#clarajohnsons

ergh I’m gonna cheat and say 4

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k AT hyyYY!! you are too kind, i just wish i could give you a real life hug you are such a wonderful friend and person and you’re just the human embodiment of chocolate chip cookies ilysm 

 I was tagged by anselbelike (thank youuu)

Name : Tessa

Time and Date: 3.35 pm, the 29th of March

Average hrs of sleep: Should be going back to 8 hrs -ish now that chem EEI is finished

Last thing I googled: Suzy Bishop

Nickname: I don’t really have one so someone should give me one Gender: Female Height : idk short Favourite Colour: Red, Green and Orange One Place that makes me happy: Melbourne, or my uncle’s house (that seems weird), big cities What are you wearing: A cute flowery high waisted skirt with a black sheer top tied up and red heels Last Book You Read: Howl By Allen Ginsberg (well his poetry book)

20: Favorite composer(s)?

kerrigan-lowdermilk, jason robert brown, stephen sondheim

21: Favorite score(s)?

matilda, here lies love, fun home, violet, the bridges of madison county, the last five years, dogfight, in the heights

26: Favorite show you’ve been in?

the glass menagerie is my favorite play so obviously that was an incredible experience, however it was also super emotionally taxing so maybe a tie between that and grease?

30: How did you get into theatre?

1: First musical you saw?

a national tour of Beauty and the Beast!! 

5: First musical movie you saw?

oh i’m pretty sure The Sound of Music! or The Music Man!

12: Favorite actress(es)?

girl i’m sure you coulda guessed (; the incomparable kelli o’hara, julie andrews, rebecca luker, laura benanti, audra mcdonald

14: Most underrated musical(s)?

the most happy fella, the secret garden, the bridges of madison county, she loves me, the drowsy chaperone, the music man (although everyone under the sun knows what it is i feel like people don’t appreciate it for its  true artistic value), urinetown, violet 

19: Favorite role(s)?

that i’ve played: marian paroo, lady bracknell, chris mundy are kickass in general: (all of the above plus) francesca johnson, the baker’s wife, nellie forbush, ... just ... see this post

26: Favorite show you've been in?

the music man, the importance of being earnest, and leading ladies 

32: What is your dream show?

33: What is your dream role?

answering these together because they’re both francesca johnson in the bridges of madison county and/or the baker’s wife in into the woods

50: If you could have dinner with any 3 Broadway people (actors, composers, directors, etc) who would it be with and why?

kelli o’hara, julie andrews, rebecca luker. they’re all my inspiration and such gracious ladies. class acts. everyone, including myself, can learn a lot from them 

kathy you always come thru for me on the ask memes god bless your soul

top 5 female performances in theatre in the last 15 years (i have seen these all either live or via bootleg)

kelli o'hara as francesca johnson c'mon now people i could write ESSAYS 

laura benanti as louise she crushed it and really changed the way i saw the show 

alice ripley as diana goodman saw her on tour and let me tell you what she is something else 

chilina kennedy as maria (west side story) i saw this at the stratford shakespeare festival and GUYS chilina is remarkable i can't wait for her carole king 

sutton foster as violet karl  sutton became one of my favorite performers when i saw her violet. she's so freaking versatile and this beautiful and nuanced performance was glorious 

5 best movie musical adaptations

chicago 

into the woods  

the music man

hairspray 

grease 

5 things i am looking forward to this year 

i'm auditioning for a crap ton of summer stock theatres soon and i'm excited to see where my professional career goes this year

I TURN 21 THIS JUNE HOLLLLAA

next school year (but it's still 2015, right?) i'm HOPEFULLY moving into an apartment with some of my best friends 

my annual easter trip to NYC with my best friend! 

i'm loving all of my classes this semester and really getting jazzed about asst. directing the musical and i'm excited to see how much i grow as an artist these next few months 

Kelli O'Hara Live - a playlist for clarajohnsons Merry Christmas friend! xSS

01. That's How I Say Goodbye - Sweet Smell of Success (Marvin Hamlisch) // 02. The Falling in Love With You Part - The Breithaupt Brothers // 03. Make Someone Happy - Jule Styne, Betty Comden & Adolph Green // 04. You're Always Here - Barnes & Noble 2011 // 05. My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Cole Porter // 06. Not a Love Story - Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk // 07. Someone to Watch Over Me - George and Ira Gershwin  // 08. There Once Was a Woman - The Pajama Game (Madlibs) // 09. They Don't Let You in the Opera (If You're a Country Star) - Barnes & Noble 2011 // 10. I'm In Love With a Wonderful Guy - South Pacific (Rodgers and Hammerstein) // 11. Just You Wait - My Fair Lady (Lerner and Loewe) // 12. The Beauty Is - The Light in the Piazza (Adam Guettel) // 13. Love Medley - Kelli O'Hara // 14. To Build a Home (A Cappella) - The Bridges of Madison County (Jason Robert Brown)