#i love bandstand

[the-river-rix]

Missing them so bad rn

[the-river-rix]

Goddamnit I have to listen to the saw musical

adam stanheight in saw the musical has the same vibes as donny novitski in bandstand

[meiloorunsmoothie]

remember that time jeremy couldn't get rid of his crown? because i think about it...a lot (probably too much)

hey @bwaygatsby, when are we getting our long overdue jeremy takeover?

[tofangirlonly]

There. Now it's both.

[baura-bear]

i can't hide my truth anymore. the donny nova band is hot

[vivitalks]

bandstand end of act 1. when the producer of the contest tells them they have to pay their own way to new york and there's one abrupt moment where the lighting changes to this stark spotlight, and we hear a click like a gun's safety going off, and then the scene's regular lighting comes back, but it's in that singular moment that donny feels the entire dream crumbling to dust around him. that is the breaking point. he has worked tirelessly, on no sleep, poured his blood, sweat, and tears into this contest, the song, the band, put everything he has into making this fantasy a reality for michael because they swore they'd do it and michael didn't make it back but donny brought the dream back for the both of them and after all of that, ALL of that. they paywall the goddamn contest and for a minute, it's over. it's just over. the unspoken promise donny had been stoking all this time to keep michael's spirit alive with music - it's all gone. donny is still letting michael down.

and it is so unforgivable a thought that he outright refuses it.

[daydreaming-optimist]

I LOVE that you’re bandstand posting today bryn 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💗💗💛💛 there’s always some part of me that’s yelling about it 24/7

(speaking of, idk if I’ve asked before - what are your top songs from the show? 👀)

Jess I will ALWAYS jump at the chance to talk about Bandstand, it is so near and dear to my heart I love it so much (also it's available for rent rn on broadway on demand!!)

As for favorite songs, I really just want to say all of them but I don't think that's allowed lol, so I guess here are my top ones

Right This Way

Welcome Home (both versions!! Obv I LOVE the finale but the piano and instrumentals for the original one are just?? So pretty omg???)

Love Will Come and Find Me Again

Counterpoint/Pie Jesu (underrated MASTERPIECE, this scene/transition doesn't get nearly enough attention for how beautiful it is)

Nobody (the instrumental bit in the middle was my gymnastics floor music my senior year of high school)

This Is Life (again, both versions)

A Band in New York City (especially that bit towards the end where the bari sax and brass comes in while the ensemble is echoing right this way)

Everything Happens (June reminds me of my mom)

Who I Was (because I have to shout out my girl Julia <3)

[theswampghost]

did you guys know that um. there is a train. it leaves the station at a quarter after five and it’s direct from union terminal right there at public square a quarter after five and where does it arrive at grand central station the cleveland limited of new york central railroad has first class pullman cars for big time movie stars and we’re gonna take one!!!!!!

[betterwithbooksthanwithpeople]

gotta say that THE most relatable part of Bandstand is when Julia is really sad so she wears her Depression Cardigan™️

[ancientbread]

Aziraphale girlies who are in the absolute trenches fighting for his life rn I love you

[the-cryptid-finch]

Controversial take: Jimmy Campbell would love Legally Blonde (both movie and musical). Like the whole message of it, the fact that Elle originally becomes a lawyer for Warner then becomes one for herself, the message of empowerment, THE SASS. He would love that

[the-river-rix]

Rewatched bandstand I swear it gets better everytime

[8iunie]

Mežaparka Lielā estrāde | Riga, Latvia | 18.05.2023 | LOUD KIDS TOUR

📸 & 🎥 crossfire_k

[meiloorunsmoothie]

love will come and find me again just slapping me in the face out of nowhere

[joyfulsoda]

The Donny Nova Band, featuring Julia Trojan!

Also featuring my headcanon designs for them. I feel weird drawing theater fan art most of the time (especially true with Bandstand) because to me, the characters just feel like... I dunno. Like, I look at them, and my brain goes "That's Just a Person". I single Bandstand out specifically because the acting is so damn natural in the show that it's REALLY difficult for me to look at the cast as characters.

So I've remedied the situation. By taking traits from both the Bway and National Tour versions of each of the characters, I was able to make versions of the characters that I feel comfortable doodling and thinking about. Rotating in my head. You know, the works. Anyways, enjoy the blorbos, and also have this background/foreground-less version for more accurate skintones/colors.

[baura-bear]

currently having an autism moment so I'm gonna share this for like the two followers that might find it interesting. this is an online archive for the collections of the national WWII museum located in New Orleans. there are thousands of pictures and oral histories. I personally have spent the day listening to stories from vets of the 37th infantry an folks who served in the Solomon islands and in Bougainville.