hey remember when I was gonna make a uquiz asking which musical theater fandom that I was apart of from 2014-2019? Guess what I made! Come relive (or learn about) 2015 musical theater fandom hell with me. Let me know if I forgot anything 💖

OKAY MUSICALS THAT ALL MY MUTUALS HAVE TO WATCH BECAUSE I SAY SO

Heathers

The guy who didn’t like musicals

The organ trail

Le mis (I’m trying to get musical people angry don’t worry)

La La Land

The Sound Of Music

(It’s not a musical but I don’t care) but I’m a cheerleader (R rated btw, just skip parts that make ya uncomfortable lol)

Chicago

Singin in the rain

Not Guys and Doll it’s so misogynistic I can’t even

Wicked

give me a musical and I’ll summarise it in one John Mulaney quote

At the beginning of this year I did a musical theatre inspired dinner and I have just thought of an incredible pun that I didn’t use then. Aaron Burr-gers. That is so annoying that I didn’t think of that sooner.

Shekinah McFarlane as Jenna Hunterson

If there’s any question as to why an animated Wicked film with Eden Espinoza voicing Elphaba would be amazing, I present to you...

“Nothing Left to Lose” from Tangled: The Series

In other words, one of the most beautiful, powerful, cinematic, epic musical numbers I have scene in a long time.

Could anyone imagine if Avenue Q was written today? I mean could it even be. Some of the critiques of slightly racy things are just considered completely offensive.

I don't want to think it's already this bad but could you imagine songs like

-The internet is for my Twitter argument

- What do you do with a BA in gender studies

-Everyone's a lot a bit racist (if they disagree with me)

Would we have to toss the story line about Trekkie getting the money from investing in porn because now porn has become so morally reprehensible to some people that even using the money for charity would be a shit plot point.

Could we have "If You Were Gay"? Is gay to simple? Or would it sound too much like horrasment.

"Special" and Lucy the slut? Gone as hell.

"Lucy, the respectable sex worker"

I mean the stereotypes in the show, again even if it's just satire, wouldn't fly at all.

If it just released today as is could you IMAGINE the the reviews. The think pieces. Avenue Q isn't even that old but it contains all the things that you use to be alloud to talk about that were just a little racy that are now so triggering we can't even joke about it.

Every time I share a musical I love with @cmcwritingismylife and I ask for her opinion she always tells me that she thinks it was weird

Of course they’re weird! They’re musicals! If a musical isn’t weird it doesn’t deserve to be called a musical at all!

Examples:

Listening to at the beginning from Anastasia makes me feel hopelessly single.

Watch with me: Falsettos 1993

I’m sorry it’s so long, I typed everything I thought when watching it

Link: https://youtu.be/xnxyoFuvyTs

Cast: OBC except Jason

Marvin: Michael Rupert

Whizzer: Stephen Bogardus

Mendel: Chip Zien

Trina: Barbara Walsh

Jason: Sivan Cotel

Dr. Charlotte: Heather MacRae

Cordelia: Carolee Carmello (love this name)

Disclaimers: Please don’t judge this is just my opinions and I am in no way professional, I am still learning so apologies for any incorrect terminology. The song titles were put in after I watched it so it could be off a bit

Edits are in purple

Enjoy my commentary :)

Act 1

4 Jews In A Room Btching

Four Jews is so q u i c k

I really like this cast already

Love Is Blind

The “I want it all” during love is blind is sang with a lot more anger and neediness

The Thrill Of First Love

It’s really weird seeing Marvin+ Whizzer being a lot less affectionate

I like hearing the different vocals

It’s so similar and so different at the same time

My Fathers A Homo

I like “my fathers a homo” more in this one, the vocals are stronger and Marvin+ Mendel are more interactive

I love how all the staging is on wheels

I love this so much

This gives me heathers vibes (the bit where Jason, Marvin and Trina sing/chant “whizzer”)

Jason+ Whizzer were definitely best friends

This Had Better Come To A Stop

I am obsessed with Michael Ruperts voice

He sang “isn’t this wonderful” with a lot less anger than Christian Borle did (no hate, both were amazing)

“And still the bastard divorced me”is sung as Stephanie J Block did in the cast recording (an octave (I think I’ve heard this somewhere) higher than Block did in the pro shot) yes I put brackets in brackets

“This had better come this had better to a, this this this this, this had better come to an end” (probably not an exact quote). I love the way this was performed, the way the whole cast was around Marvin singing at him and almost blaming him for everything

I’m Breaking Down

This song is such a mood

I am amazed and tbh surprised by how different this song is shown and “choreographed”(this isn’t the right word ik) but I love it

I prefer this version of “I’m breaking down” to the revival (again no hate, just my opinion)

I am so obsessed with Barbara Walsh’s take on “I’m breaking down” I actually love it. Please watch just this song if you don’t wanna watch the whole musical (26:10- 30:36)

Please Come To Our House

It seems so much quicker but i think I’m playing tricks on myself

I’m not sure what to think about this one

Tbh I am laughing at the end

A Marriage Proposal

Slightly odd watching this cause they’re not sitting next to each other (Mendel and Trina)

His voice is beautiful

Chip and Michaels voices lay over (not right wording) so nicely

Trina’s song

I like trinas outfit

March Of The Falsettos

Let’s see what damage happens here

Absolutely terrifying 10/10

I am genuinely scared now

The Chess Game

THEY’RE SAT ON DIFFERENT SIDES

I’m not a big fan of this so far (no hate)

AHHHH I LOVE THAT THE CHAIRS ARE ON WHEELS

Loved that ending (to the song)

I wanna know if the cast had any mishaps with the furniture/props

I wonder if it ever went into the audience

Making a home

I missed like that whole song cause I was thinking about the chairs falling off stage

The Games I Play

This is one of my favourites from falsettos

Stephan’s Whizzer doesn’t seem as angry in this

Wow that belting (don’t think that’s said right?)

Marvin Hits Trina

I am sat here with my mouth wide open cause I love this so much

Like seriously it’s amazing

This is now my 5th time watching this song

I’m actually obsessed

WHACK made me laugh

I Never Wanted To Love You

I really love this song

Same Jason, same (I hate the world)

This song is so powerful because it’s about how Marvin (a gay man) wants to be straight, wants to love women and doesn’t want to love men. It’s about how he forced himself into a hetro marriage, hurting his wife, his son and himself

William Finn did an incredible job on this song

Father To Son

As someone who doesn’t really like this song (revival or obc) it’s not terrible

Act 2

Falsettoland

Mendel really calling me out here

I love how the audience still laughs at that bit, even in the 90s

I think they wanted you to know that it was 1981

THE LESBIANS

How did “spiky families” turn into “spiky lesbians”

About Time

I love the lesbians

This is chaotic

WHOOSH

What if Michael didn’t stop him and he just carried on rolling

Year Of The Child

Chip (Mendel) looks so awkward in the background

Why is he talking to Marvin when he says “I’ll bring women from the wrong side of the track”?

“Isn’t he an asshole” “yes he is” are my favourite lines

THE LESBIANS RETURN

I love that harmony (I don’t think that’s the right why of putting it)

Miracle Of Judaism

I think the lyrics are different? I cba to check rn

The Baseball Game

Their so a g g r e s s i v e

WHIZZER

THE BALD SPOT

I love this version of the song

Whizzer would have made an amazing father 😭

Swing

Wait was he meant to catch that

I think he was

A Day In Falsettoland

DIANNE CAROLINE IS THERE BUT ITS NOT DIANE (I have no clue what I meant)

I am in love with this cast

It’s kinda quick but not really

🎶Nobody died 🎶

The lesbians are more intimate

I love the lyric “you save lives and I save chicken fat, I can’t fcking deal with that” I have no reasoning

Too many numbers, I’m confused

Again this is very chaotic and I love it

OMG I- I CANT

Everyone Hates His Parents

I love the beginning of this song

I love his facial expressions (Sivan Cotel)

Im am genuinely confused as to how “Look at your couch, it is homo-baroque, Don’t talk to me about taste.” became “you have paintings of dcks don’t talk to me about taste”

This is so different and it’s hilarious

HOW DOES SIVAN KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE

Spin

Jason has the right idea when it comes to confrontation

YEAH HES A PSYCHIATRIST

What More Can I Say?

Please don’t judge but I don’t really like this song (revival or obc)

I stayed for Michael Ruperts voice

Something Bad Is Happening

Genuine question- is that a slur? (“People might think I’m very —— ish”)

I was daydreaming and I missed half the song

Cordelia blaming herself:’(

The lyrics are quite different

More Racquetball

I’m not ready for this

Whizzers clothes are loser with this cast as well (not just the obrc)

ExCusE mE

Marvin caught him 🥺

Holding To The Ground

She looks kinda awkward stood there

WHOM ACTUALLY sorry

IT WON’T BE ALRIGHT YOU LIAR

Days Like This

The hug makes me wanna cry (that comes later don’t worry)

I love this song with the obc

Cancelling The Bar Mitzvah

I forgot about this song

Their voices go quite nicely together

Unlikely Lovers

I like Stephan Borgardgus’ whizzer, it’s very different to Andrew Rannells’ whizzer. I do love both tho

I hate it so much that whizzer has just excepted that he’s going to die, but Marvin hasn’t yet and it adds a whole other level of sadness to it

Cordelia’s so ✨bouncy✨

Marvin and Whizzer are so much more affectionate in act 2 and that says a lot about Marvins character and how much he has learned to accept it and he can’t change it.

Another Miracle Of Judaism

How old was Sivan when he did this? He looks older in some parts then others (he was only 11?!?! He’s looks a lot older in this bit!)

Something Bad Is Happening (Reprise)

I wanna know if whizzer knew that Marvin had it as well

That “euh” gives me Christian Borle vibes

You Gotta Die Sometime

Time for a happy song ig (sarcasm)

I need to see Stephan and Andrews performances at the same time

I- wow 😳

He’s asking for more time 😭

Jason’s Bar Mitzvah

Wait am I blind or Jason or not there (I don’t think he was at the time)

I rly hate that line and idk why (“oh mummy”)

Trinas still trying to fix everything, I find this so sad, she’s been trying to fix everything ,from her husband’s life and now to whizzers inevitable death, throughout the entire musical

When Mendel sings “Son of whizzer” it makes me happy because (in reference to “what would I do?”) Marvin sings “only one my child would allow” and it just shows that whizzer was a great father and I love that. Also Mendel mentions Whizzer before himself

And I’m crying

As is the person filming

What Would I Do?

Time for more crying

I’m not gonna annotate any if the lyrics in this song cause we would be here for a while

NO DONT LEAVE

Falsettoland (Reprise)

I really relate to the person filming

“Lovers live and die fortissimo” is such a beautiful and powerful line.

The end

I did compare the revival and obc a lot, but in reality they are very different and tbh I couldn’t tell you which I prefer

I will be watching that again

That was amazing

This was fun, I think I’ll do another one another time :)

“Inside I’m hollowed out,

outside’s a paper shroud,

and all the rest’s illusion.”

Anywhere you go, let me go too

Christine, that’s all I ask of--

Javert should have a cat and you can't change my mind.

The moral of little shop of horrors is that low self-esteem can lead you to do unspeakable things.

bro why did i only just realize that voldy didn’t truly “die” in avpm bc he had quirrell’s love shield to protect him

Dreamcasting Broadway: LIZZIE

“Why are all these heads off??”

Dreamcasting Broadway: LIZZIE

Hannah Corneau as Lizzie

Samantha Pauly as Alice

Rebecca Naomi Jones as Emma

Kay Trinidad as Bridget

Zara MacIntosh as Swing

Kennedy Caughell as alt. Emma, alt. Bridget

Courtney Stapleton as alt. Lizzie, alt. Alice

fruit (derogatory)

Y’all I just KNOW that Izaya is a Heathers The Musical fan. He’d do the entire musical as every character in his living room. Tell me otherwise. 

me: *puts on music* I love this musical me, crying through every song: yes this is great