“so long, london” - the founding fathers, probably

#92

act two: uh oh

So I’d been meaning to redraw some of my old Les Mis art for a while now, just to see how much I’d improved, and I thought I’d start off strong by redrawing this silly Courferre tiktok i made just over a year ago (I cant add the original so I’ll just link it here)… wow… It’s crazy to see how much my art style has changed in just a year! I think this one’s way better, but dont hesitate to lmk what you think :3

*puts hands on hollywood exec's shoulders, staring unblinking into their eyes* listen to me. you will never get people who hate musicals to like musicals by making your musical less of a musical. if you hide the fact that your film is a musical in the advertising, you're going to get a lot of low ratings from people who hate musicals and went into your movie not expecting a musical and got one anyway. people who hate musicals will hate them no matter how realistic and diegetic and lowkey you try to make it. they will hate musicals even if you completely excise anything complicated, over the top, silly, or even slightly challenging. they will hate musicals even if you cut half the songs. they will hate musicals even if you cast that a-lister who can't sing worth a damn. stop trying to market to people who hate musicals. they're a lost cause. your audience should be people who love musicals. this half-assed middle ground pisses off both camps. just embrace the fact that your movie is a musical. lean into it. don't try and trick musical haters into coming to your film when you could be marketing to the theater kids. better cringe than a coward.

Leitmotifs drive me insane, like I hear *repeated melody that has an association with a person, idea, or situation* and I go *tears up the fucking rug like a dog*

*leaves theatre* wow what a great show my favourite bit was how it fundamentally changed me as a person forever

I remember fields of flowers. 🥀

Playbills: A Broadway Poster Show

NERDY PRUDES MUST DIE (2023)

Angela Giarratana will never cease to serve cunt

oh you hate musicals? oh so youre allergic to all fun and whimsy then? youre against all joy and giddiness brought in front of you huh? you just hate any and all happiness and silly times dont you?

so funny story: during the pandemic my sister and I were so bored we recreated the pro-shot of Newsies in LEGO stop motion. We never finished it, but we got through the entirety of Act One and King of New York. So please, enjoy this small part of the Seize The Day dance break!

(If enough of you people want to see the rest I may post more...)

Weirdly, I think the runaway success of Hamilton might be the good timeline. Imagine if Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical theatre career hadn't been derailed by lucrative soundtrack composing gigs with Disney and Netflix. Imagine what he'd be creating now.

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General shoutout to Bryce Charles for being The Absolute Coolest™ in all her Starkid roles.

Her characters are all so unique and she has such an insane range of styles, plus her voice is CRAZY good.

So underrated, let's show her some love