#brendon stimson

[noxexistant]

clear shots of all the old mike photos disney just released :’)

[hellosammy19]

NEW ORIGINAL BROADWAY DELANCEYS CONTENT IN THE YEAR 2024

(because of challengers, yes everyone, thank Art)

[the-delancey-brothers]

Currently fighting myself wether to write Brendon and Mike, Anthony and Devin or and Alex and George for the Delanceys right now chat send me luck

(It’ll probably be Alex and George, I have a huge preference for UKsies sorry I love it)

[toastyblackcat]

no bcs there are so many versions of newsies that in my head davey looks like if 1992 davey n Ryan Kopel merged but he has the personality of Ben Fankhauser davey but stills keeps the autism of UK davey. sometimes davey is garret hawe, for some reason

oh and jack looks like Michael ahomka-lindsay but has all the dumbness of 1992 Jack and keeps the flirtatiousness of Jeremy jordan jack

Katherine looks like Kara Lindsay but sounds like Bronté Barbé but has almost every aspect of Bobbie Chambers Katherine

Crutchie looks like a taller Andrew Keenan-Bolger

race is just max casella, spot is gabriel damon

Oh and the Delancey brothers are Mike Faist and Anthony Norman (but give him blonde roots) oh and sometimes it's George Crawford and Brendon Stimson

Blink n Mush are 1992, Specs is Jordan Samuels

It's truly chaos

[dropyourammo]

Someone help... I'm obsessed with the Newsies... 😭❤️

[youremyonlyhope]

I love watching Broadway shows perform on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade because I get to play my favorite game:

Spot the Newsie.

[spookysplatt]

When Newsies Broadway ended, looks like the OBC Oscar actor was...

[reginaisafuglycow]

[dustyy-angel]

I'm bad at phrasing things so bare with me but I think we need to talk about how some of the actors are treated by the Newsies fandom.

The amount of times I've seen Ryan Breslin completely left out of conversations surrounding Race (the character he originated) or made fun of for not being as attractive as Ben Cook is actually kinda upsetting. I don't think I've ever seen anyone talk about Brendon Stimson (OBC Oscar Delancey, Jack Kelly u/s) or Adam Kaplan (Morris Delancey, Jack Kelly u/s) the same way they talk about Mike Faist (OBC Morris Delancey, Jack Kelly u/s) even though they're both amazing and were actually with the show longer than he was. Neither of them are even listed on the wiki as Jack Kelly understudies. Capathia Jenkins is super talented and she plays Medda really really well. Even if you like the movie version of her character better that's not an excuse to make fun of her portrayal in the broadway show.

This is just my opinion and you don't have to agree with any of it but it's how I feel and I just wanted to put my thoughts out there because I love this show and it's fandom so much.

[medium-observation]

AUGUST RELEASE

Beetlejuice - First US National Tour

February 19, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Justin Collette (Beetlejuice), Isabella Esler (Lydia Deetz), Britney Coleman (Barbara Maitland), Will Burton (Adam Maitland), Jesse Sharp (Charles Deetz), Kate Marilley (Delia Deetz), Lexie Dorsett Sharp (u/s Miss Argentina), Abe Goldfarb (Otho), Brian Vaughn (Maxie Dean), Karmine Alers (Maxine Dean/Juno), Jackera Davis (Girl Scout), Ryan Breslin (s/w Ensemble), Morgan Harrison (s/w Ensemble)

Notes:

Excellent video of the tour, featuring Lexie's second show as Miss Argentina. There is a head on the left side that is always worked around and doesn't take away at all. some washout is seen in wideshots but it's minimal.

NFT Date: February 6, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAsWs4

Video is $20

Some Like it Hot (Shaiman and Wittman) - Broadway

April 26, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video | Matinée

Cast:

Christian Borle (Joe/Josephine), J. Harrison Ghee (Jerry/Daphne), Adrianna Hicks (Sugar), Kevin Del Aguila (Osgood), NaTasha Yvette Williams (Sweet Sue), Adam Heller (Mulligan), Mark Lotito (Spats), Angie Schworer (Minnie), TyNina Rene Brandon (Ensemble), DeMarius R. Copes (Ensemble), Casey Garvin (Ensemble), Devon Hadsell (Ensemble), Jenny Hill (Ensemble), KJ Hippensteel (Ensemble), Jarvis B. Manning (Ensemble), Brian Martin (Ensemble), Abby Matsusaka (Ensemble), Amber Owens (Ensemble), Charles South (Ensemble), Brendon Stimson (Ensemble), Raena White (Ensemble), Richard Riaz Yoder (Ensemble)

Notes:

Absolutely Flawless video. There is a small head on the bottom left but it only obstructs the very front of the stage. The whole cast was really fantastic.

NFT Date: February 6, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjABxXi

Video is $20

Videos can be purchased through me at mediumobservationtrading@gmail.com

[oscar-delancey]

What’s different between Livsies Delanceys and OBC Delanceys?

Honestly? Not a lot, but also a lot. Just so you know going into this, though, all my comparisons are a mix of canon and personal fanon so bear with me LOL

How are they the same?

Obviously, they're all still the Delanceys. They're the same characters in the same media just portrayed at different times! They still are hired to be thrown against the newsies and still handle the "dirtier" tasks their uncle doesn't want to deal with. But this isn't what you're asking for, so I'll spare you that massive rambling post.

How are they different?

Actors, portrayals, and personalities.

Just like any other newsie, the brothers are portrayed differently across every version of the musical because of their actors. They may share their names, they may share the general surface level goals, but they're always different. There's different interactions between each other and with the newsies, there's different things that make them tick or set them off, and there's different mannerisms with them that allude to different key personality traits. It's all about paying attention and being interested in how they differ!

Obviously since this is about Livesies vs OBC for the brothers, it's going to be about Mike Faist's Morris and Brendon Stimson's Oscar vs Devin Lewis's Morris and Anthony Norman's Oscar.

It can be quite easy to lump OBC and Livesies together when it comes to how you perceive and portray ANY of the Newsies characters. They're technically the same iteration, it makes sense! Just as it makes sense to combine different bits of the characters from Broadway, the movie, and West End! But I very much prefer separating them, sheerly because they are portrayed so differently IMO.

The biggest different I have always seen is specifically Oscar. Brendon's seems much more aloof, egotistical, and full of himself, while Anthony's feels more restrained and quiet. Like he's holding back his anger (which is very much true according to Anthony). The way they hold themselves and how they express themselves are a big enough difference to garner being considered two different iterations.

There's even more when I go into specifics (please note that the differences I perceive are based on how the versions are filmed. This is a bootleg vs a proshot, a lot of my stuff regarding OBC!Oscar is interpretation's based on movements and his voice since I cannot see his face well).

REMEMBER! I am using a mix of MOSTLY canon and some fanon interpretations for this. These are also MY things I noticed and MY perception of them. It can differ for anyone!

OBC Oscar:

is very talkative outside his scripted lines. We see him talking to newsies in the background has he hands out papers when the focus isn't on them. He motions quite a bit with his hands and comes across as a very expressive person. We also see him talking to his brother a bit more often, again being far more expressive than Morris, gesturing a lot whether it's towards the newsies or other things around them.

shows (and feels) more than anger/frustration regarding the newsies and the strike. When the strike begins and the newsies stand their ground against the brothers, Weisel, and the scabs, Oscar is more visibly shocked than anything else. He comes out in front of the paper stand when his brother backs down from Jack, and is again frantically gesturing towards the newsies. His movements read more as shocked and honestly stumped, rather than angry or eager to fight.

is quick to back down from a fight. He is INCREDIBLY all bark no bite. The only time we really see him engage in a fight (outside of the giant brawl in Seize the Day) is during Carrying the Banner, where he shoves Race. Pre Seize the Day he backs down IMMEDIATELY when newsies square him up. He doesn't even try to stand his ground like Morris. He is immediately backing away from them.

Livesies!Oscar:

is rather quiet. He doesn't interact with any of the newsies, really, outside of his scripted lines. We sometimes see him talking in the background, but it is usually only with his brother. He watches people, yeah, but he really just does not talk to anyone. He is a honestly wonderful portrayal of that quiet, seething anger that slowly builds to the point of explosion

seems to actually be scared of Jack. Oscar, ever since the interaction in Carrying the Banner (both getting hit in the shin and then kicked in the face), flinches around Jack. It's a small detail, but a visible one during the proshot (he flinches when Jack slams the paper stand when he's pissed about the price change, and he flinches in the end when Jack (playfully?) hits Oscar with papers).

is actually kinda fucking cruel. Not only is he a yesman for Weisel, he seems happy to be it too. When he punches Crutchie, he also spits on the kid. When he threatens Jack in the cellar, he seems thrilled at the idea of using his brass knuckles against him. He doesn't come across as some kid barking up the tree, he comes across as someone who has some serious fucking issues that need to be brought under control.

Morris is a bit more difficult for me to properly explain the differences of outside of general appearance. Both Faist and Devin have WONDERFUL portrayals of Morris, but they also read quite similarly. Though, I will still lay out the differences I see :). (Again, my points about OBC!Morris are based on movements and his voice, because I cannot see his face).

OBC!Morris:

is quick to act against the newsies. When he see's the opportunity to get in their way and threaten or intimidate them, he takes it. See: he goes after Crutchie when Oscar shoves Race around, he immediately rushes forward to get the newsies to back down when they first go after the scabs, and he LUNGES forward to get the discarded papers before Jack and stands his ground against Jack for a while. Morris is in their faces as much as possible and is not afraid to move forward and be aggressive and threatening.

acts less like an egotistical yesman and more of a meat shield, both for his uncle and for his brother. He doesn't have the air of egotistical confidence that his brother has. Rather, he's more just... neutral, I'd say. He constantly steps up to his brothers defense (can be seen during the strike when the newsies go after Oscar) and more-so stands around as the intimidating chess piece Weisel has to move around rather than a guy there to back up his uncle's words.

is far more calm and calculated. Morris isn't one to run around or move/speak sharply. He is calm, he is calculated, and he is thorough. He's the definition of stone-faced if you ask me. When he delivers his threats, he delivers them flatly. Not in a bad way, more... deadpan, matched with unwavering certainty that it is almost impossible to determine if he is bluffing or not. He stands rigidly (both normally and when he is up hovering over the newsies keeping watch), he walks calmly, and he threatens the newsies with such a stagnant aura of confidence that you can't imagine him being loud or boisterous. He doesn't run from Jack in the cellar, he doesn't laugh, he barely even moves. He doesn't gesture like his brother and he barely wavers from his more intimidating stance.

Livesies!Morris:

is extremely expressive and wears his feelings and thoughts on his sleeves. He is a lot more physical and expressive when it comes to dealing with the newsies and how he reacts to them. He scoffs at Jack's threats, he slams the gate near Race's face when the newsie makes fun of him and his brother, he spreads his arms in that "try me" gesture when accusing the newsies of trespassing, and slams his fist on the press and points to it when threatening Jack. Honestly, that entire bit in the cellar he is much more animated than OBC. He throws the cover at Jack, he giggles at his own tormenting, and he fucking sticks his tongue out lmao.

craves violence and is far more eager to fight. Morris actively throws himself at the newsies multiple times. He jumps at the idea of tormenting Crutchie during Seize the Day and he nearly lunges at the newsies when they start to charge the scabs. He has to be held back by his uncle and actively throws a mini fit when he's shoved back. When it comes to the actual strike and the strike breakers come in to stop the newsies, he SKIPS in, he is EAGER to be there and to get his hands on the newsies.

is an accidental yesman to his brother and uncle. Despite having the exact same lines as OBC, Morris comes across as though he is backing up his family rather than acting on his own thoughts and threats. Going after Crutchie in Carrying the Banner feels more like an afterthought of "ooh! Violence! My brother started this I want some too!" than his own action of his own volition. Same with his threat during Seize the Day. He acts on the words and actions of others, he is tied to them. I feel like if you separated him and put him alone, he would be almost useless against anyone going after him. He is nothing without his brother (and, honestly, his brother is nothing without him).

In the end, they are still the same characters from technically the same iteration, just about 6 years apart. But to watch them and listen to them and pick them apart? It's so interesting coming across their differences and interpreting them. What matters to me, though, is the overall comparison that it came down to for me:

The OBC brothers hold each other up and fight tooth and nail for each other, while the Livesies brothers need each other to stand against the newsies but can fend on their own. It's not a big difference? But at the same time it is a big enough difference in nuance. They still care about each other in both iterations, but the way they help each other and defend each other are very different. We see them stepping up to back up the other more often in OBC, but in Livesies we see them standing back to back against the newsies during Seize the Day.

I just think it's neat to write them differently :D

[noxexistant]

who has been your favorite actor(s)/actress(es) for your brainrot blorbos?

oh this is a fun one, i am going to take a page out of rachel starlightandmusings’ book and do a wee list of characters and who their defining actor/actress is to me (except most of mine are amalgamations + also have headcanons thrown in)

jack kelly — michael ahomka lindsay, corey cott, a hint of pierre marais + george crawford (jack is very complex and i love making him a mixing pot of interpretations because that is truly how trauma be)

david jacobs — ryan kopel (london), david moscow (92)

katherine plumber — bronte barbe (london), morgan keene (tour)

racetrack — giuseppe bausilio (bway), cole zieser (tuts), josh barnett (london)

crutchie — matthew duckett (london)

morris delancey — george crawford (london), mike faist (bway)

oscar delancey — alex james-hatton (london), alex prakken (tour), hints of owen stringer (london) + brendon stimson (bway)

snyder — alex christian (london)

wiesel — jamie golding (london)

medda — aisha de haas (livesies), mireia mambo (london)

pulitzer — cameron blakely (london), graham rowat (tuts)

spot conlon — lillie-pearl wildman (london)

kid blink — trey parker (92)

mush — aaron lohr (92)

tommy boy — jack bromage (london)

albert — jacob fisher (london)

finch — damon gould (london)

elmer — joshua nkemdilim (london)

jojo — mukeni nel

and from there frankly it is probably all the uksies cast. uksies cast i love you forever. but i will always add headcanons and my own details to make it all more diverse in every way possible

[hellosammy19]

brain rot continued

( finished my first day of university and I’m so tired and stressed about the world :) )

[betterto-die-thanto-crawl]

Oscar Delancey

FULL NAME 

ALSO KNOWN AS 

BIRTH DATE + AGE: January 2

ZODIAC: Capricorn GENDER: Male PRONOUNS: he/him SEXUAL ORIENTATION: bisexual FACECLAIM: Brendon Stimson

BIRTHPLACE: New York City

CURRENT HOME: New York City

LANGUAGE: English, Gaelic

OCCUPATION: distribution worker, strike buster, general thug

SPECIES: human 

PARENTS: Molly Elizabeth (Mallaidh (MAH lee) Eilís (AY leesh)) Delancey (née O’Connor) and James Patrick (Séamus (SHEH mus) Pádraig (POR rick)) Delancey

SIBLINGS: Morris Delancey

OTHER(S): Jonathan Hubert Wiesel (uncle)

POS TRAITS 

NEG TRAITS

MENTAL ILLNESSES 

SKILLS 

[toastyblackcat]

TW abuse mentions

(I'm copy n pasting this from discord), (I don't like 1992 Delanceys so this is based of the broadway)

screaming crying throwing up sobbing i am the biggest delancey apologist you'll ever meet

(i don't remember if their mum dying was actually cannon but tht ain't the point)

their mum died, their dad abandoned them in the refuge, they were only taken out the refuge to work by wiesel to work for him, they were forced by wiesel and snyder to help catch newsies to take them to the refuge (yes they could've disobeyed but they were raised by snyder (who is ~~abusive~~ and runs the refuge + they could've lost their jobs by disobeying wiesel)

they r literally all eachother have

the only time Oscar got violent was when either their father was mentioned or if someone hit morris. morris, being the older brother probably has a kinda protective thing over Oscar due to being in the refuge and surrounded by violence (+ from what I remember, before their father abandoned them he was ~~abusive~~) so maybe the reasons Morris was violent towards the newsies could be

a) possibly though that the newsies would go after them first, especially with all of Jack's teasing

b) didn't want to make wiesel think he was useless and send him and Oscar back to the refuge

Mike faists Morris, after taking crutchie to the refuge looked back guiltily, Anthony Norman's Oscar did the same

The scene during seize the day, when the Delanceys come out and start beating up the newsies could be because obviously the newsies went on strike and they could've been sent by wiesel or even pulitzer, or they could've done it themselves bcs yknow they need money to survive. after seize the day, when wiesel and the Delanceys show up again to try take the newsies to the refuge, both of the Delanceys look upset/guilty

during the bottom line reprise, Morris says "You can sleep here, right on this old printing press" what if he was pointing it out so that Jack and the newsies could print the strike material so that the Delanceys could stop being as violent and just go back to how it was before the strike. maybe Morris hit the press a few times to show it was still probably usable

the Delanceys are only physically grabbing and violent with Jack (in that scene) when pulitzer, snyder and wiesel and all those can see them. After that they let go and walk him down to the celler. Oscar also threatened Jack like really loudly (this one's a stretch) what if he did that so that the fellas upstairs would still think their being rough on him. MAYBE THATS WHY MORRIS BANGED THE PRESS SO HARD.

Bonus: at the end u can see Oscar smiling, asumably at Les

[dustyy-angel]

POST THE BIRTHDAY VIDEO, COWARD! /lh plz don't think im actually yelling at u, i love u <3

HAHA HERE YOU GO! Love you too anon <3 /p

From left to right: Ephraim Sykes, Jeremy Jordan, Jack Scott, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Evan Kasprzak, Ben Fankhauser, John E. Brady, Lewis Grosso, Laurie Veldheer, Jess LeProtto, Andy Richardson, Brendon Stimson, Mike Faist and Alex Wong