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[musicalcastingideas]

Succession The Musical Hypothetical Casting

I’m doing this in one shot and off the top of my head, so I will be missing characters, I do also welcome suggestions.

Logan Roy: Patrick Page

Is this the obvious first choice? Yes. Is it the correct one? Also yes.

Kendall Roy: Lucas Steele

Kendall is just Anatole if he didn’t have a close relationship with his sister.

Roman Roy: Brandon Uranowitz

He played a nice neurotic freak in Falsettos, let's see him play an evil neurotic freak.

Shiv Roy: Eden Espinoza

I'll be honest, if I was genuinely casting a Succession musical as a real casting director, I would look for a more unknown performer to play Shiv, because I firmly believe that Shiv Roy should be an alto part, heavy in the lower range (like basically a tenor). Shiv's plot revolves around trying to push past her gender to be taken seriously, and I think having her being an alto who stays in her lower register would really highlight how hard she's trying to be taken seriously. That said, I would not at all be disappointed to have Eden Espinoza in the part. She's insanely talented, and I would love to see her interpretation of Shiv.

Connor Roy: Josh Groban

So there's a clip of The Opera from "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812" where the ensemble sings "Pierre, the cuckold, sits at home", and then Pierre pops up saying "No, I am enjoying myself at home this evening" while giving a sad little thumbs up, while his wife is off banging another man? That's the energy I want for my Connor Roy.

Tom Wambsgans: Brian D'Arcy James

Is he maybe a little old for the part? Sure. But age onstage is fucky, and Brian D’Arcy James would absolutely kill it as the combination ass-kisser and ruthless bastard that is Tom Wambsgans. Also he gives Minnesota.

Greg Hirsch: George Salazar

I kinda don’t feel like I have to explain this one.

Gerri: Bernadette Peters

Icons playing icons.

Frank: Mandy Patinkin

Sunday In The Park With George reunion!

Willa Ferreyra: Samantha Pauly

I rewatched her All You Wanna Do again last night (and cried again) and when I thought about Willa, that popped into my head. (Not in the sense that I think Willa is a victim like Katherine Howard, she’s a consenting sex worker, more the fact that in the succession world, women, like Willa, are only valued for their sexuality.) Anyway, Sam Pauly also just kills every part she’s in so…

Stewy Hosseini: Tony Yazbek

He’s played Billy Flynn on Broadway, so he’s good at being a smarmy yet charming asshole (I say this with love, I love both Stewy and Billy Flynn)

Lukas Matsson: Aaron Tiveit

He’s hot but can also be scary.

Hard Cuts/ Impossible:

Edward Herrman as Karl

Would he be fun in the role? Yes. Is he dead, and therefore incapable of doing it? Also yes.

Daniel Radcliffe as Roman

Barrett Wilbert Weed as Shiv

Mandy Patinkin as Logan

[sunshinestatecineplex]

TV: "Consequences with Extreme Prejudice" - American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez - Episode 2 Recap

As he settles into college football life, Aaron Hernandez faces immediate issues. While being talked up as a big new recruit, he did not know how to break through as a key figure on the team. This led to off-the-field issues, including run-ins with the police. Carl Franklin directs “Consequences with Extreme Prejudice” – the second episode of American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez. The episode…

[mthguy]

Here’s a re-creation of the famous scene in the 1949 film version of On the Town, performed by the Tony Yazbeck, Clyde Alves and Jay Armstrong Johnson, stars of the 2014 Broadway revival.  

[plitnick]

The U.S. can’t blindly support Israel and prevent escalation in the region at the same time

As Joe Biden’s top enforcer, Antony Blinken, heads to the Middle East yet again to try to force Muslim and Arab states to work to stop Israel’s genocide from sparking a regional conflagration, the administration continues to pour arms into Israel at a breakneck pace, circumventing congressional oversight to do it. This is an unsustainable policy that has already led to one of the greatest…

[youcannottakeitwithyou]

Pauline El Hajj Yazbeck (Lebanese).

[bestmusicalworldcup]

Manhattan Concert Productions is producing a concert edition of Stephen Schwartz and John Caird's Children of Eden directed by Tony Yazbeck.

The cast includes Auli'i Cravalho as Yonah, Nikki Renée Daniels as Eve and Mama Noah, Norm Lewis as Father, David Phelps as Adam and Noah, Donald Webber, Jr. as Cain and Japeth, and Lucas Pastrana as Abel and Ham, along with Jennifer McGill, Jesse Nager, Marcus Paul James, Rema Webb, Runako Campbell, Dylis Croman, Karli Dinardo, Tyler Hanes, Jakob Karr, and Zelig Williams.

The concert will happen at David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center on February 18, 2024.

[jgroffdaily]

Bloomingdale’s has debuted its annual holiday campaign, Best Holiday Ever, with The Carousel @ Bloomingdale’s: Wonka, to be followed by its yearly window unveiling, hosted this year in partnership with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

On November 16, the retailer unveils its iconic window display at the 59th Street flagship with a night of festive celebrations, philanthropy, and must-see performances, also inspired by Wonka. The unveiling, which begins at 6 pm, will be hosted by Amber Ruffin, co-writer of Broadway’s Some Like It Hot and contributor to the upcoming revival of The Wiz. She’ll be joined by special guest Jonathan Groff. Other featured performers include Norm Lewis (The Phantom of the Opera) and Jessica Vosk (Wicked, Fiddler on the Roof).

This holiday season, Bloomingdale’s will continue to partner with customers to “b the change,” raising awareness and funds for organizations that advance its mission of building a more equitable, sustainable future for all, including its ongoing relationship with No Kid Hungry, a national campaign to end childhood hunger, and the Child Mind Institute, whose mission is to transform the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS helps people receive lifesaving medications, health care, nutritious meals, counseling, and emergency financial assistance and has been a Bloomingdale’s grant recipient for the past two years, leveraging its talented supporters from the Broadway community to add animation to its flagship store while spreading awareness.

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And from a press release at Yahoo:

The unveiling, which begins at 6 pm, will be hosted by Amber Ruffin, co-writer of Broadway's Some Like It Hot and contributor to the upcoming The Wiz revival. She'll be joined by special guest Jonathan Groff, a two-time Tony Award nominee currently starring in the smash hit Merrily We Roll Along. The unveiling will feature performances like no other from Tony nominee Norm Lewis (The Phantom of the Opera) and Broadway actor and Carnegie Hall sensation Jessica Vosk (Wicked, Fiddler on the Roof). Following, there will be whimsical customer experiences and exclusive activations throughout the store including performances by Tony Award-Honored Broadway Inspirational Voices, Emmy Award nominee and Co-Creator of S.N.O.B Preston W. Dugger III (aka DJ Duggz), Telly Leung (Aladdin, Glee), Grammy nominee and two-time Drama Desk Award nominee Brittney Mack (SIX, as original Anna of Cleves), Parsons Dance and Tony Award nominee Tony Yazbeck (Prince of Broadway).

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Note: the event starts at 6pm and Jonathan is scheduled to be on stage at 7pm?

[supercantaloupe]

10 recent listens

tagged by @nablah! ty <3! to spare you from reading me list the first like ten numbers from a single opera that i've been listening to or whatever i'll pick and choose. also i'm gonna include stuff from my concerts this week cause i've been in so many Fucking rehearsals

Mining for Gold/The Chemical Workers' Song - The Longest Johns

Canonic sonata no. 1 in G major TWV 40:118 - Telemann

Moldau (Vltava) - Smetana

Epilogue: Good People, Just a Moment! - The Rake's Progress, Stravinsky

Overture to L'Italiana in Algeri - Rossini

Crown Imperial - Walton

Serenade for winds, op 7 - R. Strauss

Haled's Song About Love - The Band's Visit, Yazbeck

Concertino in F for oboe - Kalliwoda

A Squeeze of the Hand - Moby Dick: a Musical Reckoning, Malloy

i shall tag @tragedyposting @signawyvern @kingfisherkink @grasslandgirl @theresa-of-liechtenstein @pearlandbrine and @malcolm-f-tucker, if you'd like!

[thehours2002]

so sad that james lapine didn’t really let tony yazbeck really slut it up as cary grant in flying over sunset

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TV: "IF IT'S TO BE" - American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez - Episode 1 Recap

Starring Josh Rivera as Hernandez, Ryan Murphy's latest series - American Sports Story - adapts the podcast Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc. Carl Franklin directs the premiere episode "If It's To Be."

One of the most notorious murder cases in American history started back in 2013. Yet the tale of Aaron Hernandez was a multidecade struggle, resulting in the deaths of several rivals and eventual friends. Hernandez’s violence upset many, and the story of how he got to that point is one about a man left unchecked to commit violent acts. Starring Josh Rivera as Hernandez, Ryan Murphy‘s latest…

[mthguy]

On the Town is a musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, based on Jerome Robbins' idea for his 1944 ballet Fancy Free, which he had set to Bernstein's music. The musical introduced several popular and classic songs, among them "New York, New York", "Lonely Town", "I Can Cook, Too" (for which Bernstein also wrote the lyric), and "Some Other Time". The story concerns three American sailors on a 24-hour shore leave in New York City during World War II, 1944. Each of the three sailors meets and quickly connects with a woman.

On the Town was first produced on Broadway in 1944 and was made into a film in 1949, although the film replaced all but four of the original Broadway numbers with Hollywood-written substitutes. The show has enjoyed several major revivals on Broadway in 1971, 1998, and 2014.

Here, Tony Yazbeck, Clyde Alves, and Jay Armstrong Jones, from the 2014 Broadway revival, perform “New York, New York.”

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[kentucky-fried-thea]

re: seth rudetsky's comments on the radio yesterday

yes I do think that stephen schwartz started the trend of a more "pop" (seth called it "singer/songwriter") energy in musical theater, but I think that his musicals carry the same vibe of musical theater as the golden age, and really the start of the current pop trend (flawless voices, musically uniform and more appealing, mainstream sound) started with the likes of sater, pasek and paul, yazbeck, minchin, and especially one Lin Manuel Miranda.

now. this isn't to say I don't like pop musicals. I love em to death. but I miss the raw sound that you can hear in the more classic styles. it doesnt sound perfect, it uses accidentals more than frequently, and the voices aren't as crystal and gorgeous, and that's what broadway is about babey!!!

[oldisnewradio]

Tonight! Jane Scheckter, JALALA, Melissa Errico, Karen Mason, The Bistro Awards, Tony Yazbeck, Wendy Ginsberg Scherl, Michael Feinstein, an interview with Natalie Douglas on The Mabel Mercer Foundation's Educational Dept. Julia Parasram, Lincoln Johnson, Lizzie Buller & Elias Javier, Nicolas King, Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire & More!

Join me for Everything Old Is New Again Radio Show on The Penthouse at 10PM(ET) as we celebrate Cabaret Month!

More info at www.oldisnew.org