Andrew Roth+
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Editor, For MI Amusement. Concert photographer. Covering technology, culture and their intersection. Reporting and photos in Rolling Stone, TIME, The Atlantic, NYT and more. Available for assignment. Also at @roththereporter.bsky.social.
Cynthia Erivo’s rendition of No Good Deed might be the best performance of a Broadway song I’ve ever heard. The Wicked: For Good soundtrack can’t come soon enough.
Wicked: For Good defied every expectation I had as someone who doesn't love the second half on stage. I was skeptical of the decision to split it into two films, but #WickedForGood is tonally and visually distinct. Impeccable performances and grand staging make it a delightifying sequel.
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Cynthia Erivo’s rendition of No Good Deed might be the best performance of a Broadway song I’ve ever heard. The Wicked: For Good soundtrack can’t come soon enough.
Wicked: For Good defied every expectation I had as someone who doesn't love the second half on stage. I was skeptical of the decision to split it into two films, but #WickedForGood is tonally and visually distinct. Impeccable performances and grand staging make it a delightifying sequel.
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Wicked: For Good defied every expectation I had as someone who doesn't love the second half on stage. I was skeptical of the decision to split it into two films, but #WickedForGood is tonally and visually distinct. Impeccable performances and grand staging make it a delightifying sequel.
Cynthia Erivo’s performance of Defying Gravity during the Wicked special, flying through the audience with her insane vocals, has to be the quintessential performance of that song, right? There’s no topping that.
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Cynthia Erivo’s performance of Defying Gravity during the Wicked special, flying through the audience with her insane vocals, has to be the quintessential performance of that song, right? There’s no topping that.
I saw Cynthia Erivo strapped into a harness on the Wicked special and thought they were going to do the cape effect from the stage show and then she went flying through the audience like she’s Pink
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I saw Cynthia Erivo strapped into a harness on the Wicked special and thought they were going to do the cape effect from the stage show and then she went flying through the audience like she’s Pink
Leslie Odom Jr. cameo as Aaron Burr from the Hamilton stage during the Wicked special??
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Leslie Odom Jr. cameo as Aaron Burr from the Hamilton stage during the Wicked special??
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo singing For Good with Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel during the Wicked special was a pretty great performance.
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo singing For Good with Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel during the Wicked special was a pretty great performance.
Ariana Grande singing Popular to a four-year-old during the Wicked special felt like bullying 😭
November 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Ariana Grande singing Popular to a four-year-old during the Wicked special felt like bullying 😭
Sabrina Carpenter is one of the best modern #SNL hosts but I do fear for her future on the show after she dropped two uncensored f-bombs during her second musical performance tonight.
October 19, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Sabrina Carpenter is one of the best modern #SNL hosts but I do fear for her future on the show after she dropped two uncensored f-bombs during her second musical performance tonight.
Sabrina Carpenter is in the relatively small group of people who actually manage to sound good performing on #SNL despite the horrible acoustics on their set.
October 19, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Sabrina Carpenter is in the relatively small group of people who actually manage to sound good performing on #SNL despite the horrible acoustics on their set.
This is the type of thing that should’ve been in the #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl release party movie.
October 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This is the type of thing that should’ve been in the #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl release party movie.
It sure looks like AI was used in these #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl promotional videos, unless Taylor Swift has learned a new alphabet and retroactively redesigned the surprise song piano. (Though, as a caveat, it’s unclear how involved she is in this scavenger hunt and how much of it is Google.)
October 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
It sure looks like AI was used in these #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl promotional videos, unless Taylor Swift has learned a new alphabet and retroactively redesigned the surprise song piano. (Though, as a caveat, it’s unclear how involved she is in this scavenger hunt and how much of it is Google.)
The concept of Nicki Minaj live tweeting a Taylor Swift album release
October 3, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The concept of Nicki Minaj live tweeting a Taylor Swift album release
I’m glad #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl turned out to be good because I have eight vinyl variants and four signed CDs in the mail 🙂↕️
October 3, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I’m glad #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl turned out to be good because I have eight vinyl variants and four signed CDs in the mail 🙂↕️
I’m glad #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl is good because I have eight vinyl variants and four signed CDs in the mail 🙂↕️
October 3, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I’m glad #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl is good because I have eight vinyl variants and four signed CDs in the mail 🙂↕️
Screenshotting the current top twelve songs on my Apple Music Replay since they’re probably all going to be replaced by #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl by the end of the year.
October 3, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Screenshotting the current top twelve songs on my Apple Music Replay since they’re probably all going to be replaced by #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl by the end of the year.
I was honestly prepared to have to sit with #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl for a few days before it clicked, because I did with both Midnights and TTPD, but no… this is an all-timer pop album from the first listen.
Taylor Swift has officially given us Pop Bible 2.0 with #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl.
This is a completely new sound for her, not an iterative evolution or rehash of anything she’s done before.
Not a single skip from beginning to end. An instant classic.
This is a completely new sound for her, not an iterative evolution or rehash of anything she’s done before.
Not a single skip from beginning to end. An instant classic.
October 3, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I was honestly prepared to have to sit with #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl for a few days before it clicked, because I did with both Midnights and TTPD, but no… this is an all-timer pop album from the first listen.
Taylor Swift has officially given us Pop Bible 2.0 with #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl.
This is a completely new sound for her, not an iterative evolution or rehash of anything she’s done before.
Not a single skip from beginning to end. An instant classic.
This is a completely new sound for her, not an iterative evolution or rehash of anything she’s done before.
Not a single skip from beginning to end. An instant classic.
October 3, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Taylor Swift has officially given us Pop Bible 2.0 with #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl.
This is a completely new sound for her, not an iterative evolution or rehash of anything she’s done before.
Not a single skip from beginning to end. An instant classic.
This is a completely new sound for her, not an iterative evolution or rehash of anything she’s done before.
Not a single skip from beginning to end. An instant classic.
The implications of “we tell the world to leave us the fuck alone and they do” being on Taylor Swift’s wish list. #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl
October 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The implications of “we tell the world to leave us the fuck alone and they do” being on Taylor Swift’s wish list. #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl
“Turns out my dick’s bigger.” — Taylor Swift, 2025 #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl
October 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
“Turns out my dick’s bigger.” — Taylor Swift, 2025 #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl
If this whole album is as good as these first few tracks then we officially have Pop Bible 2.0 on our hands courtesy of Taylor Swift. #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl
October 3, 2025 at 4:16 AM
If this whole album is as good as these first few tracks then we officially have Pop Bible 2.0 on our hands courtesy of Taylor Swift. #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl
Locking in my prediction that if the grand finale of the rollout for #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl was the signed CDs (or the movie), there will still be an encore where every variant, deluxe edition and signed copies are restocked and available at the same time.
October 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Locking in my prediction that if the grand finale of the rollout for #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl was the signed CDs (or the movie), there will still be an encore where every variant, deluxe edition and signed copies are restocked and available at the same time.
Billy Joel famously stopped putting out music for decades because he wanted to go out on top rather than watering down his legacy. #TaylorSwift
October 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Billy Joel famously stopped putting out music for decades because he wanted to go out on top rather than watering down his legacy. #TaylorSwift
Not confident in this theory at all but what if the reason there was no signed vinyl for #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl is because the pre-pre-order ones are going to come signed to keep them out of the hands of scalpers 👀
October 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Not confident in this theory at all but what if the reason there was no signed vinyl for #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl is because the pre-pre-order ones are going to come signed to keep them out of the hands of scalpers 👀
It’s an interesting choice to make four different signed variants of #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl but give them all the same cover with no distinguishing characteristics on the exterior. Also interesting to not have any of the signed inserts match that cover photo.
October 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It’s an interesting choice to make four different signed variants of #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl but give them all the same cover with no distinguishing characteristics on the exterior. Also interesting to not have any of the signed inserts match that cover photo.