you choose and then everything changes
take a breath and then fly of the cliff
and you know that there's no turning back
no turning back, no turning back
and you wonder what if? what if?
finally listened to come from away in its entirety a few days ago
and since i’ve listened to it in full about ten times and watched the broadway recording five times
genuinely one of the most beautiful musicals i’ve ever seen/heard
the story behind it is desperately sad, but it’s also about love and community and finding beauty in the darkest times
and the fact that the people it’s based on are still alive and wanted to share how much this affected their lives– it’s just gorgeous
i keep thinking about beverley bass and jenn colella (who plays her in the show) and how they became close friends through this. jenn colella has two tattoos commemorating her time in this show, and beverley bass gave her the jacket and pins she wore on september 11th to wear on broadway
this event was the beginning of a dark time for so many people, especially people who were muslim (or even looked muslim to idiot americans), but even as it was happening, there were people who were kind. there were people who did everything they could to help
it’s amazing, and so often we focus on the darkness in the world, it’s lovely to have a story of the inherent kindness of humanity
i think the best part of jenn colella in come from away (aside from her stunning performance) is that one of her characters flirts with every man she sees and the other character has a lot of interactions with her husband, a man, when jenn herself is a queer woman with a female fiancée
[ID: Four gifs from the show If/Then. They are all from the scene "No More Wasted Time" and they feature Kate (portrayed by LaChanze) and Anne (portrayed by Jenn Colella), who are at the groundbreaking of the Far West Side redevelopment. Pink captions represent Kate's dialogue and red captions represent Anne's dialogue. Gif 1: Kate walks up to Anne, who is standing by a railing. She says, "Where's the giant ribbon?". Gif 2: Kate continues, "I'm looking for a giant ribbon and a giant shovel." Gif 3: Anne turns to fully face Kate and says, "I think you're thinking of a store opening." Gif 4: Anne waves one of her hands in circles while explaining, "This is a groundbreaking." /end ID]
Let your “Map of New York” lead you to 54 Below for a celebration of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning team of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s 2014 Broadway musical IF/THEN. Join original Broadway cast members as they share memories from the production, as well as sing from the beautiful Tony Award®-nominated score once again for New York audiences. The evening is produced by Brent McCreary and directed by IF/THEN Associate Director David Alpert. Music direction by Carmel Dean.