#jeff whitty

[doyouknowthismusical]

#musical theater #do you know this musical #poll #head over heels #jukebox musical #jeff whitty #James magruder #language: english

[yourdailyqueer]

Jeff Whitty

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: 30 September 1971

Ethnicity: White - American

Occupation: Playwright, actor, screenwriter

#Jeff Whitty #lgbt #lgbtq #mlm #lgbt people #male #gay #1971 #white #playwright #actor #screenwriter

[addictivecontradiction]

Can you ever forgive me?, 2018

#biography #comedy #crime #can you ever forgive me? #marielle heller #nicole holofcener #jeff whitty #melissa mccarthy #richard e. grant #slanderous

[amphibifish]

i'm going to chew my own arm off god my curiosity is burning me up i oh so desperately want a copy of "i've never lain with a man" and i know that i will never even set eyes upon one

#FOR CONTEXT ITS A BOOK THAT HAS A BUNCH OF CUT SCENES FROM AVENUE Q IN IT #JEFF WHITTY (THE BOOK WRITER) GAVE IT TO THE ENTIRE OBC ON I THINK IT WAS EITHER OPENING NIGHT OR THE NIGHT OF THE TONYS I FORGET #fish.txt #personal avenue q tag

[normiewizard]

really into this new tumblr losercore take on straight edge. they love me for my boyish and sexless swag

#'with a boyish and sexless spirit' is a quote from jeff whitty's creator's cut of head over heels and i think about her daily

[stickthisbig]

I fucking loathe hearing "this is why I hate musical theater." You know why I loathe it? Because I've loved musical theater since I was a child, and sometimes I hate musical theater.

I hate stunt casting, and I hate people who complain about stunt casting. I hate that everyone dismisses it as the gayest of professions when it runs on white gay cis men who are pretending to be straight discriminating against people who are browner and/or queerer than them. I hate that the best way to be a gay star is to be a handsome masc with only the tiniest, tiniest fruit flavor. I hate that lesbians have just been dropped from the discussion. I hate that Hamilton doesn't mention Cato Howe. I hate that every show about/starring people who aren't straight and white has to be all things to all people or completely dismissed. I hate all that fucking bullshit that happened on Jagged Little Pill. I hate reading yet another article from a gay man who has been horribly betrayed by the theater because he didn't pretend to be straight. I hate performing Sondheim. I hate it when people only think music is erudite when it is bad to listen to. I hate that Kimberly Akimbo ever fucking got made, let alone in the 2020's, and I hate that Broadway had the audacity to congratulate themselves on it. I hate that A Strange Loop is such a good idea but sounds like it needs two more editing passes. I hate that Steve Martin didn't finish his EGOT because of Lin-Manuel Miranda, who didn't need it. I hate Love Is Love merch. I hate people who blame all the problems of the theater on Lin-Manuel Miranda because he's the only musical theater professional they can name. I hate that the musician's union will never let us have an electronica musical, and I hate that the reason is that producers cannot be trusted to do the right thing. I hate that my favorite musical falls into antisemitic tropes when it could have done better. I hate watching Idina Menzel sing. I hate the reworked version of "Schadenfreude". I hate what happened to Jeff Whitty. I hate that my favorite King Herod is Chris Moyles. I hate people who defend the Bridgerton musical. I hate having to learn things from TikTok. I hate that Diana was half of the smoke test for proshot streaming. I hate that there are hundreds of shows with archived recordings that none of us will ever, ever, ever see. I hate that there's never been a credible attempt at theater as a streaming service or event cinema, even though opera pulled it off. I hate 1776; I don't have a reason, I just think it sucks out loud and I've never made it all the way through.

But whenever someone says "this is why I hate musical theater", they mean that it's embarrassing to watch a bunch of faggots prance around and burst into song for no reason, and what's worse, theater people have the unrepentant gall to take it seriously.

That's why I like musical theater. Get on my level or get out.

#me me me me me #this wasn't actually motivated by a new event #nor any of my mutuals #I just got het up

[musicalrecs]

Today's shameless promotion is for one of my favorite musicals that I can't believe isn't more people's favorite: Bring It On: the musical.

tl;dr: This is going to be a long post, so allow me to sum up: if you like Newsies but wish it had a cast of about 2/3 girls and don't really care about the plot so long as there's idealistic teenagers singing and dancing like they've consumed a dozen energy drinks each, building up to a happy ending with more singing and dancing, then you'll love Bring It On. You may now press "j" to skip to the next tumblr post.

Still here? Then please, allow me to reminisce. When I first saw Bring It On, it was on tour before debuting on Broadway, and they were still getting the kinks out. This means I got to see, for example, the original staging of Killer Instinct, and while I get why they changed it for Campbell's character development, I do prefer the original narratively.

It also meant there was no cast album available, and no internet hype that I was aware of. I was there strictly because I saw most shows at this theater if I didn't actively dislike them, and was all "Cheerleading in a musical? Even if the plot is bad it should be a lot of fun!" When I sat down and perused my program I recall turning to my date and excitedly saying "Oh wow, Lin-Manuel Miranda worked on this! You don't know who he is, but he did In The Heights and Sesame Street, this might actually be good!" I also had no idea Ariana DeBose was anyone of import. I should dig out that program and see if I got her to sign it...

I had only the first movie to go on for the plot, which I vaguely remembered the end of. This meant a) I rolled my eyes at conveniently putting Campbell on the "right" team early on and b) I was quite surprised by the ending.

Whatever I was expecting, it was BETTER. Bring It On grabs you with the beat from the get go and and then starts throwing cheerleaders in the air as rapaciously as Jim Henson ever tossed penguins. I hadn't been so captivated by a show's live energy since I first saw Rent.

And the plot? Reader, it was my very favorite kind of plot: girl is in unfamiliar situation, does her best, makes surprising new friends, screws up, learns something, demonstrates leadership, ends with stronger friendships and supportive love interest to boot. (See also: Legally Blonde) You know, the kind of plot guys have had catering to them for millennia so much that the second I hear "coming of age story" I peace out. But it turns out I am not immune to gender-targeted storytelling, particularly when it also has dancing.

It's been an age since I read the reviews, but I recall complaints that Jackson high school was much too "nice," "diverse," "unrealistic" and, had those reviews been written today, they would have almost certainly included "woke." I, on the other hand, was thrilled to see high school portrayed not as a battleground but as groups of friends supporting each other while still enjoying "krunking in the parking lot." (I have never been cool enough to do any equivalent to "krunking" but I admire kids with the confidence to do so, and I did overall enjoy my high school years.)

I am the kind of person who unironically appreciates songs about how it doesn't matter if you're fat or trans or otherwise not society's ideal so long as you love yourself, and songs about how winning doesn't matter as long as you know who you are and have friends. So I loved "It Ain't No Thing" and "Cross the Line."

Plus, a supportive, non-threatening soft boy singing about how high school isn't forever so you might as well "Enjoy the Trip"? Keep your "cringe"; I'll take a dozen more musicals just like this one, please. (No, really. Please let me know if they make any.)

So I mentioned Lin-Manuel Miranda up there, but this wasn't just his show. To quote Wikipedia, "Bring It On: The Musical is a musical with music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, lyrics by Amanda Green and Miranda, and book by Jeff Whitty."

Tom Kitt has a pretty eclectic resume, ranging from Jagged Little Pill to Next to Normal to Spongebob. Lin-Manuel Miranda, of course, is best known for trying to sell real estate to Big Bird.

Sidenote: Tom Kitt and LMM had another collab that you may have heard of: the 2013 Tonys opening number, "Bigger!"

Although I couldn't get my hands on the album for over a year after I fell in love with the show, since one didn't exist, nowadays you can of course listen to the whole thing on Youtube, Spotify, or wherever. You can even buy the CD; it comes with a nice booklet with all the lyrics!

But as for seeing the show, I don't recommend trying to watch it online. A quick search doesn't turn up any proshots, and local productions just aren't going to be the same. Half the cast was made up of pro cheerleaders, and their intense choreography is part of the thrill. If a tour ever comes near your town, I highly recommend you get yourself tickets. Even if the moving screens aren't as cool and innovative now as they were in 2011, it's still a wonderful spectacle.

So that's Bring It On: the musical. I suppose I could have actually described the plot (head cheerleader Campbell gets redistricted to another school which - gasp! - has no cheerleading team), but really, does it matter? You're there for the characters expressing themselves through song and dance (and cheerleading), not how easy it is to fool gullible teens by editing Wikipedia (actual plot point). I hope you get a chance yourself to fall in love with its unabashed enthusiasm for friendship and being tossed really high on stage.

#shameless promotion #musical recommendation #bring it on #bring it on the musical #musicals #lin manual miranda #tom kitt #Youtube

[stealthrockdamage]

MUSIC ASKS:

3 5 7 11 15 19 20 22 27 30 I’m nosy :)

YESSSSSSS thank you so much for this ask im gonna pop off

3: A song that reminds you of summertime

Sparkle Tape Break Up by Hiatus Kaiyote

i have no words or explanation to do this pick justice. it just oozes a sort of hazy summery feel to me. warm nights in someones backyard downtown type of thing.

5: A song that needs to be played LOUD

Only Shallow by My Bloody Valentine

this feels like an overtly basic pick but listen i haven't really listened to much my bloody valentine other than this album. i just think this riff is fuckin hype. it owns! it's maybe my favourite bit on the album!

7: A song to drive to

I Can't Drive by The Wesley Willis Fiasco

idk how to answer this question. here's this lol

11: A song that you never get tired of

Confessions ft. Leland Whitty by BADBADNOTGOOD

idk what to say really! listen to that sax. there's just somethin about it man

15: A song that is a cover by another artist

How High the Moon by Ella Fitzgerald

so like, idk how much we're willing to split hairs on what the definition of "cover" is and whether a rendition of a jazz standard falls under that description, but seriously, listen to her go. she pops off so hard on this. i've always liked this recording a lot

19: A song that makes you think about life

Venezuela Trains by Ravyn Lenae

okay, so like. MOST songs make me think about life to some degree. i mean. idk who doesn't listen to lyrics and feel things. but i understand that this question is asking for a specific Type of Thinking About Life. this has a vibe that gets me into that sort of feeling once in a while.

20: A song that has many meanings to you

Work This Time by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

i can't explain this one either. i might just be running out of steam? this resonates with me in a lot of different ways! i like it.

22: A song that moves you forward

Blast Damage Days by Jeff Rosenstock

i think about this song a lot.

27: A song that breaks your heart

Homebody by Nai Palm

yeah yeah i'm double dipping with nai palm. i love her stuff whatcha gonna do. i don't think i could put words to this pick. it does things to me. heartbreak might not be the right word. but it feels appropriate nonetheless

30: A song that reminds you of yourself

Psychopomp by Thank You Scientist

this is probably the song i shout about most often. it feels a little bit quintessentially me in that way. dunno! check out that fretless guitar solo. mad shit

#cheefee #ask

[byneddiedingo]

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Marielle Heller, 2018) Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Ben Falcone, Gregory Korostishevsky, Jane Curtin, Stephen Spinella, Christian Navarro, Anna Deavere Smith. Screenplay: Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty. Cinematography: Brandon Trost. Production design: Stephen H. Carter. Film editing: Anne McCabe. Music: Nate Heller. Lee Israel, the subject of Can You Ever Forgive Me?, has a sour view of humankind, which she feels has rejected her talents as a writer. She looks to get even with the literary world -- and to shore up her dwindling income -- by forging letters from the likes of Fanny Brice, Noël Coward, and Dorothy Parker. And she has just enough talent to bring it off. Melissa McCarthy is superb in the role, which earned her an Oscar nomination; she knows when to soften Lee's hard edges, so that we don't lose complete sympathy for her. And it helps that she has the fine character actor Richard E. Grant, who also got an Oscar nomination, to play off of: Grant's seedy layabout, Jack Hock, is just a few moral levels below Lee, making him the perfect foil for her character. Can You Ever Forgive Me? is only Marielle Heller's second film as a director, and it's nicely paced, except for a few moments when it feels as if something has been left on the cutting-room floor. The introduction of Anna Deavere Smith as Elaine, Lee's friend and apparently her former lover, seems to come out of nowhere and linger there awkwardly. But Heller also handles the sexual tension that develops between Lee and Anna (Dolly Wells), the bookseller who buys Lee's first forgery, with subtlety: We sense Anna's quiet disappointment when Lee walks away from her shy attempt to make a move. Can You Forgive Me? feels a little ragged in its resolution, as if the film has run out of story to tell once Lee has been caught, and it ends with the usual title summaries of what happened to the real-life Lee and Jack, a crutch that biographical films too often rely on. But it's full of witty moments and performers who make the most of them.

#Can You Ever Forgive Me? #Marielle Heller #Melissa McCarthy #Richard E. Grant

[unproduciblesmackdown]

also, for interest/reference, the titles of the individual mini plays in the mysteries (and playwrights), according to the show's program

Act I - The Fall

Song of the Trimorph (Lucifer's Lament) - Dael Orlandersmith

Falling for You - Liz Duffy Adams

The Eighth Day (Creation Hymn) - Jason Williamson

God's Rules - Johnna Adams

A Worm Walks into a Garden, or The Fall of Man - Madeleine George

Right of Return - Jorge Ignacio Cortinas

Cain and Abel - David Henry Hwang

Build It - Trista Baldwin

The Flood - Mallery Avidon

Fruitful and Begettin' - Nick Jones

Bright New Devil - Matthew Stephen Smith

The Moses Story - Ann Marie Healy

The Prophecy - CollaborationTown

The Annunciation - Jordan Harrison

Joseph's Troubles About Mary - Kate Gersten

The Shepherds - Kimber Lee

King of Kings - Kate Moira Ryan

The Slaughter of the Innocents - Chris Dimond

The Flight into Egypt - Kenneth Lin

Act II - The Sacrifice

Christ with the PhDs - Erin Courtney

Jesus Grows Up Fast - CollaborationTown

New Periods of Pain Part I - Craig Lucas

Something in the Water - A. Rey Pamatmat

Transfiguration - Billy Porter/Kirsten Greenidge

The Woman Taken in Adultery - Max Posner

The Raising of Lazarus - Amy Freed

Jesus Enters Jerusalem - Gabriel Jason Dean

Turning the Tables - CollaborationTown

The Conspiracy - Yussef El Guindi

The Last Supper - Jeff Whitty

The Garden of Tears and Kisses - José Rivera

The Denial of Peter - Bess Wohl

Christ Before Herod - Qui Nguyen

Judgment? - Marc Acito

The Remorse - Sevan K. Greene

The Road to Calvary - Jenny Schwartz

Act III - The Kingdom

New Periods of Pain Part II - Craig Lucas

The Death of Christ - Don Nguyen

The Harrowing of Hell - Lucas Hnath

Resurrection - Bill Cain

The Next Supper - Lloyd Suh

The Appearance - Ellen McLaughlin

Thomas Doubting (or, Doubting Thomas Doubts His Doubt) - Jordan Seavey

The Gospel According to Mary Magdalene - Meghan Kennedy

Pentecost - Sean Graney

Walking Away from the Mirror and Forgetting What You Looked Like - Eisa Davis

The Death of Mary - Lillian Groag

The Assumption of Mary - Najla Said

The Coronation - Laura Marks

The Last Judgment - Michael Mitnick

Sermon of The Senses - José Rivera

#some titles from rehearsal were changed &/or were always working titles...e.g. where are The Temptation or The Crucifixion? #the latter would've apparently been [new periods of pain part ii] given that The Death Of Christ was already referred to as a separate and #subsequent scene. is the temptation [new periods of pain part i]? not all the room in the world for post nativity pre passion events #the mysteries #lucifer the mysteries #lucifer mysteries #gospel48

[theam-cjsw]

The AM: February 26, 2024

This morning turned out surprisingly bleak here in Calgary, so this week's AM has a mix of wintry sounds and more upbeat escapism. Start your week with chilly synths, icy reverb, and the warming rays of the occasional horn section, and stay warm out there.

This week's unplanned themes: Rain (Sun Rain, After the Rain, Walking in the Rain, Before the Rain), existential lyrics.

Listen at CJSW.com

Stream on Soundcloud

Spotify playlist

(Image via @publicdomainreview)

Hour One:

Curupira Modernista Daniel Santiago, Pedro Martins • Movement

I Steve Gunn, David Moore • Live in London

Butterfly Phase Kelly Moran • Moves in the Field

Penta 6 Sun Rain • Single

Don Shabason, Krgovich, Sage • Shabason, Krgovich, Sage

Magic Lantern (Main Theme) Garden Gate • Magic Lantern

Theme for Feeling Drunk & Cool Easy Idiot • Stock Music II

Vermillion Sun Psychic Pollution • Memoirs from a Flat Planet

Doggie Tattoo Alessandro Cortini, Baseck • DIRTY A.D.

Antiblue Étamine • Single

NC-17 School Supplies Torn Hawk • Through Force Of Will

Hour Two:

The End of the World Thandii • A Beat To Make It Better

Es Una Fantasia Helado Negro • Phasor

Firad Dina Ögon • Orion

After the Rain Jeff Parker • Suite for Max Brown

User Illusion I (Live) Eine Kleine China • Palomino

Walking in the Rain Grace Jones • Nightclubbing

I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango) Grace Jones • Nightclubbing

Achluo Ghost Funk Orchestra • A Trip To The Moon

Pungle (Bonus Track) Leland Whitty, Alexander Sowinski • Disappearance at Clifton Hill

Play El Huervo • When In Dream

May Ninth Khruangbin • A LA SALA

Dew Ginger Beef • Ginger Beef

Hour Three:

Signpost to the Stars Daisy Rickman • Howl

Before the Rain At Mission Dolores • Cool World

Wallace Goes to Russia Fiver • Soundtrack to A More Radiant Sphere : The Joe Wallace Mixtape

Follow the Ghost The Eastern Plain • Single

Life Is Jessica Pratt • Here In the Pitch

Perfect Storm Jane Weaver • Love in Constant Spectacle

The Day Unfolds Dana Gavanski • When It Comes

Floating on a Moment Beth Gibbons • Lives Outgrown

Star Tripping Sinewave • Unity Gain

Dreamy The Holydrug Couple • Moonlust

and she breaks the day! A clarity HOLY • All These Worlds Are Yours

#cjsw #podcast #new music #mixtape

[doyouknowthismusical]

#musical theater #do you know this musical #poll #avenue q #robert lopez #jeff marx #jeff whitty #language: english

[riddlerosehearts]

it's been a pretty long time since i had a big musical theater phase, but i just read about the exploitation jeff whitty experienced during the production of head over heels, how he was harassed and cheated and had his royalties stolen from him, and how his creative control was taken from him only for the show to be changed into something he disliked when it went to broadway, and i'm just so sad about it now. i genuinely love that musical in spite of how much critics were against it when it ran, but after what happened to him i completely understand why he feels how he does about the broadway version. and from what i know of the OSF version there are many things in it that i do think would've made the show better received if they hadn't been changed. jeff whitty and HOH just deserved so much better.

[addictivecontradiction]

Can you ever forgive me?, 2018

#biography #comedy #crime #can you ever forgive me? #marielle heller #jeff whitty #nicole holofcener #dolly wells #aging

[theam-cjsw]

The AM: September 18, 2023

This week's AM shares three hours of fall vibes, with a blend of ambient jazz, hazy psych-folk, and other sounds that mix melancholia and coziness in that uniquely autumnal way. For best results, serve with crunching leaves and hot cider.

CJSW stream

Listen on Soundcloud

Spotify playlist (includes most AM tracks from the last month)

Hour One

Abstract Sky Violeta Vicci • Cavaglia

SLEEP: Tranquility Base (Kelly Lee Owens Remix) Max Richter • Single

Fog Dance Various Artists, featuring Sun Rain • Cosmic Vibrations Vol. 3

Our Place Joseph Shabason, featuring Thom Gill • Single

Order and Class Ecotype • Field Study

Last Traces of Infrastructure Josh Semans • To Will a Space Into Being

The Light Without Love Veryan • Reflections in a Wilderness

Wanderlust - The Field Remix Wild Beasts • Single

Windows Leland Whitty • Anyhow

Dominoes Moondiver • Single

Hour Two

Reflections Tristan De Liège, Jambal • Enterprises of Great Pith and Moment

Salute Daneil Villarreal, featuring Jeff Parker, Anna Butterss • Lados B

Taivshral Enji • Ulaan

More Easily Makushin • Move into the Luminous

The Surface of the Water Circus Underwater • Circus Underwater

Sleepwalker Faunts • M4

Well (refilled and set in sand) Azeda Booth • Tubtrek

Five Four Child Voice Fridge • Happiness

Drumheller Caribou • The Milk of Human Kindness

Hour Three

Have You Seen a Horizon Lately Yoko Ono • Approximately Infinite Universe

Discover Who I Am Blossom Dearie • Discover Who I Am (The Fontana Years London 1966-70)

The Sea Baby Cool • Earthling On The Road To Self Love

Salade Sauvage Deluxe Dressing Mix Les Chouettes • Ha Ha Happiness

Kings & Queens Apostle of Hustle • Folkloric Feel

Three By Noon Bart • Today, Tomorrow, & The Next Day

L’Étau de Zálmoxis YOCTO • Zepta Supernova

My Odyssey Various Artists, featuring Fenella • Weird Walk presents Leyline

D-85 teardrop Chad Vangaalen • NTH 2

I’ll Be Your Star Lael Neale • Single

Bang Melenas • Ahora

1000 Times Big Blood • Quarantunes Series No​.​027

[doyouknowthismusical]

#musical theater #do you know this musical #poll #bring it on #tom kitt #lin manuel miranda #amanda green #jeff whitty #language: english