Seth Christenfeld was thoroughly irritated by everything
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Lyricist, librettist, dramaturg...mensch? I haven't updated my website (sethdoesthings.com) since the Obama administration.
Aspiring alter kocker.
Aspiring alter kocker.
Pinned
Life, the Universe, and Everything: The Seth Christenfeld 42nd (and a half) Birthday Spectacular - YouTube
Songs from Life, the Universe, and Everything: The Seth Christenfeld 42nd (and a half) Birthday Spectacular, recorded live at 54 Below on Monday, April 21st,...
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and that's the concert. if you'd like to watch all of the songs in a row, here's a playlist. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
THE CHORAL is a movie about uniting people through the wonders of copyright infringement.
Lots of Actors Acting.
Lots of Actors Acting.
January 14, 2026 at 12:18 AM
THE CHORAL is a movie about uniting people through the wonders of copyright infringement.
Lots of Actors Acting.
Lots of Actors Acting.
Cancer fought Scott Adams to a draw.
January 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Cancer fought Scott Adams to a draw.
NO OTHER CHOICE is a hell of a movie to see when I'm about to hit a year of being unemployed.
January 3, 2026 at 4:15 AM
NO OTHER CHOICE is a hell of a movie to see when I'm about to hit a year of being unemployed.
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reskeet for awareness
January 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
reskeet for awareness
* reach the minus world in Super Mario Bros.
It's 2026.
Things many American school kids probably don't know how to do:
* Dial a rotary telephone
* Tell time from an analog clock
* Read or write cursive
* Decipher Roman numerals
* Navigate with a paper map or use a compass
* Balance a checkbook
(Please add more below)
Things many American school kids probably don't know how to do:
* Dial a rotary telephone
* Tell time from an analog clock
* Read or write cursive
* Decipher Roman numerals
* Navigate with a paper map or use a compass
* Balance a checkbook
(Please add more below)
January 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
* reach the minus world in Super Mario Bros.
in case, for some reason, you were interested in my media intake for all of 2025: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Media 2025
Books The Grey Wolf (Armand Gamache #19), Louise Penny Gwen, in Green, Hugh Zachary Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado We Solve Murders, Richard Osman In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Ma...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:56 AM
in case, for some reason, you were interested in my media intake for all of 2025: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I really think this is gonna be the year that 4'33" tops the WQXR Classical Countdown.
January 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I really think this is gonna be the year that 4'33" tops the WQXR Classical Countdown.
One last song before the year is over. Music by @halihalihali.bsky.social, sung by Dana Aber, pianoed by Jon Delfin. Lyrics inspired by Carl Sandburg and prodded out of me by Tom Toce.
Where I'm Going (Christenfeld/Alspach) - Dana Aber
YouTube video by Seth Christenfeld
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December 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
One last song before the year is over. Music by @halihalihali.bsky.social, sung by Dana Aber, pianoed by Jon Delfin. Lyrics inspired by Carl Sandburg and prodded out of me by Tom Toce.
Loved every single over-the-top moment of MARTY SUPREME, up to and including the magnificently obvious choice of needle drop at the end.
December 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Loved every single over-the-top moment of MARTY SUPREME, up to and including the magnificently obvious choice of needle drop at the end.
Merry whatever. Here's what happens when @maestrojosh87.bsky.social asks me to write the lyrics for a Hanukkah song and gives me no guidelines other than "something meshuggeneh."
Jared B. Goldsmith is a superhero.
Go to the bathroom first, there's no intermission.
Jared B. Goldsmith is a superhero.
Go to the bathroom first, there's no intermission.
Jared Goldsmith - "A Hanukkah Story (But Not THE Hanukkah Story)" (Josh Freilich, Seth Christenfeld)
YouTube video by Famous In NY Video
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December 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Merry whatever. Here's what happens when @maestrojosh87.bsky.social asks me to write the lyrics for a Hanukkah song and gives me no guidelines other than "something meshuggeneh."
Jared B. Goldsmith is a superhero.
Go to the bathroom first, there's no intermission.
Jared B. Goldsmith is a superhero.
Go to the bathroom first, there's no intermission.
chag sameach, motherfuckers.
keep being a light.
we need it.
keep being a light.
we need it.
December 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
chag sameach, motherfuckers.
keep being a light.
we need it.
keep being a light.
we need it.
apparently on tonight's ELSBETH, one character refers to the "soundtrack" of a musical and another character corrects them saying that it's a cast recording.
I feel seen.
I feel seen.
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 AM
apparently on tonight's ELSBETH, one character refers to the "soundtrack" of a musical and another character corrects them saying that it's a cast recording.
I feel seen.
I feel seen.
Dicks Georg is an outlier adn should not have been counted
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Dicks Georg is an outlier adn should not have been counted
Did I miss anything during Act I of RAGTIME tonight?
December 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Did I miss anything during Act I of RAGTIME tonight?
Saw IS THIS THING ON. Is that just what Will Arnett looks like these days or is he wearing Bradley Cooper's leftover MAESTRO prosthetics?
December 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Saw IS THIS THING ON. Is that just what Will Arnett looks like these days or is he wearing Bradley Cooper's leftover MAESTRO prosthetics?
chag sameach, motherfuckers.
be a goddamned light.
we need it.
be a goddamned light.
we need it.
December 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
chag sameach, motherfuckers.
be a goddamned light.
we need it.
be a goddamned light.
we need it.
oh come on
December 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
oh come on
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My hanukkiah this year is just nine middle fingers
December 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
My hanukkiah this year is just nine middle fingers
It's good luck when a pigeon shits on your head, right?
Right?
Right?
December 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It's good luck when a pigeon shits on your head, right?
Right?
Right?
this looks utterly ridiculous and I CANNOT FUCKING WAIT www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgZc...
STREET FIGHTER | Official Teaser Trailer (2026) 4K
YouTube video by JoBlo Movie Network
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December 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
this looks utterly ridiculous and I CANNOT FUCKING WAIT www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgZc...
Disappointed that the Today on Broadway podcast is ending as it was effective today.
This is going to sound snarky, but I'm genuinely going to miss my daily dose of news, mispronounced names, and egregious overuse of the word "iconic".
This is going to sound snarky, but I'm genuinely going to miss my daily dose of news, mispronounced names, and egregious overuse of the word "iconic".
December 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Disappointed that the Today on Broadway podcast is ending as it was effective today.
This is going to sound snarky, but I'm genuinely going to miss my daily dose of news, mispronounced names, and egregious overuse of the word "iconic".
This is going to sound snarky, but I'm genuinely going to miss my daily dose of news, mispronounced names, and egregious overuse of the word "iconic".
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A joke for actors and recovering actors:
The existence of Method Man implies the existence of Indicating Man.
(Thank you and I am sorry.)
The existence of Method Man implies the existence of Indicating Man.
(Thank you and I am sorry.)
December 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
A joke for actors and recovering actors:
The existence of Method Man implies the existence of Indicating Man.
(Thank you and I am sorry.)
The existence of Method Man implies the existence of Indicating Man.
(Thank you and I am sorry.)
A production of The Baker's Wife where Geneviève is played by a human, but the rest of the town is Muppets. Swedish Chef plays Aimable. Miss Piggy plays Denise. Link Hogthrob is Dominique.
Gonzo is the Marquis, with the Nieces played by chickens.
Gonzo is the Marquis, with the Nieces played by chickens.
December 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
A production of The Baker's Wife where Geneviève is played by a human, but the rest of the town is Muppets. Swedish Chef plays Aimable. Miss Piggy plays Denise. Link Hogthrob is Dominique.
Gonzo is the Marquis, with the Nieces played by chickens.
Gonzo is the Marquis, with the Nieces played by chickens.