Seth Christenfeld was thoroughly irritated by everything
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Lyricist, librettist, dramaturg...mensch? I haven't updated my website (sethdoesthings.com) since the Obama administration.
Aspiring alter kocker.
Aspiring alter kocker.
Pinned
Life, the Universe, and Everything: The Seth Christenfeld 42nd (and a half) Birthday Spectacular - YouTube
Songs from Life, the Universe, and Everything: The Seth Christenfeld 42nd (and a half) Birthday Spectacular, recorded live at 54 Below on Monday, April 21st,...
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and that's the concert. if you'd like to watch all of the songs in a row, here's a playlist. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I'VE GOT A BLANK SPACE, BABY
AND IIIIIIIIIIIII'M GOING TO WRRRRRRITE YOUR NAAAAAME!
AND IIIIIIIIIIIII'M GOING TO WRRRRRRITE YOUR NAAAAAME!
February 6, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I'VE GOT A BLANK SPACE, BABY
AND IIIIIIIIIIIII'M GOING TO WRRRRRRITE YOUR NAAAAAME!
AND IIIIIIIIIIIII'M GOING TO WRRRRRRITE YOUR NAAAAAME!
Linn
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Linn
motherfucker out here lookin all full of organs
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
motherfucker out here lookin all full of organs
Saw Showtime guys on the train tonight for the first time since 2020.
NEW YORK IS BACK BABY
NEW YORK IS BACK BABY
February 4, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Saw Showtime guys on the train tonight for the first time since 2020.
NEW YORK IS BACK BABY
NEW YORK IS BACK BABY
I fucking hate it here
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 1, 2026 at 11:51 PM
I fucking hate it here
aw, shit.
Fellow writers: I am deeply saddened to share that if we want the rewards of having written, we must submit to the mortifying ordeal of writing
January 31, 2026 at 5:35 AM
aw, shit.
The Swedish Chef's favorite Ibsen play is John Gabriel Bork Bork Borkman
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 AM
The Swedish Chef's favorite Ibsen play is John Gabriel Bork Bork Borkman
Make Iron Lungs Great Again
January 23, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Make Iron Lungs Great Again
AND IT'S NOT THE FIRST ONE!
Personally if I was Anne Boleyn I’d be far more upset that someone made a musical about my head getting cut off
January 19, 2026 at 11:50 PM
AND IT'S NOT THE FIRST ONE!
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A fun and heartbreaking fact: I once mentioned the concept of more than one Filet-o-Fish in a New Yorker column and, per our unimpeachable copy department, the correct plural turns out actually to be Filet-o-Fishes
January 19, 2026 at 9:49 PM
A fun and heartbreaking fact: I once mentioned the concept of more than one Filet-o-Fish in a New Yorker column and, per our unimpeachable copy department, the correct plural turns out actually to be Filet-o-Fishes
THE CHORAL is a movie about uniting people through the wonders of copyright infringement.
Lots of Actors Acting.
Lots of Actors Acting.
January 14, 2026 at 12:18 AM
THE CHORAL is a movie about uniting people through the wonders of copyright infringement.
Lots of Actors Acting.
Lots of Actors Acting.
Cancer fought Scott Adams to a draw.
January 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Cancer fought Scott Adams to a draw.
NO OTHER CHOICE is a hell of a movie to see when I'm about to hit a year of being unemployed.
January 3, 2026 at 4:15 AM
NO OTHER CHOICE is a hell of a movie to see when I'm about to hit a year of being unemployed.
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reskeet for awareness
January 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
reskeet for awareness
* reach the minus world in Super Mario Bros.
It's 2026.
Things many American school kids probably don't know how to do:
* Dial a rotary telephone
* Tell time from an analog clock
* Read or write cursive
* Decipher Roman numerals
* Navigate with a paper map or use a compass
* Balance a checkbook
(Please add more below)
Things many American school kids probably don't know how to do:
* Dial a rotary telephone
* Tell time from an analog clock
* Read or write cursive
* Decipher Roman numerals
* Navigate with a paper map or use a compass
* Balance a checkbook
(Please add more below)
January 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
* reach the minus world in Super Mario Bros.
in case, for some reason, you were interested in my media intake for all of 2025: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Media 2025
Books The Grey Wolf (Armand Gamache #19), Louise Penny Gwen, in Green, Hugh Zachary Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado We Solve Murders, Richard Osman In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Ma...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:56 AM
in case, for some reason, you were interested in my media intake for all of 2025: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I really think this is gonna be the year that 4'33" tops the WQXR Classical Countdown.
January 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I really think this is gonna be the year that 4'33" tops the WQXR Classical Countdown.
One last song before the year is over. Music by @halihalihali.bsky.social, sung by Dana Aber, pianoed by Jon Delfin. Lyrics inspired by Carl Sandburg and prodded out of me by Tom Toce.
Where I'm Going (Christenfeld/Alspach) - Dana Aber
YouTube video by Seth Christenfeld
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December 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
One last song before the year is over. Music by @halihalihali.bsky.social, sung by Dana Aber, pianoed by Jon Delfin. Lyrics inspired by Carl Sandburg and prodded out of me by Tom Toce.
Loved every single over-the-top moment of MARTY SUPREME, up to and including the magnificently obvious choice of needle drop at the end.
December 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Loved every single over-the-top moment of MARTY SUPREME, up to and including the magnificently obvious choice of needle drop at the end.
Merry whatever. Here's what happens when @maestrojosh87.bsky.social asks me to write the lyrics for a Hanukkah song and gives me no guidelines other than "something meshuggeneh."
Jared B. Goldsmith is a superhero.
Go to the bathroom first, there's no intermission.
Jared B. Goldsmith is a superhero.
Go to the bathroom first, there's no intermission.
Jared Goldsmith - "A Hanukkah Story (But Not THE Hanukkah Story)" (Josh Freilich, Seth Christenfeld)
YouTube video by Famous In NY Video
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December 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Merry whatever. Here's what happens when @maestrojosh87.bsky.social asks me to write the lyrics for a Hanukkah song and gives me no guidelines other than "something meshuggeneh."
Jared B. Goldsmith is a superhero.
Go to the bathroom first, there's no intermission.
Jared B. Goldsmith is a superhero.
Go to the bathroom first, there's no intermission.
chag sameach, motherfuckers.
keep being a light.
we need it.
keep being a light.
we need it.
December 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
chag sameach, motherfuckers.
keep being a light.
we need it.
keep being a light.
we need it.
apparently on tonight's ELSBETH, one character refers to the "soundtrack" of a musical and another character corrects them saying that it's a cast recording.
I feel seen.
I feel seen.
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 AM
apparently on tonight's ELSBETH, one character refers to the "soundtrack" of a musical and another character corrects them saying that it's a cast recording.
I feel seen.
I feel seen.