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Joe | Golden Girl | Sondheimite | Musicals Aficionado and Graphic Designer | He/Him | @joebottomley back on Twitter.

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I’ve been thinking about all those Musicals-That-Never-Happened and those I still want to see…
1. Kicks (Menken/Eyen)
2. Eleanor (Coleman/Fields)
3. Buzz!! (Menken/Zippel)
4. One Of The Girls (Herman)
5. Houdini (Schwartz)

What’re yours? Do you know anything about my choices? Let’s discuss!!

15.01.2026 21:16 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 7    📌 0
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Man killed in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as VA nurse Alex Pretti: ‘He wanted to help people’ Alex Pretti, 37, worked in the ICU at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and had assisted on scientific research

"Police chief Brian O’Hara later said during a press conference on Saturday that Pretti’s only known previous interaction with law enforcement was for traffic tickets."

I don't know how the USA comes back from this.

24.01.2026 21:57 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

ICE agents killed a man and are disappearing the witnesses.

24.01.2026 16:50 — 👍 2489    🔁 1232    💬 21    📌 19
HIGH SPIRITS | First Day with The Encores! Orchestra | New York City Center
YouTube video by NYCityCenter HIGH SPIRITS | First Day with The Encores! Orchestra | New York City Center

youtube.com/watch?v=MKf4...

20.01.2026 16:11 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I LONG FOR MUSICALS WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT AT THE END AGAIN!!

16.01.2026 20:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This person, my son, earned a Pulitzer Prize. If he gave it to me, it would still be his. I am a rational person who fully realizes that i did not earn a Pulitzer Prize.

( of course i wouldn’t accept it)

16.01.2026 19:00 — 👍 3564    🔁 406    💬 110    📌 26

Do you have any choices too, Louis?

16.01.2026 19:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Yes I totally forgot about Scandal when I was thinking about this. 1916 is new to me though…who was involved creatively?

16.01.2026 19:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Oh this podcast is wonderful! The Arthur episode and Lolita too!

I hope Rob continues with shows that never even reached workshop stages etc. because there is a trove of undiscovered treasures!

16.01.2026 19:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

And @pauldscott.bsky.social, I KNOW YOU’ll HAVE OPINIONS!

16.01.2026 18:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

And not to forget the wonderful minds of @bcdreyer.social and @eggsbened.bsky.social too! I want to hear from as many as I can!

16.01.2026 18:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Was JM in the workshop cast? Oh how it fascinates me so!

16.01.2026 18:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Happy 2026 to you! Hope you’re causing chaos as ever!

16.01.2026 08:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Right!? There are so many unrealised musicals that are tantalising could’ve-beens!

16.01.2026 08:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’ve not heard of Muscle! Do you have anymore information on it, Jay?

16.01.2026 07:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Oooh yes!! Apparently the ménage à trois sequence was remarkable!!

16.01.2026 07:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Oh TOTALLY! They both could’ve been marvellous!

15.01.2026 21:44 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oooh! Well, if you want to know about Kicks, I’m a font of knowledge!

One of the Girls looks to have been a Jerry Herman/Michael Stewart take on Some Like It Hot I think! No clue if any songs survived in other guises but it’s always tantalising!

15.01.2026 21:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

@burnsidegooch.bsky.social, @mrbryanjohn.bsky.social and @kevinddaly.bsky.social, I know you’ll have thoughts!

15.01.2026 21:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

I’ve been thinking about all those Musicals-That-Never-Happened and those I still want to see…
1. Kicks (Menken/Eyen)
2. Eleanor (Coleman/Fields)
3. Buzz!! (Menken/Zippel)
4. One Of The Girls (Herman)
5. Houdini (Schwartz)

What’re yours? Do you know anything about my choices? Let’s discuss!!

15.01.2026 21:16 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 7    📌 0
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In Putin’s Homophobic Russia, Watching ‘Heated Rivalry’ Is an Act of Rebellion and Hope The explicit hockey romance is an enormous hit there—perhaps because its closeted Russian hero feels surprisingly true to life.

‘Heated Rivalry’ has enjoyed extraordinary success in Russia, despite the fact that it is not officially available on any Russian streaming platform—perhaps because its closeted hero feels surprisingly true to life.

07.01.2026 19:33 — 👍 46    🔁 18    💬 2    📌 6

Glorious!!!

29.12.2025 21:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Gooch, I know you can do it!!

29.12.2025 21:35 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I had the joy of seeing Trevor Nunn’s revival with Hannah Waddingham as Lilli Vanessi - and what a dream she was!

29.12.2025 21:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

1 & 4 😍 I must say, Kiss Me, Kate is an embarrassment of riches isn’t it!?

29.12.2025 21:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I thought exactly the same after I posted mine! Such a prodigious lyricist.

29.12.2025 21:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Paging (remember that!?) @burnsidegooch.bsky.social, @bcdreyer.social @mrbryanjohn.bsky.social @kevinddaly.bsky.social

29.12.2025 21:14 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Please do!!

29.12.2025 21:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Did you get the Vinyl Boxset thingy!? Isn’t it a thing of beauty!?

29.12.2025 21:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Pals, if you’re still out there…what’re your top 5 Cole Porter tunes?

1. Always True To You In My Fashion
2. Stereophonic Sound
3. I Jupiter, I Rex
4. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
5. Anything Goes

29.12.2025 21:07 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 8    📌 0