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In case this is useful information to anyone I know, the American Musical Theater Archives youtube channel has a huge assortment of clips and entire shows from American Musical Theater (back to Gold Diggers of 1929!).

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First Preview tonight is already SOLD OUT! We open May 3rd, and run through May 18th. Act fast to get your tickets now! www.philartistscollective.org/cato.html

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On Wednesday, I'll be at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philly with a bunch of awesome people to discuss CATO, an eighteenth-century play woven into the fabric of our early republic. Come join us! @r18collective.bsky.social www.amrevmuseum.org/events/amrev...

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Longwood Gardens—particularly taken with the blown tulips straight out of a Dutch still life!

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My kid is 3 and already his first question every morning is “is it Friday?”

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The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025. This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.

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Tra-lil my hearts! It’s pancake day. Ring ‘em (pancake bells) if ya got ‘em.

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Something we can do. A little goes further than you might think: mutualaidsudan.org

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"from half past two to half past four I sit in state—the remainder of the day has so much the reverse of dignity that retirement and concealment is requested for my friends’ convenience as well as for my own." --Elizabeth Inchbald, introverted queen

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Absolute chaos of stories in this memoir-- 1) actor didn't have enough plates to break in a scene and so snatched the wig off his scene partner and threw it into the air. 2) another actor swapped an unpopular song last minute for an alternative, not realizing....

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Reynolds' favorite punctuation mark was the comma. “Drury Lane, and Covent Garden, were almost forgotten in the performances at Richmond House; and...were considered, by crowded, and fashionable audiences, equal, if not superior, to Kemble, Lewis, Mrs. Siddons, and the present Countess of Derby.”

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Why could young William Pitt get it, and why am I just learning this? Because I get all my information from satirical prints.

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At the Folger today, so watch this space for a scrolling break. First up, politician John Wilkes' self-own, as recounted by playwright Frederick Reynolds: “That he required a fortnight to talk away his face” (qtd 20)--apparently didn't stop his popularity with the ladies, however.

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Historian snark to lighten your timeline: “Mrs. Wells of Covent Garden was always always in the news. She was certainly better known to readers of newspapers than any other performer, for there was hardly a day they were not called upon to weep over her latest misfortune.”

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Just me or is Die Hard more of a Christmas Movie than The Family Stone?

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Staged reading of Sir Anthony Love tonight with the fine folks of Philadelphia Artists’ Collective💙💙💙

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Three years ago I was having the best shower of my entire life post giving birth. It was so good. Also happy birthday to our little delight.

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This morning my almost-3-year-old gathered up a bunch of hangers and put them on a doorknob. When his dad—a notorious punster—asked what they were doing, kiddo said "just hanging out” 💀💀💀

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Who wants to start a Philly chapter?

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Thought I’d make my first post both positive and useful-so here’s a list of all of the free-to-view titles now available on the British Newspaper Archive: blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2024/09/19/a...

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Hello new followers! I’m a dramaturg and historian of early modern and 18th-century British drama. Current focus is theatre finance, media, and gossip. I also write on the history of pregnancy. Follow along if you like your existential dread peppered with historical anecdotes and juicy tidbits.

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Hello new followers! We are Beyond, producing full cast audio adaptations, discussions & other useful things on early English drama. The podcast is on any podcatcher, plus exploratory readings on our YouTube channel, & our website is for browsing. audioboom.com/channels/495... beyondshakespeare.org

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I'm trying to identify a late 18th-century woman writer (probably a poet) whose surname was BURNET (listed in a text from 1786 alongside Jane Graham, A-L Barbauld, Hannah Moore, Anna Seward, Hannah Cowley). Anyone know who this might be? #18thCentury #18C

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Had a timely and important conversation about caregiving and the arts with the wonderful women of the Still...?! podcast. Have a listen here: shorturl.at/ws13U

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Profound feels as we close The Spanish Tragedy. What a show.

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Finally lit one of the fancy candles that's been sitting on my bookshelf for a year. Please clap.

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The most recent issue of ABO includes two pieces I'm quite proud of: a review of Sarah Fox's excellent book, and a Conversations series on reproductive rights and the eighteenth century. Check out the full issue here: digitalcommons.usf.edu/abo/

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MARIAN’S DRESS. What. Is. Happening.

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Congratulations, Miles Grier!! So excited to get into this!

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We officially have a CAST, and they are incredible!!! Come join us in April for the run and/or our symposium on 4/19-20.

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These took a long time and a bit of improvisation but I’m quite pleased with them!

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