#newsies 1992

[rakenzel]

Something that fascinates me about Newsies, both 92sies and Broadway, is the significance of names.

Jack Kelly choosing his name as a way of creating a blank slate for himself and Katherine choosing a pen name to seperate herself from her father

Both characters chosen names being representative of their independence.

Then there's the nicknames. All the newsies have some sort of nickname, and Jack delegating the nickname 'Davey' to David is a way of showing his acceptance of him as a newsie. Which is what makes it more impactful when during the WatchWhatHappens reprise when Jack calls Davey David. In this scene, Jack doesn't see Davey as one of them, and he is struggling with seeing himself as one. So Davey calling Jack 'Jackie' is a reminder of who he is, and what they are. Newsies.

Or maybe I read too much into it 😋

[your-local-newsie]

My Newsies obsession has reached a new level😭

I have watched it 8 times in the span of a week

I fear I have an addiction, but at least I’m not pregnant

[attempted-laffs]

YES THIS IS SO REAL

jack kelly sucks at sports (hes strong and he WILL be picked first everywhere bc hes pretty but this man does NAWTTT know how 2 play volleyball or soccer bruh. baskit ball.)

he winks at u goes "this ones for u" then misses the shot miserably. pass it on

[papes-and-capes]

More 92sies Behind the Scenes

[anxiousbrazilianstuff]

Katherine Plumber who probably had to bottle up her anger because it was unladylike for such an important lady like her to lose control

Katherine Plumber who was probably so envious of the Newsies who, despite being poor, were free and didn't need rules of etiquette

Katherine Plumber that in the beginning of her passion for Jack, tried everything to deny her feelings, because she knew she would never have him, it was wrong, and she could not dishonor her family

Katherine Plumber who lied about her last name so she could fit in more, because she didn't want to be just "Pulitzer's daughter" anymore

Katherine Plumber who did everything she could to help the newsies during the strike because she too, albeit in a different way, was neglected by the same man

Katherine Plumber who almost didn't get her job because "women don't work", and even if she did, she was still humiliated and underestimated, regardless of her very obvious talent

Katherine Plumber who gave everything she had to that one headline about the strike because she knew it was her only chance to show herself to be helpful and probably spent hours doing nothing else because it had to be perfect

Katherine Plumber</3

[mindofeth]

okay since the first one did so well, here's more newsies memes made from texts in my screenshots folder

bonus:

enjoy my friends. heres the first one <3

[military-newsboys]

Crutchie: PLEASE revoke your "no swearing" rule.

Jack: Why?

Albert, in the corner: Well that really DILLS my PICKLES!

[nitttstdsdtoastd]

i hate the fact that they made davey (david) awfully respectful in livesies.

GIVE ME “david™” WHO’S A PRISSY BUT BITCHY WHITE BOY PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[str4wb3rry-fire]

no, i dont lose hyperfixations. theyre just moved to a different, slightly less used, shelf in my brain.

[sl-newsie]

Normal people: look up an actor to see what other shows they've been in

Me: sees a hot character and immediately researches for fanfiction about them

It's an instinct now.

[we-are-inevitable]

woke up in a cold sweat to remind people that while davey has it better than jack and the other newsboys, he is still poor. he is still a child working on the streets. he is still a child who had to drop out of school, put his life on hold, to feed his family. he’s not well-off by any means and i am a little baffled at how many people seem to think he’s the “rich one.” in reality, they were probably struggling for a long time before davey stopped going to school- i can’t imagine esther and mayer would just spring this on him, or even want him to lose his education- and they were using every last penny to make it work but it just wasn’t enough. davey, sarah, and les leaving school was a last resort because the jacobs family is poor. they are poor. davey is not the rich one. davey is not the mom friend just because he has a family. davey is a scared teenage boy who wants to do right by the people he loves, who has the world on his shoulders, who is desperate to help his family out of the hole the systems in power have pushed them into. david jacobs is not the rich one.

[this-is-macy]

If there's one thing about Jack Kelly—the man will fight some laundry just before having a romantic conversation with a pretty woman on a rooftop.

[idontwasteink]

Let's talk about Christian putting the rope in his mouth

Christian Bale | Rehearsals for Newsies (1992)

[foxglove-teaa]

“kill them with kindness-“ WRONG!! TON OF ROTTEN FRUIT AND PERFECT AIM 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅💥💥💥💥💥💥🍅🍅🍅🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

[saysflora]

jack kelly youtube channel would do numbers