Lately I have had a minor obsession with scouring YouTube for glimpses of the magnificent Cheshire Cat from the Royal Ballet's Alice in Wonderland. Most of the above gifs come from here but the top one comes from here. You can also see the cat going to pieces here.
I can’t believe DC hired their own Chris, dressed him up in a period war piece, called him Steve, put him in a plane, and blew him up to inspire a woman with a shield to save the world
so I saw mean girls the musical (2017) tonight and here are my #THOUGHTS
literally all of the leads were amazing actors/singers and almost everyone got a really catchy solo that showcased the essence of their character
the choreography was absolutely wild. like, there were several sick dance breaks in which everyone was tapping out rhythms with their cafeteria trays, break-dancing on tables and kicking cymbals by doing split jumps in the air. this was not at all what i expected from mean girls the musical but it was amazing nonetheless
janis and damian were basically “narrating” the story and it was great.
they had a lot of funny quips and janis was an artist so she made a bunch of paintings relevant to the story
it reminded me a lot of heathers but with less murder and more lighthearted jokes about social media
i felt like each individual character was more fleshed out than they were in the movie. regina’s mom had a whole song about her internal angst and it was… surprisingly poignant??
also gretchen had a whole song about her feeling inadequate and it was so sad…… never in my life did i think i would want to reach out and hug a character from mean girls but here we are
the set was really simplistic and mostly just projections, but the way they integrated scene changes into the story was really clever and there were lots of rolling desks involved
“sometimes……. I feel like an iphone without a case. I mean, I know I
have value…,., and I have a lot of really good functions…,,., but
it feels like at any moment I could just SHATTER.“ –gretchen
janis had a whole song that was just, like, her telling off cady and regina and it was an absolute banger. also i’m in love with barrett wilbert weed. she has the voice of an angel and was perfectly cast in her role
there was a joke about trump blocking people on twitter or something and all the liberal suburban moms in the audience lost their shit
“🎶 i love halloweeeen… you get to pretend to be someone else… it’s like the internet, but in person, and you get candyyyyyy 🎶”
(there was a whole song on that theme and the girl singing it (karen?) was trying so hard to contain her laughter)
also there was a halloween party scene/a song about “sexy costumes” and my boy ben tyler cook was in the background wearing a giant cheese on his head
the ending was super sweet and probs more uplifting than the movie
janis, tragically, was not a lesbian, but she didn’t hook up with the guy in the end so like….. eyes emoji. but also Make Janis Gay You Cowards
in conclusion it was a Wild experience and you should def go see it if you can! i can’t wait for it to come to broadway & i hope it has a long and prosperous run