#understudy debut

Dunno why no one talked about it (maybe it was an emergency cover?)

"He's kind of a dick. And not just because he doesn't have his own song, but that doesn't help either."

Chess Broadway Revival December 2025 (Matinee) - $18.75

Cast: Katerina Papacostas (u/s Florence Vassy), Aaron Tveit (Freddie Trumper), Nicholas Christopher (Anatoly Sergievsky), Hannah Cruz (Svetlana Sergievsky), Bryce Pinkham (The Arbiter), Bradley Dean (Molokov), Sean Allan Krill (Walter de Courcey), Mark Jacoby (Gregor Vassy), Kyla Bartholomeusz (Ensemble), Daniel Beeman (Ensemble), Fredric Rodriguez Odgaard (s/w Ensemble), Michael Milkanin (s/w Ensemble), Adam Halpin (Ensemble), Aliah James (Ensemble), Sydney Jones (Ensemble), Sean MacLaughlin (Ensemble), Sarah Meahl (Ensemble), Ramone Nelson (Ensemble), Michael Olaribigbe (Ensemble), Emma Degerstedt (s/w Ensemble), Aleksandr Ivan Pevec (Ensemble), Samantha Pollino (Ensemble), Regine Sophia (Ensemble), Katie Webber (Ensemble)

Notes: MP4 format. Filmed in 4K from the front right mezz. Mix of wide shots and zooms. Katerina’s debut as Florence! Her only flaw is being the center of most washout. At least when it isn’t Aaron. Or literally anyone else. The lighting of this show is not conducive to filming. Audio gets static-y maybe 3-4 time for a second or less, usually during especially loud moments of applause and cheering. Minimal general obstruction or dropouts. Occasional camera wandering downwards. NFS forever except through master and NFT through December 24, 2030.

ℝ𝕒𝕞 𝕊𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕪.

𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕣𝕕 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕒𝕤 𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕣,

𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕙 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕤𝕞𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕝𝕦𝕟𝕔𝕙 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕪𝕤

𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒 𝕙𝕦𝕘𝕖 𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕜

Dear Diary: Wishing a very happy Ram Sweeney debut to Louis Griffin who debuted at last night’s show! I’ve heard amazing things and I’m so happy to see him debut another principal track! Punch it in!!! So very!!!

Picture credits:

1-16: @behead3dcousins

17-18: @/louisthegriffin’s story

19: @/emmabensonlol’s story

20: @/cademeyer_’s story

"And although the newspapers called it the 'crime of the century', Goldman knew it was only 1906.... and there were 94 years to go"

Ragtime Second Broadway Revival November 2025 (Matinee) - $18.25

Cast: Joshua Henry (Coalhouse Walker Jr.), Lauren Blackman (u/s Mother), Brandon Uranowitz (Tateh), Nichelle Lewis (Sarah), Colin Donnell (Father), Ben Levi Ross (Mother's Younger Brother), Shaina Taub (Emma Goldman), Anna Grace Barlow (Evelyn Nesbit), Rodd Cyrus (Harry Houdini), John Clay III (Booker T. Washington)

Notes: MP4 format. Filmed in 4K from the rear loge. Mix of wide shots and zooms. Lauren’s debut as Mother. Few dropouts primarily during 2 Ships, Gliding into the following scene, and just before Coalhouse’s occupation of the library. At times washout seems to plague this capture more than I would’ve liked (especially with Brandon and Lauren). Obstruction mainly caused by a head in front of me, slightly to the left. Includes bows. NFS forever except through master and NFT through December 24, 2030.