20 Questions for Theater Fans
A little writing activity and opportunity for your readers to get to know you! Inspired by Forkful's Ten Pointless Facts about Me and Mouseling's 100 Questions for Webmasters. You don't need to be in the webring or even have a personal site to do these, all are welcome. Please link this page if you post your answers.
- What was the first show you remember seeing?
- How did you first get into theater?
- If you could only watch five shows for the rest of your life (live or recorded), what would they be?
- If you could only listen to five cast recordings for the rest of your life, what would they be?
- Currently playing or not, what show would you most want to see live?
- What is the farthest you’ve gone out of your way to see a show?
- What show is your guilty pleasure?
- What show do you think deserved better?
- What popular show do you think is overrated? (Be nice.)
- What is your wildest fan-cast? (What actor would you like to see in a specific role?)
- What is your wildest non-replica concept or alternate-universe? (A re-imagining of a show, like Cats Jellicle Ball or Company with a female Bobby.)
- What are your thoughts on bootlegs, recording shows, and preservation?
- What was the first show you ever acted in or worked on?
- What is your dream role or dream show to work on?
- Would you want to work/perform on Broadway/West End?
- If you’re a tech, would you consider acting, dance, or band, and vise-versa?
- What is your proudest moment onstage or backstage?
- What is your funniest flub?
- Who/what is your biggest inspiration?
- Congratulations, you got through my gauntlet of questions! Recommend a show to me!
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Links
YouTube
- And Now They Sing
- Video essays about the performing arts – plays, musicals, ballets, concerts, and more. Incredibly thoughtful insight into the intersections of different mediums and how the arts are affected by a changing society.
- Mickey Jo
- Proffesional reviews of plays and musicals in both NY and London.
- Sydney Zarlengo
- Resources on disability, media representation, accessible education, debunking popular science, disability related social commentary, dramaturgical deep dives into popular plays/musicals.
- Maxwell Greene
- In between other movie reviews, covers obscure musicals and theme park stage experiences
- Michaela Bennison
- Musical reviews and tips for actors.
- Musical Hell
- Comedic musical reviews.
- Staged Right
- Video essays about musicals, plays, and the actors in them.
Podcasts
- Flop of the Heap
- A podcast about Broadway flops, with hilarious and charming hosts John and Marla.
- Out for Blood
- A very extensive deep dive into the production of Carrie the musical.
- Euripides, Eumenides: A Theatre History Podcast
- Theater history from all across the ages!
- Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came to Broadway
- A wild and exhaustively researched celebration of the musicals that had set their sights on Broadway but missed the mark.
Websites
Books
- Beyond Ridiculous: Making Gay Theatre with Charles Busch in 1980s New York
- by Kenneth Elliott, 2023. I picked this up at a used book store and it's a very inspiring read! I have got to get weirder. -Aster
If you have favorite creators or media you'd like me to add, shoot me an email!