Casual Screaming About Stephanie J. Block

Stephanie J. Block, one of my queens. Give her a crown just for existing.

She has been nominated for two Tony Awards. One in 2013 for her role in The Mystery of Edwin Drood and one in 2017 for her role in the 2016 revival of Falsettos.

Her role as Trina in the Falsettos revival is how I fell in love with her. The woman is unbelievably talented. I am a huge fan of Hadley Frasier who performed in The Pirate Queen with Stephanie and they was the first time I ever heard of her, but I never paid her much attention. I didn't even realize that she was the same woman until a few months ago I was saving photos of her on my phone for my Instagram and saw photos of her and Hadley and I remembered seeing the same photos, years ago. I actually remember posting a photo of her and Hadley on Instagram with a caption along he lines of "wish I was her". Something like that.

Which is funny because she is one of my heroes now. She is just amazing. This isn't an elaborate "I fell in love with her years ago and the love was rekindled" like it has been with some other people I am fans of so it won't be a long post. With Stephanie, I became a fan in January when I first got into Falsettos. And I have followed her since. Really bummed that she lost her Tony this year, but what can I do?

Think of this post more as a casual screaming about SJB and appreciating her beauty and talent. If you are not familiar with her, of course I am going to include some videos of her performances. She is amazing.

This is from this years MisCast. She performed "What Is It About Her" from Wild Party, which was originally done by Brian d'Arcy James and she does amazing. After I saw this performance, I became obsessed with this version and Brian's. Don't worry, I'm planning to write a post about Brian soon. Sit tight.

Stephanie performing "Holding to the Ground" from Falsettos:

Her performance of "I'm Breaking Down" also from Falsettos:

She is a queen. Crown her and put her on her throne.

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