#tom xander as cunningham

[elderrolley]

thoughts from show number 13

if it’s too h-word blame @all-american-prophet for encouraging me

When Tom runs round and leans out from behind George pre-two by two, George looked down at him and smiled and waved hi 😭

Ryan as one of Kevin’s brothers ‘talking’ to Audibert by counting the travel pillows had me giggling

Tom dragging the glasses of George’s face is so funny I love-hate how much all the dad actors are ramping up their hatred for Arnold

Dom dancing a la Nic Rouleau in Hasa Diga is everything I’ve been waiting for

M-Jae dragging Dom away to hold the baby by his belt 😭😭😭 man corpsed

Rolley has nearly kissed Dom 3 times this evening what’s going on I’m so gay

He moved his hands down his body instead of holding them out to kiss him in turn it off??? let me blow u

Fuckin,,, forearm veins

im so gay he literally just called me a f4ggot

Tom looks progressively more scared as Rolley tells the Steve blade story,, homophobic Arnold era

he shouted ‘bam wham push it down’ and did a shoulder shimmy for push it down we love a camp king 💅🏻💅🏻

HE GIVES BEDROOM EYES SO HARD WHEN LEADING DOM like obvs stevie holds his hand too but bc he’s actually tall enough to make eye contact my god… mr rolley what if u held my hand like this… new bunda lengers CEO

Dom normally says ‘goodnight pal’ at the end of I am here for you but idk what happened, if he meant to say bud or whatever bc it just came out as ‘goodbye Ben’ and you saw him corpse

Rolley cocking his gay little leg up when Dom says to heck with rules lol f4g (affectionate)

Tom did the entire first half of Man Up up to when Dom enters with his trouser zip open funniest fucking thing I’ve ever seen

the interval was here but most of act 2 was spent being h-word so apologies for the lack of equal observation this is about rolley unless stated otherwise

his reactions in making things up… so camp omg stevie u might need to fight him

got picked out during hell dream my life is so fucking complete best day of my life dropping out of uni to be his footrest

DOMINUC??? LEANED IN FOR THE HELL DREAM KISS??

MY GOD HOW IS DOM DOING THE COME HERE HANDS INSTEAD OF STEPHEN UM

the was i in it is so camp stephen stop looking him up and down

when Stephen says they can leave Dom out of it and leads Tom across stage, he gave Dom such a gay bitchy look tonight purr 😻

white trousers bulge and white shirt veins return i have missed u

he looked disgusted when Jack said tribal woman w/o a bra that’s one thing I’ve always wanted stevie to do thank fuck

He was so touchy feely in pageant everyone say slay

Post pageant when they’re getting told off omg he fully looked like he was gonna burst into tears and the way he was shaking his head when Naba said they come from their sparkly lovely paradise had me writing a sad fic in my head in the middle of the show istg

Also I mostly just got a little hot at the end bc it sounded like he somehow optioned up in his little verse (also sorry to stevie but that little arm thing he does on his riff down is so him and not Connor I literally hate it)

Also took a picture of a certain slice of Mormon bundalicious cake so 💅🏻💅🏻

#théo rambles #the book of mormon #book of mormon musical #visit number thirteen #dom simpson as price #tom xander as cunningham #amandla elynah as naba #stephen rolley as mckinley #rolley thirst #WHEN WILL I SEE OLLIE JACOBSON

[holy-prophet-man]

i am so good at procrastinating because i just draw arnold not even doing anything because anything else requires too much brain power

#my art #the book of mormon #elder cunningham #arnold cunningham #nabulungi hatimbi #arnaba #nabulunningham #the book of mormon musical #anyways just to explain #first image is from the beginning of baptise me #second image is how tom xander sat in one performance of turn it off that i liked #third image is them because i am obsessed with them

[all-american-prophet]

No idea if this opinion is controversial, but the current West End cast >>>> the OBC

#i may be biased but so what #i have an extreme soft spot for the current WE cast #the book of mormon #the book of mormon musical #don't get me wrong I love andrew rannells #but dom simpson and ben tyler >>> #have been lucky enough to see them both as Price and let me tell you they are phenomenal #tom xander's line delivery is just 🤌🤌 #*chef's kiss* #love his cunningham so much #and of course stevie webb <3 #still waiting for the day i get to see stephen rolley as mckinley too #AND OMG LEANNE ROBINSON AN ABSOLUTE QUEEN #she's absolutely gorgeous and her voice oh my god 💕💕 #i hope he gets to BAP-TI-SING ME SOOON #this is just a west end cast appreciation post #myles hart <3 #was gonna continue listing names but i love the entire cast so much #they're all incredible

[rixareth]

The West End cast of The Book of Mormon performing ‘You and Me (But Mostly Me)’, uploaded by Official London Theatre! I was so excited to find this on YouTube; Dom Simpson and Tom Xander are absolutely stellar in the roles of Elder Price and Elder Cunningham, and it’s great to see a professionally filmed performance of one of their songs.

#the book of mormon #book of mormon musical #kevin price #arnold cunningham #dom simpson #tom xander #saw this show for a second time last night #dom simpson absolutely blows my mind as kevin price #the role presents such a hard balance to strike #between earnestness and arrogance #his price is so self-absorbed and yet also so well-meaning and likeable #it's not easy! #mine

[chaoticunorigionalstranger]

BOM London Evening 26/11/22

Tom Xander, Ross Carpenter and Nicole-Lily Baisden's last show

After seeing the matinee I brought myself the last ticket in the stalls

Also - FOH kicked out the couple in front of me. One was drunk and dancing, waving her arms about, and they were talking loudly. He was also well over 6ft and kept moving so my short-ass self couldn't see. Luckily they left just after Hasa Diga.

The couple behind me kept talking and it proper pissed me off. They stopped once I jerked my head round and gave them passive aggressive evils.

I forgot to take a castboard pic, but Rolley was on for McKinley. Joseph Davenport and George Grayson were on as Poptarts and Schiender.

I'm really going to miss Tom. Everyone was giving it their all. Having seen Tom loads it was pretty clear he was trying not to cry as his voice was strained. But he was just wonderful

Nothing in the show was particularly different, apart from Arnold hugging Naba and Kevin longer than usual. You could see Tom was fighting back tears at certain points throughout the show.

Ross was dancing rather exaggeratedly, which was fun to see.

As Rolley was on there was more McPriceley, with McKinley caressing Price when he was passed out and in SMHD Price and McKinley getting very into eachother's personal space during SMHD.

I wish I'd brought a better ticket, but live and learn.

#book of Mormon #bom #tbom #west end #tom xander #dom Simpson #elder price #elder cunningham #stephen rolley #ross carpenter #Nicole-Lily Baisden #Nabulungi

[hatchetfieldmalewifedeathmatch]

hello starkid tumblr !!! and welcome! to the

HATCHETFIELD! MALEWIFE! DEATHMATCH!

malewife used as loosely as possible. men who are either currently a malewife or have the potential to be a malewife

text transcript of the bracket will be under the cut

for the next however-long-this-takes i will bring us all on a journey of discovery. the discovery of hatchetfields biggestmalewife. or whatever. the polls will be up as soon as possible !! in the meantime, feel free to send propaganda for YOUR favorite malewife to the askbox. happy voting !! ♡

make sure to check out my boyfriends hatchetfield bracket dedicated to all of the girlbosses in town ! @hatchetfieldgirlbossbrawl

LEFT;

Tom Houston (Black Friday, Jane's a Car, Forever and Always/Time Bastard) vs. Jonathan Brisby (Hatchetfield Ape Man)

Bill Woodward (TGWDLM, Watcher World, Forever and Always/Time Bastard) vs. Max Jägerman (NPMD)

Wilbur Cross (Black Friday, Witch in the Web) vs. Mr. Davidson (TGWDLM)

Richie Lipschitz (NPMD) vs. Gerald Monroe (Honey Queen)

Paul Matthews (TGWDLM, Black Friday, Forever and Always/Time Bastard, Honey Queen) vs. Dan Reynolds (TGWDLM, Black Friday, Time Bastard, Witch in the Web, Honey Queen, NPMD)

Kris Kringle (Black Friday(Santa Claus is gGoin' to Hogh School)) vs. Kale (Killer Track)

Howard Goodman (Black Friday) vs. John MacNamara (TGWDLM, Black Friday)

Mr. Cunningham (Honey Queen) vs. Ted Spankoffski (TGWDLM, Hatchetfield Ape Man, Forever and Always/Time Bastard, Abstinence Camp, Daddy, Killer Track)

RIGHT;

Eddie Chiplucky (Yellow Jacket) vs. Xander Lee (Black Friday)

Gary Goldstein (Black Friday) vs. Ethan Green (Black Friday, Jane's a Car, Yellow Jacket)

Thrash (Killer Track) vs. Andy Kilgore (Time Bastard)

Boy Jerry (Abstinence Camp) vs. Barry Swift (TGWDLM, Black Friday, Watcher World, Forever and Always/Time Bastard, Daddy)

Peter Spankoffski (TGWDLM, Abstinence Camp, NPMD) vs. Henry Hidgens (TGWDLM, Hatchetfield Ape Man, Forever and Always/Time Bastard, Honey Queen)

Tony Green (Jane's a car) vs. Mark Chasity (NPMD)

Kyle Clauger (NPMD) vs. Zach Chambers (Honey Queen)

Frank Pricely (Black Friday, Daddy, Yellow Jacket) vs. Duke Keane (Witch in the Web, Killer Track)

#hatchetfield malewife deathmatch #team starkid #hatchetfield #the guy who didn't like musicals #black friday #nightmare time #nmt2 #abstinence camp #honey queen #yellow jacket #hatchetfield ape man #nerdy prudes must die #killer track #time bastard #janes a car #etc etc etc yk how it is

[fuckyeahthebookofmormon]

The cast of The Book of Mormon on tour is led by Robert Colvin as 'Elder Price', Conner Peirson as 'Elder Cunningham', Aviva Tulley as 'Nabulungi', Jordan Lee Davies, Ewen Cummins, Johnathan Tweedie and Thomas Vernal.

[...]

The cast of The Book of Mormon in London is led by Dom Simpson as 'Elder Price', Tom Xander as 'Elder Cunningham', Leanne Robinson as 'Nabulungi', Steven Webb, Richard Lloyd-King, Haydn Oakley and Edward Baruwa.

#the book of mormon #west end #uk/international tour #robert colvin #dom simpson #conner peirson #tom xander #aviva tulley #leanne robinson

[thewhaatever]

I am so sorry for everyone who never gets to see Steven Webb as McKinley in Book of Mormon because he's the best

#just saw him for the third time and holllyyy shit #the entire london cast is just soooo good #tom xanders is my new favourite cunningham!!!! #despite all the other musicals I love... bom will probably always be my favourite one above everything else #book of mormon #kara talks

[benisasoftboi]

Just got back from the first night of the Birmingham stop on The Book of Mormon’s current UK tour. Notes:

So Kevin Clay and Connor Peirson as Price and Cunningham - unsurprisingly, both very good, as this is hardly their first stint in those roles. But I’d never seen either of them live before, so that was exciting (UPDATE: someone correctly pointed out that Clay has left and it was actually Robert Colvin. I read the wrong cast list. I’m dumb)

Colvin reminded me a lot of Robert Manion, who I now realise I really, really want to see as Price (I’ve said before that I want Lauren Lopez to play McKinley in the style of Draco Malfoy, can you imagine? Throw in AJ Holmes as Cunningham since he’s done it before, maybe Tiffany Williams as Naba, and Corey Dorris as Mafala, and you’ve got my nerdy dreamcast)

I like that Colvin makes the role his own (some Prices reeeally try to be Andrew Rannells, which I don’t like - I want to see how YOU do it!)

I’ve noticed there are, broadly, two ways the role of Price can be approached, and different Prices will fall somewhere on a spectrum between them. Price has two defining characteristics - he’s very naive, and he’s very arrogant. Actors generally choose one of the two to emphasise. The first is more common, having Price be a very sincere character - he’s definitely self centred, but above anything else he does mean well. He seriously believes in everything he’s doing, and is genuinely crushed and beaten down over the course of the story, only to regain his optimism at the end in a new, more mature form. With this approach, Price’s character arc is primarily about him learning to be more realistic. The other approach is to focus on his arrogance and minimise the naivete. This Price is fully aware that his situation is shitty, and he’s not happy about it. His optimism is a front so people won’t realise how annoyed he is, and it’s desperation to find something that proves that he’s as incredible as he thinks he is that drags him into misery after misery. He is self interested above all else, and it’s only when he learns to care about and listen to other people that he gets to be happy. This Price’s arc is primarily about him learning that he’s not actually the greatest human alive, and that other people matter too

I’ve seen both versions of Price, and others that fall somewhere between (Rannells is probably the most middle ground, unsurprisingly, as he’s the originator). Colvin leans on the naive side, but with just enough immature whining and self-aggrandising that he’s not quite at the extreme (of the Prices I’ve personally seen, the naive extreme is Adam Bailey. The arrogant extreme is Stephen Rolley)  

Side note, is it not SO COOL that the same character, with the same script, can have a totally different journey based nothing more than subtle changes to line delivery, facial expressions and general demeanour? I love theatre

Little things - he greeted his dad in Spooky Mormon Hell Dream, his All American Prophet was fantastic, and he tried to make the General dance with him

Connor Peirson is excellent at physical comedy. Cunningham is another role where the actors sometimes try to be the originator, and again this was thankfully not done

His final name for Naba was ‘Nigel Farage’, which is pretty standard for UK productions, but it always kills, and tonight was no exception

His Cunningham was a little more low key and sassy than I’ve seen others do, which was interesting

Tom Xander is probably still my favourite Cunningham, mostly because he’s the only one who’s ever managed to act like a convincing 19 year old in my eyes - but that’s just personal preference, Peirson is still very, very good

I LOVED this Nabulungi, played by Nicole-Lily Baisden. She’s far more mature than I’ve ever seen a Naba before, and I honestly really like it. It made the character feel a bit deeper

Her Sal Tlay Ka Siti was much less idealistic and much more desperate than most are, and she was generally pretty serious up until Baptise Me - which makes that song so much sweeter, because we’re getting to see her softer side 

Baptise Me was an audience favourite tonight (though I noticed that they got the water on her dress in the wrong place, oops)

Naba being more serious also makes the Hasa Diga Eebowai reprise that much sadder

She wore a different outfit in Hasa Diga Eebowai than she does in the West End? A pink dress as opposed to a shirt and shorts. I like the West End outfit better

Also, the build up to that song was amusing for me because it was very obvious who in the audience had seen the show before based on when they started laughing at the title phrase

McKinley! I was super excited for this because of the main cast, he’s the only one I’d only ever seen one actor portray (live) (don’t misunderstand, I love Stevie Webb a lot, but it’s fun to see other people’s takes as well). And... I love William Hawksworth a lot too

Not sure if Colvin is tall or Hawksworth is short, but there was a full head’s worth of height difference between them

Also he was not wearing a blue tie, what the hell, how else am I supposed to pick him out when I’m too poor to afford seats where I can properly see their faces

McKinley is yet another character who came across as more serious than usual in this production. He felt older than Webb’s McKinley, and was less sassy and bitchy. But he was also, it should be noted, much, much more camp

Hawksworth’s Moroni, though? Sassy little shit

His delivery of the ‘I have it nightly’ line is my favourite I’ve ever heard. He says it very matter-of-factly, like he doesn’t even realise how messed up it is. Some try to play it up as sad, which I don’t think is in character, he should either do this, or show some awareness that it’s bad, but be trying to brush it off. His whole thing is denial, after all

McPriceley watch: He was very forward with Price, taking every opportunity to get in his personal space, especially on ‘was I in it’. He was visibly grumpy about ‘oh no, I’m not having gay thoughts’. Almost kiss had him notice that Price had put his hand on his arm, and then it was like his brain lagged, he didn’t even try to lean into it until Price had already walked away. Not my favourite take on it, but not bad. Also a little Hell Dream flirting

But, oddly enough, he kind of seemed to have a little thing going with Elder Michaels, of all people (McMichaels?)

And also (and I loved this) the moment Cunningham started doing his prophet thing, he started flirting with Cunningham instead of Price. It was honestly really cute. But like, what a little-

Both he and Price were hit in the face by streamers during Joseph Smith American Moses (where he seemed more irritated by what was happening than anything else). Also, the Mission President was visibly into that song (at first), which I haven’t personally seen done before

He hammed it up a lot in the Hell Dream, blowing kisses and everything

In more general stuff, this particular theatre is designed in such a way that the lighting in You and Me (But Mostly Me) looked better than I’ve ever seen it, go just for that

My audience really loved both Joseph Smith American Moses and Hasa Diga Eebowai. It’s always interesting seeing shows in different places, because different jokes tend to land better depending on where you are. This trip has backed up my previous experiences with going to shows in Birmingham, which is that everyone in this city has a sick sense of humour. It’s great

But they also tend to react really strongly to emotional stuff, lots of awwing Naba and Cunningham. They also really liked the dancing in Two By Two

There was an audible ‘oh NO’ from somewhere in the audience when Naba announced the play. There was also an audible ‘his SUITCASE’ in reference to McKinley at the end (the suitcase was also different from what I’ve seen before, it’s pink on a black background)

There were some mistakes in Spooky Mormon Hell Dream - Price missed his final line, and McKinley’s jacket came undone at the back. He tried to fix it several times to no avail. He probably would have preferred me not have been watching him the whole time, but I like seeing how actors deal with that sort of thing, so sorry, William Hawksworth, but I saw it all. Sincere well done for keeping it professional as you desperately tried to subtly reach around your own back

Ran into an actual Mormon outside who tried to recruit me

So overall, if you’re still here after all that - this is a really, really good production! Go see it if you live in the Birmingham area! 

Final note - Webb always dabs when the curtain falls. Always. I kept my eyes on Hawksworth. He disco dances. I don’t know who I hate more

#bom #book of mormon #tbom #book of mormon musical #tbom uk tour #mcpriceley #elder price #kevin price #elder cunningham #arnold cunningham #nabulungi hatimbi #elder mckinley #connor mckinley #long post #musicals

[griffinshoodie]

it lives books for the mc asks!

you should know that i have 9 mcs across both it lives book so we’ll see how far i get

full name and why I chose it- Asher Jones. Most times I just look at my MC and pick a name that seems to fit them. Or I’ll have a name I’ve been obsessed with and I’ll slap it on them.

pronouns- he/him

alignment- Neutral good

zodiac sign- i honestly don’t know anything about zodiac so i’m just gonna say aries for all mcs, since that’s mine

favourite movie/tv show- Asher will literally not shut the fuck up about how Living Single was the original Friends, even though he wasn’t even born yet when it aired.

weapon of choice- The barbed wire baseball bat. He named it “Javier Garcia” after the character in the Walking Dead game.

love interest(s), if they have one- Andy

sexuality- Gay

favourite holiday- Halloween

ideal day- Asher always loves going shopping, not specifically to buy. Just to walk around, looking and making fun of everything.

how is their dream house- Asher wants a tiny home.

favourite mythological figure- ????

comfort food, if they have one- Literally any kind of pasta

description of their favourite outfit- Asher lives in plaid shirts.

faceclaim- ngl i’m terrible at finding fcs. you try to find a high school aged latino with light purple hair

several other MCs under the cut.

full name and why I chose it- Xavier Jones. He just… seems like the kind of kid that would think the name Xavier or Xander was cool

pronouns- he/him

alignment- Lawful good

zodiac sign- Aries

favourite movie/tv show- Xavier loves the Marvel movies. He knows they’re stupid but he refuses to apologize.

weapon of choice- That pole saw tho

love interest(s), if they have one- Lucas Thomas

sexuality- Bisexual

favourite holiday- Christmas

ideal day- Home, in bed or in the couch, on his phone or watching TV, surrounded by his pets.

how is their dream house- Xavier just wants a small home full of pets and love.

favourite mythological figure- ??

comfort food, if they have one- Pizza

description of their favourite outfit- You will never see him without a jacket or hoodie of some kind

faceclaim- Emil Andersson though he kind of looks like Connor too lmao

full name and why I chose it- Keandre Jones. I used this name for a different oc.

pronouns- he/him

alignment- True Neutral

zodiac sign- Aries

favourite movie/tv show- Literally any Ghibli film

weapon of choice- Barbed wire baseball bat. He named it Justice.

love interest(s), if they have one- Connor Green

sexuality- Gay

favourite holiday- New Years

ideal day- It would include going to literally any waterpark. No, he will never grow up.

how is their dream house- Keandre wants a big house that all of his family and friends can share.

favourite mythological figure- i honestly don’t know what to say for this

comfort food, if they have one- Carrots and ranch dressing.

description of their favourite outfit- He will literally swear sleeveless shirts even when its snowing. Ava makes fun of him constantly for this.

faceclaim- I like Kedar Williams-Stirling as a fc even tho he’s out of the age range

full name and why I chose it- Ember Abrams. When she started her transition, she asked her parents what they would have named her had she been assigned female at birth. They gave her several names and she picked Ember.

pronouns- She/her

alignment- Chaotic neutral

zodiac sign- Aries

favourite movie/tv show- Buffy the Vampire Slayer

weapon of choice- Barbed wire baseball bat. She named it Angel.

love interest(s), if they have one- Ava Cunningham

sexuality- Pansexual

favourite holiday- Halloween

ideal day- Just hanging out with Ava.

how is their dream house- She wants a house in the woods. Not the woods she grew up in, obviously. 

comfort food, if they have one- Her mom’s chicken pot pie

description of their favourite outfit- She lives in plain white shirts and jeans. Differentiated only with various jackets & vests.

faceclaim- i hate pinterest because i can’t find who she is but

And for It Lives Beneath:

full name and why I chose it- Rothomir “Roth” Vance. I have a very deeply loved Inquisitor (from Dragon Age Inquisition) named Rothomir. I probably should have saved the name for Blades

pronouns- He/him

alignment- Chaotic good

zodiac sign- Aries

favourite movie/tv show- He used to like to watch all kind of crime shows. Bones, Law & Order, Criminal Minds, NCIS. It lost its appeal after… well you know…

weapon of choice- Roth really likes Tom’s wrench tbh he’s a little jealous.

love interest(s), if they have one- Tom Sato

sexuality- Bisexual

favourite holiday- Christmas

ideal day- Quiet. Breakfast with Elliot. Video game date with Tom.

how is their dream house- Full. Of. Plants. And not near a lake, preferably.

comfort food, if they have one- Mac n cheese

description of their favourite outfit- If he could wear a suit all the time, he would. The Brighter the color, the better.

faceclaim- again, i suck at faceclaims. either they’re too old or their skin is too light to match him.

full name and why I chose it- Hazel Vance. She just seems like a Hazel.

pronouns- she/her/they/them

alignment- Chaotic Neutral

zodiac sign- Aries

favourite movie/tv show- Netflix’s One Day At A Time. If she likes you, she has 100% made you sit down and bingewatch it.

weapon of choice- She carries a pocket knife with her at all times

love interest(s), if they have one- Danni Asturias

sexuality- Pansexual

favourite holiday- Valentine’s Day

ideal day- Chaotic and loud. Full of laughter, family, friends and good food.

how is their dream house- Small but cozy, lots of sitting and eating room for visitors.

comfort food, if they have one- Chicken noodle soup. Her mom used to make it for her all the time. Mom taught it to them just weeks before her murder.

description of their favourite outfit- Black or red tank top and black jeans. Layers of necklaces, bracelets, and rings.

faceclaim- again, pinterest sucks so i don’t know her name

#Anonymous #m's a2q and other things #it lives #MC: Asher Jones #MC: Xavier Jones #MC: Ember Jones #MC: Rothomir Vance #MC: Hazel Vance #mc tag #long post

[asdamagicbiscuits]

Theatre Highlights 2019

My Top 11 Theatre Highlights and Moments of 2019 (in no particular order other than roughly chronological.)

Let's get stuck in!

Panto at the Palladium

So my first theatre trip of the year saw me head off to Panto land at the Palladium to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was great to see Danielle Hope on stage again and she was the perfect Snow White. Massive shoutout to Simeon Dyer who was ace as one of the Dwarfs in the show, it’s not everyday you get to see your pal on stage in their West End Debut, he did a brilliant job. The Palladium always delivers fantastic Pantos and I’m excited to see what their next one is!

Book Of Mormon

So Book Of Mormon was again one of those shows I wasn’t rushing to see, that is until Luke George went into the company. I had heard a lot of things about it and I was worried as I had been told if you get easily offended that I wouldn’t like it. I saw it and loved it. It was nuts and very tongue in cheek humour. Turn It Off is one of my favourite numbers in the show, the company are fantastic in it! Tom Xander as Elder Cunningham is pure magic. No other way I can describe his performance. He’s so cheeky and mischievous, the PERFECT Cunningham. Paired with Dom Simpson as Elder Price they are a dream team. You and Me (but mostly me) is such a joy to watch. It was also so lovely to watch Luke and see him on stage again. He is as brilliant as ever!! The Book of Mormon is playing at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London’s West End and it’s also on tour too!!!

Cursed Child - Year Three

I think I said this in last years post but Cursed Child combines two of my biggest loves Harry Potter and Theatre. The Year Three company were exceptional and I saw a huge array of covers. Martin Johnson, Danny Dalton, April Hughes, Jordan Bamford, Leah Haile and Susan Lawson Reynolds. I can remember all the shows when I got to see them and the little details of their performances. Also as #KeepTheSecrets is over I’m gonna talk about April as Delphi. I ADORE April as Delphi. Like hands down my favourite interpretation of the role. Delphi is so sweet and then BAMN. That switch is flicked and her true intentions come out but even then April brought such a warmth to her that I found myself really sympathising with Delphi. She’s just a very misunderstood character and I just wanted to give her a hug. On the other side April’s interpretation of Myrtle is ICONIC!!! That giggle she does in the moment after Scorpius ask if everything’s going to be okay? And Albus replies going of course it is. Pure brilliance!! Also I have to mention the fact I FINALLY got to see James McGregor as Draco. It happened gang. I don’t know how I managed to get to see him three times, still blows my mind as I was worried I wouldn’t get to see him once but I did. It actually happened. ‘Twas beyond brilliant in every sense of the word and well worth the wait, exceptional performances!

Shitfaced Shakespeare

Another fantastic season for those boozey Bard loving beans! The Taming of the Shrew and Hamlet in London and Midsummer Nights Dream on tour. It’s always a joy to see them perform on stage. For those of you who read last years Highlights I can confirm that I broke the curse. I got to see Saul Marron Compère THREE times!!! He also was the drinker for the show of Midsummer I saw in my hometown on the tour. It was lovely to revisit my first show I saw them do, plenty of laughs and so much fun! Bring on next season for more Shakespeare, laughs and most importantly - booze! 😜 haha

Venice Preserved/The Provoked Wife

Now my theatre highlights wouldn’t be complete without me seeing a show Natalie Dew was in. This year I got to see her in Venice Preserved and The Provoked Wife both at the RSC in Shakespeare land (Stratford Upon Avon). Both shows were absolutely fantastic and I gotta mention Sarah Twombly who really stood out in The Provoked Wife as Mademoiselle, stunning performance! I adored Venice Preserved so much I saw it twice! It was gritty, edgy and the whole production value was fantastic! It was also so good to see Nat in such a different role, it’s not everyday you get to see your stagey fav play a dominatrix. She was so badass, strong and the moment at the end of the play with the look the gave another character, I’m getting chills just thinking about it. Perfection!

Edinburgh Fringe

Each year my trip to Ed Fringe just gets better and better and this year was no different. I managed two trips this year and saw a whole host of different shows which were all incredible and I got meet some lovely people, both leafleting and chatting to a few of the actors before the show. I’ll leave a link to my Ed Fringe post so if anyone wants to check out what I saw give it a read - here. Massive shoutout to the Bodily Functions gang as they were super lovely, Friendsical cast, David Colvin was so lovely too, the Shitfaced Shakespeare and Showtime lot. I could go on. But I’m buzzing to see what Ed Fringe 2020 will bring!

The Indian Queen

When in France, go to the Opera? So this still links with theatre but I want to talk about Pierrefonds, it’s my blog so I can do what I want 😜. Firstly BIG shoutout to my friend Sej, the only person mad enough to agree to go to France with me to visit a castle and to see an Opera. So firstly Pierrefonds. I still can’t believe I got to visit the castle where they filmed Merlin. It’s been on my Bucket list for many years now so thrilled I finally got to tick it off. It’s a gorgeous place in the cutest little village ever, genuinely would move there if there was more theatre. 100% will be going back again and would recommend to anyone about going. I had a great time! The other part of my trip saw me go and watch my very first Opera, The Indian Queen! The Opera House in Lille is stunning, so so beautiful. Now I can’t comment on what happened at the beginning as I was raging at the subtitles being in French, it wasn’t until it was 10/15 minutes in that I realised it was all sung and spoken in English. (yep. I am that dumb and yes it took me that long 🙈) I loved how they had the screens move around in the background with the opera on. It had been prefilmed and all the actors were in costume whereas the actors were all in blacks performing it in front of the screens live. As a first venture into the world of Opera, wasn’t what I was expecting at all but I really loved it. It was also so great to see James McGregor on stage again too!! He’s very good!!

Fiddler On The Roof

Wow. Just wow. I was completely blown away by Fiddler On The Roof, the set was gorgeous and how the company went through the auditorium felt so natural. You really felt like you were in Anatevka and part of the community. The whole company were phenomenal!! Andy Nyman as Tevye delivered one of the best performances I have ever seen from any West End Lead. His vocals and comic timing were on point!!! Maria Friedman as Golde played really well opposite Andy’s Tevye, they are a formidable duo. I’m so happy I was able to see them on together. Molly Osbourne as Tzietel and Joshua Gannon as Motel really stood out, stunning performances. Hands down the best show I saw this year without a doubt and I wish I could go back in time and relive it!!

Mary Poppins

Now Mary Poppins is so very dear to me. The movie is an absolute classic, a timeless piece but I had never seen it live on stage before. I had my tickets booked since January when they went on sale and it did not disappoint when I finally got to see it in November. Charlie Stemp was a brilliantly charming Bert and Zizi Strallen was, excuse the pun, ‘Practically Perfect in every way’ as Mary. I sobbed my way through the show and when Zizi flew up over the audience at the end of the show I was in bits. The best way I can describe it is when you love something so much and your just full of nostalgia and emotion and that’s how it came out. Step In Time, Feed The Birds And Practically Perfect were all highlights for me. I have so much love for the whole company for delivering a phenomenal show and I can’t WAIT to return to Cherry Tree Lane once again next year. Although hopefully I will be able to get through the show without crying next time. Haha. Mary Poppins is currently playing at The Prince Edward Theatre in London’s West End.

Dear Evan Hansen

Now I had to be the only person in theatreland who wasn’t rushing to get tickets or proper hyped for it. It was one of those shows for me which I was like - I’ll see it eventually but I’ll let the rush of people pass and I’ll go when it’s all died down. Then the cast got announced and I was okay. I need to see it and I need to see it in previews as I need to see Rupert Young on stage again. Thankfully one of my best friends Johanna was desperate to see it when she was over in November and she managed to sort us tickets. (Thanks Chummy. You’re the best. Love you) It generally was such a phenomenal experience, the audience was so quiet and the only sounds you could hear were the quiet sniffs of people crying. You could hear a pin drop and I don’t believe I will ever experience anything like that ever again. That’s great Anne but why has it made it into your highlights? Don’t worry. I’m getting to that gang 😜 haha. The whole cast were phenomenal. Sam Tutty was flawless as Evan, I connected immediately with him. I was sold and invested from the beginning. The fact there is only 8 people on stage for the whole show blows my mind. Like WHAT?! Outstanding performances from all. In particular Mr Rupert Young as Larry. Now the only thing I knew about the show was that You Will Be Found closes the first act. That’s all I knew, didn’t read up on it or listen to the soundtrack before hand. I went in completely blind! Now You Will Be Found starts and I can hear people crying and I’m sat there thinking. This is great. I haven’t cried at this. Brilliant. The thing which broke me and had me sobbing was when Rupert Young broke down and cried during You Will Be Found. That is what got me and I can relate so much to it. How I view it is that Larry has delayed grief and that happened to me personally so it really struck a chord with me. I’m basically a convert and this is a piece of theatre everyone needs to see and I can see it running for a very long time in London. Dear Evan Hansen is playing at the Noel Coward Theatre in London’s West End and if you haven’t already, GO BUY A TICKET!!

Rage But Hope

I was very lucky to be able to catch this show at Ed Fringe this year so I was thrilled I was able to make it in to see it again during its London run in November. I stand by everything I said before and it was fantastic to see the development of the piece, which is a current and important issue we all should focus on. The whole company delivers stunning performances and I adored the addition of Matt’s characters monologue. I felt it tied together what he said in a conversation with James earlier in the piece and it gave much more depth to his character. The Layla’s List monologue remained one of my favourite moments in the play and goes to show the importance younger generations have and that they are far wiser than their years suggest so not to under estimate them. Let’s preserve this world for many more generations to come. The writing is stunning and hats off to Stephanie Martin for an incredibly well written play. The scene at the end of the play was new for the London run and I felt it really hammered home the message. Tell the truth. Act Now!

So that pretty much wraps up 2019’s Theatre and what a year it was.

2020 - a New Year, a New Decade and I can confirm a lot more Theatre adventures.

Thanks for reading, make sure to come back next year for my 8th Theatre Highlights (that is MAD!!) to find out what I got up to!

Until next time, cheerio!

#theatrehighlights2019 #stagey #theatre

[elderrolley]

stephen rolley is not on BUT we got ben tyler on in the neeley track which is p cool bc he’s such a straight elder price but he’s SO CAMP as neeley slay

#théo rambles #visit number eleven #dom simpson as price #stevie webb as mckinley #tom xander as cunningham #amandla elynah as naba

[holy-prophet-man]

i hate josh gad

i am fully convinced that the reason no one gives a flying fuck about arnold in the bom fandom is because of josh gad. most people watch the obc bootleg right??

i cannot explain in words how much i HATE HIM. i’m sorry. there is not a single good bootleg with a good arnold actor on any website ever. ben platt does not play arnold in the way that arnold is meant to be played and JOSH GAD MAKES ME WANT TO RIP MY EARS OFF.

watching the obc bootleg and seeing him miss his cues and doing that fucking laugh and reducing his character to loud = funny fills me with such unfathomable rage. and while the original broadway show before the changes has LOADS more pricingham shit (their little song together when they make up, andrew rannells being really touchy for some reason, all of it really) i genuinely am not even mad as to why some people don’t see it because the thought of josh gad as cunningham makes me feel ill.

fans of bom who have only seen bootlegs on youtube i will personally buy you a plane ticket to the uk so you can come and see one of tom xanders shows before he leaves because then you will actually be able to see that cunningham is a good character anyway i think i’m fucking crazy

#???????? #is this a hot take i don’t fucking know #josh gads voice goes RIGHT through me #all my friends irl agree that he’s??? annoying am i coming out with a hot take here #the book of mormon #the book of mormon musical #elder cunningham #lol #gonna start a tag for my talking #kate’s talking lol #withdrawing from making a 20 page article on why arnold cunningham is the best book of mormon character #oh god i am fucking crazy

[tawneybel]

Male Characters Who Get Possessed

Note: Or infested. Be free to suggest more characters. Female list. 

Vector from Alita: Battle Angel 

prison guard from American Horror Story: 1984 (“Episode 100″)

Jed Potter from American Horror Story: Asylum (“Tricks and Treats”)

Otho from Beetlejuice (Added 1/4/2024.)

Brian from Brain Damage 

Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (“I Only Have Eyes for You”)

fighting boy from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (“I Only Have Eyes for You”) 

George from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (“I Only Have Eyes for You”) 

Rupert Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (“Bad Eggs”) 

Kyle DuFours from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (“The Pack”) 

Xander Harris from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (“The Pack”) 

Tor Hauer from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (“The Pack”) 

Dr. Harvey from Casper 

Isaac Chroner from Children of the Corn 

Gabriel from Children of the 666: Isaac’s Return 

Micah from Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice

Arnie Cunningham from Christine 

Demon Nick from No Touching (Crypt TV)

Lincoln from Demonic Toys 

Jeremy Baines from Doctor Who (“Human Nature”/“The Family of Blood”)

Tenth Doctor from Doctor Who (“New Earth”)

Toby Zed from Doctor Who (“The Impossible Planet”)

various from Dominant Species 

Fisher Kent from Drive Thru 

Evan Jennings from EverymanHYBRID

Eric from Evil Dead 

Danny from Evil Dead Rise

Mr. Fonda from Evil Dead Rise 

Gabriel from Evil Dead Rise 

Father Damien Karras from The Exorcist

Edward Furlong from The Faculty 

Stan Rosado from The Faculty 

Joe Willis from The Faculty 

Charles’s killer from Fallen

executioner from Fallen 

Jonesy Jones from Fallen 

Lou from Fallen 

Mike from Fallen 

Charles Olom from Fallen 

Edgar Reese from Fallen 

Jay Reynolds from Fallen 

school teacher from Fallen 

society man from Fallen 

various from Fallen 

Isaac Milton from Fear Street: Part One - 1994

Harry Rooker from Fear Street: Part One - 1994 

Ryan Torres from Fear Street: Part One - 1994 

Cyrus Miller from Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 

Thomas Slater from Fear Street: Part Two - 1978

Louis Tully from Ghostbusters

Kevin Beckman from Ghostbusters: Answer the Call 

Joe Allen from Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (“The Autopsy”) 

Walter Gilman from Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (“The Dreams in the Witch House”) 

Carl Winters from Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (“The Autopsy”) 

Quirinus Quirrell from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Philip Channard from Hellbound: Hellraiser II 

Peter Graham from Hereditary 

Henry from Incarnate 

Brackish Okun from Independence Day 

Josh Lambert from Insidious 

Dalton Lambert from Insidious: The Red Door 

Stone from Jack Frost

Robert Campbell from Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

Josh from Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

Phil from Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

various in Venom (Kamikaze)

Jack Peruci from Medusa 

Tom Hanniger from My Bloody Valentine 3D 

Alex Dunkelman from My Soul to Take

Abel Plenkov from My Soul to Take

Owen Parchin from The Night House 

Brad from Night of the Creeps 

janitor from Night of the Creeps

Johnny from Night of the Creeps 

various from Night of the Creeps 

Jay from Night of the Demons 

Max from Night of the Demons

Sal from Night of the Demons 

Stooge from Night of the Demons

Colin Levy from Night of the Demons 2009 

Louis from Night of the Demons 2009 

Jason Rogers from Night of the Demons 2009 

Dex Thrilby from Night of the Demons 2009 

Jesse Walsh from A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge 

Clark from The Outer Limits (“From within”) 

Evan from The Outer Limits (“From within”) 

Jake Hart from The Outer Limits (“From within”) 

Sheriff Lewis from The Outer Limits (“From within”) 

Clyde Brenek from The Possession

Michael King from The Possession of Michael King

Jarrod from Power Rangers Jungle Fury 

beach guy from Scooby-Doo 

Brad from Scooby-Doo 

Coast Guard #2 from Scooby-Doo

Dead Mike’s bartender from Scooby-Doo 

Fitzgibbon from Scooby-Doo 

Melvin Doo from Scooby-Doo 

Stan Frazier from Scooby-Doo

guy who hung onto bike from Scooby-Doo 

DJ Homicide from Scooby-Doo

Fred Jones from Scooby-Doo

Murphy Karges from Scooby-Doo

Mark McGrath from Scooby-Doo

Rodney Sheppard from Scooby-Doo

soul guy from Scooby-Doo (As spookiestoflads said, “he has a body[,] right?”)

Spooky Hotel’s bartender from Scooby-Doo 

Training Video Guy #1 from Scooby-Doo 

Training Video Guy #2 from Scooby-Doo 

travelers from Scooby-Doo 

various dancers from Scooby-Doo 

Velma’s friend from Scooby-Doo 

Grant Grant from Slither

Mr. Strutemyer from Slither 

Wally from Slither

Charles Barkley from Space Jam 

Moggey Bogues from Space Jam 

Shawn Bradley from Space Jam 

Larry Johnson from Space Jam 

Billy Hargrove from Stranger Things 3

Tom Holloway from Stranger Things 3

Bruce Lowe from Stranger Things 3

Charlie Hobbs from The Stuff 

Jason’s father from The Stuff 

businessman from Suicide Squad 

Esteban Ramírez from The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (“The Ghost of Suite 613″)

Sam Winchester from Supernatural (“Born under a Bad Sign”) 

Duane Tanner from Supernatural (“Croatan”) 

hospital employee from Supernatural (“In My Time of Dying”)

co-pilot from Supernatural (“Phantom Traveler”)

Chuck Lambert from Supernatural (“Phantom Traveler”)

George Phelps from Supernatural (“Phantom Traveler”)

John Winchester from Supernatural (“Salvation”)

kumicho from Teen Wolf 

Jordan Parrish from Teen Wolf

Stiles Stilinski from Teen Wolf (season 3, part 2)

Jonah Hill from This Is the End

Hang Chang from Truth or Dare 

Tyson Curran from Truth or Dare 

Lucas Moreno from Truth or Dare

Ronnie Wakowski from Truth or Dare

Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks

Phillip Gerard from Twin Peaks

Leland Palmer from Twin Peaks

Eddie Brock from Venom

Carlton Drake from Venom

J.J. Jameson from Venom

Cletus Kasady from Venom: Let There Be Carnage 

To watch list: 

The Astronaut’s Wife

The Brain from Planet Arous

The Mummy 2017

Shadows of the Dead

Stephen King’s Desperation

#possession #male possession #demonic possession #spirit possession #infestation #minors do not interact #N/SFW #N*SFW #possession k*nk #infestation k*nk #horror #sci fi #alien #parasite #spirit #ghost #demon #science fiction #alien possession #demon possession

[talesandfluff]

wow Tom Xander is a REALLY good Elder Cunningham, not that there's any bad one. really cute and awkward, absolutely love him.

[chaoticunorigionalstranger]

Tom's last show is the 26th Nov.

I've got my ticket(s). But FYI, DMT have put up the price of the tickets for his final show....cheeky buggers.

#west end #bom musical #book of mormon #tbom musical #tbom #arnold Cunningham #tom xander #elder cunningham