#michael piazza

[fightinglikeaman]

#tablesetting #michael piazza #family #myuplouds

[saintlucyrepresents]

Michael Piazza The Great Marsh Shellfish Co.

Michael Piazza shot new motion work for The Great Marsh Shellfish Co. Michael captured the marshes and peaceful surrounding landscape in Rowley, Massachusetts while taking a close look at the intricate farming practice. 

Watch the full video online here and check out Michael Piazza’s motion portfolio here.

#saintlucyreps #saint lucy represents #michael piazza #shellfish #fish farming #shellfish farming #landscape photography #drone photography #fish photographer #the great marsh shellfish co #boston photographer #boston director

[catherinesvalois]

Period Drama Appreciation Week (2022)

Day 1 Favorite TV Show → Boardwalk Empire (2010 - 2015)

“Breathe, Nuck. You’ll get through it. All you gotta worry about is when you run out of booze, and you run out of company...”

#boardwalk empire #boardwalk empire hbo #boardwalkedit #perioddramaedit #period drama #perioddramasource #periodedit #perioddramaweek2022 #steve buscemi #shea whigham #michael kenneth williams #michael k williams #kelly macdonald #michael shannon #michael pitt #jack huston #vincent piazza #stephen graham #bobby cannavale #anatol yusef #nucky thompson #chalky white #richard harrow #nelson van alden #eli thompson #margaret schroeder #jimmy darmody #lucky luciano #meyer lansky #al capone

[pedroam-bang]

Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014)

#2010 #2014 #film #series #TV show #television #mafia #Boardwalk Empire #Steve Buscemi #Enoch Thompson #Nucky #Kelly Macdonald #Margaret Schroeder #Margaret Thompson #Michael Stuhlbarg #Arnold Rothstein #Stephen Graham #Al Capone #Vincent Piazza #Lucky Luciano #Atlantic City #prohibition

[schottisreisetagebuch]

Chaos. Leben. Überleben

Im Anflug auf Neapel

Neapel – Das pure Leben

Anlässlich des 100. Geburtstages des US-Schauspielers Marlon Brando am 3. April 2024, der als „Don Vito Corleone“ in Francis Ford Coppolas, dreifach mit dem Oscar ausgezeichneten Meisterwerk „The Godfather“ (Der Pate) eine seiner Lebensrollen verkörperte, möchte ich von einer lebendigsten Hauptstädte Europas berichten, die alles andere, nur keine Hauptstadt ist – obwohl, so sicher bin ich mir da gar nicht. Denn in Sachen Lebensfreude, Herzlichkeit und Genuss läuft sie der etwas mehr als zweihundert Kilometer entfernt gelegenen ewigen Stadt Rom zweifellos den Rang ab. Neapel ist Italien, und Italien ist Neapel. 

Piazza Pignasecca

Ohne Chaos, kein Leben. Seit Jahrhunderten bringen Philosophen die beiden Begriffe in Kongruenz, vielleicht auch nur, um die Unzulänglichkeit menschlichen Strebens in ein beschönigendes Licht zu setzen. Die Begriffsverwandtschaft freilich ist in dieser Stadt mehr als offensichtlich, und kaum dass der Reisende seine ersten, zaghaften Schritte in jene vor Lust und Leidenschaft überbordende Stadt setzt, die seit je her als Synonym südländischer Lebensfreude gilt, ist und bleibt man von ihr gefangen. Und wenn erst die abendlich-goldenen Sonnenstrahlen den Lungomare vor dem Castell Uovo in ein brodelndes, vibrierendes Ganzes verwandeln - längstens dann gleicht er einem, über die schroffen Abhänge des nahegelegenen Vesuvs sich ergießenden Magmastrom. Dann kocht das Temperament des Neapolitaners hoch und eine Urgewalt an Sinnlichkeit erfasst die Stadt zwischen Via Toledo, Via Chiaia und der Spaccanapoli, die wie pulsierende Lebenslinien die Straßen der Innenstadt durchschneiden.

In den Gassen

Dazwischen jede Menge Gassen und Gässchen, Piazzas und Piazettas, auf denen Kinder spielen, Großmütter vor den Häusern hocken, Vespa-Fahrer hupen, Fußballfans Schlachtengesänge grölen, und Verkehrspolizisten mit ihren Trillerpfeifen den Verkehr zu regeln versuchen. Dann verwandeln sich Gehsteige in Schanigärten, die Kellner hasten pizzabeladen von drinnen nach draußen, von Tisch zu Tisch, Millionen von Jugendlichen nagen einander auf Parkbänken und in Hauseingängen ihre pubertären Gesichter ab, während die Touristen endlose Schlangen vor den Eisdielen bilden, alte Männer säckeweise Muscheln, Gamberetti und anderes Meeresgetier von den Fisch-Ständen nach Hause schleppen, indes die Mamas Wäscheleinen quer über die Gassen ziehen und die Väter die Losstände plündern, um sich ihren Wettverlust gleich darauf in der nächsten Bar schön zu saufen.

Il Cornicello

Napoli for ever! Wer das Leben trinken, dem Tod ein Schnippchen und das Glück lauthals begrüßen will, muss in genau diese Stadt reisen. Und wenn auch nur für ein paar Tage. Die aber, versprochen, haben es in sich! 

Castel Sant‘ Elmo - Von hier aus hat man den besten Überblick über Meer, Vesuv und die unendliche Stadt. Wer’s bequem machen will, der fährt mit der „Funiculare“, der Zahnradbahn, bergaufwärts, hinunter geht es dann über gefühlt tausende Stufen zurück ins Getümmel des Häusermeeres.

Castel Sant' Elmo

Über die Via Toledo zum Piazza Dante und zur Piazza Pignasecca – Die überfüllte quirlige Straße führt zu zwei der hübschesten Hotspots urbanen Lebens: Lokale, Shops und jede Menge Märkte.

Capella San Severo

Capella San Severo - Wer ein einzigartiges Kunstwerk innerhalb einer betörend schönen Museums-Kapelle erleben will, der muss hier hin: In der Mitte des Raumes ist das Kunstwerk Giuseppe Sanmartinos „Der verhüllte Jesus“ aufgebaut. Staunen und Wundern!

Der verhüllte Jesus von Giuseppe Sanmartinos

Via San Gregorio Armeno - Wer Wahnsinn pur erleben will, dem sei das schmale Gässchen anempfohlen: Hier findet man den personifizierten Weihnachtsrausch: Figuren, Puppen, Krippen - chinesisches Fließband und neapolitanisch Handgemachtes. Die satirischen Krippenfiguren huldigen Politikern, Promis, Päpsten und Fußballstars aus aller Welt. 

Weihnachten im Sommer und dazu Promis, Promis, Promis als Krippeninventar ...

Monastero di Santa Chiara - Eine Insel der Ruhe ist der zauberhafte Kreuzgang des Klosters Santa Chiara. Ein Farbenmeer strahlender Majolika-Kunst, ein gepflegter, südländischer Garten, und zwischendurch huschen Mönche über die Wege: Neapel bietet auch Muße und Ruhe.

Monasterio die Santa Chiara, Majolika und Mönchleins und die Muße der Stadt

Galleria Umberto I - Gleich gegenüber dem ältesten und glänzendsten Theater Italiens, dem „Teatro San Carlo“, befindet sich die mondäne und wohl spektakulärste Shopping-Mall Neapels, die „Galleria Umberto I“. 

Galleria Umberto I

Castell dell‘ Ovo - Vor dem Lungomare, der prächtigen Flaniermeile Neapels, erhebt sich eine sagenumwobene Tuffstein-Burg, ein wahrer Eye-Catcher, besonders in der blauen Stunde der orangeroten Abendsonnenstrahlen. Das Gebäude sieht aus wie ein Film-Set: Unwirklich, monströs, absichtsvoll. Das Kastell wurde ursprünglich als Überbau einer Kirche errichtet, die auf den Überresten einer Villa des Lukull thronte. Am Verrücktesten aber ist, was sich tief unterhalb befand: Das Ei des Vergil! Es lag in einer Karaffe, die tief im Verlies der Burg in einem kleinen Käfig von der Decke baumelte. Solange das Ei ganz blieb, so die Legende, blieb auch die Stadt unversehrt. Die Neapolitaner glaubten daran, bis heute -  warum auch nicht wir, die hunderttausend Touristen, die abends über den Ufer-Highway spazieren und ihr ‚unversehrtes‘ Leben genießen.

Castel dell'Ovo

Il Duomo - Auch im prächtigen Dom zu Neapel tut sich Wunderbares: Dreimal pro Jahr wird das Blut des verehrungswürdigen Märtyrers und Stadtheiligen, das in einer silbernen Ampulle im Safe der Kirche lagert, hervorgeholt und zum Hochaltar von „San Gennaro“ getragen. Der Kardinal hält jenes wundertätige Behältnis hoch und vor den staunenden Augen der Gläubigen verflüssigt sich das gestockte Blut des Heiligen. Wenn das geschieht, hat die Stadt nichts zu befürchten. Das Gegenteil könnte verheerend sein: Ein Ausbruch des Vesuvs, ein Krieg, ein Erdbeben. Also geht ein befreiendes Raunen durch die Stadt und die Neapolitaner sind beruhigt - bis zum nächsten Stichtag.

Il Duomo

Dass das „Blutwunder von St. Gennaro“ längst wissenschaftlich er- und geklärt ist, tut der Gutgläubigkeit des Volkes keinen Abbruch. Hier will man an Wunder erfüllt sehen, ob Eier, Blut oder die kleine, geschwungene Paprikaschote „Cornicello“, die gegen den „bösen Blick“ schützt – im Angesicht des Vesuvs, des ewig drohenden Symbols von Verderben und Untergangs, braucht man Übernatürliches. Und wenn es nichts nützt, schaden tut es gewiss nicht…  

Das Blutwunder

#michael schottenberg #schotti #schotti unterwegs #schotti to go #studio 2 #orf 2 #Italien #Kampanien #Neapel #Napoli #Monasterio di Santa Chiara #Via San Gregorio Armeno #Castell dell'Ovo #Il Cornicello #San Gennaro #Blutwunder von Neapel #Pizza #Vesuv #Vesuvio #Capella San Severino #Via Toledo #Via Chiaia #Spaccanapoli #Galleria Umberto I #Piazza Dante #Piazza Pignasecca #Der verhüllte Jesus #Giuseppe Sanmartinos #Castel Sant' Elmo

[soapkaars]

Compiling music for another playlist who’s only audience is me and me alone:

after the playlist that’s filled with all the covers of Ra Ra Rasputin that I like or could find,

and the one of all the covers of Popcorn I could get my hands on (including the Crazy Frog one),

this time it’s one that makes you feel anxiety (it’s got three songs on it so far but they’re all great)

#soapbox #I genuinely listen to these on a loop #also I’m sad I can’t find rondo veneziano’s La Piazza album on YouTube #it’s a good album #rondo veneziano #the comet is coming #michael gordon

[the-invisible-queer]

Felt the need to share it because I love this number so fucking much

#jersey boys #john lloyd young #michael lomenda #erich bergen #vincent piazza

[kiki-de-la-petite-flaque]

Jersey Boys | Erich Bergen, Clint Eastwood, John Lloyd Young, Vincent Piazza, e Michael Lomenda numa fotografia de Annie Leibovitz para a Vanity Fair (Julho 2014)

#Clint Eastwood #John Lloyd Young #Vincent Piazza #Michael Lomenda #Annie Leibovitz

[bkenber]

'The Wrath of Becky' Fearlessly Outdoes the Original

The following review was written by Ultimate Rabbit correspondent, Tony Farinella. I vaguely remember watching 2020’s “Becky” when it was released through various digital platforms.  Besides the brutal violence and seeing Kevin James as a Neo-Nazi, the film didn’t really leave a lasting impression on me as a viewer. When I heard they were going to make a sequel, “The Wrath of Becky,” I was…

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#2023 Movies #Aaron Dalla Villa #Action Thriller #Becky #Boulderlight Pictures #Chadd Harbold #Courtney Gains #Denise Burse #Dogs #Gabriella Piazza #J.D. Lifshitz #Jordan Beckerman #Jordan Yale Levine #Julia Swain #Lane Skye #Lulu Wilson #Matt Angel #Michael Sirow #Nick Morris #Nima Fakhrara #Noble Men #Post Film #Quiver Distribution #Raphael Margules #Revenge Movies #Ruckus Skye #Russ Posternak #Sean William Scott #Sequels #Stephen Moyer

[tinyreviews]

Watch this if you are curious about The Four Seasons. Elsewise, I don’t really find a compelling story in this biography.

And I realized most biographies are lackluster because they have to hit certain beats. And they usually are off-paced, or have poor setup and payoffs, due to this.

And like real life, there isn’t a nicely wrapped-up cathartic ending. Just a random point where we have to cut off at to end the story.

Jersey Boys is a 2014 American musical drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, based on the 2004 Tony Award-winning jukebox musical of the same name. It stars John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda, Vincent Piazza, and Christopher Walken.

#jersey boys #clint east #john lloyd young #erich bergen #michael lomenda #vincent piazza #christopher walken #musical drama #biography #the four seasons #movie review #2014

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have The Wrath of Becky 2023

#The Wrath of Becky #Lulu Wilson #Seann William Scott #Denise Burse #Jill Larson #Michael Sirow #Aaron Dalla Villa #Matt Angel #Courtney Gains #Pac Williams #Alison Cimmet #Derek Gaines #John D. Hickman #Kate Siegel #Zoie Morris #Gabriella Piazza

[boyduvet]

belle and sebastian \_> < _/ my chemical romance

being on yo gabba gabba???

#please don't ask about the format i dont knowwww how to do it right :( #in my both of these era rn :) #belle and sebastian #my chemical romance #omg also how is piazza new york catcher not their biggest song i have adored it forever #tiger milk is my favourite though #too many favourites to be real with you! #thinking about the juno soundtrack now #thinking about a redo of juno (2006) but with elliot page as elliot page and still with michael cera

[saintlucyrepresents]

Michael Piazza American Photography 40

Congratulations to Michael Piazza for being an American Photography 40 winner! Michael Piazza was chosen to be a part of American Photography’s 40th annual award book. Selected from over 7,000 entries, Michael’s winning image was originally shot for a cover feature for edible Boston magazine. The photograph shows a pink oyster mushroom's intricate shape and texture. 

Michael’s photo was among 316 images chosen to represent the best pictures of the past year and will be presented in print, online, and in person at the annual American Photography party in New York City this November.

See more of Michael Piazza’s work here.

#saintlucyreps #saint lucy represents #michael piazza #photo agency #photo award #american photography #american photography 40 #AP40 #American Photography Winner #AP40 Winner #Award winning photograph #mushroom #mushroom photography #farm photography #macro photography #muchrooms #pink oyster #oyster mushroom #edible boston

[evilscuderia]

killing myself in piazza michael schumacher, maranello (MO) to change the trajectory of scuderia ferrari’s life forever

[droughtofapathy]

The Gilded Age of Broadway Divas: Duets, Trios, and Other Crossovers

While I wait for my matinee show to start, here's our final compilation just six hours before our season finale. If you've been following along with this series, you'll notice how much overlap there is in the theatre. Everyone has been with, or sung with, or played the same role as everyone else. Here is just a taste of the sublime combined talents of our favorite Broadway Divas. And yes, this is my petition to have a musical episode.

#1: "Lily's Eyes," (The Secret Garden) Miscast 2022 - Audra McDonald and Kelli O'Hara

I watched this, and my soul transcended space and time. Performed at MCC's 2022 Miscast gala honoring Christine Baranski (of course), Audra and Kelli have a brief tiff about which soprano is worthy of Soprano Island before joining together to sing the most resplendent duet you will ever experience in your life.

The Secret Garden opened on Broadway in 1991 starring Rebecca Luker as Lily. Kelli and Audra are singing the parts of Lily's husband and brother-in-law respectively. And like Lily, Rebecca Luker has since passed away. Knowing that they are singing not only to honor Christine, but also to Rebecca, their dear friend and fellow soprano, is yet another layer of heartbreak. I love this song.

#2: "Move On," (Sunday in the Park with George) Princetown concert 2022 - Audra McDonald & Michael Cerveris

Former co-stars reunited in Princetown last year to sing this impromptu duet from the Pulitzer-winning Sunday in the Park with George. Sunday is filled with sublime music, and "Move On" is one of the best. In it, Dot appears to George, the grandson of Georges Seurat, and encourages him to move on with his artistry and stop worrying about perfection. The show itself is beautiful and complex, and a proshot is available for your convenience.

Audra and Michael had previously done a three-day, semi-staged production of this show in 2004, also featuring Patti LuPone as Yvonne/Blair Daniels (the role Christine Baranski created in the original pre-Broadway workshop). Interestingly, this trio would move on to take part in the Lincoln Center Broadcast of Passion in 2005 with Audra as Clara (the Marin Mazzie role), and Patti as Fosca (the Donna Murphy role).

Michael Cerveris would play Giorgio multiple times in his career, including the 10th Anniversary concert with Marin and Donna.

#3 Tonight: Quintet (West Side Story) - Lucky to Be Me: The Music of Leonard Bernstein (2010) - Kelli O'Hara, Donna Murphy, Michael Cerveris

Speaking of Michael Cerveris and Donna Murphy, and joined by Kelli O'Hara, this audio comes from a 2010 concert celebrating the music of Leonard Bernstein. The youtube video incorrectly attributes this to a 2012 concert, but it is not.

"Tonight (Quintet)" is, of course, from West Side Story, where Bernstein wrote the music, and Sondheim wrote the lyrics. Because this was a concert, certain singing parts are taken by those who would not sing such parts in a full production...anymore. (Lest we forget Natalie Wood in the movie.)

Donna sings Anita, and Kelli sings Maria, the two young Puerto Rican women in the show. And I think we'll leave that there. Michael Cerveris sings the part of Riff, and they are joined by Cheyenne Jackson as Tony.

Also featured in this concert is the amazing, incredible, beloved soprano Victoria Clark, who has starred opposite all three of our Gilded Age actors at one point or another. As the Margaret to Kelli's Clara (Light in the Piazza), the Sally to Donna's Phyllis (Encores! Follies), and in Titanic with Michael Cerveris. Theatre, it's all connected.

#4: LoveMusik (2007)

A little more on LoveMusik. While I've already detailed a little on my Donna Murphy post, here's some more about Michael Cerveris, two-time Tony winner. As Kurt Weill, Michael was nominated for a Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League Award, but did not win any. While the show itself was given mixed reviews, the performances of Donna and Michael were almost universally praised.

The 2007 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical included three Gilded Age nominees. Debra Monk (Curtains), Audra McDonald (110 in the Shade) and Donna Murphy (LoveMusik). All three lost to Christine Ebersole of the Grey Gardens variety. Fair. I suppose. However, Audra and Donna tied for the Drama Desk. And there WAS a wonderful clip of their award ceremony online for years, except now that I need it for this, it's been taken down. Of course.

#5: "At the Ballet," (A Chorus Line) - Audra McDonald & Kelli O'Hara

Joined by Megan Hilty, Kelli O'Hara and Audra McDonald performed "At the Ballet" from A Chorus Line at a Lincoln Center Marvin Hamlisch tribute in 2013. Audra showcases a robust lower range I simply adore. Unfortunately the lower key change leaves Kelli's soprano in an awkward place, but I love her anyway.

A Chorus Line is one of the musical theatre greats, and while "At the Ballet" is often overshadowed by "What I Did for Love," it's my personal favorite. The original stage show ran for 6,137 performances, and was nominated for twelve Tonys, winning nine. After Follies, this is the show I most want to see fully staged. A 50th Anniversary revival was rumored back in 2016 for 2025, but I'll believe it when I see it.

#6: The Ladies Who Lunch (Company) - Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Celebration - Christine Baranski & Audra McDonald (ft. Meryl Streep)

Legends. Icons. Divas. What more can I say about "The Ladies Who Lunch," performed by Christine Baranski, Audra McDonald, and Meryl Streep, mother to Louisa Jacobson? As the story goes, they had done so many takes that by this time, they were well and truly on their way to being drunk. And yet, Audra McDonald still sounds more exquisite than anyone on earth.

I watched this when it premiered "live" on YouTube during the early days of the pandemic. Several Broadway stars who would go on to The Gilded Age are featured, including Kelli O'Hara, Laura Benanti, Nathan Lane, and Michael Cerveris.

It has been almost four years, and I have still not recovered from this song's placement in the concert. Picture it: you have just been emotionally wrung out by Donna Murphy's revelatory "Send in the Clowns," sung whilst seated in front of an Al Hirshfeld print of Passion, with her cleavage out in true Mrs. Astor fashion. And then suddenly there's jaunty Company music, and an illustration of the great Elaine Stritch with her martini glass high. And then there is Christine Baranski in a bathrobe and a truly massive glass of red wine. And you think it cannot get any better. And then the second verse hits and there's Meryl Streep with a cocktail mixer. AND THEN Audra Fucking McDonald. They put those two songs back-to-back and expected me to recover one day? As if.

Bonus: "Lips Together, Teeth Apart" (2018) - Nathan Lane & Christine Baranski

While not a musical performance, I would be remiss if I didn't direct your attention to this masterpiece. Did you ever think you'd hear Aunt Agnes gunning to see Ward McAllister's dick? No? Well, here it is. Terrence McNally wrote "Lips Together, Teeth Apart" specifically for his 1991 original cast which included Christine as Chloe and Nathan Lane as her brother Sam. And they are going through marital troubles with their respective spouses. Nathan and Christine reunited in 2018 to perform this scene for McNally's 80th Birthday.

But the Gilded Age connection doesn't stop there:

In 2019, The New York Times Magazine ran a special "America 2024" issue, as a tribute to Terrence McNally. The whole thing is a fantastic read, and I'd recommend it. In it features photoshoots depicting scenes from several of McNally's plays, including "Lips Together, Teeth Apart." And look who's here: Donna Murphy as Chloe (the Christine Baranski role), Broadway's Leading Man Brian Stokes Mitchell, Michael Shannon as Sam (the Nathan Lane role), and Katie Finneran.

And on one of four covers for this issue, Celia Keenan-Bolger.

With that, the conclusion to my little Diva miniseries. I hope you've found this as entertaining as I have. And if you'd like me to go into more detail about anything you've seen throughout this series, let me know, because I have so much more gossip and drama that I had to restrain myself from adding.

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#the gilded age #aurora fane #dorothy scott #lina astor #agnes van rhijn #ward mcallister #mr. watson (gilded age) #kelli o'hara #audra mcdonald #donna murphy #michael cerveris #christine baranski #nathan lane #sondheim #terrence mcnally #broadway #musical theatre

[homomenhommes]

LA DOLCE VITA ART OF MICHAEL BREYETTE

“As dusk falls upon the Italian piazza, a couple shares a dance by the cascading fountain. While the music serenades, they move as one, hand-in-hand, lost in the moment.”

I really try to put myself into my works and hope that the moment, the sounds, the smells, the feeling comes alive for the viewer as well. As I filled in the background, I could almost feel myself being transported to an Italian piazza at dusk.