Dr. Maya Cantu
@mayamcantu.bsky.social
Greasepaint Puritan: Boston to 42nd Street in the Queer Backstage Novels of Bradford Ropes, University of Michigan Press ‘24; Drama, Bennington College. www.mayacantu.com/news
I would have loved Hoffman too, but it was fun to see Busch (a natural Margo) play against type (and not in drag)!
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I would have loved Hoffman too, but it was fun to see Busch (a natural Margo) play against type (and not in drag)!
The reading was starry fun & I enjoyed the cast’s fresh takes (Cameron suggested Jean Arthur as Margo; Scar Jo was Gertrude Slojinski through and through; Baldwin’s DeWitt a cousin of Ward McAllister). I stayed for the talkback hosted by @davekarger.bsky.social, with Kenneth Lonergan joining in.
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The reading was starry fun & I enjoyed the cast’s fresh takes (Cameron suggested Jean Arthur as Margo; Scar Jo was Gertrude Slojinski through and through; Baldwin’s DeWitt a cousin of Ward McAllister). I stayed for the talkback hosted by @davekarger.bsky.social, with Kenneth Lonergan joining in.
Because it’s now back to selling in the hundreds and thousands. :-(
November 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Because it’s now back to selling in the hundreds and thousands. :-(
Offstage is enjoyable but insufficient, agreed!
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Offstage is enjoyable but insufficient, agreed!
Gerard Alessandrini is brilliant.
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Gerard Alessandrini is brilliant.
I would have been Manny or Maury for Betty Comden.
November 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I would have been Manny or Maury for Betty Comden.
For comparison: youtu.be/_w0pZAoMMZA?...
Grim Hotel: Grand Hotel/love Can't Happen Quite So Quickly/follies Be
YouTube video by Release - Topic
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November 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
For comparison: youtu.be/_w0pZAoMMZA?...
Ha! There’s also this: archive.org/details/42nd....
42nd Street Novel Bradford Ropes 1932 : Bradford Ropes : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Bradford Ropes' 1932 novel '42nd Street'. This was the source novel for the 1933 film and 1980 Broadway musical.
archive.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Ha! There’s also this: archive.org/details/42nd....
Reversion to the mean. :-( I’m glad you have your copy, too!
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Reversion to the mean. :-( I’m glad you have your copy, too!
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-- FOR Outstanding COSTUME DESIGN For A Series (1987)! A first nomination and award for the brilliant Nanrose Buchman, who would go on to nab 4 more noms (most recent: "Perry Mason" 2023) & 1 more award ("The Queen's Gambit" 2021).
November 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
-- FOR Outstanding COSTUME DESIGN For A Series (1987)! A first nomination and award for the brilliant Nanrose Buchman, who would go on to nab 4 more noms (most recent: "Perry Mason" 2023) & 1 more award ("The Queen's Gambit" 2021).
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It was the sixth and last season of FAME; Hans and I were invited in to pitch. One of our stories was a "42nd Street" homage; we almost didn't pitch it, because we figured they MUST've already done something like it already. But they hadn't, and they bought it! (And shot it!)
November 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It was the sixth and last season of FAME; Hans and I were invited in to pitch. One of our stories was a "42nd Street" homage; we almost didn't pitch it, because we figured they MUST've already done something like it already. But they hadn't, and they bought it! (And shot it!)
Juliet of the Spirits
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Juliet of the Spirits
Grateful to be seeing abundant theater during my sabbatical, but I’m still looking to let this one go due to a scheduling conflict.
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Grateful to be seeing abundant theater during my sabbatical, but I’m still looking to let this one go due to a scheduling conflict.