#not that anything could truly replace my relationship with the american repertory theatre circa 2014–2019 HOWEVER

[stars-inthe-sky]

hello! tell me about something that made you smile this week? 

I just caught Moulin Rouge on tour and while it definitely still has most of the same flaws it did pre-Broadway in 2018...I was so goddamn happy the entire show.

I love musical theatre so fucking much and cannot believe how long I'd been going without. 3 years and nearly 8 months between Moby Dick at ART in early January 2020 to CLO's Great Comet at the end of August.

And now I have SHOWS back in my life on the regular. Even found a place to usher and see some things for free!

#junewild #moulin rouge #chitchat #not that anything could truly replace my relationship with the american repertory theatre circa 2014–2019 HOWEVER #musical theatre is my happy place #and oh gosh i really do feel like some dormant part of my soul is coming back to life #i also then rewatched the movie for the first time in i don't even know how long after the show and it's still amazing #there are absolutely things that 'haven't aged well' or that the show otherwise improved upon or adapted well #(like i like how they moved the green fairy sequence and nixed the bollywood 'homage') #(and gave the narcoleptic argentinian and name and not a neurological condition played as a joke) #but the way the finale works is a huge missed opportunity / misstep on several levels #and i just do not understand the choices around toulouse #anyway #i love that movie so fucking much and it's great regardless to be in the same physical room with the story and the music and the dancing #FREEDOM BEAUTY TRUE AND LOVE #etc.