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Aaron Tveit. You may have heard of him. He’s a man whose talent spans stage, television and film. Aaron has also been simultaneously entertaining audiences with concerts that offer a glimpse into his personality. Though his repertoire ranges from rock to country, he never fails to surprise fans with his musical taste. I attended his concert last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. However this set was a slightly better mix of new, old and impressive.

San Francisco is a perfect setting for arts in all forms, including Broadway actors’ concerts. You can’t get an audience anywhere else in the world like San Francisco. They are sharp, open to anything and highly receptive. So it isn’t any surprise that the crowd really lapped up every song and weren’t shy about showing it. Aaron was introduced, came out on stage to thunderous applause (even more so after he said “What’s up San Fran?”) and the show kicked off from there. I was so delighted by every song choice even from the very beginning:”Live in Living Color.” The song list not only intertwined his older and spanking-new Broadway showstoppers but his resume as a whole. He talked about his time on Broadway, his excitement for his recent musical project and his experience on television with Grease Live. I loved his trajectory for this concert. He weaved in and out of storytelling, improvising, audience interaction and revealing that endearing personality of his. Not many performers, in concert setting, show the personal vulnerability similar to a one man show (or 2 men, rather) as much as a polished script. Aaron really has showmanship that he can keep your attention for every minute with humor, tenderness, excitement and natural charisma. 

 reasons to love this video:

jacob in a sports coat

iain wearing a fedora and a leather FUCKING JACKET

iain and aaron doing that damn shoulder shrug to the beat

tommy trying to be seductive while saying ‘motivation’

tommy’s solo

jacob taking the mic stand and saying “do you need me”

iain saying “prettEH”

tommy looking disgusted and saying “NO”

evan, jacob, iain, and aaron’s voices on the chorus

tommy biting his lip and doing whatever dance move that is

aaron’s solo

aaron singng “she walks like a model” and iain saying “yea she does”

iain’s mic stand being too low and him always crouching down to reach it

evan’s solo

iain towering over the other guys

the entire fucking dance break

iain’s solo

jacob’s solo

tommy’s body roll

jacob joining in with tommy’s body roll

evan doing the one body roll with the thigh/booty slap

the boys all clapping in unison

tommy clapping too damn hard and hitting the mic stand

jacob’s little fist pump/shoulder shrugs

CNN — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY’s List, to fill the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat, his office confirmed Sunday evening. Butler will become the first out Black lesbian to join Congress, according to Newsom. She will also be the sole Black female senator serving in Congress and only the third in US history. Feinstein, the longest-serving female US senator in history, died last week at 90. “I am honored to accept Gov. Newsom’s nomination to be a U.S. Senator for a state I have long called home,” Butler said in a statement Monday, adding that she is “humbled by the Governor’s trust.” “For women and girls, for workers and unions, for struggling parents waiting for our leaders to bring opportunity back to their homes, for all of California, I’m ready to serve,” she said. The selection of Butler, first reported by Politicocomes as Democrats hold a narrow Senate majority and uncertainty looms over New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s political future amid outcry from his Democratic colleagues over his federal indictment. Butler has been the president of EMILY’s List, which works to elect Democratic women who support abortion rights, since the group’s board of directors appointed her in 2021, when she became the first woman of color to lead the organization. She previously worked at Airbnb as a director of public policy and campaigns and has a long history working in California politics, including as an adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign. But much of her background is in the labor movement, serving as a union president in California. Several high-profile Democratic candidates launched campaigns earlier this year to succeed Feinstein, who announced in February that she would not run for reelection. They include a trio of House Democrats: Reps. Adam Schiff, a former House Intelligence chairman who is backed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Katie Porter, a former deputy chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; and Barbara Lee, a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and a member of House Democratic leadership. Also in the race are Democrat Lexi Reese, a tech executive, and Republican lawyer Eric Early, who ran unsuccessfully for state attorney general in 2022.

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