What? Of course there are no chubby teens. How could someone play a teen without losing weight?

Losing weight was almost certainly the wrong way to go.

the highest praise for a movie is, “it seemed so real.”

That cracked me up. The other I saw that amused me was that he looked like a Kyle Mooney character. 

Yeah, honestly I’m a bit surprised to see how much of a “thing” a backlash to Evan Hansen’s plot has become, at least with certain people online.  It feels like you have to work pretty hard to misread the musical’s intentions to truly be offended by it.

As a musical theatre geek, on the other hand, I’ve heard the…

Evan Hansen’s plot is a lot less problematic than Carousel, which we performed at my high school despite it repeatedly waving off and even romanticizing domestic violence.

Stupid kid does a stupid thing, digs himself ever deeper, is pretty standard dramatic fare. Mother and daughter bonding over the fact that a slap…

For the love of God, ease up on Gwyneth! Poor woman was reduced to eating BREAD!

Right? I wasn’t unhappy about this. They’re adorable, together.

Bonus: Her new husband kind of looks like Natalie Portman if she were male. Finding that out made me less disappointed. They are adorable together, honestly.

But, but...she DID call them that at the end of the piece:

I came for the wedding dress and am mightily disappointed.

I haven’t heard a single song by her, and know virtually nothing about either one of them, but you know what? Good for them for having a responsible and practical wedding. I hope it works out.

“I would’ve always preferred running over to the court house”

I would tell you to let your fiancé deal with his anti-vaxxer/Covid denier dad and stepmom, and with his drama-loving sister, since he’s the only one getting married that actually wants them there. And also to send a clear signal to your fiancé that you’re not going to be taking on the emotional labour of dealing with…

That really sucks, I am sorry. Wedding planning is stressful enough. We had a hell of a time with plus ones at our wedding and that was pre-Covid. Are you looking for advice or just a space to vent?

A wedding is supposed to be a celebration of your love for one another and your commitment to one another and the relationship you’re building out of that love. You should be surrounded by people who can support those things. There is nothing to do about it except put it behind you and focus on enjoying your day.…

I’m just glad that they’re called the “Arianators” and not the “Arianation.”

I’m trying to plan a tiny, immediate family only, destination wedding (tentatively set for October) and I’m having so much trouble today because:

So did he carry her over the threshold,