#enjolras looking a n g e l i c

[toby-du-coeur]

o my gods the fandom hivemind thinks alike

happy (late) barricade day

who has been unhooking the stars without my permission and putting them on the table in the guise of candles.

[id in alt text]

[not-a-christmas-tree]

i just watched the dallas theatre company les mis here are my observations

IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THIS PRODUCTION I SUGGEST YOU DO! DON’T READ THIS IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS THOUGH!

so, in case you didn’t know: in 2014, Dallas Theatre Company did a modern interpretation of les mis. i just watched it on youtube (i will link it later, i promise) and took SO MANY GODDAMN NOTES so here they are!

ACT ONE 

(Look Down-WHID)

starting out strong! we got some HARSH TRUTHS ABOUT THE JAIL SYSTEM!! blatant police brutality happening BASICALLY the entire first part of the song. it hurts me. 

note on the cops costumes: they legitimately terrify me and they are dressed in like. full riot gear.

okay so,,,valjean wraps the rope from his bag around his neck at the end of WHID. this is interesting bc, a) he’s trying to find a solution as to what he should do after the Bishop and that’s a direction I’ve surprisingly seen no one take, but b) this part has the same melody as javert’s suicide, when javert is ALSO trying to figure out what he should do after his perception on life is altered. for a moment there, they both are on the same page, the page being suicide. however, only one of them takes that choice.

the above makes the lines (in both songs) “i’ll escape now from that world / from the world of valjean” ESPECIALLY interesting because. in two different ways, they did escape, but they ALMOST had the same conclusion for a brief second.

(At The End Of The Day)

in ATEOTD fantine ends up being the last one working, causing everyone to look at her with varying degrees of annoyance or frustration. She do be hardworking doe

OH SHIT KIDS IN THE FACTORY!! three little kids run up to the foreman when he’s giving daily stipends to the ladies!! (they’re also the last to be paid, giving significant sass to foreman who also sasses back)

Girl #5 mockingly calling fantine “innocent sister” when 5 is white and fantine is a WOC...that’s kind of interesting given that that can be read as SERIOUS racial profiling on 5’s part

foreman looks like bob’s boss in the incredibles but like. tall lmao

(I Dreamed A Dream)

her look of like,,shock-but-not when everyone from the factory exits and she takes off her bandana,,,that. that is good acting

her transitions from chest to head voice are so good

i’m kinda sad she isn’t younger?? or just. doesn’t look super young bc fantine is supposed to be like. early twenties. she’s not 45 and had a decently long life before she died, no, she’s young. she was taken advantage of. that’s the whole point. but that’s sUPER little like this lady is way too good

she has the perfect mix of sadness and regret plus anger and shameless hope. like. kudos to you allison blackwell you’re a dope fantine 

the cry on “killed the dream i dreamed” brb sobbing

(The Dock Scenes)

MALE PROSTITUTES I REPEAT!! MALE PROSTITUTES!! (no idea what wig he’s wearing tho. he was done dirty in the wig department) 

oh male prostitute is prostitute #1! 

oh damn there is. lady def on some bad drugs with her kid passing behind fantine on the bench. ouch.

hoo okay they did n o t censor lovely ladies!! (mini note: camera person has the camera down an AWFUL LOT on these docks scenes lmao)

there are cops on the docks. gross.

(Who Am I-Confrontation)

OH SHIT THEY HAVE A FALSE JVJ IN THE BACKGROUND OF WHO AM I 

jvj comforts not-jvj for a second!! (money note was FANTASTIC btw)

fantine being WOC and DYING in a modern hospital also is,,yeesh because. you know. racist doctors. 

jvj cries after fantine dies JUST STAB ME NOW OKAY—

confrontation is really funny when u see that javert has a GUN and jvj has A CHAIR

JVJ DID THE LIL RUN ON “live within my care” YAAAAY

(COAC-Master Of The House)

oh boy baby cosette,,so small,,so pure plus classic baby head shake when she sings I STAN

MADAME T LOOKS—OH GOOD GOD

DID SHE SPIT ON MY BABY--

cosette: “please do not send me out alone—“ madame t: “oooooh my gOOOOOD” omg 

what the fuck is thenardiers hair i—

WHAT THE FUCK IS THENARDIER IN G E N E R A L

random idea regarding thenardier’s prison tattoo: he has the same number on his chest that jvj has. Meaning he was in jail too. so why isn’t he as messed up as jvj? i wanna say maybe he was in for less time, but like. I doubt it. However, he has a whole ass gang. did the thenardier gang break their boss out of jail? please say yes 

him listing things for baby éponine to charge i love it

OH MY GOD THENARDIER FLAUNTS HIS NUMBER WHILE JVJ DOESNT!! jvj hides his past because he believes it will get him into better places (it does, he becomes mayor for god’s sake) while thenardier shows off his past with stubborn pride. while thenardier cheats his way to success, jvj lives an almost honest life where he ultimately suffers due to the stress all the hiding he does gives him

i love that éponine looks like neither of her parents,,,madame t got around huh? 

(The Bargain)

I JUST REALIZED THE STAGE HAS A CATWALK DOWN THE CENTER INTO THE AUDIENCE THAT IS THE COOLEST OMG

Instead of madame correcting thenardier on cosette’s name he asks cosette herself which prompts the CUTEST ANGRY YELL OF “it’s cosette!” I HAVE EVER SEEN

also thenardier fuckin MANHANDLING cosette i’m DYING

JVJ LOVES HER SM I AM SOFTTT

(The Beggars)

omg marius is so ADORABLE i love him

gavroche is a style icon

kid holding sign saying “my mom got laid off” POOR BB

i love éponine

that’s it that’s the note

wait a sec was that montparnasse with the prostitute earlier in beggars??

ALSO I SEE AZELMA AND OTHER THENARDIER KIDS PRESENT FOR “turn on the tears!!” THANK YOU FOR UTILIZING THAT LINE PROPERLY

why does enj have a bat?? If it;s not a bat then,,,what is it? someone please help me

marius saves cosette from bad guy gang!! 🥰🥰

bruh javert misses jvj running by like,,,MAYBE two seconds that is hilarious 

jav looks so done when thenardier is trying to get out of this lmao i love it

javert looks so cop-like it scares me

(Stars)

the line “safe behind bars” in stars kind of kills me here because as the audience you SEE the cruelty that the convicts face. you see the guy on the ground getting beaten you SEE the chains around their throats and yet. yet javert still somehow thinks that putting jvj in jail is safe? i think the thing to focus on here is not whether it’s safe, because it obviously isn’t. the focus is who it’s safer for, jean valjean or javert?

has it always been “your father” rather than “her father” when marius asks éponine to find where cosette lives?? if they changed it that is SMART because yk. jvj would be ALARMED if he found out he’d been found by éponine but he wouldn’t hurt her. he’s not the guy she has to worry about, it’s her own father. thenardier gave her a job and she’s straying from it, he’s what would endanger her.

THE PLAYFUL BOOP AND SHOVE FROM MARIUS 🥺🥺🥺

(The ABC Café)

“note-ruh daym”

hee hee pretty enjolras

pretty enjolras in skinny jeans even better

OOH we have,,,angry enjolras in this version o k a y

grantaire raises his hand before agog/aghast part omg

“i’ve never heard him ooOOOOh and aAAAAh *excited squeal*

“dan joo-wan” i love texas

bossuet spotted :)

longing gay looks NOT spotted :(

i love enjolras okay but this one is just,,,a little too aggressive. enjolras isn’t just angry all the time, he’s not that one dimensional. of course, there is more of the show to see and i hope he changes a little bit, but so far red and black isn’t doing much for me. enjolras is hopeful, not just angry.

A CAPELLA SECTION IN RED AND BLACK?? I think YES

the amis finding out lamarque is dead has “fuck trump just won the election” energy

okay i was hoping that enj would change his aggression thing when they find out lamarque is dead (bc that’s when most enjolrai figure out what may happen and kinda sober up yk) but. it doesn’t look like he did. there is hope for barricade scenes

OMG LIL NOTE ON COMBEFERRE GIVING OUT FLYERS TO AUDIENCE MEMBERS: that is fucking pERFECT and yk why?? because it’s a call to action!! it’s less obvious in DYHTPS because they’re mostly singing to each other but later in epilogue when the words and melody is repeated, it’s meant as a call to action! “will you join in our crusade, who will be strong and stand with me?” is a cALL TO ACTION AND THEY ARE HANDING FLYERS TO AUDIENCE MEMBERS—that’s officially the only way to break the fourth wall THANK YOU 

hey fantine doubles as a student i think!!

HARMONIES ARE C L E A N OOOOH

(In My Life-Heart Full Of Love)

okay yes i already love cosette because she plays awkward-teen-in-love-for-the-first-time PERFECTLY. 

book-ish cosette hell yes a cutie

father-daughter forehead kisses 🥺

awkward mARIUS TIMEEEEE

placing marius, éponine, and cosette in a triangle is a MARVELOUS decision thank u for that symbolism

marius checking if he looks good and ép giving him a thumbs up omg

*aggressively tries to sit normally* same cosette

*awkward curtsy* also same cosette 

(Attack On Rue Plumet)

robbery time let’s see how they do this

ooh marius and cosette run off but i can’t tell if they notice gang before running

thenardier fuckin SLICES éponine after her scream

NOOOO HER LIL WHIMPER AFTER BEING THREATENED AGAIN

(One Day More)

this lil part between robbery and one day more is interesting bc i legit have NO idea what jvj is thinking here. he keeps looking between his watch (i think it’s a watch idk) and cosette after she runs off to pack so like. what. is he doing here bc he looks like he’s choosing between two things but i don’t,,know,,what things

red berets on the amis are dope btw

i think marius is discussing what to do with éponine here, which is FUN because we all know why she goes to the barricade in the brick :’) éponine might be convincing marius to go to the barricade knowing this is her chance to die with him like in the book

omg

OMG

OMG

that stomp bit with the students was the coolest fucking thing i’ve ever seen

END OF ACT ONE

act two will be posted shortly :D

[eposettemyass]

tagged by: @enjolrastuck thank you!! ❣️

rules: answer the questions in a new post and tag 10 blogs you would like to get to know better.

I tag: @cryingcaffeine @enjolra-s @probably-pride-related @grangratree i don’t know a lot of people im sorry

a - Age: 69 16 yikes

b - birthplace: Belleville, Illinois

c - current time: 9:34 pm

d - drink you last had: coffee with cream!

e - easiest person people to talk to: my mom or my two best friends

f - favourite song: it changes ever week but the two constants are From Eden by Hozier and Dodie’s cover of La Vie en Rose

g - grossest memory: (yeah warning this is disgusting) ever since i was 4, i had a cyst on my cheek that i thought was solid. so when i was 12 (2 days before my shows opening night no less) i noticed i had a zit on top of the spot so i went to pop it and then the whole cyst just. fucking exploded. all over the mirror. it looked like white cheese and smelled like spoiled milk. so yeah sorry for that

h - horror yes or horror no: Y E S

i - in love?: with the concept but i am Undateable

j - jealous of people?: sometimes, but only briefly then i try not to be

l - love at first sight or should I walk by again: first sight i’m such a hopeless romantic

m - middle name: Kylin (that’s where kyle comes from!)

n - number of siblings: 2

o - one wish: for regimes to dissolve, for people to be free, for happiness not hunger

p - person you called last: my best friend

q - question you are always asked: “why is your nickname kyle”

r - reason to smile: i have good friends and my parents love me, also my cat finally loves me

s - song you sang last: that 70s show themesong haha

t - time you woke up: 9:10 am

u - underwear colour: tan

v - vacation destination: most recent vacations were US and Australia, but i’d love to go to France

w - worst habit: procrastinating!!! I’m doing it right now!!!

x - rays: none

y - your favourite food: any form of pasta

z - zodiac sign: Leo :^)

[prouvvaire]

tagged by @capital–r ahhhhhh tysm!!!!!!!!

A - age: 18, turning 19 in two weeks! B - biggest fear: failure :’) C - current time: 9:32 am D - drink you last had: starbucks smores frappucino (ITS SO GOOD) E - every day starts with: uhhhhhh shit idk feeding musichetta probably? she wakes me up every morning F - favorite song: oh thats hard i have so many uhhhh maybe feel it still by portugal. the man? im listening to it rn G - ghosts, are they real?: my cat sure thinks they are H - hometown: santa clarita (near los angeles!) I - in love with: enjolras, classic literature, the guy that sits next to me in my romantic literature course and looks Exactly like grantaire, @codetvu, @waowao J - jealous of: uhhhh crap idk maybe anyone whos gotten to act in a production of les mis ive wanted to since i was like. ten K - killed someone: would people really just admit to murder on this hellsite im crying L - last time you cried: I WATCHED THE LES MIS 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT WITH @hyvnryu YESTERDAY AND CRIED FOR THREE HOURS M - middle name: liezel N - number of siblings: six but only one is around my age the rest are way older or way younger O - one wish: for enjolras to be real and also my boyfriend P - person you last called/texted: @codetvu!! Q - question you’re always asked: (after finding out im pagan) “so like…….animal sacrifice?” the answer is No R - reason to smile: KILLIAN DONNELLY AS JEAN VALJEAN S - song last sang: feel it still by portugal. the man T - time you woke up: 6:30 am V - vacation destination: oh man ive crossed most of my vacation goals off my list already bc my family travels A Lot but maybe greece?? im going to mykonos this summer W- worst habit: uhhhhh idk forgetting to do my homework and then scrambling to get it done and posted an hour before class X - x rays you’ve had: oh man idk i know my teeth for sure back when i had braces but i dont remember anything else Y - your favorite foods: any filipino dishes my mom cooks they all taste like home Z - zodiac sign: taurus!! im the Literal Embodiment of a taurus too im so stereotypical

tagging @codetvu @waowao @hyvnryu @ughchillles @pertatoe @rintaire and uhhhh any of my mutuals i cant remember urls off the top of my head im sorry :(((

[foreverkeeperoftheuniverse]

I was tagged by @savvy-kaye thanks love~

A - AGE: 19 B - BIGGEST FEAR: Hypodermic needles, doctors, surgery. Any combination of those. Also, burning to death. Also also, waking up in 20 years and realizing I never made anything of myself and that I hate my job and my life.  C - CURRENT TIME: 10:35 pm D - DRINK YOU LAST HAD: Water E - EVERY DAY STARTS WITH: checking my phone for all my ask-blog group chats because cursed time zones mean friends message me at 3 in the morning F - FAVORITE SONG: Right now it’s “Believer” by Imagine Dragons. Before that It was “Me Too” by Meghan Trainor (spelling? I’m to lazy to look it up)   G - GHOSTS, ARE THEY REAL?: Nah man. But spirits, angels, and demons are. And God.  H - HOMETOWN: Nope. Not sharing this on the internet I - IN LOVE WITH: Enjolras. And also a guy I went to school with but he doesn’t love me back *cries* J - JEALOUS OF: people who gets parts in shows because their parents are sombody important? Like, idc if I get beat out by talent, but if the director is just kissing ass? No thanks~  K - KILLED SOMEONE: My teenage angst has a body count. I’m kidding. I can hardly stand to kill characters.  L - LAST TIME YOU CRIED: a few days ago when my dad threatened to disown me M - MIDDLE NAME: Nope lol. I did used to tell people that it was “Phoenix” tho, fun fact N - NUMBER OF SIBLINGS: one (he’s the favorite)  O - ONE WISH: I want to play Enjolras on Broadway more than anything P - PERSON YOU LAST CALLED/TEXTED: My cousin who I haven’t spoken to in like six months lol oops Q - QUESTION YOU’RE ALWAYS ASKED: “Wait how do you spell/pronounce your name?” come on guys its not that hard R - REASON TO SMILE: Les Miserables is a fandom I exist in. S - SONG LAST SANG: Satisfied from Hamilton because I was baking and it came on my Broadway playlist T - TIME YOU WOKE UP: 6:30 AM because the rest of my family gets up to dang early. But I went back to bed U - UNDERWEAR COLOUR: red (the blood of angry men) V - VACATION DESTINATION: France (for obvious reasons), or England (really anywhere in Europe) but if I have to say in America, Disney World (only happy family memories, as opposed to other places) W - WORST HABIT: I bite my nails. Also I start projects that are well within my capability and fail to finish them X - X RAYS YOU’VE HAD: Just the normal dentist/orthodontist ones Y - YOUR FAVOURITE FOODS: Chocolate Mouse, Chicken Pot Pie, Apple Pie, Orange Chicken, Mint Ice Cream Z - ZODIAC SIGN: pisces, apparently. I don’t care much for astrology. I also am always getting told off for pronouncing it “pea-c-ies” yes. I know I’m wrong. I don’t care. 

I’m tagging: @thatonekawaiigirl13, @elissanerdwriter, @dark-lord-of-cute, and @bromos-of-the-barricade if y’all want? I’m not offended if you decline lol