Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

Wow, wow, wow, had a bloody EXCELLENT time in Chicago at the production of “American Psycho: The Musical” I wrote with @theduncansheik that @dvbarham directed and @kokandyprods is putting on through November 28th! @_kyle_patrick is a to-die-for Patrick Bateman leading an incredible, fully committed company of wonderful actors, including a hilarious @caleighpankita as Patrick’s fiancé Eveyln and a beautiful, too-good-for-this-world @soniagoldberg as Patrick’s secretary Jean. If you’re in the Windy City or going to be passing through, seek it out! Will definitely be catching it again before it closes!! 🔪🩸☠️🎭🏆🚀

I’ve been wanting to post this photo for awhile; couldn’t land on the right combination of words to sum up my “Riverdale experience of the last seven (or eight, or ten) years. (Here are a few, though: Humility. Gratitude. Pride. Blessed. Lucky AF…) So I’ll leave it to Betty, who articulated it best (for me, at least) in our finale: “I know it’s impossible, but I wish we could stay in Riverdale forever, somehow. With all our friends. The way we were. Young and beautiful. Unafraid. Full of hope. Bursting with love for each other. And…alive. …I know that’s not possible…” I ❤️ all the people in this photo. And all of the people who worked on the show in front of and behind the camera. And all of the people who embraced it and joined us for the journey of not ONE lifetime…but TWO. #Riverdale Forever!!!! 🚀❤️🏆⭐️🌈💪🏼💃🏽🎭😇👼🏼🍒👠🕊️⏱️🌹💥🍔🎟️📹🗝️💔🏁

Wow. Okay. This is truly the End of an Era. Carole Rothman is stepping down as Artistic Director of 2econd Stage Theater in NYC after co-founding it and leading it for 45 years. Carole’s mission was unimpeachable: To produce LIVING American playwrights and to give emerging writers their first professional production in the Big Apple. Which she did for me, when she committed to producing my ghost story show “The Mystery Plays” while I was still at the Drama School. Later, she would produce my prep school thriller “Good Boys and True” with such young actors as Brian J. Smith, Chris Abbott and Betty Gilpin making their professional debuts. Beyond that, Carole let me sit in a cubicle outside her office for three years as the playwright-in-residence at 2econd Stage. Always mentoring and encouraging me. We became friends, and she’s followed my career in television and film enthusiastically, but she would end every one of our conversations with: “But when are you gonna write me a new play?” Well, because of this darn strike, I HAVE been writing a new play called “Press the Flesh.” Almost finished, but not in time for Carole’s last season, though I know who it’s going to be dedicated to… 🎭🚀❤️🏆⭐️👠🌈🌪️

Throwback Thursday to PaleyFest a couple of years back. @erinnwestbrook and I both worked on “Glee” over a decade ago (!!), and our paths crossed oh-so-very briefly on the Paramount Lot. She played (brilliantly) an acid-tongued evil cheerleader named Bree. About a million miles away from who Erinn is in real-life. Fast-forward to our fifth season, when Erinn joined (in the middle of a pandemic, no less) our #Riverdale family as Pop’s warm-hearted, too-good-for-this-world granddaughter Tabitha Tate. And…eventually and inevitably…Angel Tabitha. Because OF COURSE Erinn’s an angel. 😇 Who kicked Percival to the curb, kept the multiverse from imploding, obtained the Holy Grail (!!), and broke our hearts (in the best way) multiple times. A class act, on-screen and off. 🥰😍 Erinn, it was a pleasure and an honor. We love Tabitha, but we love you more. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🚀⭐️🏆

The penultimate episode. Time enough for one. Last. Dance-off. 💃🏽🏆🎟️🔥⭐️🚀☠️

And then there were two. So clearly LOTS of tears and hugs on this week’s episode. And even more beautiful acting from @madchenamick and @lilireinhart ❤️⭐️💪🏼🎭🙏🏼🎬🔥🚀☠️

Only two chapters left. One of my favorite scenes from this week’s episodes. Beautiful work from @melton and @kjapa . Tears. ❤️😢🚀💪🏼⭐️🏆🎬🙏🏼☠️

Starting the goodbyes with a Throwback Thursday to the first time we met @shannonpurser. Casting director extraordinaire @davidrapaport brought her by the Riverdale writers room as a surprise, just as we breaking our third episode of Season One, which was set to introduce the character of…Ethel Muggs. We were such super-fans of Shannon, we all geeked-out and couldn’t believe she was at the Burbank Studios! And I believe that same day we asked her if she wanted to be Ethel. She said yes, and the rest is pop culture history. Last night, a beautiful, resilient, smiling Ethel drove off towards a technicolor, limitless future. 😍😰 Shannon, it was a pleasure and honor. We love Ethel, but we love you more. 🎬🎟️🚗⭐️🚀💪🏼🎯⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Who (or what) is “Moloch”…and will Cheryl be able to stop them/it? 👠💄⭐️🔥🎭🎟️🏆🔥☠️

Archie versus Uncle Frank (and guess who’s got Mary Andrews in their corner). 🎟️🚀🇺🇸🔥🏆👗🎭☠️

As previously posted, questions will be answered and mysteries will be solved. (And the ponytail is BACK!!!) 🚗 👠🔥🍔🎟️🎭💃🏽🏆👑🔥🚀☠️

Questions will be answered, mysteries will be solved...🚀🏆🎬🔥☠️👑🍔