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Broadway’s biggest names and brightest talents, both onstage and behind the scenes, are set to celebrate six weeks of dedicated fundraising with songs, skits and dance at the return of Red Bucket Follies, produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

The heartwarming homecoming of the annual fall event, which has been on a pandemic hiatus since 2019, takes place at 4:30 pm on Monday, December 4, and at 2 pm Tuesday, December 5.

The heartwarming homecoming of the annual fall event, which has been on a pandemic hiatus since 2019, takes place at 4:30 pm on Monday, December 4, and at 2 pm Tuesday, December 5.

A limited number of tickets, starting at $40, are still available for the exhilarating insider event. They can be purchased at Click Here.

Red Bucket Follies (#redbucketfollies) will feature guest appearances by Roger Bart (Back to the Future: The Musical); Corbin Bleu (Little Shop of Horrors); Sierra Boggess, Danny Kornfeld, Zal Owen and Chip Zien (Harmony); Alex Brightman (The Shark is Broken, Spamalot); Victoria Clark and Justin Cooley (Kimberly Akimbo); Lorna Courtney (& Juliet); Danny DeVito (I Need That); Jonathan Groff (Merrily We Roll Along); Leslie Odom Jr. and Kara Young (Purlie Victorious); and Patrick Page (All the Devils Are Here).

Broadway shows represented in Red Bucket Follies include Back to the Future: The Musical, Forbidden Sondheim, Hadestown, Hamilton, Harmony, Here Lies Love, Here We Are, Kimberly Akimbo, The Lion King, Some Like it Hot and Sweeney Todd, as well as Grammy Award-winning choir Broadway Inspirational Voices.

This year’s show also will feature special performances by Maria Bilbao, Sierra Boggess, Danny Burstein, Jessica Hecht, Rachel Bay Jones, Andrea Martin, Bonnie Milligan, Christine Pedi, Marc Shaiman and Lillias White.

what i'm listening to 6/8/2023 (song notes under cut)

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Laura Les - Haunted: haunted. by laura les.

Death Grips - Hacker: nothing super unique to say about it other than that it's genuinely just one of the best songs. like probably ever. we know this

Limp Bizkit - Clunk: smiles. it's me. clunk is nowhere near my favorite song on three dollar bill y'all but it's like. the best of the bad songs. it never could have been a single bc it doesn't have the strength and the hook is wimpy as fuck but i have fun with it :) i like the part where fred says clunk a bunch of times and i like the breakdown :) come closer i am normal about this album

Ada Rook - TRU U (Live at ELECTROPUNKz 2023): ah, rook's performance at electropunkz. another thing that i am normal about. i believe i've professed my love for the album this song is from before, so i'll save that ramble, but i had a lot of fun with the live ep here. and tru u is such a fucking banger i love every second of it, from the silly anime sample at the beginning to the little pause in the last chorus where the word "death" intrudes. i've said before: ada rook makes the music that i wish i made. this remains true

Danny Burstein & Jessica Hecht - Do You Love Me?: i've had Theatre on the Brain for the past week or so, which led me to listen to the soundtrack to a show that my high school did (although i didn't work on that show myself, i knew people who did). fiddler on the roof is a good show imo, and while i don't really feel qualified to talk about some of the more complex subject matter of a lot of the play, this song is relatively accessible and also drives me a little crazy. i just can't get over the careful, straight-faced profession of love between two characters who never considered before that their marriage might be anything more than a practical and social necessity. it's a tribute to the fact that sometimes love is unglamorous, sometimes it's really as bland as spending all your time with someone just because they're there and while that might not be the fairy tale we all like to imagine, it doesn't make the love worthless. tevye and golde SAY that it doesn't change a thing, but i don't think we're meant to believe them. it doesn't change their often grim material lives and daily realities, true, but i like to think that knowing there's love between them will make the rest of their days just that tiny bit sweeter. i'm so normal about this

Nirvana - Pennyroyal Tea (Live on MTV Unplugged): links to this post. it's just so crazy to me. we had five or so years of kurt cobain screeching the most agonized poetry the music industry has ever seen, cutting through the bullshit of shiny happy pop music and voicing the blood and death and sickness of an entire generation, and now they're just remembered as that one old band who did the song you hear people playing at guitar center. i command of you. actually really listen to this band, take the time to go through some deep cuts, listen to the weird little eps and bonus tracks and shit. there's so much to uncover. this song came on shuffle at one point and i just was floored by it all once again, so it's here as representative of the sentiment

Cab Calloway - St. James' Infirmary: i've been obsessed with an old betty boop cartoon that features this song, which i put in the youtube playlist. you might have seen a clip from it making some rounds on tumblr, but the full thing is worth a watch. cab calloway was known for his flamboyant performances, but all that energy takes on kind of a dark, unsettling tone when placed in the context of the moderately-fucked-up cartoon. good stuff

Billy Joel - Movin' Out (Anthony's Song): i've never been much of a billy joel fan but i've felt the need to explore more of his stuff after getting into this one. it came on the radio in the car and i was on an easygoing road so i got the chance to really LISTEN to it, y'know. like i've probably heard it in passing a million times, and my dad and i would always make fun of the "heart atTACK ACK ACK ACK ACK" part, but when i really listened to it... it's a damn good song! got that earnest, heart-aching singer-songwriter realness. who knew!

Skee-Lo - I Wish: TWO new todd videos since the last WILT, so you know that shit is making an appearance. i genuinely really love this song, i think it's so fun and creative with an *amazing* sample, i kinda wish skee-lo had gotten a little better than he did. you should follow my nu metal tournament blog, because i'm gonna put a bunch of other non-nu metal polls up when the bracket's done, and skee-lo is gonna make an appearance. i need more skee-lo warriors, basically. that rabbit in a hat thing is bullshit though

Caravan - The Dog, The Dog, He's At It Again: this is a find from charlotte charlottan's "Intro to Prog" playlist that i immediately fell in love with. it's so floaty and lovely, while managing to both gesture towards a wide variety of themes AND be catchy as all hell. it's good song, basically. i know nothing about caravan so that's basically it, but it's even got dog in the title :V

Parkway Drive - Boneyards (Live): it doesn't technically count as a repeat bc this is the live version!!!! i just love this shit so much. relistening to horizons after having not heard it for so long was such a breath of fresh air (this was like 3 months ago and i'm still talking about it lmao). i love the big stupid breakdown so much, boneyards has nearly permanently entered my rotation of songs to imagine myself performing. i also just love to imagine like. picture going to some punk or metal festival around the time horizons came out, and parkway is there, and your buddy is like yooo come on we GOTTA see these guys they fuckin kill live. and you're maybe not really familiar with them but you figure it's worth checking out. and they play this song and you're like damn yeah this is pretty good. and then the fucking breakdown happens!!!!!! i feel like you'd just be standing there and realize wow. i'm going to die in this pit. and that's really the feeling i'm pining for

Scatman John - Scatman's World: now some of you in the crowd may be familiar with our friend the scatman.... i've personally had my eyes opened to a whole slew of scatman hits that i never even knew about thanks to the enthusiasm of local scatman expert violet gec (hi violet!!!!!) and although this particular track is one i already knew of, i expect a lot of you might not know it. go ahead and take a step into scatman's world, baby! it's a beautiful place! and also the song will get stuck in your head despite your inability to mimic the sounds he makes!

underscores - Count of three (You can eat $#@!): i'm a pretty casual underscores fan, i just know songs here and there, but i do really like what i hear. count of three is SUCH an earworm, and i love a good "fuck you" song when it's done correctly. i also just appreciate the quality of the censoring job in the title. it's not perfect but there's effort... a lot of people just pick four random characters but here, $ obviously looks like S, # is similar to H, and so on. these are the kinds of things i think about

Bring Me The Horizon - AmEN!: continuing to ask the question of "what the hell are these guys doing ever and why does it sound good." first of all, we have to address the lil uzi feature. that makes... two? i think it's just two fuckin international pop stars that bmth have collaborated with. i mean, i know uzi is a rapper but considering rap's dominance in the pop sphere and their sheer popularity, i think i'm justified in calling a pop rapper a pop star. it's been said to death, but it's just crazy that these guys have become one of the biggest rock acts around considering where they started. as for the song itself, it's not like... my favorite? but it's cool, it's catchy. i don't find their lyrics nearly as impactful now as i did when 1. i was younger and 2. they wrote about suicide and nihilism and shit all the time. i guess the themes are still dark but it all just kinda washes over me now. i'm just here for the heavy heavy and the big chorus, and that's what i got. so i'm happy :)

Everclear - I Will Buy You A New LIfe: as you may have seen, i had a big sappy emotional moment for a few days at the end of last month, and that had me returning to my roots. post-grunge. a genre with no shortage of lame pop rock relationship tunes, including this one. i even made a playlist of sappy songs, of which this was one. i just like the idea of pledging all these expensive things to someone you love, but doing it as kind of a joke. like the sentiment is real, but you both know that's never gonna happen, because all you really have to offer is yourself. and hopefully that's enough. it's like if two princes by the spin doctors was less fun. i fuck with it mildly

Third Eye Blind - Jumper: that's right folks. not one, but TWO mellow and corny 90s rock tunes. i have nothing to say about this song other than that it's pretty good and, more importantly, you should watch the most recent trainwreckords video (told you we'd get both todd videos in here). i've even conveniently included that very video in the youtube playlist :) DO IT

Kesha - Eat The Acid: i listened to and enjoyed the new kesha album, but this single was definitely the song that stuck in my mind above all the others. it just made such an impression. even in her current era, i don't think i or anyone else expecting... this. it's very psychedelic, and while it doesn't completely deviate from pop by any means, i think it's a pretty bold step for her and i hope it pays dividends. i would be 100% down for more strange experimental kesha, i wanna see where this goes

Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It: tina turner is featured on two WILTS in a row... if only the circumstances weren't so unfortunate. as i'm sure i said last time, she was a fantastic vocalist, and her biggest hit here gave her the space to really holler. i thought it was fitting as well to put this song right next to eat the acid, as both are the returning singles of women finally casting themselves free (or at least attempting to) of the figures that tied them down and abused them in the music industry. What's Love might reek of the 80s, but it's the good 80s. and for the record, i went back and listened to the full album and found a lot to like about it. RIP to a legend, for real

Roxy Radclyffe - YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE ME: another song whose presence is moreso indicative of a broader listening trend. i've been really interested in this artist's work recently, although i haven't had the opportunity to really dive headfirst in yet. i discovered her through a rym/bandcamp rabbit hole and was fascinated by the quanitity of projects she has running. i would recommend checking out her neocities and poking around, i've found some interesting stuff so far. definitely the kind of thing i think my crowd of oddballs on tumblr dot com could enjoy

After going undrafted by the NBA, Danny Miles (Glen Powell) has been toiling in obscurity in the minor leagues for years. But when he wins a 10-Day contract to join the Philadelphia 76ers, Danny finally gets his shot. Over exactly one and a half weeks, Danny faces a series of mental, physical, and emotional challenges that completely disrupt his life, as well as the lives of those around him. Just when he should be putting everything else to the side and concentrating entirely on basketball, his whole world seems to conspire to prevent that. His new teammates bully or ignore him. His childhood best friend, Paul (Lamorne Morris), the franchise star of the 76ers, grows resentful of Danny's rise. His ex-girlfriend, Michelle (Erinn Westbrook), still the love of Danny's life, tries to shake off the ghosts of their troubled past, but ends up complicating their future. And his mother, Cheryl (Jessica Hecht), a former pro athlete herself, becomes the ultimate, overbearing stage-mom. If Danny is going to succeed during these intense ten days, he has to find a way to rise above the noise, or else let his dreams slip away forever. Our season unfolds over 10 episodes, each covering one day. [X]

L’attacco ad Israele: le posizioni dei leader mondiali in merito agli scontri

L’ attacco ad Israele: le posizioni dei leader mondiali in merito agli scontri Dopo una consultazione fra i leader dei cinque Paesi, Germania, Stati Uniti, Francia, Italia e Regno Unito “sostengono gli sforzi di Israele per difendersi e condannano Hamas e i suoi rivoltanti atti di terrorismo". Emergono le prime posizioni dei leader di alcuni paesi occidentali, inoltre, nel pomeriggio del 10.10.2023 si terrà un discorso del presidente della Casa Bianca Joe Biden in merito al conflitto. Il leader americano ha dichiarato in una nota "In questo momento straziante, il popolo americano è fianco a fianco con gli israeliani. Ricordiamo il dolore derivante dagli attacchi terroristici in patria, e gli americani in tutto il Paese sono uniti contro questi atti malvagi che ancora una volta hanno causato la morte di americani innocenti. È un oltraggio. E continueremo a mostrare al mondo che il popolo americano è incrollabile nella sua determinazione ad opporsi al terrorismo in tutte le sue forme". Dopo un confronto mediante riunione telefonica sull’attacco avvenuto ad Israele ed i continui scontri che stanno infiammando la striscia di Gaza, i leader di Germania, Stati Uniti, Francia, Italia e Regno Unito si esprimono mediante comunicato stampa, “sostengono gli sforzi di Israele per difendersi e condannano Hamas e i suoi rivoltanti atti di terrorismo”, specificano inoltre che “Tutti noi riconosciamo le legittime aspirazioni del popolo palestinese”, “ma Hamas non rappresenta queste aspirazioni e non offre altro che terrore e sangue versato”. I cinque leader richiedono all'Iran di “non estendere il conflitto”. Al confronto hanno presenziato il presidente degli Stati Uniti, Joe Biden, il primo ministro britannico, Rishi Sunak, il presidente della Repubblica Francese, Emmanuel Macron, e il Cancelliere tedesco, Olaf Scholz. Per quanto riguarda la posizione del Governo italiano, la Presidente del Consiglio, Giorgia Meloni, ha partecipato attivamente alla riunione dei 5 leader, nel corso della quale, a seguito dell’attacco di Hamas ai danni dello Stato di Israele, si è parlato delle azioni politiche urgenti da coordinare per la tutela degli ostaggi. Su questo punto si concentreranno le azioni diplomatiche. Il confronto si è concluso con l’accordo di un costante aggiornamento nel corso dell’evolversi della situazione di emergenza. Intanto, il tenente colonnello Richard Hecht dell’Idf ( Israel Defense Forces), in seguito alla minaccia di Hamas, che ieri ha minacciato di uccidere gli ostaggi, ha dichiarato “Se fanno del male a una di queste nonne o a uno di questi neonati o a uno di questi bambini, le cose non miglioreranno e loro lo sanno”.  ... #notizie #news #breakingnews #cronaca #politica #eventi #sport #moda Read the full article

Woningstichting Woonkwartier en gemeente Moerdijk organiseerden woensdagmiddag 12 juli in de wijk Rodeborg een buurtfeest vanwege de geslaagde wijkontwikkeling in Klundert. De festiviteiten werden bijgewoond door onder andere huurders, bewoners en omwonenden. Het evenement bood gelegenheid terug te blikken op de wijkontwikkeling en vooruit te kijken naar de toekomst. ,,Deze festiviteiten zijn een blijk van waardering voor de inzet en betrokkenheid van alle partijen die hebben bijgedragen aan de bloei van de wijk Rodeborg. Samen bouwen is immers samen vieren. We hebben met elkaar een hechte en vitale wijk gecreëerd. Immers fijn wonen gaat verder dan alleen de woning. Een leefbare en duurzame wijk waarin iedereen zich thuis kan voelen," aldus Ruud van den Boom, directeur-bestuurder van Woonkwartier. Geslaagde ontwikkeling van de wijk Rodeborg Voordat het feest losbarstte en de vele kinderen uit de wijk zich konden uitleven in een immense circustent, keek wethouder Danny Dingemans tevreden terug op de ontwikkeling van Rodeborg. ,,De geslaagde ontwikkeling van deze wijk in Noorse stijl, is een mooi voorbeeld van hoe we met elkaar in Klundert een bijdrage leveren aan de actuele maatschappelijke vraag. Naast deze gezellige wijk staat in Klundert ook nog nieuwbouw in de Westschans en het Bolwerk op stapel”. Uitreiking fotoboekje Aansluitend reikte wethouder Dingemans een fotoboekje van de bouwactiviteiten uit aan één van de eerste bewoonsters, Linda Damen. De nadruk lag daarbij op de gezamenlijke inzet en betrokkenheid van alle partijen. ,,De wijkontwikkeling van Rodeborg toont aan wat er mogelijk is wanneer we samenwerken en onze krachten bundelen. Ik ben trots op de positieve veranderingen die we hebben gerealiseerd. Van voetbalvelden en tennisbanen naar een schitterende wijk met een prachtige centrale speel- en ontmoetingsplek”. Wijkcadeau: bijenhotel of vleermuizenhotel? Ruud van den Boom reikte symbolisch een wijkcadeau uit. De aanwezige bewoners konden zelf een keuze maken voor hun wijkcadeau: een bijenhotel of vleermuizenhotel. Deze symbolische daad onderstreept het belang van een milieubewuste benadering binnen de wijk. De stemmen zijn nog niet geteld. Het wordt een spannende uitkomst! De kinderen uit de wijk waren duidelijk fan van het vleermuizenhotel. De ouders gaan voor het bijenhotel. Opening feestelijke middag Hierna genoten de aanwezigen van een gezellige middag vol plezier en entertainment. Voor de kinderen van Rodeborg was er een speciaal circusprogramma samengesteld, waarop zij enthousiast reageerden. Zij leefden zich uit als circusartiesten en vertoonden de meest moeilijke kunstjes. Natuurlijk werd ook gezorgd voor verfrissende drankjes en smakelijke poffertjes, waardoor de gasten in een feestelijke sfeer volop genoten.

Sydney, Francie, Will, Amy, Danny and Charlie once went to a Halloween party as the cast of Friends, and there is nothing you can do to convince me otherwise. 

It’s the last weekend for The Price. Working with such a talented cast and crew has been so fulfilling. A big thank you to the fans too who came from all over the world. It’s been great.

Mark’s Instagram May 15, 2017. The Price ended its run on May 14th.

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Fack ju Göhte – Das Musical - Munich, Germany - July 14, 2018 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Max Hemmersdorfer (Zeki Müller), Johanna Spantzel (Lisi Schnabelstedt), Elisabeth Ebner (Frau Gerstner), Lukas Sandmann (Danger), Rebekka Corcodel (Chantal), Silvio Römer (Burak), Susi Studentkowski (Zeynep), Robin Cadet (Jerome), Sandra Leitner (Laura), Jennifer Siemann (Charlie) Falsettos - Broadway - January-February, 1993 FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Mandy Patinkin (Marvin), Stephen Bogardus (Whizzer), Barbara Walsh (Trina), Chip Zien (Mendel), Andrew Harrison Leeds (alt Jason), Heather MacRae (Dr. Charlotte), Maureen Moore (Cordelia) Falsettos - Broadway Revival - October 28, 2016 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Christian Borle (Marvin), Andrew Rannells (Whizzer), Stephanie J Block (Trina), Brandon Uranowitz (Mendel), Anthony Rosenthal (Jason), Tracie Thoms (Dr. Charlotte), Betsy Wolfe (Cordelia) NOTES: Beautiful HD capture of the Revival following opening night. Such a talented cast and the chemistry amongst them is incredible. Beautifully executed and not to be missed! A Falsettos - Broadway Revival - December 30, 2016 (Matinee) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Christian Borle (Marvin), Andrew Rannells (Whizzer), Stephanie J Block (Trina), Brandon Uranowitz (Mendel), Anthony Rosenthal (Jason), Tracie Thoms (Dr. Charlotte), Betsy Wolfe (Cordelia) Falsettos - Broadway Revival - January, 2017 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Christian Borle (Marvin), Andrew Rannells (Whizzer), Stephanie J Block (Trina), Brandon Uranowitz (Mendel), Anthony Rosenthal (Jason), Tracie Thoms (Dr. Charlotte), Betsy Wolfe (Cordelia) NOTES: Filmed in January 2017 and aired on PBS on October 27, 2017. Can be found on BroadwayHD to stream. Falsettos - Hartford Stage (March Of The Falsettos & Falsettoland) - September-November, 1991 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Evan Pappas (Marvin), Roger Bart (Whizzer), Barbara Walsh (Trina), Adam Heller (Mendel), Josh Ofrane (Jason), Andrea Frierson (Dr. Charlotte), Joanne Baum (Cordelia) NOTES: Good for its age Falsettos - Off-West End - September, 2019 (hitmewithyourbethshot's master) FORMAT:  MTS CAST: Daniel Boys (Marvin), Oliver Savile (Whizzer), Natasha O'Brien (s/b Trina), Joel Montague (Mendel), Albert Atack (Jason), James Williams (Jason), Gemma Knight-Jones (Dr. Charlotte), Natasha Barnes (Cordelia) NOTES: View partially obstructed throughout, James takes over as Jason mid-act 2 Falsettos - Second National Tour - April-July, 1994 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Michael Rupert (Marvin), Stephen Bogardus (Whizzer), Barbara Walsh (Trina), Chip Zien (Mendel), Sivan Costel (Jason), Heather MacRae (Dr. Charlotte), Carolee Carmello (Cordelia) NOTES: The same video that has been titled 1993 Los Angeles. Dates confirmed via contemporary reviews (ie: Variety) April 28-July 3, 1994 Falsettos - Third National Tour - February 16, 2019 (Highlights) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Max von Essen (Marvin), Nick Adams (Whizzer), Eden Espinosa (Trina), Nick Blaemire (Mendel), Jim Kaplan (Jason), Bryonha Marie Parham (Dr. Charlotte), Audrey Cardwell (Cordelia) NOTES: Highlight running almost five minutes long, includes What Would I Do? only. Filmed from the rear orchestra, there's a decent amount of washout and obstructions, but very clear audio. 1080p YouTube rip, gifted upon request. Falsettos - Third National Tour - April 13, 2019 (Highlights) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Max von Essen (Marvin), Nick Adams (Whizzer), Eden Espinosa (Trina), Darick Pead (u/s Mendel), Jonah Mussolino (Jason), Bryonha Marie Parham (Dr. Charlotte), Audrey Cardwell (Cordelia) NOTES: 1080p YouTube rip. 4 clips lasting approx 13 mins. Bar partially obstructs stage Falsettos - Third National Tour - April 19, 2019 (thehouseonsunset's master) FORMAT:  MOV (SD) CAST: Max von Essen (Marvin), Nick Adams (Whizzer), Eden Espinosa (Trina), Nick Blaemire (Mendel), Thatcher Jacobs (Jason), Bryonha Marie Parham (Dr. Charlotte), Audrey Cardwell (Cordelia) NOTES: Pretty much the full show. Missing the last 15 mins of Act Two. Ends at the Bar Mitzvah Scene. Occasional head blocking the right of the stage. Fame - 8th UK Tour (30th Anniversary Tour) - October, 2019 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Stephanie Rojas (Carmen), Jamal Crawford (Tyrone), Molly McGuire (Serena), Keith Jack (Nick), Albey Brookes (Joe), Hayley Johnston (Mabel), Jorgie Porter (Iris), Simon Anthony (Schlomo), Alexander Zane (Goody), Louisa Beadel (Lambchops), Mica Paris (Miss Sherman), Katie Warsop (Miss Bell), Duncan Smith (Mr Scheinkopf), Spencer Lee Osborne (Mr Myers), Courtney George, Daisy Edwards, Lauren Crooks, Morgan Jackson, Ryan Kayode, Serina Mathew, Tom Mussell NOTES: ProShot released on BroadwayHD Fame - First National Tour - January 27, 1999 FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Natasha Rennalls (Carmen), Jenn Gambatese (Serena), Gavin Creel (Nick), Jose Restrepo (Joe), Dioni Michelle Collins (Mabel), Amy Ehrlich (Lambchops) Fame - Madrid - 2009 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: - Fame - Netherlands - 1999 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Nurlaila Karim (Carmen), Gino Emnes (Tyrone), Eva Poppink (Serena), Albert Klein Kranenburg (Nick), Jim de Groot (Joe) NOTES: little generation loss. Fiddler on the Roof - Broadway (2004 Revival) - December 4, 2005 FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Harvey Fierstein (Tevye), Rosie O’Donnell (Golde), Rita Harvey (u/s Hodel), Jacob Fishel (Motel), Paul Anthony Stewart (Perchik), Sally Murphy (Tzeitel), Nancy Opel (Yente), Tricia Paoluccio (Chava) NOTES: Direct from the master, includes NY1 segments. Fiddler on the Roof - Crucible Theatre, Sheffield (Pre-West End) - January, 2007 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Henry Goodman (Tevye), Beverly Klein (Golde), Alexandra Silber (Hodel), Gareth Kennerley (Motel), Damian Humbley (Perchik), Frances Thorburn (Tzeitel), Julie Legrand (Yente), Victor McGuire (Lazar Wolf), Natasha Broomfield (Chava), Michael Conway (Fyedka), Steve Fortune (Constable), Vincent Pirillo (Rabbi), Adrien Mastrosimone (Fiddler), Juliet Alderdice (Fruma Sarah), Tomm Coles (Mordcha) Fiddler on the Roof - Sixth Broadway Revival - December 29, 2015 (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Danny Burstein (Tevye), Jessica Hecht (Golde), Samantha Massell (Hodel), Adam Kantor (Motel), Alexandra Silber (Tzeitel), Alix Korey (Yente), Adam Dannheisser (Lazar Wolf), Melanie Moore (Chava) NOTES: First couple minutes of Act Two are blacked out, but the show is otherwise complete; a few scenes are very dark, but the actors' faces can be seen; slight washout in the brighter scenes. Excellent picture otherwise and clear sound; good video. Finding Neverland - Broadway - April 30, 2015 (NYCG8R's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Matthew Morrison (J.M. Barrie), Laura Michelle Kelly (Sylvia Llewelyn Davies), Kelsey Grammer (Charles Frohman/Captain James Hook), Teal Wicks (Mary Barrie), Carolee Carmello (Mrs. du Maurier), Aidan Gemme (Peter Llewelyn Davies), Alex Dreier (Michael Llewelyn Davies), Christopher Paul Richards (Jack Llewelyn Davies), Sawyer Nunes (George Llewelyn Davies) NOTES: Video filmed from center mezzanine with very clear picture and nice close-ups Finding Neverland - Broadway - July 22, 2015 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Kevin Kern (u/s J.M. Barrie), Laura Michelle Kelly (Sylvia Llewelyn Davies), Anthony Warlow (Charles Frohman/Captain James Hook), Teal Wicks (Mary Barrie), Carolee Carmello (Mrs. du Maurier), Christopher Paul Richards (Peter Llewelyn Davies), Alex Dreier (Michael Llewelyn Davies), Eli Tokash (Jack Llewelyn Davies), Casey Butler (George Llewelyn Davies) NOTES: Beautiful HD capture of Kevin Kern in the role of Barrie. Also features Anthony taking over the role of Charles and a different set of the Davies children. A Finding Neverland - Broadway - February 28, 2016 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Tony Yazbeck (J.M. Barrie), Laura Michelle Kelly (Sylvia Llewelyn Davies), Paul Slade Smith (u/s Charles Frohman/Captain James Hook), Dana Costello (u/s Mary Barrie), Kristy Cates (u/s Mrs. du Maurier), Christopher Paul Richards (Peter Llewelyn Davies) NOTES: Beautiful HD capture of Tony joining the cast with no obstructions. He gave a wonderful performance as did the understudies who were performing. A Finding Neverland - Broadway - March 31, 2016 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Alfie Boe (J.M. Barrie), Laura Michelle Kelly (Sylvia Llewelyn Davies), Kelsey Grammer (Charles Frohman/Captain James Hook), Teal Wicks (Mary Barrie), Sally Ann Triplett (Mrs. du Maurier), Christopher Paul Richards (Peter Llewelyn Davies) NOTES: Beautiful capture of Alfie and Sally joining the cast. Alfie commanded the score and sang the hell out of it. So many beautiful moments and such chemistry with Laura. A Finding Neverland - Pre-Broadway / Cambridge - August 17, 2014 (Matinee) (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Jeremy Jordan (J.M. Barrie), Laura Michelle Kelly (Sylvia Llewelyn Davies), Michael McGrath (Charles Frohman/Captain James Hook), Jeanna de Waal (Mary Barrie), Carolee Carmello (Mrs. du Maurier), Aidan Gemme (Peter Llewelyn Davies), Alex Dreier (Michael Llewelyn Davies), Hayden Signoretti (Jack Llewelyn Davies), Sawyer Nunes (George Llewelyn Davies) NOTES: Fantastic capture from start to finish with just a couple quick dropouts in act one; clear video with no washout or obstruction; filmed in 16:9, with a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups. Finding Neverland - Pre-Broadway / Cambridge - September 3, 2014 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Jeremy Jordan (J.M. Barrie), Laura Michelle Kelly (Sylvia Llewelyn Davies), Michael McGrath (Charles Frohman/Captain James Hook), Jeanna de Waal (Mary Barrie), Carolee Carmello (Mrs. du Maurier), Aidan Gemme (Peter Llewelyn Davies), Alex Dreier (Michael Llewelyn Davies), Hayden Signoretti (Jack Llewelyn Davies), Sawyer Nunes (George Llewelyn Davies) NOTES: Beautiful HD capture of this sensational new show headed to Broadway. The performances, actors, music, book, the comedy are all divine. I think this will take 2015 Tony and also awards for Jeremy and Laura, it was that stunning! A+ First Date - Broadway - July 13, 2013 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Zachary Levi (Aaron), Krysta Rodriguez (Casey), Sara Chase (Woman #1 (Grandma Ida/Lauren/Aaron's Mother)), Bryce Ryness (Man #1 (Gabe/Edgy British Guy)), Kate Loprest (Woman #2 (Allison/Google)), Kristoffer Cusick (Man #2 (Reggie/Aaron's Future Son/Edgy Rocker Guy)), Blake Hammond (Man #3 (Waiter/Casey's Father/Friendly Therapist)) NOTES: Excellent HD capture of this charming and fun show. Both Zachary and Krysta are adorable in the roles, as is the supporting cast! A First Date - London (Crazy Coqs) - October, 2020 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Simon Lipkin (Aaron), Samantha Barks (Casey), Danielle Steers, Nicholas McLean, Oscar Conlon Morrey, Rufus Kampa NOTES: Livestreamed virtual performance Fleabag - West End - September 12, 2019 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  M4A (untracked) CAST: Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) NOTES: Proshot - National Theater Live Flower Drum Song - Broadway Revival - February 26, 2003 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Allen Liu (Harvard), Alvin Ing (Chin), Hoon Lee (Chao), Jodi Long (Madam Liang), Jose Llana (Ta), Lea Salonga (Mei-Li), Randall Duk Kim (Wang), Sandra Allen (Linda Low), Ericka Hunter NOTES: Broadway debuts for Allen Liu, Hoon Lee, Rich Ceraulo, Marcus Choi, Telly Leung, Daniel May, and Ericka Hunter Yang Flowers For Mrs Harris - Chichester Festival Theatre - September 29, 2018 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Clare Burt (Ada Harris), Joanna Riding (Lady Dant), Joanna Riding (Madame Colbert), Gary Wilmot (Major), Gary Wilmot (Monsieur Armande), Luke Latchman (Terry), Claire Machin (Violet), Louis Maskell (Bob), Louis Maskell (Andre), Rhona McGregor (Flower Girl), Rhona McGregor (Dressmaker), Mark Meadows (Mr Harris), Mark Meadows (Marquis), Laura Pitt-Pulford (Pamela), Laura Pitt-Pulford (Natasha), Nicola Sloane (Countess), Nicola Sloane (Sybel Sullivan) NOTES: Multi-camera setup, soundboard, professionally done. Follies - Madrid - June 14, 2012 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Muntsa Rius (Sally Durant Plummer), Vicky Peña (Phyllis Rogers Stone), Pep Molina (Buddy Plummer) NOTES: Recorded for Archival purposes. Follies - National Theatre - November 16, 2017 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  Other video (see notes) CAST: Imelda Staunton (Sally Durant Plummer), Janie Dee (Phyllis Rogers Stone), Peter Forbes (Buddy Plummer), Philip Quast (Benjamin Stone), Tracie Bennett (Carlotta Campion), Di Botcher (Hattie Walker), Josephine Barstow (Heidi Schiller), Dawn Hope (Stella Deems), Adrian Grove (Sam Deems), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Solange LaFitte), Norma Atallah (Emily Whitman), Liz Izen (Dee Dee West), Gemma Page (Sandra Crane), Julie Armstrong (Christine Donovan), Gary Raymond (Dimitri Weismann), Billy Boyle (Theodore Whitman), Bruce Graham (Roscoe), Zizi Strallen (Young Phyllis), Fred Haig (Young Buddy), Adam Rhys-Charles (Young Benjamin), Emily Langham (Young Carlotta), Aimee Hodnett (Young Hattie), Alison Langer (Young Heidi), Leisha Mollyneaux (Young Stella), Sarah-Marie Maxwell (Young Solange), Kate Parr (Young Sandra), Barnaby Thompson, Edwin Ray, Emily Goodenough, Jeremy Batt, Jordan Shaw, Liz Ewing NOTES: London’s National Theatre production, broadcast live to cinemas around the world. The National Theatre revival is the first fully staged major London production of Follies to present the original Broadway version of the show. Sondheim and Goldman revised large parts of the show’s script and score for its 1987 London premiere, toning down the underlying bleakness of the Broadway original, and offering a more hopeful finale for its central characters. Director Dominic Cooke revisited early drafts of Goldman’s script, restoring original dialogue and moments that have not been seen in the production since its 1971 Broadway run. Follies - Paper Mill Playhouse - 1998 FORMAT:  MP4 (SD) CAST: Donna McKechnie (Sally Durant Plummer), Dee Hoty (Phyllis Rogers Stone), Tony Roberts (Buddy Plummer), Laurence Guittard (Benjamin Stone), Ann Miller (Carlotta Campion), Kaye Ballard (Hattie Walker), Carol Skarimbas (Heidi Schiller), Phyllis Newman (Stella Deems), Liliane Montevecchi (Solange LaFitte), Natalie Mosco (Emily Whitman), Billie Thrash (Dee Dee West), Laura Kenyon (Sandra Donovan), Ann Cunningham (Christine Crane), Eddie Bracken (Dimitri Weismann), Donald Saddler (Theodore Whitman), Danette Holden (Young Sally), Meredith Patterson (Young Phyllis), Billy Hartung (Young Buddy), Michael Gruber (Young Benjamin), Jillana Urbina (Young Carlotta), Krista Lepore (Young Hattie), Carol Skarimbas (Young Heidi), Pamela Jordan (Young Stella), Jean Marie (Young Solange), Julie Connors (Young Sandra), Pascale Faye (Young Emily), Temple Kane (Young Christine), Karen Lifshey (Young Dee Dee), Arte Phillips (Young Theodore), Peter Davenport (Young Roscoe) NOTES: Different recording than the PRO SHOT Footloose - North Shore Music Theatre - August, 2011 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: John Jeffrey Martin (Ren McCormack), Chelsea Morgan Stock (Ariel Moore), Matthew Dorsey (Willard Hewitt), George Dvorsky (Reverend Shaw Moore), Maureen Brennan (Vi Moore), Gwen Hollander (Rusty), Marissa Rosen (Wendy Jo), Sean Watkins (Chuck Cranston), Marci Reid (Ethel McCormack), Stephen Berger (Principal Clarke), Gary Lynch (Uncle Wes) Footloose - The Netherlands - March 15, 2009 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: William Spaaij (Ren McCormack), Kim-Lian Meij van der (Ariel Moore), Roy Kullick (Willard Hewitt), Jeroen Phaff (Reverend Shaw Moore), Marleen van der Loo (Vi Moore), Talita Angwarmasse (Rusty), Nicky van der Kuyp (Wendy Jo), Nadine Nijman (Urleen), Richard Rodermond (Chuck Cranston), Joyce Stevens (Ethel McCormack), Vincent de Lusenet (Travis/Cowboy Bob), Evert Jan Korving (Lyle), Michel Sorbach (Uncle Wes), Britt Lenting (Eleanor), Britt Lenting (Irene/Betty Blast) NOTES: Official DVD version Footloose - West End - 2006 (House-Cam's master) FORMAT: ��VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Derek Hough (Ren McCormack), Lorna Want (Ariel Moore), Stephen McGann (Reverend Shaw Moore) NOTES: Recorded through the house camera, so it's a stationary full-stage shot with sound patched in directly from the soundboard Fosse - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 2002 FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Simone Kleinsma (Ann Reinking), Stanley Burleson (Performer), Pia Douwes (Dancer & Singer) NOTES: Sung in English. Missing the first few minutes. Frankenstein (play by Nick Dear) - National Theatre - March 17, 2011 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MKV (HD) CAST: Jonny Lee Miller (Victor Frankenstein), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Creature), Ella Smith (Gretel/Clarice), John Killoran (Gustav/Constable), Steven Elliott (Klaus), Karl Johnson (De Lacey), Daniel Millar (Felix de Lacey), Lizzie Winkler (Agatha de Lacey), Andreea Padurariu (The Female Creature), William Nye (William Frankenstein), George Harris (M. Frankenstein), Naomie Harris (Elizabeth Lavenza), John Stahl (Ewan), Mark Armstrong (Rab) NOTES: Proshot for National Theatre Live. Frankenstein (play by Nick Dear) - National Theatre - March 24, 2011 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MKV (HD) CAST: Benedict Cumberbatch (Victor Frankenstein), Jonny Lee Miller (The Creature), Ella Smith (Gretel/Clarice), John Killoran (Gustav/Constable), Steven Elliott (Klaus), Karl Johnson (De Lacey), Daniel Millar (Felix de Lacey), Lizzie Winkler (Agatha de Lacey), Andreea Padurariu (The Female Creature), William Nye (William Frankenstein), George Harris (M. Frankenstein), Naomie Harris (Elizabeth Lavenza), John Stahl (Ewan), Mark Armstrong (Rab) NOTES: 24 March: Jonny Lee Miller (Creature), Benedict Cumberbatch (Victor) Frankenstein - A New Musical - Union City, New Jersey - 2001 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Shuler Hensley (The Creature), Ivan Rutherford (Dr. Frankenstein), Rita Harvey (Elisabeth), JC Hoyt NOTES: Innovative Demo Video In 2001, the team undertook a bold step to try to launch the show’s professional future: a full-length video demo that was produced and directed by Jeff Jackson and titled Frankenstein, The Musical. Staged over a four-day shoot in a rented Union City, NJ theater, the production starred Tony Award®-winning actor Shuler Hensley (Oklahoma) as The Creature and featured Broadway veterans Ivan Rutherford (Les Miserables) as Victor Frankenstein and Rita Harvey (Phantom of the Opera) as Elizabeth. The production was a hybrid of a film and a live show. Shot cinematically out-of-sequence with multiple cameras and without an audience, the show was nonetheless filmed on a single stage with traditional theatrical lighting. The final product was published on DVD in 2002, but only screened privately for potential backers of future productions. - wikipedia Freaky Friday - First National Tour - May 2, 2017 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Heidi Blickenstaff (Katherine Blake), Emma Hunton (Ellie Blake), David Jennings (Mike Harper), Chris Ramirez (Adam), Jake Heston Miller (Fletcher Blake), Jessie Hooker-Bailey (Savannah), Jeannette Bayardelle (Journalist/Ms. Meyers/Officer Sitz/Ensemble) NOTES: Excellent HD capture of the new musical on tour, based on the Disney film. Such a fun show with great music and cast. Heidi is at the top of her game and a rare master comedic actress with matching voice! She really knocked the role outta the park, as did Emma! Frozen - Broadway - May 3, 2018 (NYCG8R's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Caissie Levy (Elsa), Patti Murin (Anna), Greg Hildreth (Olaf), Jelani Alladin (Kristoff), Andrew Pirozzi (Sven), John Riddle (Hans), Robert Creighton (Weselton), Timothy Hughes (Pabbie), Olivia Phillip (Bulda), Ann Sanders (Queen Iduna) NOTES: Great capture from the Broadway transfer and a few minor changes from the Denver run. Nicely captured from the balcony. Frozen - Broadway - February, 2020 (StarCuffedJeans's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Ciara Renée (Elsa), McKenzie Kurtz (Anna), Anna Rae Haller (Young Elsa), Charlie Tassone (Young Anna), Ryann Redmond (Olaf), Noah J Ricketts (Kristoff), Adam Jepsen (Sven), Ryan McCartan (Hans), Kevin Del Aguila (Oaken), Robert Creighton (Weselton), Donald Jones Jr (Pabbie), Tracee Beazer (Bulda), Tyrone L Robinson (King Agnarr), Ann Sanders (Queen Iduna), Robin Masella (Head Handmaiden), Jacob Smith (Bishop), Anthony Sagaria, Austin Lesch, Bronwyn Tarboton, Cajai Fellows Johnson, Charissa Hogeland, Charlie Williams, Claire Camp, Ellen Marlow, Harris M Turner, Jacob Smith, Jake David Smith, Julius Anthony Rubio, Kate Bailey, Keely Beirne, Michael Fatica, Nina Lafarga, Spencer Clark Frozen - Broadway - January, 2020 (StarCuffedJeans's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Alyssa Fox (s/b Elsa), Patti Murin (Anna), Suri Marrero (Young Elsa), Fiona Morgan Quinn (Young Anna), Chad Burris (t/r Olaf), Harris M Turner (u/s Kristoff), Andrew Pirozzi (Sven), Joe Carroll (Hans), Kevin Del Aguila (Oaken), Robert Creighton (Weselton), Jeff Pew (u/s Pabbie), Keely Beirne (Bulda), Tyrone L Robinson (King Agnarr), Alicia Albright (u/s Queen Iduna), Robin Masella (Head Handmaiden), Brian Steven Shaw (s/w Bishop) NOTES: Stunning HD capture of Alyssa as Elsa, Chad’s temporary residence in the company and one of Harris’s first shows as Kristoff. Filmed from the left orchestra with a mix of wides, mediums, and many closeups. Frozen - Broadway - March, 2019 (mynewfavoriteday's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) |  TRADER'S NOTES: Act 1 only CAST: Caissie Levy (Elsa), Patti Murin (Anna), Jenna Weir (Young Elsa), Leila Rose Gross (Young Anna), Ryann Redmond (Olaf), Noah J Ricketts (Kristoff), Andrew Pirozzi (Sven), Joe Carroll (Hans), Kevin Del Aguila (Oaken), Robert Creighton (Weselton), Zach Hess (Pabbie), Olivia Phillip (Bulda), Nicholas Ward (King Agnarr), Alicia Albright (u/s Queen Iduna) NOTES: HD capture of the new replacement cast members. Filmed from center mezzanine, Act One is blind shot until "Reindeer(s) are Better than People," and Act Two is fully aimed and filmed. There are great closeups and wide shots, but there can be a bit of spotlight washout at times. Frozen - Broadway - October, 2019 (StarCuffedJeans's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Charissa Hogeland (u/s Elsa), Patti Murin (Anna), Winter Donnelly (Young Elsa), Fiona Morgan Quinn (Young Anna), Ryann Redmond (Olaf), Noah J Ricketts (Kristoff), Andrew Pirozzi (Sven), Joe Carroll (Hans), Kevin Del Aguila (Oaken), Robert Creighton (Weselton), Donald Jones Jr (Pabbie), Tracee Beazer (Bulda), Nicholas Ward (King Agnarr), MaryAnn Hu (Queen Iduna), Robin Masella (u/s Head Handmaiden), Jacob Smith (Bishop), Adam Perry, Anthony Sagaria, Austin Lesch, Cajai Fellows Johnson, Claire Camp, Jake David Smith, Jeremy Davis, Joe Beauregard, Kate Bailey, Keely Beirne, Lauren Nicole Chapman, Nicholas Edwards, Nina Lafarga NOTES: Beautiful HD capture of Maryann's last show, filmed from the right orchestra. Act One starts with Patti Murin singing at the door right before Charissa Hogeland’s entrance. Act Two starts during Hygge. Please do not post screenshots of this video on Twitter ever. Gifs on Tumblr are okay after the NFT date, but don't go linking things to actors and shows. Frozen - First National Tour - November, 2019 (Highlights) (StarCuffedJeans's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Caroline Bowman (Elsa), Caroline Innerbichler (Anna), Alyssa Kim (Young Elsa), Stella R Cobb (Young Anna), F Michael Haynie (Olaf), Mason Reeves (Kristoff), Evan Strand (Sven), Austin Colby (Hans), Michael Milkanin (Oaken), Jeremy Morse (Weselton), Tyler Jimenez (Pabbie), Brit West (Bulda), Kyle Lamar Mitchell (King Agnarr), Marina Kondo (Queen Iduna), Caelan Creaser (Head Handmaiden), Michael Milkanin (Bishop), Berklea Going, CK Edwards, Daniel Switzer, Hannah Jewel Kohn, Kelly Methven, Kyle Lamar Mitchell, Michael Allan Haggerty, Michael Everett, Naomi Rodgers, Zach Trimmer NOTES: Stunning HD capture of the First National Tour of the hit Disney stage show. The video is Act One only and starts with “Do You Want to Build a Snowman” between little Elsa and Anna. Caroline Bowman and Caroline Innerbichler both fill the lead roles very well. Please do not post screenshots of this video on Twitter ever. Gifs on Tumblr are okay after the NFT date, but don't go linking things to actors and shows. Frozen - Pre-Broadway/Denver - August 17, 2017 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Caissie Levy (Elsa), Patti Murin (Anna), Ayla Schwartz (Young Elsa), Audrey Bennett (Young Anna), Greg Hildreth (Olaf), Jelani Alladin (Kristoff), Andrew Pirozzi (Sven), John Riddle (Hans), Kevin Del Aguila (Oaken), Robert Creighton (Weselton), Timothy Hughes (Pabbie), Olivia Phillip (Bulda), James Brown III (King Agnarr), Ann Sanders (Queen Iduna) NOTES: First Preview! The set malfunctions about 10 minutes into Act 1. Thomas Schumacher comes out to give a speech to pass the time. Act 1 then resumes. No set problems with Act 2. Audience is extremely receptive and the cast is absolutely spectacular. Frozen - Pre-Broadway/Denver - September 30, 2017 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Caissie Levy (Elsa), Patti Murin (Anna), Greg Hildreth (Olaf), Jelani Alladin (Kristoff), Andrew Pirozzi (Sven), John Riddle (Hans), Timothy Hughes (Pabbie) NOTES: Second to the last day. Sometimes the rail can get in the way of the shot Frozen - Pre-Broadway/Denver - October 1, 2017 (Closing Night) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Caissie Levy (Elsa), Patti Murin (Anna), Greg Hildreth (Olaf), Jelani Alladin (Kristoff), John Riddle (Hans), Timothy Hughes (Pabbie) NOTES: Beautiful capture of the Final Performance in the Pre-Broadway Denver Tryout. Some wonderful powerful vocal variations by Caissie. There are a few blackouts, and a few parts in Act 1 has something blocking the right side. But other than that, zooms and quality is perfect! Fully Committed - Broadway - May 14, 2016 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Sam and others) NOTES: Jesse Tyler Ferguson stars in this one man comedy where he works a red-hot reservation line at one of New York’s trendiest restaurants. Excellent HD capture with no obstructions and so much fun! A Fun Home - Broadway - March 29, 2015 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Beth Malone (Alison), Emily Skeggs (Medium Alison), Sydney Lucas (Small Alison), Michael Cerveris (Bruce), Judy Kuhn (Helen), Roberta Colindrez (Joan), Oscar Williams (Christian), Joel Perez (Roy), Zell Steele Morrow (John) NOTES: Great HD capture of the Broadway Transfer. Performed mostly in the round, the actors are all over the stage. Judy's performances are so layered and beautiful, as is the entire cast! A- Fun Home - Broadway - April 12, 2015 (Preview) (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Beth Malone (Alison), Emily Skeggs (Medium Alison), Sydney Lucas (Small Alison), Michael Cerveris (Bruce), Judy Kuhn (Helen), Roberta Colindrez (Joan), Oscar Williams (Christian), Joel Perez (Roy), Zell Steele Morrow (John) NOTES: An okay HD capture of Original Broadway cast. There are around seven minutes of blackouts total and it is filmed around heads as best as possible. Still some great footage for fans of the show. Fun Home - Broadway - June 23, 2016 (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Beth Malone (Alison), Emily Skeggs (Medium Alison), Gabriella Pizzolo (Small Alison), Michael Cerveris (Bruce), Judy Kuhn (Helen), Roberta Colindrez (Joan), Joel Perez (Roy) NOTES: Great capture of the performance. Instead of where Sunset recorded, SJ recorded it from the other side of the stage. Fun Home - Broadway - June 23, 2016 (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Beth Malone (Alison), Emily Skeggs (Medium Alison), Gabriella Pizzolo (Small Alison), Michael Cerveris (Bruce), Judy Kuhn (Helen), Roberta Colindrez (Joan), Joel Perez (Roy) NOTES: Great capture of the performance. Instead of where Sunset recorded, SJ recorded it from the other side of the stage.  

Fun Home - Broadway - July 20, 2016 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Beth Malone (Alison), Emily Skeggs (Medium Alison), Gabriella Pizzolo (Small Alison), Michael Cerveris (Bruce), Judy Kuhn (Helen), Roberta Colindrez (Joan), Cole Grey (Christian), Joel Perez (Roy), Zell Steele Morrow (John) NOTES: Excellent HD capture of the shows final weeks before closing. Garbriella does a terrific job taking over the role of Alison, while the whole cast is still perfection. A Fun Home - First National Tour - November 3, 2016 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Kate Shindle (Alison), Abby Corrigan (Medium Alison), Alessandra Baldacchino (Small Alison), Robert Petkoff (Bruce), Susan Moniz (Helen), Karen Eilbacher (Joan), Pierson Salvador (Christian), Robert Hager (Roy) NOTES: Great HD capture of the newly launched tour. Some really beautiful performances from the entire cast. Staged differently from the Broadway production to fit touring theaters. A Fun Home - First National Tour - November 4, 2016 (SunsetBlvd79's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Kate Shindle (Alison), Abby Corrigan (Medium Alison), Carly Gold (alt Small Alison), Robert Petkoff (Bruce), Susan Moniz (Helen), Karen Eilbacher (Joan), Pierson Salvador (Christian), Robert Hager (Roy), Lennon Nate Hammond (John) NOTES: Terrific HD capture of the tour with the alternate actress playing Small Alison. Terrific work from the whole cast. Kate really is stunning in the role and doing amazing work! A   Fun Home - First National Tour - March 1, 2017 (SJ Bernly's master) FORMAT:  VOB (with smalls) (SD) CAST: Kate Shindle (Alison), Abby Corrigan (Medium Alison), Alessandra Baldacchino (Small Alison), Robert Petkoff (Bruce), Susan Moniz (Helen), Karen Eilbacher (Joan), Pierson Salvador (Christian), Robert Hager (Roy) NOTES: This is one of the recordings of the tour cast with really nice closeups. Filmed in 16:9 and includes playbill scans. This is one of the last recordings of SJ before she stopped. Fun Home - Victory Gardens, Chicago - September 21, 2017 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  MP4 (HD) CAST: Danni Smith (Alison), Hannah Starr (Medium Alison), Sage Elliot Harper (Small Alison), Rob Lindley (Bruce), McKinley Carter (Helen), Danielle Davis (Joan), Leo Gonzolez (Christian), Joe Lino (Roy), Preetish Chakraborty (John) NOTES: includes introduction by Janine Tesori and Lisa Kron. Exists as 1.5 GB file (720p) and 6.25 GB (1080p) Funny Girl - Manchester - August, 2017 (Pro-Shot's master) FORMAT:  VOB (no smalls) (SD) CAST: Sheridan Smith (Fanny Brice), Chris Peluso (Nick Arnstein), Rachel Izen (Mrs. Brice), Joshua Lay (Eddie Ryan), Zoe Ann Brown (Mrs. Meeker), Myra Sands (Mrs. Strakosh), Nigel Barber (Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.), Jennifer Harding (Emma), Abigayle Honeywell, Alexandra Waite-Roberts, Alexandra Wright, Bronte Lavine, David McIntosh, Flora Dawson, Gillian Parkhouse, Joseph Dockree, Kit Benjamin, Lloyd Davies, Nova Skipp, Peter Nash, Rhianne Alleyne, Sam Wingfield, Tom Partridge NOTES: Professionally filmed live at the Manchester Palace Theatre. There's two common copies of this being traded, one is lower quality and windowboxed (see 1st screenshot), the other is 1080p (file is 10GB)

Alias s01e01 ‘Truth Be Told’

Does it pass the Bechdel Test?

Yes, four times.

How many female characters (with names and lines) are there?

Three (25%)

How many male characters (with names and lines) are there?

Nine (75%)

Positive Content Rating:

Three

General Episode Quality: 

Excellent, and still unequaled.

MORE INFO (and potential spoilers) UNDER THE CUT:

Passing the Bechdel: Sydney and Francie briefly talk about Sydney’s mother.  They pass again when Sydney calls Francie and asks her to call back, and again when Francie calls back.  Sydney later passes with Beth at the airline counter.

Female Characters:

Sydney Bristow

Francie Calfo

Beth

Male Characters:

Danny Hecht

Jack Bristow

Kenny

Marcus Dixon

Arvin Sloane

Marshall Flinkman

Will Tippin

González

Calvin McCullough

Other Notes:

For future reference: SpyBarbie = Sydney. SpyDaddy = Jack.  I don’t make the rules. 

I consider myself a perceptive guy, and it still took me forever to realize that part of the reason why SpyDaddy asks Danny the questions he does is because he’s trying to determine how much Danny knows about Sydney’s SpyBarbie activities. 

Sydney’s unnamed torturer—he’s credited as “Suit and Glasses” is great. He has no character, and the writers are very much relying on Ric Young’s Asianness to carry a lot of the weight when it comes to making him seem scary, but dammit, he’s selling it.

Bradley Cooper was once a TV actor.  He was really good at it, too, even though Will can be quite frustrating at times. 

This episode aired after 9/11, but was produced before it, and it shows, especially in the airport scene.

Full disclosure: Alias is, along with Nikita, one of my hyperfixations.  I’ve reviewed most of the series once in writing, once in a podcast, and now again, and I still have Thoughts. Many of them will not be positive.

That said, I have very little to complain about regarding this episode, which still stands out as one of the very best pilots ever. Every character here pops. We’re just getting to know them, still, but each of them is distinct and has appreciable qualities. It’s arguably quite derivative—the episode definitely feels as if its in a conversation with La Femme Nikita, which ended seven months before this episode aired—and yet, it feels very much like its own thing, with an energy and confidence that feels uncommon in the TV of the era. In short, it feels quite a lot like Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

(Uh-oh.)  

Yes, his autograph is part of my character Actor autograph collection. I found this extensive biography online.

Lionel Jay Stander (January 11, 1908 – November 30, 1994) was an American actor in films, radio, theater, and television.

Lionel Stander was born in The Bronx, New York, to Russian-Jewish immigrants, the first of three children.

According to newspaper interviews with Stander, as a teenager, he appeared in the silent film MEN OF STEEL (1926), perhaps as an extra, since he is not listed in the credits.

During his one year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he appeared in the student productions The Muse of the Unpublished Writer, and The Muse and the Movies: A Comedy of Greenwich Village.

Stander's acting career began in 1928, as Cop and First Fairy in Him by E. E. Cummings, at the Provincetown Playhouse. He claimed that he got the roles because one of them required shooting craps, which he did well, and a friend in the company volunteered him. He appeared in a series of short-lived plays through the early 1930s, including The House Beautiful, which Dorothy Parker famously derided as "the play lousy".

In 1932, Stander landed his first credited film role in the Warner-Vitaphone short feature IN THE DOUGH (1932), with Fatty Arbuckle and Shemp Howard. He made several other shorts, the last being THE OLD GREY MAYOR (1935) with Bob Hope in 1935. That same year, he was cast in a feature, Ben Hecht's THE SCOUNDREL (1935), with Noël Coward. He moved to Hollywood and signed a contract with Columbia Pictures. Stander was in a string of films over the next three years, appearing most notably in Frank Capra's MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936) with Gary Cooper, MEET NERO WOLFE (1936) playing Archie Goodwin, THE LEAGUE OF FRIGHTENED MEN (1937), and A STAR IS BORN (1937) with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March.

Stander's distinctive rumbling voice, tough-guy demeanor, and talent with accents made him a popular radio actor. In the 1930s and 1940s, he was on The Eddie Cantor Show, Bing Crosby's KMH show, the Lux Radio Theater production of A Star Is Born, The Fred Allen Show, the Mayor of the Town series with Lionel Barrymore and Agnes Moorehead, Kraft Music Hall on NBC, Stage Door Canteen on CBS, the Lincoln Highway Radio Show on NBC, and The Jack Paar Show, among others.

In 1941, he starred in a short-lived radio show called The Life of Riley on CBS, no relation to the radio, film, and television character later made famous by William Bendix. Stander played the role of Spider Schultz in both Harold Lloyd's film THE MILKY WAY (1936) and its remake ten years later, THE KID FROM BROOKLYN (1946), starring Danny Kaye. He was a regular on Danny Kaye's zany comedy-variety radio show on CBS (1946–1947), playing himself as "just the elevator operator" amidst the antics of Kaye, future Our Miss Brooks star Eve Arden, and bandleader Harry James.

Also during the 1940s, he played several characters on The Woody Woodpecker and Andy Panda animated theatrical shorts, produced by Walter Lantz. For Woody Woodpecker, he provided the voice of Buzz Buzzard, but was blacklisted from the Lantz studio in 1951 and was replaced by Dal McKennon.

Strongly liberal and pro-labor, Stander espoused a variety of social and political causes and was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. At a SAG meeting held during a 1937 studio technicians' strike, he told the assemblage of 2000 members: "With the eyes of the whole world on this meeting, will it not give the Guild a black eye if its members continue to cross picket lines?" (The NYT reported: "Cheers mingled with boos greeted the question.") Stander also supported the Conference of Studio Unions in its fight against the Mob-influenced International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). Also in 1937, Ivan F. Cox, a deposed officer of the San Francisco longshoremen's union, sued Stander and a host of others, including union leader Harry Bridges, actors Fredric March, Franchot Tone, Mary Astor, James Cagney, Jean Muir, and director William Dieterle. The charge, according to Time magazine, was "conspiring to propagate Communism on the Pacific Coast, causing Mr. Cox to lose his job".

In 1938, Columbia Pictures head Harry Cohn allegedly called Stander "a Red son of a bitch" and threatened a US$100,000 fine against any studio that renewed his contract. Despite critical acclaim for his performances, Stander's film work dropped off drastically. After appearing in 15 films in 1935 and 1936, he was in only six in 1937 and 1938. This was followed by just six films from 1939 through 1943, none made by major studios, the most notable being GUADALCANAL DIARY (1943).

Stander was among the first group of Hollywood actors to be subpoenaed before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1940 for supposed Communist activities. At a grand jury hearing in Los Angeles in August 1940—the transcript of which was shortly released to the press—John R. Leech, the self-described former "chief functionary" of the Communist Party in Los Angeles, named Stander as a CP member, along with more than 15 other Hollywood notables, including Franchot Tone, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Clifford Odets, and Budd Schulberg. Stander subsequently forced himself into the grand jury hearing, and the district attorney cleared him of the allegations.

Stander appeared in no films between 1944 and 1945. Then, with HUAC's attention focused elsewhere due to World War II, he played in a number of mostly second-rate pictures from independent studios through the late 1940s. These include Ben Hecht's SPECTER OF THE ROSE (1946); the Preston Sturges comedy THE SIN OF HAROLD DIDDLEBOCK (1947) with Harold Lloyd; and TROUBLE MAKERS (1948) with The Bowery Boys. One classic emerged from this period of his career, the Preston Sturges comedy UNFAITHFULLY YOURS (1948) with Rex Harrison.

In 1947, HUAC turned its attention once again to Hollywood. That October, Howard Rushmore, who had belonged to the CPUSA in the 1930s and written film reviews for the Daily Worker, testified that writer John Howard Lawson, whom he named as a Communist, had "referred to Lionel Stander as a perfect example of how a Communist should not act in Hollywood." Stander was again blacklisted from films, though he played on TV, radio, and in the theater.

In March 1951, actor Larry Parks, after pleading with HUAC investigators not to force him to "crawl through the mud" as an informer, named several people as Communists in a "closed-door session", which made the newspapers two days later. He testified that he knew Stander, but did not recall attending any CP meetings with him.

At a HUAC hearing in April 1951, actor Marc Lawrence named Stander as a member of his Hollywood Communist "cell", along with screenwriter Lester Cole and screenwriter Gordon Kahn. Lawrence testified that Stander "was the guy who introduced me to the party line", and that Stander said that by joining the CP, he would "get to know the dames more" — which Lawrence, who did not enjoy film-star looks, thought a good idea. Upon hearing of this, Stander shot off a telegram to HUAC chair John S. Wood, calling Lawrence's testimony that he was a Communist "ridiculous" and asked to appear before the Committee, so he could swear to that under oath. The telegram concluded: "I respectfully request an opportunity to appear before you at your earliest possible convenience. Be assured of my cooperation." Two days later, Stander sued Lawrence for $500,000 for slander. Lawrence left the country ("fled", according to Stander) for Europe.

After that, Stander was blacklisted from TV and radio. He continued to act in theater roles and played Ludlow Lowell in the 1952-53 revival of Pal Joey on Broadway and on tour.

Two years passed before Stander was issued the requested subpoena. Finally, in May 1953, he testified at a HUAC hearing in New York, where he made front-page headlines nationwide by being uproariously uncooperative, memorialized in the Eric Bentley play, Are You Now or Have You Ever Been. The New York Times headline was "Stander Lectures House Red Inquiry." In a dig at bandleader Artie Shaw, who had tearfully claimed in a Committee hearing that he had been "duped" by the Communist Party, Stander testified,

"I am not a dupe, or a dope, or a moe, or a schmoe...I was absolutely conscious of what I was doing, and I am not ashamed of anything I said in public or private."

An excerpt from that statement was engraved in stone for "The First Amendment Blacklist Memorial" by Jenny Holzer at the University of Southern California.

Other notable statements during Stander's 1953 HUAC testimony:

- "[Testifying before HUAC] is like the Spanish Inquisition. You may not be burned, but you can't help coming away from a little singed."

- "I don't know about the overthrow of the government. This committee has been investigating 15 years so far, and hasn't found one act of violence."

- "I know of a group of fanatics who are desperately trying to undermine the Constitution of the United States by depriving artists and others of life, liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness without due process of law ... I can tell names and cite instances and I am one of the first victims of it. And if you are interested in that and also a group of ex-fascists and America-Firsters and anti-Semites, people who hate everybody including Negroes, minority groups and most likely themselves ... and these people are engaged in a conspiracy outside all the legal processes to undermine the very fundamental American concepts upon which our entire system of democracy exists."

- "...I don't want to be responsible for a whole stable of informers, stool pigeons, and psychopaths and ex-political heretics, who come in here beating their breast and say, 'I am awfully sorry; I didn't know what I was doing. Please--I want absolution; get me back into pictures.'"

- "My estimation of this committee is that this committee arrogates judicial and punitive powers which it does not possess."

Stander was blacklisted from the late 1940s until 1965; perhaps the longest period.

After that, Stander's acting career went into a free fall. He worked as a stockbroker on Wall Street, a journeyman stage actor, a corporate spokesman—even a New Orleans Mardi Gras king. He didn't return to Broadway until 1961 (and then only briefly in a flop) and to film in 1963, in the low-budget THE MOVING FINGER (although he did provide, uncredited, the voice-over narration for the 1961 noir thriller BLAST OF SILENCE.)

Life improved for Stander when he moved to London in 1964 to act in Bertolt Brecht's Saint Joan of the Stockyards, directed by Tony Richardson, for whom he'd acted on Broadway, along with Christopher Plummer, in a 1963 production of Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. In 1965, he was featured in the film PROMISE HER ANYTHING. That same year Richardson cast him in the black comedy about the funeral industry, THE LOVED ONE, based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh, with an all-star cast including Jonathan Winters, Robert Morse, Liberace, Rod Steiger, Paul Williams, and many others. In 1966, Roman Polanski cast Stander in his only starring role, as the thug Dickie in CUL-DE-SAC, opposite Françoise Dorléac and Donald Pleasence.

Stander stayed in Europe and eventually settled in Rome, where he appeared in many spaghetti Westerns, most notably playing a bartender named Max in Sergio Leone's ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST. He played the role of the villainous mob boss in Fernando Di Leo's 1972 poliziottescho thriller CALIBER 9. In Rome he connected with Robert Wagner, who cast him in an episode of It Takes a Thief that was shot there. Stander's few English-language films in the 1970s include THE GANG THAT COULDN'T SHOOT STRAIGHT (1971) with Robert De Niro and Jerry Orbach, Martin Scorsese's NEW YORK, NEW YORK (1977), which also starred De Niro and Liza Minnelli, and Steven Spielberg's 1941 (1979).

Stander played a supporting role in the TV film Revenge Is My Destiny with Chris Robinson. He played a lounge comic modeled after the real-life Las Vegas comic Joe E. Lewis, who used to begin his act by announcing "Post Time" as he sipped his ever-present drink.

After 15 years abroad, Stander moved back to the U.S. for the role he is now most famous for: Max, the loyal butler, cook, and chauffeur to the wealthy, amateur detectives played by Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers on the 1979–1984 television series Hart to Hart (and a subsequent series of Hart to Hart made-for-television films). In 1983, Stander won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.

In 1986, he became the voice of Kup in THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE. In 1991 he was a guest star in the television series Dream On, playing Uncle Pat in the episode "Toby or Not Toby". His final theatrical film role was as a dying hospital patient in THE LAST GOOD TIME (1994), with Armin Mueller-Stahl and Olivia d'Abo, directed by Bob Balaban.

Stander was married six times, the first time in 1932 and the last in 1972. All but the last marriage ended in divorce. He fathered six daughters (one wife had no children, one had twins).

Stander died of lung cancer in Los Angeles, California, in 1994 at age 86. He was buried in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Dschungelcamp - Tag 2 Harald Glööckler packt seine Dämonen aus Von Verena Maria Dittrich 23.01.2022, 03:31 Uhr Harald spricht über die Scherben seines Lebens, Jasmin über ihre Beziehung zu Willi und Linda brüllt am Lagerfeuer herum. Eine böse Infektionskrankheit befällt Janina. Es ist so schlimm, dass ihrer lockeren Zunge pikante Details über Dieter Bohlen entrinnen. So war Tag 2 im südafrikanischen Dschungel. Jeder Mensch hat sein Päckchen zu tragen, aber manchmal gibt es Dinge im Leben, die so belastend sind, dass man sie in eine Schatulle schließt und den Schlüssel wegwirft. Es ist erst Tag 2 im Dschungelcamp, aber Harald Glööckler hat längst begriffen, dass dieser Ort keiner ist, an dem man Scharade spielt. "Wir müssen die Maske ablegen", sagt er zu Anouschka Renzi und gibt zu, dankbar dafür zu sein, seine Dämonen endlich auszupacken. Das Camp sei für ihn eine Gelegenheit rauszukommen und "die seelischen Schrecken" seiner Kindheit zu beseitigen. Die Mutter, oft verprügelt vom gewalttätigen Vater, sei durch die Folgen häuslicher Gewalt gestorben, als Harald 13 Jahre alt war. "Dann gucke ich zurück und es sind nur Scherben da." Und so fühlt sich aktuell auch die Gegenwart dieses Mannes an, über dessen schrille Optik man gerne Witze macht, aber der, und das hat dieser zweite Tag offenbart, im Inneren ein feinfühliger, "loyaler, treuer" Mensch ist. 35 Jahre sei er inzwischen mit seinem Partner liiert, dessen Depressionen die Beziehung auf eine schwere Probe stellen. Und das ist das Widerliche an dieser Krankheit: dass sie sich alles Lebensbejahende einverleibt und selbst das Gemüt der Angehörigen verdunkelt. "Zeckenfieber" und ein Zuschneidetisch Tag 2 im Dschungel ist aber nicht nur ein Tag, seelische Wunden so anzugehen, dass sie heilen können, sondern auch einer, an dem die "Konfro" rund um das Lagerfeuer Einzug hält. Küchenchefin Linda findet Reis und Bohnen in einem Topf vor und nicht getrennt. Ihre Zündschnur fängt sofort Feuer. Schlimmste Brüllerei, alles, was aus ihrem Mund purzelt, ist maximal unangenehm. Genauso, wie der Umstand, dass der Ex-Chef von Janina sie erst kündigte, weil er sie mit dem "Pop-Titan" "auf dem Zuschneidetisch" in flagranti erwischte, und dann zur Presse ging, um die Story zu verscherbeln. Und während Männer in dieser Gesellschaft als die "Hechte" gelten, so Renzi, würden die Frauen immer noch als "Schlampen" abgestempelt. Zumindest für Janina, die nie wieder "Teppichluder" genannt werden will, ist auch Tag 2 im Camp einer, der sich ungerecht anfühlt. In der Nacht wurde sie von einer Zecke gebissen, so ein sieben Kilo schweres, blutrünstiges Monster. Seitdem plage sie "Zeckenfieber". Dr. Bob attestiert ihr zwar einen Sonnenbrand, aber dieses Zeckenfieber ist wirklich ganz durchtrieben und das Chamäleon unter den Infektionskrankheiten. Es passt sich quasi an: mittags Sonnenbrand, nachmittags Hunger, abends tarnt es sich als aufgeladenes Lagerfeuer-Gekeife, aber im Grunde ist es die ganze Zeit nur das fiese Fieber. Man hört es schon auf sämtlichen Firmenfluren: 'Hallo, komm'se mal! Erledigen Sie bitte noch fix die Aufgaben, die heute liegengeblieben sind!' 'Nee, Chef, geht nicht! Ich hab' Zeckenfieber.' Merke: Mit Zeckenfieber ist wirklich nicht zu spaßen. Gedanken an Willi und vier Sterne für Anouschka Genauso wenig, wie mit Witwen, die den Dschungel nutzen, um über ihre verstorbenen Männer zu reden. Ganz Trash-TV-Deutschland erinnert sich noch an die eingängigen Sätze der Büchner-Witwe "Danni": "Mein Mann, mein Mann, mein Mann, mein Mann". Man fragt sich ein wenig, wieso Jasmin Herren ihre Willi-Story schon so früh am Knistern des Lagerfeuers erzählt. Aber vielleicht will sie nur endlich loswerden, dass die beiden "nie getrennt" waren und alle an der Nase herumführten, während sie vorhatten durchzubrennen. Und während Linda plötzlich meint: "Laber doch kein Scheißdreck", beteuert Jasmin, die bald auf Tour geht und eine Willi-Ballade singen möchte: "Ich bin einfach hier, um einen Neustart zu machen." Ein bisschen scheint das auch Anouschka vorzuhaben. Zumindest hat sie sich schon mal dazu entschlossen, nicht mehr zu jammern. Jasmin hatte ihr "keinen Biss" unterstellt und sie selbst musste einsehen, das Dschungelcamp vollkommen "unterschätzt" zu haben. All dieser Lärm, das Feuer, der Schlafmangel! Und so zeigt sie in einer der schwersten Prüfungen überhaupt, dass in ihr doch ein Kämpferherz schlägt. Rein in den Käfig und ab unter Wasser, wo sie im "Aquälium" vier Stände ergattert, ohne einmal zu murren. Und was war sonst so los? Tara, Weltstar aus Österreich, lümmelt verdächtig viel auf Filips Bettkante rum und Harald berichtet, dass er sich nie geoutet und auch schon mal Frauen geküsst habe. Seine Botschaft an alle jungen Männer: "Lebt euer Leben!" Während man von so manchem den Eindruck hat, er sitzt bereits jetzt auf einem Pulverfass, orakelt Pavlovic, die meisten Camp-Insassen seien "besessen von der Krone". Es gelte, Konkurrenten so schnell wie möglich loszuwerden und immer darauf zu achten, wie man draußen ankomme. Doch jeder ist nun mal, wie er ist. Der eine sympathisch, der andere "verpeilt". Zumindest haben wir nach Tag 2 einen Schuldigen gefunden, falls künftig einer ausklinkt. Ich war das nicht! Es war - das Zeckenfieber! Mehr zum Thema Zur Dschungelprüfung müssen: Linda und Janina. "Ich bin ein Star - Holt mich hier raus!": Daniel Hartwich und Sonja Zietlow führen wie gewohnt durch die Sendung, bis sich am 5. Februar entscheidet, wer Dschungelkönig oder Dschungelkönigin wird. Am 6. Februar findet das "Große Wiedersehen" aller Dschungel-Stars statt. Die Show ist auch auf RTL+ abrufbar.