#sam mclellan

little debrief/review post 😛

Bought these tickets for $30 right after i saw it on west end, was originally going to take my brother but he didn’t want to go so i brought my friend lol (thanks anna i hope you had a good time 😋)

bought the enamel pin set! its now on my updated TBOM/matt stone trey parker shrine lol. I wanted to buy a shirt for when I go in January but they were all so expensive!! does anyone have any like shirts on etsy or redbubble recommendations?

Anyway rest of post below cut! Some photos and videos as always!

and paying a lady for scratching her car..

I BOUGHT TBOM TICKETS FOR ME AND MY FRIENDS!! (they r paying me back lol)

good news anon!! i have painted the 2nt cast a couple times, just haven't shared them on here, only on instagram. i'll drop them here for you :)

veronica and willem, painted in the week before i got to see this production again last october <33

(fun fact! willem asked me for a print and a sticker of this one, now the sticker is on his water bottle <33 top tier level of fame for me i guess lol)

and idk if i posted this one on here but kyla stone and sam mclellan, painted after seeing them back in november 2021 early in this production's run <33

I also loved the added spunk of Lizz’s Anya. She did a wonderful job of showing Anya’s lost soul, but not heart. With her vulnerable moments also comes the courage and feistiness of Anya when she feels she needs to defend herself. Her characterization was such a welcomed change to what I’m used to seeing. Her line delivery during certain moments changed the feeling of the dialogue in a really fun and interesting way. Her Anya feels a little more sure of her character despite being so lost. She truly gave it her all in delivering emotional impact, you could feel her seething anger at Dmitry after Everything to Win and it stung. I’m not really sure how to describe the vibe of her Anya, but it felt so new and exciting to me. You could tell she really studied the character and made it her own!

And Sam’s Dimitry. Oh my god. He was the perfect balance of youthful energy and slightly condescending shadiness. His Dmitry seems like he knows how shitty the world around him is, and is just playing the game all while making it as enjoyable as he can. Using humor to distract from the chaos around him. I loved watching his and Bryan’s (Vlad) small moments of camaraderie throughout the show, and his little reactions to Anya throughout caught my eye (watching him mouth "I don’t know her!" to Vlad before In My Dreams made me smile for some reason). Watching Dmitry grow throughout the show, becoming more genuinely caring towards Anya and simply happier was a joy. Everything to Win was lovely to watch—the culmination of fear, anxiety, and longing could really be seen in that moment. His Dmitry really played into the use of humor as a distraction during that, a nice nod to the beginning where it’s basically written into the lyrics of Rumor in St. Petersburg. The ending where he finally stands still and faces the truth really stuck with me after it all, and I think he might’ve even teared up in that moment. Loved the boyish excitement and investment into making Dmitry’s development a focus. I’m a Sam McLellan Dmitry stan now.

Their portrayals matched together so wonderfully, and it could really see why the two characters fell in love. They really clicked during the dance sequence in Learn To Do It, and feel like different sides of the same coin. Both stubborn and filled with spunk, lots of times starting to bond with each other in unexpected ways only to both pull back when it starts to get intimate. Two characters with similarities that play into each other so well, as well as having differences where each character provides the other something they haven’t had. Anya having someone to provide her comfort in her struggle, showing her she can be proud of who she is despite seemingly coming from nothing, and Dmitry finding someone he can be vulnerable with, that shows him that life is more than materialistic values and money, and being with the people you love means more than anything you could buy. So many more moments felt pivotal in building their relationship, and no line felt wasted by either actor in progressing it.