The fact that 2 revived Sondheim shows got so many Tony nominations this year while Andrew Lloyd Webber got zero just proves that even in death, Stephen Sondheim does it better.
Sondheim is just simply that guy.
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thruth is found in YouTube comments
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I think my favourite thing about Brandy's Cinderella is they show her kindness doesn't make her a pushover.
Because that's the main trait of her character and I do think a lot of adaptations acknowledge that exists, but they don't seem to acknowledge what that kindness looks like.
Kindness is not niceness! Being kind to someone can be about putting them out of their misery! It's about being honest and truthful when those around you don't want to hear it cause you know it will be better for them! Kindness can make you an outcast, it can make you a rebel.
And we see this right away in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella!
Like we open with her stepsisters asking her which of them look better with an insane feather hat they both want.
And she says! That hat does not flatter either of you.
That's a kindness, it doesn't flatter them, she's honestly trying to help, and of course they're both immediately offended and say that damn Cinderella😭
She's honest with the prince about his kingdom because she cares about the people in it. He likes her because she's not afraid to challenge him, but she's honestly just saying it because it Needs to be said! As a royal he is a bit blind, and she's saying hey, work on that!
And I feel like the adaptations out there that try and make Cinderella badass or a 'boss' strip away her kindness.
If you want to make a rebel Cinderella, you can do that! That trait is not incompatible with being a kind or loving person, it's actually vital to it.
Cinderella is not naive, she's already a realist, almost too much so! She has a raw and unfiltered view of the world around her.
(Which is why the prince is a good partner for her! He's a dreamer! He helps her to dream and feel that it's okay to want things for yourself and make choices that are only good for you. They're a good match.)
Anyways, one of my favourite adaptations out there, Brandy's voice is so soothing as she absolutely eviscerates the worldview of people around her and drags them into being better people
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ok this is going to be a long post becauseee
ok there will be more (I have seen so many shows) please reblog for a bigger sample size I'm genuinely curious!
edit: guYS CHECK THE REBLOGS PLEASE THERES TWO MORE POLLS (I wasn't kidding when I said I have seen a LOT of shows)
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i hope maxwell sheffield and fran fine are having the time of their LIVES watching the bad cinderella drama unfold
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I was in a production of Bad Cinderella and they dumped blood on me, à la Carrie style and I couldn’t stop laughing and slipping and sliding around the stage. The audience was not as amused as I was.
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I'm going to put on a production and call it 'Bad GRINCH.' It'll be like a normal production of The GRINCH except halfway through the second act the GRINCH will go out into the audience and rob everyone for real. You're not getting that money back and the GRINCH is allowed to pinch you. Should have read the reviews and known to come with no money on you, that's your fault. Give it all to the GRINCH.
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thinking about the sunset boulevard drama again. and also phantom of the opera and also bad cinderella and also
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Love 2 hear my favourite chaos podcasters on legendlark ripping into sir andrew lloyd webber in anticipation of bad cinderella opening on broadway. Knowing the show already bombed and closed in the time between them recording that cold open and releasing it to patreons? That's the cherry on the cake, luvvies.
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I am losing my mind. This is what Andrew Lloyd Webber and pals see as edgy
She's serving fun aunt
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