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Meg
@megmasseron
Theatre journalist, optimist, Phantom of the Opera enthusiast. Words: Playbill, American Theatre, TheaterMania, Theatrely. @OuterCriticsOCC member. She/her ✨
Manhattan, NY
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Born June 12
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    Nov 18, 2024
    I am so excited & proud to share my first Broadway review — an honor + responsibility I have been striving for since day one. It feels like a gift, so what better show to start with than one of Christmas cheer? ☺️🎄 Check out my review of ELF here:
    Review: Elf on Broadway is a Holiday Delight Even the Scrooges Will Enjoy - TheaterMania.com
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    Sep 16, 2022
    Phantom Broadway’s makeup artist, Thelma Pollard, has been with the production since opening night in 1988. She has put makeup on every single Phantom in Broadway history. An absolute legend.
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    Jul 31, 2022
    Funny Girl intermission live report: once Beanie started belting out “I’ll march my band out…” most of the audience jumped to their feet not just cheering but SCREAMING, and everyone held the standing ovation until the curtain closed!! 😭😭😭😭 it’s what she deserves!! 👏👏
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    Aug 20, 2022
    LEGALLY BLONDE IS THE BEST MODERN MOVIE-TO-STAGE ADAPTION BECAUSE IT’S BETTER THAN THE FILM WHILE STAYING TRUE TO ITS VISION. THE SONGS EXPAND UPON THE CHARACTERS’ DEPTH RATHER THAN FORCEFULLY TRYING TO ADD DEPTH WHERE THERE ISN’T, & THE FILM’S TONE/VOICE IS TRANSLATED SEAMLESSLY
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    Jul 13, 2022
    While we’re on the subject of hot takes, Christine should take the final bow in Phantom of the Opera, that is all, have a good day
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    Jul 11, 2022
    On a lighter note, my lovely boyfriend who works at a ticketing company says they’ve been bombarded with tickets for Beanie’s remaining run 🥺 I just hope she knows that there is love out there for her, despite how it may be drowned out.
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    Jun 17, 2024
    This Merrily We Roll Along production is going to be *that* revival in 30 years that everyone looks back on as *THE* revival. Truly a masterpiece.
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    Oct 26, 2024
    TONIGHT DURING THE LIVE FILMED STREET SCENE OF “SUNSET BOULEVARD” THIS WOMAN IN A FUR COAT KEPT FOLLOWING THEM TO STAY IN THE SHOT AND THEY KEPT TRYING TO USHER HER AWAY BUT SHE WAS MARCHING WITH SUCH DETERMINATION 😭😭 NORMA WOULD BE PROUD OF THIS WOMAN SHE WAS A TRUE DIVA
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    Jun 1, 2023
    Behind every hot girl there is a deep history with The Phantom of the Opera
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    Aug 1, 2022
    I will never, ever forget how when saying the “that’s life at the theatre!” line at the end of the show, Beanie *screamed* the line in what I can only describe as a spiteful cry. It was SO powerful. She knows this story has become her story and she IS the greatest star, damn it!!
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    Jun 20, 2024
    Y’all, Broadway Reddit can be a wild place…but someone shot her shot on there today to see if she could connect with a guy that was sitting near her at a show and he found the post + commented 😭 this is genuinely the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen in an online theatre forum 😭😭
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    Meg
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    Jul 31, 2022
    Got 5 minutes worth of video of everyone going wild for Beanie at curtain call + the cast’s goodbye speech…curtain call ended with Jared getting everyone to cheer: BEANIE! BEANIE! BEANIE! 😭 here’s a short lil clip of that 🥹💖
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    Oct 6, 2021
    Just wanna say re: Beanie/the Funny Girl trailer, I can’t really recall a time before this casting where a plus-sized woman was cast as a romantic lead on Broadway in a major, classic show…so, yeah, I’m honestly (joyfully) crying at this trailer. Representation fucking matters.
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    Jun 21, 2020
    Replying to @kirkxxs
    Also some people may think this is too “radical” but honestly, I feel like the ability to fully consent is eradicated (or at least severely affected) in any relationship with heavily imbalanced power dynamics.