Emily G. Furlich
@emdashfurlich.bsky.social
knower of obscure details about divas of the stage and screen • Theatre PhDing at the CUNY Graduate Center • she/her
My roommate and I are watching Task and Martha Plimpton is great in it, but whenever she comes on screen I can’t help thinking about this Amy Ryan line reading from Broad City.
October 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
My roommate and I are watching Task and Martha Plimpton is great in it, but whenever she comes on screen I can’t help thinking about this Amy Ryan line reading from Broad City.
Two different unsolicited letters about phalluses from Patti LuPone’s papers at Columbia.
September 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Two different unsolicited letters about phalluses from Patti LuPone’s papers at Columbia.
I saved this during my research trip at the Kurt Weill Foundation a few years ago.
September 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I saved this during my research trip at the Kurt Weill Foundation a few years ago.
I am so normal
August 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I am so normal
Brooklyn College campus today
August 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Brooklyn College campus today
Sources are telling me it’s Black Cat Appreciation Day, so behold: Mack.
August 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Sources are telling me it’s Black Cat Appreciation Day, so behold: Mack.
Among the books Patti LuPone donated to Columbia University for its collection of her papers—
Trotsky: Terrorism and Communism by Slavoj Zizek
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
Trotsky: Terrorism and Communism by Slavoj Zizek
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
August 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Among the books Patti LuPone donated to Columbia University for its collection of her papers—
Trotsky: Terrorism and Communism by Slavoj Zizek
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
Trotsky: Terrorism and Communism by Slavoj Zizek
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
Do you think this is helpful to anyone
June 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Do you think this is helpful to anyone
Because I like to remind everyone how old Bernadette Peters actually is, here she is remembering where she was when she learned about the dance phenomenon of the twist. (Chicago, during the second national tour of Gypsy.)
June 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Because I like to remind everyone how old Bernadette Peters actually is, here she is remembering where she was when she learned about the dance phenomenon of the twist. (Chicago, during the second national tour of Gypsy.)
In 1969, Bernadette Peters was spending the 2025 equivalent of $2,162.66 a month on taxi rides between Queens and Manhattan to perform in Dames at Sea.
June 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
In 1969, Bernadette Peters was spending the 2025 equivalent of $2,162.66 a month on taxi rides between Queens and Manhattan to perform in Dames at Sea.
I’m back 🥰 … It’s a two show day paired with Bebe Neuwirth’s last turn as Fräulein Schneider in Cabaret❣️
March 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I’m back 🥰 … It’s a two show day paired with Bebe Neuwirth’s last turn as Fräulein Schneider in Cabaret❣️
Last night. It was my first time sitting in the orchestra section at City Center.
March 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Last night. It was my first time sitting in the orchestra section at City Center.
Apparently Bluesky just updated today to allow videos up to 3 minutes long so I can post the full song, which was part of a tribute to Irving Berlin she performed with Peter Allen.
March 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Apparently Bluesky just updated today to allow videos up to 3 minutes long so I can post the full song, which was part of a tribute to Irving Berlin she performed with Peter Allen.
Kate Baldwin’s medley of What’ll I Do and Time Heals Everything was a beautiful tribute to Bernadette Peters, not just because she originated the latter song in Mack & Mabel, but also because the former was a torch song she sang often earlier in her career, including at the 1982 Oscars ceremony.
March 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Kate Baldwin’s medley of What’ll I Do and Time Heals Everything was a beautiful tribute to Bernadette Peters, not just because she originated the latter song in Mack & Mabel, but also because the former was a torch song she sang often earlier in her career, including at the 1982 Oscars ceremony.
Ready for Idina Menzel’s lesbian divorce
January 31, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Ready for Idina Menzel’s lesbian divorce
January 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I live in a world where I can see Mia Farrow post her Wordle score on here in the morning and watch her kiss Patti LuPone on a Broadway stage a few hours later
December 12, 2024 at 6:01 PM
I live in a world where I can see Mia Farrow post her Wordle score on here in the morning and watch her kiss Patti LuPone on a Broadway stage a few hours later
let the record show that i was there when
November 22, 2024 at 5:47 AM
let the record show that i was there when
i am very sane and normal
November 20, 2024 at 11:59 PM
i am very sane and normal
Seated for a show that multiple people have predicted I will hate
November 19, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Seated for a show that multiple people have predicted I will hate
Mack made a similar discovery recently
September 8, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Mack made a similar discovery recently
Rolling my eyes at James Cameron for this. God forbid an actress have a fulfilling personal life that takes priority over tracking the box office success of a film she wrapped filming on four years earlier.
September 6, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Rolling my eyes at James Cameron for this. God forbid an actress have a fulfilling personal life that takes priority over tracking the box office success of a film she wrapped filming on four years earlier.
Trying to figure out if this is a mistake or if the 92Y newsletter just broke the news that Fellow Travelers is getting a second season
August 4, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Trying to figure out if this is a mistake or if the 92Y newsletter just broke the news that Fellow Travelers is getting a second season
Love this Sondheim photo the New York Daily News pulled for a Michael Riedel column on Frank Rich’s retirement
August 1, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Love this Sondheim photo the New York Daily News pulled for a Michael Riedel column on Frank Rich’s retirement