotta throw away Pop the grate at the crack of dawn Sing while I walk down the alley

Hey, what's up, papa?

Finally, he found a trash bin at the side of the road. Surprisingly, Piragua Guy was traveling with a cart of Piragua.

Piragua Guy: Ice cold piragua! Parcha China Cherry Strawberry And just for today, I got mamey!

Piranha then encountered the Piragua guy with a friendly greeting...

Piranha: Oye, piragüero, como estas?

Piragua Guy: Como siempre, Señor Piranha

Piragua guy handed a cup of piragua to Piranha for free, and proceeded to push his cart to sell more of his piragua.

Piranha appreciated Piragua Guy's offer as he continued singing while heading back to his hideout.

Piranha: I am Piranha, you probably already heard my name Reports of my looks are greatly exaggerated Exacerbated by the fact that my syntax Is highly complicated 'cuz I emigrated To the single greatest little place in the USA: Living the Bad Guy lifestyle! I love it! Ah man, I'm a front of it And beyond that Ever since I left my fam I haven't gone back For now, I gotta get on lots...

When he arrived at the hideout, Piranha headed to the fridge to make breakfast, but he found out that something was wrong...

Piranha: No good ingredients? Hold up a second Why is everything in this fridge plain and lacking? Let's just go outside now, explore the streets 'Cuz no vibrant tastiness for the early breakfast isn't light and sweet!

Just then, Wolf came out from his bedroom, "Hey, Piranha!"

"Wolf, we don't have enough to make a good breakfast," Piranha reported.

"Oh, we can go to FasTogether. We can head there for a cheaper meal."

"Nice!"

Piranha: That was my amigo, Wolf, you already know how he surfed He practically brought me here, this territory is his turf Now you're probably thinking: "Is this a life of crime?"

Then, Snake came out of the room, rubbing his eye with his tail, "Is it already wake-up time?"

The other two Bad Guys came out from their respective rooms as well, just woken up from bed.

Piranha: Well, you never know the pack Hands on wheel, picked me up to teach me how to never lose a step back Keep the crew together for goals, take them to the escalator I hope you're writing this down, I'm gonna test ya later

Ignoring Piranha just suddenly singing for no reason, the other Bad Guys proceeded to the elevator where their car was, and Piranha just followed them while singing

Piranha: We already passed the test, on another level Change the views, switch sides, but only temporal Fighting to wisen up, mischief for loosening up And ever since our work rise up Our lives and shells became strong and tough And to us, that's just enough

The Bad Guys hopped into the car, fastened their seatbelts, and Wolf drove out of the tunnel from their hideout. They found a way to head into the road, and headed to Boyle Heights, where most of the residents started singing about their everyday lives.

Boyle Heights residents: In the heights I flip the lights and start my day There are fights And endless dreams And prices to pay

In the Heights I can't survive without café I serve café Yet the future seems like a million years away!

En Boyle...

Meanwhile, back at the Bad Guys' car, the song continued with Piranha.

Piranha: Next up to my side, there's Snake Doesn't deal with anything flakey But he's good at being shady And behind me was Shark, his heart is caring and tender My big brother who knows the strings, used the plaster

Snake: Piranha, are you singing again?

Piranha: Got to get into the good mood, chico!

Snake: Just pick up the pace, don't keep us waiting

Shark: It's still right up ahead there, babe

Piranha: Yeah, a man's gotta dream...

Wolf: Don't mind him, he's all excited 'Cuz he'll be meeting his bug again!

Piranha: (immediately blushing) Don't look at me, I have been expecting him to cook all morning this week!

Tarantula: FasTogether runs all night

All: There's plenty to eat!

As the Bad Guys arrived at their favorite restaurant, Wolf parked the car on the sidewalk, and, just in time, two ladies they knew just crossed the crosswalk.

A journalist mother was followed by her daughter, who copied the former's every move when they walked the crosswalk.

Mira: And then, Mira walks into the room... With Mariposa and new dooms! Another blonde ditz today Refusing to groom the tomb

It's true! He protests he's innocent his whole life.

Piranha: Mira

Mira: Court says he burnt workers like smores.

Piranha: Mariposa

Mira: But his autocrats will give him more!

The Bad Guys: No way! Seriously?!

Piranha: That's right. The Rose girls!

Mira and Mariposa: Hey, Piranha!

Mira and Mariposa waved at the Bad Guys, who waved back at them before heading towards the door of the restaurant. Piranha was left behind and Mariposa rushed towards him and hugged her favorite babysitter.

"Will you babysit me again?" The little girl asked.

"Si, chica. Sure I will," Piranha rustled her hair, making Mariposa giggle.

"Mariposa!" Mira called out to her daughter, gesturing that it was time to go.

Mariposa released Piranha from the hug and skipped along to follow her mother before turning back to her favorite babysitter, and squeaked, "Bye!"

Piranha smiled back before getting interrupted by his female friend.

"Piranha!" Tarantula called, who was waiting at the door, "Come on!"

"Chillax, chica, you know you love me!" Piranha teased.

Tarantula rolled her eyes as she crawled in, and Piranha caught up with her.

Inside the restaurant, the Bad Guys were standing in line to get to the counter to order their food. A lot of people were hungry this morning. There were a lot of customers ordering food.

Piranha: Just a little quip from Webs, like a boring sister Her sarcasm makes blisters And now, you know how we roll With a shining camera we control People used to come and go when around us But you see now, nobody is giving any fuss Everybody's got a role, everybody's got a dream Yet complain as I sip my coffee and smirk While watching the good ones hop to work You can hear the: "One dollar, two dollars, one fifty, one sixty-nine. I got it. You want a box of muffins? What kind? That's two quarters. Two-quarter soda. Done in no time. You need a bag for that? The tax is added." Once you get some practice at it You see how they get everything automatically Getting scrambled eggs, sprinkle sugar on the cream and practically Everybody's wins, yes! Just already passed the mess, Tick the checks, wonder what's next

The song continued with the people of Boyle Heights singing the story of their morning.

Boyle Heights residents: In the heights I buy my coffee and I go (I buy my coffee and I go) Set my sights On only what I need to know

In the heights Can be tight But even so When the lights go down, I blast my radio!

Just then, Chief Luggins burst into the restaurant, just in time the Bad Guys finally reached the counter to order with the restaurant owners, Mr. and Mrs. Gardener, took care of taking orders.

Chief Luggins: You ain't got no skills

Piranha: And that's Chief Luggins

Chief Luggins: Yo, lemme get a

Mrs. Gardener: One sausage and egg muffin)

Chief Luggins: Yup, and lemme also get a—

Wolf: (Daily News)

Chief Luggins: And a—

Shark: (Post)

Chief Luggins: And the most important, my...

Mr. Gardener: Favorite coffee, one cream

Snake and Tarantula: Two sugars!

Chief Luggins: I'm the number one earner (What?!) The fastest learner (What?!) At least I know every alley and corner

Wolf: (Yeah, you can)

Chief Luggins: I'm makin' moves, I'm makin' deals, but guess what?

Piranha: (What?)

Chief Luggins: You still ain't got no skills!

Piranha: (Hardee-har)

Chief Luggins: Hornet's gonna show up yet?

Piranha: Shut up

Shark: Hey, little brother, don't get so upset

Piranha: Man...

Wolf: Tell Hornet how you feel, maybe steal a meal

Or you'll be hearing

Wolf, Snake, Shark, Tarantula, Mr. Gardener, Mrs. Gardener, and Chief Luggins: You got no skills

Just then, it was Hornet's turn as he came out from the kitchen, carrying a tray of food, and his co-workers danced in two lines and both sides.

Hornet: Nooo! No no nooo! No no nooo, no-no-no! Nooo, no-no-no! No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no, no-no-no-no-no!

Stay on sight, eyes forward until you've done the deposit It's all on my hands, no time to search through my pockets One spill from the cup, one slip, should not rock it Keep your head high now, you're already out of the closet

No, no, don't let this fall down...

While Hornet flew towards the customers' table with their order, the Bad Guys, Mr and Mrs. Gardener, and chief Luggins watched him while waiting for Piranha to make his move.

Tarantula: Yo, here's your chance; ask him out right now!

Hornet: Work's nearly done, maybe I should have a raise.

Wolf: Do something, make your move, don't be fazed!

After Hornet served the food the customers' ordered, Piranha bravely walked towards Hornet, and lightly poked him on the back to get his boyfriend's attention.

Piranha: Hey!

Hornet: You owe me a bottle of cold champagne!

Piranha: Work doing alright?

Hornet: Just longer work for credit and I'll be on the rich train!

Piranha: Well, the victory dinner is on me...

Hornet: Okay!

Wolf: Piranha, ask him out

Shark: No way!

Hornet: I'll see you later, so...

Hornet gave Piranha a wink before heading back to the kitchen to continue working, and Piranha just dreamingly watched him go, hoping he'll see his boyfriend later for another date.

The trance was interrupted when other Bad Guys, Mr. and Mrs. Gardener, and Chief Luggins burst into laughter for Piranha being too slow and speechless to speak up to Hornet, not to mention too slow to reach his real goal in life.

Wolf: Oooh... Smooth operator, aw, damn, there she goes! Yo, bro, take five, take a walk outside! You look exhausted, lost, don't let life slide! The whole hood is struggling, times are tight And you're stuck to this corner like a streetlight!

Taking his friend's advice, Piranha headed outside for some fresh air, and, all of a sudden, the residents of Boyle Heights were on the streets, dancing to the beat of the song in the background.

Piranha: Yeah, I'm a streetlight, chokin' on the heat The world spins around while I'm frozen to my seat The people that I know all keep on rollin' down the street But every day is different so I'm switchin' up the beat

Cause I came here with nothing, searching for a little more And sure, it can look poor, at least there's the front door And it's all about the legacy that created me, it's destiny And one day I'll be on a beach with governors writing checks to me

Boyle Heights residents: In the Heights, I hang my flag up on display

Piranha: We came to work and to live and we got a lot in common

Boyle Heights residents: It reminds me that I came from miles away

Piranha: No need to look, we are not stopping

Boyle Heights residents: In the Heights Every day, we work all day

Piranha: Until the day we go from being broke to being free

Boyle Heights residents: In the Heights I've got today!

Piranha: And today's all we got, so we cannot stop This is our block!

Boyle Heights residents: In the Heights I hang my flag up on display

Piranha: (Lo le lo le lo lai lai lo le!)

Boyle Heights residents: It reminds me that I came from miles away (Before I came from miles away...) In the Heights It gets more difficult every day

Piragua Guy: (Every day)

Boyle Heights residents: And tonight is so far away...

Piranha: But as for mañana, mi pana Ya gotta just keep watchin'

Boyle Heights residents: (In the Heights!)

Piranha: You'll see the late nights You'll feel the bright sights

Boyle Heights residents: (In the Heights!)

Piranha: Blossom and the green ice I ain't gonna say it twice

Boyle Heights residents: (In the Heights!)

Piranha: So turn up the stage lights We're takin' a flight To a couple of days in the life of what it's like

All: In Boyle Heights!

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The scene all changed when Piranha smiled while humming and having his eyes closed. Turned out, the whole musical number was just in Piranha's head. Everything was all in his head, his daydream.

The Bad Guys were in FasTogether, but they dined outside instead as the restaurant was still in ruins. It was still under renovation, so the customers were told to be dining outside. Business was still going to earn enough money for the renovation.

"Hey, Piranha! Wake up!" Shark shook Piranha awake from his daydream by shaking his shoulder.

The little fish snapped away to reality as he didn't know what just happened while he was daydreaming, "What? What happened?"

"You were humming for 15 minutes! You haven't eaten your food yet!" Snake said while pointing at a fried fish sandwich that Piranha ordered.

"Oh, right!" Piranha quickly grabbed the sandwich, and took a bite from it.

The Bad Guys were sitting on the table with an umbrella on top, shading themselves from the heat and the brightness of the sun.

Shark was still chewing on his burger, but he was uncomfortable dining outside "I hate eating outside. I wish we could eat inside. There's air conditioning there."

Wolf sighed as he explained while pointing to the restaurant, which had cardboards covering the windows, but it was dark and dusty inside, "Ever since the FasTogether kitchen burned down, Mr. and Mrs. Gardener had to make a lot of renovation in this place. The business is still going but there's a lot of adjustments for the time being."

As the other members of the Bad Guys understood, Piranha was fiddling with his sandwich as he thought of something or someone else than a burning restaurant interior, "Is Hornet coming after his shift?"

"Well, you know that bug. He wanted to change and forget his past. He'll come around at his own pace," Tarantula noted.

"I... guess so," Piranha hoped.

Ever since he and Hornet started dating, Piranha wanted to hang out more with him, but Hornet had been caught up with work, they dated less than usual on the first time of their relationship.

Speaking of Hornet, he arrived just in time in front of their table after serving another customer, "Hey guys."

"Hornet!" The Bad Guys greeted him happily.

"Did I miss anything?" The bug asked eagerly.

"Your boyfriend here really missed you. Isn't that sweet?" Tarantula cooed.

This made Piranha feel a little embarrassed that Tarantula tattled about his feelings, and Piranha looked awkwardly at Hornet, who was also blushing surprisingly.

Piranha wanted to drop the topic it was a little awkward and continued eating his sandwich.

Hornet snapped out of it as he was trying to stay focused on his job, "So... uh, here's your receipt." He put the receipt down on the table.

Wolf then pulled a 5-dollar bill from his pocket, "And here's your tip."

"Thanks, Wolf," Hornet happily accepted the money, even though the whole group shared the same money. It didn't matter. Coming from his friends made him so happy, "I'll meet you guys later at lunchtime. Mr. and Mrs. Gardener gave me a half-day for my hard work."

"That's great, Hornet." Snake smiled, feeling proud of his bug friend.

"Maybe we can do a little heist again?" Piranha suggested.

"Sure," "Hornet nodded smilingly. He liked the sight of Piranha, his best friend... his boyfriend. He really loved this fish, and he'd do anything for him, even if he had to sacrifice his work for him. The insect then shook his head to snap out of his thoughts, and said, "I'll see you later, guys." He flew off back into the restaurant to get some more orders as his friends waved goodbye to him.

Though Piranha expected something from Hornet, he didn't want to request it because of work, so Piranha just dropped it, and looked down, feeling a bit disappointed that Hornet forgot something. To his surprise, Hornet returned to Piranha's side, and said, "Almost forgot!" he kissed him on the cheek, "Bye!" He then flew away as fast as he could back into the restaurant.

Piranha was very surprised by that. He couldn't believe Hornet had almost forgotten yet did what he wanted from him. Guess this is what it's going to be from now on. Now that they're boyfriends, their relationship would evolve into romance. The feeling was new to both of them, but Piranha loved it hard, and wanted to stay that way with Hornet.

As soon as Hornet left, the Bad Guys finished up their food, and threw away their trash.

"Come on, we have to head back to the hideout," Wolf noted as he led his friends to their car on the sidewalk.

Piranha just finished his sandwich before throwing the wrapper away. Before he could follow his friends, he looked back at the restaurant, still thinking about Hornet. He wished he could see him sooner than lunchtime. Piranha quickly ran to the car before his friend would leave him behind.

As Wolf drove the car on the road of Boyle Heights, Piranha looked out the window, and began to wonder that, if these people worked really hard for their dreams, he wished he could reach his someday. He hoped there would be a sign for him to reach that dream.

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The beginning of the chapter is a reference from In The Heights which Anthony Ramos was starred in. I even used the opening song from the movie from this chapter. I had been studying the location of the Bad Guys' hideout under 6th St. Viaduct bridge, and I found out it was near Boyle Heights, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, located east of the Los Angeles River, so that was why I decided to use the reference of the opening song of In The Heights.

Special thanks to TU4QU0I53T4IAN6L3 for helping me with the song lyrics. There were a lot of lyric changes for this song to fit Piranha and the Bad Guys universe.

In this story, Piranha and Hornet are a couple, but ever since their official relationship, they haven't gone out on a real date yet due to Hornet's working schedule.

FasTogether finally appeared and was still in business since its incident in The Bad Guys season 1 chapter "The Bad Blog". It is also shown that FasTogether restaurant was located in Boyle Heights, despite being an All-American restaurant.

Mira Rose and her daughter Mariposa only appeared in Piranha's musical daydream. Mira was "voiced" by Stephanie Beatriz who also appeared in "In The Heights" movie with Anthony Ramos as one of the Salon Ladies. In this story, she sang the Salon Ladies' verse from the original song. As a reporter, Mira's verse indicated Former President Donald Trump's current news.

I hope you like my first chapter of The Bad Guys: The Musical so far. This was a really good story to write. See you guys soon!

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[f-angy77]

I needed to draw a picture of Mr. Piranha and Trollex together, Anthony Ramos is probably one of my favorite voices, especially when he sings 💙💙 And not to forget Sam Rockwell voicing Mr. Wolf and Hickory, excellent job. and adding to Awkwafina that although it is not DreamWorks, in addition to giving voice to Mr. Tarantula, she also gave voice to Sisu.

[unisnake]

If there was an autobiographical movie based on your story, who would you like to play you in the movie?

Wolf: Hmm... I say Sam Rockwell. He is a talented actor with charming charisma.

Snake: Marc Maron, he has a sense of humor I like.

Webs: Awkwafina, I just see her as me.

Shark: Craig Robinson man!

Piranha: Anthony Ramos! He has a beautiful singing voice!

Diane: Definitely Zazie Beetz.

Snake: Huh... Something about this is weird, but I can't put my tail on it.

[deuterosapiens]

Finally got around to watching Sing 2. It's a solid follow-up. Once more, Johnny remains the best character. I adored Taron Egerton's performance of "Sky Full of Stars". But, I think this one shined in one specific way that Trolls World Tour failed: Sing 2 had Bono, Trolls 2 had Ozzy.

Trolls failed to utilize Ozzy, fucking Ozzy Osborne, legendary Prince of Darkness whose contributions to Metal, Rock and Music in general cannot be overstated. They had the Man himself in a film about music with a specific lead towards Rock and Roll and made him a geriatric punchline who couldn't even rock the Horns without help. There's no reverence for him.

Bono on the other hand has an entire character to him. He has a presence, a character arc, a journey which does culminate in him having a musical number that, you know what, the movie earned. It's a duet, which concludes multiple characters' stories and fairly well.

I don't know what was up with Trolls. Maybe he just did it as a favor or something, but it feels... not right... to not even throw "Iron Man" into the soundtrack.

I feel sort of dirty every time DreamWorks misses and Illumination hits. I guess Trolls 2 gave DreamWorks access to Sam Rockwell, who nailed The Bad Guys. So there's that. But both Sing films consistently knock it out with there musical choices.

I still feel like Taron owes me another Elton John performance. Sing and Rocketman both conclude with "I'm Still Standing," which is thematically exactly right for both films, but I will make whatever absurdist claims I can to here him singing more Elton.

Give Johnny "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" for Sing 3, that will make it right with the world.

[rottencaniness]

these are all mostly Sam pov coded cause I’m a toxic samgirlie

[just-b-wilde]

One album of Sam Rockwell's music, please... thank you.

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, October 4

BUFFY: Nothing's ever simple anymore. I'm constantly trying to work it out. Who to love or hate. Who to trust. It's just, like, the more I know, the more confused I get. GILES: I believe that's called growing up. BUFFY: I'd like to stop then, okay? GILES: I know the feeling.

~~BtVS 2x07 “Lie To Me”~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Someone New (Lily, Buffy, PG) by badly_knitted

some sort of norman rockwell fantasy (Buffy/Faith, G) by secretlyasummers

Hate Sex (Angel/Spike, E) by Greensword101

Homemaking (Cordelia/Wesley, Angel/Cordelia, G) by Kassia (TurnSpitDog)

Men Like Them (Wesley, G) by NAOA

98 + Fuffy (Buffy/Faith, not rated) by coraniaid

A Free Man (Ethan Rayne, not rated) by naoa-ao3

The Burden of Fathers and Sons (Angel, Wesley, not rated) by naoa-ao3

Dancing With Dimensions (Willow/Tara, T) by Laragh-WT-Wayhaught

Behind Blue Eyes (Buffy/Spike, R) by VeroNyxK84

[Chaptered Fiction]

The Sky's Gonna Open, Chapter 4 (Lindsey/OC, T) by lindseymcdonaldseyelashes

Power In Your Eyes, Chapter 4 Complete! (Buffy, Giles, Constantine xover, G) by TheSovereigntyofReality

Millennial: Kelvin, Chapter 3 (Buffy, Dawn, Star Trek xover, T) by BrennaLynn

Moments that Make You: The Hero and The Princess, Chapter 60 (Cordelia/Doyle, T) by myheadsgonenumb

Anything to Save You, Chapter 2 (Fred/Spike, Willow/Tara, not rated) by Kittenwritings

If We Could Freeze Time, Chapters 4-5/50 (Buffy/Spike, E) by cosplayermadness

Texts From the Hellmouth, Chapter 4 (Buffy, Dawn, Dawn/Sam, Supernatural xover, T) by dwinchester

Days of Future Past, Chapter 23 (Buffy/OC, Angel/OC, Buffy/Angel, M) by a2zmom

[French language] En l'an 2023, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Faith, T) by FridayQueen

Slayer Begins 3: Iron Heart, Chapter 10 (Faith/Tony Stark, Iron Man xover, T) by BrennaLynn

Supporting Natasha Romanoff (and Iron Man too), Chapter 80 (Willow/Natasha Romanoff, Marvel xover, T) by SomeMeaninglessName

Post-Grave, Chapter 3/9 (Buffy/Giles, unrated) by Skylark62

Spidey Does Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Chapter 10 (multiship, Spiderman xover, E) by megamatt09

Kinktober 2023, Chapter 4/31 (Buffy/Giles, E) by Skyson

Spike visits his Children/grandchildren, Chapter 9 (Spike, multiple xovers, T) by Hopetess

We Don't Know What's Around the Corner, Chapter 4 (Angel/Spike, M) by the_widow_twankey

Twelve Steps, Chapter 1 (Castiel/Dean, Faith/Buffy, Supernatural xover, T) by dwinchester

Return of the Soulless Vampire: BTVS S9 Rewrite, Chapter 38 (Ensemble, M) by Hoomanbeans

Next Time Won't You Sing With Me, Chapter 16 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Willow-98

Her Old Fashioned Boy, Chapter 4 (Giles/Jenny, K+) by Bobbie23

A Marriage of Inconvenience, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, R) by all_choseny

New Normal, Chapter 14 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by holetoledo

Destiny or Choices Made?, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by charmed4lifekaren

Fate Plans and We Laugh, Chapter 17 (Batman xover, FR15) by Hermionetobe

The Eyes, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Dusty

Blood and Black Lace, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, R) by SlayrGrl

A Place in the Sun, Chapter 25 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by honeygirl51885

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: Buffy Summers from Once More, With Feeling in a 1940’s AU (worksafe) by sunshineraccoon

Artwork: Spike x Fred moodboard for aufredpratt (worksafe) by fretsboards

Artwork: FAITH! For all us Buffy fans. (worksafe) by nightheartcomics

Artwork: The Basket - Inspired by S4’s episode “Fear Itself” (Buffy, worksafe) by dirtyaimfanstuff-blog

Artwork: “can’t we just skip it?” (Willow/Tara, worksafe) by thirstghosting

Artwork: sweet boyyyyy (Spike, worksafe) by tubesock86

Gifset: lgbtqcreators battleships bingo: typography - Buffy Summers (worksafe) by lopeirce

Vid: Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Theme Cover ft. Pertox & Gonz (worksafe) by Stu Ureta

[Reviews & Recaps]

Band Candy is a fun episode, and I don’t really have much to say about it beyond that. by coraniaid

**I CAN'T WATCH!!** Buffy the Vampire Slayer S5 Ep 8 "Shadow" Reaction: FIRST TIME WATCHING by Nick Reacts

Buffy the Vampire Slayer S02E04 First Time Watching || "Inca Mummy Girl" by JabberwockyReacts

WHYYYYYYYY Buffy The Vampire Slayer | 2x17 'Passion' | Blind Reaction by Vic

PODCAST: Episode 39: Lovers Walk (W/ Rayne) by Gym Was Cancelled

[In Search Of]

Halloween Costume ideas requested by Fawlty_Fleece

[Community Announcements]

[Revamped IWRY Fic Marathon] On November 4, we will be hosting an ‘I Will Remember You’ watch party on our discord!! by iwillrememberyoumarathon [on tumblr]

Sunnydale After Dark has new categories for Meta-analysis! Find and post them under Essay (Spuffy) or Essay (BtVS) by SAD Admins

[Fandom Discussions]

I very much suspect that the people who have a problem with Angel reversing Time In IWRI hated him long before that by angelustheimmortal

Age Talk: if you use a WIDE range, Faith could be 15 - 20 years old when she gets to Sunnydale by juanabaloo

There’s a string of episodes, 5x04-5x07, where Spike realizes he has feelings for Buffy, but there’s a moment in 5x06 that I find particularly interesting by marilyn-not-monroe

In Band Candy, all the adults of Sunnydale regress to their younger selves, suddenly having the same childish attitudes and immature tastes they did when they were teenagers by coraniaid

What pisses me off about season 5 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They want us to feel sorry for Riley by thavron

Buffy will be like “is anybody going to shackle this sexy vampire to the wall?” and then by aphony-cree

i truly don’t get when people say kennedy is not willow’s type because she’s loud, by missjessefantastico

Mini buffy rant by lifeis-strangemercy

Are you a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan? If so, take a trip down memory lane as we rank the seven seasons of the show! by thegameofnerds

[ask] Do you think the group were justified in their reaction to Wes after Holtz stole Connor? answered by buffy-targaryen

the more i think about it the more i want tara and kendra to be a thing, everybody hear me out by missjessefantastico

It’s completely wild to me that, even by Hollywood standards, Buffy the character ages 15 years over the course of the show by doublydeadgirl

The scene where Buffy realizes that Spike got his soul back is one of the absolute best scenes in the show by hermyohkneegranger

I think Oz’s throwaway comment in Band Candy that his parents “ate a ton” of the titular cursed candy might be the only indication we ever get that Oz even has parents at all by coraniaid

Reacting to Reactions! - BtVS Season 6 [alley box reaction to Gone] continued by multiple posters

Who was the most loyal to Angel? by The Whirlwind, multiple posters

Who was the most loyal to Buffy? by The Whirlwind, multiple posters

How old is Dawn supposed to be in season 5? by Tuxedo_Mark

does Buffy have a weakness? by not_firewood_yet

Appreciation post for our Irish king Doyle. by Sweet-Siren

Joyce's steps of denial resonate with my experience by Archonate_of_Archona

What are your top 3 fav Spuffy episodes? by GraxelDeBaudre

Plot hole with BTVS and ATS by WhatName230

How exactly do Vampires age in the Buffyverse? by Lysander1999

What is your favorite music in Buffy by BluFaerie

Most attractive character in both Buffy and Angel by JellyfishDry9464

Spike was physically and verbally abusive to Harmony. What's your opinion? by aeryn1227

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

PUBLICATION: Buffy's New Sequel Is Finally Doing Justice To A Powerful Vampire The Show Overlooked by ScreenRant

PUBLICATION: Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Dawn's Origins, Explained by GameRant

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[d-criss-news]

‘Glee’ alum Darren Criss ready for National Christmas Tree Lighting ahead of Wolf Trap

His breakthrough role arrived on Fox’s “Glee” before winning an Emmy Award on FX’s “American Crime Story.”

This week, actor and singer Darren Criss performs live at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on The Ellipse outside the White House on Thursday night.

“This is my first year doing this particular event,” Criss told WTOP. “I’ve been lucky enough in my career to have done a number of things for the Bidens. That is a low-key humble brag. They haven’t decided to kick me off the invite list yet, but there’s still room! I could really biff it at the White House.”

He joins a star-studded lineup of Mickey Guyton, Dionne Warwick, Joe Walsh, Ledisi and St. Vincent.

“It’s a pretty cool list, man,” Criss said. “I just saw the list and I don’t know who printed the ad mat, but there’s no world in my mind where I would ever appropriately be anywhere higher or before the likes of St. Vincent, Renee Rapp. … When your name is with the likes of Joe Walsh, Dionne Warwick and many more, you can’t help but just have a huge wave of imposter syndrome.”

After that, “A Very Darren Crissmas” hits The Barns at Wolf Trap in Virginia on Saturday and Sunday.

“We’re just going from town to town spreading holiday cheer, man,” Criss said. “A lot of people put out holiday albums … just playing the very well-known songs. … My main goal in life is not necessarily as a performer but more like a curator. … If I had it my way, my Christmas album would have been 100 songs that no one’s ever heard of, but because I’m not a fool, I toe the line between familiar stuff but I do it in an unfamiliar way.”

Born in San Francisco in 1987, Criss grew up in loving “Star Wars,” “Transformers” and The Beatles. He pursued the arts as a theater major at the University of Michigan, performing in “Pride & Prejudice” and “A Few Good Men” before founding StarKid Productions to produce his own shows. That included the Harry Potter production “A Very Potter Musical,” which actually landed songs on the Billboard charts.

After appearing on the ABC series “Eastwick,” Criss’ big break came on Fox’s “Glee” (2010-2015), playing transfer student Blaine Anderson, who eventually married Kurt Hummel. Criss started out singing Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” and ended by writing the Emmy-nominated song “This Time” for the series finale.

“‘Glee’ was incredibly popular and progressive,” Criss said. “I lucked out and won the golden ticket because when I joined that show, it already had a significant degree of attention where one of the most popular characters was Kurt, somebody who was making waves … in the queer dialogue amongst popular culture, the conversation of gay teens and representation of queer people on mainstream, linear, network television.”

He reunited with Ryan Murphy to play the killer Andrew Cunanan in “American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace” (2017), beating out Antonio Banderas, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jeff Daniels, John Legend and Jesse Plemons to win the Emmy for Best Actor in a Limited Series.

“Actors wait a whole lifetime for parts like that,” Criss said. “This horrible thing happened because of a guy who happened to kind of look like me and be kind of my age and ethnicity. … Twenty years later, how do we make sure those tragedies don’t end up as these horrible things? To bring light to a darkness by illuminating the things around those tragedies, the other themes that led to how and why these things happened.”

On stage, his Broadway roles include replacing Daniel Radcliffe in “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying” (2012), replacing Neil Patrick Harris in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” (2015) and joining Sam Rockwell and Laurence Fishburne in the revival of David Mamet’s play “American Buffalo” (2022).

“I’ve really gotten to check a lot of boxes in what I believe to still be the earlier part of life and career, boxes that I really did always dream of and worked hard to get to,” Criss said. “Now onto Christmas baby!”

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My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

And the first Glee star to win an Oscar is...FINNEAS?!?!

50 notes - Posted March 27, 2022

#4

@darriness Knew you would like this.

Text: Never in my wildest dreams did I believe I would be given the chance to honor Jonathan Larson and his legacy of revolutionary art and community healing through this heart-filled movie Tick, Tick...Boom!. By bestowing this recognition upon me, you honor our genius director Lin-Manuel Miranda, our producers Julie Larson, Julie Oh and Celia Costas, the entire cast and crew, and everyone at Imagine and Netflix. We are a true family to our core. To be among 26 leading male performances to be nominated for an Oscar for their work in a Musical, and to be initiated into that group with the likes of Bing Crosby, Roy Scheider, Gene Kelly and James Cagney, I am deeply humbled. All I long for is to tell stories that remind us of how to live. Jonathan's story offers us a treasure map. Thank you for keeping his song reverberating through our universe.

Love, Andrew

50 notes - Posted February 8, 2022

#3

HOLY SHIT IM WATCHING THE MISS MISSISSIPPI PAGEANT AND THE OUTGOING QUEEN IS SINGING “THIS TIME” FROM GLEE

ETA WITH VIDEO

55 notes - Posted June 25, 2022

#2

If you are a member of the Darren Criss fandom and you go to American Buffalo and they announce “the role of Bobby will be played tonight by Sean Carvajal” it is your duty to announce in all caps OMG OKAY ITS HAPPENING

60 notes - Posted April 3, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Hey, not for nothing, but in case y'all are interested Alex Jones is getting utterly eviscerated by his own emails and texts in the damages portion of his Sandy Hook lawsuit trial and Twitter is documenting it nicely.

125 notes - Posted August 3, 2022

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[mylifeincinema]

My Week(s) in Reviews: November 5, 2022

See How They Run (Tom George, 2022)

Inoffensive, yet bland. The plotting is self-satisfied and not as clever or witty as it fancies itself. Sam Rockwell is kind of boring, and it needed more Adrien Brody. But, thankfully, it has Saoirse Ronan, who is hilarious and delightful and makes it just worth getting tangled up within this mystery-comedy. - 6/10

Barbarian (Zach Cregger, 2022)

Wild. Absolutely nothing like what I was expecting. So happy I went in blind. This is going to a be a bona fide cult classic gracing midnight screenings country wide in less than a decade. There’s some truly disturbing, insane shit going on, here. I can’t wait. - 8/10

Where the Crawdads Sing (Olivia Newman, 2022)

It’s missing A LOT of the heart of the book, and Hailee Steinfeld would’ve made a much, much better Kya. But, what’s here isn’t terrible, though. Even if it never manages to fully capture the heart and soul of its source. - 4/10

Enjoy!

-Timothy Patrick Boyer.