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okay i think modern musicals have given musicals a really bad rap. but there are so many good shows out there that are really brilliant works of storytelling or songwriting that get overlooked purely on the basis of being musicals. and if you want a place to start stephen sondheim and william finn both have have so many amazing shows.
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I know there is a certain stigma around the "theater kid" but I love a musical. They (mostly) are a lot of fun and sometimes they can really make you cry and feel something. For instance, as I'm writing this I'm watching one of my all-time favorites "Gypsy" specifically the one with Bette Midler. This film is the original Dance Moms, literally a show about a mom who pushed her kids into show business so hard that one of them ran away and the other became a stripper (Okay burlesque dancer but the show is set in the 1920s so like the same thing). Now I should specify when I say musical I don't mean you should put on any of these new shows that are just adaptations of films with badly written scores. Watch any musical written pre-2010 and post-1950s and I can guarantee It will be a fun time (unless you're one of those people who says the singing doesn't make sense cause in the real world nobody would sing, stop hating fun!) All I'm gonna finish with is they are so fun and campy (sometimes) and often have lots of interesting ideas and ways of presenting them (like the film adaptation of Cabaret? so good).
Sep 19, 2024
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Ok I avoided musicals for a long time because I was convinced I didn’t like them then last summer I had a crush on a Stephen Sondheim stan so naturally I did my research and I’ve now listened to Company like 8 times and did full sob to Being Alive on the streets of downtown Seattle upon first listen… so if my crush is reading this I’m recommending any Stephen Sondheim
Aug 18, 2024
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wikipedia browsing is a great pass time in general. you learn so much new information you would’ve never normally seek out and it makes you full of fun facts and random knowledge. being high just increases the vibes by 1000%
Mar 25, 2024
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i’ve always been a blackout curtain/shades kinda person but you really underestimate how good natural light is for your soul. LET THE LIGHT IN! even if it’s dreary and gross out!!!
Apr 3, 2024
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The Doom Generation (1995)
Nope (2021)
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Re-Animator (1985)
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