#st. michael´s tower

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Through St. Michael's Tower

Glastonbury, England -- 4/6/06

[deardaneil]

GROUP 1

I. MEMBER’S PROFILE

Nickname: “Dane”

Name: Mary Daneil G. Obreque

Birthday: June 4, 2006

Dream: To become a lawyer and to be an Iskolar ng Bayan.

Unusual belief in life: “I was born in the wrong world and the wizarding world of Harry Potter truly exists.”

Nickname: “Diane”

Name: Diana Rose Dacallos

Birthday: January 1, 2006

Dream: To become a teacher.

Unusual belief in life: “What you did will come back to you even in a different way.”

Nickname: “Bene”

Name: John Benedict D. Vicencio

Birthday: August, 2, 2005

Dream: To become a police officer.

Unusual belief in life: “The moment you give up, is the moment you let someone wins.”

Nickname: “Tetel”

Name: Kristel Angeline S. Santos

Birthday: April 11, 2006

Dream: To become a teacher.

Unusual belief in life: “Don't be affected on what others will say.”

Nickname: “Alyza”

Name: Alyza Nicole P. Cruz

Birthday: February 13, 2006

Dream: To become a teacher.

Unusual belief in life: “Failure is a learning tool.”

Nickname: “Jana Banana”

Name: Jana Maureen S. Muramatsu

Birthday: April 3, 2006

Dream: An aspiring pediatrician.

Unusual belief in life: “I believe that there is no another life or second life in the other world.”

II. CHARACTER’S PROFILE

Name: James “River” Lazaro

Birthday: December 27, 2000

Short Description: River is a tall, soft-featured man with soft black hair, contemplative dark brown eyes, and fine features. He has a serious expression, but it could turn into a smile of amused friendliness and happiness when he is feeling calm or comfortable.

Name: Paris “Samantha” Sanchez

Birthday: May 22, 2001

Short Description: Samantha has moon-like beauty. Millions of stars shine in her eyes when the moonlight meets them. She has a towering statue for a girl, pale skin, short brown hair, soft lips, and those beautiful eyes that River can't look into.

Name: “Kian” Nathan Mallari

Birthday: July 4, 2000

Short Description: Kian has a smooth oval face. He is outspoken and persistent. He moved with a very manly pace and had a deep male voice. In addition, he is knowledgeable, thoughtful, and has a total soft spot in Samantha's heart.

Name: Issabela “Issa” Espinosa

Birthday: September 16, 1989

Short Description: Issa is a middle-aged woman. Aggressive and sophisticated reporter. Despite being annoying, she has a great deal of compassion.

Name: Franco “Frank” Torres

Birthday: November 12, 1990

Short Description: Frank is a videographer and the apprentice of Issa. He is a small-thin man and has a friendly face.

III. SETTING

School’s covered court (From scenes 1 & 4)

School Field (From scenes 2, 3 & 5)

Set in December, year 2017

IV. PLOT

Exposition: The beginning of the story takes place at St. Michael Academy, where teachers, staff, and students have gathered to commemorate and mourn the death of Kian Mallari.

Rising Action:  While River and Samantha were dancing, suddenly they heard the news on the radio about the death of Kian.

Resolution:  River realized he couldn't undo what had happened, so he simply moved on from his remorseful past.

V. TYPE OF DRAMA

What type of drama is used? This type of drama is tragedy.

How it is used? It is about how an individual suffers and endure the remorseful part of his life. A vulnerability and weakness in one of the play's central characters that leads to a tragic catastrophe or series of events for people in that character's surrounding.

V. DIALOGUE

“GONE WITH THE BULLET” 

SCENE 1

“A NAME THAT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN”

FADE IN: PLAY “214” FROM “ALONE/TOGETHER”

[SLOW-MOTION] We examine the dancer’s bodies; their sorrowful eyes, slick brows, stomping feet, colliding hands, and crashing bodies, silhouette in the bright dim spotlight.

Within the basketball court of St. Michael Academy, teachers, staff, and students are gathered together each holding a candle, a rosary, and a white rose in their hands. Each person is moving toward the large picture frame of a young boy. They are all placing white roses below the frame and uttering hushed prayers. Whispering their apologies and what if’s. They had disheartened, tearful, and sorrowful look on their faces. Particularly, the class of HUMSS—11A who gathered to demand justice for Kian Mallari's murder. The youngest victim of Garcia’s infamous and notorious war on drugs. While his body will be buried, that name will never be forgotten.

FADE OUT:  EXIT

SCENE 2

“TREACHEROUS MEMORIES”

EXT. SCHOOL FIELD – NIGHT

FADE IN: PLAY “DEMONYO” BY JUAN KARLOS - REDEFINED VER.

After the commemoration, River remembered that night where Samantha was standing in a field filled with memories, treacherous memories from the past. She has moon-like beauty. Millions of stars shine in her eyes when the moonlight meets them. But this time, with heaviness. She has a towering statue for a girl, pale skin, short brown hair, soft lips, and those beautiful eyes that River can't look into. He’s scared that Samantha will find his secrets as she stares into his soul. Every single lie.

SCENE 3

“HEY, HELMET”

EXT. SCHOOL FIELD – DUSK            

[FLASHBACK] 

“Hey, helmet.” 

Samantha approached River, who was frozen in his place. River is a tall, soft-featured man with soft black hair, contemplative dark brown eyes, and fine features. He has a serious expression, but it could turn into a smile of amused friendliness and happiness when he was feeling calm or comfortable, which was unusual in these difficult times. Unlike Kian, Samantha could picture the smooth oval of his face. Kian is outspoken and persistent. He moved in a very manly pace and had a deep male voice. In addition, he is knowledgeable, thoughtful, and has a total soft spot in Samantha's heart. Suddenly, Samantha felt bad for comparing the two. There are thousands of differences.

“You're not going to let go of that name, will you?”

[Samantha is laughing] “Why? Does it make you angry?”

“Stop bothering me, Sam. You’re so annoying. What do you need from me?”

“Just– I need someone to help me practice the ball dance and I know you’re a good dancer, so teach me.”

“No. Your feet are too slow. I won’t help you.”

[Samantha is begging by throwing him a puppy look] “Oh please, Riv. Just once, and I promise, I will never bother you anymore. Teach me, please?”

“Where’s Kian? He always gives me headaches. Besides, stop involving me in your fights. The two of you are supposed to practice the dance together.”

“He’s just busy. If you can't teach me, I’ll just sit on the bench.”

“There you are again, you’re making me feel guilty.”

[In a defensive tone] “No, I’m not.”

“Carry the radio, here. Just this day, Sam.”

“You are an amazing best friend, River!”

“And you are the worst.”

FADE OUT:  EXIT

SCENE 4

“MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE”

INT: SCHOOL COVERED COURT – NIGHT

FADE IN: PLAY “ANG HULING EL BIMBO” BY ERASERHEADS

River started to play the radio, not knowing what song they will get. He’s hoping it’s not a fast or upbeat song. A slow song will be perfect.

[Samantha has a huge smile on her face] “Yes! An Eraserheads song!”

[River manly bowed and smiled] “May I have this dance with you?”

[Samantha smiled] “My pleasure.”

River remembered that day, the day he was not supposed to fall in love with his best friend’s girlfriend. That night, everything appeared so perfect. The moon is so bright and the cold breeze is touching their skin. He likes it when he’s dancing, it lets him be wild and free, but this time, he’s not.

[River is yelling] “Hold my hand, place your other hand in my left arm!”

River can’t understand what Samantha is saying because the music is too loud.

[Samantha whispers through his ear] “I said, do not yell. Grab my waist.”

River is too weak to even speak. Samantha’s soft voice is his weakness.

[River is now gently whispering] “Sorry. OK, follow me.”

“Move your feet to the music. When you first get on the dance floor, you may be feeling a bit nervous. The first thing you should do after you hit the dance floor is to get a feel of the beat. Once you get it, start moving your body up and down slightly, so you're really feeling the music.’

[Samantha is watching] “Like this?”

“Right. Move your feet to the beat. If it's a fast song, you'll need to pick up the pace, but since it’s a slow song, then move your feet slower. Now that your head, shoulders, and feet are really into it, you can start moving your arms too. Remember that, ideally, you should start moving all of your body parts at once. Starting with the head and feet will help you feel the rhythm, but you shouldn't keep your arms at your sides like a dead fish. You can move your arms up and down to the music near your sides, down to your knees, or even up in the air like you're dancing while wiping a window.”

As River gulped, his Adam's apple was visible. He is trying to pull back his breath so Samantha won't hear his pounding heartbeat or the wild butterflies in his stomach. He enjoys it when Samantha clings to him and acts as if he owns her. Samantha is resting her head on his chest, her eyes are closed, like a child who had a long day. She must be really tired. As he watches the presence of his dream girl, River can't help but smile. A dream that will never be his. A dream that is borrowed. A dream that was stolen. His favorite crime.

The last dance he regrets the most... He’s supposed to be with his best friend, Kian. Not with his best friend’s girlfriend.

[The radio suddenly became static…]

“For the local news: At 9 o'clock this evening in the dark street of Mabini, a 17-year-old high school student was shot and killed at point-blank range. According to the authorities, he was accidentally shot by one of three armed police officers. The victim, who was suspected to be a drug runner, attempted to get away by firing back at the officers.”

“Good evening, Doris. Do you already know the identity of this young boy?”

“Yes, Kabayan. He was identified by the authorities as a Senior High School student from St. Michael Academy. His name is Kian Nathan Mallari.”

That moment, they froze. River’s head rested on Samantha’s arm. Samantha’s head is resting on River’s chest. No one tries to move. There’s silence between them. An empty silence. A dream that was stolen. A dream that was murdered. Gone with the bullet.

FADE OUT:  EXIT

SCENE 5

“BE BRAVE”

EXT. SCHOOL FIELD – NIGHT

FADE IN: PLAY “HULING SANDALI” BY DECEMBER AVENUE

[PRESENT]

River can no longer hold his tears. He is not able to even consider returning to this place after graduation. River created a massive distance between him and Samantha. River can no longer look into her eyes because Samantha is the constant reminder of his terrible mistakes.

River wiped off his tears as two individuals approached him.

[A middle-aged woman reached to him] ”Good evening! We are both reporters for a news organization, and we would like to ask you some questions. By the way, my name is Issa and this is Frank.”

[River reached out his hand and was struck by their presence] ”Hi, I’m River. What’s this interview all about? If this is about the case of Kian, I won’t make any statement. Sorry, I have to go.”

“No, don’t leave! We didn't come here to hear Kian's case. We came here to hear your story.”

[River apologetically laughed] “I’m sorry, my story?”

[A man who’s name is Frank spoke to River] "The story that you posted online caught our attention.  It could make an excellent article for our entry next month.”

“Just take a seat, recite your piece, and we'll simply ask you to explain the inspiration for that. It’s simple, River.” 

[River is still unconvinced] “And why would I do that?”

[Issa is trying her best to explain] “Listen kiddo, if your story becomes viral, we'll proceed 20 percent of the revenue to Kian's family. You'll do anything for him, I know that.”

[River became furious with Issa] “Seriously?”

[Frank stepped in the middle of the heated conversation] “River, look. There’s nothing to do with Kian. It’s just all about you and your poems.” 

[River finally made up his mind] “Fine.”

River followed Issa and Frank. He seated in the middle of the field while Frank is setting up his camera equipment.

[Issa talked to River] “Hey kid, I'm very sorry back there. I know you're such a wonderful boy, and now is the perfect opportunity for you to show everyone that you're not the real villain in Kian's story.”

“I’m sorry, Issa. OK, tell me what to do.”

“One thing. Be brave to tell your story.”

[River feels the warmth of the night] “OK. I’m ready.”

[Issa signaled Frank that River is ready] “Lights, camera, action!”

RIVER:

“Remorse is memory awake

His Parties all astir

A presence of departed acts

At window and at Door.”

“I’m River, and remorse is a crucial component of my memories. It is the unpleasant portion of my past that is constantly "alive," vigilant, stubborn, and unforgiving. Everything in it is constantly in motion, and there are constant acts of presence that swarm my windows and doors and are everywhere. Every time I reflect on my past, regret fills my mind.”

“It’s past set down before the soul

And lighted with a match

Perusal to facilitate

And help belief to stretch.”

“I describe my past as being set down before the soul: it is always there, and even if it is lit only by a dim light, this does not allow the obscurity of oblivion. It facilitates its incessant examination of past action and enhances the soul’s ability to see and believe the painful truths of memory. The match represents the smallest trigger that can start a fire inside my soul.”

“Remorse is cureless the disease

Not even God can heal

For ’tis His institution and

The adequate of hell.”

“Remorse is a hopeless disease, a feeling that it is not possible to cure. Not even God can heal it, because it is His institution. I am helpless because He has created this feeling so that man could have an appropriate earthly counterpart of hell. Thus, memory and remorse have taken on the attributes of hell and remorse has become the complement of hell on earth.”

[Issa asked for the last time] “What happened to the three of you?” 

“We got lost.”

For the last time, we examine River’s body; his sorrowful eyes, slick brows, stomping feet, colliding hands and crashing body, silhouette in the bright dim spotlight.

-THE END -

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Church Of Our Savior

56 S. Main St.

Mechanicsburg, Ohio

The Church of Our Saviour is a historic Episcopal parish on S. Main St. in the village of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, United States. Founded in the 1890s, it is one of the youngest congregations in the village, but its Gothic Revival-style church building that was constructed soon after the parish's creation has been named a historic site. The first settlers in Goshen Township arrived circa 1805, and Mechanicsburg was platted on August 6, 1814.  Organized religion was rare in the earliest years; the first churches were established by circuit-riding preachers from the Methodist Episcopal Church, who founded small religious classes that met in settlers' log cabins.  Mechanicsburg's first church was a Methodist congregation organized in 1814,  and by the 1880s the village boasted four additional churches: Baptist, black Baptist, African Methodist Episcopal, and Methodist Protestant.

Champaign County's first Protestant Episcopal church was the Church of the Epiphany on the eastern side of the county seat of Urbana; it was created in 1847,  nearly fifty years before a parish was formed in Mechanicsburg. Under the leadership of a five-man executive committee, the Church of Our Saviour was organized in 1892; the parish saw its first church building completed in the following year,  although 1894 arrived before the building was dedicated.  The first priest was F.V. Baer, and by the end of the 1890s, the members had bought an additional lot and were preparing to build a new rectory upon it. Although the early members remained loyal to their church, it was frequently weakened by deaths and movement away from the community in its early years. Nevertheless, the parish remained active, and its presence was welcomed by Mechanicsburg's other churches; within its first quarter-century of existence, the members formed an active Sunday school and founded multiple organizations for the female members.

Constructed in 1893,  dedicated in 1894,  and rededicated in 1895,  the Church of Our Saviour is a Gothic Revival structure. In its early years, its pipe organ, brass altar, and windows were deemed its most distinctive elements, all of which prompted a local author to declare that "both the exterior and interior are very attractive" in 1907. Built of brick on a stone foundation and featuring elements of wood and stone, the single-story church is covered with a composite roof rising to a central gable. The windows that attracted the attention of authors in the early twentieth century are stained glass; most are ogive windows, but the center of the facade features a rose window. A square brick tower with a wooden belfry sits at one corner of the building; additional stained glass windows are placed in the tower, and ornamental wooden carvings adorn the belfry. Architecturally, it is not unique; three of Mechanicsburg's five historic church buildings were constructed in the 1890s:  and four of the five are brick buildings with stained-glass ogive windows.

The Church of Our Saviour was listed with the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1985. It was part of a multiple property submission of approximately twenty buildings, scattered throughout the village in such a low concentration that a historic district designation was not practical.  While many of the other buildings were houses, four were the village's other historic churches: the Mechanicsburg Baptist Church, St. Michael's Catholic Church, the Second Baptist Church, and the United Methodist Church. Like all four of the others, the Church of Our Saviour qualified for inclusion on the Register because of its historically significant architecture. A member parish of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, the Church of Our Saviour is within the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Southern Ohio. It forms a part of the Northwest Deanery, along with the Church of the Epiphany and four other parishes. Together with the Church of the Epiphany, it forms the "Northern Miami Valley Episcopal Cluster"; the two parishes share a priest.

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What did the Colosseum look like in Ancient Rome? And what will the Sagrada Familia look like when it's finished? These are some of the questions that the Dutch artistic duo DRIFT is answering with their aerial light sculptures. After perfecting their drone software, they've been able to create artworks that transform space and help visualize the impossible.

Through incredible life-size renders, DRIFT is reimagining the future of architecture. The idea to use drone technology as an architectural solution first came to the duo after the burning of Notre Dame. DRIFT was interested in using light to rebuild the historic church and this led them to investigate how the technology could be applied to other famous pieces of architecture.

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Carrie Announces Return To The Road With THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR

On the heels of her triumphant headlining return to the iconic Stagecoach Festival, Carrie Underwood, announces her new arena tour, THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR, with dates in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.  The new tour, promoted by AEG Presents, will kick off on October 15 in Greenville, SC, making stops in 43 U.S. cities including New York’s Madison Square Garden, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena before concluding in Seattle, WA on March 17.  Carrie will be joined on THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR by special guest Jimmie Allen on all dates.  After teasing fans about the impending announcement on social media and on last night’s episode of American Idol, Carrie made the official reveal this morning.

Allen will join Carrie’s THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR as his star continues to rise, following his first GRAMMY Award nomination for Best New Artist in 2022 and CMA and ACM Award wins for New Artist of the Year & New Male Artist of the Year, respectively, in 2021. His third album Tulip Drive will be released June 24.

Tickets for the concerts go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, May 20 at 10am local time.  A limited number of exclusive VIP Packages will be available which include an amazing selection of tickets, Meet & Greets, custom merchandise, and much more.  For more information, go to http://www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com

“I’m thrilled to be hitting the road again with THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR,” says Carrie.  “I’m having such an amazing time with my Las Vegas residency and look forward to continuing that next year after the tour. I’m excited to bring the new music of Denim & Rhinestones to life on tour, as well as put new spins on familiar favorites.  We’ve been working hard already preparing an amazing show, and I can’t wait to see everyone on the road!”

The all-new production will be directed by Barry Lather (Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson), and Nick Whitehouse/Fireplay (Justin Timberlake, Beyonce) is Production Designer.

Since early in her career, Carrie has designated a portion of ticket sales from her tours to support worthwhile charities and organizations. She continues that tradition by arranging for a donation of $1 from each ticket sold for THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR to be contributed to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation (t2t.org), which has been helping America’s heroes since 9/11 by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building custom-designed smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders. The Foundation is also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness and aiding the victims of major U.S. disasters.

Carrie will release her highly-anticipated album, Denim & Rhinestones, on June 10.  The album is her latest collaboration with David Garcia, with Garcia and Carrie having co-produced her critically-acclaimed 2018 release, Cry Pretty, which marked the first time Carrie produced her own album.  Garcia and Carrie also co-produced Carrie’s 2021 GRAMMY® Award-winning album of gospel hymns, My Savior.  The lead single from the new upcoming album, “Ghost Story,” is currently climbing the charts and has garnered over 30M global streams.  The song’s cinematic music video, directed by acclaimed director and photographer Randee St. Nicholas, is available now (Watch Here).

The Denim & Rhinestones Signed CD Box Set and Vinyl Box Sets are available for preorder now, which include an exclusive t-shirt, rhinestone pack, denim tote bag, and album slip mat in limited quantities here. Fans can order from physical retailers here. The vinyl edition will be available in July and a cassette version on August 5.

2022 dates for Carrie’s ongoing REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency at the Resorts World Theatre continue through May 21.  The first artist to grace the largest and tallest stage in Las Vegas, Carrie opened the new 5,000-capacity, world-class theatre with a sold-out engagement in December 2021, followed by sold-out runs in March and April 2022.  2023 dates for REFLECTION will be announced at a later date.

Carrie’s most recent arena tour, THE CRY PRETTY TOUR 360, ran in 2019, closing out in the #1 spot on Pollstar’s LIVE75 chart (11/04/19), which ranks worldwide active tours by average tickets sold.  Also in 2019, Carrie performed her UK arena tour, THE CRY PRETTY TOUR UK, which brought her dynamic production and signature vocal prowess to thousands of fans throughout England, Wales and Scotland with five arena shows.

[slavghoul]

Hi slavghoul! First of all, I'm a big fan of yours, always a pleasure to read you. You talked earlier this day about some reviewer talking about "Darkness at the heart of my love", which review or interview is that? I can't find it. Thanks <3

Thank you kindly! :))) Yes I haven't posted it yet. It is also from Sweden Rock. A very good review too - 9/10. The nitty gritty, that is, the song descriptions, are towards the middle of the text.

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Tobias Forge is undeniably a skilled communicator. Ghost is all about grand gestures, gigantic megalomania and a confidence that only a madman can match. It's easy to lose your breath even before the music takes over. Or as Papa Emeritus IV sings in the brilliant Watcher In The Sky - "Communication is key". Yes, no question about it. The key to skilful storytelling is to build the myth of yourself so that everyone gets the joke. With that attitude, you can get as far as you want.

In the book "The Rule Of Empires: Those Who Built Them, Those Who Endured Them, And Why They Always Fall", author Timothy Parsons, professor of history at St Louis University, takes the approach of exploring how ordinary people experienced imperial rule. Narratively, of course, there is an endless stream of inspiration to be drawn from the subject. I've read bits and pieces of the book and opinions differ among those who have experienced and endured a life ruled from the top by the high and mighty. The satisfaction of seeing them plunged into the abyss is undeniably there.

Creating an album in that context doesn't just mean looking back in history. Our present is tainted by stubborn powers that squirm with childishness at the slightest insult. It's an ongoing contest about who is perceived as the biggest, best and most beautiful. The book has been an inspiration for Tobias Forge's latest reincarnation of his satanic pope and his minions - Nameless Ghouls.

In Sweden Rock Magazine, of course, Papa Emeritus IV is the behemoth - bigger than all the world's leaders. Just check out the cover of this magazine. It's panache from head to toe. Or why not analyse the cover of the new album "Impera"? The papal statue has proportions on a par with the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower. Looking to the left, the surrounding buildings seem minimalist by comparison. Delusions of grandeur - check.

So, after the ravages of Black Death on 2018's "Prequelle", it's time to put back the papal robes and run through the historical ruins of the empires. And it is an absolutely fantastic journey that, after the tired consequences of the pandemic, can now finally be experienced. There's virtually not a trace here of the trite gestures found in the song disappointments "Kiss The Go-Goat" and "Mary On A Cross", released on the single "Seven Inches Of Satanic Panic" in 2019. It feels amazingly good that they were just parentheses. The problem with them was that they lacked context. They were loosely woven compositions without a whole to lean on. Ghost is an album band and needs a setting. And with one, the result is as transformative as it is unusual. Music, production, cover and performance - absolute world class.

First comes “Kaisarion” and right away we are transposed back to the 80s. "Spillways" continues with a tinkling piano, soaring guitars and of course a melody to hang tons of weight on. It's easy to get sucked into the volatile arrangements. The first single "Call Me Little Sunshine" quickly materialized into a pitch-black mid-tempo song to be loved straight through. The little gritty guitar interludes are magical in their simplicity.

In the context of empires crumbling like houses of cards, "Hunter's Moon" can be seen as the black sheep of the album. But put the song, part of the soundtrack to the 2021 film "Halloween Kills," in the sick context of Michael Myers, and it perfectly fits the cock-of-the-walk attitude as well. Again, a song that stands with at least half its body in the 80s.

It's about here that things get really hot in Tobias Forge's empire factory. The aforementioned "Watcher In The Sky" is a hit of gigantic proportions. Chugging guitars and a chorus well worthy of someone with world domination as a goal. Right on the mark. "Twenties" is an odd bird that breaks off the beat and tone quite considerably - a bit like "Cirice" does on "Meliora" (2015). Variety is good for you.

"Darkness At The Heart Of My Love" is the album’s big ballad that will hug you until you're a puddle of tears on the floor, then the Van Halen pastiche "Griftwood” recharges your batteries. Join us for another trip back to the decade most of us adore anyway.

If you're still down on the floor, it's time to get up and fuel up for the grand finale. In 'Respite On The Spitalfields', Forge is firing on all cylinders. The song is to Ghost what "Still Of The Night" is to Whitesnake. Sultry and utterly wonderful. As the guitars ride out in the song's final seconds, several planets align just right. Like I said, world class and an impressive nine. Second in a row, too.

/Original Swedish text by Jonathan Strandlund

[derangedrhythms]

Pls quotes about metamorphosis and destruction? I love ur blog so much btw. ❤️

I'm delighted to hear that, thank you 🖤

Full poems on metamorphosis:

⁠Caroline Smith, Metamorphosis

⁠Anne Sexton, Where I Live in This Honorable House of the Laurel Tree

"Metamorphosis is the most profound of acts."

⁠— Catherynne M. Valente, from 'The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden"

"He said to me: / I kill because I have to / but every time I aim, I feel / my skin grow fur / my head heavy with antlers / and during the stretched instant / the bullet glides on its thread of speed / my soul runs innocent as hooves."

⁠— Margaret Atwood, The Journals of Susanna Moodie; from ‘Dream 2: Brian the Still-Hunter’

"Here am I shedding one of my life-skins […]"

"I am never stagnant; I rise from my worst disasters, I turn, I change."

— Virginia Woolf, from 'The Waves'

"And each stroke of his tongue ripped off skin after successive skin, all the skins of a life in the world, and left behind a nascent patina of shining hairs. My earrings turned back to water and trickled down my shoulders; I shrugged the drops off my beautiful fur."

— Angela Carter, The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories; from 'The Tiger's Bride'

"I held you / through all your shifts / of structure: while your bones turned / from caved rock back to marrow, / the dangerous / fur faded to hair / the bird's cry died in your throat / the treebark paled from your skin / the leaves from your eyes"

— Margaret Atwood, The Circle Game; from ‘Eventual Proteus’

"Out of his forehead burst a rack of antlers. / His neck lengthened, narrowed, and his ears /Folded to whiskery points, his hands were hooves, / His arms long slender legs."

— Ted Hughes, Tales from Ovid; from 'Acteon'

"Once I wounded him with so / small a thorn / I never thought his flesh would burn / or that the heat within would grow / until he stood / incandescent as a god; / now there is nowhere I can go / to hide from him: / moon and sun reflect his flame."

— Sylvia Plath, Collected Poems: from ‘To a Jilted Lover’

"The beast looked adoringly at her. He looked at her with a thankfulness that was marvelous and, somehow, dreadful to see. In less than a moment, the beast's hide split open like a chrysalis. The claws and fangs fell away. The feral reek evaporated. And here he is. He's stunning. He's sturdy, square-faced, snapping with muscle."

— Michael Cunningham, A Wild Swan and Other Tales; from 'Beasts'

"Something is taking place. / Horns bud bright in my hair. / My feet are turning hoof. / And Father, see my face / ⁠—Skin that was damp and fair / Is barklike and, feel, rough."

— Thom Gunn, Moly; from 'Rites of Passage'

On destruction:

"I am conscious of flux, of disorder; of annihilation and despair."

— Virginia Woolf, from 'The Waves'

"Destruction shines with such beauty"

⁠— Margaret Atwood, You Are Happy; from ‘Newsreel: Man and Firing Squad’

"I build a tower and I pull it down;"

⁠— Dylan Thomas, The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas: The New Centenary Edition; from ‘How shall the animal’

"The passion for destruction is a creative passion […]"

— Mikhail Bakunin, from ‘Bakunin on Anarchy’, tr. Sam Dolgoff

"I swing between one extreme and another, constantly threatening my stability. I am always in danger of self-destruction."

— Jeanette Winterson, from ‘Weight’

"…I desire the things which will destroy me in the end…"

— Sylvia Plath, from ‘The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath’

"To tame or to destroy?"

"To destroy."

— Edna St. Vincent Millay, from 'Huntsman, What Quarry?'

"It was the smell of death and destruction and it smelled fresh and lively and hopeful."

— A. S. Byatt, from 'Possession'

‘I devote to Hades and Destruction’.

— Stevie Smith, Scorpion and Other Poems; from 'The House of Over-Dew’

"The flames have to be burning something, you say, how destructive you are, Medea. / They’re burning all my old thoughts. / You’ve done this before. / I do it over and over. I have to in order to continue. To be this ghoul I am."

— Alice Notley, Songs and Stories of the Ghouls; from 'The Book of Dead'

"The need to go astray, to be destroyed is an extremely private, distant, passionate, turbulent truth [...]"

— Georges Bataille, from 'Guilty', tr. Bruce Boone

"I make myself come alive in my happy instinct for destruction."

— Clarice Lispector, from 'Agua Viva', tr. Earl Fitz & Elizabeth Lowe

[thisbluespirit]

 JAMES MAXWELL was a true renaissance man of the British theatre. As well as turning his inimitable talents to acting and directing, he adapted and translated plays with a sensitivity which was finely tuned to the delicate balance between literary and theatrical form.  Throughout his life he was devoted to the evolution and establishment of the Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre Company and he became one of it artistic directors as well as its public face.

 Among his finest roles he included those of Prospero, Philoctetes, John of Gaunt, and Sir Anthony Absolute.  The list in itself bears testimony to his versatility.  But he is especially remembered for the distinctive comic touches which he brought to productions such as Blithe Spirit, An Ideal Husband, and Pride and Prejudice.  Gently self-deprecating, Maxwell was also a hugely generous man in a world where insecurities so often breed egotism.  He earned the respect and devotion of many through his selfless encouragement of young talent.

 James Maxwell, known to his colleagues as Max, was born at Worcester, Massachusetts, and was educated at Mercersburg Academy and Amherst College.  But, despite his American upbringing, his face and manner were those of the classic English gentleman, and when in 1950 he returned to Britain he saw it as a “homecoming”.  He won a place at the Old Vic Drama School, where he immersed himself in the thespian world which he was to make his own.  He studied under Michael St Denis [sic] and George Levine, and married the actress Avril Elgar.

 Maxwell’s first job after his graduation in 1956 [sic] was a tour in the Broadway musical Kiss me Kate.  He also did a stint at the Bristol Old Vic, before establishing his Mancunian circles at the Piccolo Theatre.  Here he cemented friendships which were to be the start of his long association with those actors, designers and writers who were eventually to found the Royal Exchange, most notably with Michael Elliott, the presiding genius of the company.

 Along with Caspar Wrede, Maxwell was a founder member of the legendary ’59 Theatre Company, translating its first production, Büchner’s Danton’s Death.  Ten years later, when the 59 reformed in Manchester as the ’69 Theatre Company, Maxwell, working under Michael Elliott, adapted George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda for Vanessa Redgrave.  He played a memorable role as Prospero in The Tempest and directed the ‘69’s 1972 production of Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man, the first play to be staged in the tent theatre at the Royal Exchange.  From then on Maxwell was an assiduous  crusader in the campaign to erect a permanent building on the site.

 Maxwell had already been one of the artistic directors for three years by the time the Royal Exchange, Britain’s first purpose-adapted, in-the-round auditorium, opened in 1976.  He acted in both the first productions: Sheridan’s The Rivals and Kleist’s The Prince of Homburg.  He then directed Albert Finney in Coward’s Present Laughter, Patricia Routledge in Pinero’s The Schoolmistress and Avril Elgar, his wife, in Emlyn William’s The Corn is Green.

 In the 1960s Maxwell’s Holbeinian face also became familiar to television audiences.  He appeared in A Doll’s House, Portrait of a Lady and private Potter, as well as in episodes of The Avengers, Enemy at the Door and The Saint.  It is said that in the BBC series The Shadow of the Tower he made the role of Henry VII his own.  Although his film career was more limited, his performances were impressive, most notably in Caspar Wrede’s version of Solzhenitsyn’s novel One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1971), in which he played alongside Tom Courtenay.

 But Maxwell’s loyalties remained always with the theatre.  His skill was to be sensitive to the vibrancy and spontaneity of live performance and to understand a role both from the actor’s and the director’s point of view.  Though he played with gravitas in many classic roles he was always alert to innovation and open to new ideas.  Gregory Hersov recalls directing him in the iconoclastic new play Behind Heaven.  Maxwell walked into a rehearsal to find one actor rendering God Save the Queen in the Sex Pistols’ style and another practising how to smash a bust of Shakespeare with a bull-whip.  “The theatre has changed a little,” Maxwell observed with characteristic wryness, “but I rather like it.”

 Maxwell was known for his sense of humour and his appreciation of fine wines. Though always disciplined in his professional capacity, his relaxed and irreverent outlook on life made him as charming a dining companion as he was a work colleague.

 Maxwell is survived by his wife Avril and their two sons. [The Times, Mon September 11th 1995]

[whatdoesshedotothem]

Friday 22 February 1839

8 ¼

12 40

Rather a thaw – F37 ½° inside at 9 5 and 38 ½° at 9 10 a.m. inside and breakfast till after ten had struck – then about in the hall – had Booth a minute or 2 – Robert Wharton came just before dinner to alter his job so that we can rehang the antecellar door – Joseph Booth came after his dinner to help, and after they had laid the stone for our new stairs-gallery post Joseph B- squared the top and made the mortice hole – Robert busy today and yesterday and part of Wednesday preparing the post – Joseph at the new gallery beam (red plank to be cased with oak) – yesterday and Wednesday and think part of Tuesday making 2 new gantries for the beer cellar – Robert junior oiling today and yesterday stoothing and top of hall after he had finished the 3 china tables at noon (began on Tuesday) for A- Michael all the week oak-casing the staircase window – Had Joseph Mann at 12 for above ½ hour about a centre for the engine flue near the fireplace and about John Oates’ cattle road to his well – had had John O- about 11 to complain that he was afraid of his cows breaking their legs in the clay – It was JM-‘s idea to flag it over, and I told him to do so temporarily with the flags taken out of done-with mine-flue – a few minutes  at twice or thrice with A- came upstairs at 2 10 and wrote the above of today – from 2 ½ to 6 50 writing (except had Joseph Mann again for a few minutes should he fill up the chimney shaft 11 yards deep below the surface – yes! and had Booth to ask for a few old boards for centres) and a little while with A- and ditto ditto with Robert the joiner – wrote out the letter that is really to go to Lady S- de R- till six  wrote and sent this evening Letter to ‘John Harper Esquire St. Leonards Place York post paid’ with dimensions for plate glass for west tower study windows – went into the cellar – dinner at 7 – A- read French – tea – reading the newspaper till came upstairs at 11 50 – long and interesting law case and decision of Sir Herbert Jenner respecting the will of James Wood Esquire of Gloucester ob. 20 April 1836 – [?] – one million or more – damp soft day – F40 ½° inside just before 12 (midnight) and 39 ½° outside ten minutes afterwards

[architectuul]

FOMA 38: Five Examples of Sacral Architecture in Kaunas

In June 1940, Soviet army entered Lithuania. This was a beginning of a 50 year long occupation. Catholic Church was one of the biggest enemies of the Soviet Union. Because of atheist policy, churches and other sacral buildings of all confessions were being closed and turned into warehouses, sport halls and galleries, therefore ignoring their architectural and cultural heritage value. 

The poster with the “Monumental Church of the Resurrection in Kaunas” from 1940s. | Photo via Lietuva Senose Fotografijose

A lot of valuables were stolen, but the largest damage for the buildings was done by the weigh of goods stored on wooden floors – it crippled the walls, meanwhile the humidity and rainwater which leaked through the holes in the roofs damaged the interiors of abandoned churches. [1]

St. Michael Archangel Church was transformed into the Gallery of Sculpture and Stained Glass. | Photo © Nacionalinis Čiurlionio dailės muziejus

A choice to turn a church into a warehouse is rather interesting, since a warehouse had a symbolic meaning in the Soviet Union. Some researchers believe that converting churches into warehouses “was not the abolition of the holy but, so to speak, its replacement. The warehouse is just as ideal an order in the material world as the church is in the spiritual world. The warehouse is a materialist church, but instead of collecting people who are seeking in prayer an exalted form of the soul, it houses a multitude of objects that have found a precise inventoried form.”[2]

Vilnius Cathedral Basilica in 1847 | Lithography via Katedra.lt

Nevertheless, according to various data from 1953 to 1959 nearly 15-20% of churches were closed while some of sacral buildings went through radical transformations. Vilnius Cathedral Basilica (1783) by Gucevičius was closed in 1949. During 1950 sculptures of saints, which were on the rooftop were removed and destroyed. Since the Cathedral was closed a lot of artifacts were stolen while the interior was ravaged. The Cathedral become part of the Museum of Art and was in1956 transformed into a gallery. The building was returned to the Catholic community in 1988.

Vilnius Cathedral Basilica in 1950 | Photo © S. Simanskis

A synagogue of Kulautuva constructed by Trakman (1935) was turned into the warehouse. In 1967−1968 the building was reconstructed and masoned, so that it could be used for a library and a cultural centre. 

The original constructions of the synagogue were uncovered in 2016 and was due to its poor condition demolished. | Photo via autc

Kaunas and Kaunas District are well-known because of the modernist buildings that were built during the Interwar Period. Five examples of Kaunas modernism – five sacral buildings - that were pushed to the politics of the oblivion in the Soviet times and are celebrated as architectural and cultural heritage today will be presented in this edition of FOMA. 

Christ’s Resurrection Church had a flat roof, what was not common for catholic churches at the time of construction. | Photos © Lukas Mykolaitis

The Christ’s Resurrection Church was designed by Karolis Reisonas in 1929 as a 82-meter tall spiral tower crowned by a 7 meter tall statue of Jesus Christ. However, this project was too pricey and not very well accepted by the people of Kaunas, therefore abandoned. A new project was inspired by modernist spirit and designed in 1932. It was believed that the new church would become a monument of XX century architecture because of its contemporary style, advanced construction and quality materials. Its size was also extraordinary and exceptional in the context of the Baltic States.

Local granite was used for the construction, and the window frames and doors were made of oak. | Photos © Lukas Mykolaitis

The construction of the church was complicated because of lack of funding. Therefore the community engaged in the collection of donations for the church. In 1938 the walls were masoned and the roof was covered in concrete. In the spring of 1940 main construction works were completed, but when Lithuania was occupied by the soviets, it stopped and the building was confiscated. During the second world war the church was used as a paper warehouse.

The inside of the church was reconstructed, adapting it to the needs of the Kaunas Radio Factory. | Photo © Kauno miesto muziejus

In 1952 a decision was made to turn the church into the Kaunas Radio Factory, later named Banga. The inside of the church was reconstructed, adapting it to the needs of the factory: three stories in the side naves and five stories in the central nave were constructed. Crosses were removed, the chapel was demolished and large industrial windows were installed.

Minija-4 produced 1967-1973 in Kaunas. | Photo © Kauno miesto muziejus

Since the opening in 2004 the church has become the dominant landmark within the cityscape. | Photos © Lukas Mykolaitis

During 1930s Vaclovas Michnevičius designed a neo-gothic church for the Evangelical and Reformed community in Kaunas and the project was not built since its design didn’t fit well with its surroundings.The other project designed by Karolis Reisonas represented current modernist trends with a flat roof, smooth shape and its functionality. Narrow vertical windows added greatness to the image of the relatively small church.

Evangelical and Reformed Church looks similar to Christ’s Resurrection, designed by same architect. | Photo © Skeivys, 1956, KTU ASI archive.

The Evangelical and Reformed Church was finished in 1940 and remained unused due to the Soviet occupation. The top part of the tower was torn down, the building was nationalised and turned into the warehouse for tobacco and alcohol manufacturers. Afterwards was given to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which adapted it for the use of special school. When Lithuania regained its independence in 1990, most of the churches were given back to religious communities, however, this case was different: since the owner of the building was an educational institution, the rules of returning the property did not apply. For nearly 20 more years the Evangelical and Reformed Church in Kaunas was used as a sports hall and a canteen, until 2019 when the church was given back to the community.

The believers were allowed to pray on Sundays. | Photo Wikimedia

Pažėrai Sacred Heart Church, a masterpiece by Stasys Kudokas, was built in a small village of Pažėrai in Kaunas district. The construction started in 1936 and was funded by the catholic community. The construction of modernist red-brick building was interrupted during the Soviet occupation. In 1967 the function of Pažėrai Sacred Heart Church changed as it was given to a collective farm and used as a grain warehouse.

The church has two towers, with a high raised apse and the main space of the building is covered by a dome. | Photo © Lukas Mykolaitis, 2018

When Lithuania regained the independence, the church was returned to the congregation in 1991.The reconstruction began shortly afterwards and in 1997 the nearly-finished church was consecrated. The plan of the church in the form of a Greek cross has an unique, dynamic composition, and it is an example of rational modernist architecture. 

Kaunas Mosque also known as Vytautas the Great Mosque is one of four remaining mosques in Lithuania. Its design reminds the mosques in Northern Africa, a compact, small-volume mosque combines historical forms with oriental motifs like an elliptical dome and a small minaret, which was never used for its traditional purpose.

Kaunas had a wooden mosque built in 1860. | Source postcard from 1940s

In 1941 the mosque was closed and robbed: its windows were smashed, carpets, furniture and ancient hand-written Quran were stolen. The ownership rights were transferred to Kaunas City Archive which turned the building into a warehouse. In 1986 the building became a library and a warehouse of M. K. Čiurlionis Museum of Art. During the soviet times murals were painted over and there are plans to recover the old murals by 2030 when the mosque will celebrate its 100 anniversary.

The mosque was returned to the Muslim community of Kaunas in 1989 and restored in 2007-2008. | Photo © Lukas Mykolaitis, 2017

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Šančiai neighborhood is a great example of modernist sacral architecture. The church is built of reinforced concrete, the nave is covered by supporting arches and the caisson shell. The exterior is minimalist and composed of regular geometric shapes: square front door and narrow rectangular windows. 

During the war, the church was damaged, instead of stained-glass window a brick wall was built. | Photo © Justinas Stonkus, 2020 

Kaunas2022 European Capital of Culture program Modernism for the Future tackles the questions of preservation, interpretation and dissemination of modernist heritage and promotes various initiatives by building owners, heritage community and cultural organizations.

[1] R. Čepaitienė. Vilniaus bažnyčių likimas sovietmečiu (1944-1990). Liaudies kultūra, 2002/5 (86), p. 32-37.

[2] M. Epstein. Russo-Soviet Topoi. The Landscape of Stalinism: The Art and Ideology of Soviet Space.ed. E. Dobrenko, E. Naiman. University of Washington Press, 2011, p. 301.

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#FOMA 38: Ugne Marija Andrijauskaite

Portrait photo © Justinas Stonkus

Ugne Marija Andrijauskaite is a historian, who investigates social and cultural history of XX century Lithuania. In 2017 she defended her PhD thesis, which investigated urban workers and organized labour movement in interwar Lithuania. Currently she is working at Kaunas2022 European Capital of Culture program Modernism for the Future. The goal of the program is to awaken responsibility for the environment that surrounds us and create an emotional connection with the urban landscape and culture.

[justforbooks]

John Robert Fowles was born on March, 31 1926. He was an English novelist of international renown, critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism. His work was influenced by Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, among others.

After leaving Oxford University, Fowles taught English at a school on the Greek island of Spetses, a sojourn that inspired The Magus, an instant best-seller that was directly in tune with 1960s "hippy" anarchism and experimental philosophy. This was followed by The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969), a Victorian-era romance with a postmodern twist that was set in Lyme Regis, Dorset, where Fowles lived for much of his life. Later fictional works include The Ebony Tower, Daniel Martin, Mantissa, and A Maggot.

Fowles's books have been translated into many languages, and several have been adapted as films.

In late 1960, though he had already drafted The Magus, Fowles began working on The Collector. He finished his first draft of The Collector in a month, but spent more than a year making revisions before showing it to his agent. Michael S. Howard, the publisher at Jonathan Cape was enthusiastic about the manuscript. The book was published in 1963 and when the paperback rights were sold in the spring of that year, it was "probably the highest price that had hitherto been paid for a first novel," according to Howard. British reviewers found the novel to be an innovative thriller, but several American critics detected a serious promotion of existentialist thought.

The success of The Collector meant that Fowles could stop teaching and devote himself full-time to a literary career. Film rights to the book were optioned and it was adapted as a feature film of the same name in 1965. Against the advice of his publisher, Fowles insisted that his second published book be The Aristos, a non-fiction collection of philosophy essays. Afterward, he set about collating all the drafts he had written of what would become his most studied work, The Magus.

In 1965 Fowles left London, moving to Underhill, a farm on the fringes of Lyme Regis. Dorset. The isolated farm house became the model for The Dairy in the book Fowles was writing: The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969). Finding the farm too remote, as "total solitude gets a bit monotonous," Fowles remarked, in 1968 he and his wife moved to Belmont, in Lyme Regis. (Belmont was formerly owned by Eleanor Coade), which Fowles used as a setting for parts of The French Lieutenant's Woman. In this novel, Fowles created one of the most enigmatic female characters in literary history. His conception of femininity and myth of masculinity as developed in this text is psychoanalytically informed.

In the same year, he adapted The Magus for cinema, and the film was released in 1968. The film version of The Magus (1968) was generally considered awful; when Woody Allen was later asked whether he would make changes in his life if he had the opportunity to do it all over again, he jokingly replied he would do "everything exactly the same, with the exception of watching The Magus."

The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969) was released to critical and popular success. It was translated into more than ten languages, and established Fowles' international reputation. It was adapted as a feature film in 1981 with a screenplay by the noted British playwright (and later Nobel laureate) Harold Pinter, and starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons.

Fowles lived the rest of his life in Lyme Regis. His works The Ebony Tower (1974), Daniel Martin (1977), Mantissa (1981), and A Maggot (1985) were all written from Belmont House.

(1963) The Collector

(1964) The Aristos, essays

(1965) The Magus (revised 1977)

(1969) The French Lieutenant's Woman

(1973) Poems by John Fowles

(1974) The Ebony Tower

(1974) Shipwreck

(1977) Daniel Martin

(1978) Islands

(1979) The Tree

(1980) The Enigma of Stonehenge

(1982) A Short History of Lyme Regis

(1982) Mantissa

(1985) A Maggot

(1985) Land (with Fay Godwin)

(1990) Lyme Regis Camera

(1998) Wormholes - Essays and Occasional Writings

(2003) The Journals – Volume 1

(2006) The Journals – Volume 2

Fowles was named by The Times newspaper of UK as one of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945.

In 1998, he was quoted in the New York Times Book Review as saying, "Being an atheist is a matter not of moral choice, but of human obligation."

Fowles composed a number of poems and short stories throughout his life, most of which were lost or destroyed. In December 1950 he wrote My Kingdom for a Corkscrew. For A Casebook (1955) was rejected by various magazines. In 1970 he wrote The Last Chapter.

In 1990, his first wife Elizabeth died of cancer, only a week after it was diagnosed. Her death affected him severely, and he did not write for a year. In 1998, Fowles married his second wife, Sarah Smith. With Sarah by his side, Fowles died of heart failure on 5 November 2005, aged 79, in Axminster Hospital, 5 miles (8.0 km) from Lyme Regis.

In 2008, Elena van Lieshout presented a series of 120 love letters and postcards for auction at Sotheby's. The correspondence started in 1990, when Fowles was aged 65. Elena, a young Welsh admirer and a student at St. Hilda's College, Oxford, contacted the reclusive author and they developed a sensitive, albeit unconsummated, relationship.

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[rpd-rookie]

Made in Heaven - Chris Redfield x Fem!Reader (NSFW)

Author’s note: This was request by @deshibasarathings​. Sorry it took so long. I really wanted to write something original and that looked different from all the other Chris fanfics I read on this subject. Hope you’ll like it

Warnings: NSFW, Smut, Language, Alcohol 

It was summer 1998 and as America was still lovingly dancing on “Truly Madly Deeply” on Friday nights, watching Titanic for the umpteenth time at the nearby movie theatre, wearing tight crop tops, colourful scrunchies and Dr Martens, and occasionally gossiping on the Lewinsky scandal at lunch break, Raccoon City was living its last frivolous moments, and the saddest part was that no one had a clue.

“A fresh beer and a girl. That’s all I’m asking for.” Joseph Frost jumped over the door of the old convertible green mustang with enthusiasm, his usual excited smile stretching his young tanned face. “That’s it, you’re sure?” His dear friend, Forest Speyer, asked with an ounce of sarcasm that he didn’t get.             “Fine. A bunch of fresh beers and a girl.” He winked, clicking his fingers cheekily towards Forest who sighed out of exasperation. “Always so optimistic, I see. When will you finally get that there is no woman for you when you go out with Redfield and me?” He scoffed and Joseph’s smile faded away in an instant to turn into a rather sad pout. “Tell him, Chris.”       “Actually guys, I’m alright with just having beers tonight.” Chris confessed as he put the keys of his car in his pocket. “As if it’s gonna change anything. All the chicks will be crawling at your feet anyway, begging you to notice them and forgetting the existence of our delusional friend over there.” Forest waved towards Joseph who glared at him, slightly vexed. A chance the man was not resentful. “Then I’ll introduce them to Jo.” Chris tapped his friend’s shoulder and Joseph regained his smile. “That’s what I call friendship. Thank you, buddy.”       “You know that abstinence won’t make Y/N give herself to you, right?” Speyer mocked; hoping that teasing Chris a bit would make him follow him on the path of seduction, however degrading he had planned it to be. “Jealousy, however …” He raised his eyebrows and Chris shook his head.   “One-night stands are your thing, Forest. Not mine.”       “Weird cause I can remember a couple times when I saw you discreetly leave the bar with a girl on your arm. But that was certainly before Y/N’s sweet round ass joined the team.” He mimed a squeezing motion with both his hands, his tongue raunchily caressing his lips as he sneered, a gesture that made Chris punch him in the arm in retaliation.

He knew what Forest wanted. His friend’s little game was pretty clear even for someone as blunt as Chris. But he was not in the mood to play tonight. And to be honest, he hadn’t been for the last six months or so, ever since you had entered his life with your wit and charming smile and had brought him back to his old high schooler self, meaning goofy and rather unconfident (minus the acne and the greasy hair obviously). “You don’t get it, do you?”       “No, I don’t. Do you get it, Jo?” Joseph Frost shook his head in a rather silly way, a bit like a contorted puppet. “See. No one gets it.”       Chris sighed. “Come on, man! You’re not a fucking priest! So stop drooling over that chick and stop waiting for her. She clearly doesn’t give a damn about you contrary to other millions of women as gorgeous as her who’ll gladly throw themselves at you in a heartbeat. And I’m pretty sure some of them are in this bar, right now.”      

The worst thing about Forest Speyer – apart from his disgusting machismo and his arrogance - was that he was often right, his insight being most of the time spot-on.     And as the three friends entered the bar, Chris couldn’t help but notice his colleague was once again astoundingly correct since the second he stepped a foot in Jack’s Bar, adjusting his brown leather jacket around his muscular body, a pair of Ray-ban Aviator à la Top Gun hanging from the collar of his military-green V-neck, more than one head turned to goggle at him and only him.             But it wasn’t Chris’ nature to brag or to strut and so he simply approached a clean table with his friends, ignoring the stares, and waved hello at Cindy Lennox behind the counter. She immediately welcomed them with her usual warmth. “Same as usual, boys?”       “Always.” They answered in unison and the waitress chuckled before disappearing to pour them their drinks.     “What about Cindy?” Joseph whispered with a naughty smirk as he bent over the table to make sure his friend would hear him over the sound of the music.   “Damn, you’re horny, Jo!” Chris declared, slightly shocked that his friend would consider getting laid with the woman that had been serving them beers every Saturday night for the last two years. “Of course, I’m horny. I haven’t fucked in weeks guys.”   “Meaning months.” Forest corrected. “Besides, I think Cindy’s got a man.” Joseph cursed, disappointed. “All that is Irons’ fault. Do you know how many extra hours I did because of that bastard?”           “No” Chris and Forest said at the same time with an amused smile.       “Well me neither. But a lot, I’m sure.”

“Aren’t you tired of bitching about Irons, Joseph?” Joseph’s olive face suddenly became very pale as he jumped on his chair. “Y/N! You scared the shit out of me. Thought it was Irons for a sec.” You frowned, not sure how to react to the comparison. “Really? I didn’t know I had a pervy man’s voice.”   “That’s not what I meant.” He mumbled and you chuckled finding certain amusement in his discomfort. “Oh Joseph, always so talented with women, I see.” The men around the table chuckled apart from Joseph who was as red as a tomato now. “Anyway, I was at Jill’s. She told me I could find you guys here.”   “You wanted to see us?” Speyer grinned and winked as he elbowed Chris’ ribs who immediately glared at him. “Jeez, discreet. Thanks.” He murmured and looked at you. Your brows were furrowed because of how strange the situation seemed to you. You had never seen Chris and Forest acting that way. “Are you guys drunk already?”         “If only.” Joseph sighed as he took a mouthful of his beer.           “Don’t mind them, Y/N. That’s just the way they behave outside of work. Lame I know.” You nodded despite being totally unconvinced. Now you understood why Jill was never willing to join their little merry band on Saturday nights. What better way to avoid toxic masculinity than staying home watching a good old movie, dressed in pj’s?          

“And there it goes away again. Y/N enters the room and bye-bye friendship.” You wondered if you should say something about this, genuinely curious to know what Speyer meant, but the second you opened your mouth to ask for an explanation you chose to revise your decision. “I wanted to say goodbye.”       The three pair of eyes widened at you in shock. “Goodbye?” Chris repeated, his incomprehension easily readable in his chocolate brown eyes. “My resignation letter was accepted. Got the news today.”         “Wait. What? What resignation letter?” The questions came as thick and fast as sub-machine gun bullets. You agreed that the news was more than unexpected but the way Chris sounded was more than surprising. It was a if he was distressed. And he was in a way. What do you mean you were leaving? You couldn’t leave. And especially not drop the news at the last minute.   “Yeah. I didn’t tell you guys about it because I wasn’t sure Irons would actually accept it but I’m quitting the S.T.A.R.S. and the RPD.”

There was a heavy silence that even the shitty music in the background couldn’t make less awkward. But that silence was necessary. The boys needed to digest the news. “May we ask why?” Despite not being a close friend, Joseph looked rather confused and even a bit sad. Clearly no one had seen the bomb coming. And who would have? After all, you were such a workaholic; always telling people how much you loved your job. This resignation, that didn’t sound like you.       “Long story. But let’s say I don’t think my place is with you anymore guys.” A lie but you thought it was better to avoid the truth, knowing that your three colleagues would certainly hit the roof – especially Chris - if they happened to learn the real reason behind your resignation. “So, I’m gonna take off now. Enjoy your night and don’t make Jill blow a fuse while I’m gone. And hands off Rebecca!” You pointed a menacing finger at Speyer who immediately laughed. “Can’t promise you that.”

You waved them goodbye with a faint smile and walked away towards the exit of the bar, saddened that this was possibly the last time you would ever see the Three Musketeers (as you liked to call them).         They watched you leave in silence, still not believing the unexpected news. “Can’t believe I’m actually gonna say this but … the office’s gonna look so empty without Y/N” Forest declared.         “Tell me about it.” Chris’ voice was suddenly weary and miserable. To him, you were the sunshine of the office, the star of the S.T.A.R.S, always illuminating people with your good mood and your joie de vivre. Hell, you were probably the only one who could laugh to his dad jokes without pretending.     “Then what are you waiting for then?” Speyer said to Chris. “Go after her.”     “I can’t.” Chris sighed. “And what for?” He took a long mouthful of beer that almost emptied the glass. Perhaps getting drunk would help him digest the fact that you were leaving.         “ So you’re just gonna let her leave without telling her how you feel? I thought you were more courageous than that.” Chris’ stein hit the table with a loud clink.       “And what would it change?” Chris almost shouted. “She’s leaving. She’s made her decision. Telling her how I feel won’t change it.”

And yet he chose to give it a try.

He rushed to his car to drive after you. He rapidly found you, walking up towards the main avenue near the police station certainly to catch a train to go back to your place near St Michael’s Clock Tower. “Y/N” He shouted and you frowned, astonished to see him here. “Chris? What are you doing?”             “ Let me drive you home.” Normally, you would have refused, being the kind of woman that liked to do things by herself. But there was something in the way Chris was looking at you that actually convinced you to get in his car.            

The ride back to your place was rather quiet, the only voice echoing in the Mustang being Freddy Mercury’s singing on the radio. “I always knew you were a Queen fan.” You said to lighten the mood. “Is it written on my forehead?”           “Just on your jacket, Made in Heaven.” You winked and smiled when Chris finally chuckled. “How’s gonna call me that when you’re gone?” Your grin faded away as you wondered almost the same thing. Who will you call ‘Made in Heaven’ after you’re gone? That was a nickname reserved for Chris, one you had found when you were having trouble memorising everyone’s names at the office and that had stayed because of how smiley Chris was each time you were calling him that. “I can ask Forest to call you that if you want. I’m sure he’d love to.”         Chris had a faint smile. “Certainly. But it won’t be the same.”     You could tell he was really affected by your departure and was struggling to say something. But even if you wanted to know what was going on in his head right now, curiosity eating you up, you decided to give him time. Surely was he just trying to gather the courage he needed to talk.

When you both arrived at your place, Chris was still silent and thoughtless. “Do you want to come in?” You thought that a drink might do him some good and help him. He accepted the offer and followed you towards your apartment.

The main room was messy and cluttered with a dozen of boxes already. Most of them were full of old books, VHS and CDs. “I see you’ve started packing.”         “Yes, sorry about the mess. I just want to leave as soon as possible. Beer?” Chris nodded and you disappeared in the kitchen, leaving him alone in your living room. “This doesn’t sound like you.” Chris finally said and you froze, your hand holding the fridge open. You briefly closed your eyes and sighed soundlessly. Of course, he had noticed. “What do you mean?” “Quitting. Leaving. This isn’t you.” You took a deep breath and joined him back in the living room where he was standing straight as a ramrod, a confused frown wrinkling his forehead. “The S.T.A.R.S is your life. You said it yourself. So enough with the ‘my place is not with you’ bullcrap.” He almost sounded angry but you knew all to well that you were not the target of his anger.     “It’s complicated.” You confessed as you handed him the bottle of beer.           “Y/N, I know I’m not the smartest man but I think I can understand the real reason why you want to resign if you just tell me. Aren’t we friends?”           “Of course.” You harrumphed; astonished that he might doubt that.     “Then tell me. Spit it out. What happened? Why are you leaving?”

You looked through the window, scanning at the small buildings surrounding your apartment before finally deciding to draw the thick curtain to hide yourself from whoever might be watching right now. Chris observed you wondering why you were doing this and tried to say something when he saw you heading towards your phone. You gestured him to stay quiet as you unplugged the device. “Alright. You’re starting to scare me. Can you tell me what’s going on?”         “Let’s say I’m in deep shit.” You waved Chris to sit on your couch next to you and he obeyed, staring at you with confusion and worry. “Weeks ago I started secretly investigating on Irons after the secretary he had employed last April weirdly disappeared.”                       “You did what?” Chris harrumphed. “Are you crazy? Do you know how dangerous this is?” You nodded. “He found out.”           “Shit, Y/N” Chris cursed. He was furious. “I had no choice, Chris. Something weird's going on. I can feel it. And I’m sure something happened to his secretary as well.”           “She quitted! Daniels from the reception said he received a letter.” Chris replied.       “Then why is her stuff still at the RPD and why hasn’t her rent been paid since last month?” The man frowned, trying to find a coherent answer. But he found none. “I found her diary when I sneaked in her office. She wrote that Irons used to get off in his office watching a portrait of a hanged naked woman. And did you know that he was accused of rape back when he was in college? This son of a bitch …”         “Alright. Stop, Y/N!” Chris cut you off and took a deep breath to evacuate the panic that was rushing in his veins. “How much in trouble are you?”           You shrugged. “Enough to be the object of intense surveillance.”

Chris hid his face in his big hands. He was scared for you, genuinely terrified even. “What can I do to help?” He asked. “Tell me. I’ll do anything.”             “Chris.” You sighed. “Y/N” He grabbed your hand. “I care about you. More than you imagine. I can’t let anything happen to you.” You had a faint smile. How could a man be so adorable, compassionate and caring? “You’re an amazing man, Made in Heaven. You do know that?” Chris returned your smile. “But I can handle this on my own. Believe me. Just promise me to keep this a secret and act as if you didn’t know anything.             “You can’t ask me to do that, Y/N. You can’t…”

You cut him short by pressing your lips against his, which made Chris almost gasp in astonishment. But the surprise didn’t last and he soon responded to your kiss with an adorable tenderness. “Promise me, Chris.” You whispered still so close to his pink lips as you kept looking at him in the eye, waiting for his answer. “I promise.”       And he kissed you again. It was soft and sweet and tasted a bit like beer but you didn’t mind. In fact, you even allow yourself to touch his chest and bring your body closer to his. The hardness of his muscles against your palms made you shiver and Chris felt it. He smiled and he caught your lips again as he pressed his big hand on your lower back. You cupped his cheek to deepen the kiss and then everything suddenly became more passionate and burning.

Chris’s lips ventured towards your neck to leave a series of hot humid kisses and possibly hickeys that would certainly last a few days. But you would bother about that later. For now, you just wanted to melt under his touch. So, you instinctively tilted your head backwards to give him full access to your soft neck, moaning because of how delicious his mouth felt there.         Your little noise of pleasure instantly awakened something inside Chris, something he felt deep in his guts, deep in his pants. His kisses became hungrier and more needy. He wanted to hear you again.

He laid you down on your back and lay on top of you, his lips still devouring your neck and his now adventurous hands wandered towards your chest. His body felt slightly heavy but you loved this unusual exquisite proximity. “Chris.” You sighed as he suddenly groped your breasts through your shirt. When he tried to unbutton it you put yours hands on his to stop him. “What?” He asked “You don’t want this?”             “Sure I want this. More than anything. But I don’t want you to … I don’t want to hurt you. I’ll still leave tomorrow. You do realise that right?” He stared at you and you could read the sadness slowly growing back in his chocolate brown eyes.                   “It’s goodbye then” You nodded. “Yeah. Yeah. It’s goodbye.”     “Then let’s make the most of it.”

To your surprise, Chris’ face met your cleavage rather quickly and he began kissing it as he blindly yet clumsily unbuttoned your shirt. You watched him do for a small moment and when you noticed how aroused he was, you decided to free him from his clothes as well. You  took his letter jacket off and grabbed the hem of his t-shirt to pull it off. And goodness, how dreamy he was. Those muscles. Those arms. Those shoulders. Those pectorals. Those abs … aaaah. It frustrated you as much as it aroused you. How could someone be that perfect? You bit your lower lip and dared caress him and as your hand slid against his warm skin, right between his abs down to the button of his jeans, following the dark hairy line below in navel. “Like what you’re seeing?” He snickered and you smiled, loving his sudden confidence. “Do you?” He grinned and let out a small laugh. “Of course. You’re beautiful” He complimented as he freed your boobs from your bra without taking it off only to take one of your nipples in his mouth. “Holy … ah.” You moaned uproariously as you let your head fall against the armrest of the couch.

You felt Chris smirk against your tender flesh. The bastard knew what he was doing and he was fucking proud of it. You could play that game too. You grabbed him by the belt, pulling him closer to your body for your pelvis to meet his. However, what you didn’t expect was for his prominent bulge to feel so hard and huge against you even through the fabric. Chris was certainly quite a big boy.     Slowly, you unbuttoned his jeans and lowered them all along with his briefs. His cock sprang free, confirming your previous hypothesis about it. It was indeed big, bigger than anything you ever had, and hard and long and… You slightly squeezed your thighs and rubbed them. You were wet. You could feel it. And you wanted desperately some friction.             You quickly glanced at your womanhood and let your fingers crawl under your skirt and soaked panties. Your clit was engorged and your lips were swollen. And Chris was watching you silently, wondering how the wet pink flesh felt. “Wait. Let me” He lifted up your ass and pulled down your panties to carelessly throw onto the floor. Your legs spread, he looked down between them, staring at your glistening fold with a dark hunger in his eyes. He caressed you softly, very softly and you moaned between your closed lips as you instinctively embraced his delicate touch by moving your hips closer to his hand. You wanted more. And he would give you more.     

His fingers parted your lips to meet your clit with his thumb and he brushed your warm entrance to finally insert a finger inside you. You whispered his name with pleasure and it jolted Chris as if he had received a punch in his lower stomach, but a delicious exhilarating punch. He started pumping his finger in your pussy, forcing a cry of pleasure out of your mouth, and soon he added another digit to go and tickle your g-spot that he found with incredible accuracy. When you started convulsing and felt your orgasm building in you, you pushed Chris’ fingers away to pull his body against yours.

Laid on you, Chris instinctively began to rubbing him against your, his cock grinding between your legs, so close to your entrance. You grabbed his back and dug your nails in it. The friction was sending you slowly back towards heaven. “Oh my god, Chris.”     His pace accelerated until it began relentless and soon, he started panting rather heavily. “Fuck.” He cursed as he quickly lined up his cock in front of your hole to enter your pussy, unable to resist the urge of filling you up anymore. He didn’t sink in you as easily as expected and so he grabbed the armrest of the couch to use it as leverage and push himself deep in you. That thrust made you draw a sharp breath and a whimper of both pain and pleasure escaped your sealed mouth. That girth, holy shit! “Damn, you’re so tight.”  He started moving in you. He was slow but intense but little did you know that he was just warming up. “Fuck, Chris!”

You screamed when his cock started rubbing against a zone inside of you you never thought existed. You clang to the sofa afraid to fall under the strength of his deep hard thrust. You were loud and you couldn’t remember the last time you’d ever been that loud. Your previous boyfriend would have asked you to be quiet and think about the neighbour but Chris, Chris seemed to like your screams. It was all over his smiling face.

He suddenly grabbed both your legs and placed your feet on his shoulders. A position that allowed his long shaft to go even deeper in you, which you never thought was possible. And judging by how red and twisted his young features looked right now, he was definitely enjoying the position. Actually, he loved it so much he quickened the pace and started growling. You marvelled at his sweaty strong body and at his face tensed by intense pleasure “Gosh, Y/N. You’re driving me crazy.” You smiled.

You could watch him fuck you like that for ages. It was a real boost for your self-confidence. And God knows what you were capable when you felt confident.             You spread your thighs and wrapped your legs around Chris to hoist yourself against his chest, his cock miraculously still inside of you. Guess having such a size had many perks. You wanted to ride him and he immediately got your intention. Hands squeezing your rear, he leant against the backrest of the couch and chuckled as you comfortably placed yourself on top of him and started undulating on his lap, his cock amazingly buried in you. “Gosh you have no idea how beautiful you are.” You blushed and he tucked a strand of your hair behind you ear. Your eyes met and you stared at each other quietly before you eventually felt the need to grind against him. The depth of his thick dick inside of you was sending shivers in your entire body. That was incredible. You kept a pace that pleased you both. “You’re so good.” He confessed as he took a deep breath. “Are you gonna come for me, Made in Heaven?” You teased.      “That’s very likely.” He chortled, amused by the nickname.         Your hands leant on his muscular thighs, right behind your back, and you began bouncing on his cock with an incredible agility and eagerness that left Chris amazed. And you could tell by the way he was panting that he wouldn’t last long. Not a surprise. This love-making was certainly the most exquisite you had ever had. His throbbing cock hitting you deep inside was amazing, just as the melody of sweaty skins meeting each other accompanied by the wet sound of your cunt and the creaking of the couch under both your weights.         

Chris placed his hands on your bouncing breasts to grope them. “If you keep going like that I’m gonna cum in you.” He declared between two groans. “Please do”. He made you lean forward and brought your breasts to his mouth to lick them and suck the nipples. “I want you to” You gripped his hair without even realising it. It was a reflex, a way to have him … feel him closer to you, to tell him not to stop. “I want your cum in me, Chris.”

That was too sexy and naughty for Chris who let out a frustrated animalistic growl as he squeezed you butt, digging his nails in the tender flesh. He began pounding you from underneath, hard, fast and deep like a jackhammer, his balls slapping against your butt. You cried out. The sensation was divine and took all your words away. Now only plaintive onomatopoeias seemed to be able escape your agape mouth. Well, onomatopoeias and some very casual “Fuck, Chris” that would make your lover chuckle or smirk proudly.

And that’s how you felt it coming. That so well-deserved orgasm, ready to burst like a firework.  It made you cry out and nestle your head in Chris’s neck, your body convulsing like never before. But Chris wanted to see you. He wanted to see your face as you were cumming for him. He wanted to carve that moment to play it over and over after you were gone. And so he pulled up your hair to make you look at him. But you couldn’t. Your eyes were tightly closed and refused to open. And then, it all came out. And you screamed his name, on and on, loud, so loud you were sure the neighbours would probably shout at you tomorrow but you did not care. You let your juices flow along his cock and your wall clench around him.   “Damn. Fuuucck.” He growled and his moves became very sloppy yet more brutal and deeper. “Don’t you squeeze around me like that” But you couldn’t help it. That climax felt too good. Chris felt too good.

It sent him over the edge. He came hard in you, hot and sticky semen spurting in your vagina, painting your walls like nothing else. And you loved it, enjoying it the warm sensation with an amazed amused little laugh that made Chris chuckle despite his tiredness. “What’s so funny?” He asked.           “Nothing. Just telling myself that this... was made in heaven” You winked and he laughed. You were gonna miss him.

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The INDY: Pride, Juneteenth, and What to Do on Saturday

It’s Friday, June 18

Thank you to our sponsor, EnoFest, the annual festival of the Eno River Association. We're excited to announce that Enofest will return July 3 and 4 with an immersive in-person experience with live music, a juried craft show, food and fun on the river. As a special bonus, we will kick off the weekend with a free virtual event streamed on Friday, July 2.

Good morning, readers.

It's officially a holiday weekend and there's a lot going on all over the Triangle, so allow me to direct you to our curated lists of some of the most fun and interesting events.

There's Juneteenth.  There's Pride.  There's art, bourbon, and beer.  Check out our lists at the links.

Juneteenth Events Around the Triangle

Pride Events Around the Triangle

Three Things to Do This Saturday

Look for things to do this Sunday on our website later today and if you're planning a laid-back Sunday, be sure to check out our Sunday Reading suggestion, which goes live on our website Sunday morning.

Have a great weekend! Thanks for reading and supporting the INDY.

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Orange County

The Rev. Michael A. Cousin, pastor at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest historically Black church in the Chapel-Hill-Carrboro area, spoke with us about Back Lives Matter, gentrification, policing, and Juneteenth.

On Saturday, Hillsborough will commemorate the 250th anniversary of Regulator Remembrance Day, when six men were accused of high treason against King George III following the Battle of Alamance. They were executed in the outskirts of Hillsborough after being denied a trial.

Durham County

Durham's Civilian Police Review Board is looking into the incident last year where police officers drew guns on two boys playing tag at an apartment complex. Fifteen-year-old Jaylin Harris was patted down and handcuffed; neither were charged with any crime. The goal of the review is to determine if Durham police department's internal investigation of the incident was sound and offer recommendations to the city manager about how to move forward.

A Duke study found that reparations made to Black Americans to ameliorate centuries old inequalities, including Jim Crow laws, hyper-incarceration, redlining, lethal policing and unfair housing and credit markets could have decreased COVID-19 transmission rates across the U.S.

[Estella Patterson, Raleigh's next police chief. (Photo courtesy of City of Raleigh)]

Wake County

Raleigh's new police chief has been chosen. Estella Patterson, Charlotte's deputy police chief, was selected to lead the Raleigh police department following a nationwide search. She will begin in her position August 1.

City of Raleigh workers are moving (but preserving) a three foot-tall stone wall that was built for the Carolina Pines Hotel, now a historic landmark, in 1933 along Tryon Road.

In development news, Raleigh's city council approved the East End Market project near Five Points, a mixed use project with buildings up to 11 stories tall at the corner of Wake Forest and East Whitaker Mill Roads.  

And Blue Ridge Realty has unveiled plans for a 12-story, multi-tower project at the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Johnston Street behind Mellow Mushroom.

Elsewhere

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights announced Wednesday that it will extend Title IX protections to gay and transgender students.

A judge vacated the death sentence of Michael Wayne Sherrill, who was accused of the rape and murder of Cynthia Dotson in 1984, due to discovery of evidence that could have strengthened Sherrill's defense that wasn't shared with attorneys before his trial. Sherrill pleaded guilty to second degree rape and murder charges and received a new 20-year prison sentence.

An abortion bill banning the procedure based on sex, race, or Down Syndrome diagnosis is headed to Gov. Cooper's desk. Would the bill 'govern' conversations between doctors and their patients?

Statewide COVID-19 by the numbers: Thursday, June 17

362 New lab-confirmed cases (1,009,893 total; seven-day average trending down)

485 Current hospitalizations reported (seven-day average going down; 13,320 total deaths, +6 over Thursday)

20,567 Completed tests (13.58 million total; most recent positive rate was 1.9 percent)

8,647,235 Total vaccinations administered (State data not updated daily)

Eat. Drink. Do.

Get out and about in the Triangle today.

Eat Traveling this weekend? Check out La Farm Bakery's new location at RDU airport.

Drink Is it art or is it a margarita? Try the Elote margarita at Raleigh's William & Company.

Do Durham's Hayti Reborn Juneteenth event at the Hayti Heritage Center takes place today from 3 to 9 p.m.

Today's weather

Mostly sunny, hotter, and getting more humid. Temps in the high 80s, low 90s.

Song of the day

Rissi Palmer – Country Girl The Durham-based country singer was named to Rolling Stone's Future 25 List. 

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Saint Joan - National Theatre - February 16, 2017 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Elliot Levey (Bishop of Beauvais/Cauchon), Fisayo Akinade (The Dauphin/Charles VII), Gemma Arterton (Joan), Hadley Fraser (Dunois), Jo Stone-Fewings (Earl of Warwick), Matt Bardock (Robert de Baudricourt/The Inquisitor), Niall Buggy (Archbishop of Rheims/A Gentleman) NOTES: Pro-shot. National Theatre Live Season Eight.

Saturday Night Fever - The Netherlands - 2003 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Joost de Jong (Tony), Chantal Janzen (Stephanie), Claudia de Graaf (Annette) NOTES: Generation loss Saved - Off-Broadway - June 8, 2008 FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Celia Keenan-Bolger (Mary), John Dossett (Pastor Skip), Julia Murney (Lillian), Mary Faber (Hilary Faye), Josh Breckenridge (Shane), Juliana Ashley Hansen (Lana), Curtis Holbrook (Roland), Van Hughes (Patrick), Jason Michael Snow (Zac), Aaron Tveit (Dean), Emily Walton (Tia), Morgan Weed (Cassandra) NOTES: One cover-up which lasts about 10 minutes The Scarlet Pimpernel - Broadway - February, 1998 FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Douglas Sills (Sir Percy Blakeney), Christine Andreas (Marguerite St. Just), Terrence Mann (Chauvelin) School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play - Off-Broadway - December, 2018 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MKV (HD) CAST: Zenzi Williams (Eloise Amponsah), MaameYaa Boafo (Paulina), Joanna A Jones (Ericka), Myra Lucretia Taylor (Headmistress Francis), Latoya Edwards (Ama), Paige Gilbert (Gifty), Abena Mensah-Bonsu (Nana), Mirirai Sithole (Mercy) NOTES: Proshot WNET-TV's New York City-area Channel THIRTEEN continues its Theater Close-Up programming with a one-night-only broadcast of Jocelyn Bioh’s hit Off-Broadway play School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play. The broadcast, filmed during the show's return run at the Lucille Lortel Theatre last year, plays August 16 at 9 PM. First seen Off-Broadway in 2017, the critically acclaimed School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play was remounted by MCC Theater last fall, where it once again extended its engagement. Directed by Rebecca Taichman, the coming-of-age story takes place in an exclusive, all-girls boarding school in Ghana in the ‘80s and uses both comedy and drama to explore girlhood, colorism, colonialism, and beauty. School of Rock - Broadway - November 11, 2015 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Alex Brightman (Dewey Finn), Sierra Boggess (Rosalie Mullins), Spencer Moses (Ned Schneebly), Mamie Parris (Patty Di Marco), Isabella Russo (Summer), Dante Melucci (Freddie), Evie Dolan (Katie), Jared Parker (Lawrence), Brandon Niederauer (Zack), Bobbi MacKenzie (Tomika), Luca Padovan (Billy), Taylor Caldwell (Shonelle), Carly Gendell (Marcy), Corinne Wilson (Sophie), Ethan Khusidman (Mason), Shahadi Wright Joseph (Madison) NOTES: Great HD capture of this great new ALW show. There is a 5 minute blackout during the scene after the opening song, due to late seating issues. The cast is phenomenal and Alex gives a sensational performance. High energy show with great songs and is so much fun! The last 11 minutes (which is the finale) ARE here, but from a different performance as someone was taking *multiple* flash pictures with their iPhone in the row and was scolded and babysat those 11 minutes. A- School of Rock - Broadway - December 19, 2015 FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Alex Brightman (Dewey Finn), Sierra Boggess (Rosalie Mullins), Spencer Moses (Ned Schneebly), Mamie Parris (Patty Di Marco), Isabella Russo (Summer), Dante Melucci (Freddie), Evie Dolan (Katie), Jared Parker (Lawrence), Brandon Niederauer (Zack), Bobbi MacKenzie (Tomika), Luca Padovan (Billy), Taylor Caldwell (Shonelle), Carley Gendell (Marcy), Corinne Wilson (Sophie), Ethan Khusidman (Mason), Shahadi Wright Joseph (Madison) School of Rock - Broadway - December 30, 2015 (Matinee) (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Alex Brightman (Dewey Finn), Sierra Boggess (Rosalie Mullins), Spencer Moses (Ned Schneebly), Mamie Parris (Patty Di Marco), Isabella Russo (Summer), Dante Melucci (Freddie), Evie Dolan (Katie), Jared Parker (Lawrence), Brandon Niederauer (Zack), Bobbi MacKenzie (Tomika), Luca Padovan (Billy), Taylor Caldwell (Shonelle), Carly Gendell (Marcy), Corinne Wilson (Sophie), Ethan Khusidman (Mason), Shahadi Wright Joseph (Madison) NOTES: Beautiful HD capture of this wonderful show. Alex is perfectly cast as Dewey and leads the show well. A very nice capture with no obstruction, no washout, and just a couple quick dropouts. It gets a little dark at times and filmed from the right side. The sound is excellent. Includes curtain call and playbill scan. Alex Brightman shows why he deserves his Tony Nomination with a kick ass performance School of Rock - Broadway - February 17, 2016 (Matinee) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Jonathan Wagner (u/s Dewey Finn), Sierra Boggess (Rosalie Mullins), Spencer Moses (Ned Schneebly), Mamie Parris (Patty Di Marco), Isabella Russo (Summer), Dante Melucci (Freddie), Evie Dolan (Katie), Jared Parker (Lawrence), Brandon Niederauer (Zack), Bobbi MacKenzie (Tomika), Luca Padovan (Billy), Taylor Caldwell (Shonelle), Carly Gendell (Marcy), Corinne Wilson (Sophie), Ethan Khusidman (Mason), Shahadi Wright Joseph (Madison) NOTES: Please Read- Act One you can only see the ceiling due too many ushers around the filmer. Act two you can see the show partially. School of Rock - Broadway - August 8, 2016 FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Alex Brightman (Dewey Finn), Sierra Boggess (Rosalie Mullins), Spencer Moses (Ned Schneebly), Mamie Parris (Patty Di Marco), Isabella Russo (Summer), Raghav Mehrotra (Freddie), Evie Dolan (Katie), Diego Lucano (Lawrence), Brandon Niederauer (Zack), Bobbi MacKenzie (Tomika), Luca Padovan (Billy), Gianna Harris (Shonelle), Carly Gendell (Marcy), Gabby Gutierrez (Sophie), Ethan Khusidman (Mason), Shahadi Wright Joseph (Madison), John Arthur Greene (Theo/Ensemble), Josh Tower (Snake/Mr. Mooneyham) NOTES: Sierra's last show School of Rock - Broadway - January 20, 2019 (Closing Night) (NYCG8R's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Justin Collette (Dewey Finn), Mamie Parris (Rosalie Mullins), Johnathan Gould (Ned Schneebly), Lori Eve Marinacci (Patty Di Marco), Ava Briglia (Summer), Levi Buksbazen (Freddie), Montgomery Lamb (Katie), Jordan Cole (Lawrence), Matthew Jost (Zack), Layla Capers (Tomika), Hudson Loverro (Billy), Madison Elizabeth Lagares (Shonelle), Sarah Walsh (Marcy), Madalen Yarbrough Mills (Sophie), Nirvaan Pal (Mason), Katie Greendorfer (Madison), Jeremy Woodard (Theo/Ensemble) NOTES: Very nice capture of the final broadway show. During the last song (Stick It To The Man (Reprise)), all the kids who have been in the show in the past come out. School of Rock - First National Tour - November 24, 2017 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Merritt David James (alt Dewey Finn), Lexie Dorsett Sharp (Rosalie Mullins), Matt Bittner (Ned Schneebly), Emily Borromeo (Patty Di Marco), Ava Briglia (Summer), Gilberto Moretti-Hamilton (Freddie), Theodora Silverman (Katie), Theo Mitchell-Penner (Lawrence), Phoenix Schuman (Zack), Gianna Harris (Tomika), John Michael Pitera (Billy), Olivia Bucknor (Shonelle), Chloe Anne Garcia (Marcy), Gabriella Uhl (Sophie), Carson Hodges (Mason) NOTES: Wonderful HD capture of the tour cast. Everything is nicely captured and the cast is terrific! A+ School of Rock - West End - August 21, 2019 (wheredidtherockgo's master) FORMAT:  TS (HD) CAST: Jake Sharp (alt Dewey Finn), Laura Tebbutt (Rosalie Mullins), Alan Pearson (Ned Schneebly), Rebecca LaChance (Patty Di Marco), Amelie Green (Summer), William Harvey (Freddie), Sofia Wilkinson Hill (Katie), Daniel Chang (Lawrence), Sebastian Adams Eaton (Zack), Kaylah Black (Tomika), Tommy Featherstone (Billy), Lily Jean Jackson (Shonelle), Calypso Bailey (Marcy), Ellie May Pavitt (Sophie), Todd Dachtler (Mason), Andy Rees (Theo/Ensemble), Ryan Bearpark (Snake/Mr. Mooneyham) NOTES: First show for Keisha Amponsa Banson, Benjamin Yates, Suzie McAdam, Kelly Hampson, Ryan Bearpark, Jayde Nelson. The sound of the video can become pretty loud. School of Rock - West End - January, 2019 (hitmewithyourbethshot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Jake Sharp (u/s Dewey Finn), Claudia Kariuki (Rosalie Mullins), James Wolstenholme (Ned Schneebly), Michelle Francis (Patty Di Marco), Anya Hewett (Summer), Stanley Jarvis (Freddie), Anya Cooke (Katie), Austin Kindler (Lawrence), Jasper Bew (Zack), Aaylia Rose (Tomika), Jarvis Baugh (Billy), Tia Stuart (Shonelle), Romanie Jija-Wakeham (Marcy), Frankie Mae Garner (Sophie), John Addison (Theo/Ensemble), Andy Rees (u/s Snake/Mr. Mooneyham) NOTES: Full show. Original MP4 Scotland, PA - Off-Broadway - November, 2019 (StarCuffedJeans's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Jimmy Brewer (u/s Mac), Taylor Iman Jones (Pat), Jeb Brown (Duncan), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Banko), Will Meyers (Malcolm), David Rossmer (Doug), Lacretta Nicole (Mrs. Lenox), Megan Lawrence (Peg McDuff), Wonu Ogunfowora (Stacy/Brenda) NOTES: Great HD capture of this new Off-Broadway show, beautifully filmed from the orchestra. Act One starts when talking about the new fryer and Act Two starts when the detective is asking questions in the restaurant. Please do not post screenshots of this video on Twitter ever. Gifs on Tumblr are okay after the NFT date, but don't go linking things to actors and shows. The Secret Garden - 1st National Tour - 1992 (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Kevin McGuire (Archibald Craven), Anne Runolfsson (Lily Craven), Douglas Sills (Dr. Neville Craven), Jacquelyn Piro (Rose), Roxann Parker (Mrs. Winthrop/Alice), James Barbour (William), Jill Patton (Betsy), Audra McDonald (Ayah), Mary Fogarty (Mrs. Medlock) NOTES: NOT SURE ABOUT CAST INFORMATION, PLEASE VERIFY The Secret Garden - Lincoln Center - February 21, 2016 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Sydney Lucas (Mary Lennox), Ramin Karimloo (Archibald Craven), Sierra Boggess (Lily Craven), Cheyenne Jackson (Dr. Neville Craven), Ben Platt (Dickon), Oscar Williams (Colin Craven), Jere Shea (Ben Weatherstaff), Nikki Renée Daniels (Rose), Josh Young (Captain Albert Lennox), Julie Halston (Mrs. Winthrop/Alice), Jamie Jackson (Lieutenant Ian Shaw), Telly Leung (Fakir), Anisha Nagarajan (Ayah), Barbara Rosenblat (Mrs. Medlock), Quentin Earl Darrington (Major Holmes), John Riddle (Lieutenant Peter Wright) The Secret Garden - World AIDS Day Concert - December 5, 2005 FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Jaclyn Neidenthal (Mary Lennox), Steven Pasquale (Archibald Craven), Laura Benanti (Lily Craven), Will Chase (Dr. Neville Craven), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Martha), Michael Arden (Dickon), Struan Erlenborn (Colin Craven), David Canary (Ben Weatherstaff), Sara Gettelfinger (Rose), Max von Essen (Captain Albert Lennox), Deborah S Craig (Mrs. Winthrop/Alice), Matt Cavenaugh (Lieutenant Ian Shaw), Jenny Powers (Claire), Nehal Joshi (Fakir), Reshma Shetty (Ayah), Barbara Rosenblat (Mrs. Medlock), Benjamin Magnuson (Major Holmes), Shonn Wiley (Lieutenant Peter Wright)  

She Loves Me - Second Broadway Revival - February 23, 2016 (Preview) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Laura Benanti (Amalia Balash), Zachary Levi (Georg Nowack), Byron Jennings (Mr. Maraczek), Jane Krakowski (Ilona Ritter), Gavin Creel (Steven Kodaly), Michael McGrath (Ladislav Sipos), Nicholas Barasch (Arpad Laszlo), Peter Bartlett (Headwaiter) Sherlock Holmes: Next Generation - Hamburg - January, 2019 (Rumpel's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Ethan Freeman (Sherlock Holmes), Frank Logemann (Dr Watson), Merlin Fargel (John), Lena Wischhusen (Catherine), Stephanie H Tschoppe (Mrs Mason), Yvonne Köstler (Miss Hudson) NOTES: Many obstructions but still captures most of the action. Shrek: The Musical - Broadway - October, 2009 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Brian d'Arcy James (Shrek), Sutton Foster (Princess Fiona), Christopher Sieber (Lord Farquaad), Daniel Breaker (Donkey), John Tartaglia (Pinocchio/Magic Mirror/Dragon Puppeteer), Haven Burton (Sugar Plum Fairy/Gingy), Kirsten Wyatt (Duloc Performer/Shoemaker's Elf/Blind Mouse), Bobby Daye (Sticks/Bishop), Ryan Duncan (Bricks), Sarah Jane Shanks (Ugly Duckling/Blind Mouse), Aymee Garcia (Mama Bear/Dragonette), Rachel Stern (Dragonette/Mama Ogre), Jennifer Simard (Wicked Witch/Queen Lillian/Magic Mirror Assistant), Rozi Baker (Young Fiona), Tessa Albertson (Teen Fiona) NOTES: This 1080p HD proshot with soundboard audio was released in 2013, but was filmed in mid-October of 2009, a few months before the production closed. Significant Other - Broadway - March 10, 2017 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Gideon Glick (Jordan Berman), Barbara Barrie (Helene Berman), Lindsay Mendez (Laura), Sas Goldberg (Kiki), Rebecca Naomi Jones (Vanessa), John Behlmann (Will/Conrad/Tony), Luke Smith (Zach/Evan/Roger) Sing Street - Grounded - April 30, 2020 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Max William Bartos (Darren), Brendan C Callahan (Gary), Billy Carter (Robert), Zara Devlin (Raphina), Gus Halper (Brendan), Jakeim Hart (Larry), Martin Moran (Brother Baxter), Anne L Nathan (Sandra), Johnny Newcomb (Barry), Brenock O'Connor (Conor), Gian Perez (Kevin), Sam Poon (Eamon), Skyler Volpe (Anne), Amy Warren (Penny) NOTES: An abridged 30 minute version of the show, performed from home in support of both Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City.  

Sister Act - Broadway - April 2, 2011 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Patina Miller (Deloris Van Cartier), Victoria Clark (Mother Superior), Kingsley Leggs (Curtis/Shank), Chester Gregory (Eddie Souther), Marla Mindelle (Mary Robert), Sarah Bolt (Mary Patrick), Fred Applegate (Monsignor O’Hara/Howard), John Treacy Egan (Joey/Bones), Demond Green (TJ) Sister Act - Broadway - January 31, 2012 FORMAT:  MTS CAST: Patina Miller (Deloris Van Cartier), Carolee Carmello (Mother Superior), Kingsley Leggs (Curtis/Shank), Chester Gregory (Eddie Souther), Marla Mindelle (Mary Robert), Sarah Bolt (Mary Patrick), Audrie Neenan (Mary Lazarus), Fred Applegate (Monsignor O’Hara/Howard), Caesar Samayoa (Pablo/Dinero), John Treacy Egan (Joey/Bones), Demond Green (TJ)  

Sister Act - First National Tour - November 18, 2012 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Ta'Rea Campbell (Deloris Van Cartier), Hollis Resnik (Mother Superior), Kingsley Leggs (Curtis/Shank), E Clayton Cornelious (Eddie Souther), Lael Van Keuren (Mary Robert), Florrie Bagel (Mary Patrick), Diane J Findlay (Mary Lazarus) NOTES: Beautiful HD capture of the touring production. This cast was solid and was so fun to watch. A Sister Act - First UK & Ireland Tour - 2012 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD)   |   NFT: Forever CAST: Cynthia Erivo (Deloris Van Cartier), Denise Black (Mother Superior), Nolan Frederick (Curtis/Shank), Edward Baruwa (Eddie Souther), Julie Atherton (Mary Robert), Laurie Scarth (Mary Patrick), Jacqueline Clarke (Mary Lazarus), Michael Starke (Monsignor O’Hara/Howard), Gavin Alex (Pablo/Dinero), Daniel Stockton (Joey/Bones), Tyrone Huntley (TJ) NOTES: An amazing beautiful capture in 16:9 wide-screen with no obstructions or blackouts of this fantastic musical which has just the right mix of music, comedy, fun and spectacle combined with some outstanding vocal performances. Sister Act - Scheveningen - July 13, 2014 FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Nurlaila Karim (u/s Deloris Van Cartier), Marjolijn Touw (u/s Mother Superior), Stanley Burleson (Curtis/Shank), Jerrel Houtsnee (Eddie Souther), Tineke Ogink (u/s Mary Robert), Esmee van Kampen (Mary Patrick), Irene Kuiper (Mary Lazarus), Frans Mulder (Monsignor O’Hara/Howard), Zjon Smaal (Joey/Bones), Marlon David Henry (TJ) Sister Act - West End - 2009 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Patina Miller (Deloris Van Cartier), Sheila Hancock (Mother Superior), Julian Cannonier (u/s Curtis/Shank), Ako Mitchell (Eddie Souther), Katie Rowley Jones (Mary Robert), Claire Greenway (Mary Patrick), Allison Harding (u/s Mary Lazarus), Ian Lavender (Monsignor O’Hara/Howard), Ivan de Freitas (Pablo/Dinero), Nic Colicos (Joey/Bones), Thomas Goodridge (TJ) Skintight - Off-Broadway - June, 2018 (NYCG8R's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Idina Menzel (Jodi Isaac), Jack Wetherall (Elliot Isaac), Cynthia Mace (Orsolya), Stephen Carrasco (Jeff), Will Brittain (Trey), Eli Gelb (Benjamin Cullen) A Snow White Christmas - Pasadena Playhouse - December 15, 2012 (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Curt Hansen (Prince Harry), Ariana Grande (Snow White), David Figlioli (Herman), Charlene Tilton (Wicked Queen), Jonathan Meza (Muddles), Neil Patrick Harris (Magic Mirror) NOTES: Entertaining show for all ages, with a score of recognizable pop songs and hilarious broadway and pop culture references to Wicked, Book of Mormon, How I Met Your Mother, Victorious, Dallas, and more. Some heads can be seen at the bottom of the screen, but they are worked around fine, especially after the first few minutes of the show. There are short dropouts during the first part of Act One, but each one lasts only 15-30 seconds. It’s filmed in 16:9 with a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups. The sound is excellent. Includes curtain call. Soho Cinders - Off-West End Revival - January, 2020 (hitmewithyourbethshot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Michael Mather (Robbie), Livvy Evans (Velcro), Michaela Stern (Clodagh), Hollie Taylor (Dana), Lewis Asquith (James Prince), Tori Hargreaves (Marilyn Platt), Dayle Hodge (William George), Robert Grose (Lord Bellingham), Melissa Rose (Sasha) NOTES: MTS, shot around heads, missing last 15 minutes of act 1, act 2 full, includes act 1 audio Soho Cinders - Off-West End Revival - October, 2019 (hitmewithyourbethshot's master) FORMAT:  MTS CAST: Luke Bayer (Robbie), Millie O’Connell (Velcro), Michaela Stern (Clodagh), Natalie Harman (Dana), Lewis Asquith (James Prince), Tori Hargreaves (Marilyn Platt), Ewan Gillies (William George), Christopher Coleman (Lord Bellingham), Melissa Rose (Sasha) NOTES: MTS, shot around heads Something Rotten! - Broadway - March 23, 2015 (Preview) (NYCG8R's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Brian d'Arcy James (Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Heidi Blickenstaff (Bea), Kate Reinders (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), Brooks Ashmanskas (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Michael James Scott (Minstrel/Snug), Peter Bartlett (Lord Clapham/Eyepatch Man) NOTES: First preview Something Rotten! - Broadway - March 28, 2015 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Brian d'Arcy James (Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Heidi Blickenstaff (Bea), Kate Reinders (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), Brooks Ashmanskas (Brother Jeremiah), Gerry Vichi (Shylock), Michael James Scott (Minstrel/Snug), Peter Bartlett (Lord Clapham/Eyepatch Man) NOTES: Excellent HD capture of this hilarious new musical. The cast is just too perfect in every way. Superb performances, music, story and a great homage to theatre and musicals. Not to be missed! A Something Rotten! - Broadway - June 20, 2016 (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), John Cariani (Nigel Bottom), Christian Borle (Shakespeare), Heidi Blickenstaff (Bea), Catherine Brunell (u/s Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), David Beach (Brother Jeremiah), Andre Ward (Minstrel/Snug) NOTES: With a mix of original cast and new faces, there are great performances all around. Nicely captured just a couple quick dropouts. There are some heads at the bottom of the screen that regularly block the actors’ feet, but they are worked around as much as possible, and generally don’t affect the main action. There is also some occasional washout, especially in wider shots. It’s filmed in 16:9, with a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups. The sound is excellent. Includes curtain call and playbill scans. Something Rotten! - Broadway - November 12, 2016 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Rob McClure (Nick Bottom), Josh Grisetti (Nigel Bottom), Adam Pascal (Shakespeare), Leslie Kritzer (Bea), Catherine Brunell (Portia), Brad Oscar (Nostradamus), David Beach (Brother Jeremiah) NOTES: Excellent HD capture of the final Broadway cast. Adam Pascal joined the cast as Shakespeare for the final 7 weeks on Broadway. Everything is captured nicely and the cast was still giving their all! Some minor washouts and the audio sounds like it is from the big theatre it was performed in. Songs for a New World - Encores! - June, 2018 (NYCG8R's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Solea Pfeiffer (Woman 1), Mykal Kilgore (Man 1), Shoshana Bean (Woman 2), Colin Donnell (Man 2)  

Songs for a New World - Stuttgart, Germany - December 13, 2009 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Dominique Aref (Woman 1), DMJ (Man 1), Willemijn Verkaik (Woman 2), Mathias Edenborn (Man 2) NOTES: Not the best quality, video is shaky and the sound isn’t perfect as well. You can hear everything though and the cast is great. Full show in English. Songs for a New World - Symphony Space, NYC - May 1, 2005 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Andréa Burns, Beth Leavel, Brian d'Arcy James, Brooks Ashmanskas, Darius de Haas, Jason Robert Brown, Jerry Dixon, Jessica Molaskey, John Tartaglia, Michael Cerveris, Miriam Shor Sophisticated Ladies - Broadway - 1982 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Hinton Battle (Himself), Phyllis Hyman (Herself), Calvin McRae, Garry Q Lewis, Gregg Burge, Leata Galloway, Lorraine Fields, Paula Kelly, Terri Klausner NOTES: Filmed in 1982 for Showtime at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre before the show closed in January 1983. Features the final Broadway cast which was still composed of a large portion of the original Broadway cast, including Phyllis Hyman and Terri Klausner. The Sound of Music - Broadway (1998 Revival) - February 20, 1998 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Rebecca Luker (Maria Rainer), Michael Siberry (Captain Georg Von Trapp), Patti Cohenour (The Mother Abbess), Jan Maxwell (Elsa Schraeder), Fred Applegate (Max Detweiler), Sara Zelle (Liesel Von Trapp), Gina Ferrall (Sister Berthe), Ann Brown (Sister Sophia), Andrea Bowen (Marta), Ashley Rose Orr (Gretl), Dashiell Eaves (Rolf Gruber), Patricia Conolly (Frau Schmidt) The Sound of Music - First Dutch Tour - 2002 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Maaike Widdershoven (Maria Rainer), Hugo Haenen (Captain Georg Von Trapp), Anne-Mieke Ruyten (Elsa Schraeder), Dick Cohen (Max Detweiler), Céline Purcell (Liesel Von Trapp) The Sound of Music - The Sound Of Music Live - December 20, 2015 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Kara Tointon (Maria Rainer), Julian Ovenden (Captain Georg Von Trapp), Maria Friedman (The Mother Abbess), Katherine Kelly (Elsa Schraeder), Alexander Armstrong (Max Detweiler), Evelyn Hoskins (Liesel Von Trapp), Norma Atallah (Sister Berthe), Julie Atherton (Sister Margaretta), Imelda de los Reyes (Sister Sophia), Guy Trundle (Friedrich), Ellen Coleman (Louisa), Amy Snudden (Brigitta), Zac Lester (Kurt), Jessica Burden (Marta), Martha Otterburn (Gretl), Paul Copley (Franz), Jon Tarcy (Rolf Gruber), Mel Giedroyc (Frau Schmidt), David Bamber (Herr Zeller) NOTES: TV Proshot first broadcast Live in UK on ITV. Later broadcast as part of PBS's "Great Performances." South Pacific - First Broadway Revival - August 18, 2010 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MPEG/MPG (SD) CAST: Kelli O’Hara (Ensign Nellie Forbush), Paulo Szot (Emile de Becque), Andrew Samonsky (Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.), Danny Burstein (Luther Billis), Loretta Ables Sayre (Bloody Mary), Li Jun Li (Liat) NOTES: Presented as part of PBS Live From Lincoln Center series, and broadcast live from the Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center just 4 days before the end of the run of the show, making it the longest running revival of any Rogers and Hammerstein musical in history. Also included are interviews with the composers' daughters, Mary Rogers and Alice Hammerstein. Multi-camera pro-shot for TV Spamilton: An American Parody - Off-Broadway - December 31, 2016 (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Chris Anthony Giles (Leslie Odom Jr/Aaron Burr), Christine Pedi (Bernadette Peters/Barbra Streisand/Carol Channing/Liza Minnelli/Patti LuPone), Glenn Bassett (King George), Larry Owens (Okieriete Onaodowan/Mulligan and others), Lauren Villegas (Schuyler Sisters and others), Nicholas Edwards (Daveed Diggs/Lafayette/Jefferson), Robert Ariza (u/s Lin Manuel Miranda/Alexander Hamilton) NOTES: A hilarious parody full of references to Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and tons of other broadway shows and stars. A must-see for any fan. A good capture overall. There is one head that blocks the actors from the waist down in the center of the stage. There is a three-minute blackout during The Schuyler Puppets and a three minute blackout during the finale, as well as a couple other quick dropouts. It’s filmed in 16:9, with a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups. The sound is excellent. The show is 72 minutes on one disc. Includes playbill scans. Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark - Broadway - December 17, 2010 (Preview) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Reeve Carney (Peter Parker/Spider-Man), Jennifer Damiano (Mary Jane Watson), Patrick Page (Norman Osborn/Green Goblin), Matt Caplan (Flash/Bud), Gerald Avery (Swarm), Collin Baja (Carnage), Emmanuel Brown (Electro) NOTES: Blindshot. You can't see anything on stage. Catches most of the aerial stunts. Audio is clear. Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark - Broadway - September 17, 2011 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Reeve Carney (Peter Parker/Spider-Man), Jennifer Damiano (Mary Jane Watson), TV Carpio (Arachne), Patrick Page (Norman Osborn/Green Goblin), Ken Marks (Uncle Ben/Buttons), Megan Lewis (u/s Aunt May/Maxie/Mrs. Gribrock) NOTES: This is the revamp Spiderman 2.0 Version. A completely reworked show from the original. A Nice capture of the show, and not such a horrible show compared to how the press made it out. A- Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark - Broadway - October 14, 2012 (Lanelle's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) |  TRADER'S NOTES: Youtube rip - to be gifted|Gifted: Upon Request CAST: Matthew James Thomas (Peter Parker/Spider-Man), Kristen Martin (u/s Mary Jane Watson), Katrina Lenk (Arachne), Robert Cuccioli (Norman Osborn/Green Goblin) NOTES: Good zooms and decent audio quality, best so far. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical - Broadway - November 7, 2017 (Preview) (NYCG8R's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Ethan Slater (SpongeBob SquarePants), Danny Skinner (Patrick Star), Lilli Cooper (Sandy Cheeks), Gavin Lee (Squidward Q. Tentacles), Gaelen Gilliland (The Mayor), Brian Ray Norris (Eugene Krabs), Wesley Taylor (Sheldon Plankton), Stephanie Hsu (Karen the Computer), Jai'len Christine Li Josey (Pearl Krabs), Kelvin Moon Loh (Perch Perkins), Jon Rua (Patchy the Pirate), Allan K Washington (Gary/Larry the Lobster), Abby C Smith (Mrs. Puff), JC Schuster (Old Man Jenkins), Tom Kenny (French Narrator) NOTES: Top of a head or two visible at the bottom of screen in the very wide shot SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical - Broadway - July 18, 2018 FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Ethan Slater (SpongeBob SquarePants), Danny Skinner (Patrick Star), Lilli Cooper (Sandy Cheeks), Gavin Lee (Squidward Q. Tentacles), Gaelen Gilliland (The Mayor), Brian Ray Norris (Eugene Krabs), Brandon Espinoza (u/s Sheldon Plankton), Jai'len Christine Li Josey (Pearl Krabs), Allan K Washington (Gary/Larry the Lobster), Abby C Smith (Mrs. Puff) NOTES: Hovers above a lot; it remains this way for most of the video. 720P SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical - Broadway - July 27, 2018 (notjustthespongenextdoor's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Ethan Slater (SpongeBob SquarePants), Danny Skinner (Patrick Star), Christina Sajous (Sandy Cheeks), Alex Gibson (u/s Squidward Q. Tentacles), Gaelen Gilliland (The Mayor), Brian Ray Norris (Eugene Krabs), Wesley Taylor (Sheldon Plankton), Catherine Ricafort (Karen the Computer), Brynn Williams (u/s Pearl Krabs), Kelvin Moon Loh (Perch Perkins), Brandon Espinoza (Patchy the Pirate), Allan K Washington (Gary/Larry the Lobster), Abby C Smith (Mrs. Puff), JC Schuster (Old Man Jenkins), Tom Kenny (French Narrator) NOTES: The master has updated to make the listing as whatever the user wishes. It can be limited trades or regular trades. Filmed from the right balcony, with no zooms. Mostly a wide shot of the stage. Quite a bit of spotlight washout. Audio is clear. Starts from right before “No Control.” The only known footage of Alex as Squidward or Brynn as Pearl. A watermark at the bottom left corner says 2014/01/31, ignore this. It is the wrong date.  

Spring Awakening - Brno, Czech Republic - 2010 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Jiri Mach (Melchior Gabor), Ivana Skalova (Wendla Bergmann), Lukas Janota (Moritz Stiefel), Michaela Horka (Ilse Neumann), Lukas Vlcek (Hanschen Rilow), Viktor Polasek (Ernst Robel), Jakub Ulicnik (Otto Lämmermeier), Vladimir Rezac (Georg Zirschnitz), Katerina Kleckova (Anna), Katerina Kleckova (Thea Rilow), Irena Konvalinova (The Adult Women), Zdenek Junak (The Adult Men) Spring Awakening - Broadway - November 29, 2006 (Preview) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Jonathan Groff (Melchior Gabor), Lea Michele (Wendla Bergmann), John Gallagher Jr (Moritz Stiefel), Lauren Pritchard (Ilse Neumann), Jonathan B Wright (Hanschen Rilow), Gideon Glick (Ernst Robel), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto Lämmermeier), Skylar Astin (Georg Zirschnitz), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Remy Zaken (Thea Rilow), Christine Estabrook (The Adult Women), Stephen Spinella (The Adult Men) Spring Awakening - Broadway - February 10, 2007 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Jonathan Groff (Melchior Gabor), Lea Michele (Wendla Bergmann), John Gallagher Jr (Moritz Stiefel), Phoebe Strole (u/s Ilse Neumann), Lilli Cooper (Martha Bessell), Jonathan B Wright (Hanschen Rilow), Gideon Glick (Ernst Robel), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto Lämmermeier), Skylar Astin (Georg Zirschnitz), Krysta Rodriguez (u/s Anna), Remy Zaken (Thea Rilow), Frances Mercanti-Anthony (u/s The Adult Women), Stephen Spinella (The Adult Men) NOTES: AMAZING capture, closeups, performances. Not to be missed. A+ Spring Awakening - Broadway - February 21, 2007 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Jonathan Groff (Melchior Gabor), Lea Michele (Wendla Bergmann), John Gallagher Jr (Moritz Stiefel), Lauren Pritchard (Ilse Neumann), Gideon Glick (Ernst Robel), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto Lämmermeier), Skylar Astin (Georg Zirschnitz), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Remy Zaken (Thea Rilow), Christine Estabrook (The Adult Women), Stephen Spinella (The Adult Men) Spring Awakening - Broadway - August 18, 2007 (Matinee) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Jonathan Groff (Melchior Gabor), Lea Michele (Wendla Bergmann), Gerard Canonico (u/s Moritz Stiefel), Lauren Pritchard (Ilse Neumann), Jennifer Damiano (u/s Martha Bessell), Jonathan B Wright (Hanschen Rilow), Gideon Glick (Ernst Robel), Matt Doyle (u/s Otto Lämmermeier), Skylar Astin (Georg Zirschnitz), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Remy Zaken (Thea Rilow), Christine Estabrook (The Adult Women), Ken Marks (u/s The Adult Men) Spring Awakening - Broadway - February 22, 2008 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Jesse Swenson (u/s Melchior Gabor), Alexandra Socha (u/s Wendla Bergmann), Blake Bashoff (Moritz Stiefel), Emma Hunton (Ilse Neumann), Jonathan B Wright (Hanschen Rilow), Blake Daniel (Ernst Robel), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto Lämmermeier), Skylar Astin (Georg Zirschnitz), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Remy Zaken (Thea Rilow), Kate Burton (The Adult Women), Glenn Fleshler (The Adult Men) Spring Awakening - Broadway - February 23, 2008 FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Matt Doyle (u/s Melchior Gabor), Alexandra Socha (u/s Wendla Bergmann), Blake Bashoff (Moritz Stiefel), Emma Hunton (Ilse Neumann), Jesse Swenson (u/s Hanschen Rilow), Blake Daniel (Ernst Robel), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto Lämmermeier), Skylar Astin (Georg Zirschnitz), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Remy Zaken (Thea Rilow), Kate Burton (The Adult Women), Glenn Fleshler (The Adult Men) NOTES: Ends abruptly in the middle of Song Of Purple Summer Spring Awakening - Broadway - April 24, 2008 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Jonathan Groff (Melchior Gabor), Lea Michele (Wendla Bergmann), Blake Bashoff (Moritz Stiefel), Emma Hunton (Ilse Neumann), Matt Doyle (u/s Hanschen Rilow), Blake Daniel (Ernst Robel), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto Lämmermeier), Skylar Astin (Georg Zirschnitz), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Remy Zaken (Thea Rilow) NOTES: One of Matt Doyle's first times on as Hänschen, after taking over the role. He forgets one of his lines in the vineyard scene but improvises. Spring Awakening - Broadway - May 18, 2008 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Jonathan Groff (Melchior Gabor), Lea Michele (Wendla Bergmann), Blake Bashoff (Moritz Stiefel), Emma Hunton (Ilse Neumann), Matt Doyle (Hanschen Rilow), Blake Daniel (Ernst Robel), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto Lämmermeier), Skylar Astin (Georg Zirschnitz), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Remy Zaken (Thea Rilow), Christine Estabrook (The Adult Women), Glenn Fleshler (The Adult Men) NOTES: Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele's final performance Spring Awakening - Broadway - May 30, 2008 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Kyle Riabko (Melchior Gabor), Eryn Murman (u/s Wendla Bergmann), Blake Bashoff (Moritz Stiefel), Emma Hunton (Ilse Neumann), Matt Doyle (Hanschen Rilow), Blake Daniel (Ernst Robel), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto Lämmermeier), Gerard Canonico (u/s Georg Zirschnitz), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Remy Zaken (Thea Rilow), Christine Estabrook (The Adult Women), Glenn Fleshler (The Adult Men) Spring Awakening - Broadway - July 19, 2008 (Matinee) (broadwayspunk's master)

FORMAT: video CAST: Matt Shingledecker (u/s Melchior Gabor), Alexandra Socha (Wendla Bergmann), Brian Charles Johnson (u/s Moritz Stiefel), Emma Hunton (Ilse Neumann), Matt Doyle (Hanschen Rilow), Blake Daniel (Ernst Robel), Jesse Swenson (u/s Otto Lämmermeier), Skylar Astin (Georg Zirschnitz), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Remy Zaken (Thea Rilow), Christine Estabrook (The Adult Women), Glenn Fleshler (The Adult Men) NOTES: Final matinee for remaining original Broadway cast Spring Awakening - Broadway - July 19, 2008 (broadwayspunk's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Kyle Riabko (Melchior Gabor), Alexandra Socha (Wendla Bergmann), Blake Bashoff (Moritz Stiefel), Emma Hunton (Ilse Neumann), Matt Doyle (Hanschen Rilow), Blake Daniel (Ernst Robel), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto Lämmermeier), Skylar Astin (Georg Zirschnitz), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Remy Zaken (Thea Rilow), Christine Estabrook (The Adult Women), Glenn Fleshler (The Adult Men) NOTES: Skylar Astin, Lilli Cooper, Brian Charles Johnson, Phoebe Strole, and Remy Zaken’s last performance  

Spring Awakening - Broadway - August 2, 2008 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Kyle Riabko (Melchior Gabor), Alexandra Socha (Wendla Bergmann), Blake Bashoff (Moritz Stiefel), Emma Hunton (Ilse Neumann), Matt Doyle (Hanschen Rilow), Blake Daniel (Ernst Robel), Gabe Violett (Otto Lämmermeier), Andrew Durand (Georg Zirschnitz), Emily Kinney (Anna), Caitlin Kinnunen (Thea Rilow) NOTES: Final show for Kyle Riabko and Blake Bashoff (because they would go on to do the first national tour). Camera work is a little shaky, but has some really nice close ups. Spring Awakening - Broadway - August 7, 2008 FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Matt Doyle (t/r Melchior Gabor), Alexandra Socha (Wendla Bergmann), Gerard Canonico (Moritz Stiefel), Emma Hunton (Ilse Neumann), Jesse Swenson (Hanschen Rilow), Morgan Karr (Ernst Robel), Gabe Violett (Otto Lämmermeier), Andrew Durand (Georg Zirschnitz), Emily Kinney (Anna), Caitlin Kinnunen (Thea Rilow), Christine Estabrook (The Adult Women), Glenn Fleshler (The Adult Men) NOTES: Good capture with nice picture and sound. A few coverups but excellent close-ups and nice to watch. No curtain call. A- Spring Awakening - Broadway - January 18, 2009 (Closing Night) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Hunter Parrish (Melchior Gabor), Alexandra Socha (Wendla Bergmann), Gerard Canonico (Moritz Stiefel), Emma Hunton (Ilse Neumann), Amanda Castanos (Martha Bessell), Matt Doyle (Hanschen Rilow), Blake Daniel (Ernst Robel), Gabe Violett (Otto Lämmermeier), Andrew Durand (Georg Zirschnitz), Emily Kinney (Anna), Caitlin Kinnunen (Thea Rilow), Christine Estabrook (The Adult Women), Glenn Fleshler (The Adult Men), Alice Lee, Eryn Murman, Morgan Karr, Zach Reiner-Harris NOTES: Closing Performance; features the full curtain call speech and the full show; some blackouts due to ushers; great sound and nice video Spring Awakening - Broadway - January 18, 2009 (Matinee) (Highlights)

FORMAT: video CAST: Hunter Parrish (Melchior Gabor), Alexandra Socha (Wendla Bergmann), Gerard Canonico (Moritz Stiefel), Emma Hunton (Ilse Neumann), Matt Doyle (Hanschen Rilow), Blake Daniel (Ernst Robel), Gabe Violett (Otto Lämmermeier), Emily Kinney (Anna), Caitlin Kinnunen (Thea Rilow) NOTES: The matinee of the final day of Spring Awakening on Broadway. Only includes the Mama Who Bore Me (Reprise), Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind (whole scene), Left Behind, and Totally Fucked. Filmed in one of the front rows. Spring Awakening - Broadway Revival - October 18, 2015 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Austin McKenzie (Melchior Gabor), Sandra Mae Frank (Wendla Bergmann), Katie Boeck (Voice of Wendla), Daniel N Durant (Moritz Stiefel), Alex Boniello (Voice of Moritz), Krysta Rodriguez (Ilse Neumann), Treshelle Edmond (Martha Bessell), Kathryn Gallagher (Voice of Martha), Andy Mientus (Hanschen Rilow), Joshua Castille (Ernst Robel), Daniel David Stewart (Voice of Ernst), Miles Barbee (Otto Lämmermeier), Sean Grandillo (Voice of Otto), Alex Wyse (Georg Zirschnitz), Ali Stroker (Anna), Amelia Hensley (Thea Rilow), Lauren Luiz (Melitta Rilow / Voice of Thea), Alexandra Winter (Greta Brandenburg), Marlee Matlin (The Adult Women), Camryn Manheim (Voice of Adult Women), Russell Harvard (The Adult Men), Patrick Page (Voice of Adult Men) NOTES: Deaf West Theatre production Spring Awakening - Broadway Revival - November 15, 2015 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Austin McKenzie (Melchior Gabor), Sandra Mae Frank (Wendla Bergmann), Katie Boeck (Voice of Wendla), Daniel N Durant (Moritz Stiefel), Alex Boniello (Voice of Moritz), Krysta Rodriguez (Ilse Neumann), Treshelle Edmond (Martha Bessell), Kathryn Gallagher (Voice of Martha), Andy Mientus (Hanschen Rilow), Joshua Castille (Ernst Robel), Daniel David Stewart (Voice of Ernst), Miles Barbee (Otto Lämmermeier), Sean Grandillo (Voice of Otto), Alex Wyse (Georg Zirschnitz), Ali Stroker (Anna), Amelia Hensley (Thea Rilow), Lauren Luiz (Melitta Rilow / Voice of Thea), Alexandra Winter (Greta Brandenburg), Alexandria Wailes (u/s The Adult Women), Elizabeth Greene (u/s Voice of Adult Women), Russell Harvard (The Adult Men), Patrick Page (Voice of Adult Men) NOTES: Beautiful HD capture of the sign language production. This capture features the Adult Women understudies, who would go on to replace the originals. Also includes Left Behind from a Jon Groff concert. A Spring Awakening - Buenos Aires, Argentina - 2010 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  AVI (HD) CAST: Fernando Dente (Melchior Gabor), Florencia Otero (Wendla Bergmann), Federico Salles (Moritz Stiefel), Mariana Jaccazio (Ilse Neumann), Eliseo Barrionuevo (Hanschen Rilow), Leandro Bassano (Ernst Robel), Cristian Centurión (Otto Lämmermeier), Micaela Pierani Mendez (Anna), Julieta Nair Calvo (Thea Rilow), Irene Almas (The Adult Women), Tony Lestingi (The Adult Men) NOTES: Pro-shot with zooms, seems to be multi-camera. Non-replica production. Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre, Rosenthal Theater, Los Angeles - September 25, 2014 (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Austin McKenzie (Melchior Gabor), Sandra Mae Frank (Wendla Bergmann), Katie Boeck (Voice of Wendla), Daniel N Durant (Moritz Stiefel), Rustin Cole Sailors (Voice of Moritz), Lauren Patten (Ilse Neumann), Treshelle Edmond (Martha Bessell), Kathryn Gallagher (Voice of Martha), Joseph Haro (Hanschen Rilow), Joshua Castille (Ernst Robel), Daniel David Stewart (Voice of Ernst), Miles Barbee (Otto Lämmermeier), Sean Grandillo (Voice of Otto), Jimmy Bellinger (Georg Zirschnitz), Ali Stroker (Anna), Amelia Hensley (Thea Rilow), Alexandra Winter (Melitta Rilow / Voice of Thea), Hillary Baack (The Adult Women), Natacha Roi (Voice of Adult Women), Troy Kotsur (The Adult Men), Daniel Marmion (Voice of Adult Men) NOTES: A nice capture overall; the biggest flaw here is the obstruction. There are a lot of heads that were very difficult to work around, but the show is still captured well and the actors are only occasionally blocked for a few seconds at a time. There are some very quick dropouts, but no major blackouts. It’s filmed in 16:9, with a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups. The sound is excellent. Includes playbill scans. Spring Awakening - First National Tour - August 15, 2008 (kicks8567's master)

FORMAT: video CAST: Kyle Riabko (Melchior Gabor), Christy Altomare (Wendla Bergmann), Blake Bashoff (Moritz Stiefel), Steffi DiDomenicantonio (Ilse Neumann), Sarah Hunt (Martha Bessell), Andy Mientus (Hanschen Rilow), Ben Moss (Ernst Robel), Anthony Lee Medina (Otto Lämmermeier), Matt Shingledecker (Georg Zirschnitz), Gabrielle Garza (Anna), Kimiko Glenn (Thea Rilow), Angela Reed (The Adult Women), Henry Stram (The Adult Men) NOTES: Same day as Sunsetblvd79's master. Video is grainy and shaky but it's a rarer capture. Mostly for SA collectors. Spring Awakening - First National Tour - August 15, 2008 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Kyle Riabko (Melchior Gabor), Christy Altomare (Wendla Bergmann), Blake Bashoff (Moritz Stiefel), Steffi DiDomenicantonio (Ilse Neumann), Sarah Hunt (Martha Bessell), Andy Mientus (Hanschen Rilow), Ben Moss (Ernst Robel), Anthony Lee Medina (Otto Lämmermeier), Matt Shingledecker (Georg Zirschnitz), Gabrielle Garza (Anna), Kimiko Glenn (Thea Rilow), Angela Reed (The Adult Women), Henry Stram (The Adult Men) NOTES: First Tour Performance. Stunning capture of the Tour. Absolutely no blackouts or obstructions from start to finish. Wonderful performances, beautiful capture and amazing cast. A+ Spring Awakening - First National Tour - November 4, 2008 FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Kyle Riabko (Melchior Gabor), Christy Altomare (Wendla Bergmann), Blake Bashoff (Moritz Stiefel), Steffi DiDomenicantonio (Ilse Neumann), Andy Mientus (Hanschen Rilow), Ben Moss (Ernst Robel), Anthony Lee Medina (Otto Lämmermeier), Matt Shingledecker (Georg Zirschnitz), Gabrielle Garza (Anna), Kimiko Glenn (Thea Rilow), Angela Reed (The Adult Women), Henry Stram (The Adult Men) Spring Awakening - First National Tour - November 4, 2008 FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) |  TRADER'S NOTES: PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST. Working on uploading :) CAST: Kyle Riabko (Melchior Gabor), Christy Altomare (Wendla Bergmann), Blake Bashoff (Moritz Stiefel), Steffi DiDomenicantonio (Ilse Neumann), Andy Mientus (Hanschen Rilow), Ben Moss (Ernst Robel), Anthony Lee Medina (Otto Lämmermeier), Matt Shingledecker (Georg Zirschnitz), Gabrielle Garza (Anna), Kimiko Glenn (Thea Rilow), Angela Reed (The Adult Women), Henry Stram (The Adult Men) Spring Awakening - First National Tour - November 7, 2008 FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) |  TRADER'S NOTES: Highlights CAST: Kyle Riabko (Melchior Gabor), Christy Altomare (Wendla Bergmann), Blake Bashoff (Moritz Stiefel), Steffi DiDomenicantonio (Ilse Neumann), Andy Mientus (Hanschen Rilow), Ben Moss (Ernst Robel), Anthony Lee Medina (Otto Lämmermeier), Matt Shingledecker (Georg Zirschnitz), Gabrielle Garza (Anna), Kimiko Glenn (Thea Rilow), Angela Reed (The Adult Women), Henry Stram (The Adult Men) NOTES: Apple store event. Kyle Riabko acts as the Melchior for the event, doing intros/cracking jokes for each song. The cast also participated in a fun Q&A session taking questions from a moderator as well as the audience. Spring Awakening - First National Tour - April 25, 2009 FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Perry Sherman (u/s Melchior Gabor), Christy Altomare (Wendla Bergmann), Blake Bashoff (Moritz Stiefel), Steffi DiDomenicantonio (Ilse Neumann), Andy Mientus (Hanschen Rilow), Ben Moss (Ernst Robel), Anthony Lee Medina (Otto Lämmermeier), Matt Shingledecker (Georg Zirschnitz), Gabrielle Garza (Anna), Krystina Alabado (u/s Thea Rilow), Angela Reed (The Adult Women), Henry Stram (The Adult Men) Spring Awakening - First National Tour - November 19, 2009 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Lucas A Wells (u/s Melchior Gabor), Christy Altomare (Wendla Bergmann), Taylor Trensch (Moritz Stiefel), Steffi DiDomenicantonio (Ilse Neumann), Sarah Hunt (Martha Bessell), Andy Mientus (Hanschen Rilow), Ben Fankhauser (Ernst Robel), Anthony Lee Medina (Otto Lämmermeier), Justin Scott Brown (u/s Georg Zirschnitz), Gabrielle Garza (Anna), Kimiko Glenn (Thea Rilow), Angela Reed (The Adult Women), John Wodja (The Adult Men) Spring Awakening - First National Tour - November 21, 2009 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Jake Epstein (Melchior Gabor), Christy Altomare (Wendla Bergmann), Taylor Trensch (Moritz Stiefel), Steffi DiDomenicantonio (Ilse Neumann), Sarah Hunt (Martha Bessell), Andy Mientus (Hanschen Rilow), Ben Fankhauser (Ernst Robel), Anthony Lee Medina (Otto Lämmermeier), Matt Shingledecker (Georg Zirschnitz), Gabrielle Garza (Anna), Kimiko Glenn (Thea Rilow), Angela Reed (The Adult Women), John Wodja (The Adult Men) NOTES: Closing performance in Costa Mesa, commonly mislabeled as November 29 Spring Awakening - Hungary - March 19, 2009 (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Kossuth Gergő (Melchior Gabor), Viczina Dalma (Wendla Bergmann), Pirgel Dávid (Moritz Stiefel), Baranyai Annamária (Ilse Neumann), Moravszki Enikő (Martha Bessell), Gulyás Balázs (Hanschen Rilow), Zádori Szilárd (Ernst Robel), Kádár Szabolcs (Otto Lämmermeier), Kocsis Dénes (Georg Zirschnitz), Kiss Tünde (Anna), Simon Boglárka (Thea Rilow), Bajcsay Mária (The Adult Women), Szabó P Szilveszter (The Adult Men) NOTES: Stationary housecam from an upper level, but colours are bright, clear, and vivid and the image is nice and crisp. Sound is clear from the soundboard. Totally different staging from Broadway, more your standard bizarre Hungarian design (massive lucite fetish here.) Spring Awakening - Hungary - December 3, 2009 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  TS (SD) CAST: Kossuth Gergő (Melchior Gabor), Viczina Dalma (Wendla Bergmann), Pirgel Dávid (Moritz Stiefel), Baranyai Annamária (Ilse Neumann), Gulyás Balázs (Hanschen Rilow), Zádori Szilárd (Ernst Robel), Kádár Szabolcs (Otto Lämmermeier), Kocsis Dénes (Georg Zirschnitz), Kiss Tünde (Anna), Simon Boglárka (Thea Rilow) NOTES: Single cam proshot. Spring Awakening - Mexico - 2012 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Alan Estrada (Melchior Gabor), Melissa Barrera (Wendla Bergmann), Jose Luis Navarrete (Moritz Stiefel), Roxana Puente (Ilse Neumann), Iker Madrid (Hanschen Rilow), Arturo Valdemar (Ernst Robel), Pablo Rodriguez (Otto Lämmermeier), José Guerrero (Georg Zirschnitz), Estibalitz Ruiz (Anna), Melissa Ortiz (Thea Rilow), Gicela Sehedi (The Adult Women), Cristobal Garcia-Naranjo (The Adult Men) Spring Awakening - Mexico - 2012 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Alan Estrada (Melchior Gabor), Melissa Barrera (Wendla Bergmann), Jose Luis Navarrete (Moritz Stiefel), Roxana Puente (Ilse Neumann), Iker Madrid (Hanschen Rilow), Arturo Valdemar (Ernst Robel), Pablo Rodriguez (Otto Lämmermeier), José Guerrero (Georg Zirschnitz), Estibalitz Ruiz (Anna), Melissa Ortiz (Thea Rilow), Gicela Sehedi (The Adult Women), Cristobal Garcia-Naranjo (The Adult Men) Spring Awakening - Off-Broadway - July 9, 2006 FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Jonathan Groff (Melchior Gabor), Lea Michele (Wendla Bergmann), John Gallagher Jr (Moritz Stiefel), Lauren Pritchard (Ilse Neumann), Jonathan B Wright (Hanschen Rilow), Gideon Glick (Ernst Robel), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto Lämmermeier), Skylar Astin (Georg Zirschnitz), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Remy Zaken (Thea Rilow), Mary McCann (The Adult Women), Frank Wood (The Adult Men) NOTES: Done before the move to Broadway, nice picture and sound. A Spring Awakening - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 2010 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  AVI (SD) CAST: Pierre Baitelli (Melchior Gabor), Malu Rodrigues (Wendla Bergmann), Rodrigo Pandolfo (Moritz Stiefel), Letícia Colin (Ilse Neumann), Thiago Amaral (Hanschen Rilow), Felipe de Carolis (Ernst Robel), Bruno Sigrist (Otto Lämmermeier), André Loddi (Georg Zirschnitz), Estrela Blanco (Anna), Júlia Bernat (Thea Rilow), Deborah Olivieri (The Adult Women), Carlos Gregório (The Adult Men) NOTES: Proshot, filmed on a tripod with sound patched directly in. Non-replica production Spring Awakening - Second National Tour - February 8, 2011 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Christopher Wood (Melchior Gabor), Elizabeth Judd (Wendla Bergmann), Coby Getzug (Moritz Stiefel), Courtney Markowitz (Ilse Neumann), Devon Stone (Hanschen Rilow), Daniel Plimpton (Ernst Robel), George Salazar (Otto Lämmermeier), Jim Hogan (Georg Zirschnitz), Rachel Geisler (Anna), Emily Mest (Thea Rilow), Sarah Kleeman (The Adult Women), Mark Poppleton (The Adult Men)

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Spring Awakening - South Korea - 2009 FORMAT:  AVI (SD) CAST: Mu-yeol Kim (Melchior Gabor), Yu-young Kim (Wendla Bergmann), Jung-seok Cho (Moritz Stiefel), Ji-hyun Kim (Ilse Neumann), Dong-hyun Kim (Hanschen Rilow), Ha-neul Kim (Ernst Robel), Dong-wook Yuk (Otto Lämmermeier), Seuk-won Yun (Georg Zirschnitz), Lan-ju Park (Anna), So-yeon Oh (Thea Rilow) NOTES: Misses 'I Believe' and the Preacher's Sermon before 'The Guilty Ones'. Spring Awakening - University of Cincinnati - 2012 FORMAT: M4V CAST: Max Clayton (Melchior Gabor), Kathryn Boswell (Wendla Bergmann), Matt Hill (Moritz Stiefel), Alysha Deslorieux (Ilse Neumann), Julian Decker (Hanschen Rilow), Nate Irvin (Ernst Robel), Kevin Brown (Otto Lämmermeier), Noah J Ricketts (Georg Zirschnitz), Erica Vlahinos (Anna), Alison Bagil (Thea Rilow) Spring Awakening - Vienna - May 24, 2009 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Rasmus Borkowski (Melchior Gabor), Jana Stelley (u/s Wendla Bergmann), Wolfgang Türks (Moritz Stiefel), Jennifer Kothe (Ilse Neumann), Johannes Huth (Hanschen Rilow), André Naujoks (u/s Ernst Robel), Marlon Wehmeier (Otto Lämmermeier), Dominik Hees (Georg Zirschnitz), Jana Nagy (Anna), Jeannine Michèle Wacker (Thea Rilow), Julia Stemberger (The Adult Women), Daniel Berger (The Adult Men) NOTES: Six major blackouts (including the majority of “My Junk” and “The Mirror-Blue Night” and the taper has a couple of performers that they obviously favour. The result is a video that stays in tight shot on the people in question for most of the show and has the shakes to go with it. Sound is great and it’s good to see the Vienna cast. Final performances for most of the understudies in their roles. Spring Awakening - Wallis Annenberg For The Performing Arts, Beverly Hills - June 13, 2015 (Matinee) (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Austin McKenzie (Melchior Gabor), Sandra Mae Frank (Wendla Bergmann), Katie Boeck (Voice of Wendla), Daniel N Durant (Moritz Stiefel), Alex Boniello (Voice of Moritz), Krysta Rodriguez (Ilse Neumann), Treshelle Edmond (Martha Bessell), Kathryn Gallagher (Voice of Martha), Andy Mientus (Hanschen Rilow), Joshua Castille (Ernst Robel), Daniel David Stewart (Voice of Ernst), Miles Barbee (Otto Lämmermeier), Sean Grandillo (Voice of Otto), Alex Wyse (Georg Zirschnitz), Ali Stroker (Anna), Amelia Hensley (Thea Rilow), Lauren Luiz (Melitta Rilow / Voice of Thea), Alexandra Winter (Greta Brandenburg), Hillary Baack (The Adult Women), Natacha Roi (Voice of Adult Women), Howie Seago (The Adult Men), Daniel Marmion (Voice of Adult Men) NOTES: Fantastic capture of Deaf West's production during it's run at the Wallis Annenberg; very well captured with no obstructions, or washout, and just a few seconds of dropouts throughout the entire show, most of which happen between scenes. Great picture and sound throughout. Spring Awakening - West End (Novello Theatre) - May 30, 2009 (Matinee) (Closing Night) (Highlights) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Aneurin Barnard (Melchior Gabor), Charlotte Wakefield (Wendla Bergmann), Iwan Rheon (Moritz Stiefel), Lucy May Barker (Ilse Neumann), Hayley Gallivan (Martha Bessell), Jamie Blackley (Hanschen Rilow), Harry McEntire (Ernst Robel), Edd Judge (Otto Lämmermeier), Jos Slovick (Georg Zirschnitz), Natasha Barnes (Anna), Evelyn Hoskins (Thea Rilow), Sian Thomas (The Adult Women), Richard Cordery (The Adult Men) NOTES: Highlights of approximately 45 minutes of Act 2 only; filmed in widescreen with nice picture and sound with no coverups until the end of Totally Fucked, then little snippets of video and a full Those You've Known, after which the video footage ends. Starlight Express - Broadway - January 8, 1989 (Closing Night) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Greg Mowry (Rusty), Reva Rice (Pearl), Jane Krakowski (Dinah), Todd Lester (Caboose), Michael Scott Gregory (Dustin) NOTES: Final Broadway performance. Starlight Express - West End - 1988 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Gary Cordice (Rusty), Kim Leeson (Pearl), Drue Williams (Greaseball), Koffi Missah (u/s Elektra), Dawn Buckland (u/s Dinah), Shezwae Powell (Belle), Peter Reeves (Caboose) NOTES: Proshot, extreme gen loss and you can barely see anything but colours. There are separate cameras for the race scenes, which look great. Sunday in the Park with George - Broadway - October 21–25, 1985 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Mandy Patinkin (Georges Seurat / George), Bernadette Peters (Dot / Marie), Barbara Bryne (Old Lady), Judith Moore (Nurse), Charles Kimbrough (Jules), Dana Ivey (Yvonne), Robert Westenberg (Soldier), Melanie Vaughan (Celeste #1), Mary D'Arcy (Celeste #2), Brent Spiner (Franz), Frank Kopyc (Mr.), Judith Moore (Mrs.), Nancy Opel (Frieda), William Parry (Boatman), Cris Groenendaal (Louis), Danielle Ferland (Louise), Charles Kimbrough (Bob Greenberg), Brent Spiner (Dennis), Dana Ivey (Naomi Eisen), Mary D'Arcy (Elaine), Judith Moore (Harriet Pawling), Cris Groenendaal (Billy Webster), William Parry (Charles Redmond), Robert Westenberg (Alex), Nancy Opel (Betty), Frank Kopyc (Lee Randolph), Barbara Bryne (Blair Daniels) Sunday in the Park with George - Second Broadway Revival - March 8, 2017 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) |  TRADER'S NOTES: Highlights CAST: Jake Gyllenhaal (Georges Seurat / George), Annaleigh Ashford (Dot / Marie), Penny Fuller (Old Lady), Jennifer Sanchez (Nurse), Robert Sean Leonard (Jules), Erin Davie (Yvonne), Claybourne Elder (Soldier), Ashley Park (Celeste #1), Jenni Barber (Celeste #2), David Turner (Franz), Brooks Ashmanskas (Mr.), Liz McCartney (Mrs.), Ruthie Ann Miles (Frieda), Phillip Boykin (Boatman), Jordan Gelber (Louis), Mattea Conforti (Louise), Robert Sean Leonard (Bob Greenberg), David Turner (Dennis), Erin Davie (Naomi Eisen), Jenni Barber (Elaine), Jennifer Sanchez (Harriet Pawling), Jordan Gelber (Billy Webster), Brooks Ashmanskas (Charles Redmond), Claybourne Elder (Alex), Ruthie Ann Miles (Betty), Phillip Boykin (Lee Randolph), Penny Fuller (Blair Daniels), Jennifer Sanchez (Samantha), Ashley Park (Theresa) NOTES: Excellent HD capture of the Broadway transfer. The performances have really been fine tuned and beautifully performed. Jake and Annaleigh are perfection together. A Sunday in the Park with George - Théâtre Du Châtelet, Paris - April 17, 2013 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Julian Ovenden (Georges Seurat / George), Sophie-Louise Dann (Dot / Marie), Rebecca de Pont Davies (Old Lady), Jessica Walker (Nurse), Nikolas Grace (Jules), Beverly Klein (Yvonne), David Curry (Soldier), Rebecca Bottone (Celeste #1), Francesca Jackson (Celeste #2), Damian Thantrey (Franz), Scott Emerson (Mr.), Elisa Doughty Louis (Mrs.), Christine Buffle (Frieda), Nicholas Garrett (Boatman), Jonathan Gunthorpe (Louis), Laura Gravier-Britten (Louise) NOTES: Pro-Shot filmed for French television. This critically acclaimed production uses a revolving set amid state-of-the-art video backdrops. In English, with French subtitles. Broadcast in May, 2013. Sunset Boulevard - Broadway Revival - February 3, 2017 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael Xavier (Joe Gillis), Fred Johanson (Max von Mayerling), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schaeffer), Preston Truman Boyd (Artie Green), Paul Schoeffler (Cecil B. DeMille), Andy Taylor (Sheldrake), Jim Walton (Manfred) NOTES: Beautiful HD capture from the Orchestra of the Second Preview performance. Glenn again knocks her performance out of the park! Some subtle changes and delivery from the first performance. Terrific audience response and energy from the cast throughout the show! Sunset Boulevard - Netherlands - 2009 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Pia Douwes (Norma Desmond), Antonie Kamerling (Joe Gillis), Peter de Smet (Max von Mayerling), Maike Boerdam (Betty Schaeffer), Jasper Kerkhof (Artie Green), Dick Schaar (Cecil B. DeMille), Paul Disbergen (Sheldrake), Derek Blok (Manfred), Mo Marcus (Heather) Sunset Boulevard - Netherlands - April 15, 2009 (Highlights) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Pia Douwes (Norma Desmond) NOTES: Highlights. Quality: B Sunset Boulevard - West End - July, 1993 (Preview) (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Patti LuPone (Norma Desmond), Kevin Anderson (Joe Gillis), Daniel Benzali (Max von Mayerling) NOTES: Black and white house-cam footage with crystal clear soundboard audio, slightly washed out at times (as it was in infrared) but a great capture of the performances and the staging. Definitely filmed in July. Theres a higher quality MP4 version with no graininess and clear footage being traded as well. Check with traders. Swan Lake (Ballet) - The Royal Ballet - 2018 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Marianela Núñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Bennet Gartside, Elizabeth McGorian, Alexander Campbell, Francesca Hayward, Akane Takada

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Broadway Revival - April 2, 2006 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Michael Cerveris (Sweeney Todd), Patti LuPone (Mrs. Lovett), Benjamin Magnuson (Anthony Hope), Lauren Molina (Johanna), Mark Jacoby (Judge Turpin), Alexander Gemignani (Beadle Bamford), Diana DiMarzio (Beggar Woman), Donna Lynne Champlin (Adolfo Pirelli), John Arbo (Jonas Fogg) NOTES: Great Revival and nicely done. Crystal clear picture and sound. Lots of closeups. A Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - First National Tour - September, 1981 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: George Hearn (Sweeney Todd), Angela Lansbury (Mrs. Lovett), Cris Groenendaal (Anthony Hope), Betsy Joslyn (Johanna), Edmund Lyndeck (Judge Turpin), Ken Jennings (Tobias Ragg), Calvin Remsberg (Beadle Bamford), Sara Woods (Beggar Woman), Sal Mistretta (Adolfo Pirelli), Michael Kalinyen (Jonas Fogg) NOTES: Commercial proshot video. Often mislabelled as being September 12th, 1982, HOWEVER, that is when it aired on PBS, not when it was recorded. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Manila & Singapore - October 11, 2019 (Opening Night) (Highlights) (andflyingaway's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Jett Pangan (Sweeney Todd), Lea Salonga (Mrs. Lovett), Gerald Santos (Anthony Hope), Mikkie Bradshaw-Volante (Johanna), Andrew Fernando (Judge Turpin), Luigi Quesada (Tobias Ragg), Arman Ferrer (Beadle Bamford), Ima Castro (Beggar Woman), Nyoy Volante (Adolfo Pirelli), Dean Rosen (Jonas Fogg), Christine Flores, Emeline Celis Guinid, Jep Go, Kevin Guiman, Sarah Facuri, Steven Conde NOTES: Highlights: Johanna, Kiss Me, and Act 2 until part of Johanna (Reprise). A bunch of clips from the opening night of Sweeney Todd in Manila! Shot 3rd row at the balcony. I shot more but they were too zoomed in that they’re more likely to be considered audio so I decided not to include them. I was very near the usher and they were really strict. The phone was in my jacket pocket so I couldn’t see anything and I was scared of getting caught, so a lot is very zoomed and I’m really sorry about that. I absolutely loved the set, it was reimagined into a more modern almost gangster like setting. Shot in 4k on my phone. Please gift out to anyone who asks. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - New York Philharmonic Concert - March 5-8, 2014 (Pro-Shot's master) video |  TRADER'S NOTES: PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST. Working on uploading :) CAST: Bryn Terfel (Sweeney Todd), Emma Thompson (Mrs. Lovett), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Anthony Hope), Erin Mackey (Johanna), Philip Quast (Judge Turpin), Kyle Brenn (Tobias Ragg), Jeff Blumenkrantz (Beadle Bamford), Bryonha Marie Parham (Beggar Woman), Christian Borle (Adolfo Pirelli), Audra McDonald NOTES: Filmed in March 2014 and aired on PBS on September 26, 2014. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - San Francisco Symphony Concert - July, 2001 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: George Hearn (Sweeney Todd), Patti LuPone (Mrs. Lovett), Davis Gaines (Anthony Hope), Lisa Vroman (Johanna), Timothy Nolen (Judge Turpin), Neil Patrick Harris (Tobias Ragg), John Aler (Beadle Bamford), Victoria Clark (Beggar Woman) NOTES: Aired on PBS on October 31, 2001. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Théâtre Du Châtelet, Paris - May 20, 2011 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Rod Gilfry (Sweeney Todd), Caroline O’Connor (Mrs. Lovett), Nicholas Garrett (Anthony Hope), Rebecca Bottone (Johanna), Jonathan Best (Judge Turpin), Pascal Charbonneau (Tobias Ragg), John Graham-Hall (Beadle Bamford), Rebecca de Pont Davies (Beggar Woman), David Curry (Adolfo Pirelli) NOTES: Single camera pro-shot Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Third West End Revival - 2011 (House-Cam's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Michael Ball (Sweeney Todd), Imelda Staunton (Mrs. Lovett), Luke Brady (Anthony Hope), Lucy May Barker (Johanna), John Bowe (Judge Turpin), James McConville (Tobias Ragg), Peter Polycarpou (Beadle Bamford), Gillian Kirkpatrick (Beggar Woman), Rob Burt (Adolfo Pirelli) NOTES: Fixed house-cam recording of the 2012 West End revival at Adelphie Theatre. There is a copy with press footage inserted for A Little Priest and Epiphany. Unsure if there is unaltered footage circulating; check with traders. FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Ann Reinking (Charity Hope Valentine), Bebe Neuwirth (Nickie)