#Maureen Platts

[dopescissorscashwagon]

Lane above Gayle, Wensleydale, yesterday.

📸 Maureen Platts

#Maureen Platts #Lane above Gayle #Wensleydale #Amazing #Beautiful #Nature #Travel #Adventure

[camyfilms]

THE PIANIST 2002

If you prick us, do we not bleed? It you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?

#the pianist #2002 #adrien brody #thomas kretschmann #frank finlay #maureen lipman #emilia fox #ed stoppard #julia rayner #jessica kate meyer #ronan vibert #ruth platt #andrew tiernan #michal zebrowski #roy smiles #richard ridings

[hifithepanda]

Frostfire- 6/10

**Old Review!-- ignore some odd phrases and wording lol**

Ooh wow, first review okay I’m gonna keep this short.  So this story was performed by Maureen O’Brien and was written by Marc Platt.  It was released in January 2007 and it was the first Companion Chronicles released.

Short summary: Vicki tells a story to this entity (later revealed to be the remaining piece of the phoenix they meet later in the story) about an adventure she had with the Doctor and Steven.  They landed in London in the 19th century and had to figure out what was up with this strange egg.  Surprise, it was a phoenix and wanted to live.

This story was, overall, very ‘meh’ to me.  Don’t get me wrong, Maureen was fantastic in it and all the voices she did were great.  The story itself just felt very basic.  It just kinda puttered along slowly.  The cuts to older Vicki were nice and they might’ve been one of the best parts of this story.  

My main complaint is that I feel like Vicki was characterized very badly in this story.  She doesn’t seem like that bubbly, excited girl who we know from the screen, her interactions with Steven and the Doc weren’t as playful and teasing, and she felt very subdued.  She was also quite violent- Like, she was determined to destroy this phoenix and, in the end, basically did.  Another weird thing was the absolute insistence that Vicki was in love with Steven.  Jane Austen (who appeared) was convinced they were a couple and although Vicki told the audience she just thought of him as a brother, she told Austen that she was in love with him and started listing his “admirable qualities” and called him handsome??  Also, she talked about how in love she was with Troilus (this is a Troilus hate account be forewarned).  

As for Steven, he didn’t do a ton.  He was fawned over by the ladies- which I found hilarious and did not blame them one bit.  However, in the story’s defense, it was a Vicki story so I won’t be too harsh because of that.

6/10

Friend Death Count: 0

Steven Tortured Count: 0

The Doc does some messed up shit to Steven Count: 0

#doctor who #steven taylor #big finish #big finish reviews #frostfire

[finishinglinepress]

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[ljones41]

Favorite DISNEY STUDIOS Live Action Movies

Below is a list of my favorite live-action movies from the Walt Disney Studios.  This list is in chronological order:

FAVORITE DISNEY STUDIOS LIVE ACTION MOVIES

“Treasure Island (1950) - This adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 adventure novel starred Robert Newton and Bobby Driscoll.  Byron Haskin directed.

“Davy Crockett and the River Pirates” (1956) - Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen starred in this prequel to the 1955 movie, “Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier”.  Norman Foster directed.

“The Parent Trap (1961) - Hayley Mills starred in this first version of Disney’s film about long-lost twins who scheme to reconcile their divorced parents.  Co-starring Maureen O’Hara and Brian Keith, the movie was written and directed by David Swift.

“Mary Poppins” (1964) - Oscar winner Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke starred in this award-winning musical adaptation of P.L. Travers series of novellas about a magical British nanny.  Robert Stevenson directed.

“That Darn Cat” (1965) - Hayley Mills and Dean Jones starred in this comedic adaptation of Gordon and Mildred Gordon’s 1963 novel, “Undercover Cat”.  Robert Stevenson directed.

“The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin” (1967) - Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Pleshette and Bryan Russell starred in this adaptation of Lowell S. Hawley‘s 1963 novel, “By the Great Horn Spoon!“.  James Neilson directed.

“Blackbeard’s Ghost” (1968) - Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette starred in this comedy adaptation of Ben Stahl’s 1965 novel.  Robert Stevenson directed.

“The Love Bug” (1968-69) - Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson and Buddy Hackett starred in an adaptation of “Car, Boy, Girl", Gordon Buford’s story about a magical Volkswagen.  Robert Stevenson directed.

“Bedknobs and Broomsticks” (1971) - Angela Landsbury and David Tomlinson starred in this musical adaptation of Mary Norton’s children books, 1944′s “The Magic Bedknob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons” and 1947′s “Bonfires and Broomsticks”.  Robert Stevenson directed.

“The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance” (1978) - Brock Peters starred in this Civil War adventure about a black Union soldier and escaped prisoner of war, who helps five wealthy Northern children being held hostage from Confederate soldiers escape from their captors.  Russ Mayberry directed.

“Dick Tracy” (1990) - Warren Beatty directed and starred in this adaptation of the 1930s comic strip created by Chester Gould.  Oscar nominee Al Pacino, Glenne Headly and Madonna co-starred.

“The Rocketeer” (1991) - Bill Campbell starred in this adaptation of the superhero comic book series created by Dave Stevens.  Directed by Joe Johnston, the movie co-starred Jennifer Connelly, Timothy Dalton and Alan Arkin.

“The Adventures of Huck Finn” (1993) - Elijah Wood and Courtney B. Vance starred in this adaptation of Mark Twain’s 1884 novel, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”.  The movie was written and directed by Stephen Sommers.

“The Three Musketeers” (1993) - Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O’Donnell, Charlie Sheen and Oliver Platt starred in this loose adaptation of Alexandre Dumas père‘s 1844 novel.  Stephen Herek directed.

“Pirates of the Caribbean:  The Curse of the Black Pearl” (2003) - Johnny Depp starred in the first film of the supernatural swashbuckler film series that was based on a Disney Park attraction.  Directed by Gore Verbinski, the movie co-starred Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Geoffrey Rush.

“National Treasure” (2004) - Nicholas Cage starred in the first adventure movie in this film series about a historian and treasure hunter.  Directed by Jon Turtelbaub, the movie co-starred Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger, Sean Bean and Jon Voight.

“Pirates of the Caribbean:  Dead Man’s Chest” (2006) - Johnny Depp starred in the second movie of the supernatural swashbuckler film series that was based on the Disney Park attraction.  Directed by Gore Verbinski, the movie co-starred Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Bill Nighy.

“National Treasure 2:  Book of Secrets” (2007) - Nicholas Cage starred in the second adventure movie in this film series about a historian and treasure hunter.  Directed by Jon Turtelbaub, the movie co-starred Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Ed Harris and Helen Mirren.

“Prince of Persia:  The Sands of Time” (2010) - Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton and Ben Kingsley starred in this action-adventure adaptation of Jordan Mechner’s video game series.  Mike Newell directed.

“Saving Mr. Banks” (2013) - Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks starred in this biopic about conflict between author P.L. Travers and filmmaker Walt Disney over the development of the 1964 movie, “Mary Poppins”.  John Lee Hancock directed.

“Tomorrowland” (2015) - George Clooney, Britt Robertson and Hugh Laurie starred in science-fiction adventure about a disillusioned scientist and a teenage science enthusiast embarking on a trip to a futuristic alternate dimension.  Brad Bird directed and co-wrote with Damon Lindelof.

“Cruella” (2021) - Emma Stone starred as the titular character in this crime comedy about the villainess from Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians”.  Directed by Craig Gillespie, the movie co-starred Emma Thompson, Joel Fry and Paul Walter Hauser.

Do you have any favorite Disney live-action movies?  What are they?

#walt disney studios #disney studios #disney live action #disney live action films #treasure island #treasure island 1950 #robert newton #bobby driscoll #robert stevenson #davy crockett #early america #davy crockett and the river pirates #fess parker #buddy ebsen #norman foster #the parent trap #the parent trap 1961 #hayley mills #brian keith #maureen o'hara #david swift #mary poppins #p.l. travers #mary poppins 1964 #julie andrews #dick van dyke #edwardian age #that darn cat 1965 #dean jones #the adventures of bullwhip griffin

[talknerdywithus]

Fox Announces Casting for Upcoming Rent Live Musical

Fox Announces Casting for Upcoming Rent Live Musical

Fox has announced the cast for its upcoming Rent live musical.

The full cast is as follows:

Kiersey Clemons as JOANNE JEFFERSON, Maureen’s girlfriend and an Ivy League-educated lawyer.

Brandon Victor Dixon as TOM COLLINS, the computer scientist who returns to New York after being expelled from MIT.

Jordan Fisheras MARK COHEN, an aspiring filmmaker, who serves as the show’s narrator, while filming…

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#Alex Rudzinski #Angel Dumont Schunard #ben platt #Benjamin Coffin III #Brandon Victor Dixon #Brennin Hunt #Fox #Joanne Jefferson #Jonathan Larson #jordan fisher #Kiersey Clemons #Marc Platt #Mario #Mark Cohen #Maureen Johnson #Michael Greif #Mimi Marquez #Rent #Rent: Live #Roger Davis #Tinashe #Tom Collins #valentina #Vanessa Hudgens

[forasecondtherewedwon]

Top 5 female characters in literature?

Delightful ask! Thank you, Anon!!

I'm going to divide it by female characters written by women vs. written by men because the ~vibe~ is different.

top 5 written by men

Kathy H. (Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro)

Annie Platt (Juliet, Naked - Nick Hornby)

Laura Brown (The Hours - Michael Cunningham)

Eustacia Vye (The Return of the Native - Thomas Hardy)

Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing - Shakespeare)

top 5 10 written by women (I tried to do 5. I tried.)

the second Mrs. de Winter (Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier)

Monica (The Cheerleaders - Kara Thomas)

Stevie Bell (Truly Devious - Maureen Johnson)

Seol (The Silence of Bones - June Hur)

Cindy (Marilou is Everywhere - Sarah Elaine Smith)

the narrator (The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty - Vendela Vida)

Ada (Outlawed - Anna North)

Miss Marple (Agatha Christie)

Beth March (Little Women - Louisa May Alcott)

Malka Treynovsky (The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street - Susan Jane Gilman)

ask me my top 5 / top 10 anything

#asks #not completely in order but THIS WAS VERY DIFFICULT #I agonized

[otterthewriter]

I wasn't too worried abt rent live casting before but I just watched a rent live dreamcast video and she suggested m.ley cyr.s as maureen so now I'm going to have nightmares about that for the rest of my life

#ben platt will probably play mark and honestly I'm fine with that #and I'm fine if he doesnt #collins will be someone from hamilton #and even tho I am praying its oak ill be fine if its not #roger will probably be a mainstream performer #but I Swear if Miley cerise plays maureen I will shit myself

[dustedmagazine]

Listed: Cuddle Magic

Brooklyn sextet Cuddle Magic have been making sprightly, smartly arranged indie-pop for the last dozen or so years. If you didn’t guess the concept behind their new album, Bath, from the title alone, you might receive clues from the intimate performances contained therein — it was recorded in a bathroom around 23 microphones, capturing the sound of these six musical friends locking into sweet, melodic songcraft. In his review of the album, Tim Clarke observes that “While some of the band’s last album, Ashes/Axis, took shape from rhythmic ideas sourced from old songs, Bath sees melody and intimacy take precedence.” Now that the coronavirus pandemic has devastated the music industry and temporarily riven the close connections that musical relationships foster, each member of Cuddle Magic selected music they’ve been holding close.

Benjamin Lazar Davis

Ben Platt — “Rain”

Was watching The Politician on Netflix and stalked this guy to this song. All I’ve been listening to ever since.

Cole Kamen-Green

Bill Evans Trio — “My Foolish Heart” (Live at The Village Vanguard, 1961)

This track is so beautiful. The sound of the recording, the chatter in the club, the slow groove/feel. There's a moment at 2:52 through 3:02 that continues to be one of my favorite moments in all of music.

Caroline Polachek — “I Give Up”

I love the production on this. Her singing is super groovy. The hi-hats are grimy. It’s sparse. The lyrics hurt a bit. The orchestration is super dope. It makes the face go stank.

Kristin Slipp

Björk — “Undo”

“Undo” by Björk is in my top ten favorite songs of all time. I love everything about it — the intimate production, her tender vocals, the harmonic structure, the choir and strings. Björk has a beautiful way of making abstract feel as natural as breath.

Chloe x Halle — “Forgive Me”

Way into how this song almost seems like it starts in the middle — it’s immediately hype. Of course Beyonce’s proteges are making some shit!

David Flaherty

The Velvet Underground — “Foggy Notion”

Maureen Tucker is my favorite drummer, and she really shines on this track. Her simplicity, consistency, and distaste for cymbals are an inspiration.

Charley Patton — “A Spoonful Blues”

I love this song so much. Charley Patton’s guitar playing is hypnotic. I don’t ever want it to end.

Christopher Andrew McDonald

Jakob Bro — “Heroines (Variation)”

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Incredibly beautiful song from Danish guitarist Jakob Bro. Fun fact: Joey Baron [drummer on Streams] is Cole’s uncle.

Alec Spiegelman

Dinah Washington — “Mellow Mama Blues”

This track (and the whole set of 1945 Apollo recordings) has inspired me so much over the years, and continues to teach me new things! The groove, the balance of the band, the incredible singing, and the surprisingly wild and beautiful arrangement (for which no one is credited: did Mingus, who plays bass, have anything to do with that?), and Lucky Thompson sounding like no one else on tenor sax!

Christina Aguilera — “What A Girl Wants”

This is a masterpiece of a song. I love way the same melody gets displaced, sitting in three different places on the beat. The phrasing and the arrangement is crazy-crooked and squirrelly but sounds inevitable!

#dusted magazine #listed #cuddle magic #ben platt #bill evans trio #caroline polachek #bjork #chloe x halle #velvet underground #charley patton #jacob bro #dinah washington #christina aguilera

[buechermadl]

Rezension -Siebzehnter Sommer-

Klappentext

Angie hat gerade die Schule abgeschlossen und freut sich, für ihr Studium ihre Heimatstadt endlich verlassen zu können. Da bittet sie ausgerechnet Mädchenschwarm Jack um ein Date, die beiden erlieben sich, und sie erleben die besten Wochen ihres Lebens. Doch Angie weiß: Am Ende des Sommers muss sie sich zwischen Liebe und der lang ersehnten Freiheit entscheiden.

Cover

Das Cover und die ganze Aufmachung des Buches hat mich sofort angesprochen. Alles ist in einem matten orange gehalten und somit farblich aufeinander abgestimmt.

Schreibstil

Der Schreibstil ist nicht angstengend, dennoch konnte er mich nicht fesseln. Immer wieder bin ich aus der Geschichte raus gekommen und musste mich teilweise zwingen weiter zu lesen.

Inhalt/Rezension

Angie ist ein junges Mädchen, was noch wenig Erfahrung und auch mit dem Ausgehen im Allgemeinen hat. Doch als sie Jack kennenlernt wird sie sofort in die Welt der “Coolen” hinein gezogen und nach anfänglichen Untersicherheiten findet sie daran auch Gefallen. Angie hat zwei ältere Schwestern von denen sie manchmal Rat bekommt und eine jüngere mit der sie sich ebenfalls sehr gut versteht. Auch ihre Eltern können sich auf die Jugendliche verlassen, sie unterstützt sie und arbeitet im Haushalt sehr viel mit. Trotz der vorbildlichen Beschreibung von Angie bin ich nicht so richtig mit ihr warm geworden. Das hat sehr wahrscheinlich auch dazu beigetragen, dass dieses Buch mich nicht packen konnte. Die Geschichte des Sommers ist ganz nett erzählt, aber für meinen Geschmack etwas platt und flach.

Fazit

Dieses Buch ist leider eine kleine Enttäuschung für mich gewesen, hab mir mehr davon erhofft.

Ich danke vorablesen und dem Kein & Aber Verlag für die Bereitstellung des Exemplares. Die Meinung passiert auf meinen Leseeindrücken.

Zum Buch

Verlag: Kein & Aber

Autorin: Maureen Daly

Buchlänge: 304 Seiten

Preis: 13 Euro

#kein & aber #rezension #Siebzehnter Sommer #schönescover #Maureen Daly

[zefforuins]

I was really rooting for Ben Platt to play Mark, but I’m SO excited to see what Jordan Fisher does with it!

Also shook that Vanessa Hudgens isn’t playing Mimi again?? But I think it’ll be interesting to see her play Maureen

#rent #rent live #my post

[dopescissorscashwagon]

Strange weather today here in Glastonbury, torrential hail now but a little while ago the sun popped out behind some storm clouds.

📸 By Maureen Platts

November 1st, 2023

#Maureen Platts #Storm Clouds #Glastonbury Tor #Amazing #Beautiful #Nature #Travel #November 1st 2023 #Photography

[denyinggravity]

we need more universal musical theatre memes. i felt the need to propose some

•every time there’s a picture of nic rouleau just pretending he’s a really important member of the mormon church (ie: “this is a picture of Brigham Young, one of the og mormons”; or “meet Thomas Monson: the president of the mormon church”)

•never saying lin’s name. just replace it with He, Him, His, etc. lin is god. 

•any musical that closed is now required to be bleeped out (gr**t c*m*t, etc)

•every year on march 21st (the first day of spring) everyone forgets that any musical except spring awakening exists

•this isn’t new but yall have gotta keep up with the “this is not amelie” bootleg names. fantastic. 10/10

•whenever people are partying describe it like “they’re behaving like they’re at the ballet”

•whenever someone is asking how to pronounce something/is pronouncing it wrong just go “actually it’s pronounced barFAY”

•whenever something confusing is happening be like “welcome to the rock”

•sentences in the style of “elsa from frozen? no, she’s maureen from rent” to describe people

•pretending jeremy jordan is an actual dog

•photoshopping christian borle’s face onto everything because he’s been in literally every show

•saying “hey guys who’s down to write a(n) ___ musical with me” except the ___ is replaced by something that should NOT be made into a musical (ie: “hey guys whos down to write a “the old man and the sea” musical with me)

•ben platt is an alien. we have no idea where he came from. he just showed up on earth today and decided to bless us with his presence and voice. you are now a secret agent whose task is to figure out where he came from and if there are more of these blessed beings

please feel free to add more. we need these in the broadway fandom

#broadway #musical theatre #musical theater #musical theater memes #ben platt #dear evan hansen #book of mormon #nic rouleau #lin manuel miranda #hamilton #lin is god #great comet #natasha pierre and the great comet of 1812 #yaYEET #spring awakening #lea michele #amelie #25th annual putnam county spelling bee #spelling bee musical #come from away #welcome to the rock #andrew rannells #idina menzel #rent #rent musical #jeremy jordan #newsies #christian borle #i put my life's work into this #this is my legacy

[groffsauce]

Rent Live

So I’m over here doing homework as well as listening to Dear Evan Hansen and crying over Ben Platt and how amazing he is. Taking a break from homework I came up with my Rent Live on fox DREAM cast.

Some I have more than 1 person for.

Mark Cohen- Ben Platt (I swear if Ben doesn’t play Mark I’m boycotting) But....if it’s not him I will accept Grant Gustin or Andy Mientus

Roger Davis- Jonathan Groff, Brendon Urie (I mean did we see him as Charlie Price in Kinky Boots?? Amazing), Stark Sands, Aaron Tveit, Andy Mientus (Yes double dipped but that man CAN SING)

Mimi Marquez- Vanessa Hudgens, Jasmine Cephas Jones

Tom Collins- Christopher Jackson

Angel Dumott Schunard - Todrick Hall

Maureen Johnson- Demi Lovato

Joanne Jefferson- Amber Riley (QUEEN WOULD KILL THIS ROLE)

Benny Coffin the Third- I don’t know why I really want Daveed Diggs to play him or Leslie Odom Jr. 

Okay so this is my dream cast!! If anyone has their own I would love to share ideas and discuss this! Unless you don’t think Ben Platt should play Mark, then don’t even bother. Just kidding....all are welcome!!

#rent live #rent on fox #rent dream cast #dream cast #ben platt #jonathan groff #andy mientus #Grant Gustin #Brendon Urie #Stark Sands #aaron tveit #Vanessa Hudgens #Jasmine Cephas Jones #Christopher jackson #todrick hall #demi lovato #amber riley #daveed diggs #leslie odom jr

[lafamamusic]

Video. Presentadora de televisión Maureen Salguero sufre un pequeño infarto cerebral en pleno programa. Nadie le creyó

Video. Presentadora de televisión Maureen Salguero sufre un pequeño infarto cerebral en pleno programa. Nadie le creyó

Video. Presentadora de televisión, Maureen Salguero, sufre un pequeño infarto cerebral en pleno programa. Nadie le creyó. Foto: Spencer Platt. / Getty Images Una de las conductora del programa de televisión costarricense “Divas” de la cadena Multimedios estaba al aire como de costumbre cuando de pronto comenzó a sentir que no podía articular las palabras. Sus compañeras de programa, Verónica y…

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[enthusiasticmusicalquotes]

I think if it's going to be anyone it'll be Maureen since she would be the easiest one to bring in some random Hollywood diva for. Although I also saw a speculation article cast Ben Platt as Mark and I'm sorry but. He is not Mark.

idk i could see him as Mark, but that’s just me. he’s a pretty good actor and i think he could pull it off. 

i guess we’ll see who they’ll bring in…this show is truly an ensemble show so it’s no one’s guess who they’ll cast.

#asks #anonymous #theatre discourse #rent live speculation