#and newsies the musical lmfao

[jack-kellys]

i hate the song something to believe in dearly and truly. it’s the one part of newsies i cannot reconcile because it’s just so bad

please fix it. or do something with it

it’s just not a banger i agree. alright.

send me issues from the Plot or Script of this darn show. and i’ll fix them onstage

so my rules for this is that i cannot cut the song. i cannot invent a scene bc i did that already & that’s cheating.

i do think tho that the key to being… fine with something to believe in is the scene right before. i think that scene MUST be fucking stellar in order for the song to be passable. and the scene before…augh. it could also be written better. the positionally of it and the context and the stakes are more interesting than what they say to each other. except. for.

“don’t say it like it happens every day. i’m not an idiot- i know girls like you don’t wind up with guys like me. i don’t want you promising nothing you’re just gonna have to take back later. but standing here tonight, looking at you… i’m afraid tomorrow’s gonna come and change everything.” EATS.

what’s rly important abt jatherine to me is that jack like. literally does not express his fears to anyone else except her. he talks about regret and anger with davey in wwh(r), i’m not counting that as fear. kath is the only person in the show he shares this with. and what he’s afraid of is being alone.

tomorrow coming means he did vote for the disbanding of the union, it means all the kids he loves are angry and done with him, tomorrow means everyone is gone from his life. (in his pov).

so katherine has a job with this song. she has to refute those fears, finally admit that she’s fallen for him, which means he won’t be alone, even if he leaves. he’ll be in her heart, he’ll have a home there, even if he were to get on a train the next day. she initially comes into this scene demanding something of him, but when she learns his actions were done out of this loyalty and his fear for others & himself… wow. “you snuck up on me, jack kelly. i didn’t even see it coming.” YOU KNOW?? going from “cocky little sonofa” to “of course there’s something” is wild for her

she needs to see him FULLY and completely by this point. idt she does until now, it has to be here for this scene & song to mean anything. this is her almost like. protecting his scared little heart. she says she’s in love (he doesn’t), she assures him it’s okay that it might be for a short time, that it’s random, that things like this CAN be something that happens any day. she offers terms that are accessible to jack, that can let him love her. belief conquers fear, undermines it, and if there’s something reporters are good at it’s getting to the root of something. she just has to take an angle that she didn’t expect from herself.

i think honestly the only line that genuinely bugs me abt this song is jack calling her “an angel come to save him”…. especially cause that boy ain’t white anymore we’ve grown passed that as a community so now it’s like. eugh like SURE, sure, but jack u did lead the strike. with ur boys. and ur leadership skills. and ur love for them. so i think this can be said as a knowing tease and she can wave it off and blush and whatever. u can make it cute i promise.

smth abt uksies that was stellar (wow what a shocker rizz is praising uk newsies…) was how emotive and present bronté’s kath was thru this song, she reacted to every word jack said to her. as long as she’s present i think this scene and consequentially the song can work. u just cannot forget abt katherine’s stakes and her journey of learning abt who jack kelly really is. it’s not a bad song bc it’s a love song it’s bad bc it’s not…. actually about how THEY fell in love. the courage and fear line from seize the day should’ve had a reprise moment here bc that’s what their relationship is based on.

if newsies rly was a love story i think that would be the proper theme through their whole arc together. jatherine is about fear and courage. and so is the show. tbh. just saying

[jack-kellys]

tbh i have to use a Lot of my director brain to explain away like a ton of lines from newsies (because the script is. not great) but for this one i think the question she’s asking, based on everything she’s observed from the newsies (the camaraderie, the friendship, brotherhood, closeness, the strikebreak fight) is more like:

“i don’t understand: if you were willing to go to jail for those boys, they would have been willing to go to jail for you.”

because she was there for that whole conversation in pulitzer’s office, you’re right! she knows her dad is threatening davey and les, but kath KNOWS the jacobs now. she knows they don’t want to back down- that davey was pushing jack to keep going bc she was there for wwh reprise too.

because how can jack cave for anything, really, let alone the money, when all these kids—those he’s just met and those he’s known his whole life—ALL of them have his back?

that’s what katherine’s asking, i think. she doesn’t see a reason for him to cave, because she knows a) her own father and his power’s reaches MORE than jack does, b) she knows davey is gonna fight tooth and nail/doesn’t need jack’s protection, and c) that the newsies will fight for jack & each other. so what other reason than the ticket out west would there really be to cave??? fear???? of what! you know what i mean?

listen i love kath and will defend her until the day i die but… what do you MEAN you need to know that he didn’t cave for the money you were literally THERE

like she HEARD her dad say "mark my words, boy. defy me and i'll have you and every one of your friends locked up in the refuge."

she was THERE when jack was dragged off to be forcibly locked in a cellar overnight

"i dont understand, if you were willing to go to jail for those boys, how could you turn your back on them now?" girl what do you mean you don't understand what is there to understand

[watchingwhathappens]

HI!!! YOU CAN CALL ME SKITTLE OR PUFF

my pronouns are they/syl/spark

this blog is for me to talk about my interests, like tangled the series and newsies

my current hyperfixation is tangled the series, specifically varian

my favourite musical is newsies, if that wasn't obvious lmfao

i also like be more chill, ride the cyclone, dear evan hansen, heathers, mean girls, the lightning thief, and SO many more!

i have had tumblr for a while, but i never really used it much

[cloud-anon]

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About Me:

I’m a minor! Do with that what you will- if you don’t feel comfortable interacting with minors then don’t, I won’t judge!

DNI homophobes, racists, misogynists, ableists, etc. you know the drill. Don’t be rude or I will be rude back. If you’re nice I promise I will be too!

I am neurodivergent- highly likely anxiety and depression (according to me and everyone I know) and self-suspected autism and/or SPD. Also auditory processing disorder as fuck (undiagnosed but like it’s so fucking obvious) if I ever talk to you irl you gotta give me a sec

I’m Christian! You don’t have to be Christian to talk or be a moot, just don’t come after me for it lmao. Sometimes I talk about Christianity whether it be a random topic (probably that we’re learning about in school) or my personal experience but check the tags section on this post for that one.

Pronouns:

any at all! He, she, they, ze, zey, xe, play Russian roulette with them I’ll watch delightfully from the sidelines

Edit: I have a pronouns page now because it’s easier than explaining everything fully. Here ya go! That^ still applies though it’s basically that

Side Blogs:

@cloud-anon-does-art where I post art wips and products (I do not do art very often or very well, be warned)

@cloud-anon-does-words where I post fic snippets, WIPs and products (these will be almost 100% sickfics!)

As of August 31 2024 these have not been set up very well. I plan to do that as soon as I finish editing this post

Hobbies:

-writing

-drawing (ish? Not well lmfao)

-singing! (Both choir and for fun)

-softball

-volleyball

Favorites:

Animal- rabbits!

Colour: blue and purple!

Food: any kind of pasta, usually

Song: changes frequently, will not stay updated if I try! If you want to know, shoot me an ask and I’ll tell you what it is at that moment!

Character: same as above but doesn’t change quite as frequently. Any character that I latch onto probably has a sickfic written about them.

Ask me more of my favorites?? I don’t know what else to put lol

Fandoms: (will add to as I remember- these include games, musicals, shows, etc.)

✍️- will write for/have written for

⭐️- has been or is a hyperfixation

📢- will rant about

❗️-currently in

❌- not currently in

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Beetlejuice ❌

Bendy and the Ink Machine ❌ (only really know anything about the first game)

Dear Evan Hansen ❌

EPIC: The Musical ❗️✍️⭐️📢 (will rant, but probably only if prompted lol)

Five Nights at Freddy’s ❗️📢⭐️(every game except AR (Special Delivery), VR (Help Wanted) is iffy|working on Fazbear’s Frights, hoping to read other books, have seen movie)

Goosebumps the Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium ✍️⭐️📢❗️

Hazbin Hotel ❗️✍️⭐️ (but only specific characters really)

Helluva Boss ❗️✍️⭐️ (also only specific characters)

Kirby ❗️⭐️📢(played Epic Yarn, Return to Dream Land, Planet Robobot, Triple Deluxe, want to play Forgotten Land, have watched anime)

Legally Blonde ❌

The Legend of Zelda ❗️✍️⭐️📢(played Skyward Sword, Twilight Princess (and read manga), Majora’s Mask (incomplete), Link’s Awakening, Link to the Past (incomplete), Wind Waker (incomplete), Hyrule Warriors (not DLC), Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom (incomplete, in progress))

Linked Universe ❗️✍️⭐️📢

Mario ❌ (have played 3D World, Bowser’s Fury, and Super Paper Mario, sometimes play Mario Kart Wii and used to play Mario Kart 8 (it broke) want to play Odyssey)

Newsies❗️⭐️✍️

Pokémon ❗️✍️⭐️📢? (Never played a game in my life, show is in progress)

School Bus Graveyard ❗️

Sonic ❌(kind of?? Not really. Yet)

Tattletail ❌

Undertale ❗️⭐️✍️📢

Undertale Yellow ❗️⭐️✍️📢 (have not seen neutral or genocide routes yet but know quite a bit about them)

Wicked ❌✍️⭐️📢

Tags!:

#cloud speaks: I talk about stuff (numbered list of friends because I talk about them a LOT but don't want to namedrop them (they don't have a specific tag. could tag "cloud's friend misadventures" but I've talked about it so much already without that tag I'd forget to constantly so we're leaving it as is). might start using nicknames at some point as it would make life WAY easier but for now we're sticking with numbers.)

I believe #christian stuff is my tag for when I talk about anything relating to my religion- need to double check this tag (update: I can’t find the post where I said what the tag would be so I can’t confirm it was correct but that’s what it will be from now on)

#cloud does stuff: other tags will fall under this (#cloud watches Pokemon, #cloud plays totk, etc), basically me playing/watching/reading whatever

#cloud sings: I post me singing! Hopefully will happen more often when I have time over the summer

#cloud writes. he does?? he does!: I do writing stuff!

#cloud writes lyrics: I write lyrics. Either to songs that don’t have lyrics or if I’m writing my own song I guess

#cloud does art and #cloud pretends she can do art (latter is not used anymore I don’t think): I talk about drawing/animating/etc

#cloud’s art and #cloud’s words the actual products or WIPs (not me just talking about them). Will also usually be tagged with #cloud does art and #cloud writes. he does?? he does!.

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#cloud posts random lyrics: this will happen from time to time. Frequency varies!

Probably missing some, will update

Ask games, prompts, reblog games, picrews, and tag games are tagged accordingly!

[joshdun-69]

INTRO!!

^^ fun fact i was at the big night of musicals!! ^^

hi im stevie she/he genderfluid and bi

i run 2 alts: @klaushargreeves-69 and @quasimodo-69 please follow them if you like my ramblings here : )

undiagnosed audhd but suspected by family, friends and teachers for well over 5 years. getting help within skl but nothings changing 😛🤞

general anxiety about anything and everything LMFAO

i like crutchie morris/sean hanlon an unexplainable amount.

DNI : terfs, homo/transphobes racists anti semites zionists ( free palestine ) , etc, ED blogging, s/h blogging that general stuff

everything i like

newsies ( uksies specifically but i love it as a whole !! )

bonnie and clyde

the newsie strike of 1899

matthew duckett

drawing/art

umbrella academy

Hadestown

the hunchback of Notre Dame

vocaloid

good omens

west side story ( 2021 )

falsettos

the muppets ( 2012 )

minecraft

foo fighters

what we do in the shadows

paramore !! ( i have seen them :33 )

detroit become human

doll collection!! plz plz ask me about my dollies

falsettos

so yeah!! hii :3

[bright-and-burning]

thank you for the tag @albonoooo <333

star sign: leo (attention whore signs 4 the win)

favourite holiday: my neighborhood does neighbor day every year and that’s a solid percentage of my favorite childhood memories. my neighborhood is very very close (very much so an “it takes a village” mentality) so i grew up with essentially twenty aunts and uncles. and also like ten dogs and thirteen vaguely cousin-esque figures on my block. anyways it’s like a massive potluck barbecue thing, it goes from like noon to whenever the last person heads in (which can be quite late). think like. potluck barbecue to casual day drinking to big bonfire w smores as the day goes by. as a kid i spent the whole day roaming the neighborhood and coming back every so often to grab food from the tables before heading off again. as an adult i got to get drunk on seltzers with a bunch of 50 somethings and it was incredible

last meal: omg it was my last ohio meal… i got it from this really special like local version of sonic’s (like a drive up food place). they make their burgers w a little bit of brown sugar and mashed banana (they’re the best burgers i’ve ever had). so i had a double hamburger w fries and a mint shake w brownie spindled in. if you’re ever driving through ohio PLEASE hit me up to get this place’s name it’s GLORIOUS. 1980s pricing (admittedly 80s portions too lol). neon signs everywhere. what i will miss the most

current favourite musician: i tend to just hit play on my liked songs so whatever i liked most recently gets played wayyyy more. a lot of the backseat lovers rn

last music listened to: mama’s gun by glass animals (BANGER OF A SONG!!!)

last movie watched: the muppet christmas carol i think . yeah according to letterboxd that lmfao

last tv show watched: i just binged monarch: legacy of monsters w my parents (amazing godzilla tv show but godzilla’s only in it for like. 10 minutes total lol. gay people <3) and then we started lockwood & co tonight on a whim

last book/fic finished: the invisible library by genevieve cogman !!! so good. librarian spy thieves…

last book/fic abandoned: oh gosh. i am such a completionist that i don’t think i ever leave books unfinished. technically i won’t be able to finish the masked city (the sequel to the invisible library) bc it belongs to the library and i am moving. but i will be picking it back up as soon as i have a library card in my new area so? does that even count? yeah i don’t really dnf things

currently reading: the masked city by genevieve cogman technically. lol. i’m trying to read at least a page a day in january. some days that means literally reading a page other days it’s reading 300. since i started the masked city like four days ago ive only made it through 30 pages bc moving is a nightmare so.

last thing researched for writing/art/hyperfixation: hm. technically for the last thing i like posted that would be the drug testing guidelines for f1 (tldr fun fact party drugs are fine out of competition). i read like. 60 pages of legalese. and a bunch of medical stuff and then several wikipedia pages and guides for athletes. the last wikipedia article i opened was for NATO and i have no idea why LOL

favourite online fandom memory: i have the memory of a goldfish… i’m also pretty sure f1 is the first time i’ve been involved w a fandom like. as it’s happening. i’m usually a latecomer . i did enjoy whatever the fuck went down w supernatural and putin that was fun second hand (literally thru a groupchat bc i was in my significantly less terminally online era aka i was in college)

favourite old fandom you wish would drag you back in/have a resurgence: newsies (1992) my beloved… i plotted out a fic that would stretch over like. 40 years. i went INSANE on historical accuracy research. and then i got depressed… someday my magnum opus (slice of life polyamory through turn of the century nyc) will come to fruition

favourite thing you enjoy that never had an active or big fandom, but you wish it did: i feel like there’s been a million times i’ve walked out of a movie (or finished a book, or a tv show) and gone to ao3 and then it has like. 4 works. the rivers of london series by ben aaronovitch only has like . 1k fics on ao3. and not a lot of ppl posting on tumblr. so maybe that?

tempting project you're trying to rein in/don't have time for: all of them tbh… runners au really (it’s spawned into like three different fics of plot lines Plus an epistolary type companion…). i literally constantly come up w ideas (usually hyper specific aus) all the time ask dees it’s a PROBLEM for me. bc i have no time for any of them…

no pressure tags if u wld like <3 @userkritaaay @leclercenjoyer @drivestraight @oscarpiastriwdc @eyes-likepilotlights (i have not paid a ton of attention to who has done this/been tagged sorry)

[baura-bear]

Welcome to newsie’s big king rant!! *cracks knuckles* i apologise for spelling mistakes or grammar innacuracies

i’ll start with AKB but i’ll do it in three parts ranging how much knowledge i have on the subject

andrew keenan bolger was born on the 16th may 1985 in detroit. he has 2 older sisters, maggie and celia ( who won a tony award for “to kill a mockingbird”!) he’s married to scott bixby since 2018 and their relationship is so nice and wholesome it’s so cute.

HES 5’4. IM 5’5. it’s so funny to think he’s shorter than me but whatever 😭😭

his first broadway role was in the OBC of seussical as alternate Jojo in 2000-2001 of which he did ONE broadway show then got kicked coz he hit puberty LMFAO poor 15 year old andrew

he then went on to be robertson ay in mary poppins THEN went in a woekshop for newsies and papermill and broadway( fun fact i think he’s the only actor who stayed in the same role for the workshop, papermill then obc of newsies )

during newsies he got a lot of fans which honestly yeah real but in march 2013 he left newsies to begin rehersing for tuck everlasting which didn’t make it until 2016 bc there wasn’t a suitable theatre for a transfer to broadway yet ( another fun fact if it had stayed in the realm of 2013 sadie sink would have played winnie instead of sarah charles lewis )

then in 2017 he was in kris kringle the musical playing kris kringle and in 2021 he was in seven deadly sins the off broadway musical playing phillipe

in september ( not sure if going ahead due to sag aftra ) he’s gonna star in “dracula a comedy of terrors” which seems very fun!! he posted a rlly funny photo of him wearing vampire teeth

ok other things than theatre he’s done i’m so sorry gang

so in 1997 he was chip’s singing voice in that lovely enchanted christmas beauty and the beast spinoff which i watched ALL OF IT just to find he’s in ONE FUCKING SONG and he’s only in the credits ONCE

( however tim curry is in it and he’s a fat smash so 🤷🏻‍♀️ )

he was in this show called looking in 2014 don’t watch it if ur under 18 i’m fucking traumatised from it don’t curse yourself with that PLEASE GOD DONT SEARCH ANDREW KEENAN ON GIFS EITHER

he had like a miniseries called ‘submissions only’ which also performed at 54 below

he has a podcast called ‘that sounds right’ which is SO FUCKING FUNNY PLEASE GO LISTEN TO IT I LOVE IT SO MUCH

OH SHIT YEAH HE WAS ALSO IN ( these are all like regional theatre ?? )

high school musical as ryan

perez hilton saves the universe…😬 as a shit ton of different ppl

LITTLE SHOP AS SEYMOUR!!!!!

a really funny parody video called ‘sherlock the musical” it’s so funny bc my irl friend robin thinks he looks like martin freeman

OTHER THINGS I JUST LIKE ABOUT HIM

he’s not afraid to post whatever on his socials 💀 like i’ll be scrolling and that one pic of him licking the screen is there and i’m like 😀 ok andrew

hes really funny

hes honest and open about not being the best dancer which is so real ( so he showed up to newsies to audition and , in his own words , apparently the directors thought he was a good enough dancer to play a boy with a crutch BAHHAHA WHICH IS SO RELATABLE OH MY HOD )

i think that’s it!! please enjoy i’m soo tired i’ll do some more ranting soon :3

thank you for all the knowledge! fun fact: I saw Celia perform in TKAM (very good) and my grandma used to baby sit Jeff Daniels' (Atticus) cousin because they grew up in the same town

also the note about his lack of dancing skills reminded me of his old youtube videos and one video he was talking about an audition he botched (there was basketball choreo he was supposed to learn) and instead, because he didn't know what to do, he just put the basketball in his shirt and pretended to be pregnant??? hey directors like a strong acting choice and he delivered.

[incorrectmadrigalfamilyquotes]

For the End of the year Ask

Movie of the year?

TV show of the year?

4.) Movie of the year?

fuckinggg idk the newsies broadway musical on disney+ ?? i know it wasn't released this year but it's probably going to be the last thing i'll watch since i'm in the middle of finishing it rn LMFAO

5.) TV show of the year?

sonic prime. it was released this year and i like it a lot, looking forward to newer content coming soon hopefully in 2023

[long-suffering-little-spoon]

Kathy & Stella Solve a Murder! 02/08/2023

I was fortunate enough to see Kathy & Stella Solve a Murder! at the Underbelly as part of Edinburgh Fringe. I love love love this show; it was charming and hilarious and engaging it and had some really creative and clever technical aspects that I think are worth noting!!

The Underbelly is a theatre underneath a big upside-down inflatable purple cow and somehow we got lost looking for it lmfao. The theatre itself is very cool. It's pretty compact and the stage is just the floor with tiered seating surrounding it; it's very immersive!!

I really don't want to spoil this show because it's actually amazing. Go see it if you can!! After Fringe it'll be in (I think) Manchester and Bristol and I can't recommend it enough. But the basic plot is two girls from Hull have a true crime podcast and then their favourite true crime author gets murdered. Mystery solving ensues!!

CHARACTERS: The titular characters have a great dynamic. Kathy and Stella have some really cute and fun songs and exchanges and the actors bounce off each other really well. Their arcs and conflict weren't anything groundbreaking but I'm a sucker for that cliché (I don't want to spoil it tho). Also they had a very elaborate handshake: instantly a win for me, it's one of my favourite tropes. The other actors also did great!!

COMEDY: This show is fking hilarious. There are many funny one-liners but there are two running gags I remember the most. I don't want to spoil either of them, but one revolves around one actor playing about four different characters across the show - it had me in tears by the end.

COSTUME DESIGN: I loved the costumes! Kathy and Stella's outfits both differed quite a bit from the ones in the posters but were both still cute. The secondary cast all had different coloured jumpsuits which they kept on throughout the whole show and then changed their accessories to indicate different characters. There were some particularly speedy quick changes which I thought were pretty impressive.

LIGHTING AND SET DESIGN: The lighting up on the back wall was various neon lights designed to look like the red strings of a corkboard!! Their default colour was red but they changed depending on the scene. Also there are various scenes and songs in which characters have phones and laptops and these props have LED lights in them that changed colour, so often the lighting was done by the actors themselves!! I thought it was very creative. The set design was also clever. The two pianos were hidden behind/built into the desks that Kathy and Stella had and I just thought it was neat.

MUSIC AND BAND: The songs were all very catchy and had some witty and funny lyrics. I liked how jazzy the pianos were :). There were two keyboards, a guitar and a drumkit and all the musicians did excellent. Also at one point Stella accidentally knocked over the guitarist's music stand during the opening number and had to stealthily fix it lmao.

STORY: It had plenty of twists and turns and I was on the edge of my seat. My sister didn't actually even see the final twist coming lol. It was an engaging mystery with some fun subplots and dramas sprinkled throughout.

Also all the choreography was fun but in particular I'd like to appreciate the wheely chair choreography. I love all choreo that incorporates wheely chairs I feel all musicals should do this more.

The merch was an absolute bargain. The shirt and the tote bag are really high quality but combined were less expensive than one program at Newsies.

Bronte Barbe was so so lovely and she said she thought my Katherine art was adorable. I hope she likes it. Meeting her was really special and I wish I told her how much of an inspiration she's been to me. I actually bumped into her and a few other cast members before the show started but they seemed in a rush so I didn't say anything lol. One of them gave me a big smile tho!!

I'd give Kathy & Stella Solve a Murder! a 9/10. It was INCREDIBLE and I could not stop smiling the entire duration of the show. I really hope it can get a wider tour or a transfer somewhere or something cos I'd love to see it again!!

I'm going back up to Edinburgh Fringe in a week or two to see my brother perform as part of Free Fringe (and I might get to see a non-binary ex-nun stand-up comedian), will give you more updates and reviews then!!

[ijustlikehoney]

maybe i’m just a hater but i saw illinoise last night and was not impressed!! as much as i love dance-focused musicals like west side story and newsies, pure dance is really not my thing. i knew there wasn’t dialogue but i was expecting the actors to also sing, turns out there were separate singers that just. stood there the whole time with tacky butterfly wings. and i love the sufjan album but i do not think it is fit for the stage! this shit got me rethinking whether i actually enjoy theater lmfao.

[jack-kellys]

k so yall voted to see my 2023 final essay for a class called london in performance. which wasnt too serious. basically i compared the national theatre's phaedra [which i did not like that much tbh. one of the lines in my paper is "to truly send the criticism home, compared to the white critics who praised the play with four stars, Polish editor Andrzej Lukowski and Pakistani critic Arifa Akbar are the ones to only give two stars on the story that centers an illegal immigrant (The Stage)." just saying] as an adaptation of a classic greek play to the west end's general cash-in commercialization. and then my argument was that the center of that pendulum is somehow fucking newsies @ the troub im so sorry.

HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS:

first of all i got to cite myself as like. an expert which was SO funny

"To preface, because of my five years of close knowledge about this subject matter, its multiple stagings, scripts, and casts, I am well aware that this musical as a whole is quite average."

importantly, my definition of a revival in this paper is "creating something accessible to a modern audience for the sake of improving and adapting an original source material into a performance". if it doesnt improve and/or adapt it then it fails imo

"Lines [in the script] that hold weight are sort of dropped, in favor of keeping the show hopeful at all times. The reflection lies in the younger generation taking hold of a new age, rather than in workers rights, child poverty and abuse, and unification.  Newsies at Wembley Park, the first professional revival and first iteration of the musical outside of the United States, flips this as a performance."

i called newsies 2012/livesies staging "left-right up-down" like a video game combo lmfao

"Wembley Park’s revival inserts viewers into the action of the city by default, but also the events that befall the newsboys.... Two police officers stalk in front of the audience as a scene with a new sense of impending doom plays out on the stage. The strikebreaking battle is... level with many of the audience’s seats, and boys escape officers and grown men through the aisles helping each other stand upright while shouts of “Move, move!” are called out .... as a pair hurry away up a ladder behind my aisle seat."

"The expansive take on staging (since as I said before, the musical itself is average) almost takes the place of design. ... Pulitzer’s desk resides on top of a platform of newspaper stacks, emphasizing his position in the hierarchy over the children selling those papers especially as the newsboys push it on with much effort. The towers are made to look like black metal with rust and peels. The lighting is white and natural during scenes. The ensemble’s costumes look more similar to each other, making them appear more unified visually compared to Broadway. The design is in the ensemble’s interactions, dance, and fluid movement through the city of the show, letting the performance and the dancers speak for themselves."

then mandatory michael section:

"What struck me the most watching it had to be Jack’s casting, and new character positionality within the context of the story. Never before has Jack Kelly been a Black newsboy union leader, not in any professional production. Played by Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, Jack’s role was much more electric. His fear of leading the strike became more personal, his baggage with the reform center gained more onstage intersectionality, his relationship with Katherine became even more complex and out of reach. It changes many of those past dropped lines, it made me hear lines differently than I had used to. It’s a more effective reflection that makes the events in the story a bit more tangible to an audience that could have initially been caught up in the grandiose dance numbers- not to mention the performance opening amidst strikes nationwide."

best part:

jack-kellys. "Welcome to..." Jack-Kellys, 23 Jan 2023, 3:46AM, this-is-what-i-mean-by-five-years-of-close-experience. 

[the-woild-is-y-erster]

LMFAO OK IM GETTING DISTRACTED BUT WHEN I ALMSOT BROKE MY FOOT my friend literally came up to me and said

‘u can finally convince *drama teacher* to do newsies, you’re perfect for the part’ AND I WAS LIKE WHAT YHE FUCK

that was fun. anyhow i agree. i am a gnome.

specifically that one gnome in the gstring and sunglasses from gnomeo and juliet.

but yeah!!! i love theatre just hate my teacher. in grease i auditioned for anyone but i specifically wanted a girl role and she was like ‘ok i’m gonna typecast you as a geek u GAY’ and i was like oh

but wtv wtv we move and plus i’m convinced she hates me so

BUT FOR HER GSCE IM DOING IT ON NEWSIES SO THATS FUN SHES GONNA FUCKING LOVE ME BEING INSUFFERABLE !!!!

i do wanna be in newsies just to be crutchie and experience that and do letter from the refuge on that fake scaffolding omg 😍😍 my skl is probably too poor for that but idfc 😭😭

STOP I HAVENT THOUGHT ABT GNOMEO AND JULIET IN YEAAARS😭😭 I KNOW EXACTLY WHICH GNOME YOURE TALKING ABT

the thing your friend said, thats so foul wtf??💀💀

and i totally get it abt your school being to poor to do a musical, mine almost was💀💀

like our teacher said that she got no profit from our (the advanced drama/musical theater) class and only from the junior drama class she taught because she was putting all her funds into doing the musical and we were like :| damn didnt ask dont care, you pity seeking bit-ANYWAY im like 99.99% she only said that to get us to shut up when some of the cast werent paying attention cuz she said it in A Voice™️

i also get the thing abt being typecast, literally every single, and i mean aaaaalll of the roles ive landed, have been the comedic side character. and like sure i like being the comedy relief but like??? gimme a lead for ONCE IN MY GOTDAMN LIFE, JANET

and she has like ✨favorites✨ that ALWAYS get the leads

and she only picked like really obscure shows for the first semester, and we basically had to call down a miracle from God Herself Lord Almighty to get beauty n the beast

like i adore theater, i want to get my BFA in theater at this one specific school (i have it all planned out in my head lmfao) and hopefully if im good enough ill be on broadway one day and meet all the people

imagine if one day i get to shake hands or smn with jeremy jordan or ryan kopel i think i would just.die

[a-slut-for-leon-kennedy]

I mean idk if you’ll like any of these but here are some of my favorites:

- Stardust (edit: just now realized you put this in the tags haha sorry!!)

- A Long Way Down (TW: Suicide is a huge theme of the movie, but it generally isn’t super sad?? if you want I can tell you whether it has a happy ending or not!!)

- Tuck Everlasting

- Zombieland (TW: I mean it’s a zombie movie so guns and blood and obvi zombies.)

- Warm Bodies (Think Romeo and Juliet but zombie and wholesome af)

- Hotel Transylvania (listen, the first one was good! 3rd and 4th not so much,,, but the first one and second one were pretty good. Really wholesome!)

- How to Train Your Dragon (all of them, tho they make me sad af)

- Matilda

- Madeline

- Flushed Away

- A Christmas Prince (ok listen,,, this is a very stupid romance movie. I still think it’s wholesome and a bit of a guilty pleasure lol)

- Monster House (A classic)

- Paranorman (if you like movies with Tim burton vibes,,,, yes)

- Coraline

- The Giver (listen I fully understand if people don’t like this movie but I think it’s underrated and has some good themes)

- The Old Guard (possibly some of the best gay representation I’ve ever seen,, really really good. It follows a group of immortals)

- Megamind

- Kate (it’s on Netflix and is an action movie)

- A Man Called Otto (ok,,, it’s really sad but also really wholesome. Big Found Family vibes and has a Trans Male character whom I love very much)

- The Meg (arguably the best shark movie I’ve seen. I normally don’t like shark movies cause it gives sharks a bad rap but this one is highkey really entertaining)

- Alita Battle Angel (VERY sci-fi)

- Earth Girls are Easy (possibly the weirdest movie on the list,,,, but damn if it isn’t funny. You can watch it free on YouTube I believe)

- Nanny McPhee (a childhood fav of mine)

- BOLT (listen this movie is top tier)

- What we do in the shadows (funny vampires) (also just realized you put this in the tags too ahh 😅)

- Strange Magic (The music is a little weird but it’s got a really good romance)

- Twitches (listen,,, these movies are dumb af and don’t make sense,,, but I still love them way too much lmfao)

- Newsies (the movie not the musical, tho I think the musical is good too? Never watched it)

- Greatest Showman

- Santa Clause movies (listen,,, they’re actually great ok)

- Narnia

- Sky High (pretty good themes, really stupid but I love it anyways)

- Halloweentown!!!

Ok so this list is getting really long so I’ll cut it here, like I said these movies might not be for everyone but I’m a big movie watcher so I have tons more to share if anyone wants more lmao!!

I wanna know u guys’ favourite movies I’m always looking for new ones to watch

I’ll put mine in the tags in case anyone trusts my taste lol

[we-are-inevitable]

JACK OR DAVEY FOR THE 4 DIFFERENT HC THING

bold of you to assume i won't do both

but this one is just gonna be Jack!!! feel free to send in a davey one too LMFAO

JACK KELLY:

Headcanon A: realistic

though his paintings are really great, his favorite art medium is actually just charcoal/graphite and a sketchbook!

he loves making portraits and drawings of the world around him and the people he sees. his paintings are reserved for those faraway dreams he has!

Headcanon B: while it may not be realistic it is hilarious

jack kelly is not good with words.

he's great at public speaking, he's great at putting on an act, but when he's having one-on-one conversations? his words just Don't Come Out and it leads to some very funny situations

sometimes his brain short circuits while he's speaking and he just,, can't seem to say anything right, or can't fine the words he needs to use, and he stutters really badly and ends up just. laughing at himself in the middle of a conversation

everyone around him knows that he just needs a sec to think and then he's golden tho !!

Headcanon C: heart-crushing and awful, but fun to inflict on friends

did i hear "mom friend Jack Kelly who acts the way he does because he never got attention or love and thus thinks other people are more important than himself" orrrr ??

anyway yeah. jack puts everyone else in front of his own feelings because, through trial and error, he's conditioned himself to believe that he just,, doesn't matter as much as anyone else. that's a fact. he's not upset about it. if anything, he understands. why would anyone want to pay attention to his problems?

this is why he throws himself into fixing problems for his boys. he cares about them and he wants them to have someone there to help; since no one else does it, he steps up and becomes the "leader" of the "family" because that's what he needed as a young newsie.

Headcanon D: unrealistic, but I will disregard canon about it because I reject canon reality and substitute my own.

ok these aren't super "unrealistic" but i NEED to talk about bisexual latino jack

first off: personally i hc him as mixed! i'm mixed so it just ,, adds in a little extra sprinkle of relatability in there !!

so my headcanon is that his mother is latina and his father is white. and more often than not i hc that his father isn't,, great, but his mother needs a safe place to raise a child so she stays. jack grows up learning primarily English but his mother also gives him Spanish lessons whenever she can!! by the time she passes away he's fairly fluent in both and he tries to keep the Spanish up to honor her.

and also yeah jack is bi. he's bi. there's nothing you can tell me to make me not think he's bi. no matter who he's with, bi. davey? still bi. kath? still bi. and i love him for that

thank you sm for this babe !!

[canwriteitbetterthanueverfeltit]

I’ve avoided watching stage shows for months bc depression and the lot but now that I watched Black Friday I’m like??? itchin for em

[whyareyouhere66]

Mike Faist x Fem Reader - His Smile

Just know I haven’t seen the Broadway musical- I’ve been watching clips of Mike Faist during the newsies to get his personality right lmfao, so I don’t know any other names, really.  

The large, yet crowded studio boomed with laughter, and cheers as the clock struck just after 7:32. It was late, the cast having stayed behind an extra half hour to practice for the upcoming show that Friday. 

You couldn’t help but pant slightly, despite the smile shown on your face, while taking a second to drink some water. Around you your friends were grabbing their own things, sweat collecting around the collar of their shirts. 

Clicks and clacks of tap shoes sounded from against the floor, fellow cast members still having them fitted onto their feet. The sounds of it pricked against your ears, but you, mid conversation, didn’t feel like leaving the loud room quite yet. 

It wasn’t until a few minutes later, having all your things stuffed into your bag, that you were ready to leave. The clock now read 7:46, nearly an hour overtime. 

You carried your tired legs across the room, passing by a group of some of the leads who were leaving the dressing room. 

Some still had the classic newsies caps on their heads, their messy hair poking out from under. 

Among the group, was Mike- who had the honor of playing Morris Delancey. His brown hair was scattered across his forehead, the tips sticking to his skin from the sweat. A duffel bag was hanging loosely off his shoulder, bright smile plastered across his face.

“I’ll see you guys later.” You waved, small smile on your face. The group waved goodbye, a quick chorus of voices following swiftly- though your eyes never left those of Mike Faist.

He’d been on your mind quite a bit lately, you’d come to notice. You couldn’t pinpoint an exact time that it had started, nor could you try putting it into words. His presence was easy, comfortable. 

And even now, as you left the building and lead yourself down the paved sidewalks of the city, you wished to be with him once more- missing the light hearted conversation he always could carry out.

You turned the corner, adjusting the strap of your bag against your shoulder. You told yourself you’d walk down to one of the parks before returning to the hotel, walking past the other people who walked down the street.

Over the cars and chatter of people you heard your name, calling out for you just a bit behind. You turned instinctively, only to be met with the sight of an already sweaty Mike jogging down the sidewalk to catch up.

“Mike?” You asked, slowing to a stop as you waited for him to catch up. He had that same smile on his face, taking a second to catch his breathe as he stopped in front of you. 

“Y/n,” he nods in greeting, “just thought you’d like some company.” His joking tone made you smile, the two of you beginning to walk again. 

“I appreciate it.” you laugh, tucking your hands into your pant pockets. 

The friendly conversation carry’s out with ease, as you walked around corners to get to your original destination and he followed blindly.

“Sooo, favorite song so far?” His eyebrow lifted, tilting his head to look at you. 

“King of New York- easy.” You say, his face lighting up in agreement. 

“It’s so fun- isn’t it?”

“Exactly! The dancing is just-“

Before you knew it, big green fields were greeting you as you walked into the park. The sun was beginning to sink in the sky, an orange tint welcoming it at the edge of the horizon. Mike skipped a few steps ahead of you, turning around and walking backwards so he could continue to look at you through conversation. 

The sudden head on view of him made your smile grow, his body facing yours now as you talked, telling you he was listening with nothing more than eye contact.

“So- tomorrow.” He starts, one hand slipping into his pocket as the other held into the strap of his bag. 

“What about it?”

“Well,” he continues, and you noticed the small pink tint that danced across his cheeks. “I was wondering if you were free, y’know, for lunch or something.” 

As he spoke, it took you a moment to catch on. 

There would be times, during rehearsal especially, when you’d find him looking your way, anytime your eyes naturally found him in a crowd- only to find his had found you first.

In your denial, that always came with a new crush, you refused to think anything of it. Sometimes you thought it was foolish, feeling like a high school girl feeling all giddy and overthinking any glance or exchange. 

But now you found yourself, standing with the boy in the middle of some random park at sundown. His hand ran up and down the rough strap of his bag, patiently awaiting your answer.

Your lips had fallen slightly agape, before they turned up into a smile.

“Sure- yeah, no let’s do that.”

 His face brightens, both his and your cheeks hot as the blood flushed around them. 

You both simply stand there for a moment,  giddy like school children before he finally steps forward.

“Well, c’mon now, still gotta get back to the hotel-“ he chuckles, leading you forward once again. You felt his arm brushing against yours as you left the park, noticing the proximity shortening between you two. It seems more comfortable, more exciting than it had on the walk there- the heat flushing around your face keeping the smile locked on your features, even as your cheeks grew sore. 

The hotel eventually came into sight, the darkening sky shadowing over you, and that smile never left your face as Mike accompanied you through the doors, up the elevator, until parting at the door.

And hopefully, this would soon become a routine for the two of you. 

so I know that ending was kind of shit- this isn’t my best work yet, but I wanted to get it posted for you. I hope you enjoyed nonetheless, and have a wonderful day/night everybody <3

could i possibly send a request for newsiesera!mike faist x fem reader, please? preferably they’re in the cast together but totally take creative freedom with this!! thank you so so much!!!!!

Well yes of course! I meant to reply to this earlier, in hopes that I would’ve written it already, but I haven’t been able to yet. But as soon as I get home I can get started, and I’ll get that out for you!