BURY ME IN BURGUNDY.

goodbye to the broadway run of this brilliant show!

Have you ever seen something so beautiful…

this pic is so hd you can see all the flaws he doesn’t have

a boy! a dolokhov boy..

independent & selective , musical & novel influences 

 ‘ ____  is young! ‘ ‘ she/he/they loves ____ with all her/his/their heart.’ ‘ this is in your program! ‘ ‘ you’re gonna have to study up a little bit. ‘ ‘ he/she/they spend/s their money on woman and wine. ‘ ‘ chandeliers and caviar! ‘ ‘  ____’s family… totally messed up. ‘ ‘ what about  ____? ‘ ‘ it’s dawned on me suddenly, and for no obvious reason. ‘ ‘ i can’t go on living as i am ‘ ‘ the zest of life has vanished! ‘ ‘ i used to be better. ‘ ‘ i drink too much. ‘ ‘ we waste our lives drowning in wine. ‘ ’ i’m married but not in love. ‘  ‘ i pity you. ‘ ‘ how beautiful you looked in the snow! ‘ ‘ i love you, trust no one but you. ‘ ‘ i can’t bear this waiting. ‘ ‘ no one can understand. ‘ ‘ he’ll come home one day and take me away. ‘ ‘ how wonderful to have you here! ‘ ‘ well, now we’ll talk! ‘ ‘ i am glad and relieved he’ll be the family’s saving grace. ‘ ‘ — and i have no friends! ‘ ‘ i never go anywhere, i’m never invited! ‘ ‘ will i never be happy? will i never be anyone’s wife/husband/spouse? ‘ ‘ she’s using you, she wants your money! ‘ ‘ insolent girl!’ ‘ and from the first glance, i do not like ____ ‘ ‘ i must take my leave! ‘ ‘ i want you to know how glad i am my brother/sister has found happiness! ‘  ‘ is that the truth? ‘ ‘ the cuckold sits at home! ‘ ‘ that’s a woman/man one should stay far away from! ‘ ‘ what makes a town pleasant is the beautiful women, isn’t that so? ‘ ‘ will you come? ‘ ‘ i will make love to her/him/them! ‘ ‘ it doesn’t matter, i don’t give a damn! ‘ ‘ all i care for is gaiety and women! ‘ ‘ here’s to the health of married women — and their lovers! ‘ ‘ they say we are asleep until we fall in love. ‘ ‘ charming, charming! ‘ ‘ these dresses suit you! ‘ ‘ anything suits you! ‘ ‘ charmante! ‘ ‘ how can you live in  ____ and not go nowhere? ‘ ‘ so you love somebody? ‘ ‘ even if you’re engaged, you must wear your dress out! ‘ ‘ my brother/sister is quite madly in love with you! ‘ ‘ where have you been? ‘ ‘ a woman with a dress is a frightening and powerful thing! ‘ ‘ the thought of throwing them together amuses me! ‘ ‘ don’t speak to me of that! ‘ ‘ he’s no great man. ‘ ‘ none of us are great men. ‘ ‘ what am i to do if i love him and the other one too? ‘ ‘ i will come and steal you away! ‘ ‘ just say yes. ‘ ‘ yes! yes! i love you! ‘ ‘ you’ve read the letter? ‘ ‘ you don’t know what love is! ‘ ‘ you’ve only known him/her/them three days! ‘ ‘ if you tell, you’re my enemy! ‘ ‘ i won’t succumb to your tender tone! ‘ ‘ i am afraid you are going to your ruin! ‘ ‘ then i’ll go to my ruin! ‘ ‘ i hate you, you’re my enemy forever! ‘ ‘ i know you are capable of anything! ‘ ‘ i know you’ve forgotten me. ‘ ‘ i know you so well, my friend. ‘ ‘ tonight i go away on an adventure! ‘ ‘ you’ll not be seeing me for sometime. ‘ ‘ you are married already! ‘ ‘ you’d better just give this up now! ‘ ‘ go to the devil, eh! ‘ ‘ i am not joking! ‘ ‘ why would i joke about it, me of all people? ‘ ‘ you haven’t thought this through, or do you just don’t care? ‘ ‘ if this marriage isn’t valid, then i’m off the hook! ‘ ‘ but if it is valid, it really doesn’t matter. ‘ ‘ everyone raise a glass! ‘ ‘ it’s lucky for him he escaped ‘ ‘ listen to me when i speak to you! ‘ ‘ what is it to me? i shall die! ‘ ‘ i have no betrothed! i have refused him! ‘ ‘ don’t touch me! ‘ ‘ he is better than any of you! ‘ ‘ you all hate and despise me! ‘ ‘ there’s ruin at the door! ‘ ‘  ____ is a married man/woman! ‘ ‘ married? he/she’s married? ‘ ‘ you are more repulsive to me than ever! ‘ ‘ i don’t consider myself bound to answer questions put to me in that tone! ‘ ‘ come now, this is stupid! ‘ ‘ and i don’t know what deprives me of the pleasure of smashing your head in with this! ‘ ‘ if you wish to be my friend, never speak of that again! ‘ ‘ tell him/her to forgive me. ‘ ’ did you love that bad man/woman? ‘ ’ don’t call him/her bad! ‘ ‘ i am not worth it! ‘ ‘ i would get down on my knees this minute and ask you for your hand. ‘

’ Good gracious! Who left the mop running? ’ ’ Now, father, you’re living in the past. This is the 14th century! ’ ’ No! It cannot be! ’ ’ A forest of thorns shall be his tomb! ’ ’ Now go with the curse, and serve me well! ’ ’ It’s incredible! Sixteen years and not a trace of her! ’ ’ She couldn’t have vanished into thin air! ’ ’ Are you sure you searched everywhere? ’ ’ Yep, yep, everywhere. We all did. ’ ’ And what about the town? The forests? The mountains? ’ ’ Yeah, we searched mountains and forests and, uh, houses and… ’ ’ Did you hear that, my pet? ’ ’ All these years, they’ve been looking for a baby. ’ ’ I’d like to turn her into a fat ol’ - hop toad. ’ ’ Now, dear, that isn’t a very nice thing to say. ’ ’ Besides, we can’t. You know our magic doesn’t work that way. ’ ’ You know our magic doesn’t work that way. ’ ’ It can only do good, dear, to bring joy and happiness. ’ ’ Well, that would make me happy. ’ ’ That’s because it’s on you, dear. ’ ’ It looks awful. ’ ’ Now Sword of Truth, fly swift and sure, that evil die and good endure! ’ ’ Listen well, all of you. ’ ’ Seize that creature! ’ ’ Don’t despair, Your Majesties. ’ ’ Stand back, you fools! ’ ’ Then, she can undo this fearful curse? ’ ’ I have plans for our royal guest. ’ ’ Why so melancholy? ’ ’ Gold of sunshine in her hair, lips that shame the red red rose. ’ ’ Off he rides, on his noble steed, a valiant figure, straight and tall! ’ ’ To wake his love, with love’s first kiss. ’ ’ You know, sometimes I don’t think she’s really very happy. ’ ’ Nowadays I’m still the king! ’ ’ I command you to come to your senses! ’ ’ And marry the girl I love. ’ ’ That’s what I’m trying to tell you. ’ ’ The sun has set! Make ready to welcome your princess! ’ ’ But, I never baked a fancy cake. ’ ’ Oh, you won’t have to, dear! ’ ’ I’m going to make it 15 layers with pink and blue forget-me-nots. ’ ’ All you do is follow the book! ’ ’ Up here, dear. You can be the dummy. ’ ’ Well, I still say we oughta use magic. ’ ’ Now, dear, we decided pink was her color! ’ ’ Touch the spindle. Touch it I say! ’ ’ You poor, simple fools. ’ ’ Thinking you could defeat me. ’ ’ Oh, they’re hopeless. ’ ’ A disgrace to the forces of evil. ’ ’ My pet… you are my last hope. ’ ’ Go, and do not fail me. ’ ’ But when will I see you again? ’ ’ Why? After all, I am sixteen. ’ ’ You’re already betrothed. ’ ’ Since the day you were born. ’ ’ How could I marry a prince? I’d have to be… ’ ’ No! I can’t believe it, no! No! ’ ’ I’m not so sure my grandchildren want you for a grandfather! ’ ’ Well, what do you think? ’ ’ Forty bedrooms, dining hall… honeymoon cottage, really. ’ ’ You - you mean you’re building it already? ’ ’ Finished! Lovebirds can move in tomorrow. ’ ’ Want to see our grandchildren, don’t we? ’ ’ Well, I’m really not supposed to speak to strangers, but we’ve met before. ’ ’ I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream. ’ ’ I know you, the gleam in your eyes is so familiar. ’ ’ But we can’t, we can’t go there! ’ ’ Now come, we must hurry. ’ ’ They’ll be heartbroken when they find out. ’ ’ I’m awfully sorry. I didn’t mean to frighten you. ’ ’ But don’t you remember? We’ve met before. ’ ’ Why do they still treat me like a child? ’ ’ They never want me to meet anyone. ’ ’ What is it? Come on, let’s find out. ’ ’ For an extra bucket of oats? And a few… carrots? ’ ’ Don’t you see? A flower can’t prick its finger. ’ ’ Well, what do you think of it? ’ ’ Why, it… it’s a very unusual cake, isn’t it? ’ ’ Well, what do you think of the dress? ’ ’ I think we’ve had enough of this nonsense! ’ ’ I’m going to get those wands. ’ ’ Well, it may come as quite a shock. ’ ’ Why doesn’t your daughter like my son? ’ ’ This means war! ’ ’ What’s this all about, anyway? ’ ’ I’ll have the royal woodcarvers start work on the cradle tomorrow. ’ ’ Oh, you darlings! This is the happiest day of my life! ’ ’ Whatever are we going to do? ’ ’ You’ve met some stranger? ’

“You told me once A fallen woman should be forgiven” “But I didn’t say that I could forgive… I can’t…”

“A Squeeze of the Hand” from Dave Malloy’s upcoming Moby-Dick musical

The emotional dread of knowing great comet closes today

Happy trails to Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (October 18, 2016 - September 3, 2017)

I’ll never be this happy again

thank you notes to give to the cast on closing night!!! i sure hope they come out to stagedoor and arent too busy crying!!! i will be crying!!!!

She began to cry And a greater sense of pity, tenderness, and love overflowed Pierre’s heart He felt the tears begin to trickle underneath his spectacles And he hoped that no one would see

They say we are asleep Until we fall in love We are children of dust and ashes But when we fall in love we wake up And we are a God And angels weep