Stories by @harel

WILLY WONKA: THE NIGHTMARE CONTINUES

Charlie (Kit Harington) is the bitter head of the failing chocolate factory that closed after falling into debt, Veruca (Natalie Dormer) is dealing with her father's estate and a tedious divorce, Augustus died due to being overweight, Mike (Sebastian Stan) is a felon with a dark past involving gun violence, and Violet (Kirsten Dunst) is a has-been Olympic champion who was addicted to heroin. All of them meet again after 30 years when the ghost of the mentally deranged Willy Wonka threatens to kill them all.

BLEACH

High school student Ichigo Kurosaki, who has the ability to see ghosts, gains soul reaper powers from Rukia Kuchiki and sets out to save the world from "Hollows". High school student Kurosaki Ichigo is unlike any ordinary kid.

James Gunn's KILL LA KILL

The story follows vagrant schoolgirl Ryuko Matoi (Mackenzie Foy) on her search for her father's killer which brings her into violent conflict with Satsuki Kiryuin (Thomasine McKanzie), the iron-willed student council president of Honnouji Academy, and her mother Ragyo Kiryuin (Angelina Jolie) 's fashion empire.

The Wonderful World of Konosuba!

"Konosuba" follows Kazuma Sato, a boy who is sent to a fantasy world with MMORPG elements following his death, where he forms a dysfunctional adventuring party with a goddess, an archwizard, and a crusader.

InuYasha

InuYasha is the story of a dog half-demon who is constantly after a jewel of immense power, the Shikon jewel, also no as the Shikon no tama. He lives in the forest near the village where the jewel is protected by a priestess.

Evergarden: The Feature Film

In the aftermath of a great war, Violet Evergarden, a young female ex-soldier, gets a job at a writers' agency and goes on assignments to create letters that can connect people.

Black Butler (Live Action Netflix Movie)

In Victorian-era London lives a young boy named Ciel Phantomhive. Ciel lives with his wealthy parents in a manor in England. On the night of his tenth birthday, Ciel comes across his mother, father, and dog dead and surrounded by flames. The manor was set on fire, and he is captured by cultists. He is sold by his kidnappers, and then given a mark on his abdomen called the mark of a "noble beast."

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Joseph is sold as a slave by his brothers because of his ability to explain people's dreams. When the pharaoh calls on him to breakdown a dream, Joseph predicts a famine and is made the pharaoh's secondhand man. When the famine hits, Joseph's brothers come to him for relief and have to pass a test to prove they've changed before he'll forgive them.

Funny Girl (2012)

The greatest star, the ultimate people person... the story of beloved comedienne Fanny Brice begins with her irrepressible youth in New York’s Lower East Side, where the stage-struck teenager clowns her way through burlesque and vaudeville, with dreams of making it big despite the discouragement of her friends and neighbors, who tell her that she isn’t pretty enough for the stage. Fanny, with her powerhouse voice and incredible ambition, knows better. After meeting Nick Arnstein, a handsome and charismatic gambling man with a gentle side, Fanny immediately falls in love. And with her big break in the Ziegfeld Follies on the horizon, the stardom she has always longed for is within her grasp. Her only problem… the elusive Nick Arnstein, ignorant of her affection, is always leaving town on some “business” venture. After a romantic meeting in Baltimore, Nick and Fanny finally confess their feelings, and Fanny boldly abandons the Follies to follow Nick across the ocean. When Nick wins a bankroll, the newly-wealthy couple happily marry. No honeymoon lasts forever, though, and Fanny has to choose between the brilliant show business career she loves, or the adored husband who increasingly resents her success.

The Wiz (2023)

The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical “Wonderful Wizard of Oz” is a joyous modern retelling of L. Frank Baum’s classic children’s story reflecting contemporary African-American culture. After Dorothy gets swept up in a tornado, she finds herself in the fantastical world of Oz. There, she makes new friends, battles evil witches, and seeks the aid of the all-powerful and mysterious Wiz. Ultimately, Dorothy finds that, if you believe with all your heart, you can always find your way home. With an infectious soul score, dynamic numbers, and endearing cast of characters, The Wiz is a joyous explosion of music, dance, magic, and heart to delight audience members of all ages.

Musicals That Should Be Movies!

Time to look at some musicals that didn't get the big screen treatment.

Hairspray (with White Lotus actors)

Hairspray - but with The White Lotus actors)

Hello Dolly: Live!

Dolly, the famed New York City matchmaker, receives her toughest challenge yet when rich grump Horace seeks a suitable wife. She successfully matches many others in the city, including Horace’s niece and two clerks, but everything seems to go wrong when it comes to matching Horace. Dolly finally realizes that maybe she’d like to marry Horace herself, but only if her late husband will send her a sign - and if Horace himself will have her.

RuPaul's MCU

MCU characters but they're all RuPaul's Drag Race alumni.

A Star Is Born

The setting: the 1960's, Detroit. Estelle, an aspiring Motown singer, wants to make it big but she struggles to get her big break. Norman Mosley, a big Motown singer sees one of her performances in a club and wants her on his future record. They begin to go out and eventually they marry. When she sees a song meant for Norman, "I'm Nothin' When You're Gone", she wants to make it a duet. Norman stands his grounds and demands he wrote it for him to sing. Later, the record label unemploys him and the song goes to Estelle. The single is the #1 at the Billboards Chart, and her fame sky-rockets. Norman sees her success from the sidelines as he becomes addicted to drugs and alcohol. This leads to some conflict between them, including the fact that Estelle is now pregnant with Norman's child. Estelle eventually wins a grammy, but Norman interrupts the event by stumbling on stage and drunkenly shouts at Estelle about how she ruined him and yells at the camera as he passes out. Estelle is distressed and offers to pay his stay at a rehab center. He can't stand the idea of being supported by someone who "stole" his job, and he commits suicide. Estelle performs the single he wrote, "I'm Nothin' When You're Gone" for the last time before quitting and focusing on her life as a new mother.

Company: Israeli Cast - קומפני: קאסט ישראלי

Company is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth. The original 1970 production was nominated for a record-setting 14 Tony Awards, winning six. Company was written in a style without a chronological linear path. Its story depicts the internal observations of its lead character, Robert. Company is a concept musical composed of short vignettes linked by Robert's 35th birthday.

The Producers: Live!

Fading Broadway producer Max Bialystock is desperate to get to the top of his profession again, and he finds an unlikely ally in mousy accountant Leo Bloom, who hypothesizes that one could make far more money with a flop of a show than with a hit. Together, the two set out to produce the worst musical ever to hit Broadway, with the worst script, the worst director, and the worst cast they can find; the catch is that they will raise two million dollars to finance the show, and they plan to take the money and head to Rio when the show inevitably closes after just one performance. Too bad for Bialystock & Bloom that, against all odds, the show is a total hit!

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (2024)

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, a rollicking hootenanny of a musical, is based on the true story of a legendary Texas brothel, which operated from the 1840s to 1973. Protected by a friendly sheriff and frequented by politicians, football teams, and others, the “Chicken Ranch” thrived in the small town of Gilbert, Texas. Girls came from all over to work at the ranch and make a little extra cash. However, a crusading do-gooder Houston radio commentator and his conservative audience expose the Chicken Ranch, forcing it to shut its doors forever.

Into The Woods: Live!

The story follows The Baker and his wife who wish to have a child, Cinderella who wishes to go the King’s Festival, and Jack who wishes his cow would give some milk. When the Baker and his wife are visited by the neighborhood witch, who reveals to them that she placed a curse on their family, the two set off on a journey into the woods to reverse the curse. Also in the woods, we meet Little Red, who is trying to visit her grandmother, the Wolf who loves tasty little girls, the Witch’s daughter Rapunzel, and the Princes chasing after their loves. By the end of Act I, everyone has gotten their wish and will seemingly live happily ever after. But in Act II, when Jack’s beanstalk brings them a visit from an angry Giant, we see how the consequences of their actions haunt them in disastrous ways. The community must come together to save each other and their kingdom, but sacrifices must be made.

So Wild and Untamed art Thou

Her life loosely inspired the titular character of Théophile Gautier's 1835 novel, Mademoiselle de Maupin, in which she employs multiple disguises to seduce a young man and his mistress. Due to her relationships with men and women, some modern-day sources refer to d'Aubigny as bisexual and/or queer.