As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

I would like to offer a free seminar to the social media staff for all Democratic politicians called "stop posting screenshots of your posts from the nazi site here and start posting natively."

Hey did y’all know they released a soundtrack album from the Wicked tv special? Wicked: One Wonderful Night (Live) – The Soundtrack by Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo music.apple.com/us/album/wic...

A weird thing about doing a Muppet Show podcast for four years is that once upon a time, I'd watch Florence Henderson sing "Elusive Butterfly" with subtle Muppet butterflies and think "what a waste" and now I would kill for The Muppets to produce this sort of thing again. youtu.be/z8FJjGFJb8c?...

Have I had a week-long stomach bug or have I just not quite polished off the Halloween candy yet?

Hey, this is great! We owe it to ourselves to celebrate every victory! That doesn’t mean the Roberts court hasn’t earned every ounce of criticism and pushback from the immense amount of pain they’ve visited upon a majority of American citizens falsely perceived to be in the margins of society.

Starbucks workers are ON STRIKE! Now is the time to tell everyone in your life to STOP BUYING Starbucks. www.nocontractnocoffee.org?utm_source=s...

For Marie Dressler's birthday today, and in honor of A Chorus Year, here's a feature about her crucial role in founding Chorus Equity Association and winning Actors' Equity Association's first strike in 1919, written by Gabriela Geselowitz: www.actorsequity.org/news/equityn...

Why did Netflix call it “Death By Lightning” when “Garfield & Friends” was right there?

It’s the most wonderful time of the year*. * Our seasonal Dairy Queen is still open but they have Christmas flavors like “holiday nog” shakes and peppermint bark Blizzards.

"6-7"?! Boy I say boy you gen alpha kids cant be doin' that! Your signifiers need signs boy! You've laid a rhetorical claim to an empty space son! You're creatin' a nihilistic dialectic! Your broccoli hairs obfuscatin' some much needed communication! Find some MEANIN', kid!

oldest selfie on your phone this one is circa 2000, possibly the first true selfie I ever took, when mirror photos were a meme going around the blogosphere

Rob Lake’s Broadway show opened on Thursday. Why have there been no reviews?

It’s a bit of a new category (2012), so not in this iteration (I’m guessing we don’t count Shallow…)! But a precursor Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals gave a nod to Superstar on the original JCS cast album.

I LEARNED THE ANSWER TO THIS Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name He did this six times Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel

Looking at the Grammy noms now, and Defying Gravity from the Wicked Soundtrack is nominated under Best Pop Duo/Group Performance... has that ever happened for a showtune from a soundtrack or cast album before?

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says the state will fully fund SNAP through the month of November. Says money will reach cards within the next few days. "I can't wait any longer" on the federal government to act.

Once again, the Supreme Court disgusts me by putting our most vulnerable neighbors even more at risk.

Broke the seal on Christmas music for this year because I learned that Laufey put out a Christmas EP. music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

You've doubtlessly heard the news that Cole Escola is writing a Miss Piggy movie. We at ToughPigs think this could be a very exciting thing because of Piggy's historical connections to drag and queerness: www.toughpigs.com/miss-piggy-m...

Copyediting is dead

This is behind the paywall to protect them from the accusations surely coming based on their consistent mispronunciation of a candidate’s last name. (Curtis Sliwa)

Now that we have made it past the election, we can finally turn our attention to more pressing matters, like debating whether Barbara Cook or Rosemary Clooney had the more artistically thrilling career reinvention as a cabaret chanteuse.

Put Grammarly into the recycling bin, emptied bin. Checked I'm not logged into Grammarly on the web.

It's OFFICIAL: New York is a union town, and bosses everywhere are on notice!

We are the union actors, dancers, singers, musicians, stage managers, and behind-the-scenes workers who earn a living at the Kennedy Center. We are proud members of @actorsequity.bsky.social, @afm-union.bsky.social, @weareagma.bsky.social, and @iatse.bsky.social.

We are getting so far into “the world was made for me” territory that I fear the inevitable “I am but dust and ashes” correction.

Mamdani reiterates his support for trans folks, his determination to fight "the scourge of antisemitism," and his pledge to fight Islamophobia--and throws a punch at the billionaire-funded campaign of lies against him. "In a time of political darkness, New York will be the light." This is a SPEECH.

NEW: California voters pass Proposition 50, which adopts a new Democratic-approved congressional map through 2030, The Associated Press reports. The new maps will take effect starting in the 2026 midterm elections. https://to.pbs.org/47z89Dh

whatever you think of Spanberger, the fact that her opponent ran a campaign based almost entirely on transphobia and is on track to eat shit in the biggest blowout the state has seen since 2009 is unambiguously a huge win

Congratulations to AFM Local 802 on the ratification of their new Broadway contract! www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

After months of watching friends and pundits alike share passionate arguments (some even based in fact) about who is worthy of their vote for mayor and what that means not just for their city but also the country and the world, I am proud today to cast my vote for Caroline Simmons.

I’m genuinely glad some GOP leaders are naming Tucker Carlson’s dangerous antisemitism. But it’s only words unless they also grapple with the broader normalization of antisemitism — including replacement/invasion conspiracies and the appointment of extremists to key federal roles.

Casa Bonita performers will return to work tomorrow, November 2. “We have an official agreement to engage in mediation, which presents a real opportunity for productive movement toward a contract.” Read more: www.actorsequity.org/news/PR/2025...

I don't know if this counts as a concept album or a novelty album or both, but it's an interesting experiment. www.discogs.com/release/9756...

I just saw the phrase "AI MPREG Schoolhouse Rock Bill" and I need this election to be over.

"Luckily, [Trey Parker & Matt Stone] were recently awarded a $1.5 billion contract for their show, so they should be able to weather the financial strain a bit better than the performers getting pulled from the Casa Bonita floor." www.avclub.com/casa-bonita-...

Equity membership has ratified the new contract Production Contract! Read the full press release here - https://actorsequity.org/news/PR/2025/10/30/casa-bonita-performers-on-strike

Casa Bonita performers are on strike after management failed to provide fair proposals in contract negotiations & address their outstanding ULP charge. We stand in solidarity w/Casa Bonita performers who are @actorsequity.bsky.social members! Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/i-...

"We don't think it's unreasonable to be paid a rate that is relevant to the industry standards, but also to the payment they're already giving [our coworkers]." - Bethel Lindley, Casa Bonita United

Finished my latest round of antibiotics. May I please be healthy now?

Management walked away from the table rather than negotiate a fair wage, so Casa Bonita Performers are on strike. actorsequity.org/news/PR/2025...

Post a perfect album from 1989, a perfect music year.

It's been ten years since Judy Kuhn released her last solo album, and that ain't right.

Not hitting the “that you”/“statue” rhyme in “Bill” is a disqualifying offense for any singer.

Broadway News is hiring a staff writer – a rare, paid theatre journalism job.

43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.

I saw this movie almost a full month ago and this earworm hasn’t left me alone since.

My #LastFourWatched – musicals and musical-adjacent

Wow, Blue Moon – a movie that on its surface seems like it’s just for me – was really not for me.