Twisted Teeth
Betsy Wolfe & Jay Armstrong JohnsonTwisted Teeth | Betsy Wolfe and Jay Armstrong Johnson
The Party Goes With You
Ryan Scott Oliver“The Party Goes With You” from 35MM: A Musical Exhibition (Original Cast Recording)
music/lyric Ryan Scott Oliver
performance Lindsay Mendez
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Every time I hear this I am blown away by everything about it. The haunting melody with its atmospheric orchestration. The stellar, STELLAR performance. The clearest and pithiest lyric in the show. A+. A fucking +.
Make Me Happy
Original Cast RecordingDay 9- A song that makes you happy
Make Me Happy from 35MM: A Musical Exhibition
Album in Profile: Ryan Scott Oliver’s 35MM: A Musical Exhibition
bit.lyRemember that time in High School when your boyfriend wrote you a song inspired by a snap you took for your fourth period photography class?
Yeah, well, 35MM: The Musical Exhibition is nothing like that.
Sure, back in 2009, composer Ryan Scott Oliver was inspired by his boyfriend, photographer Matthew Murphy’s work. But instead of writing some sappy drivel about ‘love’ from ‘above,’ Oliver put together an ambitious song-cycle that might as well be sixteen miniature musicals.
Broadway Thingy
Name 10 of your favorite Broadway shows:
1. Celebration
2. Runaways
3. Carrie
4. 35mm
5. A Christmas Story
6. The Wild Party [Lippa]
7. Next to Normal
8. The Life
9. The Civil War
10. Brooklyn
Have you ever seen these shows live? If so, where?
1. Celebration: Seattle
2. Runaways: N/A
3. Carrie: N/A
4. 35mm: N/A
5. A Christmas Story: Seattle
6. The Wild Party: Stagedoor Manor
7. Next to Normal: Seattle
8. The Life: N/A
9. The Civil War: N/A
10. Brooklyn: N/A
What’s your favorite song from play 2?
Toss up between “Lullaby From Baby to Baby” and “The Minnesota Strip/Song of a Child Prostitute”
Who’s your favorite character from play 4?
Once again, toss up. Between The Balladeer and The Cajun
What’s your favorite scene from play 5?
Ralphie to the rescue!
What’s your favorite lyric from play 8?
“Don’t quote me no commandments, don’t preach me no jive / There’s only one commandment: Thou shalt survive”
From play 10, which character are you most like?
Brooklyn
Can you quote every line from play 1?
All the songs
How many times have you seen play 3?
Ha, I should be so lucky.
If you could be anyone from play 6, who would it be? Why?
Kate, so I can have an excuse to belt “prohibition? they can shove it” at the top of my lungs.
What’s your favorite song from play 7?
You Don’t Know [the first one]
What’s your favorite quote from play 9?
As his fields of gold turn scarlet, from the rage of battle born.
Out of all these plays, which one is your absolute favorite?
I refuse to answer this.
Who’s the best Broadway actor?
Mandy Patinkin
Who’s the best Broadway actress?
Bernadette Peters
What’s the best musical they turned into a movie?
Reefer Madness
Is there a musical you DON’T like?
Yes
If so, which one? Why?
Oklahoma, great in it’s day, but theres nothing you can do to it now that hasn’t been done already.
Do you think the movie versions are better, or the original Broadway plays?
No, but I will say “Reefer Madness” came pretty close to accomplishing this.
This or That:
The Producers or RENT - RENT
Wicked or Chicago - Chicago
Fiddler on the Roof or Oklahoma - Kill me
Thoroughly Modern Millie or 42nd Street - Millie, I guess
Hairspray or Grease - Kill me again.
