#a man of no importance

[doyouknowthismusical]

#musical theater #do you know this musical #poll #a man of no importance #stephen flaherty #lynn ahrens #terrence mcnally #language: english

[sisigull]

Introduction!! (I yap a lot)

Hello! Knowing that I have some more people following me or just snooping about, I think it's time to do an official intro ✨

You can simply just call me Sisigull and I use she/her. I am ASPEC but no specific labels yet. I am a minor so beware!! I am a Scorpio sun and Gemini moon and ascendant, if you're into astrology. Hope you enjoy it here!

More about me

✨ I do art! Mainly ocs and fan arts through watercolours, silly sketchies, and digitally when I am feeling it.

✨ I am a fervent theatre kid if that is not obvious :)) I enjoy all sorts of musicals, plays, and other preforming arts media. Not only that, I do theatre and I'm a mezzo and a mover, not a dancer T T. I have a soft spot for euro musicals like Elisabeth, Rebecca, and Roméo et Juliette to name a few. I also like mainstream ones and even more, nicher ones (A Man of No Importance my beloved). Hit me up if you wanna talk about musicals!

✨ I also like a lot of literature and fandoms, currently very into Lord of the Flies and Good Omens. I also like other shows and media like PJO, classic lit, BBC Ghosts, Horrible Histories, Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, etc.

✨ I am a history nerd. I enjoy fashion history and just history in general, especially European from 17th cen to early 20th cen.

✨ I don't really play video games but I am weirdly obsessed with the Bioshock trilogy and Stardew Valley. Casual PJSK, Honkai Star Rail, and Reverse 1999 player.

✨ I collect LPS and also customise them.

✨ I am a swiftie, debut and speak now are my favs! I also listen to Marina and Paramore <3

✨ I LOVE fountain pens. I am a nerd for fountain pens and inks. I have a collection of 10 fountain pens and around 25 bottles of ink! It’s still growing due to my minuscule bank account T T.

Boundaries and DNI

Please do not interact with me if you are homophobic, racist, transphobic, sexist, or anything of that sort. Bigotry is not welcome here in this blog. Please do not come here to start a fight just for the sake of it cause I already have enough to deal with irl 💀.

Anyways, have fun!! Not the most active but can't wait to know y'all, esp if you have the same interests as me <3

#blogger #get to know me #get to know the blogger #theatre nerd #theatre kid #artists on tumblr #a man of no importance

[radioprinz]

Baby Rufus 😅❤️

#rufus sewell #a man of no importance #babyrufus #robbie fay

[autisticheadcanons]

Alfie Byrne from the Musical A Man Of No Importance is autistic.

#autistic headcanon #actuallyautistic #submission #alfie byrne #a man of no importance #musical theater

[belizedeservesbetter]

A Man of No Importance is Really Important to Me

John Doyle really said “Let me show you how it’s done” 

In an age of musicals where Big Belting and screaming high notes are all the rage, I am so completely thrilled that the smaller and more modest A Man of No Importance gets a chance to shine - and shine it does over in Union Square at Classic Stage Company.

The shows tells the tale of Alfie Byrne (played by Jim Parsons but more on him later) who is a part time bus driver and full time leader of a small amateur theatre troupe in Dublin. Alfie is determined to stage Oscar Wilde’s Salome, despite objections from the church all the while straining against the homophobic society that has held him down for so long. The show is very charming on its surface but packs a real punch as well.

The show really made me remember just how good of a writer Terrence McNally was. The book is absolutely phenomenal. There are so many characters in this show and yet each feels fully realized. Alfie himself is such a wonderful character and his desperation to stage this play and how deeply in love he’s in with his best friend is so gorgeously written. Everything is so subtle and so perfectly heart breaking at just the right moments and really made me remember how good a musical can be. 

Of course the music is excellent, but I was also really blown away by the orchestrations. I know people are hit or miss about John Doyle’s having the actors also play instruments, but it worked so perfectly here. Bruce Coughlin’s orchestrations were so beautiful and brought out so many layers to the already beautiful score. 

Truly, this is a show about art and love and deep love for art and deep love for theatre and being gay and what you cling to when the world you live in won’t let you be who you are or love who you love. 

John Doyle’s direction perfectly highlights all of these themes and his style is so perfectly suited for this show. Stripping the show down to its bare essentials highlighted the raw emotion of the show and the feeling of Alfie being trapped but desperately trying to find his way out. Doyle also staged a lot of scenes in a way that I can only describe as like a near and far effect? It was really lovely and really captured Alfie’s loneliness and how often he is seen as an outsider. 

There was also such a deep theatricality to it that I found so beautiful. Doyle made the show feel like the poems Alfie loves. He created such beautiful stage pictures that will stick with me for a long time. 

Between this, last year’s Assassins and of course The Color Purple, I’m reminded that John Doyle is one of our most iconic directors for a reason. He’s able to get to the heart of the show and put it on full display. He pulls phenomenal performances from his actors and knows how to tell a damn good story.

The set, also designed by Doyle, was also very lovely. It set the whole show in the church basement where St. Imelda’s Players rehearses their plays and it fit Classic Stage Company’s space so perfectly. The back wall was covered in antique mirrors, which was a really lovely touch considering Alfie’s big song in Act One. 

Which of course brings us to the performances, which were all wonderful. Everyone was excellent, with Jim Parsons, Mare Winingham, AJ Shively and Mary Beth Peil being the highlights.

Peil is always a delight, and it was wonderful seeing her play an actress who takes her performance way too seriously. Shively was surprisingly very wonderful, though really I shouldn’t be too surprised as I thought he was great in last season’s Paradise Square as well. His Robbie grounded Parson’s Alfie very well and his “Streets of Dublin” was a highlight. 

Mare Winningham is Mare Winningham, which means of course she was excellent. Alfie and his sister Lilly are the emotional core of the show, and she was absolutely wonderful. 

Jim Parsons was also absolutely wonderful, which is no easy feat considering he is on stage for just about the entirety of the show. It is very clear how important this character is to Parsons, and he fills him with so much heart and so much want. He isn’t the best singer, but it somehow works in the show. Alfie isn’t a great artist, so Parsons doesn’t have to be a great singer. Likewise, where he lacks in singing (and occasionally the Irish accent), he makes up in heart and excellent acting. It was an absolute joy to see him on stage. 

All in all this show is so wonderful! If you’re able, definitely head down to Union Square to see this beautiful gem of a show. 

#a man of no importance #john doyle #jim parsons #theatre #review

[baeaisling]

#jonathan rhys meyers #jrm #tbt #tbt1994 #a man of no importance #albert finney

[musical-dreamcasts]

An American in Paris - Fra Fee (he/him) as Henri Baurel, requested by @a-rose-remembered

Birthday: May 20, 1987 (age 35)

Birth Place: Killyman, Northern Ireland

Theatre credits include: Jean Prouvaire/Understudy Marius/Enjolras (Les Misérables), Emcee (Cabaret), Billy Kostecki (Dirty Dancing), Jamie Wellerstein (The Last Five Years), Riff (West Side Story), Michael Carney (The Ferryman), Henrik Egerman (A Little Night Music), Robbie Fay (A Man of No Importance), Schlomo Metzenbaum (Fame). Fee also played the role of Courfeyrac in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables.

(Pictured on the right is Max von Essen, who played the role in the Paris and Broadway productions)

Credits: Ruth Crafer, Matthew Murphy

#an american in paris #les miserables #cabaret musical #dirty dancing #the last five years #west side story #the ferryman #a little night music #a man of no importance #fame the musical #fra fee #henri baurel #jean prouvaire #marius pontmercy #enjolras #courfeyrac #emcee #billy kostecki #jamie wellerstein #riff wss #michael carney #henrik egerman #robbie fay #schlomo metzenbaum

[starkiddreamcasting]

Starkid A Man of No Importance

Love who you love. It’s another day for Starkid A Man of No Importance. Didn’t really know about this musical until the recent revival and a friend recomending the cast album. It ended being a beautiful show and the ideas started flowing through my brain. Haven’t seen a lot of buzz for this show on this site, so if you haven’t listened to this show uhhhh do it. Lots of holiday/winter dreamcasts coming up for the rest of the month so look forward to those.

1. Dylan Saunders as Alfie Byrne 2. Jamie Burns as Lily Byrne 3. Curt Mega as Robbie Fay 4. Tiffany Williams as Adele Rice 5. Jim Povolo as William Carney 6. Lauren Lopez as Mrs. Patrick 7. Nick Gage as Baldy O’Shea 8. James Tolbert as Peter/Berton Baret 9. Lily Marks as Mrs. Margaret Grace 10. Brian Rosenthal as Ernie Lally 11. Corey Dorris as Father Kenny 12. Rachael Soglin as Mrs. Curtin 13. Jaime Lyn Beatty as Mrs. Oona Crowe

Understudies: Tyler Brunsman (Robbie Fay, Peter/Berton Baret, Ernie Lally), Bryce Charles (Adele Rice, Mrs. Patrick, Mrs. Curtin), Meredith Stepien (Lily Byrne, Mrs. Margaret Grace, Mrs. Oona Crowe), Joe Walker (Alfie Byrne, William Carney, Baldy O’Shea, Father Kenny)

Make sure to leave any show suggestions or any questions on my casting choices so I can explain them.

#starkid #dreamcast #a man of no importance #dylan saunders #jamie burns #Curt Mega #tiffany williams #jim povolo #lauren lopez #nick gage #James Tolbert #lily marks #Brian Rosenthal #Corey Dorris #rachael soglin #jaime lyn beatty #tyler brunsman #bryce charles #Meredith Stepien #joe walker

[mr-malumm]

Stayed gone but vox narrates his passive aggressive insecure ass scrolling text from the bottom of his broadcast 👊💥📺

#plus what definitely canonically happened when this very important breaking news interrupted tv #are we sure this guy is allowed to be an overlord #imagining the audience just trying to enjoy their shows and then BOOM TV MAN AND HIS GAY INSECURITIES #your pitch crush is showing #radiostatic #i fell for the fucking tv #vox #hazbin hotel fanart #hazbin hotel #hazbin art #hazbin alastor #hazbin vox #alastor #katie killjoy #my art

[eemamminy-art]

I love that they added these new bits of dialog about how much he likes eggs—

I'M SORRY????

#this is so fucking funny #I love this patch already #truly the way to a man's heart is through his stomach #which is full of raw eggs #baby boy why #are the gains that important #help #sdv #stardew valley #sdv alex #alex mullner

[disteal]

So I haven’t talked about this on main before, but the situation in South Gaza has gotten so horrifying that I’m p much throwing caution to the wind to desperately plead for eyes on this. I’m raising awareness about stories from activists in Gaza right now, including one of our own.

My lovely, wonderful friend Swin (aka tumblr user @combaticon) was deployed as a volunteer medic to a Gaza hospital on the 9th.

When the bloodshed started, she heard they needed extra hands in Gaza, she spoke Arabic and had the training, and she went.

I’ve been in contact with her throughout. She’s so incredibly brave it takes my breath away. My heart bleeds for these children she’s taking care of and how resilient they are is… astonishing.

Swin and these poor people have been under siege for so long, and they’re in desperate need of critical supplies. They have to filter water through their clothes, and it’s getting dangerously cold. Foods finally been getting through, but there’s not enough blankets and jackets to go around and there’s no fuel for the generators.

Their comrades in the West Bank have been completely pushed out by settler thugs. It’s incredibly unsafe to even be doing humanitarian work for Palestinians. Remember this the next time a Zionist tells you they’re doing this to ‘feel safe’. The IOF is arming lynch mobs.

On a personal note, this has been the most gut-wrenching week of my life. Every day when I wake up without a text from her I feel so much fear. I fight back the grief but I don’t know how to help or what to do. It’s terrifying.

Swin has asked for nothing, absolutely nothing other than something it can show the people around it to make them feel like they’re not going to be abandoned. To make sure they’re not forgotten in some pit praying Rafah opens before Israel decides to slaughter them all.

Today was a bad day. She’s alive but beyond worrying about her privacy now; she’s asked me to share this and to beg that we not lose steam and forget about them. Please share this, and please keep being fucking annoying and loud and digging your heels in with fury because we cannot let these people die silently.

[Times of Gaza] [QUD network] [Eye on Palestine]

[link to GCC registration website as the link in this picture is broken]

Please keep in mind that the Global Conscience Convoy is NOT soliciting donations, and registration is to sign up for attendance to the actual event in Cairo. There’s a list of other actions you can do to boost awareness for their protest at Rafah on the website.

#palestine #world news #gaza strip #israel #dis.txt #long post #psa #important #i just want her to come home man #i’m so so so so proud of her

[lazylittledragon]

more domestics to warm the soul <33

#art #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #astarion #tavstarion #until they sort out the daywalker thing he's getting the taako special #if you're not putting astarion in fabulous outfits then what are you doing #also fuck you astarion for being the only fictional man that i can't Dad #that man would throw an orphan into a volcano for one corn chip #it is so important to me that dorian's eyes look like he's never had a thought

[cemeterything]

i'm aromantic but to me the most romantic words in the universe are "you won't hurt me". i trust you to try not to cause me pain, and you can trust me to have the self-preservation instincts and knowledge and respect for your boundaries not to let you.

#🐉 #yes i often feel more like an unsocialised beaten animal than a man. thats not important right now though.

[figueroths]

not to be a high elf apologist but ​i have to say it’s actually kinda sweet that old man both expected to see gorgug again and made intentional (albeit goofy) effort to get his name right even if the best that’ll come out of his own mouth is grape nip

#maybe it’s just irl connections too #but this old man who’s so out of touch because gorgug’s whole life will be the blink of an eye for him did actually think about him #and knew gorgug was bothered and truly chose the most dipshitted way to approach it with a yak bak but nonetheless did choose! #also it’s on theme with how many times brennan brought up that names are important #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fhjy spoilers

[slymanner]

hurt my heart why dontcha.

#adventure time #fionna and cake #fionna and cake spoilers #simon petrikov #BMO #this is seriously fucked up u cant do this to me im so sadSNSSN #IMAGINE BEING BMO #just one day finn and jake say they'll brb and they're going on a important mission... #and BMO after this and them being gone for awhile just see's the world go into peril #death everywhere. no sign of his friends expect remnant's of the past.. #and the only survivor is them... #no other's expect the thing who released hell upon this once lively and colorful world in the first place. #and BMO just accept's this...tells themselves that they're still around...cosplay's as they're old friend's...this is fucked up #in the current timeline all his friend's are gone to natural circumstances. #but for this one? it was too early. too sudden. atleast in this one BMO will remember they're name's but...man. #this poor lil robo cant get a BREAK. #AND THEY FUCKING DIE IN SACRIFICE AT THE END TOO SHUTUPPPDPDPDPD #and the fact BMO also consider's “jerry” a friend...not knowing...that the same person caused all this. #this is...SO FUCKED UP #WHY MUST THE SHOW WRITERS DO THIS TO MY HEART.

[acarillustrated]

thinking about mizu from blue eye samurai. thinking. thinking so much. thinking about how mizu operates outside of gender. like we joke about her gender being revenge but straight up? it literally is. like she grew up as a boy and is most comfortable being a man, but behind that is the feeling of betraying himself because he isn't being honest about who he is and he lives in fear of being discovered. and when he lived as a woman, she found joy there as well. she fell in love, and though she wasn't good at it, she liked being a wife and enjoying a simple life. but in that life too, she isn't being honest about who she is. and when she reveals her true self, it's not a woman, she's a demon, a weapon. she's to masculine to be a woman, and too feminine to be a man. ultimately, mizu is most comfortable when they are being a murder machine. that's when they feel they are being the most true to themself. like a sword, they are neither man nor woman, but a blend of both, which makes them stronger.

#also there's a point to be made about how their identity as a mixed person plays a role in their gender #but i can't really speak on that #it's obvious tho #like that's what the show is about #like the reason mizu is perceived as masculine is because she's half white #honestly the racial thing is more important #which is why it's explicitly stated in the show #but im seeing a lot of discourse about mizu's gender #honestly a lot of mizu's relationship w gender is subtext #like good news tho! #mizu is a woman! but also a man! #it's both at the same time #anyway #ill shut up now #i just love her so much #not art #blue eye samurai #mizu #blue eye samurai mizu #bes mizu