Charlie O'Malley
charlesomalley.bsky.social
Charlie O'Malley
@charlesomalley.bsky.social
writer, dramaturg, queer historian, scorpio, dad, union member

books: toward a just pedagogy of performance (2023); shakespeare's margaret (2026)

current project: theatre for a new age: queer performance in 1970s san francisco

cwbomalley.com
and then please enjoy this picture of julie, dick, and robert goulet (?) rehearsing for the ed sullivan show as sullivan, alan jay lerner and frederick loewe sit offstage.
May 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
greetings from the library of congress, nerds 🤓

please enjoy these beautiful negatives of julie andrews and richard burton recording the cast album for "camelot"
May 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I AM READY
April 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Today is pub day for THERE IS A DEEP BROODING IN ARKANSAS by @scottwstern.bsky.social !!

I was lucky to be the first reader (💁‍♀️) and it is really quite excellent. Pick yourself up a copy:

yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
January 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
hello bluies! importing a little year-end tradition from Another Social Media Site -- my year-end best of: books edition

here are all the books i read in 2024, excluding the piles of children's books i read to my kids
January 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
last night my husband asked to watch a romantic comedy that made new york look beautiful and after 15 minutes of uninspired googling i suggested moonstruck. we say it all the time, but it certainly bears repeating here: they really don't make em like they used to!
November 16, 2024 at 5:58 PM
and while i won't be posting pictures of my kids here i will happily supply the bsky community with pictures of my fearsome beast
November 15, 2024 at 5:41 AM