Felt like crying so I put on Marin Mazzie doing "Back to Before," & it made me realize how specific the belting is. We live in a world where that mixy belt is default, but the warm soprano transitioning to pingy belt at the end tells a story...

I was just thinking how the first time I saw Wunmi Mosaku it was in Lovecraft Country and I was hit with “2 fundamental truths at the exact same tiiiiiime”: 1) This woman is a MOVIE STAR. 2) SHE. IS. HAWWWWWT.

Also what the fuck? F1? Where did THAT come from? I don’t even know if it’s good I genuinely heard NOTHING about it except for a couple ads a while back.

We love celebrating a short king. I think Larry Hart would be tickled by Ethan Hawke’s Oscar nom.

Hellllllllll yeah Sinners. Best of the year, 100% deserved every nom. NOW THEY BETTER WIN SOME, ACADEMY.

NEITHER of those useless new Wicked: For Good songs got Oscar noms baaaaaaaaaahahahaha. 😂

I have to reformat my thesis into Microsoft Word before submission and I…hate it…soooooo much. I’ve scoured the internet for advice on page number formatting and it’s just THE WORST. Almost broke down in tears & threw my computer across the room ahhhhhhhhhh!

Ok I’m absolutely gonna make my “big YouTube comeback” (lol) with a vid on Blue Moon. It’s too in-the-wheelhouse to ignore. I can’t do my own editing anymore, though. To quote Jessie Spano: THERES NO TIME, THERES NEVER ANY TIME. BUT I can pay someone young & hip to do it instead. 😉 Hit me up!

I’m halfway through Blue Moon and wow it sure was nice of Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke to make a movie just for me!

January 8, 2025: one year ago today Jeff and I woke up to realize two things: that my childhood home was safe, but our Altadena home was not. The fires had progressed down past Lake Ave and Altadena Dr, so we made a crazy last ditch effort to get Jeff's car, which miraculously hadn't burned up.

So, this time of year is just always terrible huh? What the fuck do we have an official gestapo now?

One year ago today I saw my Altadena apartment, filled with a lifetime of memories, for the very last time.

Hey Music Theatre International, you’re driving me freeeeeeaking CRAZY. How is it that the scripts for BOTH the productions I start this week not here yet, but every time I contact y’all it’s radio silence for days. I know you’re probably understaffed but like…I need the damn scripts. Ugh.

OH COOL. We’re doing a Venezuela war now. Happy 2026! 🫠

I choose to believe Eleven is still alive. Because I’m just really over the trope of “overly powerful woman must sacrifice herself for the greater good.”

It is a New Year. Making no grand statements about how good/bad/happy/sad it’s gonna be.

Derek Klena joining the Savannah Bananas is the most straight tenor musical theatre boy move I could ever imagine. WHY are you surprised? My husband (who’s been in multiple national/international tours) would KILL for that gig.

Ok it just hit me: I’d be WAY more inclined to return if I hire an editor. Like I wanna just send someone competent my content and pay them to edit something good (also I’m like so old you guys I have no idea what’s zippy and catchy on the YouTubes anymore).

I lost all my filming/recording equipment in the fire, but for Xmas I got a few things replaced. Making videos seems quite daunting & I have a busy spring semester ahead. That being said… if I made vids again, what musical theatrey would you want me to talk about?

The 2025 End of Year Recap/Retrospectives can entirely fuck off. 😂

The conviction with which Michael Caine says “Fozziwig’s Rubber Chicken Factory” should be taught in acting school.

My sister Ruby-dooby-doo came over for Xmas Eve. She wanted to eat the squirrels but she didn’t and I still love her so much.

CHRISTMAS BELLS ARE RINGING!

I love the end of A Christmas Story because we all have at least one story from our childhood when we fully pulled a fast one on our parents and it 100% worked.

I got through Halloween, Thanksgiving, and now Christmas with no Disney+ or Hulu and honestly it’s been a DELIGHT.

I’m so happy to have zero childhood nostalgia tied to that JimCarey Grinch movie cuz those Who noses are so gross and I hate them.

At intermission of the LA Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker. It takes place in 1912 LA & Drosselmeyer has never been more of a Guncle. 😂 He has a big fur coat and everything.

I can’t get over the fact that these critters are singing a song from season 2 of Flight of the Conchords. The one with Jim Gaffigan as Murray’s best friend.

Every year I rewatch Black Christmas and every year I’m punched in the face with how feminist it is. It’s still really remarkable. You care about these women so much. None of the remakes have come anywhere close.

Sabrina Carpenter singing “ooh it feels so good I need a Charles Dickens” is sooooooo stupid and I look forward to it every year. Just like Hot Frosty.

I don’t know if anyone else does this, but my Mom always whips out Handel’s Hallelujah at Xmas and like, it’s the time I’m most grateful for a) muscle memory and b) sight reading. Cuz I nail that alto part every. year.

Well shit. From People: people.com/rob-reiner-w...

I just finished the finale of Welcome to Derry to find out Rob Reiner was MURDERED?

I drove all the way to Universal CityWalk during rush hour to watch the Merrily We Roll Along proshot AND THE AMC CANCELLED THE SCREENING CUZ THEY WERE SENT THR WRONG FILE?? 😂😂 Maaaaaaan, if I hadn’t already seen it on Broadway…

If you want my full Wicked: For Good thoughts, they’re here! Along with my dear friends @musicalhell.bsky.social, @jessemcanally.bsky.social, and @musicalmash.bsky.social! 💚💕 www.youtube.com/live/6wntmBJ...

Had the chance to see a screening of Kiss of the Spider Woman last night thanks to @jenelleriley.bsky.social, who led a Q&A afterwards with breakout star Tonatíuh. Guys, the movie is GOOD! JLO is pretty perfectly cast ngl. If you want a musical palate cleanser after Wicked, I highly recommend! 🕷️🕸️

I’m so happy mah boi Hopper is back.* *David Harbour’s whole personal life stuff aside. Theatre kids be messy.

The Erivobot is glitching out at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!

Just saw Wicked: For Good and…yup! That sure is Act Two of Wicked! 😉

Thank you Todd for adding “The Color Purple” to my list of “Pop-sicals” (an oh-so-clever very historical term I came up with for when pop stars write Broadway scores)! What a great episode.

Me today.

One more performance of “Blow the Man Down: A Sea Shanty Concert” tonight! Use code RAINYLA for a free ticket! 9:30pn in Los Feliz & it’s only 30 mins. Plus it’s my birthday tomorrow, and your presence would be the best present! 😉 @fluxeternal.bsky.social

Pirate hat procured! YAR.

I’m performing in “Blow the Man Down: A Sea Shanty Concert” for my Birthday Weekend! Super fun way to spend a rainy weekend in LA. Fri 11/14 at 7pm & Sat 11/15 at 9:30pm. If you like Ren Faires and Shakespeare and 6 part harmonies you’ll love this. 🏴‍☠️ Tix here: www.improtheatre.com/shows?fbclid...

A mutual of mine directed Guys and Dolls at USC last week and Mark Hamill was in the audience. And all I could think of was…

They don’t make ‘em like her anymore. Give me a gravelly voiced dancer-first Broadway star again.

For some reason my feed is completely hijacked (happily!) by people I know working Off-Broadway. Two of the shows were LA theatre transfers (cuz we’re a theatre town 💁🏼‍♀️), and the other just has a gal I know who is PERFECT for the part she got. The theatre world is so. SMALL.

Wicked: One Wonderful Night is tonight on NBC! If you look into the crowd you may find me and @jenelleriley.bsky.social (house left orchestra seats haha).

Yessssss. Proud of you, NYC! ❤️🗽

Dick Cheney died. BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. 💅