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Vgyvfsbsuhshegsvs!!!!!!!! GUYS!! GUESS WHO GOT TO GO TO WICKED's 7,486th SHOW!!! On Tuesday, April 11th, Wicked performed its 7,486th show, making it the 4th longest running show in Broadway history. IT WAS SO GOOD!! THE CAST WAS AWESOME AND IT WAS JUST ONE OF THE BEST THINGS IN MY LIFE
#wicked#Wicked's 7#I was apart of history#it was awesome#alyssa fox#mckenzie kurtz#michele pawk#john dossett#james d. gish#KIMBER ELAYNE SPRAWL#william youmans#michael wartella
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I bet the next trailer for wicked will be in may and that's when we'll see dillamond but she won't talk in the trailer because universal studios want to keep everyone guessing who the voiceover actress will be
Keeping fans guessing is a smart marketing concept! It’s also a good way to lure fans into watching this atrocity if Idina really is voicing the goat after all.
#ask#answered#2024#pop culture#wicked#wicked movie#wicked 2024#i hope they didn’t make idina do what william youmans did to bring the character to life
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Holiday Gifting Day 2
Day 2 of 5 features a few Wicked videos!
Idina Menzel (Elphaba), Kristin Chenoweth (Glinda), Norbert Leo Butz (Fiyero), Sean McCourt (u/s The Wizard), Carole Shelley (Madame Morrible), Michelle Federer (Nessarose), Randy Harrison (t/r Boq), William Youmans (Doctor Dillamond) July 18, 2004; Broadway || Notes: This is Kristin and Norbert's last show. It was also supposed to be Joel Grey's last show, but he was ill. Video is sound only for first 4 minutes. This is a great video and excellent sound. Includes the speech by Idina. Definitely the best of the early Wicked captures. Idina wiping tears from Kristin’s face is touching and priceless. This bootleg is a treasure.
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Eden Espinosa, Megan Hilty, Derrick Williams, David Garrison, Carol Kane, Jenna Leigh Green, Robb Sapp, Sean McCourt May 28, 2006; Broadway || Notes: Megan Hilty's last show in the Broadway run! A very Megan-centric recording, good close-ups and follows the action very well.
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Jenna Leigh Green (u/s Elphaba), Kendra Kassebaum (Glinda) 2005; First National Tour Notes: 10mins of highlights include Defying Gravity, the catfight, and No Good Deed.
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Jenna Leigh Green (u/s Elphaba), Katie Adams (u/s Glinda) 2005 (2); First National Tour || Notes: Very minimal highlights. Flying portion of Defying Gravity only. Still a nice and rare video of Jenna as Elphaba! Though not great quality.
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Willemijn Verkaik (Elphaba), Céline Purcell (alt Glinda), Ferry Doedens (alt Fiyero), Bill van Dijk (The Wizard), Pamela Teves (Madame Morrible), Christanne de Bruijn (Nessarose), Niels Jacobs (Boq), Jochem Feste Roozemond (Doctor Dillamond) January 10, 2013; Scheveningen || Notes: Penultimate, final performance of Cèline Purcell and Ferry Doedens. Muck-up show.
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Asphalt Paving Systems on Sept. 26, alleging the company created a hostile environment for Black employees in Zephyrhills, Florida.
The EEOC alleges that Asphalt Paving Systems violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1991 by subjecting 12 Black now-former employees — Michael Cheaves, Anthony Clemons, David Cooper, Freddrick Cooper, Broderick Curney, Olusoga Davis, Kendall Gadson, Joseph Haynes, Alvin Matooram, Willie Moore III, David Whipper, and Jack Cornell Youmans to racial harassment in the workplace.
The EEOC claim lays out a litany of allegations against APS, many of which are enumerated below.
According to the lawsuit, the employees were repeatedly called the “N-word” and “boy” by other employees and management. They were also subjected to demeaning working conditions, such as being forced to work in heavy rain while white employees watched. The Black employees were also forced to relieve themselves outside, while white employees were allowed to use the bathrooms indoors.
“Throughout the course of Charging Parties’ employment with APS, they were subjected to racial epithets and racially-charged verbal abuse from white supervisors and co-workers, threatening conduct by white supervisors and co-workers, and being forced to work in demeaning and humiliating working conditions,” the complaint says.
A white foreman named Anthony Buchholz was one of the supervisors who often used racial slurs to refer to Black employees, according to the EEOC.
“Buchholz would use the N-word frequently in front of Curney,” reads the lawsuit. “Curney objected to Buchholz’s use of the N-word directly, but Buchholz continued to use it. After Curney’s objections, Buchholz then came to a job site with a friend and yelled ‘I ain’t gonna ever run from a Black N—r’ at Curney.”
The lawsuit also noted that a foreman named Douglas Henry often called Black employees “boy” and that the company prevented a paving crew from finding other employment by calling a potential employer and telling them not to hire the men. The men were also called “Black boy,” “monkey,” and “Black motherf-cker” by Asphalt Paving System employees.
Supervisor Dennis Williams was overheard saying the Black paving crew “were looking like a bunch of monkeys,” and another employee, Mike Whitson, called Freddrick Cooper a monkey directly to his face “on a frequent basis.” Whitson also called the men “sissies” and “f—ggots” and referred to David Cooper as a “dumb N—r.”
The company’s mechanic, referred to in the lawsuit as “Jackie,” made comments to Black employees such as, “Black is beautiful, tan is grand, but white is the color of the big boss man” and that he was “Black from the waist down.”
By March 2022, every one of the Black employees had either resigned from APS or been fired.
EEOC Regional Attorney Robert E. Weisberg called the racial discrimination the employees faced “toxic.”
“The allegations in this case are deeply disturbing and illustrate the unfortunate reality that, 60 years after Title VII was enacted, toxic racial discrimination still plagues many workplaces in Florida,” said Weisberg. “The EEOC will continue to vigorously fight for the rights of Black employees and applicants to be free from workplace discrimination.”
The lawsuit asks Asphalt Paving Systems to “institute and carry out” policies, practices, and programs that provide Black employees with equal employment opportunities that “eradicate” their unlawful employment practices as well as provide the plaintiffs with compensation “in amounts to be determined at trial.”
The lawsuit also requests the plaintiffs be compensated for “the unlawful employment practices described herein, including emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, loss of enjoyment of life, and humiliation,” as well as their legal costs.
#‘Looking Like a Bunch of Monkeys’: Black Employees Allegedly Forced to Relieve Themselves Outside While White Employees Used Bathrooms Indoo#EEOC Lawsuit Against Florida Asphalt Paving Company Claims#florida#racism
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Mary Kate Morrisey was so good as Elphaba. And I don't even cre about vocals as much anymore because they always get good singers and that's a given. At this point in any show a lot of leads have an issue where they feel like they're in a template and MKM was so GOOD. She really understood her. She had distinct mannerisms, speaking patterns, and really found a lot in Elphaba's stubbornness. When Elphaba opened up it felt significant. And that usually isn't the case, it always feels inevitable. But with MKM you always felt like she could just storm off before opening up. She wasn't afraid to make Elphaba harsh or jarring. Which is the point of the character! She is a deeply defensive and closed off person! And most people are only really interested in her defiance but don't invest in grounding Elphaba in her struggle to interact with the world around her. It felt like I was seeing an actual take on the character and it was lovely. Adored her.
McKenzie Kurtz was as broad as any Glinda but the issue is most Glinda's don't know how to do it without making you want to tear your hair out and she has the talent for doing it correctly! She was fantastic. I don't have as many nuanced takes about her other than she nailed it and got tons of laughs out of me while still being grounded enough to keep the narrative moving! Which is really something most Glinda's fail at. She's really great I think once she leaves Wicked that she will get some more great parts. Loved her!
And omg? Seeing the original Doctor Dillamond at the 20th anniversary was really cool. Just hearing that voice I listened to on the cast recording since middle school! It was so special to have William Youmans there it was just so cool. Ah. He was first rate. Michele Pawk and John Dossett were brilliant as always. Both had very distinct takes love that.
And in general I always get mid Wicked casts. It's always a great Morrible + one other good cast member. This is the first time I've seen the show where EVERYONE nailed it. Sobbed my eyes out at the end. Like puffy red. Wicked is always great because it's Wicked but I am so happy to FINALLY see a cast where everyone is digging in!
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Of course, you can never really go back home. It’s time to stop repeating patterns. Let’s look ahead. And always, always remember: protect your magic.
Listen to Season 3, Episode 13 of VALENCE now wherever you get your podcasts.
And for the last time... protect your magic. ⚡️
VALENCE is a serialized fiction podcast meant for adult listeners. You can find more information, including our full cast list and transcripts, on our website.
For ongoing support of this show and others like it, please consider supporting Hug House Productions on Patreon.
Credits:
VALENCE was created by Wil Williams. This episode was written by Wil Williams and Katie Youmans, and edited and sound designed by Wil Williams. This episode was directed by Anne Baird and Katie Youmans, transcribed by Katie Youmans, and produced by Anne Baird. The VALENCE Season 3 theme was composed by Travis Reaves.
Performances by:
Josh Rubino as Liam Alden and Liam’s Inner Voice
Naomi McMillan as Morgan Reilley
John Westover as Nico Salvai
Caleb Del Rio as Flynn Velasco
Jordan Cobb as Sarah Harris
Katie Chin as Grace Chen
Ishani Kanetkar as Mahira Varma
Alex Welch as Noel Alden
Izzy O’Connell as Cass
Madison Dabbs-Petty as Elisha Dawes
Miracle Fonmanu as Zoe Kafoa
Elena Fernandez Collins as Soledad Marquez
Maddi Albregts as Jessi
Khalila Roney as the Therapist
Giancarlo Hererra as Luis Acebo
and Roscoe Baird as Roscoe. We miss you, big baby.
#crying because it's the last one#valence#valence podcast#valence pod#valencepod#audio drama#fiction podcast#audio fiction#new candler#liam alden#mahira varma#flynn velasco#nico salvai#sarah harris#noel alden#grace chen
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VALENCE is an urban fantasy audio drama that deals with themes of trauma, queer identity, marginalization, found family, and hope. It fits a lot in! Produced by Wil Williams, Kaite Youmans, and Anne Baird, VALENCE follows a depressive magic user’s efforts to stop the unethical practices of his estranged family and the country’s most successful tech startup. It explores important questions about data privacy and the power of information with characters you’ll love and love to hate. Fans of The Magicians will have a great time tuning into VALENCE. Transcripts here.
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DAYBREAK
1917
Daybreak is a play by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin. It was originally produced by Selwyn and Company staged by Wilfred North and Miss Cowl.
Successful businessman Arthur Frome, who drinks too much, pushes a newsboy under an automobile, thus causing him severe injuries. His wife Edith then becomes disillusioned with her husband and leaves him. After an absence of a few years, Edith returns to her husband but offers no explanation of her behavior. Soon, however, Arthur becomes suspicious when she and their family friend, Dr. Brent, frequently visit a house in which a small child is living. Arthur has Edith followed by the wife of one of his employees, whom he has caught stealing, and soon discovers that the child, who is gravely ill, is his own. Edith confesses that she did not want to raise their child under the influence of a drunkard and so left him in someone else's care. Soon after this confession, Arthur is shot by the husband of the woman who has followed Edith because the man suspected his wife of having an affair. Arthur recovers, however, as does the child, and through Dr. Brent's intervention is happily reconciled with Edith, with whom he plans a new life.
About the Title: The play begins at daybreak in a darkened hallway of a New York apartment. Cowl and Murfin were intent on creating the mood of daybreak without resorting to clichés that might result in laughter. They nixed a visit from the milkman and a crowing rooster. They settled on a single shaft of yellow light piercing the darkness of the quiet room. The first scene is played in silence with no dialogue to create the ‘hush’ of early morning.
Daybreak premiered in Atlantic City at Nixon’s Apollo Theatre on the Boardwalk on June 18, 1917.
“[The play] was presented to early summer reporters at Atlantic City. It will not, therefore, be an unusual sight in Atlantic City to see a large number of people going home after ‘Daybreak'.” ~ WASHINGTON POST
Edith Frome was played by Blanche Yurka, a performer that Cowl had worked with and promised to help in her career. She was later cast in another play by Cowl and Murfin. Arthur Frome was played by Frederick Truesdell, one of Broadway’s most popular leading men.
In late July and early August, the play was seen on the Jersey shore in Asbury Park at The Savoy and Long Branch at the Broadway.
Daybreak opened on Broadway at the Harris Theatre (254 West 42nd Street) on August 14, 1917.
About the Venue: The Harris (named after William B. Harris) was built in 1904 as the Lew Fields Theatre. It was variously known as the Hackett, Wallacks, the Frazee, and finally the Anco Cinema. In 1988, the interior was gutted and it was used as retail space. It was finally demolished in 1997 as part of the 42nd Street redevelopment.
This was the second collaboration between Cowl (above) and Murfin, who previously penned Lilac Time earlier in 1917. Cowl also performed in Lilac Time, which closed on June 9th at The Harris (having transferred from The Republic), allowing Daybreak to move in. Between the two plays, Lilac Time proved the more popular and more successful. In October 1918 they collaborated on a third production, Information Please, with Cowl again performing, which was less successful still. In December 1919, the pair had their most successful script, Smilin’ Through, although they wrote it under the pseudonym Allan Langdon Martin. It inspired two films and two television adaptations. In 1932, Smilin’ Through was the basis for a flop musical titled Through The Years by Vincent Youmans.
"I am really pretty tired," she said. "You see, last summer was a strenuous one. I live at Great Neck on Long Island, and my movie work was done at Fort Lee NJ. I used to get up every morning at 5:30 am and shortly after after 6:30 I was in my car and on my way to Fort Lee. At 7 I was in my dressing room, by 8 I was in the studio. Then it was work until 5 or 6, with a short time off for lunch. Back to New York and rehearsals for "Daybreak,” my new play, until all hours. ~ JANE COWL, OCTOBER 7, 1917
After the play was established on Broadway, Jane Cowl joined the road company of her Lilac Time. As of October 1917, Cowl was also seen on cinema screens in The Spreading Dawn (a title oddly similar to Daybreak), a civil war drama.
Daybreak closed on Broadway on October 13, 1917 after 71 performances.
Daybreak was filmed in 1918 starring Emily Stevens and Julian L’Estrange. It is now considered a lost film.
#Daybreak#Jane Cowl#1917#Jane Murfin#Selwyn & Co#Nixon's Apollo Theatre#Broadway#Broadway Play#Harris Theatre
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Holidays 10.8
Holidays
Air Force Day (India)
Alvin C. York Day
American Touch Tag Day
Arbor Day (Namibia)
Back to Basics Day
Battle of Angamos Day (Peru)
Children’s Day (Iran)
Cold Dew (Chinese Farmer’s Calendar)
Commonwealth Culture Day (Northern Mariana Islands)
Cosmopolite's Day
Father’s Day (Sweden)
International Birth Registration Day
International Lesbian Day
International Off-Road Day
International Podiatry Day
Lovable Lawyers Day
National Education Day (Kiribati)
National Harbormaster Appreciation Day
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day
National Mall Walking Day
Navy Day (Peru)
Nude Beach Party Day (Baker Beach, California)
San Ernesto Day
Semana Morazánica (Honduras)
Tube Top Day
Virgin Islands/Puerto Rico Friendship Day
World Octopus Day
World Teachers’ Day (Kiribati)
Food & Drink Celebrations
Birthday of the Microbrewery
National Fluffernutter Day
National Pierogi Day
2nd Saturday in October
Fall Astronomy Day [2nd Saturday]
I Love Yarn Day [2nd Saturday]
International African Penguin Awareness Day [2nd Saturday]
International Newspaper Carrier Day [2nd Saturday]
National Chess Day [2nd Saturday]
National Costume Swap Day [2nd Saturday]
National Curves Day [2nd Saturday]
National Family Bowling Day (a.k.a. Kids Bowl Free Day) [2nd Saturday]
National Motorcycle Ride Day [2nd Saturday]
Pinotage Day [2nd Saturday]
Universal Music Day [2nd Saturday]
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day [2nd Saturday]
World Migratory Bird Day [2nd Saturday]
World Porridge Day [Saturday of 1st Full Week]
Independence Days
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Feast Days
Albertus Magnus (Positivist; Saint)
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Reparata (Christian; Saint)
San Ernesto, Che Guevara as a folk saint (Bolivian campesinos)
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Simeon (Gospel of Luke; Christian; Saint)
Tell Massive Lies Day (Pastafarian)
Thaïs (Christian; Saint)
William Dwight Porter Bliss and Richard T. Ely (Episcopal Church)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Prime Number Day: 281 [60 of 72]
Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]
Premieres
The Color of Money (Film; 1986)
Great Balls of Fire, recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis (Song; 1957)
Imagine, by John Lennon (Song; 1971)
It’s Kind of a Funny Story (Film; 2010)
Les Misérables (Musical Play in English; 1985)
No Time to Die (US Film; 2021) [James Bond #27]
Remain in Light, by Talking Heads (Album; 1980)
Romeo and Juliet (Film; 1968)
Rumble Fish (Film; 1983)
The Second Hundred Years (Short Film; 1927) [1st Laurel & Hardy Film]
Too Many Girls (Film; 1940)
Unseen Academicals, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 2009) [Discworld #37]
Today’s Name Days
Simeon (Austria)
Demetrije, Hugo, Pelagija, Šimun, Zvonimir (Croatia)
Věra (Czech Republic)
Ingeborg (Denmark)
Hilja, Hilje, Hilju (Estonia)
Hilja (Finland)
Pélagie, Thaïs (France)
Gerda, Günther, Hannah, Laura (Germany)
Pelagia (Greece)
Koppány (Hungary)
Pelagia (Italy)
Aina, Anastasija, Aneta, Anita (Latvia)
Brigita, Daugas, Demetra, Gaivilė (Lithuania)
Benedikte, Bente (Norway)
Artemon, Bryda, Brygida, Demetriusz, Laurencja, Marcin, Pelagia, Pelagiusz, Symeon, Wojsława (Poland)
Brigita (Slovakia)
Hugo, Thais (Spain)
Nils (Sweden)
Demetria, Demetrio, Demetrius, Demi, Dimitri, Stewart, Stuart (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 281 of 2022; 84 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 6 of week 40 of 2022
Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 8 of 28]
Chinese: Month 9 (Júyuè), Day 13 (Jia-Wu)
Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)
Hebrew: 13 Tishri 5783
Islamic: 12 Rabi I 1444
J Cal: 11 Shù; Threesday [11 of 30]
Julian: 25 September 2022
Moon: 98%: Waxing Gibbous
Positivist: 28 Descartes (11th Month) [Albertus Magnus]
Runic Half Month: Gyfu (Gift) [Day 13 of 15]
Season: Autumn (Day 16 of 90)
Zodiac: Libra (Day 14 of 30)
Calendar Changes
Descartes (Modern Philosophy) [Month 11 of 13; Positivist]
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11/24 おはようございます。Ralph Towner / Blue Sun ECM1250 等更新しました。
Billie Holiday / All or Nothing at All v6-8329
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Pat Moran / Quartet Bcp6007
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Bob Brookmeyer Al Cohn / Storyville Presents Bob Brookmeyer STLP305
Oscar Peterson / Plays The Harry Warren And Vincent Youmans Song Books mgv2059
Ben Webster / Soulville mgv8274
Johnny Hodges / at the Sportpalast Berlin 2620102
Chet Baker & Paul Bley / Diane scs1207
Chet Baker / Someday My Prince will Come scs1180
Ike Isaacs / the Tender Touch st447
Chet Baker / Live in Sweden Drlp56
Tony Williams / Believe It pc33836
Jon Lucien / Mind's Eye apl1-0493
Ralph Towner / Works 823268-1
Ralph Towner / City Of Eyes ECM1388
Ralph Towner / Solstice ecm1060st
Ralph Towner / Blue Sun ECM1250
Egberto Gismonti / Solo ecm1136
Egberto Gismonti / Danca Das Cabecas ecm1089
~bamboo music~
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Asphalt Paving Systems on Sept. 26, alleging the company created a hostile environment for Black employees in Zephyrhills, Florida.The EEOC alleges that Asphalt Paving Systems violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1991 by subjecting 12 Black now-former employees — Michael Cheaves, Anthony Clemons, David Cooper, Freddrick Cooper, Broderick Curney, Olusoga Davis, Kendall Gadson, Joseph Haynes, Alvin Matooram, Willie Moore III, David Whipper, and Jack Cornell Youmans to racial harassment in the workplace.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Asphalt Paving Systems, citing racial harassment against Black employees. (Photo: asphaltpavingsystems.com screenshot)The EEOC claim lays out a litany of allegations against APS, many of which are enumerated below.According to the lawsuit, the employees were repeatedly called the “N-word” and “boy” by other employees and management. They were also subjected to demeaning working conditions, such as being forced to work in heavy rain while white employees watched. The Black employees were also forced to relieve themselves outside, while white employees were allowed to use the bathrooms indoors.“Throughout the course of Charging Parties’ employment with APS, they were subjected to racial epithets and racially-charged verbal abuse from white supervisors and co-workers, threatening conduct by white supervisors and co-workers, and being forced to work in demeaning and humiliating working conditions,” the complaint says.Trending Today:A white foreman named Anthony Buchholz was one of the supervisors who often used racial slurs to refer to Black employees, according to the EEOC.“Buchholz would use the N-word frequently in front of Curney,” reads the lawsuit. “Curney objected to Buchholz’s use of the N-word directly, but Buchholz continued to use it. After Curney’s objections, Buchholz then came to a job site with a friend and yelled ‘I ain’t gonna ever run from a Black N—r’ at Curney.”The lawsuit also noted that a foreman named Douglas Henry often called Black employees “boy” and that the company prevented a paving crew from finding other employment by calling a potential employer and telling them not to hire the men. The men were also called “Black boy,” “monkey,” and “Black motherf-cker” by Asphalt Paving System employees.Supervisor Dennis Williams was overheard saying the Black paving crew “were looking like a bunch of monkeys,” and another employee, Mike Whitson, called Freddrick Cooper a monkey directly to his face “on a frequent basis.” Whitson also called the men “sissies” and “f—ggots” and referred to David Cooper as a “dumb N—r.”The company’s mechanic, referred to in the lawsuit as “Jackie,” made comments to Black employees such as, “Black is beautiful, tan is grand, but white is the color of the big boss man” and that he was “Black from the waist down.”By March 2022, every one of the Black employees had either resigned from APS or been fired.EEOC Regional Attorney Robert E. Weisberg called the racial discrimination the employees faced “toxic.”“The allegations in this case are deeply disturbing and illustrate the unfortunate reality that, 60 years after Title VII was enacted, toxic racial discrimination still plagues many workplaces in Florida,” said Weisberg. “The EEOC will continue to vigorously fight for the rights of Black employees and applicants to be free from workplace discrimination.” The lawsuit asks Asphalt Paving Systems to “institute and carry out” policies, practices, and programs that provide Black employees with equal employment opportunities that “eradicate” their unlawful employment practices as well as provide the plaintiffs with compensation “in amounts to be determined at trial.”The lawsuit also requests the plaintiffs be compensated for “the unlawful employment practices described herein, including emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, loss of enjoyment of life, and humiliation,” as well as their legal costs.
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Birthdays 9.27
Beer Birthdays
Samuel Adams (1722)
Eberhard Anheuser (1806)
Carl Adolf Riebeck (1821)
Conrad Seipp (1825)
Charles L. Centlivre (1827)
Louis Alphonse Centlivre (1857)
Frank D. Yuengling (1876)
David Farnsworth (1927)
Five Favorite Birthdays
Randy Bachman; rock guitarist, singer (1943)
Wilford Brimley; actor (1934)
Thomas Nast; cartoonist (1840)
Bud Powell; jazz pianist (1924)
Jim Thompson; writer (1906)
Famous Birthdays
Henri Frederic Amiel; Swiss writer (1821)
Harry Blackstone; magician (1885)
Shaun Cassidy; pop singer (1958)
William Conrad; actor (1920)
Don Cornelius; "Soul Train" television show host (1936)
George Cruikshank; illustrator (1792)
Cassandra Cruz; porn actor (1982)
Cytherea; porn actor (1981)
Cosimo de' Medici; merchant prince (1389)
Greg Ham; rock woodwind player, keyboardist (1953)
Dillon Harper; porn actor (1991)
Avril Lavigne; rock singer (1984)
Marc Maron; comedian (1963)
Meat Loaf; rock singer (1947)
Jayne Meadows; actor (1920)
Greg Morris; actor (1933)
Don Nix; baritone saxophonist (1941)
Gwyneth Paltrow; actress (1972)
Arthur Penn; film director (1922)
Mike Schmidt; Philadelphia Phillies 3B (1949)
Jim Shooter; comic book writer, artist (1951)
Top Cat; cartoon character (1961)
Lil Wayne; rapper (1982)
Vincent Youmans; songwriter (1898)
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I'm sure he'll do fine, but William Youmans (the original Dr. Dillamond) is still alive. So why not just have him do the voiceover?
#personal#2024#pop culture#wicked#wicked movie#wicked 2024#the only thing i'm invested in at this point is idina and kristin's cameo
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Holiday Gifting Day 5
Day 5 of 5 features a few Wicked audios with Nessarose understudies!
Idina Menzel (Elphaba), Helen Dallimore (Glinda), Adam Garcia (Fiyero), Nigel Planer (The Wizard), Miriam Margolyes (Madame Morrible), Caroline Keiff (u/s Nessarose), James Gillan (Boq), Martin Ball (Doctor Dillamond) October 28, 2006; London Matinee
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Ashleigh Gray (s/b Elphaba), Dianne Pilkington (Glinda), Pharic Scott (u/s Fiyero), Sam Kelly (The Wizard), Harriet Thorpe (Madame Morrible), Emily Tierney (u/s Nessarose), Alex Jessop (Boq), David Stoller (Doctor Dillamond) February 6, 2010; London
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Idina Menzel (Elphaba), Kristin Chenoweth (Glinda), Kristoffer Cusick (u/s Fiyero), Joel Grey (The Wizard), Carole Shelley (Madame Morrible), Eden Espinosa (u/s Nessarose), Christopher Fitzgerald (Boq), William Youmans (Doctor Dillamond) December 21, 2003; Broadway || Notes: This is the only known recording of Eden as Nessarose! Missing No Good Deed and March of the Witch Hunters.
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Shoshana Bean (Elphaba), Megan Hilty (Glinda), David Ayers (Fiyero), Ben Vereen (The Wizard), Adinah Alexander (u/s Madame Morrible), Stacie Morgain Lewis (u/s Nessarose), Jeffrey Kuhn (Boq), Sean McCourt (Doctor Dillamond) September 24, 2005; Broadway
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Dee Roscioli (Elphaba), Erin Mackey (Glinda), Derrick Williams (Fiyero), Gene Weygandt (The Wizard), Rondi Reed (Madame Morrible), Kate Fahrner (u/s Nessarose), Adam Fleming (Boq), K. Todd Freeman (Doctor Dillamond) March 21, 2007; Chicago
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Jenna Leigh Green (u/s Elphaba), Kendra Kassebaum (Glinda), Derrick Williams (Fiyero), David Garrison (The Wizard), Carol Kane (Madame Morrible), Lori Holmes (u/s Nessarose), Logan Lipton (Boq), Timothy Britten Parker (Doctor Dillamond) April 9, 2005; First National Tour
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Willemijn Verkaik (Elphaba), Valerie Link (u/s Glinda), Jens Simon Petersen (u/s Fiyero), Carlo Lauber (The Wizard), Angelika Wedekind (Madame Morrible), Maike Switzer (u/s Nessarose), Stefan Stara (Boq), Michael Günther (Doctor Dillamond) December 22, 2007; Stuttgart Matinee || Notes: Valerie's first show as Glinda.
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Eden Espinosa (Elphaba), Kendra Kassebaum (Glinda), Nicolas Dromard (Fiyero), Tom McGowan (The Wizard), Jody Gelb (Madame Morrible), Neka Zang (u/s Nessarose), Etai BenShlomo (Boq), Paul Slade Smith (Doctor Dillamond), Gregory Haney (Chistery), Samantha Zack (u/s Witch's Mother), Tim Talman (Witch's Father / Ozian Official) April 6, 2010; San Francisco || Notes: Neka's first show as Nessarose.
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TEN MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT (2020) Reviews and Blu-ray and DVD release news
TEN MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT (2020) Reviews and Blu-ray and DVD release news
Ten Minutes to Midnight will be released on disc in North America by Danse Macabre/MVD with a DVD street date of June 22nd and a Blu-ray street date of July 20th. Both discs come with an abundance of bonus materials including a Behind the Scenes featurette, Audio Commentaries and interviews with cast and crew.
Meanwhile, here is our previous coverage of this recommended movie:
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